ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - COURT - Miscellaneous Court Orders, 5 Nov 1773
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Isle of Wight Co., VA, Order Book 1772-1780, p. 216 
abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets, line breaks & surname capitalization 
mine]


[p] 216 

[At a court held for Isle of Wight Co. 5 Nov 1773] 

          Put in the County of Isle of Wight 
          of the demise of John PITTS ~ 
     This day came as well the Plaintif by his Attorney as Jonathan GODWIN who 
was admitted defendant in this Suit in the Room of the said Nicholas WAIL, by 
their Attorney, and thereupon also came a Jury, to wit, Joseph FULLGHAM, 
Richard WILLIAMS, Nathan WHITLEY, William HODSDEN, Henry PITT, Joseph 
ATKINSON, Robert DRIVER, Thomas CUTCHIN, Thomas PARKER, John SMELLY, Aaron 
SPIVEY and William BELL, who being elected tryed and Sworn the truth to speake 
upon the Issue Joined upon their Oath do say that the defendant is Guilty in 
manner and form as in the declaration against him is alledged, and they do 
assess the Plaintifs damages by occasion thereof to one penny besides his 
Costs, Therefore it is considered that the Plaintif Recover against the 
defendant his term yet to come of and in the premmises together with his 
damages aforesaid in form aforesaid assessed and his Costs by him about his 
Suit in this behalf expended and the said defendant may be taken &.c ~ 
[margin note] Costs 256 Cs Gross Tob.o & 30/ or 300 D Tob.o ~ 
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William DAVIS....................Plt.} 
     against                         }  In Debt upon a bond by consent of the 
                                     }  parties without a Suit  
Nathaniel BURWELL...............Deft.} 

     This ['day'] came as well the plaintif by his Attorney as the defendant 
in his proper person and the said defendant acknowledgeth to owe to the 
Plaintif the sum of fifty four pounds the debt in the said bond mentioned, 
Therefore It is considered by the Court that the plaintif Recover against the 
defendant the said fifty four pounds 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 twenty seven pounds with Interest for 
the same to be computed after the Rate of five Per Centum Per Annum from 25.th 
day of October 1773 'till payment and the Costs ~ 
[margin note] Costs 61 Cs Gross Tob.o & 15/ or 150 D Tob.o ~ 
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Present  Arthur SMITH & Daniel HERRING Junior Gent. 
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Absent  Brewer GODWIN Gent. ~ 
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A writing purporting the last Will and Testament of Ann FULLGHAM deceased 
being produced and Read and heard on the depositions taken and Returned and 
the validity thereof strongly contested, It is the opinion of the Court that 
the said Writing is the true last will and Testament of the said of the said 
Ann FULLGHAM as to such personal Estate as she died seised of, and it is 
Ordered to be Recorded ~ 
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John PITT by Joseph CUTCHIN his Guardian} 
and next friend.........................}....Plt.} 
     against                                     }  In Detinue 
Thomas CAMPBELL.............................Deft.} 

     This day came as well the Plaintif by his Attorney as the defendant by 
his attorney and thereupon the case agreed in this Cause in lieu of a special 
Verdict being Solemnly argued, it seems to the Court upon the whole matter 
that the law is for the Plaintif ~ 
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