Hastons in Early Van Buren County, TN Court Minutes – 1845-1849

Hastons in Court - The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Links will be activated when the posts have been published.

(From TSLA – Van Buren County, TN MF Roll #14)

Year of 1845

Page	Name	Description
139	David Haston	J.P. – county court (January term)
140	Arthur Mitchell	Appointed to serve in the April 1845 circuit court, representing the 3rd district.
142	W.B. Haston’s old place	Reference to the road from the north end of Robert Gamble’s lane to W.B. Haston’s “old place.”
	David Haston’s lane James W. Haston	Road from Thomas Moore’s to the Pikeville road at the end of David Haston’s lane, a second class road. James W. Haston was on that road crew.
143	David McHaston Road to mouth of Cane Creek	David McHaston was one of the hands on the crew to repair the 2nd class road from the foot of the mountain to the mouth of Cane Creek.
144	David Haston	J.P. – county court (March term)
145	Thomas C. Haston Montgomery Haston Wilie B. Haston Wilie B. Haston’s lane	Appointed overseer of road from Spencer to Wilie B. Haston’s lane at Cane Creek. (3rd class road?) Some of the hands: Montgomery Haston & Wilie B. Haston. Note: This is the first reference to Montgomery G. Haston in the Van Buren County court minutes. He becomes a prominent person in some subsequent years. He would have been approximately 21 or 22 years old at this time. Did he just now move to this area? He would have been of the legal age to work on road crews, etc. prior to this time. For example, Wm. Carroll Haston was assigned to a road crew just about a month after his 18th birthday. See page 198.
	Arthur Mitchell	On a jury of view to lay out a road of the 2nd class from Fleming’s old ferry to the foot of the mountain.
146	David Haston	J.P. – county court (April term)
	James A. Haston	Commissioned again as a Justice of the Peace and took the necessary oaths. The record here does not indicate which district he represented at this time. In January 1846 he seems to have been living in the 7th district. See page 161. Perhaps his relocation (from the 3rd district to the 7th district) was the reason that he resigned from his 3rd district J.P. position in October of 1844.
	Isaac Haston	Attached to Smith Vaden’s list of road hands.
149	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of April term) This appears to be a personal signature of Jas. A. Hastin. He spelled his last name with an “i.”
150	David Haston	J.P. – county court (May term)
	Wilie B. Haston’s place	Road from Wilie B. Haston’s to Birden Wheeler’s, a 2nd class road.
	David Haston	Appointed to serve in the August 1845 circuit court, representing the 3rd district.
151	David McHaston	Selected to “wait on the court” (August 1845 circuit court) as a constable.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (June term)
	Isaac Haston	He and others on the crew for a 2nd class road from Wm. Denney’s old place to the Pikeville road at Abijah Crane’s.
	Arthur Mitchell David Haston	Appointed to be judges and inspectors for the August election in the 3rd district.
	Wilie B. Haston	Appointed to be a judge and inspector for the August election in the 4th district.
152	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (July term)
153	James A. Haston Willie B. Haston	Appointed to be commissioners on Mitchell’s (formerly Hail’s) Turnpike.
	Courthouse	Ordered by the court that the undertaker of the building of the courthouse have liberty to build said house of brick instead of wood.
154	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of July term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (August term)
155	Montgomery G. Haston Thomas C. Haston	Produced a certificate of his election as constable in the 4th district and took the appropriate oaths. Thomas C. Haston was security for this appointment.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of August term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
156	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of September term) This appears to be a personal signature of Jas. A. Hastin. He signed his name with an “i.”
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (October term)
157	Joseph Haston	Appointed to oversee the 3rd class road from William Denny’s old place (at the burnt house) to the top of the little mountain.
158	Abram Trogdon	Attached to N.M. Gillentine’s road crew.
159	David Haston	J.P. – county court (November term)
160	David Haston	Appointed as chairman of the court protem, since the regular chairman was not present.
	Thomas C. Haston	Made lowest bid ($5.95) on a pauper, James Wasson (?). Thomas C. Haston was to take care of him until next January.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of November term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (December term)
	Wilie B. Haston’s old place	Reference to the 2nd class road from the end of Robert Gamble’s land to Wilie Bl Haston’s old place.
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of December term). This appears to be a personal signature of Jas. A. Hastin. It appears that he probably spelled his last name with an “i.”

Year of 1846

Page	Name	Description
161	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (January term)
	David Haston James A. Haston	Both appointed as coroner for this year of 1846.
	David Haston	Appointed as revenue commissioner for the 3rd district.
	James A. Haston	Appointed as revenue commissioner for the 7th district. Note: He was now living in a different location. Earlier, he had lived in the 3rd district. Perhaps this relocation was the reason that he resigned from his position as J.P. in October of 1844. See pages 133 and 146.
	Arthur Mitchell	Appointed to represent the 3rd district in the April 1846 circuit court.
	Wilie B. Haston	Appointed to represent the 4th district in the April 1846 circuit court.
162	James A. Haston	Appointed to represent the 7th district in the April 1846 circuit court.
	Montgomery G. Haston	Resigned his position as constable in 4th district and allowed $2.00 for waiting on the court in December of 1845
163	Thomas C. Haston	Paid $4.00 for taking care of and burying a pauper, James Wassom.
164	James A. Haston	Appointed to hold the March 1846 election for county officers. Apparently, he was over the entire election process and not just his district.
	David Haston	Appointed to be election judge and inspector for the 3rd district, for the March 1846 elections.
	James A. Haston	Security for Josiah Hodges who took the bid on a pauper.
165	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of January term) This appears to be the personal signature of James A. Haston, which he spelled “Hastin.”
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (February term)
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (adjournment of February term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Haston spelled his last name, “Hastin.”
166	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (March term)
167	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (adjournment of March term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Haston spelled his last name, “Hastin.”
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (April term)
168	David M.C. Haston Montgomery G. Haston	David M.C. Haston was appointed to two more years as constable in the 3rd district. Montgomery G. Haston (and Birden Wheeler) were security for him.
	James A. Haston	Security for William Moyers, newly elected constable for the 7th district.
169	M.G. Haston	A road hand on the 2nd class road from the little pole bridge to the crossroad at the foot of the mountain.
170	David Haston Arthur Mitchell	Appointed to be 3rd district judges and inspectors for the May 1846 Sheriff’s election.
	W.B. Haston	Appointed to be 4th district judge and inspector for the May 1846 Sheriff’s election.
171	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (adjournment of April term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Haston spelled his last name, “Hastin.”
172	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (May term)
173	Road from Wm. Denney’s old place	Road from Wm. Denney’s old place to the Pikeville road at Abijah Crane’s, 2nd class road.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of May term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
174	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (June term)
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (adjournment of June term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. Jas. A. Haston spelled his last name, “Hastin.”
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (July term)
175	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (July term) – continuation of J.P. names from previous page.
	James A. Haston David Haston	Voted to allow $40 for ex officio services for two years to Lewis Hunter (specific type of service not named).
	Road from Spencer to Cane Creek	3rd class road from Spencer to the Cane Creek road near Burrel Manoard’s.
176	David Haston James A. Haston	These and other men relinquished payment (jury tickets) for their jury duty. These appear to be their personal signatures.
177	M.G. Haston David MC Haston	These and other men relinquished their unpaid claims for services rendered to their county. These appear to be personal signatures.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of July term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
178	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (August term)
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (adjournment of August term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. Jas. A. Haston spelled his last name, “Hastin.”
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (September term)
179	John Haston	Road hand on the crew for the road from the little pole bridge to the cross roads at the foot of the mountain.
	Joseph Haston	Appointed overseer of 3rd class road from Denney’s old house to top of the little mountain west of Joseph Cummings’.
	Isaac T. Haston James W. Haston John Haston David Haston’s lane	Overseer of the 2nd class road from Thomas Moore to the Pikeville road at David Haston’s lane. James W. Haston was one of the road hands on this crew and John Haston, apparently was originally appointed to this crew but crossed off the list and appointed to another list on the top of this page.
	Road to mouth of Cane Creek	Road from the cross roads at Wm. Denny’s to the mouth of Cane Creek.
180	David Mc Haston	On a crew for the 2nd class road between Wm. Denny’s and the mouth of Cane Creek – continuation from the bottom of the previous page.
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (adjournment of September term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. Jas. A. Haston spelled his last name, “Hastin.”
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (October term)
	David Haston’s lane James W. Haston Wm. Denney, Sr.	Wm. Denney Sr. appointed overseer of 2nd class road from Thomas Moore’s to Pikeville Road at the end of David Haston’s lane. James W. Haston was one of the road hands.
182	Abram Trogdon	On a list of road hands for the 2nd class road from Indian Camp to foot of first hill.
	James A. Haston James W. Haston Arthur Mitchell David McHaston	James A. Haston appointed overseer of the timber and to open the 2nd class road from foot of the first hill at end of Gillentine’s road to Denney’s still house. James W. Haston and Arthur Mitchell and David McHaston were on the list of road hands
	Montgomery G. Haston Isaac Haston Carrel Haston James W. Haston John Haston	Montgomery G. Haston appointed overseer to open 2nd class road from Denney’s still house to the lime kiln on side of mountain. Some road hands: Isaac Haston, Carrel Haston, James W. Haston, and John Haston
183	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (adjournment of October term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name, “Hastin.”
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (November term)
	Willie B. Haston	2nd class road from Willie B. Haston’s to Berden Wheeler’s.
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (adjournment of November term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name, “Hastin.”
184	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (December term)
185	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (adjournment of December term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name, “Hastin.”

Year of 1847

Page	Name	Description
185	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (January term)
186	David Haston	J.P. – county court (January term) – continuation of J.P. names for this term.
	W.B. Haston	Appointed to serve in April 1847 circuit court, representing 4th district.
187	David Haston	Appointed as coroner for this year of 1847.
188	Ford of river at Wm. L. Mitchell’s	Reference to 2nd class road from ford of the river at Wm. L. Mitchell’s to Hail’s turnpike road. Wm. Stipe was the overseer of that road.
	W.B. Haston’s old place	Reference to 2nd class road from the end of Robert Gamble’s lane to W.B. Haston’s old place.
	Abram Trogdon	Ordered by court that a pavement be put around the courthouse, six feet wide all round the house level with door sills. Abram Trogdon to do this work at price of $40.
189	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment until Tuesday morning of January term) This appears to be his personal signature. He spelled his last name, “Hastin.”
190	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (Tuesday morning of January term)
	James A. Haston David Haston	Spencer town lots had been sold; apparently James A. & David Haston had been involved in that process.
191	James A. Haston	Paid $2.00 for holding the previous election.
	Arthur Mitchell	On a road jury view to laying off and marking a 2nd or 3rd class road from Hodges Ferry to intersect the road near John Frisby’s.
192	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of January term) This appears to be his personal signature. He spelled his last name, “Hastin.”
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (February term)
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of February term) This appears to be the personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (March term)
193	David M.C. Haston	Tendered his resignation as constable. Question: Was this in preparation for his move to Missouri?
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of March term) This appears to be the personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (April term)
194	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (April term) – continuation of list of J.P.s for this term from previous page.
	M.G. Haston	Appointed to a jury of view to change the 2nd class road around Daniel Mooneyham’s farm.
	Arthur Mitchell	He and others made a report on the change of a 2nd class road from Hodges Ferry to John Frisby’s.
195	James A. Haston M.G. Haston	Road they and others had opened was ordered to be received and they were discharged from their duties.
	M.G. Haston	He was overseer of the road from the forks of the road near William Moore’s on to where David Moore lived. He had changed the road and was to keep the road in repair.
	David Haston M.G. Haston	Appointed to a jury to change the road near Robert Gamble’s upper plantation. Reference to “the old road on top of a hill near an old school house.”
196	M.G. Haston David Mc Haston David Haston	M.G. Haston filled the 3rd district constable vacancy created when David McHaston resigned. David Haston and Burden Wheeler were securities. Note: The first mention of M.G. Haston that identifies where he lived in Van Buren Count was his August 1845 election as constable of the 4th district, which position he resigned in January 1846. Here in April 1847, he appears in the 3rd district. Later, he will settle back in the 4th district.
	Willie B. Haston	On a road jury to lay off and mark a 3rd class road from ford below M. Crane’s down the creek toward Anderson’s mill, to intersect at Pikeville road near Abijah Crain’s.
198	M.G. Haston	On crew for 3rd class road from cross roads near William Denney’s to the mouth of Cane Creek.
	James W. Haston Wm. C. Haston John C. Haston David Haston’s lane	Overseer of 2nd class road from Thomas Moore’s to the south end of David Haston’s lane. Wm. C. Haston and John C. Haston were on that crew. Note: Wm. C. Haston had just turned 18 years of age about a month earlier (on March 2nd).
	Isaac Haston	On a crew for a 2nd class road from the ford of the Creek near Crain’s to the Denney’s burnt house.
199	Joseph Haston	On the crew for the 3rd class road from Denney’s burnt house to Alexander Harris’ place.
	Road from cross road near Wm. Denney’s	2nd class road from the cross roads near William Denney’s to the ford of the river near Martin Earl’s.
204	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of Monday’s session in April term) This appears to be David Haston’s personal signature.
205	David Haston	J.P. – county court (Tuesday session in April term)
206	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of April term) This appears to be David Haston’s personal signature.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (May term)
	James W. Haston	Appointed to serve on August 1847 circuit court to represent 3rd district.
	James A. Haston	Appointed to serve on August 1847 circuit court to represent 7th district.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of May term) This appears to be David Haston’s personal signature.
207	David Haston	J.P. – county court (June term)
		J.P. – county court (adjournment of June term) This appears to be David Haston’s personal signature.
208	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (July term)
	Willie B. Haston	He and other appointed to lay off and mark a 3rd class road from ford of creek below M.P. Crain’s down the creek on the direction to Anderson’s mills to intersect the Pikeville road near Abijah Crain’s.
209	9th Civil District formed	A new (9th) district was formed. It bounded White, Bledsoe, and Van Buren counties and one of the lines ran down Cane Creek.
	M.G. Haston	Was a tutor for an orphan boy, George Winder, who was about 17 years old.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of July term) This appears to be David Haston’s personal signature.
210	David Haston	J.P. – county court (August term)
	Joseph C. Haston M.G. Haston	Added to a list of Wm. F. Carter’s road hands.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of August term) This appears to be David Haston’s personal signature.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (September term)
211	Arthur Mitchell	Appointed to serve in the next circuit court to represent the 3rd district.
	Thomas C. Haston	Appointed to serve in the next circuit court to represent the 4th district.
212	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of September term) This appears to be David Haston’s personal signature.
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (October term)
213	Bethellee meeting house	Located somewhere at foot of the mountain
	Road to intersect Pikeville road near Abijah Crain’s	2nd class road from Martin P. Crain’s down the creek near Robert Gamble’s field to intersect the Pikeville road near Abijah Crain’s.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of October term) This appears to be David Haston’s personal signature.
214	David Haston	J.P. – county court (November term)
215	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of November term) This appears to be David Haston’s personal signature.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (December term)
	Road from Robert Gamble’s lane	2nd class road from mouth of Robert Gamble’s lane to the forks of the road near M.P. Crain’s farm.
	W.B. Haston’s old house	Joseph Moore’s road order to be extended to W.B. Haston’s old house.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of December term) This appears to be David Haston’s personal signature.

Year of 1848

Page	Name	Description
216	David Haston	J.P. – county court (January term)
217	David Haston James A. Haston	Appointed as coroners for this year.
218	Arthur Mitchell	Appointed to serve as judge for the April 1848 election in the 3rd district.
219	David Haston	Appointed to be the revenue collector in the 3rd district.
	James A. Haston	Appointed to be the revenue collector in the 7th district.
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of Monday session in January term) These appear to be the personal signatures of these men.
220	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s – county court (Tuesday session in January term)
	James A. Haston	Allowed 37 1/2 cents for a lock and key to be used in the jail house.
221	M.G. Haston	Appointed to oversee a 2nd class road from John S. Parker’s to the cross roads near the place of Wm. Denney, Sr.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of January term) This appears to be David Haston’s personal signature.
	David Haston	J.P. – county court (February term)
	James A. Haston David Haston’s lane	Released as overseer on the road leading past David Haston’s on to Sparta and Wm. Lewis appointed on the same road from Thomas Moore’s to the south end of David Haston’s lane.
223	David Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of February term) This appears to be David Haston’s personal signature.
224	James A. Haston
	David Haston	Released from his duties as tax collector in the 3rd district.
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of March term) This appears to be the personal signature of Jas. A. Hastin, in which he spelled his last name “Hastin.”
225	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (April term)
232	James A. Haston	Produced his certificate as J.P. and took the oaths. Apparently, his previous term had expired.
237	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of Monday session in April term) This appears to be his personal signature. He spelled his name “Hastin.”
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (Tuesday session of April term)
239	Road from Spencer to Cane Creek	Road from Spencer to Solomon Reece’s (on Cane Creek) be changed to leave Spencer at the southwest corner of the college lot, thence east with Stewart’s fence to southeast corner of same, thence with the ridge including the old road.
242	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of April term) This appears to be his personal signature. He spelled his name “Hastin.”
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (May term)
	Wille B. Haston	Appointed to serve in September 1848 circuit court to represent 4th district.
243	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of May term) This appears to be his personal signature. He spelled his name “Hastin.”
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (June term)
244	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of June term) This appears to be his personal signature. He spelled his name “Hastin.”
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (July term)
245	Thomas C. Haston	On jury to lay off and mark a 2nd class road from this place (court house in Spencer?) on to intersect the Cane Creek road near Samuel Mathiases’ mills place.
	Road from “double ford” on Cane Creek	John Gillentine appointed overseer on road from “Double ford” on Cane Creek on to intersect the Pikeville road near the Pennington cabin.
247	Road from ford of the creek at Joseph Moore’s	2nd class road from the ford of the creek at Joseph Moore’s to the north end of Robert Gamble’s land on the south side of the Guffee Spring.
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of Monday session in July term) This appears to be his personal signature. He spelled his name “Hastin.”
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (Tuesday session in July term)
248	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (August term)
249	M.G. Haston’s road	Reference to M.G. Haston’s road, that is the road that he was overseeing.
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of August term) This appears to be his personal signature. He spelled his name “Hastin.”
250	Joseph Haston	On a crew for a 2nd class road from Widow Parker’s at the top of the mountain on to William Denney’s at the cross roads.
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (October term)
251	Road from mouth of Cane Creek	David Moore released from being overseer of road from mouth of Cane Creek to the cross roads near William Denney’s Sr. and Jacob Stipes to assume that job.
	David Haston’s lane William C. Haston Isaac T. Haston	William C. Haston and Isaac T. Haston were on a road crew for the road from near the mouth of Cane Creek on to the sound end of David Haston’s lane.
	Willie B. Haston	2nd class road from Willie B. Haston’s old house down Cane Creek on to Abijah Crain’s draw bar’s (?) to intersect the Pikeville road.
252	Isaac Haston	A road hand for the 2nd class road from town of Spencer to Widow Parker’s (probably widow of Andrew K. Parker).
	James A. Haston	He and others on a road jury to view the two roads, one by Harmon York’s and the other down the Laurel Creek.
253	James A. Haston	He and others to lay off and establish school districts to be taken from the 4th and 3rd districts.
254	Abraham Trogden	Still associated with work on the courthouse.
	James A. Haston	On a road jury of view to lay off and mark a road from cross roads near William Denney’s Sr. on to intersect the Pikeville road at the ford of Cane Creek near Abijah Crain’s farm.
	Ford of Cane Creek near Abijah Crain’s farm	Jesse Dodson appointed to oversee the 2nd class road from the cross roads near Wm. Denney’s Sr. on to the Pikeville road near Abijah Crain’s farm at the ford of Cane Creek. See previous entry on this page.
	Road from top of mountain to Wm Denney’s	2nd class road from top of mountain at the widow Parker’s on to the branch at Denney’s Sr. old stillhouse.
	Joseph Haston	On a crew for the 2nd class road from the south side of the branch near William Denney’s old still house on to the cross roads near Wm. Denney, Sr.’s.
255	David Haston – of the 8th district	“David Haston” appointed to jury duty in the January 1849 circuit court. Which “David Haston” was this? This person was in the 8th district, not the 3rd district where David Haston, son of Daniel Haston, lived.
256	James A. Haston	James A. Haston Esq. presented some papers to court which implicated Newel Crain as the father of a bastard child, with Elizabeth Jane Martin, a single woman.
	James A. Haston	Justice of the Peace in the Newel Crain vs. Elizabeth Jane Martin bastardy case.
257	James A. Haston	Another mention of him in his role as the JP for the Crain vs. Martin bastardy case.
	James A. Haston	Voted with the majority of J.P.s regarding some kind of allowance to be set by the court.
258	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of Monday’s session of October term) This appears to be the personal signature of James A. Haston. He spelled his last name “Hastin.”
259	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (November term)
	Ford of Cane Creek at Abijah Crain’s	2nd class road from cross roads near William Denney’s Sr. on to the fork of the road near Abijah Crain’s farm at the ford of Cane Creek.
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of November term) This appears to be the personal signature of James A. Haston. He spelled his last name “Hastin.”
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (December term)
260	Ford of Cane Creek at Abijah Crain’s	John J. Walker be released from overseeing the 2nd class road from cross roads near William Denney’s Sr. on to the road near Abijah Crain’s farm at the ford of Cane Creek.
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of December term) This appears to be the personal signature of James A. Haston. He spelled his last name “Hastin.”

Year of 1849

Page	Name	Description
261	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (January term)
263	10th school district David Haston’s far,	Report on October 1848 assignment to lay off school districts. A 10th district was established, “beginning on the east side of Cane Creek, running up said creek crossing the same at the mouth of the big spring including the David Haston farm, thence to Dodson Walker, thence to Robert Walker, thence to the county line running so as to leave Clayton McComack and where Joseph Moore now lives within the same, to the beginning.” Note: None of the other school districts were mentioned here.
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of Monday session of the January term) This appears to be the personal signature of James A. Haston. He spelled his last name “Hastin.”
264	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (Tuesday session of the January term)
265	Ford of Cane Creek to Robert Gamble’s land	Road from ford of Cane Creek on to Robert Gamble’s lane, 2nd class road.
266	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (February term)
267	School house near John McBride	3rd class road from the school house near John McBride on to the top of the mountain near Micajah Simmons’; road hands’ names appear to be from the general Cane Creek – Caney Fork area.
269	Ford of Cane Creek to Robert Gamble’s land	Road from ford of Cane Creek on to Robert Gamble’s lane, 2nd class road.
270	Wilie B. Haston’s spring & lane by his house	Change in road by Burrell Manoard from near the 6 mile post on the south side of Manoard new ground on to cross Cane Creek at Willie B. Haston’s spring running through his lane by his house to intersect the old road near the 5 mile post.
273	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of Monday session in April term) This appears to be the personal signature of Jas. A. Hastin. He spelled his last name “Hastin.”
274	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (Tuesday session of April term)
275	Thomas C. Haston	Ordered by court to “return William Crealey and Sion C. Crealey back to their mother and furnish two bushels of meal and 20 lbs. of bacon for the use and maintenance of said children until the first Monday in May next and that said Haston return said children unto court at that time to be further dealt with as the law directs.” It appears that Marion (Marvon?) Crealey appeared in court, along with the Sheriff, in behalf of this action.
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of the April term) This appears to be the personal signature of James A. Hastin. He spelled his last name “Hastin.”
	Thomas C. Haston	Elected as constable in the 4th district. W.B. Haston and David Haston were securities for him (on next page).
276	Thomas C. Haston David Haston W.B. Haston	Continuation of the process of approving Thomas C. Haston as the 4th district constable.
	Thomas C. Haston Wm. C. Haston	“This day Thomas C. Haston according to order of last court appeared into court with William Crealy who was bound to Wm. C. Haston according to law to serve from this till the age of 21.”
277	Thomas C. Haston	“This day Thomas C. Haston came into open court according to previous orders with S.C. Crealy therefore the court _ said child to be bound and as there was no other person applied for said child the court order Solomon Reese to maintain said child till further orders.”
279	Arthur Mitchell	Appointed to be an election judge for August 1849 election, for 3rd district.
	Willie B. Haston	Appointed to be an election judge for August 1849 election, for 4th district.
	David Haston	Appointed to be an election judge for August 1849 election, for 7th district. Question: Which “David Haston” was this? James A. Haston lived in this district, but he did not have a son by this name…as far as we know.
	Isaac Haston	Appointed, from 3rd district, to serve in the September 1849 term of what was probably the circuit court.
	W.B. Haston	Appointed, from 4th district, to serve in the September 1849 term of what was probably the circuit court.
280	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (July term)
281	Thomas C. Haston	Thomas C. Haston paid by the court for furnishing Louisa Crealy’s children with bacon and meal.
	David Martin or David N. Haston?	Ordered by the court that this person be overseer on the road from the forks of the road at the graveyard on to the southeast corner of Mulder’s (?) field…
	Joseph C. Haston	Added to Wm. Steakley’s road crew.
282	David Haston’s fence	Road from David Haston’s fence on to the mouth of Cane Creek be reduced to a 3rd class road.
	Road to mouth of Cane Creek	Road from foot of mountain to the mouth of Cane Creek, by way of William Moore’s, reduced to 3rd class road.
284	Road from ford of Cane Creek to Robert Gamble’s	Road from the ford of Cane Creek on to Robert Gamble’s land (2nd class).
285	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (October term)
286	Road adjacent to Thomas Stipe’s	3rd class road on east side of Thomas Stipe’s new ground, being the field that Jesse Dodson cleared.
	Road from ford of Cane Creek	2nd class road from ford of Cane Creek near Joseph Moore’s on to the mouth of Robert Gamble’s lane.
287	Joseph C. Haston	Appointed to January 1850 circuit court jury duty for 3rd district.
	Abraham Trogdon	Appointed to January 1850 circuit court jury duty for 4th district.
	James A. Haston	Appointed to January 1850 circuit court jury duty for 7th district.
289	Thomas C. Haston James A. Haston	Securities for Willie Steakley, who filled the vacancy in the office of Trustee, created when Joseph Cummings resigned. (two entries on this page for this same action)
290	James A. Haston William C. Haston J.C. Haston M.G. Haston	James A. Haston appointed to be overseer of a 2nd class road from top of mountain near the “2 mile post” to the south side of the branch at Denney’s old still house. Road hands: William C. Haston, J. C. Haston, & M.G. Haston.
291	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (December term)
	James A. Haston	J.P. – county court (adjournment of December term) This appears to be the personal signature of Jas. A. Hastin. He spelled his last name “Hastin.”

Hastons in Court - The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

If you appreciated this article, please share it with others who might also enjoy it.

Leave a ReplyCancel reply