Court Cases

Relevant court csaes to the family's history

Virginia

Before the Wythe County Chancery Court, 6 June 1821, Richard Thompson Heirs & Administrators vs. John Thompson, from Chancery Order Book A-1, Pages 1-31 online source at RootsWeb. This case basically confirms Williams children with Martha prior to her remariage, and that estate.

First Court of Russell County

John Thompson (related to Marhta "Mattie" Thompson?) was a justice at the First Court.

West Virginia

Ferrell v. Ferrell, 53 W. Va. 515 (1903)

Ferrell v. Ferrell, 53 W. Va. 515, before the West Virginia Supreme Court, 1903, W. Va. 515 (1903) 53. This case is in the WV Archives in Box 526-22, should we get the chance to search the archive. The case was basically the son Floyd trying to get a bigger share of the land inherited, that his father Anderson meant to give to his new wife Mary..

Kentucky

Case #3

Just adding these to get TOC and links to subsections for now.