Monday 6th of Oct 1856

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Monday 6^th of Oct 1856.

State of Tennessee ) Be it remembered that at a county court began and held

Sevier County ) for the county of Sevier at the court house in Sevierville on the first Monday of October 1856 being the 6^th day of said month present and presiding the Hon Saml Pickens Judge &C and the following Justices, to wit, James Proffit Will Whaley Lem Bogart N M. Baker I Trotter I Maples W J Trotter C Mills R W. Crowson J. B. Seaton M Davis Joseph Gaut E Underwood S W Randles R M Creswell C Johnson J M. Evans E Ogle J H Cate John McMahan when the

ibid Ordered by the court that ~~William Newman~~ David Jones be appointed overseer of the road from George Fox Sr. to the Jefferson County line and he is hereby Required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid Ordered by the court that Wm C Low be appointed overseer of the road from Brabsons Ferry to Henrys X Roads and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid Ordered by the court that Elijah Henderson be appointed overseer of the road from the ford of the river above George McCowns to the ford of the river at William Hendersons and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid Ordered by the court that P C Rawlings be appointed overseer of the road from the branch at Mary Chandlers to Jas M Sharps pond and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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Monday 6^th day of Oct 1856

A Legal number of the Justices being present and voting in the affirmative it is ordered by the court that the following allowances be made payable out of the county Tax in the hands of the Trustee not otherwise appropriated

To John Underwood 1 Red Fox Scalp " 50

To Enoch Underwood 2 Red Fox Scalps 1.00

To W H. Creswell 1 Red Fox Scalp " 50

To John Stafford 1 Red Fox Scalp 50

To Murphy McNutt & Co 1 Record Book 12 90

To Jacob Huben 1 book for Entry Takers office 1.00

Wm Burnett 1 Wild Cat Scalp " 75

Jas McMurry 1 Red fox scalp " 50

officers for holding election for

circuit court Judge towit

James Henry 1 00

D M G Emert 1 00

Jacob Bird 1 00

F S. Emert 1 00

Jas W Chambers 1 00

Wm McLaughlin 1 00

W. G. Chambers 1 00

Saml Huffaker 1 00

Jacob Widner 1 00

G. Galyan 1 00

Eli Williams 1 00

David Keener 1 00

Archibald Rose 1 Red Fox Scalp 50

To B. M. Chandler for services from 1^st April ~~22.90~~

To 1^st Oct 1856 for 33 road orders at 30 cts 10 jury of view

1 venora facious setting for school fund certificate on 2

deeds Issuing 8 poor claims Recording settlement with Treasurer

of Poor house all making 22.90

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ibid Ordered by the court that Adanijah Thomas be appointed overseer of the road from John Chandlers to near Clarks Mill and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid Ordered by the court that Clabourn Baker be appointed overseer of the road from the East end of the bridge on Gists Creek to the forks of the road near Henry Bakers and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid A Legal number of the Justices being present and voting in the affirmative it is ordered by the court that J. T. Havis be allowed the sum of seven dollars for making 2 Coffins for John Hatcher and Nancy Stofle payable out of the Poor Tax in the hands of the treasurer of the poor house not otherwise appropriated

ibid Ordered by the court that William Snapp be appointed overseer of the road from the Middle creek road to intersect the public road running up the big East fork near Henry Butlers and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid Ordered by the court that Asher Sellars be appointed overseer of the road from the X Roads at the Pawpaw hollow to the Jefferson County line and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid Ordered by the court that J W Sutton be appointed overseer of the road from the forks of Waldens creek to the ford of the river at Wm Hendersons and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid Upon the petition of Mark Fox and others a Jury of view was appointed at the July Term 1856 of this court to view and mark out an alteration in the road leading from the Newport road to Dandridge just above George Foxes said alteration to commence at the west end of a new field of Wm Foxes running straight along the end of said field nearly a South course so as to intersect the Newport road at the South west corner of said field and to extend said road by passing directly across the Newport Road then on the line between Mark Fox and George Fox there on the line between Mark Fox and Martin Baker also that they report as to the propriety of disanulling the two roads running near the above named road and said Jury failed to attend it is therefore ordered by the court that Cornelius Patterson William Felker John Walker Henry Houk John Fraim Preston Maples and Daniel Duggan be appointed a Jury of view to view and mark out the above named alterations and that they report to the next quarterly term of this court

ibid Ordered by the court that Jacob Tison be appointed overseer of the road from the branch below Noah Robertsons place to the Cocke County line and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid Ordered by the court that James Eslinger be appointed overseer of the road from Middleton Whaleys to intersect the Smokey mountains road at Radford Gatlins and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid A Legal number of the justices of the peace being present and voting in the affirmative it is ordered by the court that Murphy McNutt &c be allowed twelve dollars and three cents for articles furnished for the poor house shroud for John Hatcher & Susan Thompson Tin bucket &c payable out of any money in the hands of the Treasurer of the poor house not otherwise appropriated.

ibid Ordered by the court that the sheriff of Sevier County summon the following good and lawful men of said county to attend at the court house in Sevierville on the third Monday of November next to serve as jurors at said term to wit:

Dist 1 Thomas Mathes, Wilson McMahan

" 2 Thomas Jarnigan

" 3 Mark Keeler, Jas. M. Baker

" 4 G W Caton, Anderson Chance

" 5 Benjamin C Andes, John M Trotter, Basdill Scruggs

" 6 Reubin Hatcher, John Nichols

" 7 Samuel Catlett, L W Burn

" 8 Wm. E. Bryan, Preston Clifton

" 9 McKinsey Rose, S W Randles

" 10 B. J. Tipton, Caleb Jenkins, Antapast Thomas

" 11 James Huskey, James McCarter

" 12 Horatio Petty, William Underwood

and that Eli Williams a constable be summon to attend on the grand jury and

Jacob Widner a constable to attend on the court.

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ibid A Legal number of the justices of the peace being present and voting in the affirmative it is ordered by the court that M W Porter be allowed Eighteen dollars for attending J Hatcher in his last sickness keeping Rhoda Scruggs and burying Susan Thompson & J Hatcher payable out of any moneys in the hands of the Treasurer of poor house not otherwise appropriated

Monday 6^th October 1856.

A Legal number of the justices of the peace being present and voting in the affirmative it is ordered by the court that the following allowances be made payable out of any moneys in the hands of the Treasurer of the poor house not otherwise appropriated for Lemuel Duggan for summoning

ibid 2 witnesses in the case of Rhoda Scruggs a Lunatic $ " 50

ibid J J Wade Const summoning )

4 witnesses at 25 ) 1 50

1 day as a witness )

ibid Dr J. C. Ellis witness 1 day 50

ibid A H Keener " 1 " 50

ibid Geo Wade " 1 " 50

ibid Mary Scruggs " 1 " 50

ibid S W Randles J P for sulips

afft & certificate &c 1 00

ibid R M Creswell guard & p d bound 3 00

ibid S B Henderson & Co for )

chains wood Pad locks & ) 2.85

ibid Upon the petition of Thomas Jarnagan the following persons to wit M A Rawlings WM Whaley Jr. Wm Parton James McNelly & Jas Ogle be appointed a jury of view lay off mark an alteration in the public Road leading from Emerts Cove to Greenbrier Cove commencing at or near John Huskeys field & intersect the old road near John Partons & Report to the present term of this court

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ibid Ordered by the court that Wellington McMahan be appointed overseer of the road from the bridge at the end of the X street at Sevierville to the ford of the River above George McCowns and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid Ordered by the court that James Emert be appointed overseer of the road from the falls of Birds Creek to the Eleven mile post and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid Ordered by the court that John Thomas be appointed overseer of the road from Abraham McMahans to the upper end of Wm Cannons farm and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid Ordered by the court that N J Huffaker be appointed overseer of the road from French Broad River to the Knox County line and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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The Jury of view appointed to day to view and law off mark an alternation in the public road leading from Emerts Cove to Green Brier Cove make the following report to Wit, We the undersigned jury of view this day appointed to view mark out an alteration in the road from Emerts Cove to Green brier Cove do make the following report leave the old road at or near John Huskeys field & Run the most practable rout up the bank of the river so as to intersect the old road at or near John Partons field running round upon the foot of laurel hill given under our hands this 6^th Oct 1856

M A Rawlings M W Porter James Ogle

William Whaley Jas McNelly

which said report is in all things confirmed by the court

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ibid Upon the petition of John Hurst & others it is ordered by the court that James Proffit, Berry Williams Henry Howard James Williams & Joab Rolen be appointed a Jury of view to view and mark out a road commencing at William T Ogle mill and running the nearest and the best way up the Creek to James Hursts and that they report to the next to the January Term of this court

Upon the petition of R H Hodsden it is ordered by the court that Emanuel Fox, Philip Roberts John Webb, Jesse Webb, William Snapp Washington Seaton & Isaac Ogle be appointed a Jury of view to lay out a road between his house and Newport beginning on the first hill East of your petitioners house and running as the old road formerly run by the house where John Fox Decd. lived on to a short distance beyond the boundary old Fields where the road by McNutts mill comes in to the old road and that they report to the January Term of this court

ibid Ordered by the court that James A Thomas be appointed overseer of the road from Sanford Allens to Adam Houks and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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The Jury of view appointed at the July Term of this court to view and mark out an alteration in the road leading from Sevierville to Newport commencing at William Jenkins or near there running on the line of said Inman William Smith and Delila Conatser,

make the following report to wit, we report as follows that we deem it unexpedient to make any alteration in said road and that said alteration petitioned for would be injurious bothersome to the public good &c we subscribe our names this 4^th of Oct 1856.

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Jacob Blazer Wm Smith

Wm Clinton Wm Layfollett

George Layfollett

which report is confirmed by the court

ibid Ordered by the court that Mathew Gibson and Henry Baker be assigned to work on the road which Logan Jenkins is overseer for

Court adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9 o clock

Saml Pickens

S W Randles

J. H. Cate

Elijah Ogle

Jno T Havis

M. Davis

Isaac Trotter

James Proffitt

C. Johnson

J. M. Evans

Tuesday 7^th October 1856

Court met pursuant to adjournment present and presiding the Honorable Saml. Pickens county judge, and the following justices of the peace for Sevier County to wit James Proffit, Morgan Davis, Isaac Trotter, E Ogle, J H Cate, C Johnson, S W Randles J. T. Havis

ibid Ordered by the court that Michael Murphy be appointed overseer of the road from John Ruses to William Felker and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands heretofore assigned

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ibid Ordered by the court that Henry Trotter be appointed overseer of the road from N W Emerts old mill to Wm Claboughs on Mill Creek and he is hereby required to keep said road in lawful repair with the hands on Henry Trotter farm Richard Clabough Wm Clabough and Jackson Kings farms

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To Wm Whaley for keeping child of ) $2.25

Angelina Ogle )

To Saml Pickens for 40 lbs Iron 2.60

To S B Henderson for 1 Sledge & 11lbs )

Cast Steel ) 5.66

To Shannon Felcker 2 lb Powder 80

M Davis for holding feby & March courts 2 00

Lem Bogart " " 2 00

C Mills " " 2.00

This day John S McNutt came into court and moved the court to reconsider the action of the court had on yesterday in the appointment of a Jury of view by petition of R H Hodsden and upon a reconsideration it is ordered by the court that the order allowing said jury of view be recinded.

Calvin Johnson is appointed commissioner of the State revinue to settle with the clerks of the county, circuit & Chancery courts.