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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1814 | Armsteat Stubblefield v. Elijah Howell & Louis Payne | Warren | Land, Contract Dispute |
Stubbelfield purchased acreage from Howell paying with notes in the amount of $500. Stubblefield had considerable debts. The case was filed to settle ownership of the property and to settle the debt. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 3 | 58 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | Asa Faulkner v. Elvira Smith, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional defendants: J. Jones, William Smith, Mary Northcutt, William D. Northcut, L. Smith, and Maria Lee Smith. Additional parties: Willis McGregor. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1856 | Alpha Young v. Adam Butler et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: John James and A. Wheless. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Allen Yowell v. Thomas Hopkins | Warren | Land, Contract Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1878 | Alexander Pursley v. Sarah Frizzell, et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Austin Frizzell, Rachael Turner, Thomas Turner, Martin Pursley, Malvina Binkley, Rachael Dalton, James Barnes. Additional parties: Harriet Pursley, the deceased wife of Alexander Pursley. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 43 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | Asa Faulkner et al. v. Sam Brown et al.. | Warren | Bond Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs - H. H. Faulkner and R. Kennedy - additional defendants - David Coppinger, R. W. Spanks, Joe Sanders and J. B. Brooks |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 58 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | Benjamin Johnson, exe. of John Smith v. Nancy Smith, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: John W. Hall, Clementine C. Hall, John S. Wright, G. B. Hall, Narcissa Hall, Thomas P. Johnson, Jacob T. Wright, Anita Johnson, Josephine Smith. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 274 | 78 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1851 | Benjamin L. Holland, admr. of Stephen Clark, dec. v. John Hareford | Warren | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 389 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1921 | Charles W. Rogers v. Frank Colville | Warren | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 406 | 150 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1835 | Elijah Barnes v. Henry Randolph et al. | Warren | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: George Frazer; Labon Southern; John Cain |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1833 | Eliza Campbell, et al. v. John M. Campbell, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Mary Jane Campbell, Margaret Ann Campbell, William Lewis Holt (the case states that William Lewis Holt is a citizen of the Indian Nation) Additional defendants: Samuel B. Mead, William Rice, Erasmus Alley, William Jones, Burgus A. Mathews. The case states that John M. Campbell is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 376 | 55 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | E. H. Mason, Testamentary Guardianship of the Heirs of D. G. Sloan, dec. v. Samuel Henderson, exe. of D. G. Stone, dec. et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs: Evaline Stone, Laura Stone, Edgar Stone, minor children of D. G. Stone, Harriet Pemmbaker. Additional defendants: S. B. Spurlock F. M. Smith, admr. of W. Britton, dec. Case concerns a dispute over the deceased estate. Crossbill included. Stone died April 1857. Stone sold Spurlock a track of land known as "School land" in Warren County. Sale of slaves with names included in Volume #4. 5 folders. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 24a | 503 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | E. J. Wood v. H. L. Elam, et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: George C. Elam, Elizabeth Elam, Roysten J. Elam, Sarah Wallace, William Wallace, William A. Grayham, Cansada Grayham, John McCoy, Pauline McCoy, Nancy M. Elam, Lloyd C. Elam, Mary A. Elam, William R. Boren, Lerisa Boren, and Azatine Boren. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 352 | 125 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | Francis L. Kincannon et al. v. John Cain et al. | Warren | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Laudon A. Kincannon |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1916 | F. R. Davis, exe. of Col. John H. Savage, dec., v. J. D. Elkins, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Robinson Waddelow, O. W. Davis, Mrs. Florence Davis, Frank Davis, Mrs. Laura D. Worley, W. W. Davis, Josephine Elders, Mrs. Sue Paris, F. E. Whorley, John S. Wade, T. W. Wade, W. C. Smartt, Frank G. Smartt, etc. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 163 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1843 | George W. York v. James Bright et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additonal Defendant: Martin Johnson |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 188 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1856 | George Harrison v. R. P. Burks | Warren | Debt Dispute |
Case involves debt and damages resulting from the selling of land and property. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 261 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | G. W. Cunningham v. George H. Hash | Warren | Debt Dispute |
G.L. Ward & Vick, editor of newspaper at Liberty, came to Rock Island railroad station proposing to sell "sickle grinders" (aka mowing machine knife grinders) allegedly patented & designed to sharpen mowing blades. Hash agreed to buy grinders & exclusive right to sell them in Warren & White Counties & gave note to pay for same. Ward never delivered sickle grinders to Hash, but sold note to Cunningham (who had store in Rock Island w/grandson W.A. Moore), who sued to collect it. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 814 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | George C. Stubblefield& Wife v. T. C. Lind et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendant: Sallie Woodlee admr. of Greer Woodlee dec., and Jacob, Bill, William, Greer, James, Levi, Auburn and Clance Woodlee, all children and heirs of Greer Woodlee dec. Plaintiff owned a tract of land which he purchase from his sister Catherine, who had inherited it from their mother Cyrena Stubblefield. Catherine transferred the note to Greer Woodlee. Stubblefield gave Greer a new note for the balance on his sister’s share. The land was sold to satisfy the note and bought by Greer. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 816 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1818 | Hugh McNeely v. Polly, Josiah, Elizabeth, Arthur, Nancy, Jane, & William Maddox, et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Suit involves the initial ownership of North Carolina Land Grant #1749 and the sale of parts of it later. Suit was filed to clarify the tract's boundaries & ownership. Land grant #1749. Case includes small hand drawn plat map. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 4a | 66 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | Harrison Smith, exe. of George Harrison, et al. v. Frank Smith, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Complete style of case: Harrison Smith, executor of George Harrison, deceased, his wife, Virginia v. Frank Smith and wife, Milley; Isaac Hill and wife, Milley formerly Milley Harrison; John Graves and wife, Saphronia; Daniel Wiseman and wife, Nelley; Patrick Hennessee and wife, Hannah; Archibald Hennessee and wife, Nancy; Alexander Harrison; Samuel Templeton and wife, Julia, formerly Julia Jennings, Audley Harrison, Thomas Harrison, Nancy Harrison; Henderson Wiseman, George Wiseman, Nelly Wiseman. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 34 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1822 | Heirs of Stephen Owen v. Armistead Stubblefield | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
This was only a couple of statements from the case and not the complete case record. The court of origin and the county are not given; however, the county was probably Smith County as A. W. Overton was the clerk that signed the documents. See also Stephen Owen, et al. v. Armistead Stubblefield in box MT 3a. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 179 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1871 | Harrison Smith v. Jesse D. Jennings et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Rutha Smith, William Smith, William Quick, Elizabeth Quick, John Griffey, Obadiah Griffey, Tolbert Grifey, James Martin, Sally Martin, John Martin, Polly Martin, Isham Jennings, Thomas Hennessee, Sally Hennessee, Elisha Jennings, Elizabeth Watley, Gray Watley, Tabitha Watley, Walton Watley, Juda Watley, William Watley, Sally Watley; estate of Elizabeth Jennings. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 354 | 256 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1849 | Henry & Minta Pennington v. Asa Falkner, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: Wyat Layne, Leonard Layne, Elsberry Layne, Nancy Layne, Thomas Layne |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 388 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | H. P. Maxwell v. J. Fletch Woodard | Warren | Property Dispute |
Bill of Complaint and other miscellaneous documents. It looks like the cover to the case has been defaced with graffiti. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 99 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1856 | Hannah Smith, et al. v. Robert C. Hill, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: Margaret Smith |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 260 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1860 | H. L. Walling, admr. of James Northcutt v. Esther Northcutt et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Aorian Northcutt, Laura Northcutt, Harris Northcutt, William D. Northcutt, R. H. Mason |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 264 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Hugh J. Brady v. J. M. White | Warren | Debt Dispute |
Brady executed a note for $384 payable to Lawrence McCown. The note was endorsed by McCown and J W White to the First National Bank. White, the last endorser paid and took up the note and then sued Brady in his own name without striking out his name as endorser or filling up the blank endorsement. Suit was filed to finally, lawfully, settle the debt. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 12 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1823 | 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. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 366 | 44 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Isham Perry, et al. v. Gilbert P. Moffitt, et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Marilda J. Perry, T. J. Cagle, Rebecca Cagle. Additional defendants: Sam Henderson, Jacob Smith, William Linch, Euphema Linch, James M. Hill. Estate of Montague P. Hill. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 73 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Isaiah T. Hillis et al. v. George W. Martin et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Uriah Drake, Isaac Hillis. Additional defendants: R. H. Mason, Elijah Martin, Polly Duncan, William M. Martin, Lyman McCrary, Martha McCrary, M. M. Brien, Jr., Mary Brien, J. Fletch Martin, Jennie Martin, James Jones, Harriet Jones Defendants continued: Frank Martin, Emma Martin, Floyd Martin, Julia S. Martin, Thomas S. Rogers; land dispute |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1850 | Isaac & others, slaves of Robert Brown, dec. v. John McMahon, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: Other slaves belonging to Robert Brown. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 230 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1850 | Isaac, a slave, et al. of Robert Brown, dec. v. John McMahon, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: Ester, Jacob, Bart, Lea, Auslen, Riley, Henry, Hulda, Nelly, Baca, Alsey, Sylva and Jane. Additional plaintiffs: Rebecca, wife of John McMahon, Stephen Banks and wife Jane, and John H. Hopkins Some testimony related that Robert Brown had wanted his slaves freed after his death. They had been hired out to various individuals in the neighborhood and some gave reports of work agreements with Brown. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 230 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1834 | John Daughtery v. Susan Trigg, admr. of James McWhorter, dec. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Case only one page. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 196 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1844 | Jane Coffee, widow of Joshua M. Coffee, dec., et al. v. Thomas Wilcher et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: James E. Coffee, Wiliam P. Coffee, Thomas S. Coffee. Additional Defendants: Pauline Thomas Wilcher, Archibald Wilcher, George Wilcher, Christian and Amanda Wilcher, Joseph and Clarissa Bragg. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 215 | 49 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1856 | Joseph M. Bragg v. William M. French, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: John Hopkins, George Glasscock, Ward French, and Robert French |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 258 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | John R. Robertson & Gilbert N. Eldridge v. George W. Henegar | Warren | Debt Dispute |
Defendant detained chattel and goods to their damage. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 258 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | James H. Talley v. J. D. Walling, admr. of Elisha Pepper, dec. | Warren | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 50 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1888 | John H. Harvey, wife Flora Harvey nee White, & Thomas White v. Samuel L. Colville et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Wm White died & left $150,000+ property to son W.T. White, who deeded "Warren House" hotel on McMinnville square to Colville in trust for White's wife Josephine & children William, Martha aka MJ, & Pla. Flora & Thomas, who said Colville (TN legislator) schemed to divest valuable hotel property from Pla. & fraudulently got court to set aside deed. Hotel burned & rebuilt. W.T. died during suit. Add. Def surnames: Morford, Savage, French, Houchins, Biles, Mason, Smith. 2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 740 | 457 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1817 | James & Stephen Owen, et al. v. Armistead Stubblefield, et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Several land grant numbers are mentioned in this case: North Carolina Warrant No. 2813, No. 1438, No. 3813; Land Grants #1231 and #2437. S.Owen was conveyed land, then died intestate. Suit was filed to settle land ownership. See additional suits in boxes MT 332 & MT 366. Add'l pl's: Caron & Sarah Gibbs. Add'l defs: David Carter, John A. Wilson, John Cain, Walter Gild, Eahn Hall, |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 3a | 70 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1832 | John Hammons, et al. v. Hopkins & Lane | Warren | Land, Contract Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: Words[illeg.] Hammons, Nancy Hammons, Elizabeth Hammons, Leroy Hammons, Jr., Leroy Hammons, Sr. Case mentions mortgage taken out on 2 "negroes." |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: Oversize 1 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1833 | James Greer& Isaac Lollar v. William White et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Defendants heirs of James White: William White, Eli White, Joseph White, Jane White, Elizabeth White, Mary White, James Wilcher |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 197 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1833 | John Douglas& Thomas Brown v. Josiah F. Morford& Leighton Ferrell | Warren | Debt Dispute |
Debt dispute between William Douglas (now deceased, John Douglas and Thomas Brown administrators of his estate) and Morford and Ferrell. Property includes "one Negro man" who was not "a slave for life." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 192 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1846 | James P. Thompson admr. of Thomas Hopkins v. John B. Rodgers | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Dispute was over a tract of land of 250 acres called Rock Island Tracts. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 221 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | J. F. Morford, et al. v. E. B Hammer, admr. of Samuel Long, dec. & E. B. Hammer, admr., etc. v. J. F. Morford, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional parties: Mary E., James C. Belis, Jane M., Rebecca R. Morford, Henry C. Morford, Mary F. Long, Samuel Long, Richard M. Long, Fowler Long, David & Sara Ann Bacon, Robert & Cynthia Dodd, Jesse & Amelia Bean. Samuel Long died intestate leaving a track of land he had previously bought from. This land was the former home of J. F. Morford, dec. Plaintiffs claimed that Long failed to pay all the notes in full. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 31a | 171 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | J. Y. Blythe & Co. v. Samuel Black et al. | Warren | Debt Dispute |
Other Defendants: P. H. Coffee, P. H. Mearbury, H. J. Jones, and W. E. B. Jones |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 50 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | James Sparkman, et al. v. A. J. McElroy | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Eliza Sparkman, wife of James; John Sparkman and his unnamed wife. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 319 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1885 | Jeremiah Williford et al. v. William R. Newby et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Mary Willford, Sarah Williford, by next of friend F. J. Potect. Additional defendants: Delphus Brown and John Green. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 479 | 74 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | Julia Jennings v. J. D. Jennings, et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Cora Jennings, Alex Jennings, William Jennings. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 549 | 113 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | J. T. Campbell et al. v. J. C. Hughes | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs include: E. B. and J. H. Campbell, Henry Foltz and wife, Joseph Irwin and wife, Hastings and Jane Sanders, Dick and Hanna Paine and Flora Christian. Plaintiffs are the heirs of Duncan Campbell dec., who owned and left to his heirs land described as sitting in the 8th district of Warren County and granted to him by Tennessee grant no. 11386. Plaintiffs claim the defendants are now claiming parts of said land as their own. This action follows a previous action of ejectment. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 874 | 220 | Order A Copy |