Richmond County Court Orders ⁴², 2nd of April 1696, p 133

WILLIAM SMITH of the County of Richmond, Carpenter. brought his action in this Court against WILLIAM RICHARDSON of the said County, Planter. And declares that whereas RICRARD GOODMAN, late of the County of RAPPAHANOCK, now Richmond, deceased, was seised in his demesne as of fee of & in a certain messuage & tract of land containing by Estimation Four hundred & twenty four acres situate lying and being near the head of MORATTICO CREEK in the County aforesaid as by Patent thereof to him granted bearing date the 20th day of November Anno Domini 1670 may appear & that the said RICHARD GOODMAN dying seised thereof, the same came and descended to EDMOND GOODMAN as Son & Heir of the said RICHARD. And by the said EDMOND granted bargained & sold to him the said WILLIAM SMYTH and his heirs forever, as by a Conveyance thereof to him dated the 28th day of June 1689 may more fully & at large appear, by virtue whereof the said WlLLIAM SMYTH became thereof seised in his demesne as of fee of in & unto the same & that nevertheless the said WILLIAM RICHARDSON upon or about the 20th day of November in the year 1694 vith force & arms and contrary to the peace &c., into & upon the said devident or Tract of Land did unlawfully enter and the said WILLIAM SMYTH of & from did oust eject expell & amove & possession thereof with like force doth detain & keep and many enormities thereon doth commit, whereby the said WILLIAM SMYTH is damnifyed & damage hath received to the value of Ten thousand pounde of tobacco & therefore craves judgment vith the Writt Habere fatias possessionem directed to the Sheriff &c., & the said WILLIAM RICRARDSON by JOHN MILLS his Voucher comes into Court & for Plea sayeth that he is Not Guilty in manner and form as in & by the said Declaration it is sett forth & declared, Whereupon (p 134) The Court have ordered that the Sheriff of this County or his deputy do summons a good and lawfuil jury of the Neighbourhood to meet upon the Land aforesaid on the first Tuesday in May next folloving, if fair, otherwise on the next fair day, together with Capt. WILLOUGHBY ALLERTON, Surveyor, &do survey and lay out the same according to the most known antient & reputed bounds thereof having regard to all (rest of text missing, pg 85 of refernce)

Richmond County Court Orders⁴², June 4th, 1696, p 142

 Mr. JOHN TAVERNER appears as Attorney for WILLIAM SMYTH

 Mr. JOSEPH TAYLOE appears as Attorney for WILLIAM RICHARDSON

Richmond County Court 4th of June 1696⁴², p 143

 The Order granted last Court between WILLIAM SMYTH Plantiff & WILLIAM RICHARDSON Defendant is continued & for as much as the said jurors therein named at their time of meeting could not agree upon a Verdict. It is further ordered that the said Jury together with Capt. WILLOUGHBY ALLERTON survey upon the 15th day of this Instant June if fair, or upon the next fair day, do meet &c., as in the said Order it is expressed & that Mr. THOMAS GLASCOCK do swear the Evidence &c. It is also ordered that the Sheriff of this County or his Deputy do meet at the said time & place and do keep the said Jurors together untill they shall fully agree upon their verdict & that they make report of their proceedings herein to the next Court held for this County under their hands in writing and in case of sickness or mortality of any of the said jurors, that the Sheriff be hereby impovered to summon others in their stead.
At a Court held for Richmond County the 5th day of Augt. 1696⁴², p 149

 Present

 And Whereas the Jury impannelled in the suit depending between WILLIAM SMITH Plantiff and JOHN MILLS, Voucher of WILLIAM RICHARDSON. Defendt, could not agree upon their verdict, the Court have further ordered that the Sheriff of this County or his Deputy do summons a good & lawful Jury of the Neighbourhood wherein none of the former Jurors shall be Impannelled to meet upon the Land in difference on the first Wednesday in September now next following. if fair, or on the next fair day, together with Capt. WILLOUGHBY ALLERTON, Surveyor, & do survey and lay out the said Land according to the most known antient & reputed bounds thereof having regard to all Patents & Evidences that shall be produced by Plantiff or Defendant and if they find the Defendant a Trespasser that they value the damage & to the end there may be no further delay therein and that the said Jury shall see causes. it is further ordered that they do survey & lay out the adlacent land of the said JOHN MILLS and make report of their whole proceedings herein under their hands in writing to the next Court held for this County. Capt. SAMUEL TRAVERS & Mr. THOMAS GLASCOCK or either of them are requested to meet at the time & place aforesaid to administer an Oath to the Jurors for their true survey as also to such Evidence as shall be there produced by either party for their true discovery of what they know concerning the said Land.

Richmond County Court 7th of October 1696⁴², p 165

 Capt. ARTHUR SPICER appears JOHN MILLS
Capt. GEORGE BRENT appears Attorney for WILLIAM SMITH
And whereas the Jurors in the suit between WILLIAM SMYTH Plantiff and JOHN MILLS, Voucher of WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Deft., have retd: their verdict under their hands & seals to this Court in these words as following (vizt.) In Obedience to an order of Richmond County Court bearing date the 5th of August 1696, we whose names are hereunto subscribed together with Capt. WILLOUGHBY ALLERTON (p 166) Surveyor, did go onto the land therein mentioned on the day therein perfixed & did survey and lay out the same according to the most known antient and reputed bounds thereof, being the bounds and courses of the Patent and have had regard to all evidences and Patents that was produced either by Plantiff or Defendant, And furthermore in Obedience unto the said order we find the Patent of Mr. JOHN MILLS to be uncertain for that it mentioneth no certain place in the County the land lie therein nor any evidence to make appr: to us any beginning so that we find the Defendant a Trespasser and that the Plantiff is damnified Fifty pounds of tobe: &c. which verdict this Court have confirmed & do order that the said JOHN MILLS as Voucher of WILLIAM RICHARDSON, do pay unto the said WILLIAM SMYTH Fifty pounds of tobo: damage togther with all cost and that his Majestys Writt habere do issue directed to the Sheriff of this County or his Deputy to put the said WILLIAM SMYTH into quiet possession of the said Land premises from which Judgment the sd JOHN MILLS, Voucher, doth appeal unto his Excellency and Councell for a Rehearing on the 3rd day of the next General Court.

 - JOHN MILLS together with JOHN MORGAN this day acknowledged themselves indebted to Majr. WILLIAM TAYLOE in the sum of Two thousand pounds of tobacco to be paid unto the said Major TAYLOE, High Sheriff &c., in case the said JOHN MILLS shall not prosecute his appeal made from an Order of this Court granted against him to WILLIAM SMYTH

 - WILLIAM SMYTH together with Capt. WILLOUGHBY ALLERTON this day did acknowledge themselves indebted unto Majr. WILLIAM TAYLOE in the sum of Two thousand pounds of tobacco to be paid unto the said Majr. TAYLOE in cm the said WILLIAM SMYTH shall not answer

Richmond County Court 4th of February 1696/7⁴², p 209

 Order is granted against the Sheriff to WILLIAM SMYTH, Carpenter, for the non appearance of JOHN MILLS for Five thousand eight hundred & thirty nine pounds of tobacco according to Declaration. Attachment heron is granted to the Sheriff.