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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1812 | A. L. Campbell v. John Seahorn | Jefferson | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 49 | 19 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | Arthur Crozier v. George Baumgartner | Anderson | Debt | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | Allen Groves & Polly his wife, Zilpha Uzzell, Ann Uzzell, & Bennett Uzzell, by their next friend Allen Groves v. Isham Uzzell | Sumner | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Pls inherited their grandfather, Wm. McKenne's enslaved bondsmen named in his will: Rachel, Ben, Phyllis, Benah. Their enslaved children: Hannah Riddick, Alick, Cass, Ben, Loose, Philis, Willis. Defendants took possession of said slaves & moved them from Tennessee before the estate was settled. Names misspelled as Uzzle. See additional docs in multiple folders in MT box 2a. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 11a | 47 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | Benoni Perruman, lessee v. James Cattison | Roane | Ejectment | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 13 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | D. Browder v. William T. Lewis | Roane | Land and Title Dispute |
Plaintiff entered into covenant to prevent defendant from obtaining land under a land grant. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 49 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | David Stuart v. John Hall | Grainger | Unknown |
Opinion only. Cause of Action: Unknown. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | George Skillern v. James Lyon | Bledsoe | Debt | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 49 | 6 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | Henry Cook v. Thomas Shute | Williamson | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Case was filed to settle a dispute over the sale of land obtained through a military land grant. Small drawings of the land and surveys included. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 3 | 28 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | Hugh Dunlap v. David McClellan, lessee | Roane | Trespass and Damages | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 80 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | Henry Cook v. Andrew Roundtree | Williamson | Debt Settlement |
Debt includes loans and purchases of various items, including a slave named Toby. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 610 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | Jacob Fanning v. William Robertson | Jackson | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 81 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | Joseph McCulloch v. Thomas Dillon | Jefferson | Injunction |
Injunction to stay proceedings on a judgment for debt. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 49 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | James Miller v. John McNeil | Knox | Slaves, Selling of |
Cause of Action: Seeking an injunction. Debt for purchase of a slave named Henry. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 49 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | John Winton v. James Rogers | Roane | Ejectment |
Case also involves charges of damages. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 25 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | John Brown v. Woody Lacky | Roane | Slaves, Ownership of | East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 22 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | John Foster, for the use of William Murray v. Michael Taylor | Bledsoe | Debt | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 8 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | Joseph Greer v. Robert Miller | Knox | Trespass and Damages | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 10 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | John Windows, lessee v. James R. Rogers | Roane | Ejectment | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | James R. Rodgers v. Edmund Waller & Hugh Beaty | Rhea | Unknown |
Bill of Costs only. Court of Origin: Unknown. Date: Unknown. County: Unknown. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 78 | 11 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | Jesse Farnkinton v. Samuel Goodwin exe. of Absalom Tatum dec. | Williamson | Estate Dispute |
Additional Defendants: John Hogg, Callett Campbell, Dunean Camron Additional plaintiff?: Abraham Murray |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 610 | 55 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | John Smith v. Nicholas Wilson | Davidson | Trespass and Damages |
The case involves cases in the Louisiana and Missouri Territories. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 359 | 128 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | John Williams et al. v. Hugh Dunlap | Bledsoe | Trespass and Damages |
Additional Plaintiffs: James Edington, David Haley, Robert Haley. Additional Defendants: Thomas Johnson, Samuel Gillespie, Adam Carson, Hezekiah Johnson. Cause of Action: Removing earth and minerals from plaintiffs' land to their damage. Land and Titile Dispute. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 79 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | Nicholas Kearns v. Hannah Kearns, John Kearns et al. | Grainger | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Nicholas Kearns, Polly Kearns, Amy Kearns, |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | Person Davis & Samuel Persons, admrs. of Joseph Persons, dec. v. Henry Stephens & Margaret Wilson | Cocke | Wills, Construction of |
Dispute involves debt, slaves, and land. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 81 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | Quinn Morton v. James Underwood | Anderson | Covenant Broken | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 31 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | Reuben Baley v. Andrew Kennedy et al. | Washington | Debt |
Additional Defendants: George Ewing, Robert McTeer, Canan Caldwell and John Gambles. Case transferred to Blount County. Cause of Action: Debt for purchase of land. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 67 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | Samuel Walker v. John Vent | Roane | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 19 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | The Heirs of John Lawry v. David White | Blount | Wills, Contested |
Additional Defendants: Robert Lawry, David Lawry, James Lawry, and William Lawry. Dispute involves a tract of land. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | Thomas Kelly v. The Heirs of John Ramsey, dec. | Rhea | Wills, Contested |
Additional Defendants: William Ramsey, James Ramsey, John Ramsey, Andrew Ramsey, Samuel Ramsey, John Trotter, Sarah Trotter, David Ramsey, and Margaret Ramsey. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | Thomas Kain v. Thomas Butler& Thomas Dillan | Knox | Debt Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 43 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1812 | William Betts v. Timothy Demonbreun | Davidson | Contract Dispute and Damages |
Demonbreun leased William Bett's tavern in Nashville. Betts agreed to build Demonbreun a new kitchen for the tavern if Demonbreun leased for ten years. Betts failed to build the new kitchen even though the cost was estimated at $100. Demonbreun estimated his loss at $100 a year for not having a bigger kitchen. The suit sought to settle the dispute. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1a | 33 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | Willie Blount, lessee of John Den v. Jacob Slukesberry, et al | Anderson | Breaking and Entering |
Additional Defendants: Alexander Williams, David Redenhour, and Richard Medlin. Case also involves a charge of ejectment. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 17 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1812 | William D. Neilson v. Thomas C. Clark | Roane | Mortgage Dispute |
Concerns the sale/mortgage of two slaves - Jack and Prudence. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 19 | Order A Copy |