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AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS.
ORDER BOOK No. VIII.
MAY, 1750 (B).
George Brackenridge vs. Fergus Ray.--Debt on account, 1744. Defendant, long before 1744 and since, has lived in Goochland, and plaintiff sued defendant in Albemarle and recovered.
SEPTEMBER 21, 1763
(224) John Ray appointed Constable in lower end of County. Patrick Frazier qualified admr. of James Underwood. George Teater, garnishee.
OCTOBER 21, 1765
(78) Nicholas Seaborn, Jr. vs. John Ray } Abates by death of defendant
AUGUST 22, 1767
Silas Hart, gent., late High Sheriff of Augusta, vs. Randal Lockhart, Sampson Mathews, John Brown, Felix Gilbert, Hugh Young, John Stewart, and Andrew Lewis and George Mathews, admrs. of David Stewart, decd. } Randal delivered up in custody of Sheriff.
(252) Jurors: Wm. Hinds, Jr., Robert Allen, Jr.
(252) Surveyors of highway appointed: Francis Erwin, Jr., from Charles Campbell's Run to John Davis's Mill, vice Michael Dickey.
(252) Witness: John Murray.
(257) Jurors: John Ray, Moses Williams, John Gray, Nicholas Seahorn.
(257) Wm. Mathews, Wm. Anderson and George Moffett, to value improvements of John Archer on 260 acres and 83 acres.
(258) Witnesses: George Ware, Wm. Lowrey.
(258) Mary and Eve Shaver to be bound to Hugh Hays.
(258) John McCandless bound to peace on complaint of Joseph Ware.
MARCH, 1764 (B).
Alexander Wright vs. Joseph Rea.--Account, 1759. Withdrawn. Writ executed.
MAY 22, 1762
(236) Joseph Ray produced the books of James Leister and swore to the entries and charges which were made by himself.
MAY, 1765 (B).
Cunningham vs. Sawyers.--Capt Alexander Sawyers to William Cunningham,
debtor. 1758, June 20, for Thomas Baker, for Henry Dooley;
August 22, for John Burk; August 29, for Dennis O'Brian; November 3, to
one deerskin for Andrew Johnson; November 14, pumps for John Foy;
November 16, for John Donally, for James Asque; November 20, for Thos.
Welsh, for Israel Young; November 23, for Joshua McCormick, for Abraham
Thompson, for Samuel Hamilton, for John Cunningham; to one horse
of my own; to my pay for 202 days' service in your Company, £20, 4, 0.
Contra: By cash, per Joseph Ray, John Davis, at May Court. (Signed)
David Sawyers.
MAY 23, 1765
(357) Joseph Ray vs. Wm. Chandler } Jury brought in verdict, but it appeared to Court that jurors had misbehaved themselves in bringing it in, and the verdict is declared idle and void, and Sheriff ordered to summon a new twelve.
1765.
William Ingles vs. Joseph Ray.--1760. Mr. Joseph Ray to William Ingles,
debtor. January 14, to cash lent you at Fort Lewis; to your account from
the Bedford book. July 24, to one pair gloves, rum and bumbo. Sworn to,
1765, before Daniel Smith.
NOVEMBER, 1766 (B).
Joseph Ray vs. William Chandler.--Articles of agreement, &c., 6th Aug.,
1760, between William Chandler, of Bedford County, and Joseph Ray, of the
said County. Chandler is to deliver to Ray at the Dunkard Bottom, on the
New River, £100 worth of such goods as Ray thinks proper as soon as
Chandler conveniently can, which said Ray is to sell at 6 per cent out of
what he sells for his trouble of selling and the goods remaining unsold
Chandler obliges himself to take. For performance of which Ray, with John
Smith, John Sutton, Peter Lowney, his sureties, bind themselves. (Signed)
Wm. Chandler, Joseph Ray, John Smith, John Sutton, Peter Luney. Test:
John Bedel, Moses Hamilton.
Plaintiff charges that Chandler did not comply, and sues for damages.
In March, 1765, Sutton was in Carolina.
Col. John Smith deposes: That in August, 1760, being at Fort Lewis, he
heard Chandler sell to the plaintiff Ray £100 worth of goods, to be delivered,
&c., &c., make payment for ye same. At ye breaking up of ye campaign
under Col. Byrd, then carrying on against ye Cherokees, and accordingly
ye plaintiff Ray applied to deponent and Luney to become his securities,
&c. The goods were not delivered at the time agreed, or any time
during the campaign. Ray might have disposed of a still larger quantity of
goods to advantage on that campaign. (No date.)
Capt. John Blag deposes: That in 1760, whilst he had a Company of the
Virginia Regiment under his command stationed on the frontiers of this
County, Joseph Ray applied to him for liberty to supply this deponent's
Company in goods and such necessaries as they should want; the deponent
answered he was satisfied, and therefore should depend upon him, but after
waiting some time, was disappointed, and obliged to apply to another, as this
deponent understood that Mr. Ray had met with disappointment with some
man he had bought goods of; the deponent further sayeth that he believes
he should have taken and wanted about one hundred and fifty pounds worth
of goods at that time from Mr. Ray, and further sayeth not. October 24,
1765. (Signed) John Blagge.
AUGUST 18, 1767.
(114) John Price, indented servant, imported from Great Britain, binds himself to Joseph Ray for 4 years, to be taught to be a carpenter and joiner.
AUGUST 19, 1778.
(351) Joseph Ray, Deputy Sheriff under John Christian, having collected taxes from several supernumeraries since expiration of his term, John is to be summoned to account with the County. Archibald Alexander, late Sheriff, same.
AUGUST 19, 1778.
(147) Joseph Ray proves that he entered into the Virginia Regiment as a Cadet, and as such marched up to Fort Ligonier, where he was appointed by General Stanwix as Superintendent of a Company of Artificers, received Captain's pay and rations, and continued in the same station during the campaign in the year 1759, until the army retired into winter quarters, and has never received any allowance of land for said service.
MARCH 23, 1786.
(329) William Hughes, John Caldwell, James Porterfield, Joseph Ray-- returned no inhabitants. Robert Ferrill--returned no inhabitant.
SEPTEMBER, 1763 (A).
Wm. Candler vs. Joseph Ray.--Affidavit by plaintiff in Bedford.
NOVEMBER, 1766 (B).
Ray vs. Chandler.--Capt. John Blagg commanded a Company of the Virginia Regiment in 1760. William Chandler, of Bedford County; Joseph Ray, of same County. William contracted to deliver goods for Joseph at Dunkard Bottom, on New River. This was when Blagg was with Col. John Smith, at Fort Lewis, August, 1760, during the campaign under Col. Byrd vs. the Cherokees.
DECEMBER 19, 1786.
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(185) County levy.
(186) To William Christian, for his services as Adjutant of the Militia, allowed by the Court Martial £20. 1,860 tithables at 3/.
(187) Claim of Joseph Thompson for one gun, appraised at £800, reduced by scale to £3, 4/ specie--allowed. Claim of Robert Stuart for 1 beef. Claim of John Sutlington for 3 bushels wheat. Claim of John McClung for 422 lbs. beef. Claim of James Hughart for 787 lbs. beef. John Dickinson for beef. Ralph Lafferty for beef. Wm. Rhea for beef. James Young for 3 days driving cattle. Alexr. Kirk for 2 days driving cattle. Isham Berry for one certificate for militia service under Capt. Wm. Grissem of Albemarle for £4, 13, 4, dated 9 July, 1783. Isham Berry for one certificate for militia service under Capt. Henry Burke, dated June 4, 1783.
(189) John Heager to be naturalized.
(189) Charles Albright to be bound to Patrick Butler.
DISTRICT COURT EXECUTIONS.
SEPTEMBER, 1794 (A to J).
List of wolf scalps, beginning 1774: To James Loskey, Joseph Newton,
William Porter, Levin Benson, William Rhea, Peter Hoover: 1777,
December 16, to John Clemons, George Baxter; 1778, May 21, to Jacob Barrier,
Thomas Cartmell, John McEwin, Thomas Mynes, Jonathan Hicklin, Anthony
Huston; 1784, November, to John Snider, George Puffenberry, Isaac Mayze.
Joseph Newton, Henry Every, Samuel Haws; 1785, March, to John Owfull;
November, to Wm. Lansdale, Henry Casebolt, Henry Gragg, Moses Moore,
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Senior and Junior, and Jacob Elsworth, Wm. Bennett and John Armogast;
1787, December, to Thomas Galfour, Thomas Frennen and Michael Arbecost;
1788, December, to James Brindle and William Nottigam; 1789, December,
to John Portlock; and Levin Nicholas; 1790, December, to William
Portlock, William M. Jordan and Sylvanus Odle; 1791, December, to Hugh
Keenon, Fred Troughbough, Jonathan Inchremiger (?); 1792, December,
in all 106,900 pounds tobacco.
MARCH 18, 1777.
160) William Reah and John Campbell appointed guardians to William, Hugh and John Reah, orphans of Archibald Reah, Jr., deceased.
AUGUST 19, 1772.
(408) William Woolridge to be bound to William Reah.
MARCH 22, 1769.
(88) John Lynn, orphan of Robert Lynn, to be bound to Archibald Reah.
MAY, 1792 (N to Z).
Thomas Turk, Jr., son of Thomas Turk, Sr., vs. Thomas Turk, Sr.--
<em>Son vs. Father</em>. Chancery. (Executed bond to.) In 1712 Thomas, Sr.,
deeded land to Thomas, Jr., condition, love and affection. Thomas, Jr.,
married Anne Rhea. Thomas was seventeen years old in 1772.
APRIL 11, 1772.
(366) Charlotte Rea to be bound out to David Robertson.
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION PRIOR TO 1795.
1768.
Peter Martin's warrant to arrest Benjamin Kimsey as a common liar and
disturber of peace. On complaint of James Bockhannon, David Hase,
Arsbald Reah, William Bochannon. Recognizee, with Robert Risk and John
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