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 1796 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Backhouses Adx vs Carter PLAINTIFF(s) : Rebecca Backhouse (admrx.); John Backhouse DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Carter PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Apr. 1796 by death of Charles Carter CITATION : Backhouses Adx vs Carter / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-82 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Bacon & Co. vs Fraser's Exr PLAINTIFF(s) : Anthony Bacon & Co. DEFENDANT(s) : Esther Fraser (extrx.); George Fraser (dec'd); Fraser & Strachan PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; UK (London) REMARK(s) : Ship - Unity - 1761 & 1762 Shipping - accounts for insurance - 1761 Shipping - ref 'NAmerican Convoy' - 1761 CITATION : Bacon & Co. vs Fraser's Exr / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 389-41 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Beverley vs Green PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Beverley DEFENDANT(s) : James Green; Armistead Green DEPONENT(s) : John Farmer (75); John Green (59); Daniel Farmer; John Roberts (86); John Dillard (56) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Essex; Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Patent - William Beverley - Spotsylvania - 1727 Plat - land in dispute [adj. Elkwood tract] - 1795 School - Schoolhouse on Robert Green's land - Culpeper - 1792 Spring - Darby Tools Spring - 1773 Survey - courses for land given by Robert Green to Armistead Green - 1777 CITATION : Beverley vs Green / 1796? / CR-DC-L / 390-14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : John Browns Exors vs John Cocke PLAINTIFF(s) : John Colgin (exor.); John Brown (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : John Cocke PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Slaves - Isabella & her child, property of John Brown CITATION : John Browns Exors vs John Cocke / 1796? / CR-DC-L / 391-75 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Campbell's exor vs Wallaces admor PLAINTIFF(s) : William Campbell (exor.); Isaac Campbell DEFENDANT(s) : William B. Wallace (admr.); Michael Wallace PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford (Falmouth) REMARK(s) : School ref. - Isaac Campbell - schooled / boarded Michael Wallace's sons CITATION : Campbell's exor vs Wallaces admor / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-63 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Carter vs Chilton exr PLAINTIFF(s) : Henry Carter DEFENDANT(s) : Richard Chilton (exor.); William Chilton (dec'd) DEPONENT(s) : Judith Chowning PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Lancaster REMARK(s) : Clothes - acct for weaving & mending - 1778 & 1783 Family of William Chilton Sr. - Judith Chowning, granddaughter CITATION : Carter vs Chilton exr / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-92 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Cave &al vs Cave &al PLAINTIFF(s) : Richard Cave; John Cave; William Strother; Anne Strother; William Bell; Elizabeth Bell DEFENDANT(s) : Belfield Cave (exor.); David Cave (dec'd); Benjamin Cave Jr.; Benjamin Cave; Uriel Mallory; Hannah Mallory;Alexander K. Guthry; Valentine Johnson; John Taylor; William Cave PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Family of David Cave dec'd CITATION : Cave &al vs Cave &al / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-41 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Chapman vs Chapman PLAINTIFF(s) : George Chapman Sr. DEFENDANT(s) : George Chapman Jr. DEPONENT(s) : Edward Holmes (90); John Oriar (83); Thomas Holmes (65); Elizabeth Holmes (100); John C. Hunter ; Catherine Taylor; John Alexander; Anne Binns; John Moffett; Priscilla Burch; Leven Powell; George H. Chapman (20); Richard Birch; John Brown (70); Soloman Jones (82); Charles Binns Jr. PLACES MENTIONED : Fauquier; Loudoun; Prince William; Stafford; Fairfax; MD (Charles Co.); Alexandria REMARK(s) : Deed - Susanna Chapman to George Chapman - 1799 Family of Mrs. Constant Chapman Family of Pearson Chapman John Marshall pq Marriage ref. - George Kinard -mr- Mary Drummond, dau of James Marriage ref. - [?] Washington -mr- Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander Mulattoes - families of Thomas Drummond & James Drummond Tract - Pignut tract in Fauquier Co. Tract - lots in Alexandria CITATION : Chapman vs Chapman / 1796? / CR-DC-L / 390-85 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : J.E.B. Delima vs Glassel PLAINTIFF(s) : Joseph Eleusherio Barbora DeLima DEFENDANT(s) : William Glassell DEPONENT(s) : John Griffith; James Reid; Moses Myers; Alexander Moseley; Major Fogg (35); Thomas Lee (40) ; Benjamin C. Speller (50); Peter Brunet; Baylor Hill; John Herndon; John Nirison; Anthony Buck PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg; Portugal (Oporto); Norfolk; Hampton Roads REMARK(s) : Ship - brig Janet, owned by William Glassell Shipping - Indian corn to Portugal - 1793 CITATION : J.E.B. Delima vs Glassel / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 391-90 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Dowdall & Fallis vs Crap COMMENT : See also CR-DC-L Fallis & Dowdall vs James Crap Junr. 1796 ID 390-84 PLAINTIFF(s) : James Dowdall; Thomas Fallis DEFENDANT(s) : James Crap Jr. PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Plat - Treasury Warrant 14556 - 42 ac. on Deep Run Plat - Treasury Warrants 14555 & 14556 - 35 ac. on Rappahannock River Plat - Treasury Warrants 14555 & 22755 - 150 ac. on Rappahannock River Tract - Carters Richland Tract CITATION : Dowdall & Fallis vs Crap / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-64 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Dowdall vs Crap PLAINTIFF(s) : James Dowdall DEFENDANT(s) : John Crap PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Mrs. Fanny Forsyth, admrx of Hugh Houston dec'd - notation - 1796 CITATION : Dowdall vs Crap / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-72 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Fallis & Dowdall vs James Crap Junr. COMMENT : See also CR-DC-L Dowdall & Fallis vs Crap 1796 ID 390-64 PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Fallis; James Dowdall DEFENDANT(s) : James Crap Jr. PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Plat - Treasury Warrant 14556 - 42 ac. on Deep Run Plat - Treasury Warrants 14555 & 14556 - 35 ac. on Rappahannock River Plat - Treasury Warrants 14555 & 22755 - 155 ac. on Rappahannock River Tract - Carters Richland Tract CITATION : Fallis & Dowdall vs James Crap Junr. / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-84 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Fallis & Dowdall vs Charles Jones PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Fallis; James Dowdall DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Jones PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Patent - Land Office Treasury Warrant 18158 ref. CITATION : Fallis & Dowdall vs Charles Jones / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 391-32 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Franklin vs Powell PLAINTIFF(s) : Sally Franklin (by Edward Franklin, next friend) DEFENDANT(s) : Lewis Gordon Powell DEPONENT(s) : Honorias Powell; Charles Neal PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Entertainment - dancing at John McMullin's house Entertainment - shooting match at house of John McMullin CITATION : Franklin vs Powell / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 391-31 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lawson vs Eastham &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Gavin Lawson (attorney for Bogle Somerville & Co.) DEFENDANT(s) : Philip Eastham; John Strother Sr. PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; UK (Glasgow) REMARK(s) : Death of John Strother Jr. suggested April 1796. CITATION : Lawson vs Eastham &c / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 392-30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lawson vs Eastham &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Gavin Lawson (attorney for Bogle Somerville & Co.) DEFENDANT(s) : Philip Eastham; John Strother Sr. PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; UK (Glasgow) REMARK(s) : Death of John Strother Sr. suggested April 1796. CITATION : Lawson vs Eastham &c / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 392-32 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lindsay vs Bell PLAINTIFF(s) : Adam Lindsay DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Bell (sheriff) PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Apr. 1796 by death of Thomas Bell CITATION : Lindsay vs Bell / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-34 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lawson vs Eastham PLAINTIFF(s) : Gavin Lawson (attorney for Bogle Somerville & Co.) DEFENDANT(s) : Philip Eastham; John Strother Sr. PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; UK (Glasgow) REMARK(s) : Death of John Strother Sr. suggested April 1796. CITATION : Lawson vs Eastham / 1796? / CR-DC-L / 392-51 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Mathews vs Buckner & wife PLAINTIFF(s) : Richard Mathews (assignee of Roland Madison assignee of John Hawkins assignee of Francis Tate) DEFENDANT(s) : Horace Buckner; Fanny Buckner (admrx.); Strother Jones (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Hanover REMARK(s) : Marriage ref. - Horace Buckner -mr- Frances Jones CITATION : Mathews vs Buckner & wife / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 391-24 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Moore vs Barwise PLAINTIFF(s) : Edward Moore DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Barwise PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Slaves - Winney & Sharlot, property of Edward Moore CITATION : Moore vs Barwise / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-77 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Pemberton vs Carter PLAINTIFF(s) : Henry Pemberton DEFENDANT(s) : John Carter DEPONENT(s) : James Cully (40); James Ballard (28); Sarah Hensley (72) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Marriage ref. - [?] Hensley -mr- Sarah Richerson, dau. of Wm. Richerson Marriage ref. - [James?] Hutcherson -mr- Elizabeth Richerson Plat - lines in controversy between Henry Pemberton & John Carter CITATION : Pemberton vs Carter / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-76 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Fontaine vs Pollard PLAINTIFF(s) : Aaron Fontaine DEFENDANT(s) : Joseph Pollard Jr. PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Slaves - Harry & Beck, property of Joseph Pollard Jr. CITATION : Fontaine vs Pollard / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Scott vs Smith PLAINTIFF(s) : John Scott DEFENDANT(s) : John Smith PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Slave - Adam, property of John Scott Slave - Amy, property of William Frazer CITATION : Scott vs Smith / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 391-19 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Sutton vs Chiles PLAINTIFF(s) : William Sutton DEFENDANT(s) : Samuel Chiles PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Slave - Lewis, property of William Sutton CITATION : Sutton vs Chiles / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 391-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Thomas Talbott vs John Brooke PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Talbot DEFENDANT(s) : John Brooke DEPONENT(s) : William King PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Henrico REMARK(s) : ARW - John Brooke, assistant to Capt. Ambrose Bohannon - 1781 ARW - movement of military stores from Richmond up the James River - 1781 CITATION : Thomas Talbott vs John Brooke / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 389-83 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Tayloe vs Thornton &c PLAINTIFF(s) : John Tayloe DEFENDANT(s) : John Taloe Thornton; Philip Fitzhugh PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Tract ref. - Marmion, residence of T.T. Thornton - 1794 CITATION : Tayloe vs Thornton &c / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-48 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Jessee & Rob. Waln vs Henry Fletcher PLAINTIFF(s) : Jesse Waln; Robert Waln DEFENDANT(s) : Henry Fletcher PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg; UK (Liverpool); Norfolk; Essex (Tappahannock) REMARK(s) : Shipping - Charter Party for tobacco shipment - 1794 Ships - Dominick Terry, Capt. DeHart; Four Friends CITATION : Jessee & Rob. Waln vs Henry Fletcher / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 391-14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Yates vs Marshall PLAINTIFF(s) : Martha Yates DEFENDANT(s) : William Marshall PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Apr. 1796 by death of William Marshall CITATION : Yates vs Marshall / 1796 / CR-DC-L / 390-94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Holloway's Affdavit PLAINTIFF(s) : [?] Holloway DEFENDANT(s) : PLACES MENTIONED : REMARK(s) : ARW ref. - loss of property (Negroes) by the Treaty of 1783 CITATION : Holloway's Affdavit / 1796 / CR-DC-M / 390-7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Comwlth vs Corbin PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Gawin Corbin PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Mill dam raised, overflowing road from Moss Neck to Caroline Ct. House CITATION : Comwlth vs Corbin / 1796 / CR-DC-R / 390-6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Commonwealth vs William Fox PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : William Fox DEPONENT(s) : Joseph Fox; Austin Sandidge; Lewis Holladay; John Rawlings; William Holladay PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Caroline REMARK(s) : Death - Rippin, slave, property of Hannah Carter, killed 13 Sep 1794 Death ref. - abated Apr. 1796 by death of William Fox CITATION : Commonwealth vs William Fox / 1796 / CR-DC-R / 389-88 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Comwealth vs McCardin PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Robert McCardin DEPONENT(s) : John Caloe; Jacob Grotz; Mary Ann Willoughby PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Arson - bake house of Patton & Hackley near Allum Spring Mill CITATION : Comwealth vs McCardin / 1796 / CR-DC-R / 390-8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Commonwealth vs T. Turner & G. Washington PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Turner; George Washington DEPONENT(s) : John Brand Jr. (22) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline (Port Royal) REMARK(s) : Tavern - Rodham Kenner's tavern - Port Royal CITATION : Commonwealth vs T. Turner & G. Washington / 1796 / CR-DC-R / 392-34 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Field vs Zimmerman PLAINTIFF(s) : Reuben Field DEFENDANT(s) : Reuben Zimmerman PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : ARW - payment in Continental Officers or Soldiers Certificates CITATION : Field vs Zimmerman / 1796 / CR-DC-V / 390-25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Home et al Exors & devisees of Jas.Hunter dec't vs Wm. Richards PLAINTIFF(s) : Patrick Home (exor.); James Hunter (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : William Richards DEPONENT(s) : John Conyers PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Mill - land for dam for William Richards' mill Millwright - John Conyers - estimation of water head Tract ref. - 'Mortimer's Island' CITATION : Home et al Exors & devisees of Jas.Hunter dec't vs Wm. Richards / 1796 / CR-DC-V / 390-27 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Johnston ads Thilman PLAINTIFF(s) : James Johnston DEFENDANT(s) : John Thilman PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Slave - Ambrose, property of John Thilman CITATION : Johnston ads Thilman / 1796 / CR-DC-V / 390-52 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Samuel &al vs Cavanaugh PLAINTIFF(s) : Reuben Samuel; Elijah Stout; William Bowen; Unity Yancey DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Cavanaugh PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Death ref. - Francis Strother - 1777 Death ref. - Sarah Strother - 1774 or 1775 Family of Francis:Sarah Strother Marriage ref. - Francis Strother -mr- Sarah Cavanaugh, dau. of Philemon Will - Philemon Cavanaugh - Orange - 1744 CITATION : Samuel &al vs Cavanaugh / 1796 / CR-DC-V / 390-17 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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