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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