Russell County Virginia Court Order Book No#1 1786-1791

p.201.....June 15, 1790, Matthew Ramey summoned for failing to give the commissioner a list of his taxable property.

p.204/5...July 20, 1790, commonwealth against Matthew Ramey for refusing to give the commissioner a list of taxable property accordint to law, dismissed on the defendant paying the cost.

p.207.....Aug. 17,1790, Matthew Ramey is exempted from payng poll tax and county levy it appearing to the court that he is infirmed.

Russell County Virginia Court Order Book No#2 1792-1799

p.99.....Sept. 24, 1793, We present Elizabeth Ramey for having a .......born child.

p.204.....Apr. 29, 1795, Matthew Ramey ....vs Prater and others Defts:

trespass continured for the plaintiff. It appearing to the court that the plaintiff is not an inhabitant of this state. It is ordered that times be given til next June Corut for him to give security for the costs in prosecuting the said suit.

p.218.....June 24, 1795, Matthew Ramey ...against Prater and others Defts:

In Tresspass, a jury trial. The charges were deemed to be false. Plaintiff to pay the defendants costs eppended in their defense.

p.303.....Aug. 23, 1796, Timothy Burgess allowed to build a grist mill on his land.

p.303.....Aug. 23, 1796, Ordered that Timothy Burgess be exempted form working on highways on account of his age and infimities(could be grandfather of James Timothy Ramey)

p.334.....Nov 23, 1796, Champion Fares vs. Samuel Ramey in case remanded to the Rule Docket.

p.373.....June 28, 1797, Ordered that William Gibson.....James Ramey 53 cents for one days attendance for him vs William Smith.

p.431.....Feb 27, 1798.....Two indentures of bargain and sale of land from James Ramey and Mary, his wife,

to David Hansen was acknowledged in court by the said farmer and Mary his wife being privily examined as....and ordered to....

p.518.....Oct. 23, 1798 Indenture of bargain and sale of land from Timothy Burgess, Martha his wife to John Cleft.

Russell County Virginia Court Order Book No#2 1799-1808

p.95......Oct 29, 1800, Samuel Ramey $4 for killing one old wolf.

p.190.....June 22, 1802, An Indenture of bargain and sale of land from Charles Kilgore to James Rameyw as provided in court and proven by the oaths of William Kilgore and Ralph Kilgore two of the witnessses thereto and continued for further proof.

p.564.....Oct 7, 1806, An Indenture of b and s of L from Joseph Whitely and Frances his wife, to Samuel Ramey was acknowledged by Jos. from otbr. Same from Samuel Ramey to John and James Flannery was acknowledged in Court by the said Samuel and ordered to be recorded.

p.565.....Oct 7, 1806, An Indenture of b and s of l from timoth Sexton and Easter his wife.

p.605.....June 2, 1807, ordered that John Cole be surveyor of the road from the ford of Clinch River to the top of Copper ridge in the room of Jacob Ramey and that John Montgomery, gent, furnish him with a list of tithables.

p.709.....June 7, 1809, Jacob Ramey was one of the 4 to view a proposed road from Patr4ick Porters old mill to the main road to land owned by Henry Smith.

Russell County Virginia Court Order Book No#3 1799-1808

p.280.....Oct 26, 1803, Jacob Ramey for killing one old wolf $4.00.

p.292.....March 27, 1804, B. & S. of land from David Grace and Elizabeth his wife, to Timoth Seaton(could

James Timothy Ramey be named for him?)

p.345.....OCt 23, 1804, Indentures Deeds from timothy Burgess and Martha his wife to several people.

p.371.....Feb 26, 1805, Ordered that Jacob Ramey be surveyor of the road from the ford of Clinch river to the top of Copper ridge in teh room of Thomas Alley and that John Montgomery,gent, furnish him a lot.

p.380.....March 26, 1805, Ordered that James Ramey senr. be surveyor of the road in the room of Thomas

Long and that John Montgomery, gent, furnish him with a list of tithables.

p.382.....April 23, 1805, John Montgomery, gent, having assigned to furnish Jacob Ramey surveyor of a road with a list of tithables this day produced a list which was approved by the court and appointed accordingly.

p.406.....June 4, 1805, John Montgomery, gent, being assigned to furnish James Ramey surveyor of a road with a list of tithables, this day produced a list which was approved of and appointed accordingly.

p.442.....Sept 4, 1805, Commonwealth vs James Ramey, present, dismissed.

p.451.....Oct. 1, 1805 an Indenture of bargain and sale of land from Charlie Kilgore to James Ramey was produced in court and proven by the oath of Sttephen Kilgore and James Burton two of the witnesses thereto and continued for further proof.

p.455.....Oct 1, 1805, James Ramey for setting up a sign post or index on the road of which he is surveyor,$1.00.

p.458.....Nov 5, 1805, An Indenture of bargain and sale of land from charles Kilgore to James Ramey was again produced in court and proven by the oath of Reuben Marshall.

p.465.....Nov. 6, 1805, Stephen Ogden vs Samuel Ramey P.&S. Discussed.

p.485.....Mar. 4, 1806, Indenture of B & S of L from Joseph Whiteley and wife to Samuel RAmey was proven in court by the oaths of Henry Leath, Joshua Whitely, two of the witnesses..........

p.551.....Sept. 2, 1806, James Ramey was on jury duty.

p.551.....Sept. 2, 1806, John Reamey .....of Abram Davis, who was.....of Ezekiel McCoy, plaintiff against Thomas Davis Defendant. In debt the defendant acknowledgeth the plaintiffs action for $120 until

paid ..............credit on the pricipal of $9.00 paid the first of August 1805.

Russell County Virginia Court Order Book No#4 1808-1813

p.36......Mar. 9, 1809 On the application of Alexander Montgomery to alter the road from the tax of Copper Ridge to the ford of Clinch River it is ordered that John Montgomery, Jacob Ramey, Jonathan Osborn,a nd James Watson....do view the ground as well along which the road now passes as that along which the said alteration is proposed.........

p.58.....June 7, 1809, Upon the return of John Montgomery, Jacob Ramey and Jonathan Osborn...............

9th day of March last to view the ground are of the opinion that the said road alteration applied for will be

convenient and its further appearing that no individual be injured thereby it is considered by the court that the same be opened by the surveyors of the present road.

p.163.....Aug. &, 1810 An indenture of Bargain and sale from John Breeding to Daniel Reamy was acknowledged in court by the said John Breeding......

p.167.....Sept. 4, 1810 Three indentures of Bargain and sale from Samuel Alley and Mary his wife;

one to Jacob Ramey, one to John Dollarhide, and the other to James Osborne won severency in court by the said Samuel and Mary his wife.

p.199.....Nov. 6, 1810, Austin Bush on a grand jury of inquest.

p.279.....Aug. 6, 1811, Daniel Ramey on jury duty.

p.301.....Sep. 5, 1811, Daniel Ramey plaintiff against Samuel Sutherland defendant, on an attachment.

On the motion of the plaintiff by his attorney it is ordered that this attachment be continued til next court.

p.306.....Oct 1, 1811, Daniel Ramey having obtained an attachment against the estate of Samuel Sutherland

who hath privately removed out of the county. Defendant to recover his costs espended in his denfense. case dismissed.

Russell County Virginia Court Order Book No#5 1813-1817

p.2......Apr.6, 1813, Indention of b and s for Samuel Ramey to

William Sal.......proven and other

p.9.....May 5, 1813, Odered that James Ramey junr. be apponted surveyor of the road from the Big Spring to the top of Copper Ridge and that John Montgomery, gent, furnish him with a list of tithables.

p.14.....June 1, 1813, Jacob Ramey was on a grand jury of inquest

p.34.....Aug 3, 1813, ordered that James Ramey Junr. surveyor of the road do keep the same in good repair and according to law with the tithable.

p.70.....Aug. 3, 1813, ordered that James RAmeyjunr, surveyore of the road to keep the same in good repair and according to the laws with the tithable.

p.86.....Mar. 2, 1814, James Vicars, plaintiff, agains James Ramey and wife, defendant,.....an action of the plaintiff by his attorney who filed his declaration the ...suit obtained in the office against him for want of a deed. Is set aside and the cause remanded to the rule docket.

p. 129.....June 9, 1814, James Ramey and Daniel Ramey on jury duty.

p.162.....Nov.2, 1814, James Ramey on Jury duty.

p.164.....Nov.2, 1814, again the same day.

p.165.....Nov.2, 1814, Daniel Ramey on jury Duty.

p.166.....Nov.2, 1814, again the same day.

p.166.....Nov.2, 1814, James Reamy on jury duty.

p.193.....Mar. 8, 1815, James Reamy on jury duty.

p.194.....Mar. 8, 1815, James Vicars against James Ramey and wife: In trespass assault and battery. Jury heard the evidence, adjourned til 11 a.m. next day.

p.195-196.....Mar. 8, 1815, The plaintiff to take nothing, the defendants to recover their costs from the plaintiff. Plaintiff objections are signed and sealed and ordered to be made part of the record.

p.250.....Nov. 7, 1815, James Ewing attorney for Farnces Preston &Co. to James Ramey for land acknowledged before the clerk.

p.329.....Aug 8, 1816, John vicars produced in court by his attorney a writ of Certionair(?) from the superior court of their county directed to the justice thereof: requiring themt o certify the record and proceedings in a case determinied in the court between the said Vicars, plaintiff, and James Ramey and wife, defendants, more fully to the said Superior Court, and moved the court to hear evidence in order to the certifying the said record to be made more fully, but the court being divided, the said evidence was refused to be heard, to which the said plaintiff, by his counse, excepted and which exceptions were seald by the court and ordered to be made part of the record.

p.383.....Mar. 4, 1817, James Vicars vs James Ramey and wife in a case formerly tried in the court.

p.384....1817, Persuant to an order of the superior court of law for the county dated the, 11th day of Sept 1816, this court this day proceeded to hear .........evidence in relation to the point or points made by a bill of exception filed at the trial of the cause in this court which bill it appears to this court is lost and cannot be found, which evidence showed that on the trial of this cause in the court at March term 1815, the court on the application of the defendants counsel instructed the jury that on the declaration as drawn in the said

cause, the plaintiff ought not to recover unless he proved to the satisfaction of the jury that he was acting in his official capacity as a constable at the time of the assault and battery complained of in the declaration was committed and that the said plaintiff by his cousel tendered an exception to the said instruction which was sealed by the court and ordered to be made part of the record on the said cause.

Russell County Virginia Court Order Book No#6 1817-1822

p.18.....Mar. 4, 1818, James Vicars against James Ramey and Mary, his wife, In tresspass, assault and battery. This day came the parties by thie attorneys and also ta jury to wit:........verdict.

p.19.....May 4, 1818 Mary Ramey is guilty of the assault and battery in the declaration.

theyd oa ssess the plaintiff damage thereof to $1.45. Therefore it is considered by the court that the plaintiff recover against the said deft, James Ramey, his damages aforesaid, but no costs, which damages the said deft paid down in court to the plaintiff.

p.21.....Apr. 7, 1818, Conveyance, David Ramey and Margaret, his wife, Gibson Jackson, and Rhoda his wife, to Spencer Breeding for land, acknowledged before.

Russell County Virginia Court Order Book No#9 1828-1833

p.293.....May 4, 1831, David Ramey vs Chritian Wampler in debt, plaintiff to recover $69.17 % interest from 1 July 1829.....$5.88 costs.

Russell County Virginia Court Order Book No#10 1833-1838

p.68.....Sept. 12, 1833, Benjamin Deal, Joseph Belcher(this Joseph was married to Nancy Ramey William Ramey's daughter),Charles Ramey(William's son), Harden Owens and Edmund Murphy, of this county bonded in fourt for $100 each to appear at the October term to testify for the commonwealth in its case against Jonathan Harding, charged with unlawfull shooting and intent to kill.

p.68-69..... Sept 12, 1833, James Ramey and Benjamin Deal bonded $100 each

yet upon the conditon that if Nancy Ramey, the wife of said, James Ramey, and Delila his daughter, an infant under 21 years and Polly Deal, the wife of said Benjamin Deal shall appear before.

p.68-69.....Oct 8, 1833, Charles Ramey, James Ramey were among many indebted to the governor of Va for $100, upon the condition that if Nancy Ramey, the wife of the said James Ramey and Delila his daughter, and infant of 21 years and Polly Deal, the wife of said Benjamin Deal shall appear before the court of the County at the next October term to give evidence in behalf og Jonathan Harding who stands charged with fellonious malicious and unlawful shooting and shall not depart thence without the leave of the said court. Then this recognizance is to be void.

p.75-76.....Oct.9,1833, Charles Ramey infant under age 25 and son of James Ramey also to testify.

p.75.....Oct. 9, 1833, Benjamin Deal, James Ramey and Edward Murphy bonded for $100 each and James Ramey for $200 if the said James Ramey and his son Charles who is an infant, under the age of 21 years shall appear next spring term to give evidence against Jonathan Harding this recognance is to be void.

Russell County Virginia Court Order Book No#10 1846-1853

p.359-361.....June 4, 1851, Charles Ramey on jury duty thrice on p 360 and once on p 361

p.408.....Feb 3, 1852, Andrew Ramey, James Ramey, and John Ramey on jury duty

p.450.....Aug 4, 1852, Samuel Ramey on a road crew to Henry Couch ,Scott Co Line to the ford

of River.

p.501.....March 8, 1853, It appearing to the Court that Daniel Ramey senr. has been imporperly charged on the commissioners book of the western district of this county for the year 1852 with county levy of $2.00 and state tax $3.43, it is ordered that he be exonerated from thepayment of the same.

p.389.....Oct. 7, 1851, Martin Fraley appointed surveyor of said rod from the Donohoe house to Cinch River, tithables, Boon Fraley, James Ramey, Ichabod Horn, John Wiley, and Moses McCoy.

Researched and copied off of microfilm of the original tax lists by:

Kenneth L. Dyer. KLDYER@prodigy.net

Transcribed and presented by:

Gayl Ramey Wells, gayl45@myfamily.com

Sept. 2001.