Articles Tagged: Wilson’s Red Book

Wilson’s Red Book, 242 BENJAMIN BURTON, the Third, v. CHARLES MASON CULLEN. Supreme Court of Delaware, Sussex County. October, 1799. JOHNS, C. J., CLAYTON and COOPER, JJ. Case for continuation of a nuisance. Narratio, that plaintiff was seised in his demise as of fee of and in a tract of land in Dagsborough Hundred called […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 276 THOMAS LAWS v. JOHN DAVIS, Executor of Nehemiah Davis. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. April, 1800. Assumpsit for fees as sheriff. Among other charges plaintiff had mileage on two venire facias juratores: on one, $24.92; the other, $22.60 besides thirteen cents on each for service, etc. Wilson for […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 30 NEGRO v. DAVID RICHARDS. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. November 28, 1794. Peery for defendant moved the Court in the evening for a hearing, suggesting that defendant had been ready often for trial, and that he was deprived of the service of the Negro. Bayard for plaintiff said […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 51 NEGRO ISAAC v. GEORGE FERGUSON. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Kent County. November, 1794. Page 50 Proved for the Negro that his master had said he should make no defense as he believed the Negro free; as he had hired him a month into the state before he came in […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 150.[*] CORNELIUS SHELPMAN’S[1] LESSEE v. JAMES COULTER. Supreme Court of Delaware. October, 1796. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 156. [1] In the account of this case in Bayard, the name is spelled, “Sheltman.” Page 126 Miller and Wilson for defendant. Bayard and Ridgely for plaintiff. Defendant’s counsel moved […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 146 NEGRO LEVI v. BAR. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. October, 1797. Page 121 Evidence: that Thomas Marvel often declared that when he died the Negro Levi should be free and should never serve any other person. PER CURIAM. Petition dismissed.

Wilson’s Red Book, 149 COLLINS’ LESSEE v. HUFFINGTON, WOOTEN et al. Supreme Court of Delaware. October, 1796. PER CURIAM. READ, C. J. It is admitted John Collins had a legal estate. Plaintiffs derive title from him by a deed etc. It is a singular contract. He sells the land to them in fee with a […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 53 PENROSE’S LESSEE v. JOHN DICKENSON, Esquire, et al. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Kent County. November 9, 1794. Defendant offered a deed from Daniel and Mary Deborah dated November 1, 1763, without further proof. Objected Bayard for plaintiff that this deed, though more than 30 years old, is not evidence, […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 264 STATE v. SAMUEL WILSON. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Sussex County. November 15, 1799. Page 246 Horsey and Ridgely for State. Bayard an Wilson for defendant. Defendant’s counsel would have objected to the examination of Hester Knowles as to her possession, but the Attorney General, although he said he believed […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 174 THOMAS BURTON’S LESSEE v. ROBERT PRETTYMAN, JOSEPH WAPLES, THOMAS BARTLEY and COMFORT McILVAIN. Supreme Court of Delaware, Sussex County. March 13, 1797. Page 155 Ejectment for 1000 acres arable and 1000 woodland “formerly called Cheat, now called Honesty” from April 10, 1796, for ten years. Miller and Bayard for plaintiff. Wilson […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 143[*] WHITE v. ROACH. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. November, 1797. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 223. Wilson [for plaintiff]. Bayard [for defendant]. Plaintiff showed judgment, execution and proved a purchase of the property at a sale. Property was to be Conner’s on repayment. PER […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 23[*] THOMAS RODNEY v. JOHN JONES et al. Supreme Court of Delaware. October, 1794. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 78. Argument etc. in arrest of judgment. First reason. That the bond is void being taken by Thomas Rodney as Judge of the Admiralty. Second reason. This cause belongs […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 169 BRITOL v. E. DICKERSON’S ADMINISTRATORS. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. May 5, 1797. Page 149 Ridgely for plaintiff. Wilson and Peery for defendant. Proof. In 1792 E. Dickerson sent the plaintiff to work swamp near Norfolk at the Negro’s request. The Negro had then been mortgaged only to […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 214 WILLIAM RICKARDS’ LESSEE v. ELIAS RICKARDS. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. November, 1798. In the trial of this ejectment, defendant’s counsel offered in evidence the former proceedings in an ejectment between the same parties for the same lands and verdict for defendant, and also the plot of pretensions […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 363 NEGRO DAVE et al. v. ANN HOUSTON. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. April, 1801. Plaintiffs offered among other evidence two promissory notes given by Negro Dave to Jesse Griffeth for balances of accounts due from him to Ann Houston, but no act of hers appeared on them. Jesse Griffeth had […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 201 MESSICK CARPENTAR’S LESSEE v. REUBEN RATCLIFF. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. April 28, 1798. Called for trial; when Ridgely moved to amend the declaration (which had a blank for the name of the land and then these words, “adjoining Abram Ingrain’s survey”) by making the declaration, which was for any […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 101[*] THOMAS LUDENHAM v. DAVID RICHARDS, Executor. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. April, 1796. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 227, where it is dated 1798 and follows in order the dates of the cases in his notebook, but the account of the case in Wilson appears among […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 347 SARAH KING v. MARY FERGUS. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. April, 1801. Page 304 Vining and Rodney for plaintiff. Cooper an Wilson for defendant. Defendant offered a receipt for fifteen pounds paid in 1791 by defendant’s late husband, James Fergus, to Stephen Redden, constable, being the money for which the […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 137 GEORGE ADAMS v. WILLIAM WILLIAMS et al. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. November, 1796. Miller for plaintiff. Wilson for defendant. Plaintiff showed the patent of “Friend’s Denial,” proved possession, and had his pretensions laid down, and exhibited the trespass Page 112 thereon to the jury. Defendants acknowledge the trespass at […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 63 ZEPHEMIAH POLE’S[1] LESSEE v. EDWARD MINNER and BETTY THORN. Supreme Court of Delaware, Sussex County. March, 1795. [1] Note that in the opinion by Chief Justice Read, below, Zephemiah Polk’s name is spelled, “Zephemiah Pollock.” Page 60 Rule to show [cause] for a new trial came on to be argued. The […]