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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Dover, TN 37058