COURT RECORDS DIGEST Presented by the Records Conservation Project in cooperation with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court Records Digest created and developed by Barry L. McGhee, bmcghee@interserf.net This edition was prepared 07/07/96 Copyright © Barry L. McGhee 1996 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-1914 court papers located in the Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia, are being processed for archival storage and microfilming. As part of this on-going project, a database containing the names of primary parties (plaintiffs, defendants, deponents, petitioners, etc) has been created by the Records Conservation Project. Also included in the database are Remarks on the contents of records containing documents of historical or genealogical significance. Over three thousand records containing Remarks are presented in the Court Records Digest. Search for Digest entries using the Digest Index, which contains all words in all Digest entries with the exception of common words (the, and, etc.), common abbreviations (dec'd, exor, etc.), and abbreviations for which complete words also exist in the same record (Comlth for Commonwealth, Wm. for William, etc.). The index does not contain initials or non-alphabetic characters. All words have been entered in the database spelled as they were found in the original documents (typos excepted). Consequently, several variations of a word may appear in the same word table. The lack of punctuation in early documents also produces variations on a single word ("Taliaferros" may have been used for "Taliaferro's" or for "Taliaferros", denoting several people named "Taliaferro"). In the instance of the use of "Slave" and "Slaves", the plural form was intentionally used to indicate records containing references to more than one slave. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court Papers Court papers in the Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg are from the following courts: Hustings / Corporation Court for the Town / City of Fredericksburg (1782-1941) District Court for the Spotsylvania District (1789-1808) Superior Court of Law for Spotsylvania County (1808-1831) Superior Court of Chancery for the Spotsylvania District (1814-1831) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Spotsylvania County (1831-1851) Circuit Court for Spotsylvania County (1852-1889) Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg (1889-current) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia Hustings / Corporation Court The Hustings Court, also known as the Corporation Court in jurisdictions incorporated as independent cities, was the town/city equivalent of the County Court. It was presided over by Justices under the Mayor of the town/city and heard civil and criminal matters. Civil actions on appeal and criminal matters resulting in conviction were sent to the next higher court (Hustings Court to District Court / Superior Court and Corporation Court to Circuit Court) for further action. District Court District Courts, created in order to relieve the General Court of the congestion of common law cases, were established in eighteen Virginia localities and the district of Kentucky in 1789. Each district was comprised of several counties and court was held twice a year in each district. General Court judges presided over the District Courts. The court for the District of Spotsylvania included Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George, Stafford, Orange, Culpeper and Counties. District Courts were abolished in 1808, being replaced by Superior Courts of Law. Citation : THE VIRGINIA STATE COURT SYSTEM, 1776- by Thomas Jefferson Headlee, Jr. Virginia State Library 1969 Notes: Madison County was also part of the District for Spotsylvania as evidenced by the court records. The records for the Spotsylvania District Court are located in Fredericksburg because the District Court sat in the Fredericksburg courthouse, not in the Spotsylvania County courthouse. Consequently, this Court is often referred to as the Fredericksburg District Court. Among the records in Fredericksburg are a number of cases which were instituted in the General Court and moved later to the newly created District Court. Superior Court of Law Superior Courts of Law were created in 1808, superceding the District Courts and maintaining the same district structure for criminal and civil cases. The courts, established in each county, met twice a year, presided over by a General Court judge riding a circuit from county to county. Consequently, these courts are often referred to as "Circuit Courts", "Circuit Courts of Law" or "Circuit Superior Courts". Citation : THE VIRGINIA STATE COURT SYSTEM, 1776- by Thomas Jefferson Headlee, Jr. Virginia State Library 1969 Note: The records for Spotsylvania Superior Court of Law are located in Fredericksburg because the court sat in the Fredericksburg courthouse, not in the Spotsylvania County courthouse. Consequently, this Court is often referred to as the Fredericksburg Superior Court of Law. Superior Court of Chancery Superior Courts of Chancery were created in 1802 in order to expedite the hearing of chancery cases, which had previously been heard in the High Court of Chancery. Superior Courts were established in three districts and are sometimes referred to as "District Courts of Chancery". The number of Superior Court districts was increased to six in 1812, to eight in 1813/1814 and to nine late in 1814. The Spotsylvania District for the Superior Court of Chancery, established in 1814, included Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fairfax, Lancaster, Northumberland, Madison, King George, Orange, Prince William, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Essex and Westmoreland Counties and the Town of Fredericksburg. Citation : THE VIRGINIA STATE COURT SYSTEM, 1776- by Thomas Jefferson Headlee, Jr. Virginia State Library 1969 Note: The records for Spotsylvania Superior Court of Law are located in Fredericksburg because the court sat in the Fredericksburg courthouse, not in the Spotsylvania County courthouse. Consequently, this Court is often referred to as the Fredericksburg Superior Court of Chancery. Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery Circuit Superior Courts of Law and Chancery were created in 1831, superceding the Superior Courts of Law and the Superior Courts of Chancery. The courts, held in each county twice a year and presided over by a General Court judge riding a circuit from county to county, were abolished in 1852 when the Virginia Constitution of 1851 became effective. Citation : THE VIRGINIA STATE COURT SYSTEM, 1776- by Thomas Jefferson Headlee, Jr. Virginia State Library 1969 Note: The records for Spotsylvania Superior Court of Law and Chancery are located in Fredericksburg because the court sat in the Fredericksburg courthouse, not in the Spotsylvania County courthouse. Consequently, this Court is often referred to as the Fredericksburg Superior Court of Law and Chancery. The Court Order Book for the period shows the last reference to Law and Chancery appearing in the May 1850 court term. Circuit Court Circuit Courts, established in 1852, were held twice a year in each county and were presided over by a judge riding a circuit from county to county. Citation : THE VIRGINIA STATE COURT SYSTEM, 1776- by Thomas Jefferson Headlee, Jr. Virginia State Library 1969 Notes: The records for Spotsylvania Circuit Court through 1889 are located in Fredericksburg because the court sat in the Fredericksburg courthouse, not in the Spotsylvania County courthouse, until Fredericksburg was incorporated as an independent city at which time this court was convened at the Spotsylvania County courthouse and the Fredericksburg Circuit Court was established in the City of Fredericksburg. The Court Order Book for the period shows the first reference to Circuit Court appearing in 16 August 1850 proceedings. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court Records Digest Common Abbreviations Some abbreviations frequently found in Court Records Digest extracts are : @ --> original document /s/ --> signature admr / admor / adm --> Administrator admrx / admorx / admx --> Administratrix ads --> adverse assee --> assignee dec'd --> deceased DT / Deed T --> Deed of Trust endee --> endorsee exor / exr / extr --> Executor exorx / exrx / extrx --> Executrix FN --> Free Negro gdn --> guardian GO --> Guardian of -mr- --> marriage referenced OOP --> Overseers of the Poor pd --> attorney for the defendant pq --> attorney for the prosecution Tr --> Trustee vs --> versus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORDS CONSERVATION PROJECT The Records Conservation Project, or RCP, a volunteer project under the auspices of Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Incorporated, was started in 1990 for the purpose of identifying historic court documents which may be candidates for conservation due to their scholarly, historic or intrinsic value and raising funds for conservation of candidate documents. To that end, a database was created to provide an inventory of court paper records and a record of the identity and location of candidate documents. That database was the basis for the CPICS database currently used at the Circuit Court for the City of Fredericksburg for inventorying, indexing, and cataloging court paper records and from which the Court Records Digest was produced. CPICS (Court Papers Indexing and Cataloging System) also serves as a finding aid to court papers. The mission of the RCP has since expanded to one of assisting Circuit Court Clerks in court records preservation. The RCP, operating out of Fredericksburg, Virginia, is currently providing assistance in the Virginia Circuit Courts of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania and Stafford. Assistance is provided in the form of : * recruiting, training and coordinating volunteers * processing court papers for archival storage * data entry * repairing court records * providing recommendations for records storage, access and maintenance * donating archival materials * raising funds for records preservation * coordinating preservation efforts * recommending preservation alternatives * recommending preservation priorities * seeking and obtaining preservation grants * educating the public in appropriate record handling procedures Records preservation, even with thousands of volunteer hours, is expensive and there is much work yet to be done. If you would like to make a lasting contribution to history please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Records Conservation Project. Donations should be sent to : HFFI-RCP P.O. Box 8327 Fredericksburg, VA 22404 Sponsorship of memorial projects, such as preservation of a specific record book, may be arranged. Please contact the Director of the RCP at bmcghee@interserf.net to make sponsorship arrangements. Records Conservation Project Barry L. McGhee Director bmcghee@interserf.net --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRICT COURT RECORDS 1794 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Barwise vs Moor PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Barwise DEFENDANT(s) : Edward Moor PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Slave - Phoebe, property of John Brock CITATION : Barwise vs Moor / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Beale vs Thornton's Exr PLAINTIFF(s) : John Beale DEFENDANT(s) : William Thornton (exor.) ; Francis Thornton (dec'd) DEPONENT(s) : Richard Parker PLACES MENTIONED : King George; Northumberland; King & Queen REMARK(s) : Iron - Occoquan Iron Works ref. Iron - Stagland Forge, John Beale superintendent 1764-1766 Letters from Wm. Byrd to John Beale - 1766 CITATION : Beale vs Thornton's Exr / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-92 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Bosworth &c vs Armistead &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Samuel Bosworth; Maurice Griffith DEFENDANT(s) : John Armistead; John Baylor PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; UK (London) REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep. 1794 by defendant's death CITATION : Bosworth &c vs Armistead &c / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-11 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Bosworth &al vs Robinson PLAINTIFF(s) : Samuel Bosworth; Maurice Griffith DEFENDANT(s) : Maximilian Robinson PLACES MENTIONED : King George; UK (London) REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep. 1794 by defendant's death CITATION : Bosworth &al vs Robinson / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-12 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Briggs vs Short PLAINTIFF(s) : David Briggs DEFENDANT(s) : John Short PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1794 by death of David Briggs CITATION : Briggs vs Short / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-71 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Brownlow vs Scott PLAINTIFF(s) : John Brownlow DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Scott PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Ship - insurers of brig Rappahannock in Rotterdam & in New York CITATION : Brownlow vs Scott / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Catlett vs Short PLAINTIFF(s) : Peter Catlett DEFENDANT(s) : John Short PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Stafford REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated April 1794 by defendant's death CITATION : Catlett vs Short / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-53 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Chapman vs Barbour &c PLAINTIFF(s) : George Chapman [by Aminidab Seekright] DEFENDANT(s) : James Barbour; John Bruce [by Fredinando Dreadnought] DEPONENT(s) : Spencer Bobo; William Bledsoe; James Rucker PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Orange; MD (Charles County); Albemarle REMARK(s) : Deed - Constant Chapman to George Chapman, her son - Orange - 1774 Marriage ref. - John Bruce [Sr.] -mr- Margaret Fraizer Patent - 400 ac to John Bruce [Sr.] - Orange - 1735 - metes & bounds Patent - 865 ac to Constant Chapman - Orange - 1772 - plat CITATION : Chapman vs Barbour &c / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-105 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Chapman assee vs Thurston's Exor PLAINTIFF(s) : Reuben Chapman (assignee of James Johnston assignee of Benjamin Wharton assignee of Francis Taliaferro assignee of George Bruce) DEFENDANT(s) : Nicholas Taliaferro (exor); William P. Thurston (dec'd) DEPONENT(s) : Vincent Vass PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Caroline (Port Royal); Culpeper; Albemarle REMARK(s) : Entertainment - cock fight of Hay Battaile's in Port Royal CITATION : Chapman assee vs Thurston's Exor / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 387-15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Cochran vs Drummond PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Cochran DEFENDANT(s) : William Drummond PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg REMARK(s) : Slave - Hannah, property of Thomas Cochran CITATION : Cochran vs Drummond / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-27 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Dillon vs Sanford PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Dillon DEFENDANT(s) : Joseph Sanford DEPONENT(s) : Daniel Payne; James Lewis; William Abbott; William Cardwell; John Slone; Lucy Sanford; Leonard Barnes; Henry Berry PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Stafford (Falmouth); KY (Mason) REMARK(s) : Slaves - Baker, Aaron & Will, property of Joseph Sanford CITATION : Dillon vs Sanford / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Dowdall vs Crap PLAINTIFF(s) : James Dowdall DEFENDANT(s) : James Crap PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Apr 1794 by defendant's death CITATION : Dowdall vs Crap / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-77 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Farrell &c vs Carter PLAINTIFF(s) : Joseph Farrell; William Jones DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Carter PLACES MENTIONED : King George; UK (Bristol) REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep. 1794 by plaintiff's death CITATION : Farrell &c vs Carter / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Farrell admr agt Neilson &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Joseph Farrell; William Jones DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Neilson; James Hunter PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; York; Middlesex; UK (Bristol); King George REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1794 by death of parties CITATION : Farrell admr agt Neilson &c / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Farrell &amor agt Neilson &amor PLAINTIFF(s) : Joseph Farrell; William Jones (assignees of John Ruffin) DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Neilson; James Hunter PLACES MENTIONED : King George; York; Middlesex REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1794 by death of parties CITATION : Farrell &amor agt Neilson &amor / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Friend vs Blair PLAINTIFF(s) : Charles Friend DEFENDANT(s) : James Blair; Archibald Blair PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Tract ref. - James Blair patent 27 Jun 1764 CITATION : Friend vs Blair / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-59 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hanbury vs Page PLAINTIFF(s) : Osgood Hanbury DEFENDANT(s) : Mann Page PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; UK (London) REMARK(s) : Slaves - list of 87, property of Osgood Hanbury CITATION : Hanbury vs Page / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hanbury vs Page PLAINTIFF(s) : Osgood Hanbury DEFENDANT(s) : Mann Page PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; UK (London) REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1794 by death of parties CITATION : Hanbury vs Page / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Doe] for Hanbury vs Roe, [for] Page PLAINTIFF(s) : Osgood Hanbury DEFENDANT(s) : Mann Page PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1794 by death of parties CITATION : [Doe] for Hanbury vs Roe, [for] Page / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-18 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hanbury vs Murdock's exor PLAINTIFF(s) : Osgood Hanbury DEFENDANT(s) : Edward Dixon (exor.); Joseph Murdock (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; UK (London) REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1794 by death of plaintiff CITATION : Hanbury vs Murdock's exor / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-19 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Herndon vs Jameson PLAINTIFF(s) : William Herndon; Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : John Jameson PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Law - marrige bond improperly issued to William Herndon, under age CITATION : Herndon vs Jameson / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-39 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hungerford vs Alexander PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Hungerford DEFENDANT(s) : William Thornton Alexander PLACES MENTIONED : King George; Westmoreland; Fredericksburg REMARK(s) : Tract ref. - Drakes - Westmoreland Co. CITATION : Hungerford vs Alexander / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-56 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Johnston vs Johnston PLAINTIFF(s) : Gabriel Johnston Sr. DEFENDANT(s) : John Johnson DEPONENT(s) : Woffendal Kendal (55); Peter Jett (50); Elizabeth Pritchet (60) PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Apr 1794 by John Johnston's death Plat - Gabriel Johnston's land - King George - 1791 CITATION : Johnston vs Johnston / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-41 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Jones vs Herndon PLAINTIFF(s) : William Jones DEFENDANT(s) : William Herndon PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Slave - Rachael, property of William Herndon CITATION : Jones vs Herndon / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-75 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Kennedy & Glassell Admrs ov Burgess vs R & W Brents PLAINTIFF(s) : Andrew Kennedy (admr.); John Glassell (admr.); Robert Burgess (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Brent; William Brent PLACES MENTIONED : King George; Stafford REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1794 by death of Deft. CITATION : Kennedy & Glassell Admrs ov Burgess vs R & W Brents / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lightfoot vs Madison Justices PLAINTIFF(s) : Goodrich Lightfoot DEFENDANT(s) : James Barbour (Justice); William Walker (Justice); Robert Alcock (Justice); William Chapman (Justice); Reuben Fry (Justice); Merry Walker (Justice) PLACES MENTIONED : Madison; Culpeper; Orange REMARK(s) : Clerk - election of Clerk of Madison County Court Court ref. - formation of Madison County Court CITATION : Lightfoot vs Madison Justices / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-57 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lomax & Compy vs John Carter PLAINTIFF(s) : Lomax & Scott & Co. DEFENDANT(s) : John Carter PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1794 by John Carter's death CITATION : Lomax & Compy vs John Carter / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-69 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lyons &ux vs Taliaferro PLAINTIFF(s) : John Lyons; Ann Lyons; Ann of Cleves Carter DEFENDANT(s) : John Taliaferro PLACES MENTIONED : King George; Caroline REMARK(s) : Guardianship - Charles Carter, gdn of Ann of Cleves Carter CITATION : Lyons &ux vs Taliaferro / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 387-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Marler &al vs Rootes PLAINTIFF(s) : John Marlar; John Eddowes; William Hoskins (assignees of Thomas Usher) DEFENDANT(s) : George Rootes PLACES MENTIONED : Gloucester; Spotsylvania; UK (London) REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1794 by death of George Rootes CITATION : Marler &al vs Rootes / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Mercer vs Hannsbough PLAINTIFF(s) : John Francis Mercer (devisee of Mrs. Anne Mercer devisee of John Mercer) DEFENDANT(s) : Peter Hannsbough (exor.); James Hannsbough (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; Henrico; Henry; King George REMARK(s) : Carpenter - James Hannsbough of Stafford CITATION : Mercer vs Hannsbough / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-21 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Meredith vs Taylor's Admr PLAINTIFF(s) : Joseph Meredith DEFENDANT(s) : Thornton Taylor (admr.); Cradock Taylor (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; King William REMARK(s) : Tract ref. - Bordeaux CITATION : Meredith vs Taylor's Admr / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-37 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Mitchell vs Yancy PLAINTIFF(s) : John Mitchell DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Yancy DEPONENT(s) : Mrs. Betsey Holloway PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Caroline REMARK(s) : Marriage ref. - Robert Yancey -mr- [?] Holloway, dau. of Betsey Holloway Slave - Sarah, property of Lewis Davis Yancey CITATION : Mitchell vs Yancy / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Nash junr by Nash his next friend vs James, John & Peter Hansbrough PLAINTIFF(s) : Philip Nash Jr.; Philip Nash DEFENDANT(s) : James Hansbrough; Peter Hansbrough PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; King George REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Apr. 1794 by death of Philip Nash Jr. CITATION : Nash junr by Nash his next friend vs James, John & Peter Hansbrough / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-54 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Philpot vs Brent PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Philpot (exor.); John Philpot (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Brent PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; UK (Bristol) REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1794 by death of Robert Brent CITATION : Philpot vs Brent / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Russell & Mollison vs Robert Brent PLAINTIFF(s) : James Russell; William Mollison DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Brent PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; UK (London) REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1794 by death of Robert Brent CITATION : Russell & Mollison vs Robert Brent / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-62 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : John Ryburn vs Edwd Voss PLAINTIFF(s) : John Ryburn (assignee of Thomas Callis) DEFENDANT(s) : Edward Voss PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Slaves - Frank, Orange & Tom, property of Edward Voss CITATION : John Ryburn vs Edwd Voss / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-102 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Scott vs Smith Young & Hyde PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Scott DEFENDANT(s) : Smith Young & Hyde PLACES MENTIONED : Lancaster; Northumberland REMARK(s) : Slave - Jesse, property of Peter Conway CITATION : Scott vs Smith Young & Hyde / 1794? / CR-DC-L / 387-16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Slaughter vs Green's Exr PLAINTIFF(s) : Francis Slaughter (assignee of William Ball & Saml. Clayton Jr.) DEFENDANT(s) : John Green (exor.); William Green (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Church - William Ball & Saml. Clayton, Church Wardens of St. Marks Parish Death ref. - abated Sep 1794 by defendant's death CITATION : Slaughter vs Green's Exr / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-55 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Stanard vs Blayde's exors PLAINTIFF(s) : Larkin Stanard DEFENDANT(s) : Joseph Graves (exor.); Haws Coleman (exor.); Spencer Coleman (exor.); John Blaydes (exor.); Mary Blaydes (exrx.); William Blaydes (dec'd) DEPONENT(s) : Oliver Towles; Thomas Thorp (70); Mathew Carpenter; William Duerson (46) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Frederick REMARK(s) : Construction - details of 1782 dwelling, kitchen, wash house Monroe pq CITATION : Stanard vs Blayde's exors / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-91 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Steptoe &ux vs Taliaferro PLAINTIFF(s) : William Steptoe; Elizabeth Steptoe DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Champe Taliaferro DEPONENT(s) : Edmund Pendleton (68) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Middlesex; Gloucester REMARK(s) : Family of Christopher Robinson Marriage ref. - William Steptoe -mr- Elizabeth Robinson Tract ref. - Moon's Mount CITATION : Steptoe &ux vs Taliaferro / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 387-6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Tapscott & ux vs Lee PLAINTIFF(s) : Martin Tapscott; Mary Tapscott DEFENDANT(s) : Richard Lee DEPONENT(s) : Adam Mitchell (82); John Alverson (51); George Brinnon (31); John Brinnon (41); James Garner (41) ; Henry Barnett; Thomas Butler (31); John Brown (62); John Turberville (53); George F. Lee; Charles Morriss (63); John Carryl (41); Richard Neale (67); Thomas Toulson (66) PLACES MENTIONED : Westmoreland; Richmond; Northumberland REMARK(s) : Birth - Adam Mitchell born in 1708 Death - Brereton Kenner, son of Winder Kenner, 1759 Death - Richard Kenner, son of Richard Kenner, 1718 / 1719 Death - Winder Kenner, son of Richard Kenner the 2nd, 1761 / 1762 FN - John Thomson (aka Free Jack) Family of Brereton Kenner Family of Richard Kenner dec'd; Family of John Brinnon Marriage - Brereton Kenner -mr- dau. of Willoughby Newton Marriage - John Footman - mr- Elizabeth Kenner Marriage - Martin Tapscott -mr- Mary Kenner, dau. of Brereton Kenner Marriage - Mary Kenner -mr1- Thomas Rowand Marriage - Thos. Jett -mr- [?] Vaulx, widow Marriage - Wm. A. Washington -mr- dau. of Jno. A. Washington Patent - Henry Roche - 1700 ac in Westmoreland - 1658 Plat - land of Henry Fitzhugh - Westmoreland - 1737 CITATION : Tapscott & ux vs Lee / 1794? / CR-DC-L / 388-97 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Thomas Exr vs Parker &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Lewis Thomas (exor.); William Thomas (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Parker Jr.; William Parker; Ambrose Pitts PLACES MENTIONED : Essex REMARK(s) : Slaves - Alexander & Patt, property of William Parker Slaves - Sam & Hannah, property of Robert Parker Jr. CITATION : Thomas Exr vs Parker &c / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 387-4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Thompsons Exr vs Ball & others PLAINTIFF(s) : Ann Thompson (extrx.); Robert Massenburg (exor.); John Thompson (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Ball; Samuel Dameron PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Dinwiddie; Amelia; Brunswick; City of Petersburg REMARK(s) : Apothecary - John Thompson of the Town of Petersburg Tobacco inspection ref. - warehouses of Petersburg and Blandford CITATION : Thompsons Exr vs Ball & others / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-54 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Tuberville &ux vs Spilman PLAINTIFF(s) : George Turberville; Martha Tuberville DEFENDANT(s) : John Spilman; James Bruce; Lawrence Tompkins; Samuel Hofman; Joel Bruce; Dudley Shackleford; Landon Carter DEPONENT(s) : William Morgan (65); John Hopper (85); Robert Slaughter (61); William Crawford (62); Thomas Hopper (57); Prone Benson (42) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Stafford; Fauquier; York; Richmond; Culpeper; Orange; Prince William REMARK(s) : Patent - Northern Neck Proprietor to Edward Jenings - Richmond - 1716 Plats - Gawin Corbin's land - 1753; lands in controversy - 1762 & 1763 Will - Gawin Corbin - King & Queen - 1739/1744 Will - Gawin Corbin - Westmoreland - 1759/1760 CITATION : Tuberville &ux vs Spilman / 1794? / CR-DC-L / 387-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Walker, quitam &c vs Wm. Walker PLAINTIFF(s) : James Walker Jr.; Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : William Walker PLACES MENTIONED : Madison REMARK(s) : William Walker as JP of Madison County CITATION : Walker, quitam &c vs Wm. Walker / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-65 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Walker, quitam &c vs Walker PLAINTIFF(s) : James Walker Jr.; Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : James Walker PLACES MENTIONED : Madison REMARK(s) : James Walker as JP of Madison County CITATION : Walker, quitam &c vs Walker / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-66 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Walker quitam &c vs Robert Alcock PLAINTIFF(s) : James Walker Jr.; Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Alcock PLACES MENTIONED : Madison REMARK(s) : Robert Alcock as JP of Madison County CITATION : Walker quitam &c vs Robert Alcock / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-68 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Walker, quitam &c vs Chapman PLAINTIFF(s) : James Walker Jr.; Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : William Chapman PLACES MENTIONED : Madison REMARK(s) : William Chapman as JP of Madison County CITATION : Walker, quitam &c vs Chapman / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-70 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Walker quitam &c vs Reubin Fry PLAINTIFF(s) : James Walker Jr.; Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Reubin Fry PLACES MENTIONED : Madison REMARK(s) : Reubin Fry as JP of Madison County CITATION : Walker quitam &c vs Reubin Fry / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-72 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Walker, quitam &c vs Jas. Barber PLAINTIFF(s) : James Walker Jr.; Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : James Barber PLACES MENTIONED : Madison REMARK(s) : James Barber as JP of Madison County CITATION : Walker, quitam &c vs Jas. Barber / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-74 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Winslow vs Carter PLAINTIFF(s) : Benjamin Winslow DEFENDANT(s) : Hannah Carter PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Orange REMARK(s) : Slave - Charles, property of Benjamin Winslow Slaves - listed on 1782 & 1784 Orange Co. tithables lists Tax - List of Orange Co. tithables taken by Thomas Barbour - 1782 CITATION : Winslow vs Carter / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 389-28 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Winslow &al vs Baylor's exor PLAINTIFF(s) : Fielding Lewis (Justice); Beverley Winslow (Justice); Joseph Brock (Justice); William Smith (Justice); John Crane (Justice) DEFENDANT(s) : John Armistead (exor.); Nathaniel Burwell (exor.); John Baylor (dec'd) DEPONENT(s) : Edmund Pendleton (62) PLACES MENTIONED : King William; York; Caroline; Henrico; UK (Bristol) REMARK(s) : Estate of John Spotswood dec'd CITATION : Winslow &al vs Baylor's exor / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-99 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Yates vs Buckner & Uxor Admr PLAINTIFF(s) : Charles Yates DEFENDANT(s) : Horace Buckner (admr.); Frances Buckner (admrx.); Strother Jones (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; UK (London); York REMARK(s) : Letter from (General) Thomas Nelson Jr - York - 1785 CITATION : Yates vs Buckner & Uxor Admr / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-26 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Young vs Combs PLAINTIFF(s) : John Young DEFENDANT(s) : Cuthbert Combs; Fielding Combs DEPONENT(s) : Original Young PLACES MENTIONED : Fauquier; Stafford REMARK(s) : Religion - meeting of Baptist Association at Brentown Meeting House, 1790 CITATION : Young vs Combs / 1794 / CR-DC-L / 388-82 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Copy of courses of Edmund Hasell 1734 patent] PLAINTIFF(s) : Edmund Hasell DEFENDANT(s) : PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Survey - courses of Edmund Hasell patent 20 Nov 1734 CITATION : [Copy of courses of Edmund Hasell 1734 patent] / 1794? / CR-DC-M / 389-108 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hunter vs Fitzhugh COMMENT : Debt on a bond PLAINTIFF(s) : Adam Hunter (surviving obligee of Adam Hunter & Abner Vernon exors of James Hunter dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Philip Fitzhugh PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Tract ref. - Philip Fitzhugh of Marmion CITATION : Hunter vs Fitzhugh / 1794 / CR-DC-O / 521-24 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Service vs Dunbar COMMENT : Debt from loss of a pipe of wine. PLAINTIFF(s) : John Service DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Dunbar DEPONENT(s) : Frederick Moyers; Hugh Service; William Robinson; Thomas Cochran PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; Augusta; City of Staunton; Fredericksburg; DE REMARK(s) : Ship - sloop Industry - James Allen captain Shipping - wine & windsor chairs from Delaware to Fredericksburg - 1791 CITATION : Service vs Dunbar / 1794 / CR-DC-Q / 372-27 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Comth vs Grymes PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Benjamin Grymes DEPONENT(s) : John Dean; Wm. Hulet; William G. Stuart; Absalom Montgomery (19) PLACES MENTIONED : King George; City of Alexandria; Fredericksburg; MD REMARK(s) : Death - Robert Galloway killed Aug 1794 Tract refs. - Eagle Nest; Marmion; Boyd's Hole; Mt. Atlas CITATION : Comth vs Grymes / 1794 / CR-DC-R / 389-37 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Home Exor of Hunter vs Richards PLAINTIFF(s) : Patrick Home (exor.); James Hunter (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : William Richards DEPONENT(s) : Thomas Sharpe (73) PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Mill dam - William Richards' grist mill to Charles Mortimer's land Mill ref. - Dixon's mill run & the Forge Mill ref. - slitting mill mentioned Survey - one acre of Charles Mortimer's land for dam abutment - 1794 CITATION : Home Exor of Hunter vs Richards / 1794 / CR-DC-V / 389-46 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Between Richards and Hunters Exors PLAINTIFF(s) : William Richards DEFENDANT(s) : Adam Hunter (exor.); Patrick Home (exor.); James Hunter (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Mill - dam from Richards mill to Mortimer's Island - 1793 Tract - Mortimer's Island CITATION : Between Richards and Hunters Exors / 1794 / CR-DC-V / 388-96 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court Record Codes CR = Court Record DC = District Court J = Judgment L = Law action M = Miscellaneous O = Office Judgment Q = Arbitration R = Criminal action V = Appeal X = Notice --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest Notations @ following a document reference indicates an original document FN = Free Negro GO = Guardian of -mr- = Marriage reference OOP = Overseers of the Poor pd = attorney for the defense pq = attorney for the prosecution (number) following a name is the age of the person named --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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