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Appointment of Road Overseers

Minutes of the Jefferson County Court, July - 1832


Contributed by Ann Brown - anebec@aol.com With partial addition of Fayette District and Red Lick District contributed by Sue B. Moore sbmoore@swbell.net

Resource: Minute Book 1822-1835

Office of the Chancery Clerk
Jefferson County Courthouse, Fayette, Mississippi

At the regular term of the County Court for Jefferson County began and held this 1st Monday and 2nd day of July AD 1832 Present: Chief Justice Philip Dixon, Associate Justices Malcolm Gilchrist, John M. Whitney, James Wood and Pearce Noland. Isaac Pipes, Clerk, Being absent, William Finale was appointed Deputy Clerk for the term of Court, who was qualified and intend upon the duties of the office. Richard Harrison, Sheriff, was present also.

Ordered by the Court that the following overseers of road be appointed with the following assignment of labour upon each road to wit:

RODNEY DISTRICT

Andrew Montgomery from the District line on the State road near D. Griffing's gate to the Greenville road to Rodney at Davis Hunt's upper plantation, with the honor of himself, John Tullis, Asa Hubbard, estate of Austin Nutt, and Thomas W. Beck assigned to said road.

John Purs, overseer, from the State road near P. Noland's Plantation to the west end of J. Compton's cane with the hand of Mrs. Murdock, P. Noland .. becoming assigned to said road.

Nicholas Rabb, overseer, from his gate to the County line near J. McGill's Plantation with his own hands of the home plantation, William Griffing and Mrs. McGill's hands assigned to said road.

George Dent, overseer, from the creek at his plantation to the State road, also on the road to "Condon's Mill" with his own hands, Fielding Cook, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Newbaker, Brandon Boggs and Myers assigned to said road. David Hunt from the top of the hill near Mrs. Wright's old place to Rodney with his own hands.

John S. Norris and Mrs. Calvit's upper plantation assigned to said road from Condon's ford to the top of the hill near Mrs. Wright's old place with the hands of the estate of James Condon, dec'd, assigned to the road.

James Carson from the ford of the creek to State road to the top of the Hill near Mrs. Wright's old place with the hands of Mrs. Calvit's home place and his own hands.

Patrick Norris, Overseer, from on the State road from the forks near John J. Norris to John Tullis' plantation with his own hands, Mrs. Norris' hands, Lane Norris, Eldridge Sisson, Jane Sisson, Stephen and William Harmon and Nelson Newman assigned to said road.

Rightenhouse Nutt, overseer, from the county line near Mrs. Majell's to Rodney with the hands of Dr. Nutt, Stephen Compton, estate of John Bradshaw and Joseph Bradshaw assigned to said road.

PERRYS DISTRICT (PERTH?)

Archibald P. Cameron, overseer, from the crop road to Prater's path with his own hands, Martin Buckels, Hugh Conn, Norman Gillis, David Goodson, Philip May, John McIntire, Daniel McIntire, Richardson Scarborough, Benajah Warren, Jonah Warren, James McDonald assigned to said road.

Daniel Wilkinson from Prather's path to the Fifteen Mile Creek with himself, Daniel Baker, Neal Buie, James Cobb, John F. Fairchild, James Helland, James Lewis, Joseph Miller, Jonathan McDonald, W. D. McDonald, Robert Prater, David Robinson, Thomas Robinson and Archibald Torry assigned to said road.

James Smith from Fifteen Mile Creek to old School House with himself, John Buie, Samuel Forman, J. B. Moore, John McNair, Daniel McLean, Charles McDugall, William Patterson, Duncan Patterson, Richard Robinson, Nathan Wise, John Weatherly, John Mitchell, Irwin Mitchell assigned to said road.

Malcolm Wilkinson, Overseer, from old School House to County line with himself, Burnell Cato, Henry Cato, William Cato, Neal Galbreath, Laughlin Galbreath, Mathew Smyley, Archibald Smith, Davis Short, Peter Wilkinson, Neal B. Wilkinson, Neal McCorey, Gilbert Buie assigned to said road.

Andrew Stampley, overseer, from the Ten Mile Post to Union Church with himself, Archibald Buie, Gilbert Buie, Jr., Isaac McClutchie, Angus Patterson and David Patterson assigned to said road.

John Currie, overseer, from the forks of the road near his house to Torry's Store with himself, Malcolm Currie, John Fuller, John Gilchrist, John McPherson, Duncan McPherson, Stephen Forman and brother assigned to this road.

Middleton Kelly, overseer, from the County line at Dunbar's old place to the w_____pen on Gulf road with himself, Hezekiah Clarke, William Giles, Richard Graves, David Jones, William Kelly Sr and William Kelly Jr, Joel Wheaton, Henry Kelly, Elisha McCaa, Milton Simmons assigned to said road.

FAYETTE DISTRICT

Hugh Montgomery, overseer, from Torry's Store to County line by his gin with his own hands, Josiah Montgomery, William Montgomery and Nathaniel Kennison assigned to said road.

Malcolm Gilchrist, overseer, from the County line to the crops roads with his own hands, Dugal Torrey, George Torry, Jr, Gilford Torry, Mrs. S. Torry, Gabriel Osteen, Edward Forman, Capt. John Montgomery and George Torry, Sr. assigned to said road.

John B. Montgomery, overseer, from the road near Hugh Montgomery's to Gravelly Hill with his own hands, estate of Buckner Darden, Pierson Lewis and Jessee Darden assigned to said road.

Prosper K. Montgomery from Gravelly Hill to the end of the road with his own hand assigned to said road.

Samuel Bolls from Fayette to John C. Johnson's plantation with his own hands and John C. Johnson assigned to said road.

Ross O'Quinn, overseer, from John C. Johnson's plantation to the Ten Mile Post with his own hands, Joel Selman, Mrs. Berry, Turner Lumbly, Archibald McPherson, Thomas Rayney, Mrs. Ritchey and David Humphrey assigned to said road.

John M. Whitney from Fayette to Gravelly Hill with his own hands. William F. Newman's hand assigned to said road.

Johnathan Ney, overseer, from Fayette to Dunbar's ford with the hands of Daniel Sellers, Thomas Lee and son, Mrs. Gupton, Samuel Boggs and Ford Stuart assigned to said road

Abraham Mayberry from Fayette to Hughes old shop with his own hands, Mrs. Darden, P.O. Hughes, Mrs. Hughes, Abner Marble, Thomas H. Marble, Alexander Willis, H. Flemming, Mathew Sellers assigned to said road.

John M. Folks from Hughes' old Shop to Correy's old stand with his own hands, James Folks, Mrs. Bolls, B. O'Quinn, Washington Burch, T. Dawson, Stroud, Solomon Bolls, J. Burnett, Estate of D.F. January heirs, Asa Laughman and David McCaleb assigned to said road.

Washington Burch from Currie's gin to the intersection of the Fayette road to J.C. Johnson's with his own hands, Rayney, Hiram Baldwin, David Guice, Bazel Guice, Mitchell Baubee and Duncan Currie assigned to said road.

Richard Compton from the forks of the road near Stampley's Mill to Hamilton's ford with his own hands, Justus M. King, estate of Prosper King, Mrs. Forman, John Burch, Thomas Osborne, Dr. Watson, Peter Oliver and Henry Stampley assigned to said road. Henry Stampley assigned to said road.

John J. Stampley from John N. Newman's to John M. Folk's plantation with his own hands, John Robinson, James Stowers, Thomas Marble, Jacob Soloman, William Stampley and Thomas Grafton assigned to said road.

Francis McCaleb, overseer, from Union Town ford to Greenville ford of Coles Creek mail road with his own hands, P. B. Harrison, P.S. Collins, H. F. Carradine, William L. Davis, Elisha Breazeale, David Burch, Samuel Bullen, Asa Currie, Jonathan Curtis, R.B. Rickets, J. B. Simpsom, D. Fruharty, J.B. Long, Gloss Bagnel, L. Aldrich and James Turner assigned to said road.

John Pintard from the corner of Stuart's fence to McKey's ford of Coles Creek with his own hands, Stephen Terry and Mrs. Abbott assigned to said road.

Jefferson Montgomery from Green's ford of Coles Creek to R.B. Ricketts with his own hands assigned to said road.

Howell Hinds from Hughes' old shop to Fayette road near Greenville with hands of General Hinds, John Wells, Williams Wells, Anthony Hamberlin, Daniel Hughey, and John Torry and Mrs. Torry assigned to said road.

Walker Nash from Fayette to Greenville with his own hands, Andrew Barland, John Welch, Williams Samuel Scott, Charles West, James Stanton, Joseph M. Stanton, Jeremiah Terry, Osborn Scott, Williams Armstrong and estate of Carridine assigned to said road.

Alfred Robinson from Greenville ford to Bradford ford with the
hands of C. Mead, Abner Pipes and overseer C. Hynam, John and Abner Truly, John McFate, Thomas Scott, A.B. Bradford's hands on west side of creek and John F. Miller assigned to said road.

Jacob Campbell from Mail road to Dent's ford with hands of Isaac Pipes, King H. Honey, estate of William Dent, Abner Daniels and sons, E. Duggan and Gim, Frank Leek and Guy assigned to said road.

Anderson Short from Greenville to intersection of the road from Lewis' cabin to Gulf at Balch's old field with hands of James S. Montgomery and Adam Cloud assigned to said road.

William Jordan from Lewis' old cabin to Condon's ford with hands of Mrs. Harper, Dr. Harding, Bolling and Walls assigned to said road.

Moses Odum from Pine Grove Academy to mail road at I. Pipes' plantation with hands of Charles Trufore and son, A. Grayhum, Moses Odum, John D. Harding and John Baldwin assigned to said road.

William L. Davis from Fayette to the old bridge with his own hands of his residence place, James Stuart and John Pickens assigned to said road.

John M. Pentarch from the corner of Stuart’s fence to McKey’s ford of Coles Creek with his own hands. Stephen Terry and Mrs. Abbott assigned to said road.

Jefferson Montgomery from Green’s ford of Coles Creek to R. B. Ricketts with his own hands assigned to said road.

Howell Hinds from Hughes old shop to Fayette road near Greenville with hands of General Hinds. John Wells, William Wells, Anthony Hamberlin, Daniel Hughey, Neal & John Torry & Mrs. Torry assigned to said road.

Walker Nash from Fayette to Greenville with his own hands, Andrew Barland, John Welch, William & Samuel Scott, Charles West, Jo. Slater, Joseph M. Slater/Slator(?), Jeremiah Terry, Osborn Scott, William Armstrong, and estate of Carradine assigned to said road.

UNION TOWN DISTRICT

Richard S. Williams from Coles Creek to Andrew's gin with his own hands, Hugh Mathews, H. H. Hamilton, T. Nevells and N. Coleman assigned to said road.

P.B. Harrison, overseer, from Coles Creek to Selsertown mail road with his own hands, James Jones, Mrs. Coleman, William Fauver, Whitaker, Samuel Dunbar, George Andrews, Gairy Spain, and C. Shackleford and Feriday Turner and William and Richard Harrison assigned to said road.

Joseph Dunbar from Fauvers to State road near Maj. Young's plantation, his own hands of the home place, J. A. McPheters, Mrs. Magruder and William Magruder assigned to said road.

Thomas Noble, overseer, from Union Town to State road near Foster's old place with the hands of Mrs. Ferguson, J. Chamberlin, Samuel Moats, David Shepherd and Mrs. Cox assigned to said road.

Hampton Turner, overseer, from the Church to intersection at Joseph Dunbar's with his own hands, Mrs. Robb, Mrs. Jones, James Wood, Wilkinson Payne's home hands, Coles L. Parrott, D. Rawlings, and the Fitzgerald's assigned to said road.

Thomas Adams from the creek near Mrs. Shield's place to Foster's pond with his own hands, Mrs. Shields, William B. Shields, William C. Harris, Alex Young, Gains Donohoe, Godolphan Donohoe, James Donohoe and James G. Wood assigned to said road.

William A. Mizcal, overseer, from Foster's pond to Coles Creek with his own hands, Mitchell, Mrs. Green, Abner Green and overseer, and Roger Dixon assigned to said road.

F.W. Green from ford of the creek at King's old landing with his own hands and Joseph Dunbar's creek place hands assigned to said road.

John P. Smith from State road near T. Baker's plantation to King's old landing with his own hands, overseer and estate of T. Baker assigned to said road.

P. Elam from State road near Foster's pond to Payne's Landing with his own hands, Mrs. Ferguson and Buckner,m Isaac Noble, Aaron, Noble, Williamson and Purdine are assigned to said road.

Martin Smith, overseer, from Maj. Young's by Scott's to intersection at Mrs. Ferguson's lane with his own hands, Henry Scribner, Forb's, Richard Skinner, T. Scott and Payne, Stephen Coleman and brother and William Hill assigned to said road.

SHANKSTOWN DISTRICT

Reuben Goodrun, overseer, from the State road to the mouth of Stones Lane with his own hands, Tidwell Neill and William Newman assigned to said road.

Wiley McDaniel, overseers, from the Bradford's ford to the Seven Mile Post with Willis McDaniel, hands of A.B. Bradford, T.C. Vaughn assigned to said road.

Thompson B. Shaw, overseer, from the Seven Nile Port to County line with his own hands, T.O. McDonald, estate of A. Ellis, Mrs. Trimble, C.H. Flowers and Williams Bolls assigned to said road.

James Jones, overseer, from P. Noland's plantation on State road to County line with his own hands, James Snodgrass, Daniel Griffing, Williams Curtis, Gib. Todwell, Harmon Lick, James Crow, James and N. Harrison, David Bullin and Joseph Carter assigned to said road.

John J. Griffing, overseer, from Ludton's old stand to M. Boll's gate with his own hands, Miles Barfield, Richard Barfield, David Griffing, Isaac Mann, Elam Davis and Ethridge assigned to said road.

Samuel C. Green, overseer, from Stone's Lane to intersection with McCay's road with his own hands, Mrs. Kirkland and heirs of J.K. Green assigned to said road.

Richard Farris, overseer, from Shankstown to McKey's ford on Coles Creek with the hands of Daniel McKay, McMurchy and McIllhaney, James McMurchy, Abraham Frisby, Daniel Sullivan and Thornton D. Murphy assigned to said road.

James Shaw, overseer, from Shankstown to the mail road at the corner of Mrs. Shaw's plantation with his own hands, Mrs. Shaw and minor heirs assigned to said road.

Thomas Watkins, overseer, from Thompson Shaws' to the State road with his own hands, Asa Watkins, Henry Ledbetter, Dr. Minter, Kinsman Devine, Samuel Devine, David and Robert Galtney and James Watson assigned to said road.

John L. Irwin, overseer, from Thompson Shaw's to Claiborne County line by way of Vase the old Campground and Capt Ross' with his own hands, William G. Vause, Mrs. Reed and Capt. Isaac Ross assigned to said road.

Robert Fairley, overseer, from forks of the road near his house by Shankstown to intersection with the Gulf road with his own hands, and Francis and Jonah Stone's hands assigned to said road

A.B. Ross, overseer, from the old bridge on Coles Creek to Red Lick Road with his own hands, John I. W. Ross and estate of the young Mitchell's assigned to said road and Isaac Adams hands also assigned to said road.

RED LICK DISTRICT

Benj. Blanton overseer from Red Lick to Mrs. Jefferies with his own hands, Ashel Gardner, William Gardner, John Cook, and John S. Chambliss, assigned to said road.

Robert Dunbar from ford of creek to Gulf road near Segrist’s gin with his own hands, Isaac Dunbar, Brown Sims, Daniel Stevens & estate of J. R. Homes (Holmes?) assigned to said road.

N. Jefferies from Clarks Creek to Fayette road near Segrist with his own hands. S. Segrist, William Smith & William Terry assigned to said road.

John Carroll from Trimble's Mill to the Cesna(?) old field with his own hands, estate of William Dunbar and M. Trimble assigned to said road.

It is ordered by the court that notices of the appointments of overseers of road with the amount of labour to be performed by each person to be ascertained by the assessors list imposing on each person paying a poll tax only two days labour and no man be furnished each overseer.

(This ends the Appointment of Road Overseers)

First Mention of Road Overseer

Submitted by Anebec

The first mention of a road overseer that was found is that of Willie Smith who was appointed overseer of the road from the public square in the Town of Greenville to the north fork of Coles Creek.

In 1811 a jury was appointed to view and lay out a road from William Fairbank's to the mouth of Coles Creek and one from Union Town intersecting the road leading from Selsertown to William Fairbank's with particular regard 'to the old road' which was appointed for the eastern division of the road from Petit Gulph (Rodney) to Red Lick in February of 1812. The jury appointed to view the situation of the road from Greenville to the Petit Gulph to be turned by the new bridge over Coles Creek made their report and the road was established. Another road was from Greenville to Uniontown by the way of Samuel Bullen's.
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