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Be it Remembered that a County Court was begun and held at the Court House in the Town of Dyersburg in and for the County of Dyer, State of Tennessee, on the First Monday (it being the fourth day) of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty & in the Seventy fourth year of the American Independence. Present and holding said Court the Worshipful THOMAS J. CONNELL Esquire Chairman, SAMUEL McDAVID and ALEXANDER B. STALLCUP Esqs quorum, THOMAS NASH, JOSEPH N. PIERCE, HENRY WYNNE, ISAAC SAWYER, SAML G. GILLESPIE, SAMUEL WALKER, ASA GRIFFIN, HUGH N. JACKSON, SILAS FERRELL, HENRY P. STRAWN, CHRISTIAN S. COBB, WILLIAM MILLER Esquires Justices of this Court; Zaccheus B. PHILLIPS Sheriff of this County and JAMES H. DOYLE Clerk of this Court when after proclamation in the usual manner, the following proceedings were had, towit:
This day WILLIAM A. DAWSON who was duly and constitutionally elected Sheriff of Dyer County on the Second day of this month, for the Term of Two years next from and after that date, came into open Court here and entered into and acknowledged Bond...
This day DEVERUX J. WILLIAMSON who was duly and constitutionally elected Constable for the Fourth civil district of Dyer County for Two years next from and after the 2nd day of March 1850, came into open Court here together with CHARLES RUDDER, ALBERT G. FERGUSON and THOMAS J. CONNELL his securities and entered into and acknowledged Bond in the penal sum of Four Thousand Dollars, conditioned and payable as the law directs, and was duly qualified.
This day WILLIAM P. RICE who was duly and constitutionally elected Constable for the 1st civil district of Dyer County for Two years next from and after the 2nd day of March 1850, came into open Court here together with ANTHONY W. SWIFT and ALFRED T. FIELDER his securities...
This day JOHN NASH who was duly and constitutionally elected Constable for the 2nd civil district of Dyer County for Two years next from and after the 2nd day of March 1850, came into open Court here together with THOMAS NASH, JOSEPH MILLER and WILLIAM MILLER his securities...
This day WILLIAM H. APPLEWHITE who was duly and constitutionally elected Constable for the 6th civil district of Dyer County for Two years next from and after the 2nd day of March 1850, came into open Court here together with SAMUEL G. GILLESPIE and RICHARD H. McGAUGHEY his securities...
This day, a majority of all the Justices of this Court being present, an election was held for Entry Taker of Dyer County, when ISAAC SAMPSON having received a majority of all the votes cast in said election, was declared duly and constitutionally elected. And thereupon came the said SAMPSON into Court here together with SAMUEL McDAVID and THOMAS J. CONNELL his securities...
This day JOHN WYNNE Trustee of Dyer County came into Court here together [with] MARK SPENCE and ALFRED ENOCHS is securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day DAVID PIERCE who was duly and constitutionally elected Constable for the Seventh civil district of Dyer County for Two years next from and after the 2nd day of March 1850, came into open Court here together with JEREMIAH PIERCE, ALBERT G. PIERCE and ISAAC SAWYER his securities...
This day JOHN O. HENDERSON who was duly and constitutionally elected Constable for the Eighth civil district of Dyer County for Two years next from and after the 2nd day of March 1850, came into open Court here together with JOHN L. JAMES and SAMUEL G. GILLESPIE his securities...
This day URIAH C. HENDRICKS who was duly and constitutionally elected Constable for the ninth civil district of Dyer County for Two years next from and after the 2nd day of March 1850, came into open Court here together with DANIEL E. PARKER and DANIEL R. HENDRICKS his securities...
This day MATTHEW PATE who was duly and constitutionally elected Constable for the 12th civil district of Dyer County for Two years next from and after the 2nd day of March 1850, came into open Court here together with his securities HENDERSON CLARK and STEPHEN KING...
This day WILLIAM A. DAWSON Sheriff of Dyer County came into open court here together with THOMAS J. CONNELL and Z. B. PHILLIPS his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day THOS. J. CONNELL Esquire one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with ISAAC SAWYER & H. P. STRAWN his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day SAMUEL McDAVID Esqr. one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with T. J. CONNELL & Z. B. PHILLIPS his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day ALEXANDER B. STALLCUP Esqr. one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with ASA GRIFFIN & WM. MILLER his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day ASA GRIFFIN Esquire one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with THOS. NASH & A. B. STALLCUP his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day THOMAS NASH Esquire one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with WM. MILLER & ASA GRIFFIN his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day WILLIAM MILLER Esquire one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with THOS. NASH and JOLLY OLDS his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day HUGH N. JACKSON Esqr. one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with J. W. HASSELL & J. N. PIERCE his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day JOSEPH N. PIERCE Esqr. one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with THOS. J. CONNELL & SAML G. GILLESPIE his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day CHRISTIAN S. COBB Esq. one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with SAMUEL G. GILLESPIE & ISAAC SAWYER his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day SAMUEL G. GILLESPIE Esq. one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with C. S. COBB & ISAAC SAWYER his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day HENRY WYNNE Esq. one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with WM. A. DAWSON & SAML McDAVID his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day SAMUEL WALKER Esq. one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with JEREMIAH PIERCE & THOMAS J. CONNELL his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day ISAAC SAWYER one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with THOS. J. CONNELL & HENRY P. STRAWN his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day HENRY P. STRAWN Esq. one of the Justices of this court came into court here together with ISAAC SAWYER & THOS. J. CONNELL his securities and entered into and acknowledged bond...
This day JOHN R. FOSTER was appointed Administrator of the Estate of VIRGINIA A. FOSTER Late of this County deceased. Whereupon came the said JOHN R. FOSTER into Court here together with P. C. LEDSINGER & SAML G. GILLESPIE his securities and entered into and acknowledged Bond...
This day RICHARD H. APPLEWHITE was chosen and appointed Guardian of JOHN T. and MARY ELIZABETH APPLEWHITE minor heirs of HANY APPLEWHITE late of Obion County deceased. Whereupon came the said APPLEWHITE into open Court here together with HENRY WYNNE his security and entered into and acknowledged Bond...
This day ISAAC SAWYER Admr. of the Estate of B. SMITH deceased returned to Court here an Account of the hire of Slaves and rent of lands belonging to said Estate for the year 1849 which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded.
JOHN GAMMONS this day obtained leave to record his Stock mark which is a crop off the left ear & swallow fork in the right.
Issued March 6th 1850
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 next Term of the Circuit Court to be held at the Court House in the Town of Dyersburg in and for said County on the 2nd Monday of June next, then there to serve as a venire at said Court:
ASA GRIFFIN, ELISHA SAUNDERS & JOHN J. FIELDER for the 1st District
This day JAMES WALKER, KENNON WALKER and JEREMIAH PIERCE returned to Court here a Report of a years provision set apart for the widow and Children of WILLIS FERRELL decd. which was received by the Court and confirmed.
This day JOHN E. ROBERTS Admr. of the Estate of JOHN C. GOODWIN decd. returned to Court here a Supplemental Inventory of said Estate which was received by the Court and ordered of record.
Issued March 6th 1850 Ordered by the Court that STEPHEN CHITWOOD be appointed overseer of the New Road from near Union Meeting House to intersect the Gibson County Line near DRURY MINTON's, and that he have the following hands to wok on said Road... THOMAS H. FOWLKES & hands, L. FORESHEE, WILLIAM DEARMORE, BRYANT DEARMORE, C. C. RAY, A. CHITWOOD, BOSTICK CHITWOOD, SMITH VAUGHAN, and NAT. TATUM...
Issued March 6th 1850 Ordered by the Court that WILLIAM F. NASH be appointed overseer of that part of the Jackson Road of which RICHARD STAGGS was formerly overseer and that he have the same hands... and THOS. NASH's hands, JAMES M. CRAIG and ASA HARDISON in addition, to work on said Road...
Issued March 6th 1850 Ordered by the Court that JAMES FERRELL be appointed overseer of the Road from HENRY WYNNE's to the Trenton Road East from G. R. MULHERIN's, instead of WILLIS DAVIS resigned and that he have the same hands as said DAVIS had and CLAIBORNE THOMPSON in addition...
Issued March 6th 1850 Ordered by the Court that EMANUEL TURNAGE be appointed overseer of the Jackson Road from H. N. JACKSON's to the Haywood County line instead of WILLIS REDDICK resigned...
Issued March 6th 1850 Ordered by the Court that GREEN G. MILLS be appointed overseer of the Dresden Road from Dyersburg to Lewis' Creek Bridge instead of JESSE PIERCE resigned...
Issued March 6th 1850 Ordered by the Court that ASA GRIFFIN, GEO. WARREN, JAMES LEGGETT, THOMPSON STRAYHORN and RISDOM ROBERSON be appointed a Jury of view to review and Mark out an alteration in the Jackson Road near GREEN WARREN's...
Issued March 6th 1850 Ordered by the Court that DAVID KLUTTS be appointed overseer of the Jackson Road from JOHN PAYNE's to JOHN G. WARREN's instead of CARROLL CUNNINGHAM removed...
Issued March 6th 1850 Ordered by the Court that PEMBERTON C. LEDSINGER be appointed overseer of that part of the Troy Road of which JOSHUA NEELY was formerly overseer...
Issued March 6th 1850 Ordered by the Court that S. G. GILLESPIE, S. D. LIGHT, T. H. JOHNSON, P. C. LEDSINGER, C. S. COBB, ISAAC SAWYER, STEPHEN CHITWOOD, A. B. STALLCUP and JOHN R. FOSTER be appointed a Jury of view to view and mark out an alteration in the Dresden Road commencing at the South East corner of HENRY FOWLKES' Farm...
Be it remembered that on this 4th day of March 1850 before the worshipful County Court of Dyer County now is session at the Court house in the Town of Dyersburg, Twelve Justices of said Court present, a Petition from the citizens of the Town of Dyersburg was presented praying said Court to grant unto said citizens corporate powers and privileges. And it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the citizens of said Town and those holding property within the same, desire and wish the said Town incorporated as a Town Corporate by the metes and bounds set forth in their said Petition as follows, towit; Beginning on the North bank of the North fork of the Forked Deer River at the point where the west boundary line of the tract of land called the Town tract (a 640 acre tract entered in the name of JOHN McIVER) strikes said River, Running thence North with the West boundary of said Town tract to the North west corner of the same; Thence East with the North boundary line of the same to a point due North of the North East corner of a tract of 11 1/4 acres laid off for Dyer Academy, Thence South to the North East corner of said 11 1/4 acres; Thence South along the east boundary of the same and continueing with said boundary bearing west to where it strikes the East boundary of the Sixty acre tract originally laid off for the Town of Dyersburg: Thence South with said East boundary to the South East corner of said Sixty acres; Thence West to the River and with the same as it meanders west to the Beginnings. And it further appearing to the satisfaction of the Court here that the Town ought to be incorporated. It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed by this Court (the whole Twelve Justices being present and concurring therein) that the citizens within the boundaries aforesaid be and they are hereby incorporated as a Town Corporate under the name and Style of the Town of Dyersburg with all the powers and privileges ennumerated in the Act of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee passed on the Seventh day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty, authorising the several County Court of this State to grant charters of incorporation to the several Towns villages &c. It is further ordered that this order be certified to the Register of Dyer County for Registration, and that the Sheriff of Dyer County proceed according to law to open and hold an Election for Seven Aldermen for said Town.
Ordered that this Court adjourn until Ten O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Tuesday March 5th 1850 This morning the Worshipful County Court resumed its session...
This day JOHN WYNNE who was duly and constitutionally elected Trustee of Dyer County for the term of Two years next from and after the 2nd day of March 1850 came into open Court here and entered into and acknowledged Bond...
Ordered by the Court that Court adjourn till Court in course.
THOS. J. CONNELL, J.P.
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