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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 | 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 | David Shaver v. Mich Deckhart | Sullivan | 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 | 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 | 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 | George Crockett & Thomas P. Adams v. Joseph Anderson | Davidson | Debt on Account | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | George W. Haywood v. Simon Marsh & Thomas Ross | Bedford | Land and Title Dispute | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 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 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 | Joseph Brown v. Roger B. Sappington | Davidson | Debt | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | James Davis, et al. v. James Craig | Williamson | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: William Bright, Jane Bright Part of the documents included in this case came from Lincoln County, Kentucky. |
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| View Entry | John Matthews et al. v. Lessee of James Houston's heirs | Maury | Ejectment |
Additional defendants: James Hannah, William Mack, Joseph B. Port, William B. Williford, |
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| View Entry | John C. Colowell & Nathaniel E. Colowell v. Francis McConnell& John Brown | Jackson | Debt | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Jesse Lamb v. Mary Todd | Bledsoe | Debt | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | John Nichol, et. al. v. Enos Harold & Joshua Conger | Smith | Scire Facias |
Additional plaintiffs: Alfred Nichol, Henry Ingram, Susannah Ingram, James Dupree, Nancy Dupree |
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| View Entry | John Cocke & John Jack v. Robert McGinnis, admr. of Lawrence Stone, dec. | Grainger | Trespass and Damages |
The trespass consists of a debt dispute. |
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| View Entry | Jacob Seavers v. Mary Crowbarger | Hawkins | Slaves, Ownership of |
Plaintiff charges that the Defendant has taken his slaves. |
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| View Entry | John Slemmons& William Slemmons v. Abraham Williams | Washington | Trespass and Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Joseph Brown v. Thomas Humes | Greene | Debt Dispute |
Dispute involves a contested will. |
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| View Entry | John Wallin v. William Condray | Claiborne | Trespass and Damages | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| 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 | James Martin, lessee John Den v. John Watson & Richard Water | Anderson | Breaking and Entering | 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 | Lucia Kibby v. Montgomery Bell | Davidson | Debt |
Cause of action listed as "Trespass on the case to his damage four thousand dollars." |
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| View Entry | Martha Cunningham v. Abraham DeMoss | Davidson | Slave, Ownership of |
Defendant accused of detaining "Nat," a slave worth $1000, belonging to plaintiff. Plaintiff sued for his return. Unclear how DeMoss came into possession of slave. Case mentions John Cunningham, deceased. husband of Martha. Plaintiff unable to show court when marriage took place or when husband died. |
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| View Entry | Nashville Bank v. William Bennett | Rutherford | Debt | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Obadiah Bradshaw et al. v. William Beach et al. | Overton | Slaves, Ownership of |
Case concerns the estate of William Beech (Beach), dec. Several slaves were included in this estate. Dick, Rose, Fanny, Tom, Frankey, Solomon, Sinthy, Daniel, & Nance. Unsure of the additional parties as parts of the first 7 pages are missing. 5 folders. See related case files in same box. Obediah Bradshaw et al. v. William Beech et al., an injunction bill, dated 1813 and same case style/name, dated 1826. |
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| View Entry | Pleasant Craddock& Scion L. Read v. Constant Hardeman& William Bowen | Rutherford | Scire Facias | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Patrick H. Darby v. William Reasons | Montgomery | Ejectment | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy |