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Be it Remembered that a county court was begun and held for the County of Dyer State of Tennessee at the Court House in the Town of Dyersburg on the first Monday in April it being the second day of said month in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & forty Nine & in the Seventy third year of the American Independence of the United Stated. Present and holding said Court the Worshipful THOMAS J. CONNELL Esquire Chairman, SAMUEL McDAVID and ALEXANDER B. STALLCUP Esquires quorum Justices, JOSEPH N. PIERCE, ASA GRIFFIN, J. M. McCORKLE, WILLIAM MILLER, HENRY WYNNE, J. F. SINCLAIR, SILAS FERRELL, and ISAAC SAWYER, Esquires Justices of said court, Z. B. PHILLIPS Sheriff of said county and JAMES H. DOYLE Clerk of said court: Proclamation having been made as the manner is, The following proceedings were had, Towit:
Ordered by the Court that ELIAS P. LIGHT's Road order extend to include all the hands in the forks of Lewis' and McGinnis' Creeks on the South east of his road.
Issued 3rd April 1849 Ordered by the Court that HENRY WYNNE, J. M. McCORKLE, HENDERSON CLARK, SILAS FERRELL and ELIAS P. LIGHT be appointed a Jury of view to make an alteration in the Dresden road...
Ordered by the Court that HENRY WYNN, HENDERSON CLARK, and HENRY FOWLKES be appointed Commissioners to receive a Bridge to be built across Lewis' Creek by MATTHEW C. SCOBY, when the same shall have been completed.
This day GEORGE C. BOOTH was chosen and appointed Guardian of BYRON L. BOOTH a minor of this county whereupon the said GEORGE C. BOOTH together with R. H. McGAUGHEY and Zaccheus B. PHILLIPS his securities came into open court and entered into and acknowledged Bond...
Issued 3rd April 1849 On a motion to allow RICHARD STAGGS Thirtynine Dollars for work on Pond Creek Road, one third of all the Justices of this court being present those voting for said allowance were Esquires CONNELL, McDAVID, STALLCUP, PIERCE, GRIFFIN, McCORKLE, MILLER, WYNNE and SINCLAIR, so said allowance was made and ordered to be paid by the County Trustee.
On a motion to allow A. STEVENS & Co. Fifteen Dollars and Forty six cents for Plank to recover Dyersburg Bridge...
Issued 3rd April 1849 On a motion to allow Z. B. PHILLIPS Four Dollars for repairs on the Jail of this County...
Issued 3rd April 1849 On a motion to allow SAMUEL G. GILLESPIE Fourteen Dollars & Fortyseven cents for provisions furnished WILLIAM HERON a pauper of this county...
Issued 3rd April 1849 On a motion to allow JESSE CLARK Seven Dollar & fifty cents as coroner for holding the Election for County officers in 1848 and Fifteen Dollars for keeping a pauper child of this county in all Twenty two Dollars & fifty cents...
Issued 3rd April 1849 On a motion to allow ASA GRIFFIN Five Dollars for holding an Inquest over the body of A. A. EDNEY deceased...
Issued 3rd April 1849 On a motion to allow CLAIBORNE RAY Twenty-five Dollars for building a Bridge at Union Meeting House in this county...
Issued 3rd April 1849 On a motion to allow JOSIAH WEAKLEY Sixteen Dollars and eighteen cents for work on the Bridge at Dyersburg...
Issued 3rd April 1849 Ordered by the court that THOMAS NASH , GEORGE W. WALKER & SHADERICK SEDBERRY (Sudbury) be appointed commissioners to Lay off & set aside a years provisions for the Widow & Children of A. A. EDNEY deceased & that they being first sworn Report to the next term of this court.
This day RICHARD HEATH came into court here & Tendered his Resignation as a Constable of the 8th civil district of this county which was received by the court & ordered of record.
Issued 3rd April 1849 Ordered by the court that DANIEL E. PARKER be appointed overseer of that part of the Trenton Road commencing at the Bridge at Union Meeting House & work to the west end of A. DUNIVANTS Lane and that he have his own hands and O. FINCH to work on said Road...
Issued 3rd April 1849 Ordered by the court that ELIAS FULLER, ISHAM FULLER, ALLEN SMITH, W. L. MEADOWS & ALFRED ENOCHS be appointed a Jury of view to Review & Mark out an alteration in the Old Lake Road ---? the Residence of C. SPAENES?...
Issued 3rd April 1849 Ordered by the court that DAVID PARRISH, WM. MILLER, STEPHEN KING, ISAAC BUNNEL, Col. GEORGE B. PATE, JOHN WYNNE, RICHARD WATSON, SAML P. ANDERS, E. A. FERGUSON, JAMES FIELDS, R. H. McGAUGHEY, WM. H. EARLE, be appointed a Committee to Examine to ground and consider the expendiency of Building or continuing the Dyersburg Bridge...
Issued 3rd April 1849 Ordered by the court that NATHAN KING be appointed overseer of that part of the Ripley Road commencing at the south east corner of THOS. FITZHUGH'S field...
Ordered by the court that M. R. HILL & Z. B. PHILLIPS be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to settle with JAMES H. DOYLE Administrator of the Estate of LEWIS NOLEN deceased also of GEORGE McGUIRE deceased and Report their settlement to the next June Term of this court &c.
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow ASA GRIFFIN Ten Dollars for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the 1st civil district for the year 1849...
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow THOMAS NASH Ten Dollars for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the 2nd civil district for the year 1849...
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow BENJAMIN W. PERRY Ten Dollars for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the 3rd civil district for the year 1849...
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow SAMUEL McDAVID Ten Dollars for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the 4th civil district for the year 1849...
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow ASA FOWLKES Ten Dollars for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the 5th civil district for the year 1849...
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow SILAS FERRELL Ten Dollars for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the 6th civil district for the year 1849...
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow ISAAC SAWYER Ten Dollars for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the 7th civil district for the year 1849...
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow THOMAS H. FOWLKES Ten Dollars for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the 8th civil district for the year 1849...
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow JAHIEL M. McCORKLE Ten Dollars for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the 9th civil district for the year 1849...
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow ALEXANDER B. STALLCUP Ten Dollars for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the 10th civil district for the year 1849...
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow JOHN T. FIELDS Ten Dollars for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the 11th civil district for the year 1849...
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow JOHN WYNNE Ten Dollars for his services as Revenue Commissioner in the 12th civil district for the year 1849...
Issued April 3rd 1849 Ordered by the court ALLEN ROWLES (Rawles) be appointed overseer of that part of the Jackson Road between SAMPSON SMITH'S old place and the corner of BURWELL ROBINSON'S fence, instead of B. ROBINSON resigned...
Issued April 3rd 1849 On a motion to allow EMERETH A. FERGASON Seventy five Dollars in part for building a Bridge across Pond Creek...
This day SHERROD BREWER, one of the children and heirs of HEWING BREWER Late of this county deceased, by his attorney petitioned this court to send up the paper purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of said H. BREWER, to the next term of the circuit court of this county to make up an issue of "Devisavit vel non:; and the said SHERROD BREWER having entered into Bond in the sum of Five hundred dollars with M. D. FISER and J. W. ECHOLS his securities conditioned as the Law directs; It is therefore ordered by the court that the Clerk of this court file all the papers in said case with the Clerk of the circuit court and issue the Subpoenas therein prayed for &c.
Ordered by the court that court adjourn till court in course.
THOS. J. CONNELL, J.P.
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