Monroe County, Alabama
Commissioner’s Court Records



Contributed by Teresa Chisum Ellison: tellison9@yahoo.com, chisum101@yahoo.com, JUL 2006.
Partial listing ompiled from volume ocated in old courthouse/museum in Monroe County.
JUN 2006

County Court Cases Decided 1834-1840

Page 34

January Term 1835

Hill & Sampson

vs

Daniel Chisholm


This day came the Plaintiffs by their attornies and
claim judgment by default final for the want of a
plea. Whereupon there being no pleas filed within the
time limited by the rule of court and the statute in
this behalf - It is considered by the court now here
that the Plaintiffs do recover from the Defendant the
sum of one hundred and thirty six dollars and two
cents for their damages together with the costs in and
about said suit in this behalf expended and that they
may thereof have execution.



Commissioner's Court Records for Feb. 7, 1837

The following names are listed in this record:

James M. Burgess
Hugh Chisholm
Jefferson Curry
John Daily
William Dubose
William Hutto
Larkin W. Lindsey
William Longmire
Joseph Nettles
Malachi Nettles
John Norwood
? Nubb
Elijah Powers

Page 43 Commissioner's Court Records - source: Monroe
County Museum (old courthouse)

Tuesday, February 7, 1837

On the road from Wilcox County line to Davis Ferry -
Elijah Powers

On the road leaving from Bells Landing to the State or
River Road - James M. Burgess

On the road leaving from Miller's Old Store by Daily's
Store and on to? Hussey's to Bells Landing

From Miller's Old Store to Godbold's Old Store - Wm.
Longmire

Thence to Flat Creek - Hugh Chisholm

Thence to Husseys - John Daily

Thence to Bell's Landing - John Norwood

From the twenty mile post on the Pine? or ch? Road by
Malachi Nettles Hammonds Old Store to the Wilcox
County line in the direction of Bonners Bridge
From the twenty mile post to Hammonds Store - Joseph
Nettles

Thence to the North prong Flat Creek - John Chisholm

Thence to Wilcox County line - Jefferson Curry

On the road leading from the cross road on the
churches? ridge road between North and South Flat
Creek near William Hutto by Duboses heading to the
Wilcox County line near Larkin W. Lindsey
From the cross roads to the north prong of Flat Creek
- William Dubose

Thence to Wilcox County line - ? Nubb

Court adjourns till tomorrow morning 9 o'clock


November 9, 1837

Page 56

Names on record:

Daniel Chisholm
Hugh Chisholm
John Colley
Alexander Dailey
James W. Downes
Edward Hawkins
John Jay
Malachi Nettles
Jacob Rikard

Ordered that Edward Hawkins, James W. Downes,
Alexander Dailey, John Colley, John Jay, Hugh
Chisholm, and Jacob Rikard be and they are hereby
appointed commissioners to lay out the road leading
from the road leaving the Ridge Road at the 20-mile
post by Malachi Nettles in the direction of Bonners
Bridge at Daniel Chisholm's from thence to Jacob
Rikards to intersect the Barbersville Road at the
county line


Page 63 (1838)

From the 20-mile post on the Pine Orchard Road by
Malachi Nettles and Hammonds Store to Wilcox County
line in the direction of Bonners Bridge - From the
20-mile post to Hammonds store is Malachi Nettles

Thence to the North prong of Flat Creek is Stephen S.
Andress

Thence to Wilcox County line - Joseph Barnes

On the road leading from the cross road on the
dividing ridge between North and South prongs of Flat
Creek near William Huttos by Duboses leading to the
Wilcox County line near Larkin W. Lindseys
From the cross roads to the North prong of Flat Creek
- Isaac Curry

Thence to the Wilcox County line - George W. Barnes


On the road leading from Millers old store by Daileys
store and Husseys to Bell Landing
From Millers Old store to Godbold's old store - Wright
Mims

Thence to Flat Creek - Alfred Finch

Thence to Hussey's - Jacob Dailey

Thence to the River Road - Hilliard? Wilson


1840:
Miller's Old Store to Daileys to Bells Landing on the
Alabama River
From Millers old store to Godbolds old store -
Stanford Mims

Thence to Flat Creek - Hugh G. Davidson

Thence to Husseys - Jacob Rikard

Thence to the River Road - John D. McCants



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