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 1797 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Burton vs Chiles PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Burton DEFENDANT(s) : Samuel Chiles DEPONENT(s) : Joseph Richeson; Thomas Hargrove; John Sutton; John Brown; William Sutton; John Hargrove ; John Hampton; John Thilman; Daniel Coleman; John Hoomes; John Coleman PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; NC; Hanover REMARK(s) : Slaves - James; Poll; Cob; Peter; Nan; Letty - prop. of Joseph Richeson CITATION : Burton vs Chiles / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 392-71 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Duncan Campbell vs Pollock PLAINTIFF(s) : Duncan Campbell DEFENDANT(s) : William Pollock PLACES MENTIONED : Westmoreland (Leedstown); UK (London); Orange REMARK(s) : Servant - James Wright - 1775 Servants - cargo of servants imported by Thomas Hodge, Leedstown CITATION : Duncan Campbell vs Pollock / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 391-7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Chapman vs Sims PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Chapman DEFENDANT(s) : Presley Sims PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Ejectment for 206 acres by the demise of Thomas Chapman. CITATION : Chapman vs Sims / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 392-47 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Cochrane & Co. vs Lightfoot PLAINTIFF(s) : Cochrane & Co.; Andrew Cochrane; William Cunningham DEFENDANT(s) : William Lightfoot PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Tobacco - account for crop tobacco at Dixons - 1769 CITATION : Cochrane & Co. vs Lightfoot / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 392-101 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hunters Exrs vs Richards PLAINTIFF(s) : Adam Hunter (exor.); Patrick Home (exor.); James Hunter (dec'd); James Hunter DEFENDANT(s) : William Richards PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; Prince William; King & Queen; Williamsburg; King George; Gloucester REMARK(s) : Deed - Francis Thornton to James Hunter - Richmond - 1784 Deed - John Dixon to James Hunter - 7 ac. - King George - 1766 Deed - John Dixon to James Hunter - Williamsburg - 1768 Deed - John Dixon to John Richards - 300 ac. - King George - 1776 Deed - Martha Todd to John Dixon - 1260 ac.- King George - 1748 Deed - Martha Todd to John Dixon - 900 ac. - King George - 1748 Grant of 1260 ac., formerly Thomas Vicars, to his dau. Martha Marriage ref. - William Todd -mr- Martha Vicars Marriage ref. - [?] Horner -mr- Polly Richards, dau. of John Richards Marriage ref. - [?] Hume -mr- Sarah Dixon, sister of John Dixon Marriage ref. - [?] Triplett -mr- Elizabeth, dau. of John Richards Mill - land for Richards Mill with dam to Mortimer's Island Mill - water supply to Thornton's Mill Plat - Hunter's land purchased from Dixon with mill and forge Ship - Battoe access to Hunter's forges Ship - Patriot, Thomas Dixon Captain Slaves - Aggy & her children, emancipated by James Hunter's will Will - James Hunter - Stafford - 1784 Will of John Dixon - Prerogative Ct. of Canterbury - 1758 Will of John Richards - Stafford - 1778/1785 CITATION : Hunters Exrs vs Richards / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 392-76 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Kenner vs Turner PLAINTIFF(s) : Rodham Kenner DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Turner DEPONENT(s) : John Brand Jr. (22) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline (Port Royal); King George REMARK(s) : Bar fight - Thomas Turner, Henry Turner, George Washington CITATION : Kenner vs Turner / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 391-77 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lindsay vs Kirkley's exrs PLAINTIFF(s) : Adam Lindsay DEFENDANT(s) : Adam Banks (exor.); Isaac Davis (exor.); William Kirkley (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Orange; Madison; Spotsylvania; Caroline REMARK(s) : Slaves - Judy; Daphney; Govnor; King; James - prop. of Adam Lindsay CITATION : Lindsay vs Kirkley's exrs / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 392-100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Littlepage vs Robinson &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Richard Littlepage (assignee of John Thompson assignee of French Strother) DEFENDANT(s) : Charles C. Robinson; William Slaughter; Francis Slaughter PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slave - Reubin, property of Charles C. Robinson CITATION : Littlepage vs Robinson &c / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 391-82 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ref. - death of John Strother Sr. suggested April 1796. CITATION : Lawson vs Eastham / 1797? / CR-DC-L / 392-50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Milstead vs Bruce PLAINTIFF(s) : William Milstead DEFENDANT(s) : Joseph Bruce DEPONENT(s) : Ann Brawner (65); John Muschett (48); Elizabeth Davis (49); Godfrey Murdock (60); Walter Hanson (81) ; Joseph Young (32); James Munaster (58); Henry Speake (50); Richard Barns (67) PLACES MENTIONED : King George; MD (Charles Co.) REMARK(s) : Family of Robert Covert dec'd Marriage ref. - Godfrey Murdock -mr- Mary Covert, widow of John Covert Marriage ref. - Henry Speake -mr- [?] Covert, widow of Joseph Covert Marriage ref. - John Milstead -mr- Charity Covert, widow of Robert Slave - Wat (Mulatto), son of Hannah Slave family - children of Susannah - Hannah, Len & Harry Slaves - Susannah; Hannah; Leonard; Harry - prop. of Wm. Milstead Slaves - Walter; David; Celia - prop. of Wm. Milstead CITATION : Milstead vs Bruce / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 391-56 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Concerning the Last Will & Testament of Francis Moore dec'd] PLAINTIFF(s) : Francis Moore (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : DEPONENT(s) : Edward George; Benjamin Hyde; Robert Bissett; John A. Head; Elizabeth Moore; Jeremiah Minor ; Wharton Ransdall; Wm. George; John Clarke; Elizabeth Head; Thomas Coleman; Alexander Downey; William Head; Robert Moore; Susanna Coleman PLACES MENTIONED : Orange; KY (Mercer Co.); KY (Woodford Co.); KY (Fayette Co.) REMARK(s) : Deed of lease - Francis Moore to Reuben Moore - Orange - 1792 @ Will - Francis Moore - Orange - 1793 CITATION : [Concerning the Last Will & Testament of Francis Moore dec'd] / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 391-91 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Mitchell vs Yancy PLAINTIFF(s) : John Mitchell DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Yancy PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Estate I&A of Lewis Davis Yancy dec'd - 1788 Slaves - Tom; Harry; Dinah; Sarah - prop. of Lewis D. Yancy est. CITATION : Mitchell vs Yancy / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 392-110 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Ritchie & Co. vs Taylor PLAINTIFF(s) : James Ritchie & Co. DEFENDANT(s) : John Taylor PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated April 1797 by death of John Taylor CITATION : Ritchie & Co. vs Taylor / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 391-47 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Robb & Co. vs Taliaferro PLAINTIFF(s) : James Robb & Co. DEFENDANT(s) : James G. Taliaferro; John Taliaferro jr.; William Thornton Alexander; Lucy Alexander; Lucy Taliaferro; John Taliaferro (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Marriage ref. - William T. Alexander -mr- Lucy Taliaferro CITATION : Robb & Co. vs Taliaferro / 1797? / CR-DC-L / 393-103 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Rennolds vs Parker PLAINTIFF(s) : John Rennolds DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Parker PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated September 1797 by death of John Rennolds CITATION : Rennolds vs Parker / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 392-108 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Stevens vs Jones PLAINTIFF(s) : Mumford Stevens DEFENDANT(s) : Ambrose Jones PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Madison REMARK(s) : Plat - land in dispute CITATION : Stevens vs Jones / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 391-55 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Stanard vs Blaydes's exors PLAINTIFF(s) : Larkin Stanard DEFENDANT(s) : Haws Coleman (exor.); William Blaydes (dec'd) DEPONENT(s) : William Stanard; Harry Chew; Richard Garner; Samuel Coleman PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Construction ref. - house, kitchen, laundry, dairy & meat house. House & other structures built by William Blaydes for Larkin Stanard. CITATION : Stanard vs Blaydes's exors / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 392-88 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Tayloe vs Fitzhugh PLAINTIFF(s) : John Tayloe DEFENDANT(s) : Philip Fitzhugh; Presley Thornton; McCarty Fitzhugh; Robert Allison; John Stith PLACES MENTIONED : King George; Caroline REMARK(s) : Slaves - Absolom; Jerry; Daniel; Ezekiel; Moses; Bill - carpenters Slaves in possession of the defendants. CITATION : Tayloe vs Fitzhugh / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 392-35 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Turner vs Strother &c PLAINTIFF(s) : George Turner DEFENDANT(s) : French Strother; Armistead Long PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - Jacob, Reuben & Syrus - property of French Strother CITATION : Turner vs Strother &c / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 391-46 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Wallace vs Kirtley &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Michael Wallace DEFENDANT(s) : William Kirtley Jr. DEPONENT(s) : Thomas Graves (64); George Hume (64); John Grinnen (36); Jonathan Cowhert (70); Henry Wayland (42); John Delany Sr. (78); Joseph Eddings (72); John Frogg (83); William Harvey (65) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Madison; Stafford; King George REMARK(s) : Plat - 1579 acres near Bushes Bluff - 1792 Plat - 863 acres adj. Garths Run - 1792 Plat - Bushes tract & Tenants tract - 1795 CITATION : Wallace vs Kirtley &c / 1797? / CR-DC-L / 391-76 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Winslow vs Nelson PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Winslow DEFENDANT(s) : John Nelson [Sr.] PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Mill - land needed for mill by Benjamin Winslow - 1763 Mill - mill dam for Nelson's mill obstructing Winslow's mill Plat - one acre of Mrs. Elizabeth Macon's for Winslow's mill - 1763 CITATION : Winslow vs Nelson / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 391-89 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Wallace vs Breeding PLAINTIFF(s) : Michael Wallace DEFENDANT(s) : Job Breeding (alias Job Cross) DEPONENT(s) : Joseph Eddings (72); John Frogg (83); John Delany Sr. (78) PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; Culpeper; Madison REMARK(s) : Part of Francis Thornton & Hancock Lee patent. CITATION : Wallace vs Breeding / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 392-84 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Wallace vs Kirtley PLAINTIFF(s) : Michael Wallace DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Kirtley DEPONENT(s) : Joseph Eddings (72); William Harvey (62); John Frogg (83); John Delany Sr. (78) PLACES MENTIONED : Orange; Culpeper; Stafford REMARK(s) : Part of patent to Francis Thornton & Hancock Lee CITATION : Wallace vs Kirtley / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 392-80 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Wallace vs Smith PLAINTIFF(s) : Michael Wallace DEFENDANT(s) : Isaac Smith DEPONENT(s) : John Delany Sr. (78); Joseph Eddings (72); John Frogg (83) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Stafford; Madison; Orange REMARK(s) : Part of patent to Francis Thornton & Hancock Lee. CITATION : Wallace vs Smith / 1797 / CR-DC-L / 392-97 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Report about the Jail PLAINTIFF(s) : John Mercer (Commissioner); Fontaine Maury (Commissioner); Robert Patton (Commissioner) DEFENDANT(s) : PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg REMARK(s) : District jail in decayed and feeble state. CITATION : Report about the Jail / 1797 / CR-DC-M / 392-54 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Willis & uxr vs Taliaferro COMMENT : Debt on a bond PLAINTIFF(s) : Lewis Willis; Ann Willis DEFENDANT(s) : John Taliaferro PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; King George REMARK(s) : Monroe witness on bond CITATION : Willis & uxr vs Taliaferro / 1797 / CR-DC-O / 521-128 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Morton & Hackley admors vs Taliaferro COMMENT : Debt. PLAINTIFF(s) : Richard Hackley (admr.); Jeremiah Morton (admr.); Robert Jackson (dec'd); John Thornton (admr. of Robert Jackson) DEFENDANT(s) : Lawrence Taliaferro DEPONENT(s) : Elizabeth Taliaferro; William Taliaferro; Elizabeth Gillock PLACES MENTIONED : Orange; Caroline REMARK(s) : Estate accounts - Robert Jackson - 1758-1763 & 1764-1777 Family of Robert Jackson dec'd Marriage ref. - Lawrence Taliaferro -mr- Molly Jackson, dau. of Robert Marriage ref. - Robert Jackson -mr- Ann Thornton, sis. of John Thornton Slave - Fanny - property of Lawrence Taliaferro - 1758 CITATION : Morton & Hackley admors vs Taliaferro / 1797 / CR-DC-Q / 372-23 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : An Indictment vs Josephus Ambler PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Josephus Ambler PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Death - John Key Kendall - 19 June 1797 CITATION : An Indictment vs Josephus Ambler / 1797 / CR-DC-R / 391-64 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : An Indictment vs John Hildrup PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : John Hildrup PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg REMARK(s) : Coachmaker - John Hildrup Death - Benjamin Bryant - 6 June 1797 CITATION : An Indictment vs John Hildrup / 1797 / CR-DC-R / 391-80 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Baber vs Peatross PLAINTIFF(s) : James Baber DEFENDANT(s) : William Peatross DEPONENT(s) : James Coleman PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; King William; KY REMARK(s) : Deed - Joseph:Dorothy Wyatt to Matthew Peatross - Caroline - 1760 Deed - Robert Baber to Edward Baber - King William - 1722/3 Plats (2) - land on Reedy Branch / Swamp in dispute - 1793 & 1795 CITATION : Baber vs Peatross / 1797 / CR-DC-V / 392-52 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Corbin vs Taliaferro PLAINTIFF(s) : Gawin Corbin DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Taliaferro PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Ferry - Taliaferro's Ferry & Ferryman Toby CITATION : Corbin vs Taliaferro / 1797 / CR-DC-V / 392-31 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Greenhow vs Fry's PLAINTIFF(s) : Samuel Greenhow (surviving partner of John and Samuel Greenhow) DEFENDANT(s) : Reuben Fry; Thomas W. Fry; Philip Slaughter; Joseph Fry PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - Tom; James; Daniel; Harry - prop. of Reuben & Thomas Fry CITATION : Greenhow vs Fry's / 1797 / CR-DC-V / 392-46 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Guy vs Hargrave PLAINTIFF(s) : George Guy DEFENDANT(s) : John Hargrave PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Slave - Charles, property of George Guy. CITATION : Guy vs Hargrave / 1797 / CR-DC-V / 392-48 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lucas vs Fosters PLAINTIFF(s) : William Lucas DEFENDANT(s) : Haskew Foster (exor.); Edmund Foster (exor.); John Haskew (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Will - John Haskew - Orange - 1794 - contested @ CITATION : Lucas vs Fosters / 1797? / CR-DC-V / 392-86 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Cunningham & Co. vs Barbour &c PLAINTIFF(s) : William Cunningham & Co. DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Barbour; John Douglass PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Slaves - Charles; Jack; Peggy; Siller; Liza - prop. of Thomas Barbour Slaves - Pheba; Barnett; Ben; Judy; & Big Judy - prop. of Thomas Barbour CITATION : Cunningham & Co. vs Barbour &c / 1797 / CR-DC-X / 391-95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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