Logan County, KY, Order Book 3
11 July 1803 – April 1806

Notes

Many land records are referred to throughout this book but they are just lists of allowed land, land being turned back in for it was already appropriated, or land traded for a higher rate land.  In the index they are listed with (L) beside the names.

When a person is listed as overseer of a road, “os,” it generally gives his neighbors and the description of the road he is to keep in order.  This abbreviation will show up on the index of names when completed.

The following are listed as men of  “honest probity and good demeanor:”  p. 3, William Wallace; p. 10, Thomas F. Elliott; p. 43, John Gray; p. 207, Laurence McKown; p. 306, Washington Hannum.

P. 2, July 1803, George McLean is sheriff ; the other book covering this date and did not mention him.

P. 6, Reuben Browning is listed as one of the trustees of Suffolk.

P. 14, August 1803 court is called to determine if Lawrence McKowan is a guilty of a felonious act of stealing 2 bundles of oats and oat straw from David Sawyer.  They decided he was not guilty and was to “go forth without delay.”

P. 15, court members decide that William Gathern, alias James Warren, is guilty of stealing a linen shirt and “mined or mixed”?? overalls from Andrew Blair.  This is a bailable offense for which they asked $500.00 bond but he failed to make bond and was held in jail until tried by the circuit court.

P. 22, October 1803 mentions the “buffaloe” ford on Gasper River and the road toward Fort Blount.  Does anyone know where Fort Blount was, possibly towards Tennessee?

P. 28, at a called court, James Taylor is judged not guilty of stealing a “bagg and coverled” but Micajah is held over to grand jury on $1000 bond for this offense.

P. 36, November 1803, Samuel Caldwell resigns as clerk and Armistead Morehead is appointed to that position. Samuel Caldwell is sworn in as county attorney.

In this section of the book and continuing to end, there are MANY pages of land allotments or relinquishments.  They start off with reasonable sounding names but get to surnames with only one initial, such as Warfield, A, B, C. D, F. G, Y, and Z, each getting 400 acres.  Page 308 has 21 surnames and of these 21, the given name is John on 16 acreages.

P. 46, James Butler is recommended to governor for magistrate, the first reference noted of this term used.  Later “magistrate or justice of the peace” is used in one sentence.

P. 47, Keziah Christian gives testimony that she relinquishes her dower right to the land her husband has just sold.  Armistead Morehead is listed as clerk of circuit court.

P. 49, John Deweese is bound over to circuit court on charge of stealing salt.  After coming back to court, he says he stole the salt and wants to receive a whipping.

P. 56, December 1803, John Conner is apprenticed to Josiah Wilcox to learn the “taylor’s trade.”  James Jolly, age 7, is apprenticed to Mathew Neely to learn the shoemaker’s trade.

P. 60, tavern rates are set.  A meal costs 25 cents, a night’s lodging is 8 ½ cents.  Wine is 37 ½  while whiskey is 12 ½ cents for a ½ pint.

P. 61, John Hansell stole a shirt from Thomas Butler and pled guilty.  On appeal, a jury decides he is “nonsane” so case is dismissed.

P. 63, January 1804, J. Elsworth is fined $8.00 for contempt of this court for he did not serve on the jury as directed to do.

P. 64, ferry rates over Muddy River are 9 cents for a man and horse, 4 ½ cents for a man alone, 25 cents for a cart, and 50 cents for a wagon.

P. 70, West Maulding, Urbin Ewing, and William Johns are appointed as commissioners to set aside land for building an academy and to be commissioners for that academy.

P. 72, John Armstrong is accused of stealing “striped wallen sercingle” worth $1.00.  Court rules that the prosecution was malicious and there was no probable ground for it.

John Huffstutler is accused of stealing beef and whiskey worth $1.00 and he is bound to the circuit court, bond set at $200.00.  Testimony to this case in this order book.

P. 85, February 1804, a horse mill is applied for by Archibald McReynolds.

P. 93, the estate of Patrick Boyle, decd., was produced, proved, and recorded in court, “to wit:” but then the page is blank where they normally would have recorded items of his estate.

P.     97-100, May 1804, Nathan, a Negro, is accused of a burglary from Lawrence McKown.  First appeal states the jury was not legally summonded so that is redone.  He is determined to be guilty but an appeal is made.  This is overruled.   Three motions to get him off fail and he is held over to the oyer and terminer court.  After a decision of guilty, Nathan ordered to be hanged between 11:00 and 12:00 noon on 18 June 1804.  He is valued at $433.00.

P. 103, Katy White is identified in index and book as Dutch.

P. 107, the commissioners are ordered to proceed against the undertakers of the public buildings to compel them to comply with their bonds.

P. 108, the jailer is ordered to take care of the court house.

P. 110-111, the Negro, Moses, owned by Samuel Gilbert is bound over to the oyer & terminer court and found guilty.  Hanging is to be 30 June 1804 between the hours of 12 noon and 1:00.  Moses is valued at $450.00.  Samuel Caldwell was counselor for the prisoner.

P. 120, July 1804, Elizabeth and Benjamin Carter are accused of stealing ½ bushel of meal from James Rollins.  This was valued at 1 shilling 6 pence.  William Johns refused to set on this case and others justices could not judge.  Elizabeth was declared not guilty and when Benjamin was judged, he also was declared not guilty.

P. 125, August 1804, the sheriff is fined $5.00 but the reason is not given.

P. 133, John Roberts is judged not guilty of stealing a horse from Joshua Callaway.  At this time it was a capital crime.  Good thing he got a not guilty judgment.

P. 125 and following has MANY one line land allotments giving only the person’s name and the total acreage allotted.  Many come also and trade for different rate land or relinquish land previous obtained.  Many turn in allotments for it was on land already claimed.

P. 142, October 1804, John Black has a bay mare seized to suppress gaming and duelling.  He lost the mare in a bet and then lost her to the court – well, I guess the other guy lost her to the courts.  On page 151, the mare has been sold for $19.47.

P. 149, special payments are made to Aaron Lewis as stray pen keeper, to Isaac Lewis for guarding William Gathen, and to John Curd for furnishing iron for criminals.

P. 153, November 1804, John Neeley is involved in a bastardy case, outcome not listed.

P. 154, George, Negro slave, is emancipated.

P. 156, court meets to set the levy, pay for wolf scalps and attend to other court business.

P. 157, William Johns and James Marrs are recommended to the governor for the position of sheriff for a 2-year term.  On page 178, we find Marrs listed as sheriff.  Also on 157, William Coleman, 16, is apprenticed to John Gott, house joiner.

P. 168, December 1804, Holden Cambell, 7, is apprenticed.

P. 169, the county is divided into a upper and lower battalion and commissioners are assigned to each to accept the tax lists.  Tax commissioners are generally allowed $1.00 per day for days worked at collecting lists.

P. 176, January 1805, Sally Johnston is apprenticed.  On p. 177, Thomas Johnston, 7, and John Johnston, 5, are apprenticed to Michael Mitchell, cabinetmaker.

P. 178, February 1805, Berryville is laid off and trustees are listed.  This is on Bigg Muddy Creek.  Does anyone know where this was?

P. 182, William Marrs is licensed to inspect the cotton, bond is posted.

P. 192, April 1805, Lewis Parker is apprenticed to Frederick and Christian Weller, farmers.

P. 195, John Johnston is apprenticed to Henry Johnston to learn the taylor’s trade.

P. 204, May 1805, Robert Jamison, age 17 on 13 June next, is apprenticed to the Weller brothers, farmers.

P. 208, June 1805, George Red is guilty of forgery but bound over to higher court with $500.00 bail.  He was allowed to draw 1 qt. whiskey on John Curd’s account but took two.

P. 213, Herbert Hood is held under suspicion of a felony but can’t meet the $3000.00 bond so is held in jail.  He tried to help William Stanford escape jail.

P. 215, July 1805, James Kenady was found not guilty of stealing 3 or 4 pounds of powder from Stephen Eaton.

P. 225 and several following, lists road overseers and the hands assigned to each.  The clerk orders each overseer and each justice of the peace to come to next court with allotment of their hands for road work in order for the lists to be recorded.  If they overseer does not have any hands, he is to apply to the closest justice and get a list to produce for the court to record.

P. 244, October 1805, Michael Chrisley is held over to circuit court for feloniously passing counterfeit money.

P. 253, John Curd, Aaron Lewis, William W. Whitaker, and Amos Edwards are recommended to governor to fill office of justice of the peace.

P. 269, November 1805, Negro Jacob is to be tried for stealing a shirt from Rizin Davidge, attorney.  At first there are no witnesses so no trial is held.  Later there are not enough justices to try the case.  Later he is judged guilt of stealing the shirt but not burglary for he did not break and enter the house to steal it.

P. 272, William Sanders pleads guilty to an unlisted crime and wants to have 39 lashes.  The sheriff is to execute judgment immediately.

P. 274, payment for wolf scalps is for 14 grown wolves at 12 shillings each and 27 young wolves at 6 shillings each.  Levy is set on p. 278 at 30 cents for each tithable citizen.

P. 276 shows payments of 19 pounds 10 shillings to Rezin Davidge, commonwealth attorney, for his year’s service and 1 pound 16 shillings to Jeremiah Lewis for guarding H. Hood.

P. 278-281, the county stocks are to be rebuilt on the plan for the former stocks, walnut and mulberry sills and posts are specified and they are to be one foot from the ground with a stone wall.  The stray pen for wandering animals is also described as to size, wood, nails to be used.  The tavern rates require the innkeepers to charge specified amounts for the food and lodging but the columns listed are “D  C  M” so does anyone know for what the “M” stands?

P. 281, Robert McReynolds has died and the justices vote to accept the courthouse as it now stands and others are commissioned to get it finished.

P. 286, tax commissioner Urbin Ewing wants the store William Forsythe owns to be on the tax books but is overruled.

P. 287, the jail is described.  Commissioners are to build a brick or stone wall around said jail and a house, not exceeding 15’ in the clear, 1 story high and furnished.

P. 291, December 1805, John McConnell, son of Thomas, deceased, is apprenticed to Frederick Weller, taylor.  John was aged 15 on 17 April last.

P. 292, James Marr, sheriff, says the jail is insufficient in keeping the debtors in safety.

P. 303, January 1806, a committee is formed to settle with the former trustees of Russellville but no details are given.

P. 307, an inquest is held on John Arnold.

P. 341, April 1806, Amos Edwards swears oath of loyalty to the constitution of the state of KY and takes his seat as justice of the peace.

P. 345, John White is apprenticed to Moses Parker, carpenter and joiner.

P. 349, Wm. Reading and John Curd are to hire hands and open a well near the courthouse with a sufficiency of water and wall up same.  This is to be on the next county levy.


If passed along to others or used in some other text, please credit or blame:

Judy Utley Lyne, President,

Logan Co., KY, Genealogical Society, Inc.

P. O. Box 853

Russellville, KY 42276-0853