Misc. Court Records – September 1795 (pg. 1)

September Sesession 1795 – pg. 1

  • On motion of John CRAIG ordered that he have liberty to build a public mill on his own land on Pistol Creek.
  • On motion of Matthew WALLACE ordered that he have his mark and brand recorded, to wit, two half crops of each ear.
  • Power of attorney from Jane BOGLE to Andrew BOGLE was proved in open court and admitted to record.
  • John COCHRAN’s cattle mark was recorded; a swallowfork in the left ear and a crop and slit in the right ear.
  • The will of Josias MARTIN was produced in court and proved by James SCOTT, who said that he saw John WALLACE make his mark as a concurring witness...James SCOTT, William HUTTON & Joseph MARTIN were appointed executor, but James SCOTT & William HUTTON refused to serve.

Source: The above appears in the 1988 Issue #2 of Ansearchin’ News – publication of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. <http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/index.html>