1845 County Court Minutes

Compiled in July 1993 and submitted by Jacquelyn Cox Otts

I hope these notes will provide clues as to the location of these people during this period of time. I have attempted to keep the spelling of the names as I saw them in the records.

FEBRUARY TERM 1845
Honorable William C. Henry, Presiding
Robert Parker, Sheriff
Summoned for jury duty: Alfred D. Potts, William King, James C. Reach, William Green, T. F. Tanahill, John D. Walker, Needham Holland, Wiley B. Woolley, Standmen B. Conwell.

John S. Rowland vs Presley Rottenberry and James W. Bishop - p. 160
Defendants made default. Plaintiff to recover $295.24 for his debt and $43.80 in damages, and costs incurred.

William L. Spears granted license to sell liquors in the small measure. Alexander Spears was security. - p. 161

John Lewis, for the use of William Fletcher vs Jesse H. Nelson - p. 161
Case continued until next term.

E. Hollingshead, use of A. Smith, vs N. B. Coker - p. 161
Plaintiff to recover $161.33 and costs incurred.

John Richey, use of Wm. B. Johnson, vs Thomas Richer and Elijah Richey - p. 161-162
Defendant made default. Plaintiff to recover $207.50 and costs incurred.

Woolley and Edmonds vs Woodson Blasingame - p. 162
Case continued until next term.

Woolley and Edmonds vs Woodson Blasingame - p. 162
Case continued until next term.

Henry and Hill, use of A. M. Nabors, Administrator, vs O. C. Cleveland - p. 162
Defendant made default. Plaintiff to recover $164.95 and costs incurred.

J? W? Cookesy and S. S. T. Hardity, use of James M. Nabours, vs Hackney Taylor - p. 162-163
Defendant made default. Plaintiffs to recover $73.04 and costs incurred.

E. Henry, surviving partner, use of James M. Nabours, vs C. G. McMurry - p. 163
Jury: Alfred D. Potts and 11 others. Plaintiffs to recover 483.42 and costs incurred.

Daniel Davis vs Benjamon Thompson - p. 163
Plaintiff dismissed his suit.

C. A. Allen vs Theophilus Scott - p. 163-164
Jury: Alfred D. Potts and 11 others. Jury could not agree. Case continued until next term.

Josiah S. Kennedy granted license to sell liquors in the small measure. James M. Williams and A.? P. Hill were securities. - p. 164

Jasper Markes? granted license to sell liquors in the small measure. Pleasant Hill and Josiah S. Kennedy were securities. - p. 164

Aaron L. Overton, John B. Overton, and Mary Overton vs Garrett Furman and StClair D. McCory - p. 65
David Overton made a part of this suit as Administrator of Moses Overton. Case continued until next term.

Aaron L. Overton, John B. Overton, and Mary Overton vs Garrett Furman and StClair D. McCory - p. 65
David Overton made a part of this suit as administrator of Moses Overton. Case continued until next term.

David S. Lipscomb, Administrator, vs John Cooke, Defendant, William Burkehalter, Garnishee - p. 166
William Burkehalter testified that he could not say if he was indebted to John Cooke or not until he had a settlement with Cooke. Case continued to next term.

Ezekiel Henry, surviving partner, use of J. M. Nabors vs Enoch Carson - p. 166
Jury: Alfred D. Potts and 11 others. Plaintiff to recover $145.51, $16.85 as damages, and costs incurred.

Petition of Hiram Elam - p. 166-167

To the Honorable William C. Henry, Judge of Bibb County Court, the undersigned Hiram Elam of the County and State aforesaid in accordance with the Statute and Such case . . . that he is willing and desirous to ligitimate the following named children (to wit), Mary Ann Elam about nine years old and Isaac Elam about seven years old the children of Ruth Elam which children are the natural children of the undersigned that he hereby recognizes them and makes them capable of inheriting his estate in the same manner as if they had been born in lawful wedlock the undersigned asks that this may be received as his declaration of the above stated facts filed in the office of the Clerk of Bibb County Court and entered at full length of record.
Hiram Elam
Signed and acknowledged before me the 8th day of February A.D. 1845.
W. C. Henry, Judge of
Bibb Co. Court