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| Pioneer Families of Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky by William C. Kozee Transcribed by Jean Hounshell Peppers Organization of First Courts-Earliest Court Records February 1, 1804, John Nichols, Reuben Rucker, John Davis Poage, Charles N. Lewis Moses Fuqua, Jr., John Cadwick, George Hardwick, and Jacob Lockwood produced commissions from His Excellency, the Governor of Kentucky, constituting and appointing them justices of the peace for the said County of Greenup. Whereupon the said Reuben Rucker administered the oath of fidelity to the Constitution of Kentucky, the pledge to support the Constitution of the United States and the oath of office as justice of the peace to the said Reuben Rucker, John Davis Poage, Charles N. Lewis,Moses Fuqua, Jr., John Cadwick, George Hardwick, and Jacob Lockwood. Thereupon a court was held for the County of Greenup. Whereupon he took the necessary oaths and entered into bond with Jesse B. Boone and Reuben Rucker, his securities, as the law directs. The court then appointed Issac Hockaday as clerk protem. Whereupon he took the neces- sary oaths and entered into bond with John Nichols and Jesse Boone, his securities. James Howe was appointed Commissioner of Revenue Tax for the present year.Whereup- on he took the necessary oath with Robert Poage as his security. On motion of Issac Hockaday, Clerk of the Court, John Hockaday was permitted to take the necessary oath (as deputy clerk?) with John Nichols, Moses Fuqua and William Lowery (as sureties on his) bond to Governor Garrard in the sum of 1,000 pounds. James Clark and Thomas Daugherty qualified as attorneys-at-law. James Clark was appointed as Commonwealth's Attorney. * * * Court of Quarter Sessions A Court of Quarter Sessions was organized February 20, 1804, at the home of Andrew Hood with Thomas Waring, Jesse B. Boone and Seriah Stratton as judges. Circuit Court The first Circuit Court was organized May 6, 1806, with Honorable John Colvin, Judge: Thomas Waring and Jesse B. Boone, Assisiant Judges; John Hockaday, Clerk; and Thomas Grayson, Commonwealth's Attorney. Thomas Daugherty, David Trimble, Robert Grayson, James Clark and William Roper qualified as attorneys-at-law. * * * First Grand Jury The first grand jury empaneled for the county consisted of Robert Poage, Robert Davidson, John Davis Poage, William Lowery, David Ellington, Benjamin Uling (Ulen), Thomas Hood, Absolem Burton, James Lowery, James Norton, Jesse Griffith, James McGinness, James Warnick, John How, John Terrill, Andrew Hood, and William Dupuy. * * * First Law Suit The first case tried in court was styled Christopher Stump, plaintiff, V. Aaron Littlejohn, defendant. * * * First Public Road Established On motion of Jesse Boone it is ordered that John Mackoy, Andrew Hood, Josiah Davidson and Andrew Wolf be appointed to review the necessary and best way for a road to be opened from the county line opposite the mouth of Scioto River to the mouth of Big Sandy and make same to the court. * * * |
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