The following are court records of Charles William Fallin/Fallen, who went to Tipton Co., by December 1833 with his father-in-law, William Talley, and almost all of the descendants of William & Rebecca Briggs Talley. He was born in May 1809 in either Prince Edward Co. or Charlotte Co., VA. He was married to two of William's daughters, Rebecca and Sarah. Having lost both of them in less than ten years. He then took for his 3rd wife, Mary A. McFarland. (I have been attempting to ascertain who her parents were, but have been unable to find them).
Minutes Tipton County Court July Term 1845
James G. Tully and Charles W. Fallen two of the Executors named and appointed in the last Will and Testament of William Talley decd. which was duly proven and admitted to record at the last term of this Court this day appeared in open court and took upon themselves the execution of said Will and with Joseph S. Tully, Edward F. Talley, Wm Montgomery, James A. Calhoon, John Farren and John W. Harris as their securities, signed sealed and acknowledged a bond in the security of $12,000 conditioned as the law directs and was duly qualified as executors according to law and it was ordered that letters Testamentary be ifued to them.
Minutes Tipton County Court April Term 1846
Charles W. Fallln presented to court a certificate of his election of County Trustee, for the term of two years from the first Saturday in March last, and therefore with William Montgomery, Jacob Smith, Caspar M. Smith, Saml R. Smith and John W. Kurrie as his securities he entered into bond in the following records and figures to wit.
State of Tennesee Tipton County
Know all men by these present that we Charles W. Fallin, William Montgomery, Jacob Smith, Caspar M. Smith, Saml R. Smith and John W. Kurrie, all of said county, are duly and firmly bound unto A. W. Smith Chairman of the County Court of Tipton County and to his succefers in office in the just and full sum of Six Thousand ($6,000) Dollars for the payment of which will and truly to be made, we bond ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally firmly by these presents; Witnep our hands and seals this 6th day of April A. D. 1846.
The condition of the above obligation is such that where as the above bound Charles W. Fallin having been duly and legally elected Trustee of Tipton County for the time of two years from the first Saturday in March 1846. Now if the said Charles W. Fallin shall sufily keep, and faithfully pay out all County moneys deposited with him, or which shall come into his hands, agreeably to the orders of the County Court of said County, or to his succefors in office; and shall in all things faithfully discharge the duties of his said office during his continuance therein, then this obligation to be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and nature.
signed sealed and acknowledged in presence of
Witnep: A. W. Smith (seal)
Chairman
Charles W. Fallen (seal)
Wm Montgomery (seal)
Jacob Smith (seal)
C. A. Smith (seal)
S. R. Smith (seal)
J. W. Harris (seal)
Which said bond being approved of by the Court was ordered to be recorded in the minutes, and the said Charles W. Fallin was duly qualified as Trustee by taking the several oaths by law, James I. Cain presented to court a certificate of his election as Constable in the 1st civil district of this County for the term of two years from the first Saturday in March last, and therefore with Abel B. Cain, Charles W. Fallin, James H. Lauderdale and Caspar M. Smith as his securities, he comes into open court and signed sealed and acknowledged a bond in the following words and figures to wit:
State of Tennessee Tipton County
Know all men by these presents that James I. Cain, Abel B. Cain, Charles W. Fallin, James H. Lauderdale and Caspar M. Smith all of said county are duly and firmly bound unto his Excellency Arron V. Brown Governor of the state of Tennesee, for the term being and his succefors in office, in the sum of Four Thousand Dollars for the payment of which will and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Witnep our hands and seals this 6th day of April A. D. 1846.The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas above bound James I. Cain having been duly and legally elected in the 1st district to serve as Constable in and for the County aforesaid. Now if the said James I. Cain shall will and truly pay (unreadable) and account for all the moneys by him collected by virtue of his office to the person or persons authorized to recover the sum, and shall in all things faithfully discharge the duties of his said office during his continuance therein, then this obligation to be void and of no effect, otherwise to remain in full force and nature.
signed sealed & acknowledged in presence of Tipton County Court
Witnefs A. W. Smith
Chairman
Jas. I. Cain
(seal)
A. B. Cain (seal)
C. W. Fallin
(seal)
J. H. Lauderdale
(seal)
C. M. Smith (seal)
which said bond being approved of by the Court was recorded and ordered to be recorded in the minutes. And the said James I. Cain was duly qualified as Constable by taking the several oaths required by law.
Minutes Tipton County Court October Term 1846
Charles W. Fallin County Trustee of this county, this day affirmed in open court, with Jas, I Cain, Jos. C. Bragg, Efford Owen, and James Overall as his securities and signed sealed and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of Fifteen Hundred Dollars conditioned for the safe keeping and faithful disbursement of the Common School Funds that may or should come into his
State of Tennefee Tipton County
Know all men by these presents that we Charles W. Fallin, Jas. I Cain, Jos. C. Bragg, Efford Owen and James Overall, all of said County are duly and firmly bound unto Robert B. Turner, Treasurer in and for the State of Tennefee, and to his sucefsors in office or afeignees in the just and dull sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500) for the payment of which will truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Witnefs our hand and seals this 5th day of October A. D. 1846.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bounded Chas. W. Fallin having been duly elected, receive, safely keep, account for and pay over to the persons legally authorized and entitled to execute the same, all monies which may be or should be law come into his hands on account of Common Schools for said County during the continuance in office, then the above obligation to be void and of no effect otherwise to remain in full force and nature.
"Approved by the Court"
A. W. Smith (JP) and Chairman
Chas. W. Fallin (seal)
James Overall (seal)
J. I. Cain (seal)
Jos. C. Bragg (seal)
Efford Owen (seal)
Which said bond being approved of was ordered to be entered of record in the minutes.
Minutes Tipton County Court February Term 1848
On application it is ordered by the Court that Chas. W. Fallin be appointed Guardian of his minor children Henry B. and James Richard Fallin to take charge of an estate descending to them from Wm Tulley, decd, and therefore with S. E. Kent, G. W. Kent, and J. G. Tulley as his securities he came into open court and signed sealed and acknowledged a bond in the enalty of $1400 conditioned according to law which bond being approved of was ordered to be recorded.
Minutes Tipton County Court March Term 1848
March 1848
On application James G. Tulley was this day appointed Administrator of Rebecca Talley, late of this county, decd, who has died intestate and there upon with Charles W. Fallin and Edward F. Talley, as his securities he came into open court and signed sealed and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of nine hundred dollars conditioned according to law which bond being approved of by the court was ordered to be recorded and said James G. Talley was duly qualified by taking the oath required by law and it was ordered that letters of Administration be issued to him.
Minutes Tipton County Court April Term 1848
On motion, it is ordered by the Court that Chas W. Fallin be appointed Administrator of his wife Sarah E. Fallin who had died intestate, and therefore with Jno W. Kurrie, Jno Orwell and J. W. Lauderdale as his securities he came into open court and signed sealed and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $1500 conditioned according to law which bond being approved of by the Court was recorded and then said C. W. Fallin was duly qualified as admin. by taking the oath required by law and it was ordered that letters of administration be (unreadable). On motion Charles W. Fallin was this day appointed administrator of his Daughter Rebecca A. Fallen late of this county who has died intestate and therefore with John W. Kurrie, James Orwell and J W. Lauderdale as his securities he comes into open court and signed sealed and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $2000, conditioned according to law which bond being approved of by the Court was (unreadable) and the said C. W. Fallin was duly qualified as admin. by taking the oath required by law and it was ordered that letters of administration be issued to him.
Tipton County TN Court Records Book H - Page 188
Charles W. Fallin
( Registered October 9th 1848 To ) Deed Trust
Edward F. Talley This indenture made and entered into this 3rd day of October 1848 between Charles W. Fallen of the one part. Stephen E. Kent and O. H. P. White of the second part of Tipton County & State of Tennessee - This Indenture Witnesseth that I Charles W. Fallin have this day bargained & sold & do hereby convey unto Edward F. Talley and his heirs forever the following property (to wit) one negro woman and child Emily & Julius Cesar and her future increase if any to have and to hold the same to the said Edward F. Talley his heirs afsigns & forever but this deed is made for the folloeing uses & trusts & for no other purposes that is to say that I am justly indebted to O. H. P. White in the sum of twenty eight dollars now due and another note of twenty dollars due 25th Dec next: to W. C. Hazen in the sum of twenty or more dollars in an account; and also an account to Dr. John A. Green for the sum twenty five or thirty dollars and another debt of three hundred dollars to the branch bank of Tennessee at Somerville due March 1849: James G. Talley, Milton J. Ballard & Stephen E. Kent are my endorsers to the above debt of three hundred dollars and I am desireous to secure the punctual payment of the above named debts now if I should pay the said debts aforesaid on or before the 10th day August next then this deed is to be void, but if I should not then the said Edward F. Talley as Trustee after giving 21 days notice in writing at the Court House door in the town of Covington and at two other public places in the neighborhood shall expose to public sale the said property hereby conveyed or so much thereof as may be necessary to the highest bidder for cash and out of the proceeds of such sale shall after satisfying the expenses thereof pay to the said O. H. P. White, William C. Hazen, John A. Green James G. Talley Milton J. Ballard & Stephen E. Kent or their afsigns the amount of the said debts aforesaid or such portion thereof as may remain unpaid and the balance if any pay to the said Charles W. Fallin his heirs or afsigns.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th day of Oct A. D. 1848.
Charles W. Fallin (seal)
E. F. Talley (seal)
State of Tennessee
Tipton County ( Personally appeared before me Richard H. Munford Clerk of the County Court of Tipton the above named Charles W. Fallin and Edward F. Talley the bargaineer with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that they executed the aforegoing Deed of Trust for the purposes therein contained.
Witness my hand at Office this 3rd day of October 1848
R. H. Munford Clerk by
J. ?. Morrison D. C.
[State of Tennessee ) Register's Office October 9th 1848 Tipton County ( I Jacob Sullivan Register of said County do certify that the foregoing Deed of Trust was on the 3rd Instant at 11 1/2 O'clock A. M. filled with me and notd for registration in Entry book A page 39, And that the same and certificate thereto was this day duly registered in my Offical book H pages 188 & 189 J. Sullivan Register
Minutes Tipton County Court (copy doesn't give month or date)
In re Administration of Estate of Chas. W. Fallen It appearing to the satisfaction of the court that Charles W. Fallen, late a Citizen of this County, has died intestate and that James R. Fallen is entitled to administer over his estate, and the said J. R. Fallen having been sworn faithfully to perform the duties of Administrator and having made a bond in the penalty of one thousand ($1000) Dollars with W. A. Garbrough and E. S. Garbro as his sureties, payable to the State of Tennepee as his conditioned for the will and faithful performance of all the Duties Revolving upon him by law in the Administration of said estate - it is therefore ordered that Letters of Administration issue to said J. R. Fallen over the Estate of said C. W. Fallen decd.
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