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2588 Highway 43 South
Leoma, Tennessee
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Note: When searching for full names, use: Last Name, First Name (or initial)
Currently Includes: County Court through 1869 and Chancery Court 1840 – 1879
All court records up to 1919 were originally indexed by Kathy Niedergeses, with assistance from former archives staff. The digital format of the index was developed from her work.
Under Construction: This database will eventually include all existing every-name indexes for all three courts: county, chancery, and circuit. In the future, indexes for additional decades will be added as they are created or as revisions are completed.
| Plaintiff(s) | Type(s) | Defendant(s) | Case Details | Date | Court | Case Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd, Nancy, dec. - by ; Todd William J. | Deed | Newton, William E. | Microfilmed in Box 10 | 1859 | County | ||
| Todd, Nancy, dec. ; Todd, Bennett D. ; Todd, William J. | Probate ; Petition | to Prove Validity of Will and for Probate of Will | 1859 | County | |||
| Vaughn, W. W., dec. | Estate Settlement | Powell, Richard - adm. | Administrator Settlement | 1859 | County | ||
| Weatherly, Abner | Deed of Trust | White, W. M. T. | Microfilmed in Box 10 | 1859 | County | ||
| Weaver, Artor, dec. | Adm. Bond | Burleson, H. K. - adm. ; Bondsmen: ; Davis, W. C. ; Bentley, Lee M. | 1859 | County | |||
| Weaver, Nancy, dec. | Estate Settlement | Rose, R. H. - adm. | Administrator Settlement | 1859 | County | ||
| West Point Manufacturing Co. | Charter Grant | Deavenport, T. D. ; Lucas, James ; Herrin, C. J. ; Richardson, Willis | 1859 | County | |||
| White, D. J., dec. | Adm. Bond | McMasters, Wm. - adm. ; Holcomb, Wm. P. - adm. ; Bondsmen: ; Foust, R. ; Nutt, M. W. ; Sparkman, S. ; Crabb, James H. ; Kelton, John J. ; White, John ; White, Renny Newton, Wm. E. | 1859 | County | |||
| White, D. J., dec. | Estate Settlement | White, America - widow | Inventory & Claims Against Estate | 1859 | County | ||
| White, D. J. | Adm. Bond | McMasters, William - adm. ; Bondsmen: ; Holcomb, W. P. ; Foust, R. ; Sparkman, S. ; Kelton, John J. ; White, Renney ; Nutt, M. W. ; Crabb, James H. ; White, John ; Newton, William E. | 1859 | County | |||
| White, D. J., dec. ; Holcomb, William P. - adm. ; McMasters, William - adm. | Petition to Sale Land ; Petition to Sale Enslaved People | White, America C. V. - widow ; White, Josephine - dau. ; White, William S. - son | 1859 - 62 | County | |||
| White, D. J., dec. ; Holcomb, William P. - adm. ; McMasters, William - adm. | Sale of Enslaved Person | Chaffin, W. B. ; Turner, W. P. H. ; McClaine, E. | 1859 | County | |||
| White, James G. | Constable Bond | McCalester, William ; Kelly, R. J. ; Chaffin, J. C. ; Porter, D. P. ; Kelly, Thomas E. ; Chaffin, W. B. | 1859 | County | |||
| White, Renney | Deed of Trust | Davis, C. B. ; Underwood, John B. - witness ; Yancey, B. T. - witness | Microfilmed in Box 10 | 1859 | County | ||
| Wilbourn, Thomas J. ; Wilbourn, James M. ; Wilbourn, Robert C. - minor heirs of ; Wilbourn, Jasper, dec. | Guardian Bond | Hall, William B. - guardian ; Moore, B. M. - bondsman | 1859 | County | |||
| Williams, Bridges, dec. ; McKnight, Elenor ; Nicholson, C. H. | Deed | Moore, Brice M. ; Bentley, Lee M. ; Witnesses: ; Rose, J. F. ; Gorsuch,W. K. | interest in estate Microfilmed in Box 10 | 1859 | County | ||
| Williams, Bridges, dec. ; McKnight, Elenor ; Williams, Barnett | Deed | Nicholson, C. H. ; Witnesses: ; Deavenport, T. D. ; Gorsuch, W. K. | interest in estate Microfilmed in Box 10 | 1859 | County | ||
| Williams, Bridges, dec. ; Robertson, John P. ; Robertson, Decator A. ; Reddell, Aquila ; Reddell, Temperance I. ; Reddell, W. R. ; Reddell, Naomi E. ; Robertson, L. B. ; Robertson, Louisa W. | Deed | Simonton, William ; Witnesses: ; Devenport, T. D. ; Kelley, James C. | interest in estate Microfilmed in Box 10 | 1859 | County | ||
| Williams, Bridges, dec. ; Simonton, William | Deed | Bentley, Lee M. ; Rose, S. E. - witness | land sold to him by Robertson, John P. | 1859 | County | ||
| Williams, Bridges, dec. ; Williams, Hillman | Deed | Moore, William P. | interest in estate Microfilmed in Box 10 | 1859 | County | ||
| Williams, Thomas, dec. | Adm. Bond | Dennis, E. H. - adm. ; Bondsmen: ; King, Joshua ; King, Hyram W. | 1859 | County | |||
| Williams, Thomas, dec. | Estate Settlement | Dennis, E. H. - adm. | Inventory of Estate | 1859 | County | ||
| Wilsford, G. T., dec. | Estate Settlement | Wilsford, Evelina K. | Notes & Claims | 1859 | County | ||
| Wisdom, A. J. - widow of ; Wisdom, William H., dec. | Widow’s Support | Commissioners: ; Yarbrough ; Garrett, H. H. ; Ball, D. M. | 1859 | County | |||
| Wisdom, William H., dec. | Adm. Bond | Richardson, Thomas A. - adm. ; Bondsmen: ; Bentley, M. V. ; Bentley, L. Mino | 1859 | County | |||
| Anthony, Mahalia D., dec. ; Davis, William C. ; Davis, Franklin ; Davis, Virginia E. Anthony ; Anthony, Thomas D. ; Anthony, John F. ; Anthony, Louisa A. ; Anthony, Zachariah C. ; Davis, Tennessee | Probate ; Petition | Anthony, John G. ; Miller, Lewis | To be declared legal guardian of minors and to be trustee of estate Davis, W. C. | 1859 | Chancery | ||
| Atkins, J. (I.) F., dec. ; Bradshaw, James N. | Probate ; Petition | Atkins, William H. A. ; Atkins, Sarah A. ; Atkins, William E. ; Martin, Jefferson | To sale lot to pay off notes | 1859 | Chancery | ||
| Bassham, Drury, dec. ; White, America V. C. Bassham | Probate ; Petition | Holcomb, William P. ; McMasters, William - adm. of ; White, Daniel J., dec. ; Bassham, Thomas F. ; Bassham, Joseph L. ; Appleton, Hiram F. ; Pennington, Jacob M. - adm. of ; McAnally, William, dec. ; Matthews, Frank - guardian of ; McAnally, Oscar F. ; Stanfield, William B. ; Stanfield, Lue A. C. - guardian of ; McAnally, Clarence | To restrain defendents from collection of partnership debts Peter Scales & Co. | 1859 | Chancery | ||
| Beeler, John H., dec. ; Buchanan, Rufus F. - guardian of ; Beeler, John D. ; Beeler, Mary ; Beeler, T. C. ; Beeler, William C. | Probate ; Petition | May, Daniel W. ; Miller, Lewis ; Davis, William C. ; Anthony, John G. | To previous guardian to make settlement | 1859 | Chancery | ||
| Black, William, dec. ; Fogg, William H. ; Fogg, Mary Jane Black ; Dotson, Jasper N. ; Dotson, Martha A. Black ; Neale, John C. | Probate ; Petition | Anderson, Allison & Co. ; Neale, Mary J. ; Neale, William T. ; Kelly, Thomas E. ; Porter, Davis P. ; Watts, Giane (?) & Co. | To prevent selling of enslaved people for division of estate | 1859 | Chancery | ||
| Blake, William O. | Petition | Webb, G. W. | Sues for unpaid balance on property sold | 1859 | Chancery | ||
| Carrell, S. A. | Deposition | Kerns, D. Peter VS Kerns, Frances A. | 1859 | Chancery | |||
| Chaffin, J. C. | VS | Kirk, Lewis ; Moore, James ; Porter, D. P. | 1859 | Chancery | |||
| Christian, Thomas T. | VS | Nichols, John A. | 1859 | Chancery | |||
| Coffey, Nathan, dec. ; Williams, Hillman ; Williams, Jane | Petition to Sale Land | Williams, Mary L. ; Williams, Marsellis R. ; Williams, Ophelia E. ; Williams, Nathan C. ; Williams, Calvin M. | 1859 | Chancery | |||
| Essary, James, dec. ; Essary, John ; Lemay, Ruth Essary ; Lemay, James C. ; Lemay, William ; Craig, Sarah Lemay | Petition to Sale Land | Essary, Sampson ; Johnson, Rachael ; Essary, James L. ; Essary, Giorge ; Essary, Nathan ; Lemay, William N. H. ; Lemay, Hannah ; Lemay, Samuel J. ; O'Neil, Charles ; Lemay, Samuel S. ; Essary, Joseph ; Essary, David E. ; Essary, John ; Lemay, John T. ; Lemay, Thomas S. ; Pelt, C. C. ; Pelt, Virginia E. Lemay ; Lemay, Nathan E. ; Lemay, John ; Lemay, Elizabeth ; Pelt, Sarah | 1859 | Chancery | |||
| Evans, William W., dec. ; Stewart, Daniel M. ; Freeman, Cynthia, adm. ; Stewart, Sarah F. Evans ; Rose, William S. ; Rose, Lurena J. (?) Evans ; Bonner, John (Barner) ; Bonner, Amanda Evans ; Deavenport, Matthew W. ; Deavenport, Louisa J. Evans ; Evans, Berry W. ; Evans, Henry G. ; Evans, May F. | Probate ; VS | Freeman, Edward R. ; Pennington, James J. ; Freeman, Miranda S. Evans | 1859 | Chancery | |||
| Field, Jeremiah, dec. ; Winterich, Joseph | Probate ; Petition | Hildreth, Sydney P. ; Hildreth, Mary ; Parkes, William ; Parkes, Thomas | To make sale of property null & void and to keep judgements from being collected | 1859 | Chancery | ||
| Franks, Sarah F., dec. ; Smith, Elijah ; Smith, Sarah J. ; Smith, John W. ; Smith, Everaline | Probate ; Petition to Sale Enslaved People | Burrows, James ; Burrows, Carlene ; Franks, John W. ; Franks, John ; Franks, Green ; Franks, May I. (J.) ; Franks, Mariah G. ; Franks, Perendo C. | To sale enslaved person | 1859 | Chancery | ||
| Haile (Hale), Powell E. | Deposition | Kerns, D. Peter VS Kerns, Frances A. | 1859 | Chancery | |||
| Herbert, C. L. ; Metcalfe, James | VS | Ramsey, Thomas C. ; Lawrenceburg Bank | 1859 | Chancery | |||
| Kelly, John T. | Petition | Simonton, William ; Allen, R. H. ; Rose, Solon E. | Sues over division of partnership | 1859 | Chancery | ||
| Lawhorne, Thomas | Deposition | Kerns, D. Peter VS Kerns, Frances A. | 1859 | Chancery | |||
| McDougal, Alexander, dec. ; McDougal, Eleanor, dec. ; McLaren, John ; McLaren, Mary | Probate ; VS | McDougal, A. C. ; McDougal, Daniel ; McDougal, James F. ; Stewart, Daniel M. ; McDougal, John ; McDougal, Archibald G. ; Edwards, Wiley B. ; Bynum, Eli, Dr. | 1859 | Chancery | |||
| Nicholson, C. H. | Deposition | Kerns, D. Peter VS Kerns, Frances A. | 1859 | Chancery | |||
| Parkes, Thomas, dec. ; Parkes, William, Sr. | Probate ; Injunction | Claiborne, Micajah G. L. | Concerning notes due | 1859 | Chancery | ||
| Claiborne, Micajah G. L. | VS | Parkes, William, Sr. ; Anderson, James | Parkes, Thomas, dec. | 1859 | Chancery | ||
| Simonton, William ; Rose, Solon E. | Petition | Kelly, John T. | Sues for fraud and misuse of cotton mfg. company money | 1859 | Chancery | ||
| Smith, Caple | Deposition | Franks, Sarah E. VS Burrows, James | 1859 | Chancery | |||
| Sullivan, Samuel W., Sr., dec. ; Sullivan, James H. - son ; Sullivan, Samuel W., Jr. - son | Petition to Sale Land | Smith, James & wife ; Smith, Deborah - dau. ; Sullivan, Mary E. - widow ; Adkinson, Lucy - dau. ; Hail, Martha - dau. ; Sullivan, Nancy - dau. ; Johns, Lucy Jane - granddau. ; Johns, William C. - grandson ; Johns, Martha A. - granddau. ; Johns, John - grandson ; Sullivan, Lucy M. - granddau. ; Sullivan, James A. - grandson ; Sullivan, Mary - granddau. ; Sullivan, Sarah E. - granddau. | 1859 | Chancery |
2588 Highway 43 South
Leoma, Tennessee
Open Monday – Friday
8 am – 4:30 pm
For Closings and Holidays