01419Dennis Hudgins, "Chesterfield County Court Records: Chesterfield County Court

The First Year,"

Southside Virginian

(October-December 1993).

[page 159]

Chesterfield County Order Book 1 - 1749-1754

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At the place intended for holding Court for the County of Chesterfield the 2nd day of June 1749

A new Commission of the Peace for this County directed to William KENNON John BOLLING William GAYRichard ROYAL William KENNON Junr. John ARCHER Richard EPPES Seth WARD John ROYAL WilliamEPPES Robert GOOD Henry RANDOLPH Edward OSBORNE junr and Robert KENNON Gentlemen and aDedimus potestates for administring the Oaths &c both bearing date the 12th day of May last were openly readWhereupon the said Richard EPPES and Seth WARD Administered the Oaths appointed to be taken by Act of Parliament instead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and the Abjuration Oath unto the said JohnBOLLING and William GAY which they took and then subscribed the said Abjuration Oath and also the Test antthen the said Richard EPPES and Seth WARD administered unto the said John BOLLING and William GRAY<sic> the Oath of Justice of the Peace and the oath of a Justice in the County Court in Chancery which theylikewise took and then the said John BOLLING and William GAY Administred the said Oaths to the said RichardROYAL William KENNON junr. John ARCHER Richard EPPES Seth WARD Edward OSBORNE junr. andRobert KENNON who in like Manner took the same and subscribed the said Abjuration Oath and Test And thenthe said John BOLLING and William GAY adminstred to them the said Oath of a Justice of the Peace and Oath of a Justice of the County Court in Chancery which they likewise took.

At the place for holding Courts for the County of Chesterfield June 2 1749 present John BOLLING, William GAY, Richard ROYAL, William KENNON, junr, Richard EPPES, Seth WARD, Edward OSBORNE, Robert KENNON Gent. Justices

[…][page 166]Littlebury ROYAL the present Inspector with John NIBB are recommended to his honour the Governor as proper persons to execute the Office of Inspectors of Tobacco at the Hundred Warehouses in this County.[...]William BLAKELEY Joseph ROWLET Wm. MOOR junr. Blackman WARD Morris ROBERTS and ThomasAKINS are appointed Constables in this County and thereupon the said William BLAKELEY Joseph ROWLETWilliam MOOR Blackman WARD & Morris ROBERTS took the Constables Oath and all the Oaths required to betaken by Constables by the Laws of this Colony.[...][page 167]Ordered that Henry BATTS Matthew LIGON Joseph GOODE & Thomas STRATTON or any 3 of them beingfirst sworn before a Justice of this County do appraise in Current Money the Slaves and personal Estate of JosephMOSELEY decd. and return the Appraisment to Court.[...]Ordered that Seth WARD Gent. be appointed to treat with Mr. George [COCKBELL] concerning the letting of aHouse for the use of this County as a prison and report to next Court and in the Interim if the Sherif take into hisCustody any person by Virtue of any process to him directed That in such Cases he be directed to press a sufficientGuard for the safe keeping such person.

Ordered That the Court be adjourned til the Court in Course. BOLLING

[p.12] Chesterfield to wit:

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