Gwinnett County Georgia Inferior Court Minutes
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Gwinnett County, Georgia, Inferior Court Minutes (for County purposes) 1820-1832. Abstracted by Ted O. Brooke & Faye Stone Poss Gwinnett County was created December 15, 1818. These old records are of particular importance since the courthouse burned on September 10, 1871, and all the court records were destroyed in the fire except some of the records of the old Inferior Court and the Court of Ordinary. It was believed that the burning was the work of an incendiary, particularly since it burned the night before the time of calling the criminal docket. This volume is for County purposes and contains items relative to county business including orders, cases, receipts, juries, roads, etc. It contains Inferior Court Minutes from January term 1820 to November 5, 1832 on Gwinnett Co. - 1830 numbered pages 1 to 342 and there is an index in the front on unnumbered pages. This book is apparently a transcribed copy from another book and we might assume it was copied from the burned book after the 1871 fire. It has not been abstracted before, although extracts from it were used by J. C. Flanigan in his “History of Gwinnett County, Georgia,” volumes I & II, both of which are available from the Gwinnett Historical Society, P. O. Box 261, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. These records have been abstracted from microfilm at the Georgia Department of Archives and History, Microfilm Library drawer 165, box 50. P. 1 “Minutes of the Inferior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia”. No. 1. “By the honorable the Court of Ordinary when sitting for Inferior purposes. May Term 1820. Ordered that Jas. W ardlaw shall receive $17.62½ in payment for books of record in his office. Thomas A. Dobbs, Clk. No. 2. Ordered that William Blake Sheriff of said county shall receive $20 for extra services out of the County funds and that Jas. Loughridge his Deputy shall receive $2.25 as compensation for his expense with prisoners. Thomas A. Dobbs, Clk. No. 3. Ordered that Joseph Hamilton Esq., Thomas Johnson & Hugh Dixson be Commissioners of Roads in Capt. Austin’s Dist. Thomas A. Dobbs, Clk. P. 2 No. 4. January term 1820. Ordered that the Tax Collector of said County shall collect an additional sum on State Tax for County purposes to the amount of twenty per cent and this shall be his authority for the same. Thomas A. Dobbs, Clk. No. 5. January term 1820. Ordered that James Wardlaw shall receive out of the County funds $9.50 as compensation for designating the County line and $2.00 for a jury box furnished by him for the Superior Court. Thomas A. Dobbs, Clk. No. 6. March term 1820. Ordered that Isham Williams shall receive out of the County fund $56.00 whenever that amount is collected for County purposes for the building of a temporary Court House for said County, 6 March 1820, Thomas A. Dobbs, Clk. March 6, 1820, received payment in full of the above. No. 7. May term 1820. Ordered that Thomas Johnson shall receive out of the County fund $8.87 for building a Grand Jury room for said County, 1 May 1820. Thos. A. Dobbs, Clk. 1 Gwinnett County Inferior Court Minutes (for County purposes), 1820-1832. P. 3 No. 8. June term 1820. Ordered that Edmd. Strange Esqr. & William H. Dixson be Commissioners of the poor in Capt. Pool’s and Capt. Austin’s Dists. No. 9. September term 1820. Ordered that Edmd. Strange shall receive $10.00 out of the County funds and appropriate it to the use and benefit of the Widow Cavender, an infirm indigent old woman. Thomas A. Dobbs, Clk. No. 10. To the Tax Collector for said county for the year 1829: You are hereby ordered by authority of the Inferior Court for said County to collect an additional sum of fifty per cent on state tax for the use of said county and ten per cent for poor tax, 22 February 1821. Elisha Winn, J.I.C., William Towers, J.I.C., John Cupp, J.I.C. Received of Thos. A. Dobbs ten dollars for the purposes above mentioned, 7 September 1820. Edmd. Strange. Received of Thomas A. Dobbs by an order of the Inferior Court $11.50. Jas. Wardlaw, July 3, 1820. P. 4 No. 11: March term 1821. Ordered that Edmond Strange, one of the Commissioners of the poor in said county shall receive $10.00 out of the county fund for the use and benefit of the Widow Cavender an infirm indigent person. Thomas A. Dobbs, Clk. March 5, 1821. Rec’d of Thomas A. Dobbs $10.00 the amount of the above order. Edmd. Strange. Received of the county funds for books to keep the records of the Inferior Court $3.68¾, 25 April 1821. Thomas A. Dobbs. Due to the Inferior Court of Gwinnett County by Thomas A. Dobbs, former Clerk of said Court $187.50 by settlement with Wm. Towers one of the Justices of said Court the same being County money. April 25, 1821. P. 5Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, June 11, 1821. The Court met according to Court in course. Present, their Honors, William Towers, George Reid, Joseph Morgan, & John Cupp and the following persons being sworn to serve on the Jury at this term were called, empannelled & sworn to it: 1- Daniel Harris, 2. Henry Mathews, 3. George Brogden, 4. William Tumlin, 5. John Gaddis, Junr., 6. Samuel Baker, 7. Gadwell Perce, 8. Benjamin Baker, 9. Isaac Towers, Senr., 10. Barton Abbott, 11. Obadiah Glasgow, 12. Willis Rowland. Wm. Maltbie vs. James Steen) Debt. The Jury finds for the plaintiff $62.00 with interest & cost. John Gaddis, F. M. George M. Gresham vs. James Steen) Debt. The Jury finds for the plaintiff $75, John Gaddis, F.M. [ForeMan] Wm. Maltbie vs. Jeremiah Nesbit) Debt. Jury finds for the plaintiff $36.00. John Gaddis, F.M. William Abbet in place of Isaac Towers on the Jury and being sworn as such. James Perce & Co. vs. Micajah Hendricks) Assumsit. Settled at mutual cost. P. 6 Willis Jinks vs. James B. Kidd) Case. Jury finds for the plaintiff $130.00. John Gaddis, F.M. Philip H. Alston Indorsee, vs. David Dickson) Dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. Philip H. Alston, Indorsee, vs. Charles Harris, Indorsor) Assumset. Dismissed at the plaintiff’s cost. Benjm. Merrill vs. Joseph Hughey) Attachment. It appearing to the Court that a Negro boy has been levied on by notice of the above stated attachment, the property of deft. and whereas it comes under the domination of perishable property, it is ordered that the Sheriff proceed to sell the same and deposit the proceeds in the Clerk’s office subject to the further order of the Court. George M. Gresham vs. James Steen) Attachment. It appearing to the Court that the property levied on by the above stated attachment which is of a perishable nature, it is ordered that the sheriff proceed to sell the same and deposit the proceeds in the Clerk’s office subject to the further order of the Court. 2 Gwinnett County Inferior Court Minutes (for County purposes), 1820-1832. On motion of counsel, stating that a mortgage on which execution issued in favour of Moss against Rushton, will become necessary for the Administrators of Rushton, it is therefore ordered that the Clerk hand over the above mentioned papers to the Admrs. when called for. P. 7 Charles Hemphill vs. Dennis Tippin) Debt. Security dismissed. George M. Gresham vs. James Steen) Attachment. A gun levied on and claimed by the affidavit of James H. Kidd & ordered to be given up. The following persons were drawn to serve in the Jury at the next term (Jury No. 1): Jessee Jinkins, Daniel Jinkins, Robert Barnwell, Claibourn Howze, James Hill, Richard Beasly, Axiom Pearce, Hope H. Watts, Wm. Sikes, John Garner, Hezekiah Coleman, Ezekiel Bowman, Wylie Perce, Willis Jinks, John Johnson, James Nolen, James Jordon, William Kilgore, John W. Turner, Samuel Jones, Eps Barker, John Cook, John Steele, John Bentley, William Woodall, Benjn. Jackson, John Farmer, Thomas McAdams, William Minard, Charles Weaks. No. 12. Ordered by the court that James McBride do receive $10.00 out of county money; paid McBride $10.00 & took a receipt. No. 13. Ordered that William Towers do receive out of County funds the amount of a receipt given by Cam(?) & Hines for advertising the lots in the town of Lawrenceville. P. 8 June term 1821. No. 14. Ordered that Edmond Strange be released as Commissioner of the poor and that he pay over what money he has to William Henry and that Enoch Benson be also a Commissioner of the poor and that the said Henry is also appointed in room of Edmond Strange. No. 15. Ordered that Wm. Baskin, Mathias Bates, Silas Dobbs, Meredith Collier and James Loughridge or any three of them be Commissioners to lay out and mark a road from Gwinnett Court House the nearest and best way to Jackson Court House so as to intersect any of the Publick roads leading on towards Gwinnett Court House, No. 16. Ordered that Asa Wade, Henry Cupp & John McMillian be Commissioners to lay out and mark a road the nearest and best way from Gwinnett Court House to intersect with the Walton road near Hefftins. No. 17. Ordered that David Watson, Dan’l Harriss & Edmond Strange be Commissioners to lay out and mark a road the nearest and best way from Gwinnett Court House to Wm. Jackson’s on the Hightower Trail. P. 9 June term 1823 (sic; actually 1821). No. 18. Ordered that Shadrack Bogan, John Winn & Patrick L.(?) Dunlap be Commissioners to lay out and mark a road the nearest & best way from Gwinnett Court House [in] the direction of Hall Court House as far as the County line.