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 (number) following a name is the age of the person named --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1799 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Backhouse admrx. vs Slaughter PLAINTIFF(s) : Rebecca Backhouse (admrx.); John Backhouse (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Slaughter Sr. PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Slave - Peter, property of Thomas Slaughter Sr. CITATION : Backhouse admrx. vs Slaughter / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 560-78 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Banks vs Pettis] PLAINTIFF(s) : Henry Banks DEFENDANT(s) : John Pettis PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Orange REMARK(s) : Plat - John Pettis Warrant #2128 - 269 ac. in Spotsylvania - 1797 CITATION : [Banks vs Pettis] / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-167 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Brown & Corrick vs Gray's Admr. PLAINTIFF(s) : John Brown Jr.; Robert Corrick DEFENDANT(s) : William Gray (admr.); John Gray (admr.); John Gray (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; UK (Glasgow) REMARK(s) : Death ref. - John Gray died c1789 CITATION : Brown & Corrick vs Gray's Admr. / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-154 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Bruce vs Chapman PLAINTIFF(s) : John Bruce DEFENDANT(s) : George Chapman; William Henry Terrett PLACES MENTIONED : Prince William; Alexandria REMARK(s) : Slave - Will, property of George Chapman CITATION : Bruce vs Chapman / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-159 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Campbell vs Blair PLAINTIFF(s) : Duncan Campbell DEFENDANT(s) : David Blair PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg; Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Slave - man servant called James Wright, property of CITATION : Campbell vs Blair / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 560-105 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Campbell vs McWilliams & wife PLAINTIFF(s) : Duncan Campbell DEFENDANT(s) : Joshua McWilliams; Polly McWilliams; Polly Blythe; William Blythe (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Fredericksburg; UK (London) REMARK(s) : Marriage ref. - Joshua McWilliams -mr- Polly Blythe, dau. of William CITATION : Campbell vs McWilliams & wife / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-152 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Campbell vs Taliaferro Exr. PLAINTIFF(s) : Duncan Campbell DEFENDANT(s) : Nicholas Taliaferro (admr.); William Plummer Thurston (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Louisa; UK (London); Culpeper REMARK(s) : Estate - acct of William P. Thurston dec'd - Culpeper - 1791 CITATION : Campbell vs Taliaferro Exr. / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-155 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Carr's exrs vs Page PLAINTIFF(s) : Simon Luttrell (exor.); Thomas Chapman (exor.); William Carr (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Mann Page PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Prince William REMARK(s) : Tract ref. - Mannsfield ref. CITATION : Carr's exrs vs Page / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 560-107 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Carter vs Estes PLAINTIFF(s) : Hannah Carter DEFENDANT(s) : Elijah Estes DEPONENT(s) : John Tamplin (48); John Griffin (72); Richard Stevens; Joseph Sutton; Gabriel Long (60) ; George Rogers; James Samuel (61); John Griffin; John McDonald (50) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Prince Edward; Campbell REMARK(s) : Deed - Rice Scott & William Scott to Hannah Carter - Caroline - 1791 Marriage ref. - [?] Booten -mr- Mary Estes, dau. of Abraham Estes Marriage ref. - [?] Brock -mr- Barbery Estes, dau. of Abraham Estes Marriage ref. - [?] Tamplin -mr- Catharine Estes, dau. of Abraham Estes Plat - land in dispute - Caroline Co. - 1794 Will - Abraham Estes - Caroline - 1757/1759 CITATION : Carter vs Estes / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-64 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Cochrane & Co. vs Menifee PLAINTIFF(s) : Andrew Cochrane William Cunningham & Co. DEFENDANT(s) : John Menifee; John Roberts PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - George, Frank, Thomas & Juner, prop. of John Menifee CITATION : Cochrane & Co. vs Menifee / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-146 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Cochrane Cunningham & Co. vs Herndon Exor of Daniel PLAINTIFF(s) : Andrew Cochrane, Cunningham & Co. DEFENDANT(s) : Edward Herndon (exor.); Reubin Daniel PLACES MENTIONED : Orange; UK (Glasgow) REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated April 1799 by death of Edward Herndon CITATION : Cochrane Cunningham & Co. vs Herndon Exor of Daniel / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-153 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Cockran & Co. vs Taliaferro PLAINTIFF(s) : Andrew Cochrane, William Cunningham & Co. DEFENDANT(s) : John Taliaferro; Benjamin Parke; John T. Woodford PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Slaves - Bob, Playto, Jeffry, Simon, Billy & Hamshere CITATION : Cockran & Co. vs Taliaferro / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-147 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Cockshutt &als vs Marquess PLAINTIFF(s) : John Cockshutt (trustee of John Bland) DEFENDANT(s) : John Marquess; Mason Marquess PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Slaves - Jane & child Rachel, property of John Marquess CITATION : Cockshutt &als vs Marquess / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-55 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Crosbie & Greenwood vs Barbour PLAINTIFF(s) : Crosbie & Greenwood DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Barbour PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Orange; Norfolk; UK (Liverpool) REMARK(s) : Ships - insurance on the Dove and the Henry - 1785 Ships - tobacco shipped on the Dove, the Henry & the Jane - 1786 CITATION : Crosbie & Greenwood vs Barbour / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 558-10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Crosbie &c vs Barbour &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Crosbie & Greenwood DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Barbour; John Alcock; Robert Clark; John Scott PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Slave - Jude - property of Thomas Barbour Slaves - Reuben, Bob, Ned, Tisha, Tabba, Hannah, Jasper, Harry & Betty CITATION : Crosbie &c vs Barbour &c / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-52 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Croudson vs Camp PLAINTIFF(s) : Samuel Croudson DEFENDANT(s) : Henry Camp; William Camp PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slave - Henery, property of Henery Camp CITATION : Croudson vs Camp / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-126 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Curtis vs Jett PLAINTIFF(s) : John Curtis DEFENDANT(s) : Peter Jett PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Patent ref. - Warrants #2303 & #873 - waste land to Peter Jett Plat - Peter Jett's patent - Little Fall Run, Stafford - 15 July 1799 CITATION : Curtis vs Jett / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 560-127 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Dunbar vs Basye &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Dunbar DEFENDANT(s) : James Basye; Joseph Taylor PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; Fauquier REMARK(s) : Slave - Sarah, property of James Basye. CITATION : Dunbar vs Basye &c / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 560-99 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Dunbar vs Basye PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Dunbar DEFENDANT(s) : James Basye PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Grain - acct for wheat - 1795 CITATION : Dunbar vs Basye / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-21 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Field & Son vs McCoull &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Jno. Field & Son DEFENDANT(s) : Jno. McCoull; Mordicai Barbour; Robert Latham [Jr.] PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Slaves - Charles & Cuffy, property of Jno. McCoull CITATION : Field & Son vs McCoull &c / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-59 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Brent to Fox [Fox vs Brent] PLAINTIFF(s) : Ann Fox DEFENDANT(s) : George Brent; John Little PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Slaves - Jack & Will, property of George Brent CITATION : Brent to Fox [Fox vs Brent] / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 560-110 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Gardner & Uxr. vs Martin PLAINTIFF(s) : Anthony Gardner; Caty Gardner DEFENDANT(s) : John Martin; John Penny DEPONENT(s) : Wm. Bartlett Sr.; Joseph Brock (71); Joseph Willoughby (69); Joseph Herndon (62); Edward Herndon ; Benjamin Haley (73); Henry Gatewood (81) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; King & Queen REMARK(s) : Courses for Augustine Garnett to Neil McCoull deed - Spotsylvania - 1774 Deed - Hugh Saunders to Lewis Craig - Spotsylvania - 1776 @ Deed - James Gardner to Anthony Gardner - King & Queen - 1783 Deed - Lewis:Elizabeth Craig to John Mitchell - Spotsylvania - 1781 @ Grant - James Garnett - 2180 ac. - Spotsylvania - 1727 Grant - Parmenas Bowker - 500 ac - Spotsylvania - 1733 Marriage ref. - Thomas Rowe -mr- Elizabeth Gardner, dau. of James Gardner Patent & Plat - 1000 acres - Hugh Saunders - Spotsylvania - 1727 Plat - land in dispute - 1796 Slaves - Booker (blacksmith), Amos, Armistead, George, Lewis, Jerry Slaves - Daniel, Acchilles, Sampson, Lodowick, Phill, Alice, Lucy Slaves - Hannah, Silvia, Oney, Lucy - prop. of James Gardner Slaves - Kit, Wapping, Pheboe, Bette, Humphrey, Adam Will - James Gardner - King & Queen - 1784/1788 CITATION : Gardner & Uxr. vs Martin / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-26 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Gaunt vs Peyton PLAINTIFF(s) : Andrew Gaunt DEFENDANT(s) : John Rowsee Peyton PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Death - abated Apr. 1799 by death of John Rowsee Peyton CITATION : Gaunt vs Peyton / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-158 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Glassford & Henderson vs Washington PLAINTIFF(s) : Glassford & Henderson; Alexander Henderson; Archibald Henderson DEFENDANT(s) : John H. Washington PLACES MENTIONED : King George (Boyd's Hole) REMARK(s) : Tobacco accts - 1771, 1773, 1774, 1775 CITATION : Glassford & Henderson vs Washington / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 558-72 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Goodridge vs Douglass jr. PLAINTIFF(s) : Betsey Goodridge DEFENDANT(s) : Charles Douglass Jr. PLACES MENTIONED : Orange; KY REMARK(s) : Joseph Stapp & family in KY - 1797 Joseph Timberlake & wife moving to KY - 1798 CITATION : Goodridge vs Douglass jr. / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 558-32 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hord exr vs Bledsoe &c PLAINTIFF(s) : John Hord (exor.); Ambrose Hord (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Aaron Bledsoe; Hillis Hord PLACES MENTIONED : Orange; King George REMARK(s) : Hord family ref. Slaves - Isabell & Milly, property of Slaves - Phebe, Delphia, Robin, Letty, Hannah, Lucy, Cyrus, George CITATION : Hord exr vs Bledsoe &c / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 560-84 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hord vs Taliaferro PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Hord DEFENDANT(s) : John Taliaferro; Benjamin Parke PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Slave - Playto, property of John Taliaferro CITATION : Hord vs Taliaferro / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 560-77 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Maury vs Drummond PLAINTIFF(s) : Fontaine Maury DEFENDANT(s) : William Drummond DEPONENT(s) : Richard Laughlin; Thomas Drummond PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; UK (Liverpool); UK (London); City of Richmond; City of Norfolk REMARK(s) : Ship - Polly and Nancy Shipping - letters to/from Fontain Maury re tobacco shipments - 1793 CITATION : Maury vs Drummond / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-136 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : McDonall &c vs Throckmorton's Exr. PLAINTIFF(s) : John McDowall & Co.; John McDowall; John Johnston DEFENDANT(s) : Thacker Washington (admr.); Mordecai Throckmorton PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Apr 1799 by death of Thacker Washington CITATION : McDonall &c vs Throckmorton's Exr. / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 558-99 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Seekright vs Hardhead [Moreland & wife vs Bowling] PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Moreland; Ann Moreland DEFENDANT(s) : William Bowling PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Plat - Thomas Moreland's land - Stafford - 1799 CITATION : Seekright vs Hardhead [Moreland & wife vs Bowling] / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 560-96 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Muse vs Lurty's Admr PLAINTIFF(s) : Hudson Muse (Collector of Port Urbanna) DEFENDANT(s) : Rawleigh T. Brown (admr.); John Lurty (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Customs - Collector of Port of Urbanna for Rappahannock River District Ship - schooner Polly CITATION : Muse vs Lurty's Admr / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-56 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Neave vs Burnley PLAINTIFF(s) : Richard Neave DEFENDANT(s) : Zachariah Burnley; James Burnley PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Slaves - Jacob, Joseph, Bob, Liverpool & Augustine, prop. of Z. Burnley CITATION : Neave vs Burnley / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-60 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Olivier vs Brooke PLAINTIFF(s) : David Olivier (attorney for Robert Ralston & James Vanuleen) DEFENDANT(s) : Lawrence Brooke; John T. Brooke PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Slaves - Venus, Daniel, Lucy, Kesiah & Abram - prop. of Lawrence Brooke CITATION : Olivier vs Brooke / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 558-19 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Olivier vs Brooke PLAINTIFF(s) : David Olivier (attorney for Robert Ralston & James Vanuxen assignees of Terrason Brothers & Co.) DEFENDANT(s) : Lawrence Brooke; John T. Brooke PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Slaves - Rose, Bella, Grace, Hannah & Simon - prop. of Lawrence Brooke CITATION : Olivier vs Brooke / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 558-20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Pollard vs Baylor PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Pollard DEFENDANT(s) : John Baylor PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Slaves - Lewis, Gabriel, Suck, Robert, Tom, Elizabeth, Jones (aka Jonas) Slaves - Stephen, Tritus, Clary, a child of Clary's [unnamed] & Fanny CITATION : Pollard vs Baylor / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 558-33 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Rowe vs Newton PLAINTIFF(s) : John Rowe DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Newton PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Barber - John Rowe CITATION : Rowe vs Newton / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-157 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Slaughter vs Green exor PLAINTIFF(s) : Francis Slaughter (assignee of William Ball & Samuel Clayton Jr., Churchwardens of St. Marks Parish) DEFENDANT(s) : Moses Green (exor.); John Green (dec'd - exor. of William Green dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Church - Glebe land of St. Mark's Parish bought by Samuel Henning CITATION : Slaughter vs Green exor / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-27 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Slaughter vs Roberts PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Slaughter Jr. DEFENDANT(s) : Joseph Roberts PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Mill - Joseph Roberts' grist mill on Mountain Run Mill - Robert Slaughter's grist mill on Mountain and Crocus Runs CITATTATTATTATION : Slaughter vs Roberts / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 558-73 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Stone vs Barbour &c PLAINTIFF(s) : William L. Stone DEFENDANT(s) : Mordicai Barbour; Jno. McCoull; Robert Latham PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Slaves - Robert, William, Agnes, Caroline & Richard - prop. of M. Barbour CITATION : Stone vs Barbour &c / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-58 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Glassford & Henderson vs L. Washington &c] PLAINTIFF(s) : Glassford & Henderson; Alexander Henderson; Archibald Henderson DEFENDANT(s) : Lawrence Washington; Townshead Dade PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Slaves - Clarisse, Nell, Rachell, Octavius, & Jack - prop. of Washington CITATION : [Glassford & Henderson vs L. Washington &c] / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-63 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : John Watkins vs Jno. F. Mercer PLAINTIFF(s) : William D. Claibourne (exor.); John Watkins (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : John Francis Mercer PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; New Kent REMARK(s) : Summary of cattle business between J.F. Mercer & Alex. Spotswood - 1796 CITATION : John Watkins vs Jno. F. Mercer / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 560-100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Yates vs Jones & Uxr. PLAINTIFF(s) : Charles Yates DEFENDANT(s) : Churchill Jones; Mary Jones (extrx.); William Champe (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Orange; Fredericksburg; UK (Whitehaven); Prince William; Stafford; UK (London); Norfolk REMARK(s) : Marriage ref. - Churchill Jones -mr- Mary Champe Slaves - Ben (30) & Giles (18) - property of William Gaines Tobacco - accts at Dumfries, Quantico, Falmouth, & Fredericksburg - 1784 CITATION : Yates vs Jones & Uxr. / 1799 / CR-DC-L / 559-163 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Order re: Johnson's Road] PLAINTIFF(s) : Benjamin Johnston DEFENDANT(s) : PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Petition to turn a road to Benjamin Johnson's house CITATION : [Order re: Johnson's Road] / 1799 / CR-DC-M / 559-170 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Robinson admrx vs Robinson COMMENT : Unlawful detention of a slave. PLAINTIFF(s) : Margaret B. Robinson DEFENDANT(s) : William Robinson PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Slave - Cupid - property of Margaret B. Robinson CITATION : Robinson admrx vs Robinson / 1799 / CR-DC-Q / 372-28 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Day assee vs Lightfoot &c PLAINTIFF(s) : John Day (assignee of Gerard Freeman) DEFENDANT(s) : John Lightfoot; Robert Coleman PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slave - Lewis, property of Robert Coleman CITATION : Day assee vs Lightfoot &c / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 558-21 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Dykes vs Fry &c PLAINTIFF(s) : James Dykes (surviving partner of Gray & Dykes) DEFENDANT(s) : Reuben Fry; Philip Slaughter; Robert Gaines PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - Daniel & Harry, property of Reuben Fry CITATION : Dykes vs Fry &c / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 558-40 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Green's exor vs Green's exor PLAINTIFF(s) : Moses Green (exor.); John Green (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : James Green (exor.); Eleanor Green (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Death - Eleanor Green - 1793 Slave - Tom, property Eleanor Green CITATION : Green's exor vs Green's exor / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 558-8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Horton vs Horton PLAINTIFF(s) : Sarah Horton DEFENDANT(s) : James Horton PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; Frederick REMARK(s) : Deed - George Harding to John Horton - Stafford - 1767 Deed - Henry:Wilhmouth Harding to George Harding - Stafford - 1755 Mill ref. - Nichols's Mill on main run of Aquia Plat - John Horton's land in 1767 - Stafford - surveyed in 1797 Will - John Horton - Stafford - 1791/1792 CITATION : Horton vs Horton / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 559-72 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hunters Exor vs Vernons Admr. PLAINTIFF(s) : Patrick Home (exor.); Adam Hunter (exor.); James Hunter (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : John Strode (admr.); Abner Vernon (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Iron - Rappahannock Forge & sale of pig iron CITATION : Hunters Exor vs Vernons Admr. / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 560-95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Johnson & Douglass vs Clark PLAINTIFF(s) : Valentine Johnson; John Douglass DEFENDANT(s) : Christopher Clark PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Slave - Washington - property of Valentine Johnson Slaves - Phill, Sarah, Tomer, John, Milly, Anthony, Maria CITATION : Johnson & Douglass vs Clark / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 559-149 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Johnston vs Carrington PLAINTIFF(s) : Richard Johnston DEFENDANT(s) : Edward Carrington (Supervisor of the Revenue of the United States for the District of Virginia) DEPONENT(s) : Thomas Wells PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Tax on sales of Foreign Spirits and Wine CITATION : Johnston vs Carrington / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 559-8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Mitchell vs Boxley PLAINTIFF(s) : John Mitchell DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Boxley PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Deed - Catherine Stubblefield to Henry Mitchell - Spotsylvania - 1773 Will - Harry Beverley - Spotsylvania - 1730 CITATION : Mitchell vs Boxley / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 559-25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Pollard vs Stevens PLAINTIFF(s) : Joseph Pollard DEFENDANT(s) : Richard Stevens PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Hanover; Caroline; UK (London); UK (Liverpool) REMARK(s) : Tobacco notes at Page's Warehouse & at Byrd's Warehouse (ref.) - 1791 CITATION : Pollard vs Stevens / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 558-95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Stone vs Allan Comr.] PLAINTIFF(s) : William Stone DEFENDANT(s) : James Allan (Commissioner of the Revenue) PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg REMARK(s) : License for selling merchandise of foreign growth or manufacture CITATION : [Stone vs Allan Comr.] / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 559-20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Tutt vs Lewis's Exrs PLAINTIFF(s) : James Tutt; Richard Brooke DEFENDANT(s) : John Lewis (exor.); George Lewis (exor.); Fielding Lewis (exor.); Betty Lewis (extrx.); Fielding Lewis (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Magazine - acct for building a magazine - 1777 Masons - Richard Brooke & James Tutt - stone masons CITATION : Tutt vs Lewis's Exrs / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 559-51 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Wallace vs Campbell Exr. PLAINTIFF(s) : William B. Wallace (admr.); Michael Wallace (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : William Campbell (exor.); Isaac Campbell (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : School - Wallace's children schooled by the Rev. Isaac Campbell CITATION : Wallace vs Campbell Exr. / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 559-16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Wilsons vs Johnson PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Wilson; Archibald Wilson DEFENDANT(s) : Benjamin Johnson DEPONENT(s) : Benjamin Cave (63) PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Ford refs - Race Ground Ford, Cave's Ford & ford at Aharts Mill ref. - Johnsonson's old mill Plat - 1799 plan of old road and proposed new road; sketch of other roads Racing ref. - race ground 7 miles below ford at Aharts Road - proposed change in road between Fredericksburg & Orange Courthouse CITATION : Wilsons vs Johnson / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 559-11 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Zimmerman vs Zimmerman PLAINTIFF(s) : Reuben Zimmerman; Gerard Banks DEFENDANT(s) : William Zimmerman PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slave - George, property of Reuben Zimmerman CITATION : Zimmerman vs Zimmerman / 1799 / CR-DC-V / 558-100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court Record Codes CR = Court Record DC = District Court L = Law action O = Office Judgment Q = Arbitration R = Criminal action S = Summons / Subpoena U = Account V = Appeal --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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