RUSSELL COUNTY, VA - COURT - Miscellaneous Records, 1791-1815 ----¤¤¤---- Photocopied/Extracted by Tom Harvey & Mack Holliday Transcribed by Ann Harvey Lahtinen 232 June 1791 ========= Richard Price John Fraizer Francis Price William Blan- ton Thomas Colley Frederick Friley were sworn a grand Jury of Inquest for the body of this County and have- ing received their charge they retired from the bar to consult of their presentments after sometime return- ed into Court and presented as follows to wit a present- ment against Liner Hogg for haveing [sic] a base born child within 12 Months a presentment against Patrick Coye and John Counts for fighting and brakeing [sic] the peace the 26th day of April 1791. ------------------------------ Duncan against Gray sent back to the rules ------------------------------ Hords Executors agains Davis Continued ------------------------------ Carter against Williams Continued ------------------------------ Rogers against Brice and others sent to the Rules ------------------------------ Musick against Prater dismissed for want of prosecution ------------------------------ Titture against Thomas Wallin Judgement note Interest and cost ------------------------------ Stuarts Administrators against Fugate abates by return ------------------------------ Same against Francis Judgement for note Interest and cost ------------------------------ Same against Harguss Judgement for note Interest and cost ------------------------------ Same against Browning Judgement for note Interest and cost ------------------------------ Same against Harvey [or HARNEY] Judgement for note Interest and cost ------------------------------ Same against Heyten Judgement for note Interest and cost ------------------------------ Same agains Heyten abates by return ------------------------------ Preston [?]Aker against Davis Judgement for note and cost ------------------------------ Welch against Faris dismissed at the Defendants cost ------------------------------ John Wood proves one days attendance ------------------------------ Rhea against Payne Judgement for note and cost ------------------------------ The Commonwealth against Horton Indictment continued for the Defendant [END OF PAGE] ===================================================== September Court 1798 505 On motion of Mary Cornett by Nathaniel Herbert Clairborne her attorney rule is granted that Samuel Cornett appear here the first day of the next November session to Show cause if any he can why a suit in [?]Chancey shoud not be commenced against him by said Mary his wife for a Separate Maintainance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Commonwealth Plt } against } on a presentment of Andrew Harvey defs } the grand Jury Clairborne for the defendant Not guilty plead and issue. This day came as well the Attorney for the Commonwealth and the defendant by his Attorney and also a Jury to wit: Benjamin Fugate, James Jackson, James Turner, Dale Carter, Thomas Davis, William Webb, William Robinson, Anthony Ewing, and Levy Isiah Fairchild, who being elected tried and sworn, the truth to speak upon the issue Joined, upon their oath do say the Defendant is not guilty as in pleading he hath alledged. Therefore it is considered by the Court that the said Attorney take nothing by his information aforesaid, and that the Defendant go there hence without Day --. ------------------------------------- Gilmore Executors Plt } vs } In Debt David Ward Defs } John Ward undertakes for the Defendant in this suite that [PAGE ENDS HERE] ========================================================== September Court 1798 that in case he shall be cast he shall satisfy and pay the aondemnation of the Court or render his body to prison in execution thereof or that he himself will do it for him. -------------------------------------- On motion of the Attorney for the Commonwealth it is ordered that Moses Dorton be fined Fifty cents for a contempt of the Court for failing to attend as a Juror when Summoned. -------------------------------------- Ordered that William Webb be commissioner of the revenue for the upper District of the County for the Year 1799. -------------------------------------- Robert Duff Plt } vs. } In Debt Jonathan Davis Defs } John M. Estill under takes for the Defendant in thesuit that in case he shall be cast he shall satisfy and pay hte condemnation of the Court, or render his body to prison in execution thereof or that he himself will do it for him. ------------------------------------------------------ Ordered that the fine against Moses Dorton be remitted. ------------------------------------------------------ Thomas Scott Plaintiff } In Debt vs. } Hugh [?]Mankallon Defts } Office Judgement set aside,and the Defendant by his Counsel [END OF PAGE] ====================================================== 72 August Court 1800 ----------------- The Certificate of the Qualification of John Wards Com- missioner of the Revenue for the upper District of this County was produced in Court & Ordered to be Recorded. ------------------------------------------------------ Ordered that Court be adjourned till court in course John [?]Tates [His Signature] At a court held for Russell County the 26th day of August 1800. Present, James Gibson John Smith } James Davison & James McFarlane } Gent An Indenture of bargain of Sale of land from John M. Estill John Tates, Charles Brokley, Auger Price William Owens and James Osborne Trustees for the town of Dick- onsonville to Thomas Johnson & Nathan Ellington was acknowledged in court by the said trustees severally ex- cept Auger Price & thereupon Ordered to be Recorded. ------------------------------------------------------- same from Willaim George and Rachel his wife to Samuel Gamble was acknowledged in court by the said William & Rachel she having been first prively examined as the Law directs & Ordered to be recorded. -------------------------------------------------------- same from George Miller to Allen Riley was produced in court and proven by the oaths of John Wood, [?]Henoly Fugate, Richard Price and John Riley witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. -------------------------------------------------------- same from George Miller to Andrew Harvey was produ ced [sic] in court and proven by the oaths of Robert Vickers & Zachariah Salliers two of the witnesses thereto & continued for further proof. -------------------------------------------------------- An Instrument of writing from Robert Kilgors pur- porting the [?]inaumisson of a Negro Boy named [?]Plaber at the time therein mentioned was acknowledged in court by the said Robert & Ordered to be Recorded. ======================================================= June 7, 1814 [Russell Co. VA] ============================ On motion of John Tate one of the overseers of the poor in this county it is ordered that John Hall, Betsey Hall, Andrew Hall and William Hall baseborn children of Susanna Hall decd. be bound out as apprentices by the said overseers of the poor according to Law. ============================ It appearing to the court from the information of John Tate one of the overseers of the poor in the lower district of this county that Peggy Hall aged four years, Wesley Hall aged five years and Jemimah Hall aged two months, & who are base born children of Susanna Hall decd. are likely to become chargeable to this county, and Andrew Harvey of the said county acknowledging before the court that he is the father of the said children: It is Ordered that he be charged with the annual payment of sixteen dollars and two thirds to the overseers of the poor of the said district for the support of each of the said children, until they severally arrive to the age of six years provided they live so long & are not sooner bound out as apprentices and that he pay the sum to them accordingly at the end of every year, and that he enter into recognizance with one or more sufficient security or securities in the sum of two hundred dollars, conditioned for his compliance with the above order; and the said Andrew Harvey not entering into such recognizance it is ordered that he be committed to the custody of the keeper of the jail of the said county there to remain till the same is given. ========================================================== June 8, 1814 [Russell Co. VA] Andrew Harvey who was yesterday committed to the custody of the keeper of the jail of this county for not being able to find security for the payment of certain sums of money for the support of three bastard children of which he ack [nowledged] himself to be the father was brought into court and there upon the said Andrew Harvey with Zachariah Fugate, John Harbock[?], Andrew Caldwell & James Caldwell his securities in Court acknowledged themselves to be jointly and severely indebted to His Excellency James Barboun Esq. Governor or Chief Magistrate of this Common- wealth in the sum of Two hundred dollars, of their respected goods & chattels, land and tenements to be levied and to our said Governor & his ----- upon rendered. Yet upon this condition, that if the said Andrew Harvey shall observe and perform the ---- of yesterday relative to the said bastard children, then this recognizance to be void. ======================================================= November 2, 1814 The Commonwealth } On a Rule to show against } cause v. filing an Inf John Bates deft } for Adultery same } On a Rule to show against } cause v. filing an Inf Sarah Waltrip deft } for fornication same } against } On a Rule as aforesaid Andrew Harvey ..........deft } The defendants failing to show such cause having been required to do so by a summons served upon each of them. It is ordered that Information be filed accordingly. ======================================================= March 7, 1815 [Russell Co. VA] The Commonwealth } against }on a presentment Sarah Waltrip - - - - - - defendant }for profane swearing The defendant being proved guilty of profane swearing five oaths it is considered by the court that the Court recover against the dft four dollars & fifteen cents for the same & the costs of this prosecution. ========================== The Commonwealth } against }on an Information for the Andrew Harvey - - - - - - defendant }Crime of fornication This day came the attorney for the Courts and a jury, to wit Nathan Hobb, Henry Hobb, William Necepary[?], Henry Childs, Christopher McFarlane, Saml. Gilmore, Ambrose Hamon, James Todd, Richard Thompson, John Elliott, Christopher Gose and William Johnson who being elected tried and sworn to enquire if the defendant is guilty in this case upon their oaths do say that the defendant is guilty of the offense of fornication as in the information against him is alleged. Therefore it is considered by the court that the Commonwealth recover against the debt ten dollars the fine prescribed by law to the use of the poor of said County and the costs of this prosecution and may be taken --- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Harvey Lahtinen - lahtinen@earthlink.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------