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 1802 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Presentments of the Grand Jury at September term 1802 PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : John L. Alexander; Bela Badger (alias Bale Badger); John Chamberlane (alias John Chambers); Thomas Powell; Zachariah Lucas; Richard Peacock; James Haydon; Reuben Burnley; Walter McFarlane; James Newby ; John Champe Carter; Walker R. Carter; James Beck; Richard Meggs; William McArthur; James Somerville; Jesse Wright; Thomas Baggot; James Baggot; Charles Brown; Jacob Staiars; Robert Carter ; James Scott; John Brown; Elisha Hall; William Herndon; Jesse Hord PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; King George; Fredericksburg REMARK(s) : Weaver - Walter McFarlane CITATION : Presentments of the Grand Jury at September term 1802 / 1802 / CR-DC-G / 564-60 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Ball & wife vs Strode PLAINTIFF(s) : Wiliam Ball; Jane Ball DEFENDANT(s) : John Strode PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - Armistead & Jane - property of William Ball CITATION : Ball & wife vs Strode / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-56 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Bell vs Twyman PLAINTIFF(s) : James Bell DEFENDANT(s) : George Twyman PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Plat of land in dispute on North side of North fork of the Northanna CITATION : Bell vs Twyman / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-71 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Bell's Exrs vs Moore PLAINTIFF(s) : Alexander Downey (admr.); Henry Bell (admr.); Thomas Bell (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : William Moore DEPONENT(s) : Phebe Franklin PLACES MENTIONED : Orange; Albemarle REMARK(s) : Marriage ref. - Alexander Shepherd -mr- Polly Burnley, dau. of Zachariah Marriage ref. - John Bell -mr- Judy Burnley, dau. of Zachariah Burnley Marriage ref. - Thomas Bell -mr- Sally Burnley, dau. of Zachariah Burnley Slaves - 49 sold by Zachariah Burnley to Reuben Burnley - Orange - 1796 Slaves - Carthea (aka Castilla) & children Maria, Deliah, William & Penny Slaves - James; Rachael & her child David - property of Zachariah Burnley Will - Thomas Bell - Orange - 1798 CITATION : Bell's Exrs vs Moore / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-110 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Beverley vs Norman PLAINTIFF(s) : Carter Beverley (devisee of Robert Beverley dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Benjamin Norman PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Tract - Elkwood CITATION : Beverley vs Norman / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-165 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Beverley's vs Terrell PLAINTIFF(s) : Devisees of Robert Beverley dec'd; Robert Beverley; Carter Beverley; Byrd Beverley; Mumford Beverley; Peter R. Beverley; McKenzie Beverley DEFENDANT(s) : George Terrell DEPONENT(s) : John Hord; Robert Jett PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Madison REMARK(s) : Tract ref. - Stockwell CITATION : Beverley's vs Terrell / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-12 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Beverly vs James PLAINTIFF(s) : Devisees of Robert Beverley dec'd; Robert Beverley; Carter Beverley; Byrd Beverley; Peter R. Beverley; Mumford Beverley; McKenzie Beverley DEFENDANT(s) : Daniel James DEPONENT(s) : Thomas Graves; James Jett Jr. PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper; Madison; Essex; Frederick REMARK(s) : Survey - Daniel James' lot - 1790 Tracts ref. - Stockwell; Blandfield; Elkwood Will - Robert Beverley - Essex - 1800 CITATION : Beverly vs James / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Burnley vs Barbour &c] PLAINTIFF(s) : John Burnley DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Barbour; Robert Clark PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Slave - Sawny - property of Thomas Barbour CITATION : [Burnley vs Barbour &c] / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Caroline County Justices vs William Nelson] PLAINTIFF(s) : Caroline County Justices; Anthony New; George Buckner; Lawrence Battaile; Caniel Coleman; Richard Wyatt; Reuben Chapman; Richard Hawes; Charles A. Lewis; Jesse Hargrove DEFENDANT(s) : William Nelson (Clerk of Court) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Clerk's office - moving to Bowling Green CITATION : [Caroline County Justices vs William Nelson] / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-78 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Clayton & others vs Zimerman & others PLAINTIFF(s) : Samuel Clayton; Robert Slaughter Jr.; John Slaughter; Henry Hill; Benjamin Long Jr. DEFENDANT(s) : Reuben Zimerman; Robert Latham Jr.; John Gray PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - Will; Dick; Gabriel - property of Reuben Zimerman CITATION : Clayton & others vs Zimerman & others / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-43 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Cockshutt &als vs Monteath PLAINTIFF(s) : John Cockshutt (trustee of John Bland) DEFENDANT(s) : James Monteath; Enos Monteath PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Slave - Tom - property of James Monteath CITATION : Cockshutt &als vs Monteath / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-35 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Coleman vs Duerson PLAINTIFF(s) : William Coleman DEFENDANT(s) : William Duerson PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Slaves - Delphia & her children George & Peter - prop. of Wm. Coleman CITATION : Coleman vs Duerson / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-33 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Coleman vs Rogers PLAINTIFF(s) : Farish Coleman; Catharine Coleman DEFENDANT(s) : John Rogers; Thomas Pollard DEPONENT(s) : Mildred Farish; Judith Farish; Thomas Farish (41); John Estes; Robert Farish PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; GA (Savannah); SC REMARK(s) : ARW - Larkin Rogers taken prisoner 19 Mar 1779 in South Carolina Birth - Catharine Rogers, dau. of William & Lucy Rogers - 1770 Birth - Larkin Farish - 10 April 1758 Birth - Thomas Estes, son of John Estes - 27 April 1759 Death - Larkin Rogers aboard a British prison ship - 25 May 1779 Death - Sarah Farish, dau. of John Martin - 11 Aug. 1759 Marriage ref. - John Martin -mr- Sarah Martin, dau. of John Martin CITATION : Coleman vs Rogers / 1802? / CR-DC-L / 564-30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Commo. vs Magist. of Fred. PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Magistrates of Fredericksburg; George French; Benjamin Day; William Drummon; David C. Kerr; Fontaine Maury; George Murray PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg REMARK(s) : Jail - failure to keep the jail in good repair CITATION : Commo. vs Magist. of Fred. / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-74 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Courts vs Ridings admrx. PLAINTIFF(s) : John Courts DEFENDANT(s) : Aron Thornby; Winifred Thornby (admrx.); George Riding (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; King George REMARK(s) : Deed - George Riding & John Lovell to John Courts - King George - 1779 @ Marriage - John Courts -mr- Susanna Thornton, dau. of William Thornton Slaves - Phil (carpenter); Lucy & her children Tom, Simon, & Rose CITATION : Courts vs Ridings admrx. / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-81 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Curtis vs Jett PLAINTIFF(s) : John Curtis DEFENDANT(s) : Peter Jett DEPONENT(s) : Samuel Reeds; Darby Sullivant PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; Prince William; KY (Fayette); King George REMARK(s) : Deed - John Hackley to John Curtis - King George - 1760 Deed - Samuel Reeds to Francis Jett - King George - 1761 @ Slaves - Tom; Port; Jane; Billah Will - Elizabeth Hackley - King George - 1755/1756 Will - Francis Jett - Stafford - 1791 CITATION : Curtis vs Jett / 1802? / CR-DC-L / 563-52 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Daniel vs Barbour &c] PLAINTIFF(s) : John Daniel DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Barbour; Robert Clark PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Slave - Aggy - property of Thomas Barbour CITATION : [Daniel vs Barbour &c] / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : George's Admor vs Rawlins &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Reuben George (admr.); Reuben George (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Jeremiah Rawlins Jr.; Thomas Hickmon PLACES MENTIONED : Hanover REMARK(s) : Printer - delivery bond form printed by W.W. Worsley CITATION : George's Admor vs Rawlins &c / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-44 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Gibbs vs Barbour &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Josiah W. Gibbs; William Gibbs DEFENDANT(s) : Mordecai Barbour; Reuben Zimerman; Brumfield Long PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slave - Flora - property of Mordecai Barbour CITATION : Gibbs vs Barbour &c / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-19 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Hansbrough vs Bunbury &c] PLAINTIFF(s) : Peter Hansbrough DEFENDANT(s) : William Bunbury; Thomas Bunbury PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Slaves - Nick; Sarah - property of William Bunbury CITATION : [Hansbrough vs Bunbury &c] / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Harrow vs Grymes PLAINTIFF(s) : Gilbert Harrow DEFENDANT(s) : Benjamin Grymes PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep. 1802 by death of Gilbert Harrow Education - Gilbert Harrow, schoolmaster CITATION : Harrow vs Grymes / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-59 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hedges vs Murray PLAINTIFF(s) : John Hedges DEFENDANT(s) : John Murray DEPONENT(s) : Isham E. Hedges (19); John Hedges Jr. (29); James Triplett; William Aness (66); Robert Hedges (41); Thomas Bell PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; Prince William; Stafford; Town of Alexandria; MD; KY REMARK(s) : Family of John Hedges Marriage ref. - John Murray -mr- Elizabeth E.W. Hedges in 1797 Slaves - Milley; Clarissa; Usse - property of John Hedges CITATION : Hedges vs Murray / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-70 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Henderson vs Stewart &c] PLAINTIFF(s) : Alexander Henderson (attorney in fact for Mrs. Catharine Douglass his daughter) DEFENDANT(s) : James Stewart; Robert Crutcher PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Marriage ref. - [?] Douglass -mr- [?] Henderson, dau. of Alexander CITATION : [Henderson vs Stewart &c] / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hicks & Campbell vs Bartlett Bennet PLAINTIFF(s) : Hicks & Campbell; John Hicks; Robert Campbell DEFENDANT(s) : Bartlett Bennett PLACES MENTIONED : Orange; City of Richmond REMARK(s) : ARW - 5000 acres of Military Land on the Green River Agreement btwn Hicks & Campbell & Bartlett Bennet for Military Land 1796@ CITATION : Hicks & Campbell vs Bartlett Bennet / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-58 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Hodgson vs Maury PLAINTIFF(s) : William Hodgson DEFENDANT(s) : Abraham Maury DEPONENT(s) : Francis Foster; Fontaine Maury PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Caroline; Madison; Orange; Alexandria; MD (Baltimore) REMARK(s) : Corn accounts - 1798 Tract ref. - Salisbury - Potomack CITATION : Hodgson vs Maury / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Jeffries assee vs Brown PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Jeffries DEFENDANT(s) : William C. Brown; Thomas Pendleton PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slave - Edmund - property of William C. Brown CITATION : Jeffries assee vs Brown / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-45 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Jones vs Alexander PLAINTIFF(s) : Charles Jones DEFENDANT(s) : Armistead Alexander PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Apr. 1802 by death of Charles Jones CITATION : Jones vs Alexander / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-32 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lawson vs Doggett &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Gavin Lawsin DEFENDANT(s) : George Doggett; George Freeman PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - Abner; Harrett; Spencer - prop. of George Doggett CITATION : Lawson vs Doggett &c / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-54 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Leitch vs Richards PLAINTIFF(s) : James Leitch (aka James Leach) DEFENDANT(s) : William Richards DEPONENT(s) : Daniel Monroe; William West; Charles Benson; Bennett Nooe PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; KY; Culpeper REMARK(s) : Plat - property line in displute - on Richland Run - 1802 Tract ref. - Richland tract division CITATION : Leitch vs Richards / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Js. Lewis vs Strother PLAINTIFF(s) : James Lewis Jr. (assignee of George Lee assignee of Thomas Southcomb assignee of Jeremiah Morton assignee of William Morton assignee of Uriel Mallory) DEFENDANT(s) : Philip Slaughter (admr.); Daniel F. Strother (admr.); French Strother (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Apr. 1802 by death of James Lewis Jr. CITATION : Js. Lewis vs Strother / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-55 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Pendleton vs Woodford PLAINTIFF(s) : Catharine Pendleton DEFENDANT(s) : John T. Woodford (heir at law of William Woodford dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline; King George REMARK(s) : Deed - William Woodford to Thomas Catlett - King George - 1736 CITATION : Pendleton vs Woodford / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Proudfit vs Brock PLAINTIFF(s) : John Proudfit DEFENDANT(s) : Joseph Brock; Edward Herndon Jr. PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Slaves - Tom; Larn; George; James - prop. of Joseph Brock CITATION : Proudfit vs Brock / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-62 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Pursells vs Simms PLAINTIFF(s) : Thomas Purcill (admr.); William Pursill DEFENDANT(s) : Richard Simms PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slave - Dennis - propert of William Purcill estate CITATION : Pursells vs Simms / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-47 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Richie & Co vs Peyton adm PLAINTIFF(s) : James Ritchie & Co. DEFENDANT(s) : Henry Peyton (admr.); Yelverton Peyton (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; UK (Glasgow) REMARK(s) : Guardianship - Yelverton Peyton GO John Rowzie & Valentine Peyton CITATION : Richie & Co vs Peyton adm / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-148 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Stanton vs Commonwealth PLAINTIFF(s) : William Stanton DEFENDANT(s) : Commonwealth PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Grant - Edmund Hasell - Spotsylvania - 1734 Inquisition of escheat of lands of Edmund Hasell - Culpeper - 1801 CITATION : Stanton vs Commonwealth / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-79 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : John Strode admr. vs Ball PLAINTIFF(s) : John Strode (admr.); Abner Vernon (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : William Ball PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - Reuben; Billy (Mulatto) - prop. of Abner Vernon estate CITATION : John Strode admr. vs Ball / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-52 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : John Strode admr. vs Ball PLAINTIFF(s) : John Strode (admr.); Abner Vernon (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : William Ball PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - Aaron; Winney; Matt - prop. of Abner Vernon estate CITATION : John Strode admr. vs Ball / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-53 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Taylor vers Brooke PLAINTIFF(s) : William Taylor DEFENDANT(s) : Laurence Brooke PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Blacksmith - William Taylor Blacksmith's account - 1797- CITATION : Taylor vers Brooke / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-145 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Thilman vs Sutton admr. PLAINTIFF(s) : Paul Thilman DEFENDANT(s) : John Sutton PLACES MENTIONED : Caroline REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Sep 1802 by death of Paul Thilman CITATION : Thilman vs Sutton admr. / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-57 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Thompson & Veitch vs Brent &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Thompson & Veitch (assignees of Cumberland Wilson) DEFENDANT(s) : George Brent; Enoch J. Brown; Daniel Mason Jr.; James M. Robrtson PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Slaves - Dug; Jack; Tom; Bob; Lawless; Amos; Tom Wool CITATION : Thompson & Veitch vs Brent &c / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-87 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Turberville vs Rowley &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Martha Turberville DEFENDANT(s) : Moses Rowley; Reuben Mardus; Moses Mardus; Betty Mardus; William Rowlins; Molly Rowlins; Molly Mardus; Daniel McCarty Fitzhugh; Isabell Marshall DEPONENT(s) : James Davis (68); Wm. Peck (75); Lawrence Berry (36); Thomas Berry (72); Landon Carter of Cleve (50); William Grigsby (88) PLACES MENTIONED : King George; Lancaster; Richmond REMARK(s) : Deed - Daniel White Jr. to James Jones - King George - 1736 Deed - Joseph Berry to Andrew Harrison - King George - 1725 Deed - Moses Rowley to Elizabeth Marders - King George - 1787 Deed - Peter Skinner to Gavin Corbin - King George - 1733 Deed - Richard Griffis to William Rowley - King George - 1727 Deed - Thomas Williams to Gawin Corbin - King George - 1733 Grant to John Simpson - 2100 acres on N. side Rappahannock River - 1666 Plat - land in dispute between Gawin Corbin & Hester Jones - 1755 Plat - land occupied by Reuben Marders - King George - 1801 Plat - patents of Simpson, Catlett, Berry Tract refs - Millbank; Cleve Will - James Phillips - Lancaster - 1689 Will - William Berry - Richmond - 1720/1721 Will - William Rowley - King George - 1751/1754 Will - William Rowley - King George - 1774 CITATION : Turberville vs Rowley &c / 1802? / CR-DC-L / 564-128 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Wilson & Swann vs Thornton PLAINTIFF(s) : Wilson & Swan DEFENDANT(s) : Joseph Thornton DEPONENT(s) : Alexander C. Jackson PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Fredericksburg; NY (New York); PA (Philadelphia) REMARK(s) : Tobacco trade -1799 CITATION : Wilson & Swann vs Thornton / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Winchester vs Waller PLAINTIFF(s) : Stephen Winchester DEFENDANT(s) : Booker Waller PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Fredericksburg; Stafford REMARK(s) : Construction - account for joists & rafters Construction - carpenter - Booker Waller Construction - contract for woodwork of a stone mill Mill ref. - stone mill house on Mortiner's Island Tract ref. - Mortimer's Island CITATION : Winchester vs Waller / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 563-78 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Wisharts vs Murphy hy hy hy PLAINTIFF(s) : William Wishart; Sidney Wishart DEFENDANT(s) : William Murphy DEPONENT(s) : Michael Wallace PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; King George REMARK(s) : Death - Rev. John Wishart - in 1774 Deed - Joseph Waugh to Thomas Gregg - Stafford - 1707 @ Plat - Gregg's land - Stafford - 1757 Plat - land of Joseph Waugh - 1000 acres on Potomac Creek Will - John Wishart - King George - 1774 CITATION : Wisharts vs Murphy / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-61 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Wright & Eve vs Barbour &c] PLAINTIFF(s) : Wright & Eve DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Barbour; John Ferguson PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Slave - Tom - property of Thomas Barbour CITATION : [Wright & Eve vs Barbour &c] / 1802 / CR-DC-L / 564-39 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Terrell's Exrs vs Mullin COMMENT : Debt. PLAINTIFF(s) : William Willis (exor.); John Terrell (exor.); Edmund Terrell (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Edward E. Mullin (admr.); John Mullin (admr.); William Mullin (dec'd) DEPONENT(s) : Mary Morgan (42) PLACES MENTIONED : GA (Wilks Co.); Stafford REMARK(s) : Death - abated Sep 1791 by death of William Mullin Slave - Lydia CITATION : Terrell's Exrs vs Mullin / 1802 / CR-DC-Q / 372-11 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Indictment agst Moses Burbridge for Murder PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Moses Burbridge PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Death - John Berry killed 9 October 1801 Slave - Prince - property of Moses Burbridge CITATION : Indictment agst Moses Burbridge for Murder / 1802 / CR-DC-R / 563-150 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Commonwealth vs Thomas Haydon PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Haydon PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg REMARK(s) : Death ref. - abated Apr. 1802 by death of Thomas Haydon CITATION : Commonwealth vs Thomas Haydon / 1802 / CR-DC-R / 563-86 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : An Indictment agst Ephraim Jenkins for Murder PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Ephraim Jenkins PLACES MENTIONED : Madison REMARK(s) : Death ref. - John Witherall died 23 April 1802 CITATION : An Indictment agst Ephraim Jenkins for Murder / 1802 / CR-DC-R / 564-95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Indictment agst Betsy Ramsey als Betsy Ransdall for Murder PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Betsy Ramsey (alias Betsy Ransdall) PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford REMARK(s) : Death ref. - unnamed male child killed CITATION : Indictment agst Betsy Ramsey als Betsy Ransdall for Murder / 1802 / CR-DC-R / 564-66 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Indictment agst Billy als William Scott PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Billy (alias William Scott) PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : FN - William Scott asserted himself to a free man CITATION : Indictment agst Billy als William Scott / 1802 / CR-DC-R / 564-96 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Indictment agst Stephen Winchester for a Nusance PLAINTIFF(s) : Commonwealth DEFENDANT(s) : Stephen Winchester PLACES MENTIONED : Stafford; Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Dam - building a dam across the Rappahannock River without authority CITATION : Indictment agst Stephen Winchester for a Nusance / 1802 / CR-DC-R / 563-9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : [Justices vs Aldermen of Fredericksburg] PLAINTIFF(s) : Judges of the District Court DEFENDANT(s) : Aldermen of Fredericksburg; David C. Ker; William Drummond; Stephen Winchester; Benjamin Day; Hugh Mercer; Robert Lewis; James Brown; Fielding Lucas; William Herndon; George French; William S. Stone PLACES MENTIONED : Fredericksburg REMARK(s) : Jail - requirement to build a new District Ct. jail or repair the old one CITATION : [Justices vs Aldermen of Fredericksburg] / 1802 / CR-DC-S / 563-88 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Eheart &c vs Ellis PLAINTIFF(s) : Mary Eheart (ala Mary Ahart - admrx.); John Farguson; Thomas Farnehough; Adam Ehart (aka Adam Ahart - dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : John Ellis PLACES MENTIONED : Orange REMARK(s) : Slaves - Terry; Phoebe - prop. of estate of Adam Ehart CITATION : Eheart &c vs Ellis / 1802 / CR-DC-V / 564-75 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Haynie's admr. vs Shingleton PLAINTIFF(s) : John Corbin (admr.); Anthony Haynie (dec'd) DEFENDANT(s) : Thomas Singleton PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Cooper - Thomas Singleton Mill - Anthony Hanyie's Miller - Thomas Singleton CITATION : Haynie's admr. vs Shingleton / 1802 / CR-DC-V / 563-56 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Jerdone vs Lewis & Hart PLAINTIFF(s) : Francis Jerdone; Francis T. Brooke DEFENDANT(s) : Waller Lewis; Malcolm Hart PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania; Louisa REMARK(s) : Road - new road to the road crossing the North River at Callaba's ford Road ref. - new road to pass along the old mine road below Hart's mill CITATION : Jerdone vs Lewis & Hart / 1802 / CR-DC-V / 564-10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Jones &c vs Ross's PLAINTIFF(s) : Francis S. Jones; Philip Slaughter DEFENDANT(s) : Colin Ross; James Ross PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - Jerry; Tom - property of Francis S. Jones CITATION : Jones &c vs Ross's / 1802 / CR-DC-V / 564-76 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Kenner vs Hord PLAINTIFF(s) : Rodham Kenner DEFENDANT(s) : John Hord PLACES MENTIONED : King George; Caroline REMARK(s) : ARW ref. - Continental Officer's certificates CITATION : Kenner vs Hord / 1802 / CR-DC-V / 564-31 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Latham &al vs Day &c PLAINTIFF(s) : Robert Latham Jr.; Philip Latham DEFENDANT(s) : Benjamin Day (assignee of John McCoull) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slave - Martin - property of Robert Latham Jr. CITATION : Latham &al vs Day &c / 1802 / CR-DC-V / 564-94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Lewis vs Elkins PLAINTIFF(s) : George Lewis DEFENDANT(s) : Benjamin Elkins DEPONENT(s) : Benjamin Suthard (76); Jeremiah Elkins (74) PLACES MENTIONED : King George REMARK(s) : Family of Nathaniel Elkins Plat - land in dispute - 1800 CITATION : Lewis vs Elkins / 1802 / CR-DC-V / 563-146 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Page vs Terrells PLAINTIFF(s) : Mann Page DEFENDANT(s) : Robert Terrell; Samuel Terrell PLACES MENTIONED : Spotsylvania REMARK(s) : Mill - Page's mill at Mansfield leased to the Terrells Mill - list of several components, some with descriptions Tract ref. - Mansfield CITATION : Page vs Terrells / 1802 / CR-DC-V / 564-34 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STYLE : Edw. Voss vs Greens Exor PLAINTIFF(s) : Edward Voss; John Jameson DEFENDANT(s) : Moses Green (exor.); John Green (dec'd) PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper REMARK(s) : Slaves - Jenny; Sarah; Peg; Bett - prop. of Edward Voss CITATION : Edw. 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