A Few Notes From Washington County, Virginia Estray Book 1, 1813-1860

Jack Hockett: 01 Jan 2005

This is an interesting and useful book of WCV records which is combined on the reel with the Overseers of the Poor of WCV at the Archives of VA, Richmond. A small sample of information from this book is presented below:

p. 1: Being first duly sworn to view and appraise an Estray steer taken by by DAVID WORLEY of WCV, and suppose him to be 3 years old last spring his coulor (colour) a dark red with some white in the lower part of the tail, marked with 2 smothe (smooth?) crops. Appraised to $11. Given under our hands this 01 Day of Sep 1813. /s/ HUGH JACKSON; ABRAHAM SELLS; SAMUEL JOHNSTON

p. 9: Pursuant to the within Warrant to us directed we have this day viewed 2 Estray Heifors shown us by JOHN BRODDY, one a light brindle with some white on her back, the other a dark brindle with a white face with no ear mark. The first mentioned is markd. with a swallowfork in the right ear and a crop and slit in the left. Each of which appraise to $4. Given from under our hands this 10 day of Jun 1814. /s/ THOMAS TALBURTT; JOHN HENNIGER; RICHARD WHITAKER

p. 17: viewed strays shewd. to us by Maj. JAMES TAYLOR one barrow $4.50 also one brindle steer with white face $8 2 Brown Heifers $4 each 21 Jan 1815. /s/ JOHN TATE; BENJ: McCARTY; JOHN ROBERTS

p. 23: viewed an estray shewn to us by ARCHER LEE of sd. County mare of gray colour $30 this 21 Aug 1815. /s/ CLAYBORN DAVENPORT; ROBERT MURDOCK; WILLIAM DUNN. Certified 21 Aug 1815. /s/ WM. S. LOGAN

p. 32: viewed 2 estray steers shown to us by ISAIAH CHAPMAN black steer other a brindle $11 each /s/ THOMAS TALBURTT; JOHN HENNIGOR. Certified, 13 Dec 1816. /s/ WM. S. LOGAN. Also see p. 34 13 Dec 1816, black steer

p. 36: viewed an estray shewn to us by EDWARD McNEW heifer a year old this 28 Jan 1817 /s/ JAMES KELLY; EZEKIEL KELLY

p. 37: viewed an estray shewn to us by BENJAMIN CAWOOD horse a bright bay this 31 May 1817 /s/ EDWARD McNEW; LEONARD HUTTON

p. 39: viewed an estray shewn to us by JAS. DOLAN sd. hog between 2 & 3 years old of sandy colour this 27 Aug 1817. /s/ RICHARD WHITAKER; JULIUS T. DAVENPORT

p. 40: viewed an estray shewn to us by ARCHER LEE a bay mare 5 years old p. 41: this 02 Oct 1817. /s/ WM. S. LOGAN; LEWIS WALDEN.

p. 41: viewed an estray shewn to us by CLAIBORNE DAVENPORT a sorrel mare this 02 Oct 1817. /s/ WM. S. LOGAN; LEWIS WALDEN

p. 52: viewed an estray mare taken up by WILLIAM SPURGEON sorrel mare this 09 Dec 1818. /s/ ADAM FLEENOR; GEORGE E. GOFF; JOHN TRENT

p. 53: viewed an estray cow & calf shewn to us by THOMAS TALBURTT red & white cow 4 years old $12 /s/ JOHN HENNIGER; JAMES LYON

p. 53: viewed an estray cow shewn to us by A. WHITAKER brindle cow with white face 7 years old last spring $12.50 /s/ THOMAS TALBURTT; JOHN HENNIGER; MOSES WHITAKER

p. 56: viewed and appraised a bay mare shewn to us by JAMES TALBERT 8 or 9 years old 12 Jun 1818 /s/ JAS. ORR; ROBT. SNODGRASS; OBADIAH SCOTT

p. 61: estray horse shewn us by THOMAS WORLEY bay $40… 20 Dec 1819. /s/ SAMUEL GOODSON; WM. KARR; EZEKIEL BOWCHER

p. 63: an estray heifer shewn to us by EDWARD McNEW $10 07 Apr 1820. /s/ JOS. C. TRIGG; EZEKIEL KELLY; JOSEPH MILLER

p. 65: viewed an estray cow shewn to us by JOHN LINTICUM a tenant of WM. DUNN Senr. by his permission cow $9 this 23 Sep 1829. /s/ JOEL MEADOWS; LEWIS WALDEN; JOHN DUNN

p. 87: viewed an estray mare shewn to us by JOHN C. S. McNEW dark iron grey 5 or 6 years old $35 this 16 Jun 1825. /s/ JAMES KELLY; WILLIAM DUNN; JOEL (his x mark) MEADOWS

p. 90: viewed an estray hog shewn to us by THOS. TALBURTT about 18 months old of muddy white colour $1.25 this 12 Aug 1827. /s/ THOS. COLLEY; JNO. McCHESNEY; DANIEL (his x mark) RILEY

p. 93: estray cow red cow 6 or 7 years old value $8 this 02 Jun 1827. /s/ WILLIAM DUNN; JOSEPH WARSHAM; JAMES FITCHPATRICK

p. 99: estray steer shown to us by THOMAS TALBURT red steer 3 years old $6 this 22 Nov 1828. IBID.: viewed & appraised a dark red steer shown to us by GEORGE McNIEW (McNEW) 3 years old $8 this 07 Jan 1829. /s/ JOSEPH WARSHAM; THOMAS (his x mark) McNEW; JOHN (his x mark) HOCKETT

p. 103: estray shewn to us by JEFFERSON TALBERT bay mare supposed to be 3 years old this spring $20 this 29 May 1830

p. 107: estray steer shewn to us by HIRAM FLEENOR white steer with red specks $4 18 Dec 1832. /s/ ESAIAS BOWMAN; ELISHA PRICE; JOHN FLEENOR

108: viewed and estray shewn to us by DANIEL DAVENPORT a dark brown colour with some white on the belly 3 years old $9 this 10 Sep 1833. /s/ SPENCER WHITE; ROBERT LOGAN

p. 114: estray steer shewn to us by JEFFERSON TALBERT dark brown colour with some white in his face 3 years old $7 this 15 Aug 1835. /s/ ROBT. LOGAN; CALEB LOGAN; JOHN LOGAN.

p. 124: estray bull shewn to us by DANIEL MOORE with white in his forehead 2 years old $5 this 30 Mar 1839. /s/ JOEL MEADOWS; JOSEPH WARSHAM; JAMES KELLY

p. 142: estray cow shewn to us by ISAAC HOCKETT pale red cow 19 or 12 years old p. 143: $6 this 04 Oct 1835. /s/ WM. D. LOGAN; JAS. S. LOGAN; JONAS SMYTH

p. 173: by virtue of warrant to us directed by WM. EASTRIDGE a justice appraised a steer yearling taken up (by) OLIVER ASTRAP (Aistrop) on his land $8 white and red colour this 26 Nov 1859. /s/ WHITLEY FULLEN; A. J. TAYLOR; JAMES HENDERSON