February 1805 term

Day not given in the source

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices S Benton, Ca Campbell and James Mebane present.
• JuryThe court recorded the named men for jury service.
• JuryThe court recorded William Kirkland, Robert Murdock, William Cabe and 13 others for jury service.
• Constable appointedReuben Smith was sworn into office.
• JuryThe court recorded Andrew Gray, John Comb, James Ray and 8 others for jury service.
• JuryRankin McKee was excused from jury attendance after presenting reasons.
• JuryThe court listed jurors who had failed to appear.
• SuitJames Murray was nonsuited in his action against James Lynch’s executors.
• State caseWm Brown entered a recognizance to answer an alleged assault on Rob’t Carson.
• State caseAnd’w McCullock provided a recognizance for Wm Brown’s appearance.
• SuitJurors upheld Robert Carson’s promise within three years, rejected payment and setoff and awarded William H Thompson damages.
• SuitJohn Brown received damages and costs against Sam’l Riggs.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices S Benton, Ca Campbell, Wm McCauley and Sam’l Hopkins present.
• SuitLuke Dishon was nonsuited in his action against John Taylor.
• SuitJurors found unperformed conditions and awarded James Phillips nominal damages against John Cain.
• SuitJames Palmer and company received stated principal and damages against Nathaniel McLemore.
• SuitJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded Catlet Campbell principal and damages against John Collins Jr and others.
• SuitJurors upheld and valued John O’Daniel’s bond and awarded Peddy and Barker damages.
• SuitJurors upheld John O’Daniel’s covenant and awarded Andrew Peddy damages.
• SuitJurors found Joseph Street owed Zephaniah Tate a debt and awarded nominal damages and costs.
• Estate accountEdward Trice received authority to sell Thomas Trice’s perishable estate.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Joseph Clendening, Jonathan Lindley and David Mebane present.
• Child or servant boundThe sheriff was ordered to bring Lucy Tudor’s son Pomphrey Shelton from John Cook’s keeping for apprenticeship arrangements.
• SuitJames H Bowman received damages and costs against James Clendening.
• SuitJames H Bowman received a separate damages award against James Clendening.
• State caseJurors convicted Reuben Smith.
• State caseJurors convicted Wm F Thompson; the court excluded State witness John Dunnavin’s attendance from costs charged against him.
• State caseJurors convicted William Brown.
• State caseJurors convicted Dan’l Thompson?.
• State caseJurors convicted Richard Thompson.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Jonathan Lindley, Mich’l Holt and Jos Clendening present.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Benjamin Wabbleton to James Morrow for instruction in farming.
• State caseAn acquittal was entered for James Faucett, followed by an error notation discharging the jury.
• SuitJohn Orand received damages and costs against Mebane and Faddis.
• SuitJurors valued the bond and awarded Augustine Willis damages against Absalom Holt.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Thomas Rice to George Morgan for instruction in corded weaving.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Edmund Lynch to Samuel Harvey for instruction in blacksmithing.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Ca Campbell, Sterling Harris and Sam’l Benton present.
• Livestock markWilliam Wells registered an earmark comprising two cropped ears and a half-penny cut beneath the left ear.
• GuardianshipJohn G Rencher received a percentage allowance on his guardianship account for Solomon Morgan.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Hyrom Rhew to Thomas Cook for instruction in bricklaying.
• Estate accountWilliam Wells submitted a sworn inventory of Joseph Wells’s estate.