Virginia – Louisa County – Chisholm info

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Created:  1742–Louisa County was created 6 May 1742 from Hanover County.

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1742 Dec 14 – James Watson appointed Const p 4 Louisa Co, Va
James Watson is appointed Constable in the precinct from Northeast Creek between the South Anna and the Main Road to where they intersect.
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1742 Jan 10 – James Watson sworn constable.
Louisa Co, Va. Order book 1742-1748. p 8
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1743 Apr 11 – James Watson’s mark 2 crops and two under heels ordered to be recorded
Louisa Co, Va. Order book 1742-1748. p 31
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1743 Aug 5 – Deed Book A, pgs 104\105 – … between John Watson of Fredericksville Parish, Louisa Co, of the one part and John Richardson of same of the other part … in consideration of the sume of 10 pounds …confirm unto the said John Richardson … land and plantation … in the said Parish of Fredricksville in the County afsd containing 60 acres … whereon the said Watson now lives … Signed: John Watson.
Recorded: 12th September 1743 acknowledged by John Watson. Louisa Co., VA
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1744 Apr 16 – Ordered that James Roach pay Nathan Watson for 2 days attendance in his suit agt Samuel Waddy.
Louisa Co, Va. Order book 1742-1748. p 47
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1744 Nov 12 – William Treameare fined for swearing – p. 123 Louisa Co, Va
William Hudson, William Treameare being this day presented by the Grand Jury for prophane swearing. This day appeared and confessed judgment for 5 shillings for the said offense, therefore it is ordered that Thomas Meriwether Gent churchwarden of the Parish of Fredericksville in this County receive the same for the use of the poor of the said District.
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1745 Aug 12 – Jenny a negro girl belonging to Matthew Watson of this County is adjudged by this court to be 11 years of age.
Louisa Co, Va. Order book 1742-1748. p. 165
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1745 Sept 24 – Nathan Watson to Matthew Watson. Louisa Co, Va
An indenture between Nathan Watson of the one part and Mathew Watson of the other part with a memorandum of livery of seisin and receipt for the consideration money hereon indorsed were acknowledged by the said Nathan (also Ann the wife of the said Nathan being first privily examined as the law directs did in open Court relinquish unto the said Matthew the right of Dower which she hath in the lands) and admitted to record. Louisa Co, Va. Order book 1742-1748. p. 167
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1745 Sept 24 – Nathan Watson deed to Mathew Watson bk A, p. 195 Louisa Co, Va
… between Nathan Watson planter … and Mathew Watson carpenter … 15 pounds consideration … confirm unto Matthew Watson … land … Southly side of the South Anna in Fredricksveel Parish County of Louisa containing … 50 acres … to the mouth of Beaver Creek … dividing line between the said Nathan Watson and Mathew Watson …
Signed: Nathan Watson
Wit: Thomas Paulett, William Rice
… Anne the wife of the said Nathan … relinquish unto Matthew Watson the right of Dower …
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1745 Oct 22 – Benjamin Henson v. William Trimmear } In a Suit by Petition. Dismissed
Order Books 1742-1748. p. 172. Louisa Co, Va
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1746 Feb 24 – It is desired by this Court that Thomas Christmas, Adam Chisholm, Robert Anderson, George Harris, being first sworn, do appraise that part of the estate of Mary Barret decd, that lies in Hanover County, some time before the next Louisa Court.
Court Orders – 1742-1748. p. 220 Louisa County, Va.
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1746 June 24 – James Watson to John Moore. Louisa Co, Va
An indenture between James Watson of the one part and John Moore of the other part was this day in open Court acknowledged by the sd James (also Barbary the wife of the sd James being first privily examined relinquished her right of dower, and admitted to record). Louisa Co, Va. Order book 1742-1748. p. 194
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1746 June 24 – Watson deed to Moore Deed bk A, p. 235 Louisa Co, Va
… between James Watson of Louisa County of the one part and John Moore of Hanover County executor of Matthew Jouett decd of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 10 pounds … paid by Benjamin Henson … confirm unto the abovesaid John Moore exr one certain tract or parcell of land in Louisa County containing 200 acres … by the line of John Thomas’s and Mathew Jouett decd lines on Beaver Creek, hence along Col. Sims’ decd grant line on Gold Mine Creek and by the dividing line of John Hays it being part of the track or entry on which said Hay now lives and all the estate right title interest … property and claim of him the said James of or unto the said parcile of land above bounded.
Signed: James Watson
Wit: James Goodall, James Yancey, William Rice
… Barbary the wife of the said James … relinquish unto John Moore the right of dower …
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1747 April 29 – Dick, a negro man slave belonging to Abrose Joshua Smith, Gent was this day indicted & arraigned for murder said to be committed by him on the body of James Fox the 29th day of March last as in the indictment is set forth and upon his arraignment he pleaded not guilty, and by the oaths of Margaret McColly, Thomas Land, Thomas Branch, William Hall Jr, William Taylor, Charles Forgison, Richard Searcy, Frances Martin, Pouncey Anderson and William Going, and what the said Dick could say in his own behalf, being heard and considered, it is the opinion of the Court that the said Dick is not guilty of the said murder. Therefore it is ordered that he be discharged. It likewise appears to the Court the said negro Dick in the Comcon(sp?) & Indictment mentioned belongs to Roger Quarles of Caroline County and not to the said Smith.
Order Books 1742-1748. p. 225. Louisa Co, Va
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1747 Aug 1 – Inventory of the Estate of Mary Barrett decd (in Hanover County).
negroes valued as followeth
Lucy a woman – 30
Marim a woman – 35
Judy a girl – 40
Johnny a lad – 30
George a boy – 20
Betsy a girl – 15
Phill a boy – 14
Total: 184
Signed: Robert Anderson, Adam Chisholm, George Harris
At a Court held for Louisa County of Tuesday the 25th day of August 1747.
The appraisements of the Estate of Mary Barret decd was this day returned by Charles Barret Gent., the executor and by the Court ordered to be recorded and is recorded. Teste: Thomas Perkins Depty Clk Cur.
Inventory book 1743-1766. p. 8. Louisa Co, Va
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1749 Aug 22 – Theophilus Watson, Inventory bk with Misc Records 1743-1790. p. 13 Louisa Co, Va
Louisa Co, Persuant to an order of Court dated the 22d day of August 1749 we the subscribers being first sworn have appraised the Estate of Theophilus Watson deceased, viz:
(itemization of personal estate) – Total: 3027.11
Signed: Abra. Venable, James Goodall, Daniel Williams.
At a Court held for Louisa County on Tuesday the 24th day of October 1749.
This appraisement of the Estate of Theophilus Watson decd was this day returned by Elizabeth Watson and by the court ordered to be recorded …
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1749 Nov 20 – White to Watson Deed bk A, p. 381 Louisa Co, Va
… between John White of the Parish of St Paul in the County of Hanover of the one part and John Watson of the County of Louisa of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 85 pounds … confirm unto the said John Watson … land … and also a crey Mill scituate … in the afsd County of Louisa and containing 214 acres … to the mouth thereof in Deep Creek … to a corner hiccory belonging to John Thompson … containing 213 acres … with a mill and 1 acre of land on the other side the afsd Deep Creek …
Signed: John White
Wit: Elisha White, Rees Hughes, John Hobb
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1750 April 2 – Green’s deed to Trimmear, Deed bk A, p. 380 Louisa Co, Va
… between Faress Green of Louisa County of the one part and William Trimmear of the same County of the other part … in consideration of 5 shillings … confirm unto the said William Trimmear … land containing 284 acres … in the County of Louisa … joyning Faress Green own land and lying on both sides of Foster Creek … bounded by letters pattend bearing date 15 day of Oct 1741 … patend in Faress Green name …
Signed: Farris Green
Wit: Edward Mouzly, Mathew Mouzly
Thomas Moss
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1750 September 24 – Watson to Jones Deed bk A, p 401 Louisa Co, Va
… between John Watson and his wife Gressel of Louisa County of the one part and Edward Jones of the County of Spotsylvania in the Colony of Virginia of the other part …. in consideration of the sum of 35 pounds … confirm unto the said Edward Jones … land containing 140 acres … in the County of Louisa … part of a greater tract of land sold to the said John Watson by Lancelot Armstrong … by a deed bairing date the 3d day of March 1737 … bounded …. Mr Chamberlaynes line … to his and Armstrong’s corner … along Armstrong’s line … to Armstrong and Richardsons corner … Signed: John Watson, Grisel Watson
Wit: John Snead, James Underwood, James Glass
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1752 February 24 – Deed bk A, pg 452-453 John Watson to John Thompson. Louisa County, Virginia
… between John Watson of Fredericksville Parish, Louisa Co., of the one part and John Thompson, merchant of St. Paul’s Parish, Hanover Co., of the other part … said John Watson for and in consideration of the sum of 130 pounds Current money … confirm unto the said John Thomson … 214 acres … in Fredericksville Parish … on south side of DEEP CREEK, except one acres which is on the north side … afsd. Thomson’s corner … on the North side of Deep Creek on which there is a water grist Mill which is 213 acres above bounded in part of a larger tract formerly in the possession of Peter King and by him transferred as by the records of Hanover County Court will fully appear …
Signed: John Watson 
Wit: John McGeorge, William Davis, James Watson
25th Feb. 1752 acknowledged by John Watson … Grisel his wife relinquished right of dower.
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1754 July 23 – Matthew Watson & wife to Joseph Wyatt, Deed bk B, p 7 Louisa Co, Va
… between Matthew Watson of the County of Louisa and Elizabeth his wife of the one part and Joseph Wyatt of the County afsd of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 90 pounds …
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1758 May 23 – Randolph Watson to John Watson, Deed bk B, p 267 Louisa Co, Va
… between Randolph Watson of the Parish of Fredricksville in the County of Louisa of the one part and John Watson of the afsd County and Parish of the other part … Randolph Watson out of the love and affection which I have to my said brother John Watson above named … confirm unto the sd John Watson … land scituate … on Beaver Creek … on the flat grounds of Beaver Creek … containing by estimation 200 acres …
Signed: Randolph Watson
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1759 Aug 8 – Thomas Burrus to James Watson, Deed bk B, p 334 Louisa Co, Va
… between Thomas Burrus of the Parish of Fredricksville in the County of Louisa of the one part and James Watson of the afsd Parish and County of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 54 pounds 8 shillings … confirm unto the said James Watson … land containing 350 acres … on the N side the Little Mountains in the Parish and County afsd and bounded …. in John Hammacks line … along Frockmans line …
Signed: Thomas Burrus
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1760 June 17 – Deed bk C, p. 30-31 Louisa Co, VA. Wm Terrell Mills of Lunenburg Co.; merchants to Thomas Paulett of Louisa Co.; Planter, L120; 300 acres on Goldmine Creek… Col. Symes corner. Wm Terell Mills. Wit: Rich’d Phillips, Jno. Jouett, Adam Chisholm, Randolph Watson. 26 Aug 1760 proved by oaths of all the witnessees.
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1760 Oct 28 – Deed bk C, Page: 44, Louisa Co, VA. Grantor: William Cook, Grantee: Anthony Waddy, Date: 28-Oct-1760
William Cook of St. Martins Par. Louisa Co. to Anthony Waddy of sd. par. and Co. of Hanover £100 for 200 acres bounded by the lines of Samuel Waddy, sd. Anthony Waddy and Benjamin Cook; part of a tract granted to Benjamin Cook by patent 24 Mar 1725 and by sd. Cook in his last will and Testament given to sd. Cook. Sig. William Cook. Wit. William Anderson, David Chisholm, John Rice. 28 Oct 1760 ack by William Cook. Keziah Cook his wife personally appeared in Court and relinquished right of Dower.
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1760 Dec 5 – Evan Ragland to Nathan Watson. Deed bk C, p 74 Louisa Co, Va
… between Evan Ragland … in the County of Louisa and Susannah his wife of the one part and Nathan Watson … of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 140 pounds … confirmed unto the said Nathan Watson … land … of the said Evan Ragland and Susannah his wife … in the County of Louisa … containing by estimation 425 acres … bounded .. at Johnsons corner at the River ….
Signed: Evan Ragland, Susanner Ragland
Wit: Thomas Purkins, Charles Barret, Samuel Ragland, John Garth, Charles Hester, J Lewis
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1762 Jan 26 – Thomas Watson to Randolph Watson. Deed bk C, p 104 Louisa Co, Va
… between Thomas Watson of the County of Louisa cooper of the one part and Randolph Watson of the samd County planter of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 14 pounds … confirmed unto the said Randolph Watson … land … on the S side of the South Ana River … at Venable’s corner red oak saplin … on the mouth of Juniper Branch … to a corner in Venable’s line … which is part of 400 acres granted to William Henderson by patent bearing date 1733 by estimation 200 acres …
Signed: Thomas Watson
Wit: William Hughes.
… Hannah the wife of the said Thomas Watson … relinquished her right of dower in the above lands…
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1764 June 12 – Book: C1/2, Page: 28-30, Louisa Co, VA.  Grantor: Henry Edwards and Mary his wife, Grantee: William Trice, Date: 12-Jun-1764
Henry Edwards and Mary his wife of Louisa Co. to William Trice of same Co.; #85 for 200 acres on Duckinghole Creek on the bank of the Creek in Daniels line and Thomasons line. Sig. Harry Edwards and Mary Edwards (X) wit. Adam Chisholm and John Byars.
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1765 April 8 – Richard Jones to James Watson Deed bk C1/2, p 68 Louisa Co, Va
… between Richard Jones of Trinity Parish in the County of Louisa planter and Ann his wife of the one part and James Watson Jr of the sd Parish and County of the other part … confirm unto the sd James Watson … land … in the sd Parish of Trinity afsd County of Louisa containing 125 acres … on John Rice’s line … to a corner pine on John Dixon Gent. line … to a white oak corner on the sd Watson’s line …
Signed: Richard Jones, Ann Jones
Wit: William Pettit, John White
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1765 May 13 – Watson to Wood Deed bk C1/2, p 89 Louisa Co, Va
… between James Watson planter and Barbara his wife of the Parish of Trinity in the County of Louisa of the one part and David Wood of the sd Parish and County of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 1 shilling … confirm unto the sd David Wood … land … in the Parish of Trinity … County of Louisa containing 204 acres … bounded … Major Johnson’s line … to a pine on James Watson’s line …
Signed: James Watson, Barbara Watson
Wit: William Pettit, John Poindexter
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1765 Oct 29 – Daniel to Watson, Deed bk B, p 43 Louisa Co, Va
… between James Daniel of the County of Orange of the one part and Nehemiah Watson of the County of Louisa of the other part … James Daniel and Mary his wife for and in consideration of the sum of 30 pounds … confirm unto the sd Nehemiah Watson … land … in the County of Louisa containing 100 acres … near Thomason’s house branch … containing 100 acres …
Signed: James Daniel, Mary Daniel
Wit: William Price, John Daniel
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1766 Aug 11 – William Beckley v Francis Beckley v Adam Chisholm p. 14
Judgt for 1.7.6 pounds, 61 and 3/4 w tobacco costs and law fee.
Order book 1742-1748 Order book, v. 3 1760-1774, 1742-1743. Louisa Co, Va.
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1766 Sept 5 – Thomas Watson to John Reese. Deed bk D, p 78 Louisa Co, Va
… between Thomas Watson of the County of Louisa planter of the one part and John Reese of the County of Louisa taylor of the other part … in consideration of the Paternal Love & Affection as well as for and in consideration of the sum of 1 pound 10 shillings … confirm unto the said John Reese .. 135 acres … in Louisa County and on the S Fork of Rocky Creek and is part of a greater tract that was granted to the said Thomas Watson by a deed and is however the actual possession of Thomas Watson of the County afsd … bounded … in Buchannons line … thence on Timers line …
Signed: Thomas Watson, Hannah Watson
WIt: Robert Paisley Jr, Mary Paisley, George Holland, David Humphry
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1766 Sept 8 – Thomas Johnson Gent v Adam Chisholm p 19
Debt. Judt according to bond plt staying eno 3 months, for 5.18.10 pounds to be discharged by the payment of the sum of 2:19.5 & costs.
Order book 1742-1748 Order book, v. 3 1760-1774, 1742-1743. Louisa Co, Va.
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1767 March Court – Randolph Watson v Phillips, p 17 Louisa Co, Va
On the motion of Randolph Watson a witness for Richard Phillips agt Edmond Massie it is ordered that the sd Phillips pay him 100 pounds of tobacco for 4 days attendance at this court according to law.
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1767 March 10 – Thomas Foster, plt agst Adam Chisholm, deft } In Debt. This suit is contd. p. 16
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1767 May 12 – James Watson v Rowland Jones judgment, p 39 Louisa Co, Va
By attachment. This day came by his attorney and the Deft appeared and confessed judgment to the said pltf for 5 pounds 4 shillings …
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1767 Aug 11 – Watson’s tithes added to the list, p 75 Louisa Co, Va
Its ordered that the tithables etc belonging to Samuel Watson and John Brown be added to the List taken by William Phillips Gent.
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1768 Apr 13 – Andrew Cochran & Co v Adam Chisholm jdgt, p 144
In Debt } Present Charles Barrett Gent. This day came the plft by their attorney and the said Deft being again solemnly called and not but made default therefore its considered by the court that the plaintiff recover against the said Deft and Willia Johnson Gent …. for 9 pounds 5 shillings current money (the debt in the declaration mentioned and also the costs by them in this behalf expended and the sd deft in mercy ext. But, this judgment (except the costs) is to be discharged by the payment of 4 pounds 12 shillings and 5 pence current money with legal interest thereon from the 8th day of July 1765 till the time of payment.
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1768 Apr 13 – Thomas Foster pltf v. Adam Chisholm deft } In Debt, p 155
… This day came the partys by their attys and the said Deft pleads that the pltf his action afsd thereof against him ought not to have and maintain because he saith that he hath well and truly paid to the said pltf the said 6 pounds in the declaration mentioned according to the form and effect of the said writing obligatory and of this putteth himself upon the country and the said plaintiff doth likewise the same. Therefore let a jurey thereof come at the next Court etc.
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1768 June 13 – David Chisholm pltf v Joseph Street deft } In Debt, p. 176
The deft not being arrested and not appearing on the motion of the pltf by his atty an attachment is awarded him against the estate of the said defendant for his said debt amounting to 20 pounds and costs returnable here at the next court.
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1768 Aug Ct – John Watson sworn under Shff p. 234 Louisa Co, Va
Henry Garrett and John Watson having first taken the usual oaths to his Majesty’s person and Government and taken and subscribed the abjurationn oath and subscribed the tist wiri (with the approbation of Charles Smith Gent: Sheriff of this County) sworn and admitted his undersheriffs.
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1768 Aug 8 – David Chisholm v Joseph Street } In Debt p. 198
This day came the parties by their attorneys and the said Deft was oyer of the writing obligatory in the declaration mentioned to which him is granted.
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1768 Aug 20 – Thomas Foster v Adam Chisholm } In Debt p 228
This day came the partys by their attorneys and the said Defendant relinquishing his former plea saith that he canno gainsay the plaintiffs action for 6 pounds current money, therefore its considered by the Court that the plaintiff recover against the said Defendant the same and also his costs by him about his suit in this behalf expended and the said Defendant in mercy, etc.
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1768 Sept 12 – William Gooch v. David Chisholm } Petition. p 239
Orderd that unless the said plaintiff shall at or before the next Court to be held for this County, give security to pay all costs that shall be awarded against him in case … that the same shall be then dismissed.
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1768 Oct 10 – John Watson sworn under Shff p. 249 Louisa Co, Va
John Watson, Charles Barret Jr and William Smith having first taken the usual oaths to his Majesty’s person and Government, and taken sworn and subscribed the abjuration aoth, and subscribed the test, were on the motion of Thomas Ballard Smith Gent Sheriff of this County sworn and admitted his Under Sheriffs.
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1768/69 Beckleys v Chisholm als p. ? (page number cut off – need pg by pg search)
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1768/69 Beckley v Chisholm jdgt p ?(page number cut off – need pg by pg search)
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1769 March 15 – John Morton Jordan v Walter Chisholm p 275
The action of debt between John Morton Jordan plt and Walter Chisholm deft is dismissed by agreement of the parties.
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1769 March 15 – David Chisholm v Joseph Street, In Debt upon Bond p 279
The deft having this day pleaded payment and the plaintiff joined issue; it is ordered that tryal of the said issue be refered till the next court.
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1769 Apr 12 – David Chisholm v Joseph Street, In Debt. p 300
This day came the parties by their attorneys and the said deft relinquishing his former plea, acknowledgeth the plaintiffs action, therefore it is considered by the Court that the plt recover against the said Deft 20 pounds the deft in the declaration mentioned, and also his costs by him about his suit in this behalf expended, and the said Deft in mercy, etc. But this judgement is to be discharged upon payment of 10 pounds with interest thereon to be computed after the rate of 5 pr ct pr annui from the second day of May 1768 to the time of payment and the costs.
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1769 Apr 12 – William Gooch v David Chisholm } Petition. p 305
Petition for 3.0.6 pounds said to be due by an account the plft having failed to give security for the costs according to the order of September Court last, it is ordered that his petition be dismissed and that he pay unto the deft his costs in this behalf expended.
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1769 May 8 – William Trimear to Randolph Watson deed ack p 311 Louisa Co, Va
Indenture … between William Trimmier and Lucy his wife of the one part, and Randolph Watson of the other part was acknowledged by the said William and Lucy (… Lucy … acknowledged deed …) and recorded.
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1769 May 8 – William Trimmier to Watson, Deed bk D1/2, p 143 Louisa Co, Va
… between William Trimmur of the County of Louisa planter of the one part and Randolph Watson of the same County planter of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 35 pounds … confirm unto the sd Randolph Watson … land … in the County of Louisa on both side the Uordchopt(sp?) Road … 100 acres … bounded … which said 100 acres of land was purchased by William Trimmier of Edmd Carter Gent …
Signed: William Trimmier, Lucy Trimmier
Wit: William Steel, Rees Hughes, David Watson
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1769 Aug 14 – David Chisholm’s guard acct p 334
An account of the profits of the estate Rietta Sanders infant orphan of Benjamin Sanders was established and sworn to by David Chisholm her guardian, and ordered to be recorded.
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
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1770 April 9 – Nathan Watson to Moses White, Deed bk D1/2, p 201 Louisa Co, Va
… between Nathan Watson and his wife Anne of the County of Louisa of the one part and Moses White of the sd County of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 20 pounds … confirm unto the sd Moses White … land … in the County afsd containing 60 and 3/4 acres …
Signed: Nathan Watson, Anne Watson
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1770 April 10 – John Watson v Edmund Foster judgmt p. 377 Louisa Co, Va
… the Deft altho solemnly called came not … 6 pounds current money with lawful interest from the 1st day of Sept 1766 untill paid … and his costs in this behalf expended …
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1771 Jan 14 – Randall Watson ordy lycense p. 433 Louisa Co, Va
At the motion of Randall Watson he hath liberty to keep an Ordinary at his plantation on the Three Chopt Road in this County on his giving bond and paying the Governor dues as the law directs.
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1771 May 13 – Nathan Watson on grand Jury p 455 Louisa Co, Va
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1771 Aug 12 – John Watson assignee of Julias Allen pltf v Jeremiah Johnson and William Norval defts jdgt p. 475 Louisa Co, Va
… came the parties … he is indebted to him 5 pounds 10 shillings … the defendants pay the plt the same and his costs … with interest thereon from 25th day of December 1769 till paid.
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1772 May 11 – Eliza Watson to David Watson, Deed bk D1/2, p 353 Louisa Co, Va
… between Eliza Watson of the Parish of Trinity in the County of Louisa of the one part & David Watson of the Parish of Trinity and County of the other part … in consideration of 5 pounds … confirm unto the sd David Watson … land containing 200 acres … bounded by the lines of John Watson, Thomas Trimmier, G Robert, F Bibb in the Parish and County abovesd … land formerly purchased by the sd Eliza Watson of William Henderson …
Signed: Elizabeth Watson
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1772 July 13 – A Sale of the Estate of John Christmass Dec.d
Moses Going D.r To a parcel tools L 0-12-6
…. (long list of items, etc) …
David Chisholm D.r
To Rasors 1/8 0-1-8
…. (another list) …
November the 11.th 1771
William Lipscomb, Nicholas Gentry Jun.r
Anthoy Gholston
At a Court held for Louisa County July 13 1772 this Iventory was this Day return.d & ordered to be Recorded. Teste
Will Book 2, p. 141. Louisa County, Virginia

1772 Sept 14 – Benjamin Brown and wife Suzan to Randolph Watson, Deed bk D1/2, p 406 Louisa Co, Va
… Between Benjamin Brown of the County of Hanover and Suzan his wife of the one part, and Randolph Watson of the County of Louisa of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 30 pounds … confirm unto the sd Randolph Watson … land containing 200 acres … in the County of Louisa … along Greens line … along Reynolds line to Bells corner … along Bell’s line (being the dividing line between Bell and Brown) …
Signed: Ben Brown
Wit: William Trimmeer, Henry Gambrell, John Watson
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1772 Sept 14 – Mooreman to Watson, Deed bk D1/2, p. 505 Louisa Co, Va
… Between Achelis Mooreman and Elizabeth his wife of the County of Albemarle fo the one part and James Watson of the County of Louisa of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 313 pounds … sell unto the sd James Watson … land … on both sides of the South Fork of … River containing 258 acres … at Hudson Creek thence on John Bunches line … thence on James Bunches line … in Pulliam’s line … thence on his Webb’s line … thence on David Bunches line … along a line marked without a survey by Charles Mooreman decd between his son Charles Mooreman and the above Achelis Mooreman … to Headsons Creek … to David Bunches line … In witness whereof the said Achilles Moorman and his wife Elizabeth hath hereunto set their hand …
Signed: Achilles Mooreman
Wit: James Pulliam, John Pulliam, John Pulliam Jr.
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1772 Oct 12 – Nathan Watson and wife Ann to William White, Deed bk D1/2, p 418 Louisa Co, Va
… between Nathan Watson & Ann his wife of the one part and William White of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 150 pounds … sell unto the sd William White … land lying in Louisa County on the South Anna River containing … 728 acres … on Johnson’s and on the River … to Bakers stake … on Corthran’s Run …
Signed: Nathan Watson, Anne Watson
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1772 Oct 12 – bk D and 1/2, P-414-416 Louisa Co, VA.  John Hogan and Judith his wife of Louisa Co., to Anthy. Thompson of same; L49 curr. money ; 200 acres on the head of Little River bounded by lands of Cruthchfield or the land that was Jno. Overtons and Mj. Jn. Snelsons and David Davis and the land that was Jn Baileys that is now Waldrops and Wm Hogan. Jn and Judith Hogan. Wit: Will Anderson, David Chisholm. 12 Oct 1772 ack. by Jn Hogan and Judith his wife.
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1772 Nov 9 – Lancelott Armstrong v Thomas Spencer and David Chisholm. In Debt. p 66
The defendant David comes into court and confesseth that he is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of 140 pounds … it is considered by the court that the plaintiff recover agt the sd deft Chisholm the same and also his cost by him in this behalf expended, but this judgment (the costs excepted) is to be discharged by the payment of 70 pounds of like money with legal interest thereon from the 8 day of Nov 1771 until the time of payment.
1760-1774, 1742-1743. Louisa Co, Va.
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1773 April 12 – John Watson and wife Anne & David Watson to Lewis Barritt, Deed bk D1/2, p 496 Louisa Co, Va
… between John Watson and Anne his wife & David Watson of the County of Louisa of the one part and Lewis Barrett of the County of Hanover of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 300 pounds … confirm unto the said Lewis Barrett … land lying in Louisa County containing 200 acres … on Beaver Creek being the same tract of land that is conveyed by deed of record in the said county of Louisa by Randolph Watson to the sd John & was purchased by Theophilus Watson, Father of the sd Randolph of John Garth as will appear by deed of record in the County Court of Hanover … on other tract of land lying in the County afsd containing 200 acres be the same more or less and bounded by the lines of the afsd John Watson, Thomas Thomson, and Robert Fleming Bibb which tract of land was purchased by Elizabeth Watson mother of the sd David Watson of William Henderson and by her conveyed by deed of record in the sd County of Louisa to her sd son David Watson …
Signed: John Watson, Anne Watson, David Watson.
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1773 May 11 – Barclay v. Chisholm p 46
Chisholm v. Barclay judgt confessed by note as to bond with int … till Aug next.
Court Orders 1773. Louisa County, Va.
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1773 June 14 – David Chisholm v George Barclay } In Debt p 125
Judgment confessed for 37 pounds current money and costs, but this judgment (the costs excepted) is to be discharged by the payment of 11 pounds 15 shillings and 10 pence of like money with interest on 18 pounds 10 shillings from the 1st day of Oct 1771 to the 7th day of Sept 1772 and on the sd 11 pounds 15 shillings 10 pence from the date last mentioned till the time of payment .. . till August next.
1760-1774, 1742-1743. Louisa Co, Va.
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1773 June 14 – Bartlett Anderson and wife Frances to John Watson, Deed bk D1/2, p 509 Louisa Co, Va
… between Bartelett Anderson and Frances his wife of the one part and John Watson of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 50 pounds … sell unto the sd John Watson … land … in the County of Louisa containing … 193 acres …
Signed: Bartilett Anderson, Frances Anderson
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1773 July 13 – Anderson v. Chisholm p. 56
Chisholm v Anderson judgt accg to note and any discounts to be made by the next Court.
Court Orders 1773. Louisa County, Va.
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1773 July 13 – David Chisholm v Bartlett Anderson judgt } By Petition p 142
Judgment for 2 pounds 10 shillings current money and costs.
1760-1774, 1742-1743. Louisa Co, Va.
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1773 Sept 14 – Chisholm v Priddy, p 65
Chisholm v Priddy C Order.
Court Orders 1773. Louisa County, Va.
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1773 Oct 11 – Will of William Tremmier Louisa County, Virginia

In the name of God, amen, I William Trimmear of Louisa, being sick and weak but of sound mind and memory, make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following, First and Principally I recommend my soul into the hand of Alimight God that gave it to me, and my body to the erath to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter mentioned, And to my wordly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with (after my just debts are discharged) I give and dispose of as followeth Vitz-

I lend to my loving wife, Lucy Trimmear during her natural Life the land and plantation whereon I now live and one negro woman named Jane, with all my stocks of evry kind, together with all my household furniture excepting two feather beds, and at the death of my said wife me estate hereby Lent is to revert to my three daughters namely Ann, Elizabeth, and Mary (Excepting the land) to them and their heirs forever, and in case either of my said daughters should die with Lawful Issue, it is my desire, that the said Estate should be equally divided among those that are living (and to heirs of those that are dead) to them and their heirs forever.

Item – I give and bequeath to my son Obediah Trimmear after the death of my said wife, the land and plantation whereon I now Live, with one feather bed and Furniture to him and his heirs forever.

Item – I give and bequeath to my son John Trimyear one–tract of land containing 400 acres in this county and lying on the Three Notcht Road, and one Feather Bed– and Furniture to him and his heirs forever. My will and desire is that my Negro man Jack should be sold at the discretion of my loving wife, and the money arising from such sale should be laid out in Negroes–and such negroes to be at the disposal of my Loving Wife during her Natural Life, and at her death to be equally divided among my above mentioned daughters.

I also Desire that my land on Fosters Creek should be sold in order to discharge my just debts, and the Balance of the money to be Laid out for a work horse for the use of my said wife and twenty pounds to my son John Trimyear to be allowed before said horse is purchased– and Lastly I appoint my Loving Wife, John Watson, Richard Phillips, Junr. my Extrs and Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament.

In witness Thereof I have set my and seal this 26th day of July 1773

Sign’d Sealed and Delivered)
In Presence of)

N.B. The word lent , interlined in the 16th line and what is included in the 20th and 21st lines in the parenthesis to be left out alter’d before sign’d

One hhd (Hogshead) Tobaco and Eleven Pounds, Ten shillings Due from Henry Garrett to go towards paying my just debts,

William Trimyear (seal)

Alexander Grant
Elizabeth Watson
Ann Watson

At a Court held for Louisa County on Monday the 11th day of October 1773. This will was this day Exhibited n Open Court by John Watson Executor and Lucy Trimyear Execitrix, Therein named and was proved by oaths of the Witnesses thereto, and by the Court to the record and is recorded.

Test John Nelson – Clk.

Recorded Will Book 2, Page 177

A copy: –
Teste: – Nelson Clerk

Louisa Circuit Court
Louisa County, Virginia
(Copied from the records of Cleta Bonslagel Gordon, 1803 Myrtle Street, Jackson, MS: member of Magnolia State Chapter, DAR)

1774 Feb 14 – David Chisholm v George Barclay } p 194
On the motion of David Chisholm by William Du Val his attorney for a judgment against George Barclay and Richard Poindexter on a replevy bond. The sd George and Richard having had legal notice of this motion, and nnot appearing and the sd bond being produced in Court, it is considered that the sd David Chisholm recover against them 28 pounds 19 shillings and 5 pence the penalty of the bond afsd and also his costs by him in this behalf expended & execution is awarded for the same.
But this judgment is to be discharged upon payment of 14 pounds 9 shillings and 8 pence half penny currt money with legal interest thereon from the 2d day of November 1773 till paid and costs.
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1774 May Ct – David Chisholme v William Priddy, p 89
….Deft … being solemnly called came not, but made default … the conditional judgmt of Sept Ct last is confirmed against him. Richard Anderson, security for his appearance … Pltf recover against the Deft and security afsd … 19 pounds … also his costs.. to be discharged by payment of 9 pounds 10 shillings current money with legal interest … from the 1st day of June 1773 … and costs.
Order Book 1774-1782. Louisa Co, Va.
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1774 Aug 8 – Trimmeers Exrs to Dashper, Deed bk E, p 8 Louisa Co, Va
… between John Watson and Lucy Trimmier of the Parish of Trinity in the County of Louisa executors to the last Will and Testament of William Trimmier of the one part and Thomas Dashper of sd Parish and County of the other part … in consideration … of the sume of 45 pounds … sell unto the said Thomas Dasher … land containing 284 acres … in the Parish and County afsd … bounded according to a patent bearing date 15 October 1741 … at Green’s corner … in Thomson’s line … in Green’s line … the said John Watson and Lucy Trimmier executors of the last will and testament afsd …
Signed: Lucy Trimmear, John Watson
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1774 Nov 28 – John Sanders and wife Jane to Randolph Watson, Deed bk E, p 33 Louisa Co, Va
… between John Sanders Sr and Jane his wife of the County of Guilford in the Province of North Carolina of the one part and Randolph Watson of the County of Louisa … of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 15 pounds … sell unto the said Randolph Watson … land … in the County of Louisa … on both sides the Three Notched Road and bounded … on John Moore Jr line to Rogers corner pine … to a corner in John Hays line … containing in the whole 397 acres …
Signed: John Sanders, Jane Sanders
Wit: William Gray, Charles Pheres, Mary Phare, Judith Crew
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1775 Sept 11 – Watson etc to Anderson, Deed bk E, p 67 Louisa Co, Va
… between Randolph Watson and Martha his wife and Elizabeth Watson their mother of the County of Louisa of the one part and Richard Anderson of the same County of the other part …. in consideration of the sum of 300 pounds … sell … unto the said Richard Anderson … land … in … County of Louisa on both sides of the S branch of Camunkey River … on the W side of North East Creek … John Moore and Thomas Paulett decd .. to a forked white oak formerly known by the name of Mathew Jouet’s corner … in the line of the afsd Thomas Paulett … containing by estimation 500 acres …
Signed: Randolph Watson, Martha Watson, Elizabeth Watson
Wit: William Smith, David Watson, James Michie
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1775 Nov 25 – David Chisholm fr William Graves, bk E, p 87. Louisa Co, Va
… between William Graves of Granville Co, NC planter of the one part and David Chisholm of Hanover Co, Va planter of the other part … William Graves for and in consideration of the sum of 40 pounds … paid by the said David Chisholm … confirm unto the said Chisholm … land situated lying and being in Louisa County containing 400 acres on both sides of Goochland Road and on some of the branches of Beaver Dam Fork of Mechank Creek and bounded as followeth, to wit … at a corner red oak in Goochland County Line … at Goochland Road ….
Signed: William Graves
Wit: John Austin, William Poindexter, William Chisholm, Martha Ford Parish.
(Recorded March 11, 1776)
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1775 Dec 11 – William Graves to David Chisholme deed certified, p 136
An indenture from William Graves to David Chisholm was this day proved by the oaths of William Poindexter and William Chisholm two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be certified.
Order Book 1774-1782. Louisa Co, Va.
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1776 March 11 – William Graves to David Chisholme deed for prvd, p 141
An indenture from William Graves to David Chisholm was this day further proved by the oath of Mary Ford Parrish and ordered to be recorded.
Order Book 1774-1782. Louisa Co, Va.
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1776 Mar 11 – Book: E, Page: 85, Louisa Co, Va. Grantor: John Bagby & Theodosia, Grantee: Samuel Ragland, Date: 11-Mar-1776
This Indenture made the 11 Mar 1776, Between John Bagby & Theodosia his wife of the County of Louisa the one part & Samuel Ragland of the same county of the other Part Witnesseth that the said Bagby & wife for and in consideration of the sum of Seventy Nine Pounds Current money of Virginia, to them in Hand Paid by the said Samuel Ragland … a certain Tract of land lying in the said County & Bounded as Follows….on the Bank of Elk Creek as the mouth of Betty Clarks Spring Branch ….in… Jerdone’s Line, to the said Creek, The said Tract of Land to contain Seventy Nine Acres more or less. John Bagby (Signature & Seal) Theodosia Bagby (Signature & Seal)
Signed Sealed & Delivered In Presence of us: Robert Douglas, David Chisholm, Rees Hughes
Received of the within named Samuel Ragland the sum of Seventy Nine Pounds current money of Virginia the same being the consideration money within mentioned Witness my Hand the Eleventh Day of March in the Year 1776. John Bagby (Signature) Theodosia Bagby (Signature)
Witness: David Chisholm
At a Court held for Louisa County on Monday the 11th Day of March 1776. This Deed was this Day in Open Court acknowledged by John Bagby to be his act & deed and ordered to be recorded. Teste John Nehon
Know all men by these presents, that I Samuel Ragland of the County of Louisa am held firmly Bound unto John Bagby of the said County in thhe sum of Fifty Pounds current money of Virginia To which Payment well & truly to be made to the said John Bagby his heirs executors and administrators, firmly by these presents Witness my hand & seal this Eleventh Day of March 1776
The Condition of the above obligation is such Whereas the above named John Bagby hath sold … a deed …. with this obligation/conveyed to the above named Samuel Ragland, a tract of land lying in the above named County containing 79 acres … in consideration of the sum of 79 pounds and a particular part of and stipulation in the contract … that the said Bagby shall from … after the 25th day of Dec next ensuing have free liberty to possess and make use of 14 acres and a half being part of the said 79 acres and the part whereon the houses now stand for and during the term of 5 years provided the sd Bagby does not sell his land adjoining the above said land, now if the sd Ragland shall well and truly perform this part of the sd contract, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force.
Signed: Samuel Ragland
Wit: Robert Douglas Jr, David Chisholm, Rees Hughes.
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1776 Oct 14 – Know all men by these presents that we Sarah Dickinson Benjamin Cook, Geo Johnson & David Chrisholm are held and firmly bound to Thomas Johnson James Merriwither James Overton Tho.s Johnson & William Garrett Gent. Justices of the Court of Louisa County now sitting in the sum of one thousand pounds To the payment where of well & truly to be made to thes.d Justices and their Successors we bind ourselves, and each of us our and each of our heirs, Executors, and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents, seated with our seals, and dated this fourteenth day october in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six The condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounden Sarah Dickinson & Benjamin Cook administrator with the well annex.d of all the goods Chattles, of thes.d deceas.d which have or shall come to the Hands possession or knowledge, of them the said son and Benjamin or into the Hands or possession of my other person, or person for him and the same so made do Exhibit, or cause to be exhibited into the County Court of Louisa at such Time as they shall be thereto Required by the said Court and the same goods Chattles and Credits, and all other the goods Chattles and Credits of the said Deceas.d at the time of his death, which at any time after shall come to the Hands or possession of the said Sarah and Benjamin or into the hands or possession of any other person, or persons for them do well & truly administer, according to Law and further do make a just and true account of his Actings and doings therein when thereto required by thes.d court and also do well and truly pay and deliver all the Lagacies contain and specified In the said Testament, as far as thesaid Goods, Chattles, and Credits will thereunto Exten according to the Value thereof, and as the Law shall Charge him then this obligation to be Void otherwise to remain in full force & Virtue
Sarah (her mark) Dickinson (her seal)
Ben Cook (his seal)
G Johnson (his seal)
David Chirisholm (his seal)
Sealed and Deliver.d In presence of the Court
At a Court held for Louisa County the 14.th day of Oct.r 1776 This bond was this day in open court acknowledged and by the Court order.d to be Reccorded
Will Book 2, p. 243. Louisa County, Virginia

1777 Aug 11 – David Chisholm ac allowed p. 172
David Chisholm exhibited an account of his wards estate, as guardian to Henrietta Sanders orphan of Benjamin Sanders deceased which was examined and allowed and ordered to be recorded.
Order Book 1774-1782. Louisa Co, Va.
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1781 Sept 20 – Book: E, Page: 345, Louisa Co, VA.  Grantor: Robert Walton and Kesia his wife, Grantee: John Powell, Date: 20-Sep-1781
Robert Walton and Kesia his wife to John Powell of Louisa Co. £250 for 450 acres whereon I now live adj. Derwins, Capt. Terrell, to Parsons to Dickersons, Waddy and Edwards. Sig. Robert Walton, Keziah (x) Walton, wit. William Waddy, James Burnley, David Crenshaw, David Chisholm, Anthony Winston, Cleavears Duke, Jr. 8 Oct 1781 ack. by sd. Robert Walton.

1785 Sept 14 – James Bunch to James Watson, Deed bk F, p 82 Louisa Co, Va
… between James Bunch of the County of Louisa of the one part and James Watson of the afsd County of the other part …. in consideration of the sum of 5 shillings … to secure the said James Watson from any damages or costs which he may sustain by an account of his having entered himself … for the appearance of the said James Burchat the suit of David Turell … James Bunch doth …. sell unto the said James Watson … land lying in the County afst … the S Branch of Pamunkey River adj the lands of the said James Watson, James Bunch and Pouncey Bunch … land wherein the said James Bunch now lives containing … 168 acres … with the 5 following slaves to wit: Harvey, George, Daneil, and Sarah … nevertheless and it is hereby expressly agreed that if the said James Bunch shall save indemnify and keep harmless the said James Watson …. then this indenture to Cease …
Signed: James Bunch
Wit: William White, Moses White, Shurley Tisdale.
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1785 October – Walter Chisholm v Thomas Johnson p. 48
Walter Chisholm v Thomas Johnson capa test as above 3600 pounds but to be discharged by the ayment of 18 pounds with int thereon from the 27th of Apr 1781 till the time of payment also 295 lbs of gross tobo and 15/or 150 bls tobo returnable to Oct Ct next directed and delivered as above.
October 1785 the Defendant was not found in my Bailiwick. Robt Yancy DS.
Minute books (court records) 1785-1791
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1787 June 11 – Dandridge to Watson, Deed bk F, p 214 Louisa Co, Va
… between William Dandridge and Anne his wife of the County of Hanover of the one part and Joseph Watson of the afsd County of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 5 shillings … sell unto the said Joseph Watson … land … in the County of Louisa on both sides of Long Creek … and the Branches of Negro Run containing 893 acres … land granted by pattent … the 7th day August 1761 Benjamin Harris as by the Records in the late secretary’s office … at Jeremiah Dumas’ corner … in David Anderson’s line … to the said Anderson’s, William Todd’s, Leavingston their corner … Livingstone line … in James Coleman’s line … to Ragland’s corner … in Damless’ line … unto the sd Joseph Watson … & behoof of him the sd Stephen Watson … Signed: William Dandredge.
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1787 Nov – George Kersey v John Chisholm p. 316
George Kersey v John Chisholm fifa test as above for 1060 pouns of gross tobo and 15/ or 150 lbs of tobacco as directed to the Sher of Louisa County returnable etc as above.
No effects within my bailiwick that I know of. Thomas Woolfolk DS for Thomas Johnson Shf
Minute books (court records) 1785-1791
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Bunch and wife to Watson, Deed bk F, p 355

Barnard to Watson, Deed bk F, p 392

1790 May 13 – Hezekiah Holland assignee of Ansel George v. John Perkins} In Debt.
… David Chisholm attendee p. 102
It is ordered that Thomas Higgason pay David Chisholm 340 pounds of gross tobacco for his attendance this court four days and three times coming and returning 20 miles as a witness for him against Thomson as the law directs.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1790 Aug 10 – Walter Chisholm v Lewis Bourn p 128
The petition of Walter Chisholm against Lewis Bourn not being served, therfore on the motion of the Plaintiff by his attorney it is ordered that a new summons issue against the said defendant returnable here at the next Court.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1790 Sept 6 – Col.o James Maddisons poll for Election as a Representative in the General Government – Louisa County September 6.th 1790
Nelson Anderson
13 Walter Chrisholm
Will Book 1, p 81. Louisa County, Virginia

1790 Sept 6 – Col.o James Maddisons poll for Election as a Representative in the General Government – Louisa County September 6.th 1790
William O Calles
22 Walter Chrisholm
Will Book 1, p 81. Louisa County, Virginia

1790 Oct 12 – Walter Chisholm v Lewis Bourn p. 174
The petition of Walter Chisholm against Lewis Bourn not bein executed on the motion of the plaintiff by his attorney it is ordered that a new summons issue the said Defendant returnable here at the next court.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1791 Feb 15 – Walter Chisholm v. Lewis Bourn p 225
The petition of Walter Chisholm against Lewis Bourn is continued at Plaintiff’s costs.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1791 May 11 – John Chisholm v John G Duke p 266
In Case. This day came the plaintiff by his attorney and the defendant also by his attorney and on his motion it is ordered that the writ of enquiry awarded against him in the office is set aside and thereupon the said defendant by his attorney pleads non assumpset and non assumpset within 5 years and out of infancy to which the plaintiff by his attorney replied generally and the trial of the issue is refered till the next term.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1791 May 12 – John Chisholm v John G Duke p 276
This day came the plaintiff by his attorney and the defendant came also by his attorney and thereupon came also a jury towit, William Wash, William Trice, Richardson Harrison, Thomas Settle, Peter Bilbo, William Crawford, Beverly Daniel, John Keenon, John Jackson, James Deadles, John Hackney, and William Cosby who being elected tried and sworn the truth to speak upon the issue joined upon their oaths do say that the Defendant did assume upon himself in manner and form as the plaintiff against him have complained and they do assess the plaintiff’s damages which he sustained by occation of the nonperformance of that assumption to 8 pounds 14 shillings and 3 pence besides his costs therefore on the motion of the plaintiff by his attorney it is ordered by the Court that he recover against the said defendant his damages aforesaid by the jurors in form afsd assessed and his costs by him about his suit in this behalf expended. The said Defendant in mercy, etc.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1791 June 13 – Walter Chisholm v Lewis Brown p 291
The petition of Walter Chisholm against Lewis Bourn is continued.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1791 June 14 – Walter Chisholm v William Barnett p 294
The petition of Walter Chisholm against William Barnett is continued till the next Court for the Sheriff’s return.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1791 June 14 – John Chisholm assignee of Samuel Longan v Martin Walton p 294
Upon the petition of John Chisholm assignee of Samuel Longan against Martin Walton for 4.6 pounds due by note this day came the parties by their attorneys and upon hearing what could be alledged on both sides is orderd by the court that the plaintiff recover against the said defendant the aforesaid sum of 4 pounds 6 shillings and 8 pence with lawful interest thereon from the 12 day of Sept 1785 till payent and his costs by him about his suit in this behalf expended.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1791 Sept 12 – Walter Chisholm v Lewis Bourn p 326
In the suit by petition brought by Walter Chisholm against Lewis Bourn for ____ said to be ___ due by account, this day came the parties by their attornies and upon hearing arguments on both sides on the motion of the plaintiff this petition is continued till the next court at his cost.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1791 Sept 12 – Walter Chisholm v Lewis Bourn p 327
It is ordered that Lewis Bourn pay David Bourn 25 pounds of Gross tobacco for his attendance at this court one day as a witness for him at the suit of Walter Chisholm as the law directs.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1791 Sept 12 – Walter Chisholm v. Lewis Bourn, p. 327
It is ordered that Walter Chisholm pay John Richardson 290 pounds of tobacco for his attendance at this court 2 days and for twice coming and returning 30 miles as a witness for him against Bourn as the law directs.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1791 Oct 11 – Walter Chisholm v William Barnett p 334
The petition of Walter Chisholm against William Barnett … a new summons issue against the said Deft …
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1791 Oct 11 – Walter Chisholm v William Barnett p 341
The petition of Walter Chisholm plaintiff against William Barnett defendant. The defendant being duly warned and served with a copy of the plaintiff’s petition & called and not appearing on the motion of the plaintiff by his attorney it is ordered by the court that he recover against the said Defendant his costs by him about his suit in this behalf expended.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1792 April 10 – Walter Chisholm v Lewis Bourn p 392
The petition of Walter Chisholm plaintiff against Lewis Brown is continued.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1792 April 21 – Land grant – William Chisholm, grantee.; Virginia. Land Office. Register.; Library of Virginia. Archives.
Location: Lincoln County. Ky. Description: 1792 April 21 Land grant William Chisholm, grantee … by virtue of part of a Land Office Treasury Warrant number 17,745 issued the 17 day of July 1783 there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto William Chisholm a certain tract or parcel of land containing 680 acres by survey bearing date the 9th day of May 1786 lying and being in the County of Lincoln on the North Fork of the Rolling Fork of Salt River and bounded as followeth … at a NW corner of a survey made for the heirs of Silas Harlan decd at three white oaks on a ridge … with said Harlan’s line S … with Briscoe’s line S … and two dogwoods said Briscoe’s corner …. binding on John Flourney’s line to his corner two elms … William Hardwick’s corner … with said Hardwick’s line … binding on the knobs to the heirs of Jacob Harlan’s north corner a black oak and white oak thence with said Harlan’s line S ….
Source: Land Office Grants No. 26, 1792, p. 276 (Reel 92). Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. Land titles —
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-. Virginia. Land Office. Register. Library of Virginia. Archives.
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1786 May 9 – Surveyed for Walter Chisholm 680 acres of land by virtue of part of an entry of 1000 acres made on a Treasury Warrant No. 17,745 situate lying and being in the County of Lincoln and on the N Fork of the Roling Fork of Salt River and bounded as followeth (to wit) Beginning at a Northwest corner of a survey made for the heir of Silas Harlan decd at 3 white oak trees at … on a ridge thence with said Harlans line … with Briscoes line … to … Briscoes corner … on John Flourneys line to his corner … to William Hardwick corner … binding on the knobs to … the heirs of Jacob Harlans north corner … to Harlans line … to the beginning. Chain Carriers: Robert Eairs, George Harlan.
Signed: James Thompson, SLC.

Walter Chisholm survey on Lincoln Co Va land grant

Walter Chisholm survey on Lincoln Co Va land grant

(Note: As seen in the survey, the land was originally warranted to Walter Chisholm. Walter Chisholm assigned this land warrant to William Chisholm (who appears to be his brother). William Chisholm must have sold the rights to this land – as neither William or Walter has any record of ever moving to Kentucky, or leaving Virginia)

(Note: It appears that William Chisholm of Albemarle Co, Va would occasionally speculate on land with is brother Walter Chisholm Jr – see the below deed in 1799 related to Wilkes County, Georgia – another deed where there is no evidence that either William or Walter ever moved to or lived in Georgia or Kentucky – they both appear to have lived their lives until death in the Hanover/Louisa/Albemarle County, Virginia areas).  

1792 July 9 – Walter Chisholm v. Lewis Brown p 428
Upon the petition of Walter Chisholm plaintiff against Lewis Bourn defendant for 3 pounds said to be due by account this day came the parties by their attornies and uon hearing what could be alledged both sides it is ordered by the court that the plaintiff take nothing by his said petition and that the defendant go thereof hence without day and recover against the plaintiff his costs by him about his defence in this behalf expended.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1792 July 9 – David Henderson to Richard Anderson p 429
An indenture from David Henderson to Richard Anderson (Soon of Michael) was this day in open court further proved by the oath of Walter Chisholm Jr another of the witnesses thereto and by the court the same is ordered to be recorded.
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
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1793 Nov 12 – (Petition in John G Duke v John Chisholm) – To the worshipful Court of Louisa County in Chancery … sheweth unto your worships your orator John G Duke.
That some time in the year 178_ your orator executed his note to one George Johnson for the sum of 8 pounds or thereabouts which was afterwards assigned to one John Chisholm who instituted an action on the same and has obtained a judgment for the amount of and costs of suit, all which will more fully appear by a reference to the records of this Court.
Your orator further sheweth unto your worships that he was an Infant under the age of 21 years at the time he gave the said note and that … same was obtained for no consideration as to the sum of 5 pounds as he was compelled to give the said George that sum for not agreeing to a horse swap which the said Johnson had made with your orator and which your orator could have proved at the trial at common law had he been present at the trial with his witnesses, but being absent with his witnesses and not knowing that the cause would come on a verdict and judgment … render against your orator as afsd.
And now so it is may it please your worships that the said Chisholm who together with the said Johnson he prays may be made Defendants having obtained his judgment afsd … all which actings and doings of hte sd Defts are contrary to equity and good conscience and tent to injure and oppress your orator. In tender consideration whereas and as your orator can only be relieved by the aid of this worshipful court, to the end therefore this the defendants may upon their several and respective oaths true answer make to all and singular the allegations herein contained aas fully as if particularly interrogated as to each and that your worships may perpetually injoin afsd judgment or grant unto your orator a new trial at common law and give unto your such other and further relief in the premises as may be equitable and just. ..
1793 014 Duke v John Chisholm suit Louisa County Virginia
https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/default.asp#res

1796 March 14 – David Chisholm Jr v John Johnson } In Case p. 310
On the motion of the plaintiff by his attorney a commission is awarded to him to take the depositions of Thomas Higgason and Robert Anderson … on his giving the Defendant legal notice, time and place of doing the same.
Orders 1792-97. Louisa County, Virginia
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1796 Aug 16 – David Chisholm Jr v John Johnson } In Case. p. 382
This case is dismissed.
Orders 1792-97. Louisa County, Virginia
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1796 Nov 11 – Hanover County, To Wit } (Affidavit of Walter Chisholm) This day came before me a Justice of the Peace for said County Walter Chisholm and after being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist –
– deposeth and saith that some time last spring he was in company with Mr Thomas Hardin & conversation … on a tryal and in a suit between himself and Forrister Alvis that had taken place in the County of Louisa. This deponent being present at the same, there being amemorandom introduced by sd Alvis sd by him to be given by sd Hardin mentioning as well as I remember for 12 to 15 bands of corn which sd Alvis said was given by sd Hardin as containing the amount of his crop of corn … Tho I believe … sd Hardin’s name was not be the same … this dept in conversation with sd Hardin ask him if it was his hand righting why he did not confess it and enter into a fair tryal to which he replyd it was his hand righting and he would have confessed it at the time but his atty I believe Mr Quarles prevented him and further this deponent sayeth not.
Signed: Walter Chisholm.
1798 008 Alvis v Hardin, with Walter Chisholm affid image 8, Louisa Co, Va
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1797 Aug 14 – John Chisholm v Charles Cosby } In Debt p 97
Humphrey Edwards this day came into Court and undertook for the Defendant that if he should be cast in this action he shall satisfy and pay to the plaintiff the condemnation of the court or render his body to prison in execution for the same …
Order book 1797-1799. Louisa Co, Va
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1798 May 14 – (Petition of John G Duke) – your orator John G Duke … that one John Chisholm has obtained a judgt in the Court v your orator as assignee of George Johnson … that the award was given to said Johnson while your orator was an Infant under the age of 21 years and also part of the consideration was for money won of your orator by sd Johnson relying on which two principals, that is to say that first your orator was an Infant at the time of Executing the said bond, and second by that a great part of the same was for money won from your orator he prays that the judgment may be injoined …
(Answer of John Chisholm) – … the Deft George Johnson assigned hi a note of said complainant for a valuable consideration to wit for money due this Deft from sd Johnson for difference in horses which they had exchanged, that this Deft soon afterwards applied to said comp. for the money who informed the person that applied he justly owed the money, but had it not then in his power to pay, never objecting to the debe being just. As to the charge of the sd compt stating the debt to be a gameing debt, this deft knows nothing of more than his confessing it to be just, and the Deft George informing this Deft that the money was due for the swap of horses & a bridle sold to said compt. …
Signed: John Chisholm
1800 015 John Chisholm v Duke, Louisa County, Virginia Chancery Suit
https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/default.asp#res

1798 July 6 – David Chisholm and wife to John Rowe, Deed – bk I, p 458. Louisa Co, Va
… between David Chisholm and Rachel his wife and John Crenshaw and Elisabeth his wife of the County of Hanover of the one part and John Rowe of the County of Louisa of the other part … the said Chisholm and Crenshaw for and in consideration of the sum of 120 pounds … confirm unto the said John Rowe … land in the County of Louisa containing 400 acres …. on both sides of Goochland Road and on some of the branches of Beaver Dam Fork of Machunk Creek and bounded … at corner red oak in Goochland County line … Goochland County Road …
Signed: David Chisholm, Rachel Chisholm, John Crenshaw, Elizabeth Crenshaw
Wit: James Trice, Walter Chisholm Jr, William Hunt, Richard Davis.
(Proved up July 9, 1798)
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1799 Oct 5 – Robert Dixon Dunbar to Walter Chisholm Jr, Deed bk J, p 18. Louisa Co, Va
between Robert Dixon Dunbar of the County of Matthews and Parish of Kingston of the one part and Walter Chisholm Jr of the County of Hanover and Parish of St Martins of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 150 dollars … confirm unto the sd Walter Chisholm Jr … tract seat or parcel of land and plantation of the sd Robert Dixon Dunbar … in the County of Louisa not exceeding 100 acres … on the NE side of Taylors Creek it being the land and plantation that William Stephens now lives on bounded … at the mouth of the branch below sd Stephens commonly called the Widows Spring branch … to Christmases Road … running up the Taylors Creek to the mouth of the branch above Stephenses …
Signed: Robert Dixon Dunbar
Wit: Joseph Anthony, David Chisholm Jr, William Higgason, David Jones
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1799 Oct 7 – William Chisholm to Stanley deed – bk I, p 675. Louisa Co, Va
… between William Chisholm of the one part and Thomas Stanley of the State of Virginia Hanover County of the other part … William Chisholm for and in consideration of the sum of 5 shillings … of said Thomas …. for the following tract or parcel of land … in the State of Georgia on the waters of Broad River containing 650 acres and bounded NE by William Trayler’s land SE by Gardiner’s land, SW by surveyed land and NW by vacant land being part of a tract of land originally surveyed for and granted to Thomas Stanley for 850 acres and whereas there was taxes due on the said lands it was exposed to publick sale at Wilkes Courthouse on the 29th day of July 1795 by David Meriwether collector of taxes for the County of Wilkes and knocked of to William Chisholm … the interest of this deed is to convey all my right and interest … to the above described 650 acres of land to the said Stanley …
Signed: William Chisholm
Wit: Walter Chisholm, John H Long, Williamson Plant.
(Recorded Nov 11, 1799)
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1800 June 19 – Louisa Co, Va – Virginia Chancery Causes: Nathan Anthony v David Chisholm, 1819-013. Louisa Co, Va.
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1803 June 2 – David Chisholm and Walter Chisholm Jr Sher Order in the Clerks Office of Dist Court in Richmond. We command you that of the Goods and Chattles of David Chisholme otherwise called David Chisholme heir to John Chisholme decd, and Walter Chisholme Junr in your bailiwick, you cause to be made 47 pounds, 3 shillings and 6 pence … which Nathan Anthony late in our Court of Hanover County hath recovered against the said David Chisholme and Walter Chisholme Junr …
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1803 Oct 1 – Suprey Chisholm made oathe … that he left in the dwelling house of Nathan Anthony on this day a true copy of the within notice.
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1803 Oct 10 – The Answer of David Chisholm to the Bill of Injunction exhibited against him by Nathan Anthony in the County Court of Louisa in Chancery sitting.
… that no such judgment as that which is stated to have been rendered in the Court of Hanover against this defendant on behalf of Nathan Anthony was ever tendered nor has a writ or any other process been served on this Defendant in the said suit, that the judgment afforesaid was obtained against David Chisholm Jr, the son of this defendant; the writ was served on him, his property was taken in execution; and he gave the forthcoming bond, with Walter Chisholm Jr as his security; and the affidavit of Thomas Price the Deputy Sher, hereto annexed and prayed to be made part of this Answer, will prove that the writ was served on David Chisholm Jr and that he never served any writ on this Defendant … Affidavit of Thomas Price Jr. – sayeth that he acted as a Deputy Sheriff in the County of Hanover in the year 1800 …. writ in his possession which issued from the County Court of Hanover, baring date 19 day of June 1800, Nathan Anthony against David Chisholme, otherwise called David Chisholm heir to John Chisholm decd, which said writ this deponent served on David Chisholme Junr, the son of David Chisholm … I never served any writ on old Mr David Chisholm on account of Nathan Anthony, nor other person while I acted as DS in Hanover County. Signed: Thomas Price Jr.
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1805 May 14 – The Answer of William Higgason admin of David Chisholm Senr decd to a Bill of Injunction depending in the County Court of Louisa of Nathan Anthony complainant and the said Chisholm respondent and since revived against this Deft as admst afsd who for answer saith that as to the facts stated in the Complts bill on the said Chisholm’s answer he knows nothing of his own knowledge relative to the same, but for further and full evidence he begs leave to refer to the answer of the said Chisholm and the affidavit of Thomas Price which he prays may be annexed to and considered as a part of this his answer both of which he has every reason to believe are true – and prays to be … dismissed with his costs.
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1809 June 3 – City of Richmond. Suprey Chisholme personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace … and made Oath that the notice which the with annexed is a true copy of was by him left in the Dwelling house of the sd Nathan Anthony by puting it under the front door of his dwelling house in the most publick room …. and he further saith that he this deponent saw the sd Nathan Anthony a five days after delivering the notice and sd Anthony observed, that some danmed rascal had left a notice in his house alluding to the one I left of which the above annexed one is a true copy of.
…. https://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/

1800 October 13 – Ann Chisholm will & exectr p 287
The last will and testament of Ann Chisholm decd was this day exhibited in open Court by Thomas Gardner the executor therein named, and was proved by Samuel Waldrope a witness thereto and by the Court ordered to be recorded and the said executor having made oath thereto according to law certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form on his giving security, whereupon he together with approved security entered into and acknowledged their bond conditioned as the law directs.
Order Book 1799-1802. Louisa County, Virginia
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1800 Nov 11 – Nathan Anthony v Walter Chisholm } In Debt p 306
Walter Chisholm admr of John Chisholm decd Defendant this day came the parties by their attorneys, and the judgment obtained at the rules in this cause being set aside, the Defendant by his attorney defends the wrong injury and for plea saith that the Plaintiff his action against him ought not to have and maintain, because he saith that in fact he has paid the debt in the plaintiffs declaration mentioned and this he is ready to verify, to which the plaintiff by his attorney replied generally, and therof they put themselves upon the County and issue being joined the trial thereof is referred to a jury at the next term.
Order Book 1799-1802. Louisa County, Virginia
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1800 Dec 9 – Ann Chisholm decd appraisal of estate
… slaves Lydda, Amy, Lucy, one bay horse …
Will book, v. 4 1797-1802, 1802-1803. p. 139. Louisa Co, Va
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1801 March 11 – Recd March 11 1801 of John Rice of the County of Wilkes and State of Georgia, 162 dollars and 75 cents for the use of Nancy Rice of the County of Hanover and State of Virginia the same being in part of her proportion of her father’s estate. Signed: Joseph Shillen. March 11, 1801.
Teste: Thomas Terrell
June 23, 1803 Recd of John Rice by the hand of Thomas Terrell 47 dollars for the use of Nancy Stanley it being a part of her proportion of her father’s estate.
Signed: Benjamin Higgason.
Louisa County, Virginia } Sept 5, 1803 – Recd of John Rice by the hand of Thomas Terrell 200 dollars in part of my wife’s proportion of her father’s estate the said John Rice being admr of said estate.
Signed: Charles Stanley.
Test: Massey Shelton, Polly Shelton.
Wilkes County Estate Records, RG 257-2-2, Georgia Archives
https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/p17154coll10/id/35476/rec/325

1801 March 13 – Walter Chisholm’s admr of John Chisholm plaintiff v Charles Cosby p 403
On a writ of scirifacias to have execution against the defendant on a judgment obtained against him by the plaintiff intestate on the 14th day of August 1797 for the sum of 23 pounds 13 shillings and 2 pence half penny, to be discharged by the payment of 11 pounds 16 shillings and 7 pence 1 farthing with lawfull interest theron from the 7th day of April 1797, also 659 cents.
The defendant having been duly warned and failing to appear it is considered by the Court that the plaintiff have execution against the said defendant of the judgment afsd according to the form and effect thereof, and that he recover against the said Defendant his costs which he expended in suing forth and prosecuting against him this writ, and he may be taken, etc.
Order Book 1799-1802. Louisa County, Virginia

1801 Aug 12 – John Dickinson admr of George Matlock decd v. Walter Chisholm admr of John Chisholm decd } p 514
In Debt. This day came the parties by their attornies, and the judgment obtained in the office in this cause being set aside, the Defendant by Austin D Leake his attorney defends … the trial thereof is refered to a jury.
Order Book 1799-1802. Louisa County, Virginia
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1801 Aug 12 – William Watts v Walter Chisholm } p 514
In Debt. On the motion of Thomas Chisholm security for the Defendant against whom together with the Defendant judgment is confirmed in the office for want of appearance he is allowed to plea for him, and thereupon by Austin D Leake his attorney he pleaded payment … the trial thereof is refered to a jury.
Order Book 1799-1802. Louisa County, Virginia
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1801 Aug 12 – Nathaniel White assignee of John Taylor v Walter Chisholm } p 515
On the motion of Thomas Chisholm security for the Defendant, against whom together with the Defendant, judgment is confirmed in the office for want of appearance, he is allowed to plead for him, and thereupon by Austin D Leake his attorney he pleaded payment … the trial thereof is refered to a jury.
Order Book 1799-1802. Louisa County, Virginia
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1801 Sept 14 – Walter Chisholm Jr fr Thomas Shelton & wife, etc, bk J, p 214. Louisa Co, Va
… between Thomas Shelton and Mildred his wife and Joseph Atkinson and Merenday his wife of Louisa County which sd Thomas & Merenday are children of Francis Shelton the wife of Peter Shelton which sd Francis is the daughter of Samuel Nuckolls formerly of Louisa which may be seen by a reference to his will which is of record in the County Court of Louisa of the one part and Walter Chisholm Jr of the County of Hanover of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 160 pounds … confirm unto the sd Walter Chisholm Jr … the tract of land whereon Peter Shelton and Francis his wife now lives in the County of Louisa on the N side of the S Anna River adjoining Hunters Ford containing 613 acres … said tract or parcel of land was lent by Samuel Nuckolls to his daughter Francis Shelton the mother of the above mentioned Thomas Shelton and Merenday the wife of Joseph Atkinson afsd and at her death to be equally divided among all her children …
Signed: Thomas Shelton, Mildred Shelton, Joseph Atkisson, Merinday Atkisson
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1801 Nov 10 – Nathaniel White assignee of John Taylor v Walter Chisholm } p 584
This day came the plaintiff as Thomas Chisholm security for the Defendant by their attornies and said Thomas Chisholm by his attorney, withdrew his former plea and saith that he can in no wise gainsay the plaintiff’s action …
Order Book 1799-1802. Louisa County, Virginia
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1801 Nov 12 – Charles Thompson v Nimrod Chisholm } p 603
In Debt. Dismissed by the plaintiff.
Order Book 1799-1802. Louisa County, Virginia
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1802 June 2 – Walter Chisholm Jr to Moses Burnley, bk J, p 474. Louisa Co, Va
… I Walter Chisholm Jr … sold to Moses Burnley one negro woman named Hannah and her child named Salley for the sum of 62 pounds 7 shillings …
Signed: Walter Chisholm Jr
Wit: David Chisholm Jr
(Proved up Dec 13, 1802)
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1803 March 14 – Nathan Anthony v Walter Chisholm } p 52
… On the motion of the pltff a commr is awarded him to take the deposition of Eliz Mary, A Gentry & Gabriel Poindexter …
Court Minutes 1802-1805. Louisa County, Virginia
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1803 May 9 – Nathan Anthony v Walter Chisholm } p. 93
Jury sworn … who retired and held their resulf for pltff judgt …
Court Minutes 1802-1805. Louisa County, Virginia
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1803 Nov 14 – Nathan Anthony v Walter Chisholm } p 173-174
Nathan Anthony being bound by recognizance to appear at this court to answer the complaint of Walter Chisholm for a breach of the peace, this day appeared in court and it appearing to the court that the said Walter Chisholm is unable to attend to prosecute the sd complaint it is ord by the cour that the said Nathan Anthony do enter into another recognizance mad payable to John Page esqr … in the sum of 100 dollars and 2 securities in the penalty of 50 dollars or one in the penalty of 100 dollars to be levied of their respective goods and chattels land and tenements, with condition that the sd Nathan Anthony do personally appear …. to answer the complaint of sd Chisholm and in the mean time shall keep the peace and be of good behaviour of all the citizens of the C Wealth and particularly toward the sd Chisholm …
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Nathan Anthony this day came into Court and made oath that he conceives himself in danger of his life or some other injury to be done him by Thomas Chisholm of this County. It is therefore ordered that the sd Thomas do enter into Recognizance himself in the penalty of 100 dollars and 2 securities in the penal of 50 dollars each … with condition that the sd Thomas Chisholm shall keep the peace and be of good behavior …particularly the sd Anthony … whereupon the sd Chisholm with David Chisholm and John Austin entered into recognizance accordingly …
Court Minutes 1802-1805. Louisa County, Virginia
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1804 May 9 – Walter Chisholm Jr to William Thomas, bk J, p 744. Louisa Co, Va
… between Walter Chisholm Jr of the County of Hanover of the one part and William Thomas of the County of Louisa of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 760 dollars …. paid by the said William Thomas … confirm unto him the said William Thomas … land lying and being in the County of Louisa on Dixons Creek containing … 152 acres … on Henderson’s line on Chisholm’s line … on Durgan’s line … on Digg’s line … on Henderson’s line …
Signed: Walter Chisholm Jr
Wit: George Saunders Jr, J L Walton, David Chisholme
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1804 April 18 – Walter Chisholm Jr fr Jennings Plant, bk K, p 7. Louisa Co, Va
… between Jennings Plant of the County of Louisa of the one part and Frederick Harris (atty at law) & Thomas Chisholm of the said County of the other part … Jennings Plant in order to secure the payment of the following debts (which is due by the said Jennings Plant to Walter Chisholm Jr by bonds etc. One of which bears date Apr 17, 1804 for 24 pounds 2 shillings, also to secure the full and complete title to a negroe lad named Tim sold sd Chisholm Jr by sd Jennings Plant on the 16th day of this month … and in consideration of 1 dollar to him the sd Jennings Plant … paid by the said Frederick Harris & Thomas Chisholm  at or before … delivery of these presents .. the sd Jennings Plant hath … bargain and sell unto the said Frederick Harris atty and Thomas Chisholm all that tract and parcell of land which I the sd Jennings Plant holds .. being that place whereon I the sd Jennings Plant lives on which he purchased of Col. John Mayo … lying between the above described tract, and the land of John Gentry and Stanly Alvis and bounded by the Newfound River … to Anderson’s old store … also another small tract which adjoins the former lying between sd Newfound River and Amasses road which I purchased of Walter Chisholm Jr … about 30 acres … the following property one feather bed and furniture, 6 head cattle, 1 small mare … 11 head of hogs … sundry articles of household furniture and the measure of the stock, etc, etc … parcell of lands containing by estimation about 100 acres …
Signed: Jennings Plant
Wit: Linsey Richardson, David Chisholme, David Richardson, Fleming Thomason
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1805 Oct 30 – The Virginia Argus (Richmond, Virginia) – pg 1 – Notice. By virtue of a deed of trust executed to us by Jennings Plant of the county of Louisa, will be exposed to sale, to the highest bidder, for ready money, on the premises, on Friday the 1st of November next, the said Plant’s interest in the Tract of Land whereon he resides, in the said county of Louisa, adjoining the lands of John Gentry and Stanley Alvis, for the purpose of satisfying a debt or debts, due to Walter Chisholm, jun.
Frederick Harris, Thomas Chisholm} Trustees. October 1st, 1805
https://www.newspapers.com/image/605012386/?terms=Chis%2a&match=1
See also: 1806 Feb 11 – The Virginia Argus (Richmond, Virginia) – pg 4 – (Same notice)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/605053189/?terms=Chis%2a&match=1

1805 Nov 1 – Thomas Chisholm etc to Walter Chisholm Jr, bk K, p 167. Louisa Co, Va
… between Frederick Harris and Thomas Chisholm of the one part and Walter Chisholm Jr of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 35 pounds 6 shillings … paid by the said Walter Chisholm Jr … bargain and sell unto the said Walter Chisholm Jr …. land conveyed in trust to the said Frederick Harris and Thomas Chisholm by Jennings Plant to secure the payment of a debt or debts due the said Walter Chisholm Jr in an indenture bearing date the 13 day of April 1804 … in the County Court of Louisa adjoining the lands of John Gentry and Stanley Alvis, except such part of the said tract or tracts of land as the said Jennings Plant may have conveyed to the said Walter Chisholm Jr since the date of said indenture of trust.
Signed: Fred Harris, Thomas Chisholm
Wit: (none listed)
(Proved up and recorded Dec 9, 1805)
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1805 Dec 9 – Walter Chisholm fr Jacob Going, bk K, p 179. Louisa Co, Va
… between Jacob Going of the County of Louisa (a man of colour) of the one part, and Frederick Harris atty and William G Poindexter atty both of the County of Louisa of the other part … the said Jacob Going for and in consideration of 1 dollar … bargained and sold to the said Frederick Harris atty and William G Poindexter a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Louisa on the waters of Locust Creek, bounded … where Waddy’s Road leads off from Christmas Road … long Waddy’s road to said Waddy’s line .. to Poindexter’s line … to Nathan Anthony’s line …. to Christmas Road …. containing 73 acres … including the building and plantation it being the same lands that the said Jacob Going now lives on … also three horses namely Jack, Bull and Dick, three beds and furniture, three head of cattle, five hogs … with all my household furniture to the said Frederick Harris atty and Wmly Poindexter atty … in trust nevertheless that whereas the said Jacob Going being indebted to Walter Chisholm Jr of the County of Hanover on two bonds, one of which is for 310 dollars … due for the before mentioned land … and one other bond for 75 dollars of this day’s date … this day lent by said Chisholm Jr to said Going …. if the aforesaid Jacob Going shall fail to pay to the said Walter Chisholm the amount of debts due by bonds etc as before mentioned on demand, after the date of these presents … the said Jacob Going fails to make payments as aforesaid that the sd Frederick Harris atty, and Wmly Poindexter atty … shall sell the said land, houses, with all the appertinances and other property before mentioned for the best price that can be obtained for the same in ready money at publick auction …
Signed: Jacob Going
Wit: David Chisholm, William L Thomson, Jennings Plant.
Acknowledged: Anthony Waddy, Archebald Christmass, Thomas Chisholm
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1805 June 27 – Walter Chisholm Jr fr Jennings Plant & wife, bk K, p 235. Louisa Co, Va
… between Jennings Plant and Suzanna his wife of the County of Louisa of the one part and Walter Chisholm Jr of the County of Hanover of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 60 pounds 10 shillings … paid by the said Walter Chisholm Jr … confirm unto him the sd Walter Chisholm Jr one certain tract or parcel of land … in the County of Louisa on the N side of the New Found River and on the S side of the Road leading from Jacob Going’s to Anderson’s old store … to William Cauley’s lands … containing 54 acres …
Signed: Jennings Plant, Susanna Plant
Wit: Jesse Humphreys, William Henderson, Richard Richardson.
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1806 Feb 11 – Virginia Argus (Richmond, Virginia) – pg 4 – Notice. By virtue of a deed of trust executed to us by Jacob Going, late of Louisa County, will be exposed to sale on the premises, on Tuesday the 18th day of February next, for ready money, The Tract of Land, whereon the said Going resided at the time of his death, containing by estimation 73 acres; also 3 horses, 3 beds and furniture, 3 head of cattle, 5 hogs, and all the said Going’s household furniture, for the purpose of satisfying a debt or debts due to Walter Chisholm, jun.
Fred. Harris, Wm G Poindexter,} Trustees
January 24, 1806 3w*
https://www.newspapers.com/image/605053189/?terms=Chis%2a&match=1

1806 March 10 – John R Chisholm v Gabriel Poindexter p. 4. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
William L Thomson having been summoned to appear at this Court to shew cause why he did not attand as a witness in this cause at Nov Court last this day appeared and upon having of his excuse, he is excused.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-53VD-L?i=290&cat=400438

1806 March 11 – John R Chisholm v Gabriel Poindexter p. 17. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
In trespass assault & battery. This day came the parties by their attorneys and thereupon came also a jury …. being elected tried and sworn well and truly to enquire of the damage in this cause. Retired and after some time returned with their verdice in these words (to wit) “We of the jury find for the plaintiff 10 dollars damage Elijah Dickinson Foreman.” …
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-53VD-S?i=296&cat=400438

1806 March 11 – John R Chisholm v Gabriel Poindexter p. 18. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
On the motion of William L Thomson it is ordered that John R Chisholm pay him 159 cents for 3 days attendance as a witness for him against Poindexter as the law allows.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-53VD-7?i=297&cat=400438

1806 March 15 – Perkins and Gray v Nimrod Chisholm p. 48. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
… the defendant … made default. … motion of the plaintiff by their attorney … sum of 13 pounds 1 shilling and 3 besides costs …
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-53VN-6?i=312&cat=400438

1806 March 15 – Chisholm to Chisholm deed p. 51. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
A deed from Walter Chisholm Jr and David Chisholm to Thomas Chisholm was this day in open court … by the Court ordered to be recorded.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-53VX-K?i=313&cat=400438

1806 March 15 – Plant to Chisholm deed p. 52. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
A deed from Jennings Plant and wife to Walter Chisholm Jr was this day in open Court further proved to the act and deed of the said Plant by the oath of William Henderson another witness thereto and by the Court ordered to be recorded.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-53VF-5?i=314&cat=400438

1806 Mar 18 – Book: K, Page: 293, Grantor: Robert Sharp and Nancy his wife, Martin Sharp and , Grantee: his son William Sharp Walton, Date: 18-Mar-1806. Louisa Co, Va
Robert Sharp and Nancy his wife, Martin Sharp and Eliza his wife of Louisa, Meredith Walton guardian to his son William Sharp Walton of Robertson Co., Tenn. to Samuel Pettit of Fluvanna £224-15s for 155 acres adj. William Baker, Thos. Peers, Sims. wit. Thos. Gardner, Fleming Thomasson, Charles Jackson, Nemrod Chisholm. Rec. 9 Jun 1806.

1806 Apr 13 – David Chisholm and Walter Chisholm to Thomas Chisholm, bk K, p 237. Louisa Co, Va
… between Walter Chisholm & David Chisholm of the County of Hanover of the one part and Thomas Chisholme of the County of Louisa of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 1 dollar current money … paid by the said Thomas Chisholm … confirm unto him the said Thomas Chisholm one certain tract or parcel of land situate … in the Counties of Hanover and Louisa on the waters of Jumping Swamp and Elk Stash branch containing … 298 and 1/2 acres … on the W side of Jumping Swamp near Jones’ corner poplar .. on David Chisholm’s line … corner of Walter Chisholm … on the E side of Jumping Swamp … crossing Jumping Swamp … on the NW side of Elk Stash Branch … on Henderson’s and Turner’s to his corner sycamore in his field … on Jones and Turner … the tract formerly held by our father David Chisholm decd … the other part is land purchased by Walter Chisholm Jr of Col John Mays and by him sd Walter sold to Thomas Chisholm … and the said Walter Chisholm and David Chisholm for themselves and their heirs and assigns …. to him the said Thomas Chisholm …. that part of the above described tract which is part of the tract of land formerly held by our father ….
Signed: Walter Chisholm, David Chisholm
Wit: (none listed)
(Proved and recorded on April 14, 1806)
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1806 Aug 9 – Walter Chisholm Jr fr Frederick Harris, bk K, p 281. Louisa Co, Va
… between Frederick Harris of the County of Louisa of the one part and Walter Chisholm Jr of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 110 pounds … paid by the said Walter Chisholm Jr … deliver to the said Walter Chisholme Jr … land … on Christmasses Road in the said County of Louisa on the waters of Locust Creek bounded by the lands of William Waddy, Nathan Anthony, and others containing … 73 acres … which was conveyed to Frederick Harris and William G Poindexter in trust for the purpose of securing a debt … due from Jacob Going to said Chisholm bearing date the 2d day of July 1805 … also one bay horse Dick, one black horse, one cow and cow yearling, one white and one black sow, two beds and furniture two pine tables, one safe, four dishes, and 9 earthen plates, 13 chairs, 6 cups, and 5 saucers, 2 rings, 2 bowles, 2 tublers and 3 wine glasses, 4 tin measures, 2 whiskey barrels, 4 small kegs, 4 oyster tubbs, 2 washing tubbs, 4 pails, 2 pots and hooks, 2 dutch ovens, and a skillet, and large chest, 2 pine chests, 2 trays, hoes and parcell of spoons, scales and weights, 3 butter pots and 2 pair of cards and a spinning wheel being also part or parcel of the property conveyed by Jacob Going in trust as aforeaid … to the said Walter Chisholm Jr … and the said Frederick Harris …
Signed: Fred Harris.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-P9JY-4?i=146&cat=281398

1806 Sept 8 – Harris trustee etc to Chisholm deed p. 165. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
A deed from Frederick Harris trustee for Walter Chisholm Jr to Walter Chisholm was this day in open court acknowledged by the said Harris to be his act and deed and by the Court ordered to be recorded.
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1807 Jan 6 … Answer of George Toler … on or about the 30th day of August 1796 he was applyed to by the complt who informed him that he was in great distress on account his negroes being seized by the Sheriff and his fears that they would be sold under execution and purchased up by som speculators (mentioning in particular one Walter Chisholm) who would attend the sale and perhaps they would not sell for 1/4 their value; and requested this defendant to attend the sale and bid for the negroes so much as was about their value as a friend to him … This he accordingly did and purchased three small negroes at the price of 129 pounds which he paid to the sheriff as by his receipt annexed and which at the time in conceives to have been fully their cash value … but being willing at the time to befriend the complainant he returned the negroes to him with a promise that upon his repaying the money advanced with a reasonable compensation for the use of it on or before the 25th of Dec ensuing he should have his negroes again …
1809 022 Sampson v Toler w Walter Chisholm mentioned on image 5 in Goochland County, Virginia
https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/default.asp#res

1807 March 9 – James Edwards admr of James Dabney decd v David Chisholm and Thomas Chisholm. p. 263. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
In Debt. This day William Henderson came into court and undertood for the defendant Thomas Chisholm that if they should be cast in this action that he shall satisfy and pay to the plaintiff the condemnation of the court or render his body to prison in execution for the sums or that he the said William Henderson will do it for him.
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1807 May 14 – John Edwards admr with the will annexed of James Dabney decd v Thomas Chisholm and David Chishom p. 350. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
In Debt. The defendant Thomas Chisholm having been duly arrested came not but made default … on motion of the plaintiff by his attorney it is considered by the Court that he recover against the said defendant Thomas and William Henderson his security for want of appearance the sum of 16 pounds 16 sillings besides his costs … the cause abates as to the defendant David Chisholm by the Sheriff return.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-53V8-K?i=463&cat=400438

1807 May 14 – John Sharp v Nimrod Chisholm and Archibald Chisholm p. 354. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
In Debt. The defendant Nimrod Chisholm having been duly arrested came not but made default … the plaintiff … is considered by the court that he recover against the said Defendant and Archibald Christmass his security for want of appearance the sum of 10 pounds 16 shillings besides his costs …
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-53VW-F?i=465&cat=400438

1807 Aug 11 – John Edwards admr with the will annexed of James Dabney decd v Thomas Chisholm and David Chisholm p. 411. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
This day came the parties with their attornies …. the trial thereof by a jury is referred till next term.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-53VT-5?i=493&cat=400438

1807 Oct 12 – Walter Chisholm to John Shelton deed p. 456. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
A deed from Walter Chisholm to John Shelton was this day in open court further proved to be the act and deed of the said Chisholm by the oath of James Shelton another witness thereto and by the Court ordered to be certified for further prov.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-53VP-1?i=516&cat=400438

1807 Nov 12 – Dabneys admr v David Chisholm and Thomas Chisholm p. 469. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
Dismissed.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-53V5-8?i=523&cat=400438

1807 Nov 13 – Nathan Anthony v David Chisholm etc p. 498. Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
Continued.
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1807 Dec 14 – David Chisholm to William Waddy deed p. 515 (or 510). Order book 1806-1808. Louisa County, Virginia
A deed from David Chisholm to William Waddy etc was this day in open court proved to be the act and deed of the said David by the oaths of the witnesses thereto, and by the court ordered to be recorded.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-53VG-J?i=546&cat=400438

1807 Dec 14 – David Chisholm to William Waddy, etc, bk L, p 69. Louisa Co, Va
… between David Chisholm of the County of Hanover of the one part and William Waddy and Richard Anderson of the County of Louisa of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 135 pounds …. confirm unto the said William Waddy and Richard Anderson … land lying and being in the County of Louisa containing by estimation 73 acres … being the land my brother Walter Chisholm Jr devised to me … whereon Ann Going now lives and bounded … at corner of Anthony’s fence …on Waddy’s line … up Ground Squirrel Road ….
Signed: David Chisholme
Wit: Jos F Johnson, W Merideth, Joel Walton.
(Proven in court Dec 14, 1807 and ordered recorded)
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1808 Feb 16 – David Chisholm to Lawrence Foster, bk L, p 265. Louisa Co, Va
… between David Chisholm of Chester Dist, South Carolina of the one part and Lawrence Foster of Louisa County of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 64 pounds, 12 shillings and 9 pence … paid by Lawrence Foster … sell and confirm unto him the said Lawrence Foster … land … in the County of Louisa … on the waters of Newfound River containing by estimation 48 acres and 1/4 … on the road at the head of Newfound River …. to a corner maple on Plant … joining Cawley … joining the lands of Col. John Mayo, William Cauley, and Jennings Plant …
Signed: David Chisholm
Wit: Thomas Gardner, Daniel Gardner, Nelson Hopkins.
(Proven in court Oct 9, 1809 and ordered recorded).
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1810 July 9 – David Chisholm fr Anne Going (col) bk L, p. 382. Louisa Co, Va
… between Anne Going a woman of colour of the County of Louisa of the one part and Edmund C Goodwin and Robert Coleman both of Hanover County of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 1 dollar … sold to the said Edmund C Goodwin and Robert Coleman all the estate I now possess consisting of 1 horse, 1 sow and shoats, 2 feather beds with their steds, and furniture together with all my household and kitchen furniture which I now own or may hereafter own when this trust is acted on … with all and every article of estate that I may own with the increase of the females above mentioned to the said Edmund C Goodwin and Robert Coleman … the said Anne Going being indebted to David Chisholme of Chester Dist South Carolina on one bond for 41 pounds 18 shillings … if the sd Anne Going should fail to pay the sd David Chisholme the amt of debt due by bond as before mentioned …. the sd Edmund C Goodwin and Robert Coleman … shall sell the sd before mentioned property for the best price….
Signed: Anne Going
Wit: John Waddy, Thomas Gardner, Thomas Chisholme
(Proven in court July 9, 1810 and ordered recorded)
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1810 July 8 – Elizabeth Price Chisholm fr Zachariah Pulliam, bk L, p 386. Louisa Co, Va
… between Zackariah Pulliam of the County of Louisa of the one part and Elizabeth Price Chisholme his daughter of said County of the other part … in consideration of the natural love and affection … for his said daughter Elizabeth Price Chisholme … and the sum of 1 dollar … lend to his said daughter a negro girl named Patty for and during the term of her natural life …
Signed: Zackariah Pulliam.
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1813 Aug 6 – David Chisholm fr Carter Berkely etc, commr, bk M, p 256. Louisa Co, Va
… by a decree of the Chancery Court for the dist of Williamsburg … on the 25th day of April 1812 … decreed that Francis Nelson, Carter Berkley, Dudley Diggs Jr, William Smith and Nathan Anderson … sell for each at public auction certain lands to raise a sum of money in said acres mentioned in which said suit Anne Tomkins widow of Charles Tomkins decd was compt and John Mayo and others were defts … said decree Carter Buckley, Dudley Diggs Jr and Francis Nelson commissioners did sell certain lands … in consideration of the sum of 91 pounds 10 shillings … paid by David Chisholm … convey unto the said David Chisholm … all that tract … in the County of Louisa containing … 153 acres … part of a tract of land purchased by John Mayo the elder of John Dixon … to the said Chisholm …
Signed: Francis Nelson, Carter Berkley, Dudley Diggs Jr, commissioners
Wit: Cornelius D Chisholm, Matthew Anderson, Nelson C Pulliam
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1813 Aug 6 – Thomas Chisholm fr Carter Berkely and comr, bk M, p 257. Louisa Co, Va
… by a decree of the Chancery Court for the dist of Williamsburg … on the 25th day of April 1812 … decreed that Francis Nelson, Carter Berkley, Dudley Diggs Jr, William Smith and Nathan Anderson … sell for each at public auction certain lands to raise a sum of money in said acres mentioned in which said suit Anne Tomkins widow of Charles Tomkins decd was compt and John Mayo and others were defts … said decree Carter Buckley, Dudley Diggs Jr and Francis Nelson commissioners did sell certain lands … in consideration of the sum of 66 pounds 1 shilling and 1 farthing … paid by Thomas Chisholm … land situate … in the County of Louisa containing by survey 104 and 1/2 acres … part of a tract of land purchased by John Mayo …
Signed: Francis Nelson, Carter Berkley, Dudley Diggs Jr, commissioners
Wit: Cornelius D Chisholm, Matthew Anderson, Nelson C Pulliam
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1813 Aug 6 – David Chisholm fr Carter Berkely etc, commr, bk M, p 259. Louisa Co, Va
… by a decree of the Chancery Court for the dist of Williamsburg … on the 25th day of April 1812 … decreed that Francis Nelson, Carter Berkley, Dudley Diggs Jr, William Smith and Nathan Anderson … sell for each at public auction certain lands to raise a sum of money in said acres mentioned in which said suit Anne Tomkins widow of Charles Tomkins decd was compt and John Mayo and others were defts … said decree Carter Buckley, Dudley Diggs Jr and Francis Nelson commissioners did sell certain lands … in consideration of the sum of 96 pounds 9 and 4 pence … paid by David Chisholm … convey unto the said David Chisholm … land … in the County of Louisa containing … 104 and 1/2 acres …. part of a tract of land purchased by John Mayo …
Signed: Francis Nelson, Carter Berkley, Dudley Diggs Jr, commissioners
Wit: Cornelius D Chisholm, Matthew Anderson, Nelson C Pulliam
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1814 Mar 10 – Cornelius Chisholm and wife to Robert Coleman, bk M, p 280. Louisa Co, Va
… between Cornelius D Chisholm and Elizabeth Chisholm his wife of the County of Louisa and State of Virginia of the one part and Robert Coleman of the County of Hanover and state afsd of the other part …. in consideration of the sum of 1180 dollars … to him the said Cornelius D Chisholm in hand paid by the said Robert Coleman … confirm unto the said Robert Coleman … land situate … in the County of Louisa .. on the waters of Taylors Creek and containing … 248 and 3/4 acres … bounded … in the middle of Christmasses Road … with Charles Colley … to a corner ash with the said Colley and Thomas Chisholm … oak stump corner with William Henderson … with the said Henderson and William Thomas thence N … to a stake corner with the said Thomas and Goodwin or Mayo … 78 acres of which tract of land are holden in trust according to the will of Walter Chisholm Jr for a mulatto woman named Betty subject to whose interest this conveyance is made … all the right title interest and claim which the said Cornelius D Chisholm now has …. in the property real and personal now holden in trust according to the will of Walter Chisholm Jr decd for the benefit of the mulatto woman Betty aforementioned … any right or claim which the said Cornelius D Chisholm now has … subject Col John Mayo of Richmond who sold the said tract of land to Walter Chisholm Jr decd …
Signed: Cornelius D Chisholm, Elizabeth Chisholm
Wit: William Cocke, William Thomas, Lance Foster.
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1814 Mar 10 – David Chisholm to William Thomas, bk M, p 325. Louisa Co, Va
… between David Chisholm of the County of Chester and State of South Carolina of the one part and William Thomas of the County of Louisa and State of Va of the other part …. David Chisholm … in consideration of the sum of 760 dollars …. paid to his brother Walter Chisholm in the year 1804 … for a certain tract of land sold the said William Thomas by the said Walter Chisholm … Walter Chisholm deed to the said William Thomas and now of record … which tract of land has been since sold under a decree of the high court of Chancery for the Williamsburg Dist … purchased by the said David Chisholm … the 6th day of Aug 1813 by Francis Nelson, Carter Berkely and Dudley Diggs, Jr commissioners …. sell unto … said William Thomas … land which tract lies in the County of Louisa on Dixons Creek containing … 152 acres … on Chisholms line … on Duggins line … on Henderson’s line …
Signed: David Chisholm
Wit: Robert Coleman, Lance Foster, Cor D Chisholm, William Cocke.
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1814 March 10 – Cornelius Chisholm and wife to Robert Coleman, bk M, p 384. Louisa Co, Va
… The Commonwealth of Virginia to John Jackson and Zachariah Perkins Gent justices of Louisa County … whereas Cornelius D Chisholm and Elizabeth his wife by their deed of bargain and sale bearing date the 10 of March 1814 have agreed to … convey unto Robert Coleman in fee simple estate of and in a certain tract or parcel of land … in the County of Louisa on the waters of Taylors Creek and containing by survey 248 and 3/4 acres … whereas the said Elizabeth cannot conveniently travel to the court of our said County of Louisa to make her personal acknowledgment … we do therefore impower and require you .. repairing to the said Elizabeth you take the acknowledgment which she shall be willing to make before you touching the said conveyance and her examine privily and apart from the said Cornelius D Chisholm her husband whether she doth freely and voluntarily relinquish all her right and title of dower to the land therein conveyed … March 31, 1814. Signed: John Poindexter, CSC.
… We have this day repaired to Elizabeth Chisholm and have examined her … in a certain tract of land conveyed by a deed … she doth acknowledge the same and is willing the same shall be recorded in the County Court of Louisa … Aug 2, 1814. Signed: John Jackson, Zach W Perkins.
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1814 Apr 19 – David Chisholm fr Carter Berkeley etc, commr, bk M, p 390. Louisa Co, Va
… whereas by a decree of the Chancery Court for the District of Williamsburg held at the former Capitol in the said city on the 25th day of April 1812 it was adjudged ordered and decreed that Francis Nelson, Carter Berkley, Dudley Diggs Jr, William Smith, and Nathan Anderson or any 3 of them should advertise and sell for case at public auction certain lands to raise a sum of money in said decree mentioned in which said suit Anne Tompkins widow of Charles Tompkins was complt and John Mayo and others were defendants. And whereas by virtue of said decree Francis Nelson, Carter Berkley and Dudley Diggs Jr three of the afsd commissioners did sell certain lands and made then report to the Honorable Chancery Court for the Dist of Williamsburg and the said Court on ___ of July 1813 did decree that the said that the said commisioners should execute deeds without warranty to the said purchasers of the said lands upon purchasers paying up the amount of their respective purchase money … we … afsd commissioners did … execute a deed to David Chisholm bearing date the 6th day of Aug 1813 for a tract or parcel of land … in the County of Louisa containing 104 and 1/2 acres of land … which quantity of land ought to have been 184 and 1/2 acres. … satisfied of the error which has been made in the afsd deed bearing date the 6th Aug 1813 by reference to the report of their proceedings in that business and being desirous of correcting the said error for and in consideration of the premises afsd and for the further consideration of the sum of 1 dollar to them in hand paid at and before the sealing and deliver … acquit to the said Chisholm … unto the said Chisholm .. 80 acres of land being the balance that ought to have been conveyed of that tract … in the County of Louisa containing 184 and 1/2 acres … purchased by John Mayo the elder … to the said David Chisholm ….. this 19th day of April 1814.
Signed: Francis Neson, Carter Berkeley, Dudley Diggs Jr, commissioners
Wit: Thomas Chisholm, Robert Coleman, William Cocke
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1814 June 30 – Cornelius D Chisholm fr Reuben Thornton bk M, p 417. Louisa Co, Va
… between Reuben Thornton and Maria T his wife of the one part and Cornelius D Chisholm of the other part all of the County of Louisa … the said Reuben Thornton and Maria T his wife for and in consideration of the sum of 1 dollar … paid by the said Cornelius D Chisholm … sell unto the said Cornelius D Chisholm … land and premises situate … in the County of Louisa on the waters of some of the branches of Indian and Cub Creek containing by estimation 201 acres … bounded by the lands of David Smith, Richard Mallory, Ann Cosby, John Waddy, Mary Winston, Barbara O Winston, and Marthy C Winston … the land deeded to the said Reuben Thornton by the following persons to wit, one tract, containing 74 acres designated in the plat returned by the county surveyor of Louisa of the land of John Winston decd by Lot No 5 by Becherton Winston, one other parcel containing 21 acres being the land sold by Richard Mallory to Beckerton Winston by the said B Winston one other parcel containing 76 acres and is designated in the above mentioned platt by Lot No. 3 by Thomas Stubbs, one other and last parcel containing 30 acres being part of the lott of land inherited by Maria T Winston from her father’s estate and divided by a line commencing at a corner pine in the old field by an old brick yard on the line between the said lott and that belonging to Barbara O Winston and running a strait course from thence north … until it intersects John Waddy’s line … which lott is designated in the before mentioned platt by No. 1 … hereby warrant a good and sufficient title in fee simple to the afsd tract of land and premises unto the said Cornelius D Chisholm …
Signed: Reuben Thornton, Maria T Thornton
Wit: John Waddy, Robert Coleman, William Cocke
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1814 June 13 – Cornelius Chisholm and wife to Rueben Thornton, bk M, p 418. Louisa Co, Va
… between Cornelius D Chisholm and Elizabeth his wife of the one part, Duke Cosby and Joel Walton of the second part and Reuben Thornton of the third part all of the county of Louisa … the said Cornelius D Chisholm and Elizabeth his wife … in consideration of the sum of 1 dollar … paid by the said Duke Cosby and Joel Walton … sell unto the said Duke Cosby and Joel Walton one certain tract or parcel of land … in the County of Louisa containing 201 acres adjoining the lands of Richard Mallory, Ann Cosby, John Wady, Mary Winston, Barbara O Winston, Marthy C Winston, and David Smith being the land this day conveyed to the said Cornelius D Chisholm by the said Reuben Thornton … to hold the before named land and premises unto the said Duke Cosby and Joel Walton their heirs executors admins and assigns forever and the said Cornelius D Chisholm doth for himself … agree to warrant …. the right of said land … unto the said Duke Cosby and Joel Walton …
…. conditions to wit, that whereas the said Cornelius D Chisholm is justly indebted unto the said Reuben Thornton in the sum of 457 dollars with interest … from the 20th day of May 1815 until paid … if the said Cornelius D Chisholm shall pay … unto the said Reuben Thornton the sum above …. from the 20th day of May next paid annually until the principal is paid … if the said Chisholm shall pay … this conveyance shall cease and be considered null and void …
Signed: Cornelius D Chisholm
Wit: John Waddy, Robert Coleman, William Cocke
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1814 Sept 6 – David Chisholm to Lancelot Foster, bk M, p 423. Louisa Co, Va
… between David Chisholm of Chester County and State of South Carolina of the one part and Lancelot Foster of the County of Louisa and State of Va of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 256 pounds 3 shillings and 3 pence … paid by the said Lancelot Foster … deliver unto the said Lancelot Foster … land … in the County of Louisa … on Newfound River containing … 189 and 3/4 acres … bounded … at Bougham’s corner … in Christmas Road now Sim’s corner … to Plants’ upper corner … on the Hanover Road … to Dugins line …
Signed: David Chisholm
Wit: John Waddy Jr, Thomas Chisholm, William Thomas, Robert Coleman
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1816 May 6 – Nimrod Chisholm to Elisha Jackson, bk M, p 549. Louisa Co, Va
… between Nimrod Chisholm of the first part, Robert Sharp and Garland Walton Jr of the second part, and Elisha Jackson of the third part all of the County of Louisa Virginia … the said Nimrod Chisholme in order to secure and save harmless the sd Elisha Jackson for the sum of 6 dollars and 88 cents … between the said Nimrod Chisholm and Elisha Jackson from the date of this indenture and the 1st day of January 1816 and further for and in consideration of 1 dollar to him the said Nimrod Chisholme in hand paid by the sd Robert Sharp and Garland Walton …. sell unto the sd Robert Sharp and Garland Walton Jr … my interest in the Will and Testament of Cleviars Swift decd and any estate that I may inherit at the decease of my father, three feather beds and furniture, 6 head of cattle, bureau desk and bookcase, 4 tables, 21 chairs, the household and kitchen furniture, 20 head of hogs and 1 horse … nevertheless that in case the said Nimrod Chisholme shall make default … Robert Sharp and Garland Walton … may sell the above property at public auction … to pay said debt …
Signed: Nimrod Chisholm, Garland Walton, Jr, Robert Sharp, Elisha Jackson
Wit: John Draper, John Richardson, Edmund B Duncan
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1815 Nov 10 – Thomas Chisholm and wife to William Cocke, bk M, p 656. Louisa Co, Va
… between Thomas Chisholm and Elizabeth M his wife of the County of Louisa and State of Virginia of the one part and William Cocke of the County and State and said of the other part … that the sd Thomas Chisholm and Elizabeth M his wife for and in consideration of the sum of 2244 dollars … paid by him the sd William Cocke … confirm unto him the sd William Cocke … land … partly in the County of Lousa and artly in Hanover and bounded as follows … at the SW corner of Edmund C Goodwins meadow … on the bank of Jumping Swamp … corner with Charles Colley … unto Mayo’s line … on Mrs Henderson’s line … in Mr Cocks field … containing by estimation 289 acres …
Signed: Thomas Chisholme, Elizabeth Chisholme
… it is … understood … the within indenture and said to be a straight line from the said Red Oak to the beginning is in dispute between the within named Thomas Chisholme and David Jones Sr …. the sd Thomas Chisholme and the within named William Cocke … that the sd Thomas Chisholme is to be in no manner responsible to the said Cocke for the manner in which the said line may … be decided to run …
Signed: Thomas Chisholme, William Cocke.
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1816 Nov 4 – Nimrod Chisholm to Anne Swift, bk N, p 87. Louisa Co, Va
… between Nimrod Chisholme of the one art and Anne Swift of the other part … Chisholme for and in consideration of the sum of 10,000 dollars to him in hand paid the receipt whereof he the said Chisholm doth hereby acknowledge … sell and convey unto the said Anna Swift all his estate both real and personal … unto her the said Anna Swift … upon trust .. Nevertheless that she the said Anne Swift shall not appropriate the same to her own use but shall permit the wife and children of the said Nimrod Chisholm to hold and occupy use and enjoy the same … during the life time of the said Chisholme and after his death shall convey the same in fee simple to the wife and children of the said Nimrod Chisholme or to such persons as the said Chisholme by his last will and testament shall order and direct … the said Nimrod Chisholme and Anne Swife have hereunto set their hands …
Signed: Nimrod Chisholme, Ann Swift
Wit: Robert Coleman, Elisha Jackson, William Thomas
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1817 Apr 3 – Cornelius D Chisholm to William J Swift, bk N, p 177. Louisa Co, Va
… between Cornelius D Chisholm of the one part, and William Swife of the other part … the said Cornelius D Chisholme for and in consideration of the sum of 10,000 to him in hand paid by the said William Swift Jr for the receipt whereof … confirm unto the said William Swift Jr his whole estate both real ad personal … to the said William Swift Jr in fee simple … upon trust. Nevertheless that he the said William Swift Jr will not appropriate the same to his own use but will first pay and satisfy all the just debts of him the said Cornelius D Chisholm by selling a part of the above described property if to him it shall seem proper and shall then permit the wife and children of the said Cornelius D Chisholm to hold occupy and enjoy the remainder, or in case none shall be sold the whole of the above described property … during the life time of the said Chisholme, and after the death of the said Chisholme, shall convey the whole of the property hereby conveyed to him the said William Swift Jr … 1/3 thereof to the said Chisholmes present wife, and the remaining 2/3 thereof to the children of the said Chisholme in fee simple …
Signed: Cornelius D Chisholm, William Swift Jr
Wit: William Anderson
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1816 Dec 6 – Nimrod Chisholm to Dabney and Price, etc, bk N, p 256. Louisa Co, Va
… between Nimrod Chisholm of the 1st part, Edmund Dabney of the second part, Charles Dabney of Dabney and Price and Thomas Price of the third part … the said Nimrod Chisholm in order to secure Charles Dabney Jr in the sum of 30 dollars 34 cents due the 1st day Sept last, Dabney and Price in the sum of 116 dollars 15 cents which will become due the 1st March 1816 …. and Thomas Price Jr in the sum of 52 dollars 89 cents due 6 Dec 1816 and for the further consideration of 1 dollar to him in hand paid by the afsd Edmd Dabney … sell to the said Edmund Dabney one negro boy named Anthony and one negro girl named Nancy … in special confidence .. Nevertheless, in case the said Nimrod Chisholm shall fail to pay the several debts named above … then in that case it sahll be lawful for the said Edmund Dabney … to sell the before named negroes Anthony and Nancy … as will satisfy and pay the several debts before named …
Signed: Nimrod Chisholm
Wit: W Waddy, A Waddy, Jos F Johnson
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1818 Nov 9 – Cornelius Chisholm fr trstee Joel Walton, Duke Cosby etc, bk O, p 105. Louisa Co, Va
… we Duke Cosby and Joel Walton for and in consideration of 1 dollar … paid by William Swift Jr trustee for Cornelius D Chisholm for the wife and children of the said Cornelius D Chisholme at and before the on sealing and delivery of these presents … in consideration of the free and complete discharge of the debt specified in the foregoing deed of trust by the said William Swift Jr trustee as afsd have devised …. convey … unto the said William Swift Jr trustee as afsd … convey … unto the said William Swift Jr trustee …. the right title … interest which we … have … in … the property conveyed to us by the foregoing deed of trust …
Signed: Joel Walton, Duke Cosby
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1820 US Census Louisa, Va Name: Betty Chisholm (F N)
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Louisa, Virginia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free Colored Persons – Females – 45 and over: 1
Slaves – Males – Under 14: 2
Slaves – Males – 14 thru 25: 2
Slaves – Males – 26 thru 44: 1
Slaves – Males – 45 and over: 1
Slaves – Females – Under 14: 1
Slaves – Females – 45 and over: 1
Number of Persons – Engaged in Agriculture: 4
Total Slaves: 8
Total Free Colored Persons: 1
Total All Persons – White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 9
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Louisa, Virginia; Page: 46; NARA Roll: M33_139; Image: 58
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1820 US Census Louisa, Va Name: Nimrod Chisholm
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Louisa, Virginia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons – Males – Under 10: 1
Free White Persons – Males – 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons – Males – 16 thru 18: 1
Free White Persons – Males – 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons – Males – 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons – Females – Under 10: 1
Free White Persons – Females – 45 and over: 1
Slaves – Males – Under 14: 1
Slaves – Females – 14 thru 25: 1
Number of Persons – Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons – Under 16: 3
Free White Persons – Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total Slaves: 2
Total All Persons – White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 8
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Louisa, Virginia; Page: 47; NARA Roll: M33_139; Image: 59
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1823 Land Tax Lists – Hanover Co, Va
Hugh Chisholme 140 acres – adj R Morris & W H Jones
Walter Chisholme estate (Louisa County) 260 and 3/4 acres – adj R Coleman & Ed C Goodwin
Land tax lists, 1821-1833
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1832 October – Pension Application of Walter Chisholme S9169 VA
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
Virginia/ Hanover County
On this [blank] day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the court of the county of Hanover now sitting Walter Chisholme a resident of the said county and state aged on hundred years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7 th 1832.
……
That he was born in the county of Hanover in the same neighbourhood where he now resides as well as he can recollect on the 19th of April 1732 having seen a family register many years ago in which it was so stated – but that register is now lost. That when the revolutionary war broke out he was Ensign in Capt Anderson’s Company of Hanover Militia. That he was very frequently drafted and never hired a substitute except once [James Hall, pension application S6946]. That owing to his great age his recollection of the events of that period is very obscure and that consequently he cannot recollect the number of tours precisely, or the officers under whom he served.
That he remembers serving under Captains Anderson and [Francis] Underwood Colonels Symme [possibly Charles Simms] and [William] Dandridge and Generals Lafayette Muhlenburgs [sic: Peter Muhlenberg] and [Thomas] Nelson –
That several times during his service he crossed James River at the Manacin town [sic: Manakin] and marched into the lower country of Virginia into the neighbourhood of Williamsburg and York and
That he was in the retreat under Lafayette through Henrico Hanover Sopsylvania [sic: Spotsylvania] Orange Culpeper and Louisa Counties and was at the cutting of the road called the Marquiss Road [sic: Marquis Road, 12-14 Jun 1781] through Louisa & Albamarle counties.
He recollects being in no battle.
That to the best of his recollection he served at least six tours and that he was always an Ensign and his service continued at least eight months. That he had a commission but does not recollect by whome it was signed or what has become of it and has no documentary evidence – that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to any part of his services and that he cannot procure a clergyman to made the usual certificate.
…….
And that he would refer for his character and reputation to Charles Thompson Jun’r. and James Underwood Esquires.
He hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or Teritory.
He replies to:
Question 1st
I cannot distinctly recollect [the place and year of his birth]
To Question 2d
I have none [record of his age]
To Question 3d
I have always lived in the same neighbourhood
To Question 4th
I was drafted.
To Question 5th
This question was answered satisfactorily.
To Question 6th
Ireceived a comission but do not remember by whom signed and have lost it.
To Question 7th
Charles Thompson Jr and James Underwood Esqr
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid –
Signed: Walter Chisholme
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1823 Land Tax Lists – Hanover Co, Va
Hugh Chisholme 140 acres – adj R Morris & W H Jones
Walter Chisholme estate (Louisa County) 260 and 3/4 acres – adj R Coleman & Ed C Goodwin
Land tax lists, 1821-1833
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1829 Nov 9 (probate of will) – 1829 Aug 17 (will written) Elizabeth Chisholm’s will, p. 73. Wills with Inventories Accounts etc. 1829-1833
I Elizabeth Chisholm of the County of Louisa … ordain this my last will and testament …
… Secondly … bequeath to Doct William Meredith my certain bed stead that I have been accustomed to sleep on .
… Thirdly … that Mrs Matilda Coleman shall have my press with glass doors and all my china ware.
… Fourthly … to Majr Thomas Gardner my bed stead that has generally stood up stairs.
… Fifthly … to mulatto man Isaac Kenny my palice.
… Sixthly … a suit of black cloathing shall be purchased for Robert Dabney at present my overseer.
… Seventhly … all my wearing apparel that I may have at my death to Fanah the wife of the aforesaid Isaac Kinney, the sd woman is at present the property of Henry Sims.
… Eigthly … the balance of my estate of every description shall be laid out in cloathing for the ballance of my slaves.
… Lastly … I appoint my neighbour Thomas Gardner exor to this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Signed: Elizabeth Chisholm
Wit: N H Turner, J M Bagby
At a court held for Louisa County at the Courthouse on Monday November the 9th 1829 the will of Elizabeth Chisholm was this day presented in open court and was proved by the oaths of Nathaniel H Turner and James M Bagby the subscribing witnesses thereto and by the court ordered to be recorded. Teste John Hunter CC
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9P6-LT7R?i=324&cat=382751

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Orders 1802-1803. Louisa Co, Va:

Chisholm v Anthony, 170, 188, 263, 336
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TC-NS5S-C?i=443&cat=382751

Record Loss
Order books before 1761 (with the exception of 1742-1748) have been lost.

Lost censuses: 1790, 1810, 1890

FamilySearch Catalogue page: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=190553&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Virginia%2C%20Louisa%22

Ancestry.com Wills page: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9085/007645080_00222?pid=650836&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D9085%26h%3D650836%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DPXv2009%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=PXv2009&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=007645396_00001

Louisa Co, Va – Taxes:

Land tax books, 1782-1800
Author: Virginia. Commissioner of the Revenue (Louisa County)
https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008742698?i=436&cat=685456

Personal property tax books, 1782-1800
Author: Virginia. Commissioner of the Revenue (Louisa County)
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/266484?availability=Family%20History%20Library

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NOTE: Regarding Hugh Chisholm – brick mason and plasterer who worked for Thomas Jefferson: 

Hugh Chisholm was a hired white workman, a jack of all trades, employed at Monticello from 1796 to 1797 and from 1801 to 1814.  Jefferson “paid Chisolm for plaistering &c.,” as well as for masonry, carpentry, bricklaying, and “20.D. to pay for digging.”  Sometimes working with his brother, bricklayer John, he “moulded and burnt” clay to make bricks and with “2 apprentices … [could] lay 1600. bricks a day.”  Chisholm worked on Monticello II (1796-1809), the dependencies, cisterns , and the South Pavilion. He may have renovated the workmen’s house on Mulberry Row when it was converted from dwelling to textile workshop. Chisholm owned a slave, Lewis, to whom Jefferson paid small sums for occasional odd jobs, such as “Chisolm’s Lewis gratuity for cistern 1.D.” in 1821.  https://www.monticello.org/slavery/landscape-of-slavery-mulberry-row-at-monticello/meet-people/hugh-chisholm/

Monticello is located in Albemarle County, Virginia – and Poplar Forest is located in Bedford County, Virginia.  Hugh Chisholm was hired by Thomas Jefferson to do work on his plantations in both locations from 1796-1814.

Correspondence between Jefferson  & Chisholm: 

1806 Sept 7 – From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 7 September 1806:  https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=40&sr=
Monticello Sep. 7. 06.Sir
It occurred to me after leaving Poplar forest that there ought to be some more doors of communication in the rooms of the house below, than what I had marked in the plan given you. I therefore sketched them with a pencil & sent the sketch to you by mr Griffin. I now send you a sketch in ink, wherein you will find the following alterations.

1. 4 doors of communication between the rooms below.

2. 2 do. between the rooms above.

3. the two porches which I told you I should add.

4. two stairways necessary for communication between the upper and lower floors without going from under cover.

the porticos & stairways will require some more digging: you must make the space between window & window, on the East & West sides, exactly 10. f. so that the stairway may be placed between without blocking up the windows.   every thing is drawn so plainly that no further explanation is necessary. take care of the drawings as they will be necessary for mr Perry, & I do not reserve another copy for him. Accept my best wishes.

Th: Jefferson

1807 June 1 – To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 1 June 1807: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=41&sr=
Poppler forrest June 1th 1807 Dear Sir
I thought proper to inform you of my progress Made hear sence I see you, the walls are all Leavel except the square room the stone masons is not [came] to do thim yet tho they say that they will Be hear in a few days the South piazer is up to the wartertable the starway I have not done any thing to nor do not intind to do thim antill the walls of the house are finished as I had reather put them up after then than to bild them with the out walls of the house as the angles where the Join intirfear so much with the Line that I work By I am now ready for the windw and door frames TJ’s note in margin: window & door frames Mr. Perry is not got hear yet the walls are all ready to reseive the sleapers exsept squar room and I think it will be the best plan to Lay on the sleapers before I put the next story as they have so Little baring. Tency is done halling for Mr. Perry and is at this time Halling of sand which is a very tigerous Job. There is one thing that I think my duty to mention TJ’s note in margin: bed with a respect of sacking us they charge you a shilling a night which never I knew untill a few days pass if I Had I woud have mentioned before to you it is not my wish to run you to that Expence for further than it shall be the case if you think proper I will get ozenburgs for a tick and fill with straw it will anser for some of the people when I am done with it I had a great deel rether do it then they shood be such of grommblen with them about their Beds in fact woud so nir say an straow [. . . .] if it be possible for to get a room finished for you agin the time that You told me You woud come to see us it shall be cirtinly done and I think If I go on [as] interruptly I shall have it ready You will please to send me thirty dollars as soon as it is covenient Except my best wishes

Hugh Chisholm

1807 June 5 – From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 5 June 1807: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-5696

Washington June 5. 07.

Sir

I recieved last night your letter of the 1st. inst. and now inclose you 30. D. your order in favor of mr Kelly for 75. D. 87 cents is also paid by this post. It would certainly be agreeable to me that you should, by fixing up a bed for yourself, give mr Griffin’s family as little trouble as possible: and therefore if you will purchase oznabrigs for a straw bed & 2. pair of sheets, and striped blankets and put them into my account I will pay for them. when you are done work at Poplar forest, you can send them to Monticello where they will be always useful. indeed if you could fix yourself a snug lodging place in the barn, I should think it would be more agreeable to yourselves & the family—I hope you will have finished at Poplar Forest in time to work at Monticello in Aug. & Sep. where I wish some work done—under my own eye. I shall be at Poplar Forest about the end of July or beginning of August. with respect to door frames, you should recollect that I never have any in my buildings. you are to work up the proper opening for them which you will find in your instructions. & if the window frames are ready it is better to put them up & work the wall to them. but if not ready, they are not to be waited for. they can be put in afterwards, tho’ with more trouble. I salute you with my best wishes.

Th: Jefferson

P.S. we are in great distress for Jerry’s waggon at Monticello. I pray you therefore to press the finishing what is for him to do at Poplar forest. still I do not mean that you should send him away till he has compleetly done every thing necessary for the building so as not to interrupt the plantation for any thing about that. if you would engage the negroes to dig and remove the earth South of the house, 90. feet wide, down to a foot below the lower floor, & descending from thence due South 1. inch in every 10.f. till it gets clear out of the ground, I would gladly pay them for it, but it is only with their own free will & undertaking to do it in their own time. the digging & removing is worth a bit a cubic yard. you might lay off separate slipes from the house South till it clears the hill and of such widths as each person or gang chose to undertake, & mr Perry may make wheelbarrows sufficient for them, & charge them to me.

1807 June 15 – To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 15 June 1807: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=43&sr=

Poplar forrist Jun 15th 1807

Dear Sir

I now rite you to inform you how I am situateid in my work. I am at this Time idle for the want of the fraims and have been so far ten days and it will Be ten more before he gets hear I wish you woud mention to him the next mail and Hurry Him on for there is nothing that I can do Except strip the Brick hill and burn them which I mean to do tomorrow Jessy is still hauling sand and as he is to hall all for me I dont Esspect that he will come down as soon as you look for him for there is the water and wood that I never thouth of at the tim that see you and Griffin says that he will not Hall any thing for the Bilbey at all please to send me thirty dollars the next Mail Except my best wishes

Hugh Chisholm

1807 Aug 5 – From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 5 August 1807: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=44&sr=

Monticello Aug. 5. 07.

Sir

I arrived here yesterday, having been detained at Washington longer than I expected by the extraordinary occurrences in the Chesapeake. a post comes here to me every day to inform me of the daily proceedings of the British, so that I am tied here, as it were, and am altogether uncertain when I can proceed to Poplar forest. I shall want you to do some work here some time next month, and shall be glad you will inform me of the progress & state of your work & the carpenter’s work at the Forest that I may know when it would suit the work there best to call you here. a principal article here is to put in some cast iron semicircular sashes in the windows of the covered ways, which sashes are not yet arrived, but expected daily. I salute you with esteem.

Th: Jefferson

1807 Nov 17 – To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 17 November 1807: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=46&sr=

Monticello Nobr. 17th. 1807

Dear Sir

I have made a purches of a negro Boy for which I give three hundred and sixty dollars for, and said that I wood pay for him at Crismass, if it wood suit you at that time, if not you will please to write me by the next post when it will suit you better. I have plaistred The portocors and the greenhouse and next week I shall go and do some work for Mrs. Divers as they is nothing more ready for me hear I cant get no Bricks for that chimney I thank you to send me twenty Dollars if Convenient I am yors with respect

Hugh Chisholm

1807 Dec 4 – To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 4 December 1807: https://rotunda.upress.virginia.edu/founders/default.xqy?keys=FOEA-print-04-01-02-6903

Dear Sir   –   Monticello December 4th 1807

I have made a purches for the amount one hundred pounds, for which you will please to write By the next Mail when you can remit me That money—the purches have been maid soon after you Left Monticello and thus I did Suppose that you could have remited me the money by Crismass—that being the time That I promised to pay it—I wrote to you twice before But geting no answer I supposd that you never got my Letters. The [Blaustairs] is all finished and I am at this time mending the colloms for Mr. Barrey to paint them I am Sir yours with Esteam

Hugh Chisholm

NB Sir please to send twenty dollars By next Mail if convenient

1807 Dec 8 – From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 8 December 1807: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=48&sr=

Washington Dec. 8. 07.

Your letter of Nov. 17. did not come to hand till the last weeks post, & that of Dec. 4. came last night. this is the first post by which either could be answered. I inclose some money to mr Bacon out of which he will pay you 20. D. it will not be in my power to pay the hundred pounds so soon as you mention. but I will remit you 100. D. the first week of every month beginning with the first week of January till the whole is paid. I am in hopes you will be able to make these paiments answer. I tender you my best wishes.

Th: Jefferson

1807 Dec 15 – From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 15 December 1807: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=49&sr=

Washington Dec. 15. 07

Sir

As I am anxious to get my South pavilion done early in Spring, and see no likelihood of procuring bricks otherwise, I conclude to make them. having some further purposes in view which will require bricks, I propose that we shall make a kiln at once which may be relied on to yield 40,000. good well burnt bricks. they are to be as follows:

8,000  .circular bricks on a radius of 42⅝ I. headers & stretchers

8,000  .circular bricks on a radius of 7. f. headers & stretchers.

24,000  bricks of our usual size of the neatest make

40,000  be pleased therefore to prepare for this, by having the earth well dug & cleaned of stone, at the former brickyard, as soon as mr Bacon can possibly spare the time, in order that it may be well pulverised by frost. about midwinter it should be turned over a second time & again well cleansed of stone. on shewing this letter to mr Bacon, he will consider it as intended for his government. you & he must combine your convenience as well as you can for the work. as soon as the spring will possibly permit, we must have the bricks moulded & burnt, and the South pavilion done before you go to Bedford. Accept my best wishes.

Th: Jefferson

1808 Feb 17 – To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 17 February 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=52&sr=

Monticello february 17th 1808

Dear Sir

we have got the earth turn up the second time for the Bricks, and am now prpare the yard to dry them an I wanted to perpose to you for The Bricks to be maid at poplar forrist at the same time of making them hear for it is not necussary for both of us to attend to making bricks at one place. I can send my Brother to Bedford or can go myself, and then the Brickmaking will all be finshed at both plaices in the same time I hope it will suit you in this way, and pleas to Let me now next post Except my best wishes

Hugh Chisholm

1808 Feb 23 – From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 23 February 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-7472
Washington Feb. 23. 08Sir
I approve of your carrying on the brickmaking at Poplar Forest at the same time as at Monticello. I shall be anxious that the South pavilion be in readiness when I come home in April, because I have as many trunks of books now arrived at Monticello as will fill it, and which must be opened when I come home. I wish you to take every possible care not to injure the floor; for this purpose 2 courses of waste plank should be laid on it, breaking joints so that no lumps of brick may get in to scratch it. I hope mr Dinsmore will have his part ready, towit, doors, sashes, chairboards &c. break as little of the plaistering down as you can, and remember to preserve the shaft of the chimney above the roof. in every other respect it is to be finished on the model of the North pavilion, except that the fireplace below is to be large enough for a wash house, say 4 f. 6. I. wide. I present my best wishes

Th: Jefferson

P.S. the room to be whitewashed when done.

1808 July 22 – To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 22 July 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=61&sr=

Poplar forrest July 22th 1808

Sir

it is my wish to inform you, how we are coming on with our work at this place we have burnt the bricks, and a fi[reier] kiln I never burnt in my Life, it contains seventy five Thousand we made the bricks for the Basis of the colloms and casts as I thought it would make a better Job than to Have them of wood we are at this time runing the staways, as for the Diging what I showed you at Monticello was a fact I brought my Boys from—albemarle, and made Labours of them, and I set fill to diging, and I mean to keep him at its as Long as I am hear, for I think it as necessary Job as can be Done to the Bilding. I hope you will approve of it when The Starways are done. I meen to run the colloms next Mr Perrey has Laid the flore in west rooms and is now studing the alcove, as soon as he is done that. I shall Bricking and plaister it for your recepttion with a respet to Lasths I can get good price for ash and it will be a very grand exchang for that Perpose and the price is very convenint, if you approve of this Exchange you will please to Let now I hope to see you at Poplar forrust as soon as you make it convenint I am yours with respect

Hugh Chisholm

Pleas to fetch me twenty Dollars

1808 Sept 4 – To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 4 September 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=62&sr=

Poplar forrest Sept. 4th 1808

Sir

I think Proper to inform you how we come on with our work, I have done both of the Starways and one of the Nurssary, and in the course of this week I will have the others done, we Have also Run the colloms for the South Portaco and I think They will, when finishd be elegant the west room is finishd in the maner which you told me, I Still keep fill at the diging and give him all the assist that I possible can, it seems to go on tolarable Smothe but Slaugh, tho they is a very great improvement to Look at the house bsids the benefit by what Digging, is all ready done, I wood be glad to See you hear if it is not in your power to come soon it wood be necessery for you to give me some instructtions about the kitchen as I shall be ready for it in eight or ten days from this time, I am your obedient Servant

Hugh Chisholm

1808 Setp 5 – To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 5 September 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chiso%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=43&sr=

Monticello Sep. 5. 08.

Dear Sir

The last post brought me the counteraddresses now inclosed. That from Ipswich is signed by 40. Persons, the town meeting which voted the petition consisted of 30. There are 500. voters in the place. The Counter address of Boston has 700. signatures. The town meeting voting the petition is said to have consisted of 500. In the draught of an answer inclosed, I have taken the occasion of making some supplementary observations which could not with propriety have been inserted in the answers to the petitions. The object is that the two together may present to our own people the strongest points in favor of the embargo in a short & clear view. An eye is also kept on foreign nations, in some of the observations. Be so good as to make it what it should be and return it by the first post.

Mr. Dinsmore informs me you wish to employ Hugh Chisolm, a bricklayer now working for me in Bedford, if I have no occasion for him. He will probably finish for me this month; after which I shall have nothing more for him the present year. I will write to him on the subject of your desire. He is a very good humored man, works as well as most of our bricklayers, and has had the benefit of becoming familiar with many things, with which they are unacquainted. Having found occasion in my last letters to Mr. Gallatin & Genl. Dearborn to say to them when I should be in Washington, I have mentioned the 1st. day of October. I sa1ute you with constant & sincere affection.

Th: Jefferson

1808 Sept 8 – From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 8 September 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=63&sr=

Monticello Sep. 8. 08.

Sir

I had intended to have been at Poplar forest before this time, but a hurt which I recieved in riding confined me to the house a considerable time and leaves me not yet strong enough to undertake a journey: and as I am to set out for Washington about the 27th. I think it extremely doubtful whether I shall be able to go to Bedford at all, however anxious I am to do so. should I not, I must pray you to leave your part of the work compleat, and to have all rubbish from the cellar & round about the house within the terrases removed. I wish to know what progress Phill has made in the digging, and would have him continue at it under your direction and mr Perry’s as long as either of you are at work there, and then to come home. if I do not go to Bedford I will send you the 20. D. you desired. I hope you made the exchange of the laths you mentioned without waiting for my approbation. as soon as you have finished at Poplar forest, mr Madison desires to employ you in making bricks this fall at his house, which I presume he will want laid next spring. whether by time or the job, I know not. you had better write to him stating your own terms. mr Dinsmore goes to work for him about Christmas. I shall have a small job for you here in the spring. I present you my best wishes.

Th: Jefferson

P.S. I think I desired you to plaister the South & East rooms below for mr Griffin’s family to go into when they chuse.

1808 Oct 20 – To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 20 October 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=64&sr=

Mountpelier oct 20th. 1808

Sir

I Left Poplar forrist the 7. of this mounth and Likewise told phill what he was to do and Left my Brother there to plaister the too rooms that you wanted done, as the flores was not Laid and the season for Brickmaking so far advanced I could not wait myself for the Carpenters work, and my Brother will work as fast as the carpenters, my not waiting for the Plaistering I hope will make no difference. I Look for him now every day from there and if you have not sent the monney on to—Popler forrist that I ast, you will Please to send $35 Dollars there and stop $10 for me at orrage Court house and you will much obliege your friend and will wisher

Hugh Chisholm

you will send it to John R. Chisholm at Poplar forrist

1808 Nov 4 – To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 4 November 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=65&sr=

february 9th began at Monticello Ended July 6th quit at Poplar forrest—7th oct. my self from the 9th february to the 7th oct 7 mounths & 24 days

Brother from the 10th march to the 4th Nov. 7 mounths & 20 days at 20 dollars Per mounth Each—

too Boys from february 9th to octr 2d. 201 days at 4/6 per. days

16 gallons of whiskey at Poplar forrest at 3/6 per. gallon

1808 Nov 7 – From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 7 November 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=66&sr=

Washington Nov. 7. 08.

Sir

By the present post I send 35. D. to your brother at Poplar forest, 77. D 90c to mr J. Bullock of Milton who holds your order for that sum, & I herein inclose you ten dollars according to the request of your letter from Montpelier—I offer you my best wishes.

Th: Jefferson

1808 Nov 14 – To James Madison from Hugh Chisholm, 14 November 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=67&sr=

Montpellier November 14th. 1808

Sir

As I am Longer making the bricks than I Calculated on I think proper to mention The reason to you. The weather has been so very Damp, that they did not drye as fast as I could wish to handle them, to go it with them. I finished making Last tuesday, and if it had been drying weather by this day, I woud have had them burnt. I have got six or eight thousand drying by fireing of them in the tracks and the ballance is in the kill ready for burning. I think if nothing Happens day af tomorrow I will set fire to the kill. The hands that I had I imployd them cuting of wood since I stopt of making The snow is hear at times too inches deep. Sir I am yours with esteem

Hugh Chisholm

1808 Dec 9 – To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 9 December 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=71&sr=

Buckiland Decmbr 9th 1808

Sir

I recivd your Letter with Thanks and I must therefore Call on you for 150 dollars to pay negros hire and some other Little moneys which I owe I am now at work for mr Realey on Buckiland near Milton I am yours with esteem

Hugh Chisholm

1808 Dec 23 – To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Chisholm, 23 December 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=72&sr=

Monticello December 23th 1808

Dear sir

I rote You some time a go for some monney it have not come yet to hand I wist you to send it to Milton but as I am going to Leave the nebourhood in a day or too, you will please to send 150$ Dollars to Richmond By the eights of next mounth which will soot me as well as to get it hear I hope you will please not to disapoint me in geting it in richmond and you will much obblige your friend and well wisher

Hugh Chisholm

1809 Jan 16 – From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 16 January 1809: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=75&sr=

Washington Jan. 16. 09.

According to your request I lodged 150. D. for you in the hands of messrs. Gibson & Jefferson the first week of this month & forgot to give you notice of it by the last post. should you not have applied for it, on sending them this letter with your order they will pay it. I offer you my best wishes.

Th: Jefferson

1809 Jan 23 – From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 23 January 1809: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=76&sr=

Washington Jan. 23. 09.

Sir

In my letter of the 16th. I informed you that according to your request I had lodged 150. D. in the hands of Gibson & Jefferson subject to your order. I now inclose you an additional order on them for 157 D. 16c and tender you my best wishes.

Th: Jefferson

1810 Sept 10 – Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 10 September 1810: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chiso%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=55&sr=

To Hugh Chisholm

Monticello Sep. 10. 1810

Sir

I have just got back from Poplar Forest to which place I must return in 4. weeks. I am therefore anxious you should come immediately & do the small jobs wanting here. unless the cistern be done in time to dry, it will give way again in winter. I shall go to Poplar Forest the latter end of this month & not return till November, when it will be too late to work. I am in hopes the long notice you have had of this will have enabled you to put the President’s work into such a state as not to suffer by a short absence. in hopes to see you very soon I am Sir

Your humble servt

Th: Jefferson

1811 May 26 – To James Madison from Hugh Chisholm, 26 May 1811: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=89&sr=

From Hugh Chisholm

Montpelier May 26 1811

Sir

Some time ago I give Mr James Leitch1 a draft on you, for $200 without mentioning the thing to you, before, which I ought to have done, therefore I will thank you to pay it when you find it convenient. We are at this time ingage on the other wing we got it to the Serface of the ground, and will use Every Exersion to finish it with Speed the other wing I will finish against you come hare, I am yours with Estteem

Hugh Chisholm

1811 June 18 – Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 18 June 1811: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chiso%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=58&sr=

To Hugh Chisholm

Monticello. Tuesday June 18. 11.

Sir

We yesterday got up the wooden frame of our Pier-head compleat, and this morning mr Salmonds begins the stone-work. he will get to the spring of the arch this evening, or tomorrow morning before you can reach this from mr Madison’s. I must pray you therefore to be with us tomorrow forenoon, the earlier the better. on arriving at the Pier head you will find your attendants on the spot, the same who attend Salmonds, as he must stop his work till you have turned the arch for him to proceed on. the mortar is there, ready made, the bricks & sand on the spot, and I shall probably be there myself. I must beseech you therefore not to fail us an hour, as besides Salmonds’ work being stopped, I wait only for this job to be done to set out for Bedford, from whence I must be back to the beginning of our harvest. Accept my best wishes.

Th: Jefferson

1812 Apr 16 – Thomas Jefferson to Reuben Perry, 16 April 1812: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=93&sr=

To Reuben Perry

Monticello April. 16. 12.

Sir

Having recieved information in March that Jame Hubbard had been living in Lexington upwards of a twelvemonth, I engaged a man (Isham Chisolm) to go after him. he got there five days after Hubbard had run off from there, having committed a theft. he returned of course without him. I engaged him to start a second time, offering a premium of 25.D. in addition to yours, besides his expences. he got upon his tract, & pursued him into Pendleton county, where he took him and brought him here in irons. I had him severely flogged in the presence of his old companions, and committed to jail where he now awaits your arrival. the course he has been in, and all circumstances convince me he will never again serve any man as a slave. the moment he is out of jail and his irons off he will be off himself. it will therefore unquestionably be best for you to sell him. I have paid for his recovery 70.D. all I ask for it is that he may be sent out of the state. Chisolm expects the 50.D. from you. he says he will buy him, if you will take a reasonable price and oblige himself to sell him out of the state. I suppose he would agree to clear you of the purchase and the premium. perhaps you had better go halves with him. I was just setting out to Bedford, but shall now wait till I see or hear from you: provided that be by Saturday sennight the 25th. on that day I must start for Poplar forest where I shall be glad to see you, if you do not come here, and to settle what shall be done. in the mean time I will ascertain what Chisolm will agree to. Accept my best wishes

Th: Jefferson

1812 Oct 13 – To James Madison from Hugh Chisholm, 13 October 1812 (Abstract):  https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=100&sr=

§ From Hugh Chisholm

13 October 1812, Charlottesville. “I have this day drawn on you at eight to pay moses Sammuel and James Leitch for the Some of two hundred dollars I hope it will be convenient for you to honor I was sorry that I Could not see you when you was in Orrang on the account of sickness.”

1814 May 10 – Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 10 May 1814: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chiso%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=73&sr=

To Hugh Chisholm

Monticello May 10. 14.

Dear Sir

I have been detained by the carriage maker at Charlottesville far beyond my expectation. the carriage however comes home to day and will take about a week to paint dry and finish here. this now depending on ourselves alone, I may count with certainty, and shall not suffer an hour to be lost, nor wait one hour after it is done. I suppose I shall be with you certainly by the 20th. I have thought it best to drop you this line, that you may not be on uncertainty. accept my best wishes.

Th: Jefferson

1814 May 22 – Hugh Chisholm to Thomas Jefferson, 22 May 1814:  https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=113&sr=

From Hugh Chisholm

Paplor forrist May 22th 1814

Sir

I have done the plaistring and have begon To Lay the Stone wall myself as you have maid a much Longer stay in albermarle than I Expected—I have been afraid that some accident must have Happened from your delay—if it should be the case I pray you would write amediately the size of the Bilding and the openings and whether I shall Bild the pillers with Circulor Brick or with Squar Bricks the people are all well at Both Places—Exept my Best wishes

Hugh Chisholm

1814 Dec 13 – To James Madison from Hugh Chisholm, 13 December 1814 (Abstract): https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=117&sr=

From Hugh Chisholm, 13 December 1814 (Abstract)

§ From Hugh Chisholm. 13 December 1814, Charlottesville. “You will please have your Account against me Since our last Settlement arranged. in order for a final Settlemen⟨t⟩ by the first of January next at which time I expect to be in the City of washington for that express purpose.”

1817 Aug 10 – Hugh Chisholm to Thomas Jefferson, 10 August 1817: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=124&sr=

From Hugh Chisholm

Charlottsville agst 10 1817

Dear Sir

when you was hear Last you mentioned to me that mr Jerdon wished to helpe me in Doeing this work for the Cellorz—but on Reflecttion I will not have any thing to Doe with Jerdon in any Shape What Ever for a Bisness of the Sort I dislike and Mr Perry will make the Briks for me as fast as I Can use them and mak them as I woud wish made and that is all we want is to get the Bricks in tim—mr Perry Says he will use Every Step for the quikness of Bisness Going on I have now doubt but we Shall do it in good tim and Leave Jerdon at hom with Esteem

Hugh Chishm

1817 Aug 23 – Hugh Chisholm to Thomas Jefferson, 23 August 1817: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=126&sr=

From Hugh Chisholm

Charlottesville, Augt 23rd 17.

Dear sir,

I have the satisfaction to inform you, that, in spite of the wet weather, we have completed about eighty thousand bricks; which shall be prepared for burning the last of next week.

I must beg you will not engage the workmen for the building ‘till you again hear from me; which shall be before your deporture from Poplor Forest.

The objection which I made, in my letter to you, against the proposition offered by yourself before you left Albemarle, I must yet make, having, as yet, no reason to withdraw it.

I am, respectfully,

Hugh Chisholm.

1817 Aug 31 – Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Chisholm, 31 August 1817: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chiso%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=78&sr=

To Hugh Chisholm

Poplar Forest Aug. 31. 17.

Dear Sir

I have duly recieved your letters of the 10th & 23d and am glad to learn that the bricks are in such forwardness. I wish you would by every week’s mail drop a line stating what the progress then is. I am anxious to know that the cellars are dug, and their walls commenced laying. but be careful to inform me in time and exactly by what day you will have got the walls up to the surface of the earth; because there mr Knight must begin, and by that day I will make it a point to be in Albemarle, and have him there.

I take no interest in the partnership I suggested to you1 other than as I supposed it would be agreeable. however, in acting for myself I might indulge partialities, I have no right to do so in a public concern. to have the work done in the best manner, is the first object, and the second to have it done at a fair price for both parties. I have offers from some of the best workmen in Lynchburg. the finest plaisterer I have ever seen in this state is anxious to undertake with us. I consider it as the interest of the College the town and neighborhood to introduce a reform of the barbarous workmanship hitherto practised there, and to raise us to a level with the rest of the country. on a trip to the Natural bridge, I found such brickwork and stone-work as cannot be seen in Albemarle. I hope we shall take a higher stand, and do justice to the high advantages that particular portion of our state possesses.

Accept my respects & best wishes

Th: Jefferson

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Hired Workers for Jefferson included: https://www.monticello.org/slavery/the-plantation/free-workers/

Hugh Chisholm, Mason/Brickmaker, Plasterer, 1796-1797, 1801-1814 R

John Chisholm, Mason/Brickmaker, 1808-1909

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Memorandum Books:

Memorandum Books, 1808: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=50&sr=

1808. Jan. 4. Gave Pontius D. Stelle ord. on bk. US. 16.D. dancing ass.
5. Drew on bank in favr. Isaac A. Coles 219.73 to wit 150. for a quarter’s salary + 69.73 to pay Philetus Havens for 3. cases St. George wine.48
Recd. from bk. US. 455.D. & remitted to E. Bacon to wit
D
for  John Perry 100.
Hugh Chisolm 100.
D. Higginbot. for Madox  38. 49
David Anderson 15. 16
on account 201. 35
455.

Feb. 8. Inclosed to Edmd. Bacon   for  J. Perry 100.
Nelson 50.
H. Chisolm 100.
on account 140. 390
520.

Mar. 8. Inclosed to Edmund Bacon on account 50. 59
for Hugh Chisolm 100.
John Perry 30.
Brown Rives & co. for R. Davis exr. of Allen  139. 41 320.
745.

May 12. 12. Pd. James Dinsmore 100.D.
Pd. John Perry 150.D.
Pd. Hugh Chisolm 60.D.

Aug. 8. Inclosed to Reuben Maury for Hugh Chisolm 43.D.

Nov 7. J. Bullock for H. Chisolm  77. 90

Inclosed  to Hugh Chisolm 10.D.
to John R. Chisolm for H. Chisolm 35.D. (Note: John R. Chisholm, Hugh Chisholm’s brother, was also a brickmaker and mason and worked for TJ at both Poplar Forest and Monticello (TJ account with Hugh Chisholm, 17 Nov. 1810, MHi).

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Ledger entries involving Hugh Chisholm See: https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/hugh-chisholm

Hugh Chisholm was a brickmason and plasterer who worked for Thomas Jefferson in 1796 and 1797 and again from 1801 to 1814. He laid bricks at Monticello and Poplar Forest and built the Monticello cisterns and garden pavilion.

PRIMARY SOURCE REFERENCES: 

1796 December 7. “Richardson has worked 114. days @ 6/ Chisolm 44. do. @ 2/6 [=] £39-14.”1

1797 April 10. “Richardson, Duke & Chisolm begin work. The 2 first @ 6/.”2

1797 December 2. “Chisolm [has worked] 188½ days @ 4/.”3

1801 August 23. “Paid Chisholm for plaistering &c. in full £4-10.”4

1802 March 8. “[B]uilding … Chisholm 15.”5

1802 May 27. “Charge Chisolm 3. bush. corn @ 15/.”6

1802 August 2. “Pd. Hugh Chisolm on acct. 10.D.”7

1802 August 23. “I am to pay Joel Yancey for Hugh Chisolm 30.”8

1802 September 20. “Settled with Hugh Chisolm to this day, and the balance due him is 210.75 D.”9

1803 January 11. “Inclosed to Gabriel Lilly for Hugh Chisolm 100.”10

1803 May 4. “Chisolm. brickwork 142.50.”11

1803 June 8. “Inclosed 120.D. to Gabriel Lilly out of which he is to pay Hugh Chisolm 117.55 the balance with interest due him ante Sep. 20. & Jan. 11.”12

1804 May 8. “Wanscher arrives this day. Hugh Chisolm agrees to work with him for 20.D. a month.” 13

1804 August 19. “Pd. Hugh Chisolm 20.D.”14

1804 November 10. “Inclosed to Gabriel Lilly for … Hugh Chisolm 50.”15

1805 April 13. “On settlement with Hugh Chisolm, I owe him 136.D. exclusive of some jobs begun Mar. 28. & not yet finished.”16

1805 June 6. “Recd from bk. US. … draughts … on bk. US. in Baltim. … J. Spear’s orders from … H. Chisolm 100.D.”17

1805 September 17. “Pd. Chisolm 10.D.”18

1805 September 27. “Hugh Chisolm £20-4.”19

1805 September 29. “[P]d. Chisolm 10.D. Chisolm goes to Bedford to work at 20.D. pr. month.”20

1806 January 19. “Inclosed to J. H. Freeman for … Hugh Chisolm 67.33.”21

1806 June 28. “Inclosed to Hugh Chisolm 20.D.”22

1806 August 24. “[P]d. Chisolm 10.D. & I am to pay J. Speer abt. 25.D. for him.”23

1806 September 13. “Paid John Speer for … Hugh Chisolm 8-7-3 = 27.87.”24

1806 September 25. “Inclosed to Hugh Chisolm 20.D. to pay for digging & on account.”25

1806 October 18. “Accepted Hugh Chisolm’s ord. in favr. John Kelly for 49/9=8.29.”26

1806 November 17. “Inclosed to Hugh Chisolm (under cover to Mr. Steptoe) 20.D.”27

1806 December 9. “Assumed to John Speer on order of … Hugh Chisolm 18.50.”28

1807 January 11. “Inclosed to Edmund Bacon … for … Chisolm 50.”29

1807 February 9. “Inclosed to Edmund Bacon for … Hugh Chisolm 50.”30

1807 April 14. “Paid Hugh Chisolm 50.D.”31

1807 June 8. “Inclosed to Edmund Bacon … J. Kelly on acct. of Hugh Chisolm 75.87 … Inclosed to Hugh Chisolm 30.D.”32

1807 September 15. “Pd. Chisolm on acct. 10.D.”33

1807 December 8. “Inclosed to E. Bacon … for … Hugh Chisolm 20.D.”34

1808 January 5. “[R]emitted to E. Bacon … for … Hugh Chisolm 100.”35

1808 February 8. “Inclosed to Edmd. Bacon for … H. Chisolm 100.”36

1808 March 8. “Inclosed to Edmund Bacon … for Hugh Chisolm 100.”37

1808 May 12. “Pd. Hugh Chisolm 60.D.”38

1808 August 8. “Inclosed to Reuben Maury for Hugh Chisolm 43.D.”39

1808 September 5. (Jefferson to James Madison). “Mr. Dinsmore informs me you wish to employ Hugh Chisolm, a bricklayer now working for me in Bedford, if I have no occasion for him. he will probably finish for me this month; after which I shall have nothing more for him the present year. I will write to him on the subject of your desire. he is a very good humored man, works as well as most of our bricklayers, and has had the benefit of becoming familiar with many things, with which they are unacquainted.”40

1808 November 7. “Inclosed to Edmund Bacon … J. Bullock for H. Chisolm 77.90 … Inclosed to Hugh Chisolm 10.D. to John R. Chisolm for H. Chisolm 35.D.”41

1809 January 7. “[D]esired him [George Jefferson] to pay as follows to Hugh Chisolm 150. D. on account.”42

1809 January 23. “Drew upon [Gibson & Jefferson] … to pay my order in favr. of … Hugh Chisolm 157.16 … Inclosed orders to Perry & Chisolm.”43

1809 August 11. “Chisolm begins to work.”44

1809 September 6. “H. Chisolm’s brother begins to work.”45

1810 September 17. “H. Chisolm begins to work.”46

1810 November 17. “Settled with Hugh Chisolm and the balance of 136.61 due to him.”47

1814 June 22. “Wrote to P. Gibson to remit 240.D. to Archibd. Robertson for J.A. Goodman to wit. to Nimrod Darnell on acct. Hugh Chisolm 20.”48

1814 June 23. “Pd. Hugh Chisolm on acct. 10.D.”49

1814 July 5. “Hugh Chisolm finished at Pop. For. the 1st. day of this month.”50

1815 October 14. “He has pd. Wm. Ballard for me also 50.D. and to Hugh Chisolm 184.D.”51

1820 May 5. “Chisolm’s Lewis 1.D.”52

1821 September 29. “Chisolm’s Lewis gratuity for cistern 1.D.”53

1822 March 23. “Gave Chisolm’s Lewis 1.D.”54

1822 April 7. “Pd. Lewis, Chisolm’s, for work & gratuity 2.D.”55

1822 July 18. “Chisolm’s Lewis for hair .25.”56

1822 July 25. “Chisolm’s Lewis 1.D.”57

1822 December 5. “Chisolm’s Lewis, trimmr. N. Pavilion 1.D.”58

1823 August 22. “Gratuity to Chisolm’s Lewis 1.D.”59

1824 August 6. “Drew on B. Peyton for 200.D. in favr. Joel Yancey for Hugh Chisolm.”60

1826 January 14. “Chisolm’s Lewis 3. days work opening flue of Appendix 3.50.”61

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Account with Isham Chisholm, [ca. 1 May 1812]:  https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-05-02-0002

Account with Isham Chisholm

[ca. 1 May 1812]

  Isham Chisolm in Acct with Th:J.  
   
To balance due on nail acct 29/4 =  4 .89
1812. Mar. 10. To cash 20  
23. By 13. days pursuit of Jas Hubd @ 2.D   26.
Apr. 5. To cash 5 .
6. To do 20 .
15. By 9. days pursuit of Jas Hub @ 1.D   9.
By jail fees 16/   2. 67
By his subsistence on the road   2.
By premium promised   25.
To balance thro’ E. Bacon 14 .78    
  64 .67 64. 67

TJ had learned that his slave James Hubbard (b. ca. 1783), who had run away from Monticello late in 1810 or early in 1811, was living seventy miles to the southwest in Lexington. After his departure TJ sold Hubbard to Reuben Perry, his carpenter at Poplar Forest, with the deed specifying that TJ was to receive $500, or its value in work, if Hubbard was recovered and $300 if he was not. When Isham Chisholm reached Lexington, Hubbard had just left, and a second trip by Chisholm was necessary to apprehend him in Pendleton County, now West Virginia. On Hubbard’s return, TJ had him “severely flogged in the presence of his old companions” before committing him to jail and advising Perry, his new owner, to sell him at once. Hubbard’s subsequent fate is unknown (TJ’s Conveyance of Hubbard to Perry, Feb. 1811; TJ to Perry, 16 Apr. 1812; Account with Chisholm, [ca. 1 May 1812]). [Note revised for digital edition, 2016-03-22]

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DEEDS and WILLS with HUGH CHISHOLM AS WITNESS: 

1797 Oct 12 – Hugh Chisholm witness to deed of Thomas Jefferson: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311111&sa=&r=27&sr=

Marriage Settlement for Mary Jefferson

This indenture made on the twelfth day of October one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven between Thomas Jefferson of the one part, Mary Jefferson his daughter of the second part, both of Albemarle, Francis Eppes and Elizabeth his wife of the county of Chesterfeild1 of the third part and John Wayles Eppes their son of the fourth part of the same county,2 Witnesseth, that forasmuch as a marriage is intended shortly to be had between the said John Wayles Eppes and the said Mary Jefferson, and the said Francis Eppes and Elizabeth his wife3 for the natural love which they bear to the said John Wayles Eppes and his advancement, and in consideration of the said marriage, and of the advancement made by these presents on the part of the said Thomas to the said Mary his daughter, have conveyed or undertaken to convey before the said marriage to the said John Wayles Eppes in feesimple a certain tract of land called Angola in the county of Cumberland on the North side of Appomattox river containing by estimation three thousand four hundred and nineteen and three quarter acres in exchange for a certain tract of land on the South side of James river4 at Bermuda Hundred in the county of Chesterfeild,5 heretofore conveyed by the said Francis to the said John Wayles Eppes in feesimple, and the said Francis hath also conveyed and confirmed or undertaken to convey or confirm before the said Marriage to the said John Wayles Eppes certain slaves6 duly specified or to be specified before the marriage and whereof delivery hath been heretofore made or will be made before the 25th. day of December next. Now this indenture witnesseth that the said Thomas7 for the natural love which he bears his said daughter and for her advancement, and in consideration of the said marriage and of the advancement so made or undertaken to be made before the marriage8 by the said Francis and Elizabeth to the said John Wayles Eppes their son,9 and for the further consideration of five shillings to him in hand paid hath given granted bargained and sold to the said Mary a certain tract of land whereof the said Thomas is now seised in feesimple, in the county of Albemarle on the North East side of the Rivanna river and adjacent thereto, called Pantops, containing by estimation eight hundred and nineteen and one quarter acres heretofore the property of the Smiths, and comprehended between the lands now held by the Keys, the said Rivanna river,10 the tract of land of the said Thomas called Lego formerly the property of Edwin Hickman, and his newly patented lands;11 and also the following slaves, to wit,12 smith Isaac and Iris his wife and her two children Squire and Joyce, Lucinda and her four children Sarah, Sandy, Sousy, and Barret, Judy and her three sons Tim, Austin, and York, Philip and his wife Thamer and her two children Rachael and Lucy13 Scilla and her two children Nelly and Letty14 Phyllis and her child Sophia, Sally, her sister Clarinda, and her brother Goliah, all three the children of Molly, Val, Martin son of Doll, Lucy and her child Zachary15 Betsey the daughter of Mary and Melinda the daughter of Betty Brown being thirty one in number16 together with the plantation tooles and17 utensils heretofore appropriated to and used by the said slaves and also a proper stock18 of horses cattle and hogs19 for a farm of which said slaves and stock delivery shall be made on or before the 25st.20 day of December next To have and to hold the said lands called Pantops with the said Slaves tooles utensils and stock to the said Mary and her heirs free of all encumbrance whatsoever—

In Witness whereof the said Thomas hath hereto set his hand and seal on the day and year first before mentioned

Th: Jefferson

Sealed and delivered in presents of } Richard Richardson, Hugh Chisholm, Matthew Toler

1813 Mar 26 – Will of Anne Scott Marks, 26 March 1813:  https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=105&sr=

Will of Anne Scott Marks

In the name of God Amen. I Anne S. Marks late of the county of Louisa, now of Albemarle, being in health of body and mind, make the following disposition of my estate real and personal after my death.

First it is my will that all the debts with which I am chargeable either on my own account or as executrice of my late husband Hastings Marks, be paid out of my whole estate. then I give the whole of the residue of my property real and personal to the children which shall be living at my death of my beloved niece Martha Randolph in consideration of the manifold and unceasing kindnesses & services which I have recieved and am constantly recieving at her hands: and I constitute her son, my great nephew, Thomas Jefferson Randolph my sole executor of this my will. In witness whereof I have signed this my will with my name this twenty sixth day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.

Anne Scott Marks

Attested by us the subscribers
who have subscribed our names
in presence of the testatrice.

William McClure

Hugh Chisholm

E Bacon

1813 Mar 26 – Thomas Jefferson’s Conveyance of Part of Shadwell to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 26 March 1813: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=106&sr=

Conveyance of Part of Shadwell to Thomas Jefferson Randolph

This indenture made on the 26th day of March one thousand eight hundred & thirteen, between Thomas Jefferson of Monticello in the county of Albemarle on the one part, and Thomas Jefferson Randolph, his grandson of the same place and county on the other part witnesseth that the said Thomas Jefferson in consideration of the affection he bears to his said grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph, & of the sum of one Dollar to him in hand paid, hath given granted bargained & sold unto the said Thomas Jefferson Randolph all that part of his tract of land called Shadwell in the same county which lies north of a line beginning on the river where it is nearest to the freestone quarry last opened (which quarry may be by guess twenty or thirty poles above the pier-head) and running thence round the quarry so as to include the same, & from it’s upper side downwards to a point ten poles inland from the sd pierhead, thence downwards parallel to the canal & always ten poles from it to the Shadwell spring branch opposite to the great mill, thence downwards parallel with the river and always ten poles from it to the first deep gully aboutbelow the mill & down that gully to the river, which grounds South of the said line are reserved for the convenience of the Shadwell mills, as is also a convenient breadth for a road from the beginning above mentioned upwards along the river bank to the Lego line, and from the ending at the gulley downwards along the river bank to the Edgehill line; which parcel North of the sd reserves, & intended to be conveyed by these presents is supposed to contain about three hundred & seventy five acres, be the same more or less, the whole tract being held for four hundred acres. to have & to hold the sd parcel of land north of the sd reserves to him the sd Thomas Jefferson Randolph and his heirs until a better provision shall be made for him out of the other estate of the sd Thomas Jefferson, on which event the estate hereby conveyed is to cease & determine, and revert ipso facto to the sd Thomas Jefferson & his heirs. In witness whereof he has hereto set his hand & seal on the day & year above written.

Th: Jefferson

Signed, sealed E Bacon aug. 13
& delivered in Hugh Chisholm 22 Oct. 1814
presence of Pr Carr aug 13

1813 Mar 26 Thomas Jefferson’s Conveyance of Slaves to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 26 March 1813: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=107&sr=

Conveyance of Slaves to Thomas Jefferson Randolph

Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Jefferson of Monticello in the county of Albemarle in consideration of my affection to my grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph of the same place & county have given to my said grandson four negro slaves to wit Thruston the son of Isabel, Bec daughter of Minerva, Lewis & Sally son & daughter of Jenny to hold the same in absolute property: in witness whereof I have delivered the said slaves into his actual possession, and have hereto set my hand & seal this 26th day of March 1813.

Th: Jefferson

Witness

William McClure

E Bacon Aug 13

Hugh Chisholm 22 Oct. 1814

Pr Carr Aug 1813

1820 Jan 25 – Conveyance of Lands to the University of Virginia by John M. Perry and Frances T. Perry, 25 January 1820:  https://founders.archives.gov/?q=Chish%2A&s=1111311113&sa=&r=142&sr=

Conveyance of Lands to the University of Virginia by John M. Perry and Frances T. Perry

This Indenture made on the twenty fifth day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty between John M Perry and Frances his wife of the county of Albemarle on the one part, and Arthur S Brockenbrough Proctor of the University of Virginia acting in trust for the said University, on the other part Witnesseth, that the said John & Frances in consideration of the sum of seven thousand two hundred and thirty one Dollars eighty cents1 to them in hand paid the reciept whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby bargain and sell to the said Arthur, one parcel of land in the said county of Albemarle containing by a survey made by William Woods surveyor of Albemarle county forty eight and three fourths acres, and bounded as follows. towit. begining at a stake corner to the tract of forty three and three quarter acres heretofore conveyed by the said John & Frances to the late Central College thence up and along Wheelers road as it meanders sixty eight poles to a stake, thence north five degrees West forty four poles to a stake, thence north thirteen degrees East one hundred and thirty seven poles to a stake on the three notched road thence down said road as it meanders sixty2 and one half poles to a pine & stake another corner of said tract of forty three & three quarter acres thence South ten and a half degrees West twenty two poles to a stone pile and persimmontree. thence South three degrees east thirty six poles to a stake, thence South nineteen degrees West twenty nine poles to a stone pile, thence South thirty degrees East thirty five poles to the begining, To have and to hold the said parcel of Land with its appurtenancies to him the said Arthur and his Successors Proctors of the said University of Virginia to and for the use of the said University for ever, and the said John M Perry and Frances his wife for themselves, their heirs executors and administrators, the said forty eight and three fourths acres with its appurtenancies, to the said Arthur, and his successors proctors of the said University of Virginia and for the use of the said University do covenant that they will warrant and do warrant and will forever defend Witness the hands and names of the said John and Frances and their seals hereto set on the day and year within named.

Signed Sealed and delivered In presence of: John M. Perry {seal}, Frances T Perry {seal}, Matthew W Maury, Charles Stewart, Hugh Chisholm

Albemarle County towit

We Wm Woods3 and Charles Brown4 Justices of the peace in the county aforesaid in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that Frances Perry the wife of John M Perry, parties to a certain deed for the conveyance of real estate to Arthur S Brockenbrough Proctor of the University of Virginia bearing date the twenty fifth day of January 1820 and hereto annexed, personally appeared before us in our county aforesaid, and being examined by us privily and apart from her husband, and haveing the deed aforesaid fully explained to her she the said Frances Perry acknowledged the same to be her act and deed, and declared that she had willingly signed, sealed and delivered the same, and that she wished not to retract it, Given under our hands and seals this 28th day of March 1820.

Wm Woods {seal}
Charles Brown {seal}

In the Office of the County Court of Albemarle the 10th day of June 1820

This Indenture was produced to me in said Office and acknowledged by John M Perry party thereto and thereupon the same together with the Certificate of the relinquishment of Dower of Mrs Frances Perry Wife of said John M Perry was admitted to record.

Teste

Ira Garrett DC

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NOTES TO ENTER:

COURT ORDERS AND MINUTES: 

Order and minute books, 1742-1860
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/400438?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Louisa County
Order book 1742-1748 Order book, v. 3 1760-1774, 1742-1743. Louisa Co, Va.

Index 1742-48: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-PTRX?i=5&cat=400438
(No Chisholms in index)

Index 1760-1774: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-PRTS?i=155&cat=400438 (done)

Index 1760-1774:(2d Index for this book): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-PTWF?i=172&cat=400438 (done)

Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-PYJX?i=5&cat=400438 (done)

1768 Apr 7 – Christian Terry v Moses Going jdgt p 121
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-PYFT?i=86&cat=400438

Beckleys v Chisholm als p. ? (cut off)
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va

Beckley v Chisholm jdgt p ? (cut off)
Order books 1766-1782. Louisa Co, Va

Court Orders 1773. Louisa County, Va.
Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-PB8F?i=295&cat=400438 (done)

Order Book 1774-1782. Louisa Co, Va.
Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-PB8M?i=370&cat=400438 (done)

Common Law Order Book 1782-83. Louisa Co, Va
Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSYX-49L9-N?i=281&cat=400438
(No Chisholms seen in index)

Common Law Order Book 1774-82. Louisa Co, Va
No Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSYX-492J-Z?i=408&cat=400438
(Will need to review page by page)

Court Records 1785-1788. Louisa County, Va
Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-GS9H-G?i=5&cat=400438 (done)

Chisholm v Johnson p 258
(Not on page)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-GSMP-T?i=146&cat=400438

Court Records 1787-1791. Louisa County, Va.
(No Index): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-GS9P-J?i=190&cat=400438 (need to review page by page)

Court Records 1796-1812. Louisa County, Va.
(No Index): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-GS94-Q?i=401&cat=400438 (need to review page by page)

Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.
Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-P3PR-G?i=3&cat=400438 (done)

David Chisholm attendee p 106
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.

David Chisholm attendeed p 143
Order Book 1790-93. Louisa County, Va.

Minute Book 1794-1795. Louisa County, Virginia
Index: (No index)

Orders 1792-97. Louisa County, Virginia
Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-P3PC-Z?i=377&cat=400438 (done)

Order book 1797-1799. Louisa Co, Va
Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-B9TT?i=8&cat=400438 (done)

Orders 1782-1783. Louisa County, Virginia
Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-B9ZV?i=307&cat=400438
(No Chisholms in the “C” part of index)

Order Book 1799-1802. Louisa County, Virginia
Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-B9W1?i=420&cat=400438 (done)

Court Minutes 1802-1805. Louisa County, Virginia
Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY6-59H4-K?i=144&cat=400438 (done)

CHANCERY:

Common law order books, 1809-1847; chancery order books, 1809-1838, 1844-1851
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/372200?availability=Family%20History%20Library

LAND:

Court records (land processioning), 1796-1812
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/372247?availability=Family%20History%20Library