Now Available from the Stewart County, Tennessee Archives

 

 

Stewart County, Tennessee County Court Minutes, 1804 - 1812

Compiled by Jim Long

 

 

Description:  This 212-page publication is a word-for-word transcription of the first two Minute Books of the Stewart County, Tennessee County Court (Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions), covering the years 1804-1812.  These minute books have been microfilmed, but parts of them were only microfilmed in 2011.  The minutes for 1804-1807 have previously been available in print form only via the 1930’s WPA transcription available only at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.  The minutes for 1808-1812 have never been available in print form until this publication.  This publication is a fresh transcription of the original records and not a re-issue of the WPA transcription, and also includes the court Dockets for the same period.

 

County Court Minutes include, but are not limited to:

             Summaries of legal cases, both civil and criminal

             Road crew orders (an excellent source for pinpointing where someone lived in the county)

             Jury lists

             Recording of livestock marks (a predecessor to branding)

             Probate of deeds (the actual deeds being recorded separately in the Deed books)

             Probate of wills (the actual wills being recorded separately in the Settlements and Bonds books)

             Delinquent tax lists

             Elections/appointments of county officials

Therefore, County Court Minutes are an excellent source for proving early residency in the county.

 

About the Compiler:  Jim Long has been doing genealogical work in Stewart County records for more than 30 years.  He is a volunteer at the Stewart County Archives, is the County Coordinator of the TNGenWeb Stewart County Genealogy web site (http://www.tngenweb.org/stewart/), and is a Board Member of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society.  He has previously published seven books of genealogical research material on Stewart County.

 

Table of Contents:  Introduction • County Court Minutes, March 1804 – October 1807 • County Court Dockets, June 1804 – October 1807 • County Court Minutes, April 1808 – November 1812 • County Court Dockets, January 1808 – November 1812 • Full-Name Index • Place Name Index

 

List Price $ 18.00; Pages:  212, linen cover with comb binding; Publication:  October 2012

 

To order, visit http://www.tngenweb.org/stewart/countycourtbook1.htm, or use this order form:

 

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