SCOTT CO. TN
COURT RECORDS
 

Scott Co. TN County Court Minutes 1850-1856, by WPA, incl. index (FHL fiche 6,048,569 and book 976.871 P2s)
      Index: Duncan: pg.195; Duncan, Berry: pg.28, 162, 200, 201, 250, 271; Duncan, C.: pg.6, 8, 18, 22, 40, 58, 68, 86, 92, 100, 102, 107, 118, 124, 135, 143, 153, 163, 164, 172, 177, 181, 193, 195, 202, 208, 220, 234, 235, 274, 298, 300, 302, 314, 321, 327, 328, 331, 340, 344, 349, 360, 367, 370; Duncan, C.(Mrs.): pg.128; Duncan, Champain: pg.117, 181, 176, 204; Duncan, Champan: pg.117, 203; Duncan, Champen: pg.5, 123, 140, 155, 157, 158, 161, 168, 170, 252, 257, 261, 273; Duncan, Champian: pg.49, 138, 150, 213, 214; Duncan, Champion: pg.24, 30, 33, 36, 49, 55, 77, 82, 86, 89, 90, 94, 103, 106, 115, 144; Duncan, Emanuel: pg.200; Duncan, G.W.: pg.103, 321; Duncan, George: pg.97; Duncan, George W.: pg.244; Duncan, H.: pg.147; Duncan, Henry: pg.44, 71, 111, 115, 275; Duncan, Henry Jr.: pg.98; Duncan, Henry Sr.: pg.93; Duncan, Isac: pg.98, 368; Duncan, Isac Jr.: pg.219, 266; Duncan, Isac Sr.: pg.219; Duncan, Ishua: pg.6; Duncan, J.: pg.10; Duncan, J.J.: pg.331, 355, 361; Duncan, James: pg.28; Duncan, John: pg.16, 28, 73, 119, 124, 132, 219, 250, 368; Duncan, Joshua: pg.1, 6, 8, 9, 79, 95, 124, 131, 319; Duncan, Manuel: pg.148, 354; Duncan, Oliver: pg.29, 147, 293; Duncan, Thomas: pg.275, 338, 368; Duncain, C.: pg.78, 180, 232, 233, 291; Duncain, Champain: pg.240; Duncain, Champan: pg.225; Duncain, Champen: pg.133; Duncain, Champian: pg.126; Duncain, G.W.: pg.270, 330; Duncain, George: pg.(blank); Duncain, George W.: pg.235; Duncain, Harry: pg.115; Duncain, Henry: pg.294; Duncain, Isac Sr.: pg.266; Duncain, John: pg.266, 329, 338; Duncain, Thomas: pg.234; Duncain/an, Thomas: pg.318; Duncain, Thos.: pg.314
      Pg.1: (no court date), bond of Joshua Duncan and others, 6 May 1850, for Isac Reed, elected trustee.
      Pg.5: Tuesday, 7 May 1850, Justices present include Champen Duncan. (MAD: C. or Champian or Champen Duncan or Duncain present at adjournment and present at beginning session each month, some not copied.)
      Pg.6: May 1850, bond of C. Duncan 7 May 1850 for W.W. Cotten elected for 4 years (does not say what he was elected for).
      Pg.6-8: May 1850, Joshua Duncan elected Entre Taker (Justice) for 4 years, bondsmen Allen McDonald, John Smith, C. Duncan. (also typed "Ishua")
      Pg.9-10: May 1850, Robert Smith elected Coroner, bondsmen include Joshua Duncan. (also called "J.")
      Pg.16: May 1850, list of Jurors for July, 1850, Dist. 5, John Duncan, Henry Gibson, J.P. Patterson.
      Pg.18: May 1850, C. Duncan and others appt. Revenue Commissioners to receive a list of the taxable property and poles due for the year 1850.
      Pg.22: May 1850, laying off Districts in county: Dist. 6, for Justices of Peace, C. Duncan and Thomas Chambers.
      Pg.24: May 1850, Champain Duncan elected Chairman of the Court.
      Pg.28: May 1850, Ordered by Court that Isac Adkins be appointed overseer of a second class road from the forks of the road below David Shoopmans to the forks of the road near James Duncan and that he have Joseph Delk, Peter Bird, David Shoopman, Wm. Adkins and Alexander Long to keep it in repair.
            Ordered by the Court that John Duncan be appointed overseer of a second class road from forks of the road at Wm. Jeffers up Buffalo to the forks of the road above Enoch Robertson and that he have Stephen Jeffers, Berry Duncan, Wm. Jeffers, John Adkins, Wm. A. Cross, Wm. Loyd, W.M. Patterson, Lensey Childers, John Robertson, Jacob Robertson, David Harness and all hands in said bounds to keep the same in repair.
      Pg.29: May 1850, Ordered by the Court that John Cross be appointed overseer of a second class road from Thomas Chambers to Nichlas Sharpe and head of Buffalo and he have James Sharpe, James Dagley, Abraham Roysden, Jacob Rysden (MAD: sic), Wm. Sharp, James Acers, Wm. Hamby, Richard Stanley, Robert Stanley, Caswell Hix, Manuel Phillips, Oliver Duncan, Wm. Bird, have said hands to keep same in repair.
      Pg.30: 14 May 1850, Champion Duncan, Justice of Peace, at court.
      Pg.33: June 1850, Champion Duncan Chairman of Court.
      Pg.40: July 1850, C. Duncan present.
      Pg.44: July 1850, Ordered by the Court that Henry Duncan, Abner Thomas and Hiram Stephens be a jury of view to buy and mark out a second class road from Huntsville to intersect the Jacksboro road near Sharpes and report.
      Pg.49: 2 July 1850, Champion Duncan a Justice; pg.55, present at adjournment.
      Pg.58: August 1850, C. Duncan at court.
      Pg.68: 7 Oct. 1850, C. Duncan present.
      Pg.71: 7 Oct. 1850, Ordered by court that Wm. Marcum be appointed overseer of second class road from fork of Paint Rock to Huntsville, and have all hands of Henry Duncan up Paint Rock to the heads of said creek to open and keep same in repair.
      Pg.73: Oct. 1850, Ordered by court that Enoch Robertson be allowed the sum of $3 for a sledge hammer for John Duncan and Jessie Adkins overseer of the Buffalo Road.
      Pg.77: Champion Duncan at court adjournment; pg.78, 8 Oct. 1850, present in court.
      Pg.79: 8 Oct. 1850, Ordered by court that Winfield Philips have in addition to hands heretofore allowed him as overseer of the road leading from Thos. Chambers to Huntsville that he have all the hands on Buffalo Creek from Joshua Duncan down to Oma Marcum to open and keep the same in repair.
      Pg.82: Champain Duncan at court adjournment Oct. 1850; pg.86, 89, 90, C. or Champion Duncan present at court 4 Nov. 1850, Dec. 1850, Jan. 1851.
      Pg.93: Jan. 1851, Henry Duncan Sr. appointed juror to attend quarterly court.
      Pg.94: Jan. 1851, Champion Duncan and others allowed $8 each for their services for 1850.
      Pg.95: Jan. 1851, Ordered C.C. Reed, Joshua Duncan, Isac M. Smith, Benjamin Dagley, Robert Ross, be appointed commissioners to lay off a new district in Scott Co. consisting of a fraction of the first, second, 6 and 7 Civil Districts.
      Pg.97: Jan. 1851, Ordered that the Trustee of Scott Co. give the Sheriff as credit in his settlement $2 for pole tax not collected off of Alexander Bowling and George Duncan.
      Pg.98: Jan. 1851, Ordered that John L. Smith, James Litton, and Kely Long be appointed commissioners to damage to Henry Duncan Jr. for a second class road running through his farm and that the Sheriff then to attend at said Duncans Farm and see if he is damaged and how much. (MAD: Isac Duncan also indexed, not found this page)
      Pg.100: C. Duncan at adjournment Jan. 1851; pg.102, present Feb. 1851; pg.105, present March 1851; pg.107, present April 1851.
      Pg.103: G.W. Duncan indexed, not found this page.
      Pg.111: April 1851, Ordered by Court that Jessie Smith be appointed overseer of (road from Town of Huntsville to intersect the) road this side of H.C. Marcum, then to Thomas Chambers, have following hands beginning at Stephen Thomas, then a direct line to Henry Duncan on Paint Rock incl. the hands Duncans thence all the hands on big Buffalo to Marcums thence a direct line to Elijah Philips incl. Elijah Phillips on the new road.
      Pg.115: April 1851, Ordered by the Court that Champion Duncan (& others) be allowed 75 cents each for one days attendance the State vs. Isac Rysden and Jane Shoopman.
            Ordered that the Court did not receive the report of John L. Smith and Jas. Litton to damage to Henry Duncan for a second class road running through his farm.
            Ordered by the Court that Abner Thomas, John Potter and John Philips be appointed a jury of view at the farm of Harry Duncan if Gray is due to him on account of a second class road running through his "former" and report to this court at its term next.
      Pg.117: April 1851, Ordered that Champion Duncan & 2 others be appointed to hold the Chorum Courts for the year 1851.
      Pg.117: April 1851, Champion Duncan at adjournment; pg.118, C. Duncan at court May 1851.
      Pg.119: May 1851, Ordered by the Court that Jacob Robertson be appointed overseer of second class road in room and place of John Duncan from the ford of the road at Wm. Jefferson up Buffalo to the forks of the road above Enoch Robertson and have all the hands belonging to John Duncan to work under him on said road.
      Pg.123: May 1851, Champion Duncan at adjournment; pg.124, June 1851, C. Duncan present.
      Pg.124: May 1851, Ordered by the court that the following men be summoned to attend as Judges at the insuring election ... Dist.5, Henry Thompson, John Duncan and Wm. Massengale in Dist.6, A.M. Cross, Daniel Acers and Joshua Duncan ...
      Pg.126: May 1851, Champion Duncan at adjournment; pg.128, July 1851, "Mrs." C. Duncan at court.
      Pg.131: July 1851, Ordered by the court that Thos. Chambers, E. John Smith, Fredrick Smith, Joshua Duncan, Gernett Trammell, Amos McDonald and Thos. Richard be appointed a jury of view to lay out and mark a third class road from Huntsville the nearest and best way to Fredrick Smith Sr.
      Pg.132: July 1851, Ordered by the court that Peter Bird be appointed overseer of a second class road in room of Jessie Adkins from forks of the road below David Shoopman to forks of road near John Duncan's and that he have the same bounds for hands the former overseer had.
      Pg.133: July 1851, Champen Duncan, Chairman, at adjournment. Pg.135, Aug. 1851, C. Duncan present; pg.138, Champion Duncan Chairman at adjournment. Pg.140, Sept. 1851, Champin Duncan present; pg.143, C. Duncan at adjournment. Pg.144, Oct. 1851, present Champian Duncan.
      Pg.147: Oct. 1851, Ordered by the court that Wm. Sharpe be appointed overseer of a second class road in room of John Cross, beginning at Thomas Chambers thence to Nicholas Sharpes and that he have Oliver Duncan to keep the same in repair.
            Ordered by the court that Ruben Smither be appointed overseer of a third class road from Huntsville to top of the Paint Rock Hill east of R. Smithers and that he have the following bounds for hands, A. Reed, James Newport, thence to H. Duncans, including the hands in Huntsville and all Paint Rock below H. Duncans to Thomas Richards incl. John Philips, Sampson Reed and Joseph Newport to work on same.
      Pg.148: Oct. 1851, Ordered by the court that Mancell Duncan (indexed Manuel Duncan) be appointed overseer of a third class road from the top of the Paint Rock hill to Thomas Chambers and that have James Brintt, John Phillips and all the hands on the Stanley Fork and big Buffalo down to David Harness to open said road.
      Pg.150: Oct. 1851, Ordered by the court that ... and Champion Duncan, the quorum justices, be allowed $4 each for attendance ...
      Pg.153: Oct. 1851, C. Duncan at adjournment; pg.155, Champen Duncan at adjournment 7 Oct. 1851; pg.157, Nov. 1851, C. Duncan present; pg. 158, Nov. 1851, C. Duncan at adjournment; pg.161, Dec. 1851, Champen Duncan present.
      Pg.161: Dec. 1851, Revenue Commissioners to take list of taxable property for 1852, Dist. 6, Champen Duncan.
      Pg.162: 1 Dec. 1851, Ordered by the court that Riley Chambers, Alfred Brown, John Chambers, Berry Duncan, Robert Jeffers be appointed jury of view to view and mark out a third class road from the ford of the river near Pleasant Chambers thence the nearest and best way to Philipses mill so as to enter the wagon road near the oak tree.
      Pg.163: Dec. 1851, C. Duncan at adjournment; pg.164, "Oct. 1852" C. Duncan present, pg.168, Champen Duncan at adjournment; pg.170, Jan. 1852, Champen Duncan present; pg.172, C. Duncan at adjournment; pg.176, Champain Duncan at adjournment 6 Jan. 1852; pg.177, Feb. 1852, C. Duncan present; pg.180, March 1852, C. Duncan present and at adjournment; pg.182, April 1852, C. Duncan present.
      Pg.182: April 1852, Champion Duncan elected chairman.; pg.193, C. Duncan at adjournment.
      Pg.195: Tuesday, April 6, 1852, C. Duncan and others be allowed $2.50 as revenue commissioners and be allowed $4.00 for four days services as quorum trustees for 1851.
      Pg.200: April 1852, Ordered by the court that John Childers be appointed overseer of a third class road in room and stead of Emanuel Duncan from the top of Paint Rock hill to Thomas Chambers hands to keep the same in repair.
            Ordered by the court that Berry Duncan be appointed overseer of a third class road in room and stead of Thomas "Griffith" from the "ford" of the river near Pleasant Chambers and that he have "Shadrick" Sexton, John Lewallen, Jessie Hix, "Zacharih" Lewallen to work on said road.
      Pg.201: April 1852, Ordered by the court that Berry Duncan be appointed overseer of a third class road in room and stead of Thomas "Griffis" from the "fork" of the river near Pleasant Chambers "to the oak tree near Aron Philips" and that he have "Shadrich" Sexton, "John Jeffers," John Lewallen, Jessie Hix, "Zachariah" Lewallen to work on said road.
      Pg.202: 6 April 1852, Return of Revenue Commissioners, /s/ C. Duncan; also returns by several other Revenue Commissioners.
      Pg.203: April 1852, Champan Duncan, Chairman, at adjournment. Pg.204, 3 May 1852, present Champin Duncan; pg.208, C. Duncan at adjournment; pg.213, June 1852, Champian Duncan at adjournment; pg.214, July 1852, Champian Duncan present.
      Pg.219: July 1852, Ordered by the court that John Duncan be appointed overseer of a third class road from near the meeting house on Smoky Creek running through Louis Gap entersecting the River Road near the Reef Shoots and that he have Ely Word, Ewel Burry, Henry Goodman, Isac Duncan Jr., Isac Duncan Sr., John O. Massengale, Jacob Shoopman to open and keep the same in repair.
      Pg.220: July 1852, C. Duncan at adjournment; pg.222, Aug. 1852, Champain Duncan present; pg.225, Champian Duncain at adjournment; pg.232, Nov. 1852, C. Duncan present; pg.233, C. Duncain at adjournment; pg.234, Dec. 1852, C. Duncan present.
      Pg.234: Dec. 1852, Ordered by the court that Mashack hembre, John O. Massengale, Thomas Duncain be appointed jurors to allott dowry and set apart a years provisions for Miry Riche the widow of Houston Riche decd and make his return to next term of this court.
      Pg.235: Dec. 1852, George W. Duncain proves in open court that he kild a wild cat in the State of TN since the 26th day of Jan. 1852.
      Pg.235: Dec. 1852, C. Duncan at adjournment; pg.240, Jan. 1853, Champain Duncan present.
      Pg.244: Jan. 1853, following men be appointed as jurors for next Circuit Court ... George W. Duncan.
      Pg.250: Jan. 1853, Ordered by the court that Berry Duncan have in addition to his former hands Evermore Brown, Isac Lee Allen and M.B. Ryan to work under him on the road over which he is overseer.
      Pg.250-1: Jan. 1853, Ordered by the court that Eli Ward, Michial Miller, Thos. N. Burris, John Duncan, and Jacob Shoopman be appointed a jury of view to view out and lay out a second class [road] from the meeting house on Smokey through laws gap then keeping M. Canadays Spring road and crossing the spring then along a bench of the mountain below the old path to where the new road is cut then the nearest and best way to the ruff schools on New River and to report to the next quarterly term of this court.
      Pg.252: Jan. 1853, Champen Duncan at adjournment (not Chairman)
      Pg.257: March 1853, Ordered by the court that Wesley Owen, Linsey Childers, Asheel Eads, Morvell Childers and Champen Duncan be appointed a jury of view to alter and change the road at the old line house on the Buffalo hill and report to the next quarterly term of this court.
      Pg.261: Monday, April 4, 1853, Champen Duncan present.
      Pg.266: April 1853, Ordered by the court that John Duncain be appointed overseer of a third class road from the meeting house on Smoky Creek through Lows Gap to the Rough Sholes on New River and that he have L. Ward, Isac Duncain Sr. (sic) and Isac Duncan Jr., Thomas N. Burris, Henry Goodman, Austen L. Kieth and Hugh ---- and said bounds for hands to keep the same in repair.
      Pg.270: April 1853, Ordered by the court that G.W. Duncain be appointed overseer of a second class road in room of James Buttram and be allowed the same bounds and hands.
      Pg.271: April 1853, Ordered by the court that Thomas Harness be appointed overseer of a third class road in room of Berry Duncan and that he have the same bounds and hands to work on said road.
      Pg.273: April 1853, Champen Duncan at adjournment.
      Pg.274: April 5, 1853, C. Duncan present, voted on a claim with other justices.
      Pg.275: April 1853, Appointments as jurors to attend the next Circuit Court: Dist.2, Henry Duncan; Dist.5, Thomas Duncan.
      Pg.291: July 1853, C. Duncan present.
      Pg.293: July 1853, Ordered by the court that Oliver Duncan be appointed overseer of a second class road in room and stead of William Sharpe resined from the ford of the Creek below Thos. Chambers to N. Sharpes and that he have the same bounds and hands the former overseer had to keep the same in repair.
      Pg.294: July 1853, Ordered by the court that John Thomas overseer of a second class road have in addition to his former hands Isac Risden, Jessie Risden, Washington Sharpe, Henry Duncan, Robert Risden, Wm. M. Marcum, and to keep the same in repair.
      Pg.298: July 1853, C. Duncan at adjournment; pg.300, Aug. 1, 1853, C. Duncan present.
      Pg.302: Aug., 1853, jurors to attend the next Circuit Court: Dist.6, C. Duncan.
      Pg.314: Oct. 1853, C. Duncan present
      Pg.314: Oct. 1853, Ordered by the court that Thos. Duncain be appointed overseer of a third class road in room and stead of Joseph Low resined and that he have same bounds and hands to keep the same in repair.
      Pg.318: Oct. 1853, Ordered by the court that Thomas Duncain have in addition to his former hands Joseph Law, Jacob Shoopman, Andrew Low, Wm. Porter, Joseph Shoopman to work on said road.
      Pg.319: Oct. 1853, Ordered by the court that the following men be appointed commissioners to lay out the county of Scott into School Districts ... [Dist.] No. 6, Al Cross, Thomas Chambers, Joshua Duncan.
      Pg.321: Oct. 1853, Ordered by the court that G.W. Duncan, John Robertson, Riley Long, Drewry Smith and Crawford Hurt be appointed a jury of view to lay out a second class road from the ford of black creek by B?. Smiths mill to the Fentress County line and report to the next quarterly term of the court.
      Pg.321: Oct. 1853, C. "Ducan" at adjournment
      Pg.327: Dec. 1853, C. Duncan and others appointed Revenue Commissioners to take in a list of taxable property.
      Pg.328: Dec. 1853, C. Duncan present, he and others elected a chorum Court for 1854.
      Pg.329: Jan. 1854, Jurors to attend next Circuit Court, ... Dist. 5, John Duncain, Joseph Low, Wm. Massengale.
      Pg.330: Jan. 1854, Ordered by the court that the report of G.W. Duncan, G.C. Hunt, D. Smith and J. Robertson be received concerning a second road from the ford of Black Creek by way of the Clerk Fork mill to the Fentress Co. line and that said road can be conveniently made.
      Pg.331: Jan. 1854, Ordered by the court that ... J.J. Duncan [be allowed] $3 ... for guarding the County Jail. (three others also allowed amounts, same reason)
      Pg.331: Jan. 1854, C. Duncan at adjournment.
      Pg.338: Jan. 1854, Ordered by the court that Thomas Duncan be allowed in addition to his former hands Robert B. Embree and his hands and John Duncains hands to work under him on said road.
      Pg.340: Jan. 1854, C. Duncan at adjournment; pg.344, Feb. 1854, C. Duncan at adjournment; pg.349, April 1854, C. Duncan present.
      Pg.354: April 1854 ... (Inventory of Allen McDonald Jr.) Accounts on ... Manuel Duncan $1.69, (pg.355) J.J. Duncan, .12-1/2, (pg.360) note on Stephen Jeffers and C. Duncan due March 20, 1855, $1.19, (pg.366) note on John Marcum and J.J. Duncain due March 20, 1855, $3.94, note on J.J. Duncan and John Marcum due March 20, 1855, (blank).
      Pg.367: April 1854, Ordered that C. Duncan and William Buttram be allowed "administrators" of the estate of William Childers decd in room and stead of Marvel Childers who comes into open court and give bond and security and took the oath according to law.
      Pg.368: April 1854, Ordered by the court that ... John Duncan, Thomas Duncan, Isac Duncan (& others) be allowed the sum of 50 cents each for serving as a jury of inquest over the body of Dewy Dopelen.
      Pg.370: April 1854, Revenue Commissioners be allowed $5 each for taking the taxable property for the list of 1854 ... C. Duncan.
 

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