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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 July 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 Independence of the United States of America. Present and holding said Court the Worshipful THOMAS J. CONNELL Esq. Chairman, SAMUEL McDAVID and ALEXANDER B. STALLCUP Esquires, quorum Justices, and CHRISTIAN S. COBB, SILAS FERRELL, SAMUEL G. GILLESPIE, WILLIAM MILLER, JAHIEL M. McCORKLE, HENRY P. STRAWN, JOSEPH N. PIERCE, BENJAMIN W. PERRY, H. N. JACKSON, ASA GRIFFIN, HENRY WYNNE and THOMAS NASH Esquires Justices of this Court; Zaccheus B. PHILLIPS Sheriff of said County and JAMES H. DOYLE Clerk of said Court; when & where the following proceedings were had, towit:
This day WILLIAM L. MEDARS obtained Leave to Record his stock mark which is a swollow fork & underbit in each ear.
Ordered by the Court that MICHAEL O. B. GAULDEN's hands be taken from the Frost's Mill Road and hereafter work on that part of the Dresden Road of which ELIAS P. LIGHT is overseer.
Issued 4th July 1849 Ordered by the Court that FRANKLIN BUCK appointed overseer of that part of the Jackson Road between DR. JACKSON's and the Haywood County line, instead of H. N. JACKSON resigned...
Ordered by the Court that JESSE PIERCE cut out a new road from a Stake at the North west corner of HENDERSON CLARK's farm, to the new Bridge across Lewis Creek.
Issued 4th July 1849 Ordered by the Court that JOSEPH MILLER be appointed overseer of that part of the Jackson Road, instead of GEORGE W. HINKLE resigned...
Issued 4th July 1849 Ordered by the Court JOHN E. ROBERTS be appointed overseer of the Streets of Dyersburg instead of JOHN L. JAMES resigned...
Issued 4th July 1849 Ordered by the Court that JOHN A. KING be appointed overseer of that part of the Troy Road between Louis Creek and the Four Mile Tree, instead of STEPHEN D. LIGHT resigned...
Issued 4th July 1849 Ordered by the Court that ALFRED ENOCHS be appointed overseer of that part of the Dresden Road between Lewis Creek Bridge (near E. P. LIGHT's) and the end of EDWARD HASKIN'S Avenue, instead of E. HASKINS resigned, and that he have his own hands, EDWARD HASKINS' hands and GEORGE DUNEVANT to work on said road...
Issued 4th July 1849 Ordered by the Court that HEZEKIAH FULLER be appointed overseer of that part of the Dresden Road between the end of E. HASKINS' Avenue and Green's Meeting House, instead of EDWARD HASKINS resigned...
Issued 4th July 1849 Ordered by the Court that ALLEN A. ATKINS be appointed overseer of that part of the Yorkville Road between Green's Meeting House and the South west corner of WILLIAM J. SCOBY's land, instead of SAMUEL MOORE resigned...
This day EMERETH A. FERGUSON was chosen and appointed Guardian of his children JAMES B., JOHN A., and HELEN L. FERGUSON minors of this county whereupon the said E. A. FERGUSON came into open court together with ALBERT G. FERGUSON his security and entered into and acknowledged Bond...
This day LUKE LANIER was chosen and appointed Guardian of MARIAH N. BALANCE a minor of this county. Whereupon the said LUKE LANIER came into open court together with WILLIAM A. DAWSON his security and entered into and acknowledged Bond...
This day ALBERT G. FERGUSON came into open court and waived his right to the administration of the Estate of WILLIAM H. EARLE Deceased, in favor of D. J. WILLIAMSON, who was thereupon appointed said administrator, whereupon the said D. J. WILLIAMSON came into Court together with ALBERT G. FERGUSON his Security and entered into and acknowledged Bond...
This day an Election was held for a Revenue Commissioner to fill the vacancy accosioned by the removal of M. R. HILL; a majority of all the Justices of this Court being present, Dr. ABNER BENTON was elected.
Issued 4th July 1849
Ordered by the Court that the Sheriff summon the following good and lawful men of the body of Dyer County, to be and appear at the Court House in the Town of Dyersburg on the First Monday in October next, then and there to serve as a Venire at the Circuit Court of said County.
Issued 4th July 1849
Ordered by the Court that the following good and lawful men of the body of Dyer County be appointed Judges of the Election to be held at the several Precincts of said County on the First Thursday (the 2nd day) of August next for the purpose of electing a Governor of the State, A Representive to Congress, a State Senator, and a Representive to the State Legislature; Towit:
ALFRED T. FIELDER, BEVERLY B. WATSON and JOHN F. SINCLAIR for the 1st district Issued 6th July 1849 Ordered by the court that HENDERSON CLARK furnish WILLIAM HERRON a Blind Pauper of this county with provisions necessary for his sustenence, in the manner that to him shall seem best, to the amount of Eighteen Dollars worth between this time and the first of January next; and that amount shall be allowed him at the January Term of this court.
Issued 5th July 1849 This day JOHN WYNNE Esq., Trustee of this County, came into open Court together with ELIAS P. LIGHT his security and entered into and acknowledged Bond for the faithful collection and distribution of the Common School moneys apportioned to this county, which Bond is in the words and figures following...
Whereas hertofore ISAAC SAMPSON contracted with this the county court of Dyer County, to furnish a Town lot in the Town of Dyersburg upon the public square & to build & complete a county court clerks office upon said lot for the sum of six hundred and fifty dollars payable in the County tax on Reported land, but in making up the records of said contract the word fifty was left out...
Upon the matter of the application of WILLIAM NASH for a Pension &c Evidence was ad----? to the satisfaction of the court here, that WILLIAM NASH decd was a pentioner of the United States at the rate of $20. per annum, under the act of the 7th June 1832 that he resided in the county of Dyer and State of Tennessee & that he died in said county of Dyer in September 34?, and that he left one child who is now living & whose name is THOMAS NASH. It is therefore ordered by the court, that the same be certified accordingly to the pension office by the clerk of this court.
Issued 4th July 1849 Ordered by the Court that Z. B. PHILLIPS repair the Court House Fence &c as soon as it can be conveniently done.
On a Motion to allow MATTHEW C. SCOBY Fifty-five dollars for building a Bridge across Lewis' Creek...
Issued 4th July 1849 On a motion to allow JONATHAN VADEN One dollar and Thirteen cents for repairing the Court House floor...
Issued 4th July 1849 On a motion to allow WILLIAM NASH Ten dollars and Fifty cents for keeping a pauper child of KING McVAY Eight and one Third months...
Issued 4th July 1849 On a motion to allow RAWLES & KNIGHT Five dollars & fifty cents for making two pauper Coffins...
Issued 4th July 1849 Ordered by the court that RICHARD BRANDON be appointed overseer of the Ripley Road from Reeve's Ferry to the Lauderdale County line instead of A. B. CHAMBERS resigned...
Issued 5th July 1849 On a motion to allow OLIVER J. LINDSEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Five dollar and Eighty Eight cents, the amount of a Bill of Cost in the case of The State vs LEWIS READ...
Issued 5th July 1849 On a motion to allow OLIVER J. LINDSEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Thirteen Dollars and Seventy nine cents the amount of the Bill of Cost in the case of the State vs E. P. LIGHT...
Issued 5th July 1849 On a motion to allow OLIVER J. LINDSEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Nine Dollars and Forty Two cents the amount of the Bill of Cost in the case of the State vs E. A. FERGUSON...
Issued 5th July 1849 On a motion to allow OLIVER J. LINDSEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Five Dollars and Thirteen cents the amount of the Bill of Cost in the case of the State vs HENRY S. HILL...
Issued 5th July 1849 On a motion to allow OLIVER J. LINDSEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Eleven Dollars and Forty Two cents the amount of the Bill of Cost in the case of the State vs JACOB WHITWORTH...
Issued 5th July 1849 On a motion to allow OLIVER J. LINDSEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Ten Dollars and Twenty four cents the amount of the Bill of Cost in the case of the State vs WM. W. LEED...
Issued 5th July 1849 On a motion to allow OLIVER J. LINDSEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Thirty Seven Dollars and Thirteen cents the amount of the Bill of Cost in the case of the State vs WILLIAM HAMILTON...
Ordered that court adjourn until court in course.
THOS. J. CONNELL, J.P.
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