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Harris Zoobug64@aol.com ============================================================================ Isle of Wight Co., VA, Order Book 1772-1780, pp. 178-80 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets & surname capitalization mine] [p] 178 [At a Court held for Isle of Wight Co., 2 Sep 1773] against the said defendant and [large blank] who is Returned Security for his appearance for the damages in the declaration mentioned and Costs unless the said defendant shall appear and plead to Issue at the next Court ~ ----------------------------------------------- A Deed of Gift from Katherine CASEY to Sally CASEY and mary WILLS was proved by the Oath of William BALDWIN the Witness thereto and Ordered to be Recorded ~ ----------------------------------------------- Ordered that John NORSWORTHY be appointed Surveyor of the Road in the Room of George NORSWORTHY who is discharged from that office and that the hands as usually work thereon together with the hands of the said John NORSWORTHY do attend and keep the same in Repair according to Law ~ ----------------------------------------------- Present Daniel HERRING, Thomas PIERCE, and Daniel HERRING Junior Gent. ----------------------------------------------- Ordered that John Scarsbrook WILLS, Richard HARDY and Brewer GODWIN Gent. be Recommended to his Excellency the Governor as fit and able Persons to execute the office of Sheriff for the year ensuing ~ ----------------------------------------------- Ordered that Thomas PIERCE Gent. be Recommended to his Excellency the Governor as a fit and able Person to execute the office of Coroner in this County ~ ----------------------------------------------- Ordered that Thomas PIERCE Gent. be appointed a Ballast Master of Pagan Creek in this County ~ ----------------------------------------------- Ordered that the Court be adjourned 'till Tomorrow morning 10.Clock ~ ----------------------------------------------- The minutes of these Proceedings were Signed, James BRIDGER At a Court, continued and held for the Isle of Wight County on Friday the third day of September in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and seventy three ~ Present James BRIDGER, Thomas PEIRCE, Richard HARDY, and Brewer GODWIN, Daniel HERRING Junior Gent. George PURDIE...............................Plt. } against } In Chancery Thomas BROWN and Ann his wife, Thomas PIERCE and Mary his wife, John DAY and Betty his wife and Louis WENTWORTH.........Defts.} Continued until the next Court ~ ----------------------------------------------- Thomas SMITH................................Plt. } against } In Chancery John Scarsbrook WILLS Gent..................Deft.} [page break] [p] 179 Continued until the next Court for the depositions ~ ----------------------------------------------- Thomas SMITH, Nathan BRACEY and Parthenia his wife, Joseph SCREWS and Martha his wife..Plts} against } In Chancery Augustine KING Exor of John WRIGHT dec'd and John BUTLER.................................Defts} Upon the motion of the defendants by their Council a Commission is awarded them to examine and take the depositions of their Witnesses giving the plaintifs legal notice of the time and place of Executing the same ~ ----------------------------------------------- Henry APPLEWHAITE and Sarah his wife.........Plts} against } In Chancery Lucy MILLER Exix of Nicholas MILLER dec'd...Deft.} Continued for the depositions until the next Court on the motion and Costs of the Defendant ~ ----------------------------------------------- Ann FULLGHAM's Will Validity to be contested, It is Ordered to be set first on the Docket and to be heard at the next Court and continued 'till that time ~ ----------------------------------------------- John COLLINS Admor of John JONES.............Plt.} against } In Chancery Thomas CUTCHIN..............................Deft.} Continued until the next Court ~ ----------------------------------------------- Jeremiah PROCTOR.............................Plt.} against } In Chancery Brewer GODWIN Admor of Charles FULLGHAM.....Deft.} Continued until the next Court ~ ----------------------------------------------- Richard WEST.................................Plt.} against } In Chancery Richard JORDAN Exor of Giles WEST dec.d......Plt.} [sic] Continued until the next Court for the depositions ~ ----------------------------------------------- William AOVIL[?].............................Plt.} against } In Chancery John Scarsbrook WILLS.......................Deft.} Continued until the next Court ~ ----------------------------------------------- Benjamin APPLEWHAITE.........................Plt.} against } In Chancery John APPLEWHAITE............................Deft.} Continued until the next Court for the Referees report ~ ----------------------------------------------- Sarah GIBBS..................................Plt.} against } In Case Richard JORDAN Exor of Giles WEST dec.d.....Deft.} By consent of the parties It is Ordered that this Cause be Reinstated and set for hearing at the next Court It being dismissed through mistake some time ago ~ ----------------------------------------------- [page break] [p] 180 William ALLMOND.........................Plt.} against } In Trespass assault & Battery Thomas POWELL..........................Deft.} Dismissed being agreed by the parties ~ ----------------------------------------------- Goodrich WILSON..............................Plt.} against } In Chancery ~ Ann BAKER and Thomas WILLIAMSON Exors of Richard BAKER dec.d......................Deft.} Continued until the next Court ~ ----------------------------------------------- Matthew MARABLE..............................Plt.} against } In Case ~ James RONALDSON.............................Deft.} Continued until the next Court on the motion and Costs of the Plaintif ~ ----------------------------------------------- John CLARK...................................Plt.} against } In Debt Jeremiah CUTCHIN............................Deft.} This day came the parties by their Attorneys and the defendant Relinquishing his former plea the Attorney of the said defendant saith that he is not informed by the defendant to give any Answer in the Action aforesaid and says nothing else in bar or preclusion thereof, Therefore It is considered by the Court that the Plaintif Recover against the defendant twenty four pounds the debt in the declaration mentioned and his Costs by him about his Suit in this behalf expended, and the said defendant in Mercy &.c But this Judgement is to be discharged by the payment of twelve pounds with Interest for the same to be Compiled after the Rate of five Per Centum Per Annum from the fifteenth day of October 1771 'till payment and the Costs ~ [margin note] Fifa[?]: Issued 239 Cs Gross Tob.o & 15/ or 150 D Tob.o & 1/3 Writ Tax. ----------------------------------------------- Elizabeth BROCK.........................Plt.} against } In Case Benjamin APPLEWHAITE...................Deft.} Dismissed being agreed by the parties ~ ----------------------------------------------- Elizabeth GROCE Widow of Thomas GROCE dec.d..Plt.} against } In Chancery Thomas GROCE [usually 'GROSS']..............Deft.} The Defendant this day filed his Answer to the Complaintants Bill and time is given her 'till the next Court to consider it ~ ----------------------------------------------- Jesse ATKINSON and Mary his wife.............Plts} against } In Chancery ~ Samuel WILSON,..............................Deft.} Continued until the next Court ~ ----------------------------------------------- [page break]