Augusta County Court Order Books
Submitted by Julia Crosswell (deceased)
Chester R. Johnson (d. 2001)
Larry Shifflett lfsofva@hotmail.com Record Books in Circuit Court Office, Augusta Co.
Book marked Records, p. 114
Chalkley Volume II, pages 264 & 265
Thomas Hannah's heirs vs. Henry V. Bingham John Shiflet deposes, 1815, the ford on South River was called Thompson's Ford 50 years ago.
Jacob Scott deposes, at his home in Rockingham, he is 70 years old. When he was 20 years old he recalls that his half-brother lived then in a cabin on land now owned by Jno. Mohler on South River, near a cave then called Hannah's Cave, since known as Madison's Cave; present saltpeter works on the land; Mathias Amond lived near the ford; James Lamb and his son, James Lamb. The cave was also called Weyer's or Amond's Cave.
Alexr. Hannah deposes, in Augusta, 1814, is 70 years of age; he was 14 years old when his father moved to the plantation where heirs of Thos. Hannah now live; Alexr. was son of Joseph; the Hannah's got Ocher out of the Cave; there was a schoolhouse near the mouth of the cave:
Patent, 30th July, 1742, to Alexr. Thompson, 400 acres on South River above the Red Banks.
Deed, 9th February, 1745, Thompson to Alexr. Downs of Orange. 300 acres part of above 400 acres.
Deed, 18th February, 1746. Thompson to Wm. Beard, tract called Cave Bottom, 100 acres
Deed, 15th July, 1753, by Beard to Robert Frazer, conveys above.
Deed, Henry Downs to Joseph Hannah, 5th October, 1758, 300 acres.
Deed, 3d July, 1771, by Robert Frazier to Benj. Yearby (Yearly), 100 acres.
Patent, 20th July, 1787, to Benj. Yearby (Yearly), 464 acres on South River, opposite Benjamin's other land.
Deed, 21st October, 1788, by Benj. Yearby to Mathias Amond, 1,180 acres on South River. Recorded in Rockingham.
Will of Joseph Hannah, 27th July, 1789, of Rockingham. Sons, Thomas, Alexr., Joseph, David; daughters, Rosana, Mary Boon, Jane Olden; wife, Anna. Recorded in Rockingham, 28th September, 1789.
Deed, 22d February, 1796, by Rosana Ocheltree to Mathias Amond, 10 1/4 acres in Rockingham on South River. Recorded in Rockingham, 1796.
Deed, 26th September. 1808, by James Lamme and Elizabeth to Wm. Lamme, 90 acres, partly in Augusta and partly in Rockingham, at mouth of Middle River; 40 acres is part of 363 acres conveyed by Wm. Lamme, Sr., to said James and Samuel Lamme, 17th November, 1773; 50 acres were conveyed by Chas. Fox and Rosana to said James, 26th April, 1802. Wife, Magdaline; sons, William, Thomas, Joseph, John; daughters, Magdaline, Caty, Margaret, Mefford, Mary. Dated 6th December, 1808. Recorded in Rockingham.
Deed, 9th December, 1809, Mathias Amond of Rockingham to Henry V. Bingham, 1,180 acres on South River. Recorded in Rockingham.
Deed, 9th December, 1809, by same to same, 10 1/4 acres in Rockingham. Recorded in Rockingham.
Augusta Co., VA, Court Order Book 1816 - 1818
6 May 1817 At a Court Summoned and held at the Courthouse of Augusta County on Tuesday the 6th day of May 1817 for the examination of Silas Shiflett (or a man who calls himslf by that name) late of the County of Augusta, who stands charged with feloniously stealing and pair of Overalls the property of Richard Bows the value of Six dollars, and also and pair of Overalls the property of Henry Miller of the value of four dollars.
Present Alexander StClair, Joseph? Bel---, Andrew -ultew, John C. Sewers and Samuel Blackwood, Gent. Justices
The prisoner was led to the bar in custody of the Sheriff of the county, and being thereof arrainged plead Not Guilty; Whereupon sundry witnesses being sworn and examined to --ing the prisoner and the prisoner heard in his own defense it is the opinon of this Court that the prisoner Guilty of Grand Larceny, and that he ought to be tried for the same at the next superior Court of law to be held for this County whereupon the prisoner is remanded to jail. p. 207
Richard Bows, Henry Miller and Robert Groomes, persally appeared in Court and acknowledged themselves severally indebted to James P. Preston Esq. governor of this Commonwealth and his successors in the sum of One Hundred dollars each to be levied of their goods and Chattles, Lands and tenements and to the said Govenor or his successors, rendered for the case of the Commonwelath upon condition that if the said Richard Bows, Henry Miller and Robert Groomes shall personally appear before the judge of the Superior Court of law to be holden for Augusta County at the Courthouse on the first day of September term next, then and there to give evidnece in behalf of the Commonwealth, against Silas Shiflett, who stands [no more submitted] p. 208
Augusta Co., VA, Court Order Book 1820-1822
24 Jul 1820 William Shiflet orphan of James Shiflet deceased being above the age of 14 years appeared in Court and with the approbations of this Court made choice of Willis Herrin as his Guardian who thereupon together Samuel Fiskes his security entered into and making their ---- in this penalty of $200 conditioned as the law directs -----. p. 62
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