Estray Records
Marion County Court of Ordinary
1841-1930
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A register giving public notice of valuable, tame animals, either lost or found wandering and presumed escaped from their owners, allowing the owners to reclaim the animals.
Person who found it and JP (sometimes) | Persons who appraised it | Animal | Date |
A P Watson | D M D Welch | mule, 4 years old | July 3, 1841 |
blank | blank | black sow shoat with white face, 10 mo | July 5, 1841 |
Stephen Dickinson | Hardy Howard and Robt Shelley | dark brindel cow abt 6 years old | 16 August 1841 |
Lewis Hammack | Henry Caven and Willis Jenks | 3 head of cattle | 11 Sept 1841 |
Richard McGee of 710 GM | Frances Belcher and Joseph Beard | bay mare | 15 Oct 1841 |
William Jones of 710th Dist | Jesse Worrell and Daniel Wilson | black cow | 18 blank 1842 |
Josiah Elkins | Wiley Watson and John Henderson | 3 head of cattle | 5 Feb 1842 |
Tapley S P Holt of the 808th Dist | D Hightower and A Long | steer | 16 Feb 1842 |
Jonas Brantley | unknown Brantley and Young Brantley | two hogs | 26 Apr 1842 |
unlisted | William Shipp and Jasper Story | red cow | 9 April 1842 |
Jesse Mayo | John McCullars | black and white speckled cow | 13 May 1842 |
William Willis in 955 | John Hall and F M Collins | cow and calf | 23 May 1842 |
John Hall in 955 | Wm Willis and F M Collins | black cow | 23 May 1842 |
Henry L Allison and Hardy Parker | Jeremiah Wilcher | red cow | 21 May 1842 |
Edward N Perry of 710th | Clemment Gore | one cow | 28 June 1842 |
William A Black | William C Wheeler and Eli Larkins | two mules | 5 Oct 1842 |
William A Tait | Levi McNeil and John B Smith claimed by Lewis F Foster | sorrell mare | 7 Oct 1842 |
Pete Stewart and Zachariah Walkins | Aaron Lanier and Phillip Lanier | white heifer | 15 Oct 1842 |
John Giles | Samuel Sheppard and Henry Stewart | white ewe with lamb | 6 Sept 1842 |
N M Watson | Joshua Davis and Levi McNeil | two heifer yearlings | 7 Nov 1842 |
William Armstrong | Joshua Davis and James Powell | sorrell horse | 16 Jan 1843 |
Matthew Melton of 710th Dist | Benjamin Hory | 8 head of sheep | 10 Jan 1843 |
William Hardage and John Wood | T H Trailer | yellow cow and calf | 16 Sept 1843 |
John R Minter of 908th Dist | Joseph T Minter and Asher Jackson | two barrows hogs | 2 Sept 1843 |
George S Benton | A Jordan and Nicholas Jordan | red sow | 25 Sept 1843 |
Allen Adams | James Sharlin and Wm Coulberthouse | red cow | 13 June 1844 |
Fielding Jackson JP and William Wells in 808th | John M Minter and R W Lockeet | cow | 26 March 1844 |
Solomon Wall | James T Wall and Jesse S Thompson | 2 steer and nine head of sheep | 6 Sept 1844 |
Fielding Jackson | James M Woodall | heifer | 16 Aug 1844 |
F Jackson JP and H F Smith | Asher Jackson and T T Holt | horse | 7 Jan 1845 |
John Boyet of 961 Dist and C L Battle JP | Shadrack Wall and John Bradshaw | cream colored horse | 12 Feb 1845 |
Thomas Burg | John Wills and William Hurst | two sheep and one lamb | 24 Feb 1845 |
R W Johnson JP and Solomon Wall | Stephen Reaves and Asher Jackson | 2 hogs | May 1845 |
William Mathis and Lovett Reaves JP | M L Bivins and Benjamin James | 12 hogs | 17 April 1845 |
M L Bivins | William Mathis and Benjamin James | sandy colored sow | 17 April 1845 |
B W Busby | John French and Joseph Beard | black heifer | 27 August 1845 |
Kinchen McKenney JP and Thomas Clements | Elbert Melton | dark spotted hog | 28 June 1845 |
Richard McGee of 710 GM | Joel F Heaton and Elisa McGee | white colored steer | 20 Sept 1845 |
Wilie Wiggins JP and Thomas H Holt | Simeon Lawhorn and Levi McNeal | three head cattle | 6 Oct 1845 |
Solomon Wall of 808th Dist and B W Johnson JP | Stephen Bivens and Fielding Denton | spotted burrow | 10 Oct 1845 |
B W Johnson JP and Solomon Wall | Fielding Jackson and Cullin Lockett | steer | 17 Nov 1845 |
B W Johnson JP and Wm Williams | N W Holton and Joshua Lee | large slim bay horse | 3 Jan 1846 |
B W Johnson JP and Fielding Benton | James Fulford and Samuel M Nutt | cow | 6 Jan 1846 |
Lovett Reaves JP and Kinchen McKinney | Thomas Wiggins and William Rushin | two hogs and one sow with six pigs | 25 April 1846 |
Van Swearingin of 808th Dist | Thomas Carrol and D T McNair | cow and yearling | 2 May 1846 |
Jacob Lee | John Giles and Joshua Lee | black heifer | 16 June 1846 |
Edmond Dees and David G Ray JP | James McDowell and William Gallaway | red brindle steer | 27 June 1846 |
William White and David G Ray JP | Edmond Johnson and Wiley Jordan | cow and calf | 25 July 1846 |
James Wadsworth and William Hardage JP | John Kemp, owned by David Elliott | steer | 20 June 1846 |
Riley Sizemore and David G Ray JP | Edmond Johnson and William White, owned by Randall W Griger | bright sorel | 4 Sept 1846 |
Sterling Bartlett | Wiley Daniel and Edward Preston | black cow, 3 years old | 12 Sept 1846 |
James Briner of the 948 Dist | William Booth and James C Goldbright | 2 steer | 29 July 1866 |
Green B Watson | David E Heath ? | sorrel mare | March 1847 |
J C Lockhart | Willis Yarbro and Starling Bartling | cow | 10 Apr 1847 |
Allen Daniel JP, James C Roberts | Josiah Swain and Marshal Perdue | sheep | 10 April 1847 |
Allen Daniel JP and William Strawder of 807 dist | John P Woodall | steer | 27 April 1847 |
William Dowd JP and Daniel J Summerlin | A C Scott aand Thomas Car | pony | 29 June 1847 |
Thomas W Carrol and William W Dowd JP | Morgan Kemp and Thomas O Douglas | black steer | between June-August 1847 |
N M Watson JP and John Burkhalter | Samuel Gray | three hogs | 9 August 1847 |
Elijah M Laurence JP and Jordan Wiilcher | Jeremiah Wilcher and B T Hurst | sheep | 25 Sept 1847 |
Willis Wiggins JP and Osey Langley | Clement Clemans and William J Wiggins | calf | 12 June 1847 |
William Dowd acting JP and Enoch Jackson | Samuel Nutt | bull | 4 Jan 1848 |
Jacob A Clement, JP and Larkin Geeslin | John B Smith | cow | 14 Dec 1847 |
Jacob A Clement, JP and Joel F Rushin | Joseph Bond and Larkin Geaslin | bull and steer | 3 April 1848 |
Benager Peacock | James Calhoun | sow | 17 June 1859 (out of order) |
D N Maddux | blank | two farrow hogs | 6 Sept 1859 (out of order) |
C H McCall | blank | 7 shoats | 19 Oct 1859 (out of order) |
Jacob A Clements JP and Willis P Sanders | James Patillo | 3 sheep | 24 July 1847 |
Jacob A Clements JP and John F Hollis | Thomas J Hollis | 3 head of cattle | 24 July 1847 |
Henry W Peebles | Robert McCorkle and John Benson | steer | 20 May 1848 |
Pollard Pain and Cullen Battle JP | E B Oxford and William Davis | oxen | 25 June 1848 |
James T Harmon JP and John F Hericks | William Jenks and J C Lockhart | steer | 19 Aug 1848 |
Jacob A Clements JP and William B Hardison | Enoch G Brown | steer | 11 Aug 1848 |
A Murray JP and unknown Edins | Fielding Benton | steer | 24 Nov 1848 |
N M Watson, JP and Simeon Lawhorn | Joshua Davis | red cow | 12 Feb 1849 |
Jacob A Clements JP and Martin L Biven | M W Sanders | 3 white hogs | 18 Mar 1849 |
Jacob A Clements, JP and Jesse Mayo | William McCuller | barrow hog | 24 March 1849 |
William Wammack Sr at his plantation in the 948th Dist | blank | heifer | 8 Feb 1849 |
John Purdy and Tenderson Smith JP | Samuel Anders and Joshua Boyt | 3 head of cattle | 19 May 1849 |
Wilie Wiggins, JP and James Brown | James J Roberts and Richard Watson | bull | 13 Oct 1849 |
Wilie Wiggins, JP and Wm Culverhouse | James C Roberts | one red and black hog | 13 Oct 1849 |
Elii Smith and C L Battle JP | John Bradshaw and Anah Collum | three sheep | 24 June 1849 |
Jordan Davis of the 948th Dist | blank | estray bull killed by Jordan Davis | between June and Sept 1849 |
Jacob A Clements JP and James Newberry | Elbert Melton | white and black spotted farrow hog | 22 Sept 1849 |
Amandus P Belk and Jacob A Clements JP | Joseph T Sanders | cow | 12 Dec 1849 |
Zion Pike and M G Brady JP | George Wells and Jeremiah Bolen | cow and calf | 22 Sept 1849 |
Edward Johnson and M G Brady JP | Starling T Barker | sow shoat | 24 Nov 1849 |
John W Hardage JP and William Davis | William H Sanford | heifer yearling | 16 Apr 1850 |
Clement Gore JP and William T McGough, freeholder of 948th | John Kemp taker of steer | steer | 20 Apr 1850 |
M G Brady JP and Starling T Barken | Edward Johnson | heifer | 24 Nov 1849 sold April 1850 |
John W Smith, a free holder of 948th Dist | William J Roberson of the 948th Dist taken up estray | bull | 18 May 1850 |
B P Rouse JP and Daniel L McNair at his plantation | W Carroll and Henry Tidwell free holders of said county | 3 steer | 6 July 1850 |
Green B Watson of the 955 Dist and M G Brady JP | A J Parker and John Watson | dark bay mare | 3 Aug 1850 |
S A Sellers JP and Richard M Stewart of the 961st Dist | Kenneth Stewart and Thomas Cockrell | brindle ox | 21 March 1850 |
C L Battle JP and Joel Raburn | K Stewart and M Varmdon | white speckled cow | 22 May 1850 |
Wilie Wiggins, JP and David Wiggins | John Cooper and Philip Jordan | black steer | 11 Oct 1850 |
J M Gill, JP and Benjamin M Langford | W W Estridge | three head of cattle | 19 Oct 1850 |
William R Scrimshire at his plantation in 1034th Dist | Lewis Hogg, a free holder of 1034th Dist | steer | 31 May 1850 |
Clement Gore JP and Jordan Davis at his plantation in the 948th Dist | John W Smith, a free holder of the 948th Dist | cow and calf | 21 Sept 1850 |
B P Rouse JP and Elihu Corley | Asher Jackson and S R Nutt | steer | 2 Nov 1850 |
S A Sellers JP and John B Boyet of the 961 Dist, freeholder | Wm Mixon and Warren L Battle, free holders of 961 Dist | gray horse | 31 Jan 1851 |
Christian Pymale of the 948th Dist | John W Smith and William J Robinson, freeholders of 948th Dist | steer | 22 Feb 1851 |
Jacob A Clements, JP and John Majors | Malcolm Hall | one barrow hog | 27 July 1850 |
Jacob A Clements, JP and William C Glaze | Tilman French | small steer | 31 July 1850 |
B J Rouse, JP and R W Lockett | Stephen Rouse and S B Howell | three shoats | 24 March 1851 |
M G Brady JP and | Wilie Watson and Perry Watson | steer | 11 Jan 1851 |
B J Rouse, JP and Benjamin Haygood | Isaac Livingston and Isham Olive | cow and calf | 9 July 1851 |
Tenderson Smith JP and J M Gill | Stephenson Pearson and William Gordon | one steer | 16 Aug 1851 |
J M Gill, JP and Wm Hamner | Samuel ---y and William Harper | cow and calf | 24 Oct 1851 |
J M Gill, JP and Martha Little | John D Prater and Henry Roberts | 5 head of cattle | 19 July 1851 |
Wilie Wiggins, JP and David Wiggins | Mordica Jenkins and John Cooper | two cows | 10 Oct 1851 |
Thomas Flurry of the 946th Dist | Abner Davis free holder of the 946th Dist | two oxen | 22 Sept 1851 |
Samuel Gray, freeholder of the 807th Dist | Thomas H Newsom free holder of 807 Dist | one steer | 10 Dec 1851 |
John Watson and M G Brady JP | G B Watson | cow and calf | 25 Oct 1851 |
J M Gill, JP and John D Prater | Burge Elliott | shoat | 20 Mar 1852 |
J M Gill JP and William F Newburg | Lewis J Matthews and Ptolmy Jernigan | yoke of oxen | 12 Apr 1852 |
J M Gill JP and Lewis J Mathews | William F Newberry | barrow and sow | 12 Apr 1852 |
William Dowd JP and David Bullock of 710th Dist | Edmond Daughtry | three hogs | 21 May 1852 |
William Dowd JP and Asa C Englett of the 807th Dist | Cordy Bullock and David Golden, freeholders | sorrel mare | 28 May 1852 |
Wilie Wiggins, JP and William Woods | Allen Daniel and Thos Harbuck | two cows and a yearling | 14 August 1852 |
Jonathan McClung and M G Brady JP | Newton Johnson | shoat | 24 Apr 1852 |
Green B Watson and M G Brady JP | John Watson | steer | 22 May 1852 |
John G Stokes, JP and John Herndon | John T Robinson and N N Nicholson, free holders | one white hog | 23 Sept 1852 |
Barnabas Hart and H J Harris JP | Isaac H Peebles and Wm Usry, free holders | shoats | 21 Feb 1853 |
Thomas W Carroll and B P Rouse JP | L W Wall | steer | 28 Feb 1853 |
J A Mayo and William Dowd JP | David Worsham and Jesse Mayo | sorrel horse | 19 April 1853 |
B P Rouse, JP and B J Holly | S R McNair | bull | 21 Apr 1853 |
B P Rouse, JP and B J Holly at his plantation in the 808th Dist | L W Wall, free holder | oxen | 7 May 1853 |
Raleigh Holt and J W Hardage JP | Joseph L Landers, a freeholder of 948th Dist. | cow and calf | 14 Sept 1853 |
Thomas H Newsom of the 807th Dist and William Dowd JP | Thomas L Rogers and Augustus W Rogers, free holders | bag horse mule | 26 Sept 1853 |
Bird Hudson of the 710th Dist and William Dowd JP | James A Hutson | ten head of hogs | 8 Oct 1853 |
William B Spinks of the 948th Dist | J Hawthorne, freeholder | one sow and pigs | 24 Jan 1854 |
William Wadsworth at his plantation in the 808th Dist | B J Holly, a freeholder of 808th Dist | cows and two yearlings | 10 April 1854 |
James Jamison of the 808th Dist and B J Rouse, JP | B J Holly, a freeholder of 808th Dist | cow and calf and heifer | 25 Apr 1854 |
Simeon P Lawhorn of the 807th Dist and William Dowd JP | Nathan M Watson and Osborn Brown | small bay mare | 1 May 1854 |
Jordan Wilchar, JP and John Biggs | James J West and A T Murray | barrow shoat | 18 Apr 1854 |
B F Hurst at his plantation in the 808th Dist and B P Rouse JP | John Elkins, a free holder | ox | 15 July 1854 |
Henry S Melton of the 807th Dist and William Dowd JP | John Hanks | sow | 1 August 1854 |
John D Mathis of the 710th Dist, freeholder | Jacob A Clements and Nicholas Gustin | sow | 28 July 1854 |
Benjamin P Holly at his plantation in the 808th Dist and B P Rouse JP | L W Wall a freeholder | bulls and two boar shoats | 2 Sept 1854 |
Richmond Bosworth at his plantation in the 808th Dist and B P Rouse JP | David N Hart, a freeholder of 808th Dist. | shoat | 7 Sept 1854 |
Abraham Jordan at his plantation in the 808th Dist and B P Rouse JP | James T Wall, a freeholder of 808th Dist | cow and calf | 14 Sept 1854 |
James Jamison at his plantation in the 808th Dist and B P Rouse JP | John Boyett, a freeholder | heifer | 12 Oct 1854 |
J M Gill JP and James A Bowers | Henry Roberts | hog | 17 Dec 1853 |
J M Gill JP and B M Langford | Samuel Adams and Wm H Shipp | heifer | 17 June 1854 |
J M Gill JP and Sarah Slaughter | Thomas Livingston | four head of cattle | 12 Aug 1854 |
James A Booth of the 945th Dist and J W Hardage JP | Reuben Bailey and Zachariah Booth Sr, freeholders | mule | 2 May 1855 |
Tenderson Smith, JP and Stephen D Sims | George M Champion | one white sow and 4 pigs | 14 May 1855 |
B P Rouse JP and Solomon Wall at his plantation in the 808th Dist | T W Carroll, a freeholder | steers | 11 May 1855 |
John Watson and M G Brady JP | Green B Watson | bull | 22 July 1854 |
Thomas W Carroll and Solomon Wall JP | L W Wall | heifer | 4 Jan 1855 |
Benjamin J Holly and Solomon Wall JP | James Landers | barrow hog | 1 Dec 1855 |
un named | James M McDowell and Edward Johnson | steer | 19 Sept 1855 |
Jasper N Colley of the 948th Dist and W B Spinks JP | John Kemp and Isaac Robinson | black barrow shoat | 19 Apr 1856 |
Edwin B O'Neal of the 710th Dist and William Dowd JP | West S Parker and Benajah Peacock | milk and cider mare | 6 May 1856 |
Wilie Wiggins JP and Josiah Walker | Osey Langley and Wm J Wiggins | one brindle cow | 2 Apr 1856 |
B P Rouse JP and Simon Goodrow of the 808th Dist | R Bosworth | cow and calf | 1 March 1856 |
Isaac T Robinson of the 948th Dist and William B Spinks JP | E N Perry and John Kemp | 4 heifers and yearlings | 20 Nov 1856 |
Martin L Bivins of the 710th Dist and Malcolm Hair JP | James Hancock | hog | 27 Dec 1856 |
William B Nutt of the 710th Dist, freeholder | J D Mathis | one sow and six pigs | 14 Jan 1857 |
William W Boynton of the 948th Dist | L C Chambless and John C Bently | steer | 25 Feb 1857 |
James M Culpepper and Solomon Wall JP | un listed | heifer | 11 Feb 1857 |
James Jamison and Solomon Wall JP | un listed | steer | 25 July 1857 |
Perry Peacock, freeholder in the 961st Dist and Wm T Snipes JP | Kenneth Stewart and James G Snipes, it is owned by James Owens of Talbot Co | black mare | 26 Aug 1857 |
J M Gill, JP and Robert R Stewart | Tenderson Smith | five head of cattle | 20 June 1857 |
A W Davis of the 1034th Dist | Thomas Harebuck | cow and calf | 15 Aug 1857 |
Paschal Branon of the 808th Dist | Samuel R McNair and Isham Olive | yellow bay mare mule | 19 Oct 1857 |
William Hickey JP and Henry Stewart | P C Carr and Isaiah D Dunn | black barrow hog | 1 Dec 1857 |
James Short of the 948th Dist | Joseph S Sanders and Hosea Hellems | 2 spotted sows | 2 Feb 1858 |
William B Butt JP JP and Seaborn McMichael | James M Stanford and Zachariah Sims | three yearlings | 6 Mar 1858 |
Morgan Kemp JP and William B Spinks of the 948th Dist | Isaac T Robinson freeholder | shoats | 16 Apr 1859 |
Henry S Melton of the 807th Dist and Wm B Butt JP | William B Walker and Enoch Willilams | grey mare mule | 10 Oct 1859 |
Benajah Peacock of the 710th Dist | James C Calhoun | one black sow | 17 June 1859 |
David N Maddux of the 710th dist | James M Harvey | two barrow hogs | 6 Sept 1859 |
Charles H McCall fo the 710th Dist | E M Sharpe | 7 shoats | 19 Oct 1859 |
Benjamin J Holly of the 808th Dist and Darling Duke JP | John Wilkinson | spotted barrow shoat | 1 Oct 1859 |
H Z Burt of the 948th Dist, freeholder | James Short | sandy colored sow | 27 Feb 1860 |
William Wells of the 955th Dist and M G Brady JP | John Hendricks and Mark Livingston, owned by William A Green of Lee Co | horse mule | 21 Apr 1860 |
John L Mathis and William B Nutt acting JP | Terril J Brook | sow and five pigs | 7 July 1860 |
John L Smith and Solomon Wall JP | John Benson | black steer yearling | 14 Aug 1860 |
John Benson and Solomon Wall JP | B J Holly | five head of sheep | 14 Aug 1860 |
William Wadsworth and Solomon Wall JP | Thomas W Carroll | cow and yearling | 8 Sept 1860 |
Benajah Peacock of the 710th Dist and Wm B Nutt JP | Benjamin Harvey | steer | 22 Sept 1860 |
John L Smith of the 808th dist, freeholder and Solomon Wall JP | John H Green | cow | 7 Feb 1861 |
Thomas W Carroll of the 808th Dist and Solomon Wall JP | Henry Peede, freeholder | heifer | 7 Feb 1861 |
James Adams of the 808th Dist and Solomon Wall JP | John L Smith | one shoat | 7 Feb 1861 |
L P McBryde and M G Brady JP | blank | cow | 16 March 1861 |
J M Gill JP and Joel Dodson | B F Porter and W Park | bay mare | 3 Jan 1862 |
W B Nutt, acting JP and John F Lockhart | John L Mathis | cow | 20 Feb 1862 |
W B Nutt acting JP and Benajah Peacock | Benjamin Harvey | barrow hog | 15 March 1862 |
Alexander Gunn of the 808th Dist, freeholder | P S Wall | four head of cattle | 10 Jan 1862 |
E W Miller | James Hamilton | pig | 23 July 1862 |
A M Champion of the 1034th Dist | George Ennis and George Champion | boar shoat | 4 Sept 1862 |
Robert Minter | Simeon Blue | two head of cattle | undated |
George W Youngblood and Wm H Lancaster JP | Starling L Barker, J J McDowell, freeholders of the 955th Dist | brown bay mare | 8 May 1866 |
Wm M Drane | James R Conan and Thomas T Mathews | cow and yearling | 12 Aug 1867 |
David Smith of 955 Dist | G W Youngblood and G B Watson | steer | 28 Aug 1867 |
Obediah Haygood | Benajah Peacock and William B Nutt | blue sow and six pigs | 21 Aug 1867 |
G Wiggins | R H Hamilton and A Mathis | yoke of oxen | 28 July 1873 |
J W Hogg | W D Holton, M R Graybill, W T Stewart, J P Blue | cow and calf | 8 Oct 1878 |
Geo W C Munroe | P S Stevens, J W Cook and J W Woodall | heifer | 30 Jan 1879 |
John T Goodroe of RedBone Dist | Marcus Helms, J R Benson and W T McCorkle | black sow | 9 Dec 1882 |
C H McCall of Buena Vista Dist | W T Melton, Wesley Jefferson, C Horace McCall | hog | 26 March 1883 |
John Sheffield | D A Maddux, Reuben Brown, Zack Duke | hog | 6 Aug 1883 |
G W Kiser | W A Gachoie and John Reed | cow and yearling | 30 Oct 1883 |
A L Short of the 808th Dist | J R Minter and J J Wells | yearling | 5 July 1884 |
Jas M Harvey | A P Beck and J B Simmons | male hog | 24 July 1884 |
Jas M Lowe | William Myrick and James M Ellis, both freeholders | red heifer | 7 Feb 1885 |
Simeon Lawhorn | blank | bay | 4 Feb 1890 |
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