I did a search of the BP2000 list Archives and found that this volume and many others from the series had been posted in the year 2000. I searched on the word "Monongalia." To search the BP2000 archives: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Laurel Baty, L252 Laurel Baty wrote: > >From "Monongalia County, (West) Virginia: Records of the District, > Superior and County Courts, Volume 1: 1776 -- 1799" by Melba Pender > Zinn, Heritage Books, 1990 > (This is a multiple volume series--I think there were at least 11 > volumes and there seemed to a lot of Beatys, and also Shumans for L6 in > some of the later volumes. I only did a few volumes, not being at all > familiar with the research that has been done in this county) > > Page 14 > 1c -- 1788, District Court, Monongalia County. Pre-emption Treasury > Warrant #2044, on original parchment, to Jeremiah Simpson, assignee of > __Ramsey, assignee of William Morgan, dated 14 March 1782 for 200 acres > surveyed on 15 March 1786 in Monongalia County adjoining John Green, > said Simpson, ROBERT BEATY and Robert Bennett dated 8 July 1788. On > reverse, "I do hereby certify that Sam'l Crane has bought the within > tract of land," signed Jer'm Simpson. > > Page 28 > 7 - 1791, District Court, Monongalia County. From Ohio County Court, > June 1791. WILLIAM BEATY confined to the gaol of said county on a > charge of "feloniously steeling from George Coughan (later Cogran) a > purse of money of forty guinies, three halfjoes and six french crowns." > An Appearance Bond in the amount of 81 pounds and 10 shillings of > Pennsylvania money was filed and George and William McCorkhill and John > Churchill to give evidence at next term of court in behalf of the > Commonwealth. William Boggs summoned to testify in behalf of THOMAS > BEATY, 11 August 1791. To the sheriff of Ohio County and to the > District Jailer at Morgan Town in Monongalia County: "whereas at a court > held by the Commonwealth in Ohio County, 20 June 1791, for the > examination of WILLIAM BEATY, late of Pennsylvania, then a Prisoner in > the said Ohio County jail on charges as aforesaid, it being determined > that said BEATY stand trial and be removed to the district jail at > Morgan Town, Monongalia County." John Churchill made oath that about 17 > June 1791 he was coming up the Ohio River in the company of WILLIAM > BEATY and several other men. They stopped with the boat at a small > distance below the mouth of Muskingham River on the western side and > after securing the boat said BEATY went on shore an sometime later that > night came on board and woke said Churchill and asked him who was lying > in the stern of the boat and Churchill replied "No one except George > McCorkhill" and said BEATY went and laid down beside said George > McCorkhill and put his hand in his pocket and then and there took a > purse with money in it and got up and went out of the boat and this > despondent followed the said BEATY and "saw him empty the purse into his > hand and his hand into his pocket and drop the purse on the ground and > cover it with land", 20 June 1791. George McCorkhill's deposition dated > 20 June 1791 tells a like story adding that the said BEATY alleged that > he had taken the purse as a prank and had hid the money near old > McMasham's fence, and the despondent further added that said BEATY > offered him 12 pounds to say nothing of the affair. Said BEATY was > delivered to the district jail at Morgan Town, 27 June 1791. William > Bragg summoned to testify in behalf of said BEATY and the jurors were: > Morgan Hunt, James Beard Turner, Danial and John Morgan, James Moor, > Nathaniel Coalman, George Der__?, Morgan Vanmeter, John Beckey, John > Humphries, Charles Dills, and John Dates. > > Page 135 > 36 --1797, District Court, Monongalia County. ALEXANDER BEATY summoned > to answer Silas Lord in a plea of trespass, assault and battery $500 > damage, 7 June 1797. September 1797 term of court, dismissed, defendant > paying costs. > > Page 201 > 47 -- 1797, Monongalia County Court. Alexander and Thomas Fleming > summoned to answer ALEXANDER BEATEY and David Shockley in a plea of > trespass $100 damage, 27 July 1797. "This action is brought for the > breach of ___ contract." > > Page 210 > 54 -- 1798, ALEXANDER BEATY summoned to answer Alexander Hawtorn in a > plea of debt for 5 pounds, 16 shillings and 8 pence due by note, 18 > January 1798. Note dated 29 November 1797. > > Page 233 > 57c -- 1799, Notice to ALEXANDER BEATY and John Baker of suit for > payment of "forthcoming bond" for 9 pounds, 44 shillings and 4 pence > dated 10 August last, due 17 August last, by Jno Evans and J. W. Dean, > executors for E. Burrough, deceased, 12 Septmeber 1799. Attachment Bond > for BEATY with John Baker as surety, 10 August 1799, to ensure the > attached property of BEATY would be delivered at time of public sale. > October 1799 term of court, judgement. > > Page 254 > 62 -- 1791....WILLIAM BEATY committed to jail for felony, 2 June 1791. > > Laurel Baty, L252 > > ==== BP2000 Mailing List ==== > **************************************** > BEATTY CENSUS PROJECT > BP2000 members are currently extracting > Beatty data from U.S. Census Records. We > need volunteers for research as well as > for recording the information in our > database. Write Ray Beatty <RCBDJR@AOL.COM> > if you can help.