COURT: Spencer County Court Orders, 1840 - 1841 ********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Transcribed by: livings1@aol.com Date: 25 Oct 2000 ********************************************************************** 23 Nov 1840 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders THOMAS C. AUD, plaintiff vs. EZEKIEL NEWMAN on debt. Defendant ordered to pay plaintiff $1.25 with interest from 1 Sep 1840 & costs 23 Nov 1840 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders THOMAS NEWMAN, plaintiff, vs. Thomas DOWDEN Defendant ordered to pay the plaintiff $112.50 with interest from 25 Dec 1839 & costs. 23 Nov 1840 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders NATHAN COCHRAN, plaintiff vs. LAWRENCE ROBY ordered that the plaintiff recover against the defendant the sum of $205.35 with interest from 1 May 1840 23 Nov 1840 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders EDWARD A. BURKE plaintiff vs. HENRY NAPPER - suit dismissed. Plaintiff to recover against defendant his costs and expenses. 17 May 1841 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders WM. BELL, exor. of JOHN F. BROWN Decd, plaintiff vs. GEORGE V. WELLS and NEWMAN WELLS Defendants not appearing it is therefore considered by the court that the plaintiff recover the sum of $191.75 & interest from 27 Dec 1840. 17 May 1841 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders JAMES OVERSTREET, plaintiff vs. JOHN G. PORTER ordered that plaintiff recover against the defendant the sum of $430 with Interest from 25 Dec 1840. 21 May 1841 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders CORNELIUS HAGERMAN, plaintiff vs. ADEN STARK for Trespass. Jury: John McALLISTER, Isaac BAMBERGER, Thomas REASOR, James GILBERT, John E. GOODWIN, Francis CARRUTHERS, William JOHNSTON, Isaac C. BEAUCHAMP, McKelvey MURRAY, Lewis EDELIN, William WAKEFIELD, Zepheniah OFFUTT. We the jury find for the Defendant. It is therefore considered by the court that the plaintiff take nothing by his Bill but for his false claims be in Mercy and the defendant go hence without & recover against the plaintiff his costs. 22 May 1841 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders CORNELIUS HAGERMAN, plaintiff vs. ADEN STARK for Trespass. Plaintiff filed affidavit and moved the court to set aside the verdict rendered against him requesting a new trial saying he had new testimony showing a ____ on the mare while in the possession of Jesse McARTHUR. Motion overruled. 23 Nov 1842 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders JOHN STRANGE, plaintiff vs. JOHN HENSON Plaintiff ordered to recover the sum of $567.12 for damages. 24 Nov 1842 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders Commonwealth of Kentucky vs. WILLIAM BRILEY on Indictment of the Grand Jury for Felony ordered to make bail, further proceedings to come. 24 Nov 1840 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders On the motion of the Attorney for the Commonwealth it is ordered that the Sheriff of the County Summon a Jury to appear here immediately to enquire into the state of Nancy POLLY of this Circuit said to be an Idiot. There came a jury Towit: Thomas COOK, Robert R. JEWELL, William B. HOLLOWAY, Spencer SHELBURNE, Hezekiah TUCKER, John HISE, Samuel HOWARD, James McCROCKLIN, William SHELBURN, John MADDOX, John ALLEN and Elijah STONE who being impaneled & sworn upon own view of the said Nancy POLLY who was brought into open Court and from the testimony of Andrew ALLEN and Matthew CAIN who were sworn & examined as witnesses they returned the following verdict Towit: We of the jury find that Nancy POLLY is a person of unsound mind and has been so from her birth, that she is an Idiot, that she is twenty six years old and has no Estate of any kind or value, that her mother is dead, her father is living and has not Estate sufficient for her maintenance for one year and has no Estate of any kind of Value. Therefore ordered that Andrew ALLEN Sr. be hereby appointed a committee to take care of the said Nancy POLLY upon his Executing a Bond in the Clerks office of this court and it is further ordered that he be allowed the Sum of Fifty dollars for the support and maintenance for one year ending on this day. 26 Nov 1840 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders LOUISIANA SWEARENGEN v. CHARLES SWEARENGEN - divorce This day came on for trial in the Bill amended... and the court being sufficiently advised does hereby decree that the marriage contract heretofore existing between the Plaintiff & Defendant be set aside, annulled and that she be divorced from the said Charles SWEARENGEN & restored to all the rights & privileges of an unmarried woman. And it is further ordered & decreed that the complainant recover her costs in the suit aforesaid. 23 Nov 1841 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders JAMES WAKEFIELD, plaintiff vs. JOHN KURTZ & GEORGE KURTZ Court ruled for plaintiff who was to recover the sum of $72.23 plus interest from 11 Jan 1840 & costs. 23 Nov 1841 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders Commonwealth of Kentucky vs. BENJAMIN B. STANSBURY on an Indictment of the Grand jury for Forgery Bail set at $500 with one or more good securities to be approved by the Sheriff to be bound with him for like sum of $500 ordered to appear here on the 1st day of the next Term & surrender himself in Custody & shall not depart thence without the consent of the court. 23 Nov 1841 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders Commonwealth of KY vs. HAMILTON McCROCKLIN Grand Jury indictment for racing on the public road continued. 25 Nov 1841 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders JAMES STEWART, plaintiff vs. MITCHELL REYNOLDS debt Court ruled for the defendant & plaintiff ordered to pay costs. 25 Nov 1841 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders CHRISTOPHER SUTT defendant vs. MITCHELL REYNOLDS there came a jury: Alexander McCROCKLIN, Andrew J. OFFUTT, Adam L. MILLER, James STONE Sr., Marshall McDONALD, Chesterfield OVERSTREET, Joseph A. POPE, John G. PORTER, Alexander W. THOMAS, Jeremiah M. WEAVER, Robert HOUGH, & George W. SNIDER who being sworn delivered a verdict ... We the Jury find for the plaintiff $74.40 in Damages plus interest from 23 Nov 1841 & costs. 25 Nov 1842 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders Commonwealth vs. GREENBERRY REYNOLDS In presentment of the Grand Jury for Profane Swearing the Defendant acknowledged that he was guilty of the offence and paid the clerk five shillings whereupon prosecution was dismissed. 26 Nov 1842 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders GEORGE T. WELLS plaintiff vs. LEVI JEWELL, JAMES H. BEAUCHAMP, JAMES McCROCKLIN and AARON STOUT. Trespass. Jury ruled for the plaintiff allowing him one cent for damages & costs. 19 May 1842 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders ROBERT P. BRISCOE plaintiff vs. MARY HARDESTY This day came the parties and by the motion of the defendant & oath of the witness case ordered to be continued and on the motion of Susan HARDESTY who is of full age and Laura Ann HARDESTY, Caleb HARDESTY, Joshua HARDESTY and Mary HARDESTY, infants for whom the county appoints RAPHAEL LANCASTER guardian ad litem to defend the suit. Therefore the defendants plead not guilty. 16 May 1842 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders GEORGE RUSSELL plaintiff vs. JOSEPH NATION & MITCHELL REYNOLDS Court ruled for plaintiff to recover the sum of $68.35 with interest from 1 March 1842 & costs. 16 May 1842 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders ELISHA F. WELLS plaintiff. vs. GEORGE KURTZ & GEORGE WELLS Court ruled for plaintiff who was to recover the sum of $115.00 with interest from 21 July 1841 & costs. 16 May 1842 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders JOHN MERRIFIELD, plaintiff v. THOMAS BEAM Court ruled for plaintiff who was to recover the sum of $37.14 plus interest since 1 Jan 1842 & costs. 16 May 1842 Spencer Co. KY Court Orders Commonwealth of KY vs. ISAAC McCARTY & CATHARINE BARR on adultery. Isaac McCARTY ordered to pay his fine of 5 pounds & Catharine BARR her payment as imposed by law.