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| View Entry | Anderson Childress v. James Stuart | Williamson | Debt Dispute |
A. Childress, executor of Joel Childress, deceased, maintains that defendant owes Childress estate $4,571 in "current bank notes" which he has not paid. |
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| View Entry | Andrew Jackson v. Andrew Erwin & James Patton | Davidson | Land and Title Dispute |
Andrew Jackson was a prominent Tennessee politician and military figure and the 7th President of the United States. Colonel Andrew Erwin was a supporter of William Crawford and long-time rival of Jackson's who once agreed to a duel with him. Contains items signed by Jackson, John Overton, and William Blount. Case appears to revolve around a large acreage of land Jackson owns. |
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| View Entry | Allen Brown v. James Goodin | Hardin | Debt | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Aaron Stockton v. John Pinckney | Equity | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | ||
| View Entry | Alexander Outlaw v. Richard Fen | Jefferson | Ejectment | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Benjamin Powell et al. v. Thomas L. Gray | Franklin | Trespass |
Additional Plaintiffs: Joseph Klepps. Powell and Klepps were partners trading under the firm of Powell & Klepps. |
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| View Entry | Charles V. Williams v. Daniel L. Hatch | Bledsoe | Debt Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Christopher Irwin v. Thomas Ridley | Williamson | Application for Scire Facias |
Hon. Nathaniel W. Williams, Judge, 4th Circuit. Re: Christopher Irwin v. William King (1819). Kemp Holland, Coroner. Thomas Hardeman, Clerk of Court of Pleas. William Smith, Clerk of Circuit Ct. Thomas Ridley is sheriff of Williamson Co. Thomas Washington, attorney for plaintiff. |
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| View Entry | Caleb D. Gwinn v. Elihu S. Hall& Nicholas C. Hall | Davidson | Debt | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Duval & Co. v. James G. Martin et al. | Davidson | Debt Dispute |
James G. Martin & John C. McLemore, Defendants. |
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| View Entry | David McGavock v. Roger B. Sappington | Davidson | Debt Dispute |
Plaintiff alleged that the defendant owed him 800 bushels of corn or $200 to be paid in lieu of corn, and that no payment had been made. Plaintiff maintained that the debt had been paid. |
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| View Entry | Daniel Sain& wife, Martha v. John Carter, admr. of Margaret Gibson, dec. | Rutherford | Estate Settlement |
Includes will of William Gibson, Logan Co., Ky. Mentions plantation in Overton Co., TN. Slaves: Sawney (sic), Amy, Edy, Delphia, Charles, Levy, Moses, Isom (aka Isham), Lewis, Ned, and Haridon. Margaret Gibson, dec., 1819, intestate. African-American Candis had two children, unknown names. |
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| View Entry | David Shaver v. Mich Deckhart | Sullivan | Debt | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | David Vance, et al. v. Daniel Cherry, et al. | Wills, Contested |
Additional Plaintiffs: Eli Harriss, Polly Harriss, Warren Womble, and Elizabeth Womble. Additional Defendants: Cornelius Buck, Lawrence Smith, Morris Hallman, Isaac Kinney, Isham Cherry, Silas Ballard, and John Cherry, exe. of Willie Cherry, dec. Dispute involves property. Case file is incomplete; brief only. |
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| View Entry | Edward Wade v. William Anderson | Bedford | Bond |
Wade owed payment for a bond on Elizabeth Pope, Sarah Rutherford and Mary Rutherford who lost a lawsuit to Anderson. |
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| View Entry | Elijah Wilhite v. Joseph McPherson& Uriah Allison | Roane | Land and Title Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Elijah Balck v. James Temple | Greene | Land and Title Dispute |
Case involves a contested will. |
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| View Entry | Elizabeth Elan by next friend Orval Neeves v. Samuel Elan, et al. | Slaves, Ownership of |
Additional Defendants: William B. Hawkin and Thomas Contcher. Case mentions previous rulings in Virgina. |
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| View Entry | Frederick A. Ross v. Thomas Hopkins et al. | Davidson | Debt |
Additional defendants are noted as John McLemore, Thomas Crutcher, and George W. Gibbs. Plaintiff F.A. Ross is noted as being from Warren County. Defendants are from Davidson County. |
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| View Entry | George Crockett & Thomas P. Adams v. Joseph Anderson | Davidson | Debt on Account | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | George Smith v. Christopher Stump | Davidson | Debt |
Cause of action termed as "Trespass on the case to his Damage five thousand dollars." |
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| View Entry | George W. Haywood v. Simon Marsh & Thomas Ross | Bedford | Land and Title Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Gabriel Bumpass v. John Grigory | Giles | Breach of Contract |
The dispute involved an agreement between the parties for the manufacture of 1,000 gallons of whiskey. |
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| View Entry | Harriet Hackett by her next friend William Hackett v. Samuel Geron& Solomon Geron | Rhea | Slaves, Ownership of |
Case files includes references and petitions of relative cases. |
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| View Entry | Heirs of George Brown v. Estate | Greene | Estate Dispute |
Incomplete case file. Only pages 16, 17, 18, & 19. A number of land grants are referred to numerically. |
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| View Entry | Herbert Newsom & Sally Newsom v. Patsy Dickinson, admr. of Jacob Dickinson, dec. | Davidson | Covenant Broken |
See possible related case in MT 182. |
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| View Entry | Henry Kirby v. Daniel Sullivan& Lucy Harris, admr. of Benjamin Harris | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Lucy Harris was administrator for estate of Benjamin Harris. Her affidavit was taken in Williamson County. Depositions were taken from Thomas Draper, Ossa Pankey and John Kirby who resided in Smith County. There was a debt related to a horse in Pittsylvania County, VA and Alexander Brown said it was fraudulent. Daniel Sullivan one of the defendants lived in Lynchburg, VA and was not a citizen of Tennessee. |
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| View Entry | Isaac J. Leftwich v. George Dawson | White | Trespass and Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Isaiah Jones v. Levi Kearnes | Claiborne | Trespass and Damages |
Case involves charges of burglary. |
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| View Entry | John M. Dixon v. Otho Hughes & Stephen Hall | Davidson | Unknown |
Partial case. Original cause of action unknown; it was dismissed and sole existing document relates to court costs owed by Dixon's bondsmen, Robert Martin and John Falwell. |
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| View Entry | James Braken v. John W. Byrn & Ely Stalcup | Sumner | Bond |
Byrn and Stalcup owed payment for a bond on Thomas Dement who lost a lawsuit to Braken. |
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| View Entry | John Jackson v. Alfred Balch | Davidson | Debt | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | John Moore v. Washington Hardy | Davidson | Debt Settlement |
Defendant acts as "the heir of Thomas Hardy, deceased." Thomas Hardy was in a wagon-making business with Complainant, and allegedly failed to settle a debt with him on a lot in Nashville. |
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| View Entry | Jacob Hall, et al. v. James Mulherrin | Davidson | Debt |
Other plaintiffs: Frances Worley. |
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| View Entry | John Phillips v. Blunt N. Sessions, et al. | Lawrence | Debt |
Other defendants: Alexander Sessions. |
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| View Entry | James Hardin v. Isaac S. W. Cook | Hardin | Mandamus |
There was an appeal of error, case went to Supreme Court of Errors & Appeals. |
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| View Entry | James Caldwell et al. v. James Miller, Trustee | Stewart | Debt |
Additional plaintiffs: James Mallory, Eldridge Green, Priscott Crisp |
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| View Entry | John Den, lessee of James McGavock v. Thomas Talbot | Davidson | Ejectment | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | John Hodge v. Jesse Wharton & Stephen Caldwell, exe. of George M. Deadrick | Davidson | Trespass |
Cause of action is listed as Trespass and Ejectment. |
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| View Entry | James Martin, lessee John Den v. John Watson & Richard Water | Anderson | Breaking and Entering | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | James Jones v. Andrew Reed | Greene | Land and Title Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | John Davis v. Benjamin Duncan | Roane | Debt Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Jane Russel v. David Tate | Grainger | Land and Title Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | John Boyd et al. v. James Jackson | Davidson | Property Dispute |
Property dispute among Jeremiah Hinton, John Boyd, William L. Boyd, George W. Boyd, James Jackson (of Alabama). Property survey, 7¾ acres "east of road from Nashville [ferry] to Haysborough." Samuel Weakley, surveyor. |
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| View Entry | John Davidson v. John Sturdevant, Malinda Sturdevant, & James Forgey | Maury | Land and Title Dispute |
Initial grants made in the NC land office for Tennessee lands allowed John Davidson to register 5000 acres in his own name, then additional land in the names of his children. He paid for & registered land in the names of his in-laws, Samuel & James Forgey w/ the idea they would transfer the land back to him later. Davidson sued to settle the proper ownership of the land. |
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| View Entry | John T. Dismukes, et al.v. James N. Menefee | Davidson | Property Dispute |
Property dispute among Menefee and plaintiffs, value of property including six Negro slaves- named George, Esther, Sam, Warren, Phillis & Charlotte; 693 acres in Davidson. Total debt of Menefee: $3,850.50. Additional plaints.: Gilbert G. Washington, Jesse Wharton, Mary H. Sampson. Joseph W. Horton, Sheriff of Davidson Co. |
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| View Entry | John Linger v. Alexander Bales | Claiborne | Damages |
Bales served in the War of 1812 & was using a rifle & shot bag, apparently belonging to Linger. By 1818, Bales had still not returned the rifle to Linger. Linger sued to have either the gun or its value ($70) given to him. |
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| View Entry | John Rasswary, et al, exe. of Thomas Summer, dec. v. Samuel Tilford | Davidson | Debt |
Additional plaintiffs: Nicholas Scales, Turner Saunders, and John Sommerville. |
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| View Entry | James Tilford v. James Young | Jackson | Trespass | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Joseph Brown v. Roger B. Sappington | Davidson | Debt | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy |