1847 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 1847
W. C. Henry, Presiding
Oliver S. Quinn, Sheriff
Summoned for jury duty: Hilliary Woolley, James Codwise?, William Oakley, Asa Garrett, James Caddell, Wiley Brown, W. A. Fondren, Joseph Furington, George W. Tucker, Joseph Wyatt, William Fikes, Michael Fikes.

A. Stoutenborough vs Defreese and Hill - p. 185
Defendants made default. Plaintiff to recover $659.54 and costs incurred.

Nelson H. Bice, use of Samuel Standly, vs John C. Strickland and William Frost - p. 185
Defendant made default. Plaintiff to recover $217.67 and costs incurred.

A/O? Belcher, Administrator, vs Samuel Fraizor and A. R. P. Canwell - p. 185
Defendants made default. Plaintiff to recover $76.30 and costs incurred.

James Bird, Executor, of F? J. Walker, vs L. B. Sims - p. 186
Defendant made default. Plaintiff to recover $62 (promissory note) and costs incurred.

William H. Wilson vs Michael R. Bradhead - p. 186
Jury: Hilliary Woolley and 11 others. Defendant to recover his costs from plaintiff.

Mitchell and Lacy, use of Robert Lacy, vs Henry Brewer - p. 186
Plaintiff dismissed his suit. Defendant to recover his costs from plaintiff.

A. R. P. Canwell vs Samuel Frazer - p. 187
Defendant made default. Plaintiff to recover from defendant. (Note: The amount is blank.)

Thomas H. Gandry vs John Meansel and Seabron Hammack - p. 187
Plaintiff dismissed his suit again Seabron Hambrick. John Mansel made default. Plaintiff to recover from Mansel $58.66 (promissory note) and costs incurred.

Isham Sa_____ vs Anderson C. Whatley and Amelia Reynolds - p. 187
Plaintiff dismissed his suit. Defendant to recover his costs from plaintiff.

Robert Parker vs Alexander Hill and Horace Ware - p. 188
Case enjoined and continued under the injunction.

Robert Parker vs Horace Ware, garnishee of C. D. R. Woodruff - p. 188
Case is enjoined and continued under injunction.

David S. Lipscomb, Administrator of Willis Brown, vs Peter Mooney and Pleasant Hill, garnishee of William Burkhalter - p. 188
Hill testified that he did not owe the defendant Burkhalter anything nor did he know of others who owed him or had any of his effects. Hill to recover his costs from plaintiff.

Jared? Cole & Co. granted license to sell liquors in the small measure. Josiah S. Kennedy was security. - p. 188

Josiah S. Kennedy granted license to sell liquors in the small measure. C. A. Cornelis was security. - p. 188

John L. Lawhon granted license to sell liquors by the small measure. John W. Foshee was security. - p. 189

David S. Lipscomb, Administrator of Willis Brown, vs Peter Money, Garnishee of Wm. Burkehalter - p. 189
Defendant made default. Plaintiff to recover from Peter Mooney, Garnishee, _______, the amount of the debt unless he appear at the next term of court and show cause why this judgment should not be made. (Note: Amount left blank.)

David Overton, Administrator, vs Garrett Freeman and Whitfield Freeman - p. 189
Defendants to recover their costs. 

David Overton, Administrator, vs Garrett Freeman and Whitfield Freeman - p. 190
Defendants to recover their costs.