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From: John and Sue Lloyd <>
Subject: [VACHARLO-L] Re: Bartlett JAMES b. c1770/John RAWLINS, Guardian
Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 19:48:28 -0500
Dear Fellow Searchers,
With the help of another wonderful gen enthusiast in NC, I recently
found 2 court documents that seem to relate to my 5G grandfather
BARTLETT JAMES (b circa 1770 in VA, probably Charlotte County).
One of the documents can be viewed at:
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/misc/ob9char.txt
COURT ORDERS - CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VA BOOK NINE 1792 - 1794
Submitted by Tom McCargo 11 April 1999
4 March 1793
This seems to be a suit seeking to dissolve Thomas JAMES' estate.
Thomas died intestate. His wife Sarah (Unk) JAMES married James DAVIS.
Some of their adult children and their infant son Bartlett's guardian
(John RAWLINS) were suing to have Thomas' property and slaves sold, with
proceeds distributed among Sarah and the kids.
This part confuses me, because the next document (which can be viewed at
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/misc/ob7char.txt) is
contained in an early Court book: COURT ORDERS - CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VA -
BOOK SEVEN 1786 - 1789. On page 67, the suit against James DAVIS and
his wife Sarah, widow of Thomas JAMES, is dropped. How would this "cart
before the horse" documentation occur? Do the dates in the Court
records book refer to something other than the time of the filing or
judgment being handed down?
I have a request of anyone who may be able to look up these early court
documents in Charlotte Co. WOULD YOU CHECK FOR AN ORDER APPOINTING JOHN
RAWLINS/ROLINGS AS GUARDIAN "OF THE INFANT, BARTLETT/BARTLEY JAMES." It
may very well be mixed in with a lot of other "edicts" and thus would
not necessarily just jump out at the reader.
Just as a point of interest, Bartlett JAMES married his guardian's (John
RAWLINS/ROLINGS) daughter Sarah "Sally" (b. circa 1769) on March 16,
1791 in Halifax Co, VA. They migrated to Mecklenburg/Montgomery County,
NC and later to Smith Co, TN. Bartlett died in 1845 and Sally died in
about 1855, both in Smith Co, TN.
Any comments or information will be appreciated tremendously.
Best regards,
Sue James Lloyd
The Woodlands, TX
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