Articles Tagged: Rodney’s Notes

Rodney’s Notes NATHANIEL PHILLIPS and JULIAN, his Wife, v. ARTHUR FRENCH and REBECCA, his Wife. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, New Castle County. May, 1796. Bayard for plaintiff. Vandyke and Rodney, for defendant. The following words charged, to wit; on September 22, 1794 “Go and play the whore again.” November 20, 1794, Do not […]

Rodney’s Notes STATE v. JOHN LOUGH. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, New Castle County. Undated. Reinoa Lambert, witness for State. Aiken sworn to interpret for Lambert. That he possessed a grey gelding. That it was stolen from him October 4, 1793, between 7 and 9 o’clock P. M. Between 6 and 7 o’clock that […]

Rodney’s Notes STATE v. NELLY JACK. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Sussex County. 1802. Indictment. Larceny for stealing a calico riding gown from Benjamin Prettyman, value $4. Benjamin Prettyman. On September 12, at Lacey’s Meeting, my wife took off a riding gown and put it on the fence. When we came out the gown […]

Rodney’s Notes WILLIAM and PEGGY HUDSON v. JONATHAN WALLACE. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Kent County. May 13, 1799. Ejectment for fifty-five acres [of] land. Bayard [for plaintiff]. May 15, 1740, warrant to Samuel Mann [for] three hundred acres, George Stephenson, surveyor. John Guilder. Have known this land upwards of thirty years. Alexander Craig, […]

Rodney’s Notes RICHARD C. DALE v. ROBERT HAMILTON. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, New Castle County. May 31, 1804. Page 217 G. Read, Vandyke [for plaintiff]. Bayard, Broom [for defendant]. G. Read. We shall attempt to lay before you a case of the most oppressive nature. Declaration read. Damages laid at $3000. Statement by […]

Rodney’s Notes STATE v. NEGRO GEORGE, the Slave of Susan Heavelow. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Sussex County. November 21, 1800. Indictment for a rape on Sarah Sally, the wife of John Jones of Broadkiln Hundred. Page 138 Ridgely, Attorney General [for State]. Vining [for defendant]. Mr. Vining assigned [as] counsel for the prisoner […]

Rodney’s Notes GILLASPY v. GARRAT. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. December, 1805. Motion to set aside verdict in the case, Gillaspy v. Garrat, on the ground that the jury soon after they went up agreed that the majority should govern, and that the minority in consequence of such agreement submitted to the majority and […]

Rodney’s Notes STATE v. WILLIAM PARRIMORE. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Sussex County. April 27, 1799. Bayard [for defendant]. Rebecca West. Soon after we went to bed two men came in and asked if we had any boys and laid hold of the boys. I rose up and one of them knocked me down, […]

Rodney’s Notes.[*] E. CANNON’S LESSEE v. WILLIAM COFFIN. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. April 24, 1801. [*] This case is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 338. D. Hall, Ridgely [for plaintiff]. Wilson, Cooper [for defendant]. R. Shankland. [It was] surveyed and located according to directions of the warrant. Mr. Coffin lived […]

Rodney’s Notes[*] J. A. JACKSON’S LESSEE v. JOHN CANNON. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. November 28, 1800. [*] This case is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 320. In ejectment. Demurrer to evidence on the following point viz: 1. That the son of patentee was heir at law and no title could […]

Rodney’s Notes CHARGES to the GRAND JURY . Supreme Court of Delaware, Sussex County. November 16, 1802. GENTLEMEN: The grand inquest, by the laws of our State, is summoned to the Spring Sessions to serve for the year, at which term most of you gentlemen attended as jurors and heard the charge delivered by the […]

Rodney’s Notes ELSEY SPICER’S LESSEE v. JOHN CONAWAY. Court of Common Pleas Court of Delaware. November 25, 1803. On motion for a new trial on the ground that the plaintiff’s title was not sufficient in law. The sheriff’s deed [had been] made on petition by order of the Court by Seth Griffith, successor of Peter […]

Rodney’s Notes STATE v. JOHN MILLIS. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Kent County. May, 1798. Indictment. Rescue from a constable. Committed by Chief Justice Bassett for assault on first [count]: Negro Mingo, slave of John Millis, was by said Millis rescued from the custody of John Clark, constable. Second count, for making an affray, […]

Rodney’s Notes.[*] STATE v. NEGRO GEORGE, the Slave of John Tenant. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Sussex County. November 21, 1797. [*] This case is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 180. Page 89 Indictment for a rape, on Elizabeth Cliften on June 12 in N. W. F. Hundred. Mr. Wilson, attorney for prisoner, […]

Rodney’s Notes JOHN WALLACE v. JOHN BUTLER. Court of Common Pleas Court of Delaware, Kent County. December 6, 1803. H. Ridgely [for plaintiff]. Clayton [for defendant]. Defendants say the loom belonged to Letitia Jones. She lent it to John Wallace until she wanted; she went after it and took Butler, the defendant, with her to […]

Rodney’s Notes ROBERT HARRIS v. CHARLES McCULLEN and ELIZABETH, his Wife, Executors of Elisha Dickerson. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. November 26, 1802. Brought to April, 1801. Case. Pleas, non assumpsit, discontinuance, Limitations. Vandyke, Horsey [for plaintiff]. Bayard, Wilson [for defendants]. Declaration for services rendered, for services of a Negro, and for […]

Rodney’s Notes[*] DAVID WILLIAMS v. JAMES CANNON. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. April, 1801. [*] This case is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 355, D. Hall, Ridgely, Vining [for plaintiff]. Wilson, Bayard [for defendant]. Question, whether a notice in writing was necessary to taking depositions under a rule by consent. PER […]

Rodney’s Notes STATE v. LEVIN SMITH, Negro. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Kent County. May, 1802. Indictment. Larceny for stealing $93 . . . gloves, ribbon, etc. from John Adams, Negro. Vandyke [for the State]. Rodney, Ridgely [for defendant]. John Adams sworn. John Davis and William Adams sworn; also several other witnesses. Verdict, guilty. […]

Rodney’s Notes.[*] WOOLSEY WAPLES v. NATHANIEL WAPLES and EDWARD HALL, Executors of Burton Waples. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. November 22, 1798. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 234; Wilson’s Red Book, 217. Wilson [for plaintiff]. Ridgely, Bayard, Miller, Duff [for defendants]. August 16, 1796. Will of Burton Waples […]

Rodney’s Notes MARY BABB v. THOMAS BABB Supreme Court of Delaware, New Castle County. May 26, 1802. G. Read, Levy [for plaintiff]. Bayard [for defendant]. Mary, the wife of Peter Babb deceased, demands of Thomas, one third of [___].[1] Book 4, fol. 484. August 17, 1748, proved August 13, 1751. Thomas Babb’s will — devise […]