Court records from 17th-century Kent County, Maryland, arranged by theme.

Transcribed and compiled by Dr. Alexa Cawley, Ph.D.

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Attorney Name	Barnes	Francis	Appointee Name	Gott	Francis	Date of Suit	1/21/1660
Type of Suit	suit between John Morgan and Gott; Barnes craves reference to next Court
Witnesses	Deliverance Lovely and Edmund Carontie
Court Finding						Source	LIV 196

Attorney Name	Barnes and Steuens	Esabella and John	Appointee Name	Barnes	Esabella and John	Date of Suit	4/30/1667
Type of Suit	to receive payment and recover debt while he is in England, John Stevens is his son-in-law
Witnesses	Simon Carpender, John Morgan
Court Finding						Source	LIV 236

Attorney Name	Bennett	Disborough	Appointee Name	Dunn	Disborough	Date of Suit	11/24/1668
Type of Suit	Dunn sues Mathias Peterson for 1575 lbs of tobacco
Witnesses
Court Finding	court finds in Dunn's favor					Source	LIV 251

Attorney Name	Blunt	Richard	Appointee Name	Callaway	Richard	Date of Suit	1/1/1658
Type of Suit	debt due from Robert Gamer of 1250 lbs of tobacco; Callaway owes Gamer 920 lbs
Witnesses
Court Finding	Gamer ordered to pay Callaway difference of 330 lbs of tobacco					Source	LIV 124

Attorney Name	Bradnox	Thomas	Appointee Name	Belcher	Thomas	Date of Suit	2/2/1656
Type of Suit	sue John Ereckson for debt of 330 lbs of tobacco
Witnesses
Court Finding	ordered Ereckson to pay					Source	LIV 84; Liber B folio 6

Attorney Name	Brent	Margret	Appointee Name	Brent	Margret	Date of Suit	6/1649
Type of Suit	"In the bill of sale from Margaret Brent to Zachary Wade and Edd Claxton, in June, 1649, for a cow she styles herself, 'Attory for my brother Giles Brent"
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 3; Liber A folio 23; deeds Liber A p. 2

Attorney Name	Brent	Marie?	Appointee Name	Brent	Marie?	Date of Suit	1651
Type of Suit	"In the gift of 'Marie Brent,' to John Deane's son george, of a cow and cald, in 1651, she styles herself 'Attorney to my brother Giles Brent'"
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 3; Liber A folio 23; deeds Liber A p. 2

Attorney Name	Burle of Anne Arundel	Robert	Appointee Name	Pyne	Robert	Date of Suit	6/28/1670
Type of Suit	to recover debts
Witnesses	Thomas Marsh, Anto Mayl
Court Finding						Source	LIV 289-90

Attorney Name	Burton	Edward	Appointee Name	Cullums of Calvert Cty	Edward	Date of Suit	6/29/1669
Type of Suit	debt from Robert Tallen, Robert Humphrey and Gregory Rice
Witnesses	William Gannocke and Alexander Beaven
Court Finding						Source	LIV 264-266

Attorney Name	Carlien	Henry	Appointee Name	Cooll	Henry	Date of Suit	3/2/1656
Type of Suit	sue John Deare for debt of 291 lbs of tobacc
Witnesses
Court Finding	Deare ordered to pay					Source	LIV 103; Liber B fol. 30

Attorney Name	Carlien	Henry	Appointee Name	Faster	Henry	Date of Suit	3/2/1656
Type of Suit	sue John Deare for delivery of 4 cows
Witnesses
Court Finding	Deare ordered to deliver cows					Source	LIV 103, Liber B folio 30

Attorney Name	Carlien	Henry	Appointee Name	Wickes	Henry	Date of Suit	3/2/1656
Type of Suit	Wickes sued by Thomas Ringgold for corn, also sues for slander, Carlien asks for a reference to Provincial Court
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 103-4; Liber B folio 30

Attorney Name	Carlien	Henry	Appointee Name	Hill	Henry	Date of Suit	2/2/1656
Type of Suit	sue Thomas Ward for 120 lbs of tobacco
Witnesses
Court Finding	ordered to pay (Ward then sued Hill for 55 lbs of tobacco which Hill was ordered to pay)					Source	LIV 85; Liber B folio 6

Attorney Name	Carline	Henry	Appointee Name	Hawkins	Henry	Date of Suit	6/30/1656; 11/30/1655
Type of Suit	represents Hawkins in a cattle sale and a servant sale
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 67-68

Attorney Name	Coniers	Phillip	Appointee Name	Webb	Phillip	Date of Suit	10/29/1655
Type of Suit	Coniers lays attachment against estate of Hen Carline for 697 lb of tobacco
Witnesses
Court Finding	Court orders payment					Source	LIV 33; Liber a Folio 103

Attorney Name	Coursey	Henry	Appointee Name	Harris and Croscombe	Henry	Date of Suit	11/24/1668
Type of Suit	suit for 975 lbs of tobacco
Witnesses
Court Finding	finds in plaintiffs favor					Source	LIV 252

Attorney Name	Coursey	William	Appointee Name	Salter	William	Date of Suit	5/1661
Type of Suit	action against the estate of Gey Knwowles for 350 lbs of tobacco
Witnesses	Anthony Griffen witnesses appointment
Court Finding						Source	LIV 223

Attorney Name	Crouch	George	Appointee Name	Lee	George	Date of Suit	7/28/1651
Type of Suit	"to hire Lett and dispose of my Plantation as he shall think fitt and what he shall do in the premisses I promise to be Content therewithall"
Witnesses	Walter Smith; Hannah Lee is married to Hugh Lee, former wife of Robert Huett
Court Finding						Source	LIV 11; Liber A folio 65

Attorney Name	Currer	John (nephew)	Appointee Name	Currer	John (nephew)	Date of Suit	11/14/1669
Type of Suit	appointed to collect debt from John Wright, Currer is from London
Witnesses	Tho Truman, William Currer
Court Finding						Source	LIV 259-260

Attorney Name	de la Roch	Charles	Appointee Name	Tilghman of Talbot	Charles	Date of Suit	11/22/1670
Type of Suit	debt owed him by George Lancaster and Arthur Ginn
Witnesses	John Keelee, Cornelius Comegys witnessed appointment of attorney
Court Finding	payment with costs					Source	LIV 300, 303

Attorney Name	de la Roche of kent	Charles	Appointee Name	Cooper of Talbot	Charles	Date of Suit	1/24/1670-71
Type of Suit	to collect tobacco due him and prosecute those in debt
Witnesses	John Wright, Laurance Arnell
Court Finding						Source	LIV 310

Attorney Name	Dunn	Robert	Appointee Name	Palmer	Robert	Date of Suit	3/19/1667
Type of Suit	appoints to collect debts and prosecute on his behalf, also mentions William Bishop as partner in last phrase
Witnesses	francis Gill, Ninan Beall
Court Finding						Source	LIV 244

Attorney Name	Dunn	Robert	Appointee Name	Sutton, ship's surgeon	Robert	Date of Suit	4/18/1667
Type of Suit	to collect debts; Sutton is surgeon on the ship King Solloman, Ezekiel Croscombe, commander
Witnesses	John Ingram, Thomas Cooper
Court Finding						Source	LIV 298

Attorney Name	Dunn	Robert	Appointee Name	Steuenson of Kent, England	Robert	Date of Suit	9/27/1670
Type of Suit	to collect debts and sue debtors
Witnesses	Thomas Cooper, Griffen Steuens
Court Finding						Source	LIV 298

Attorney Name	Goodhand	Christopher	Appointee Name	Pyne	Christopher	Date of Suit	11/22/1670
Type of Suit	Jeane Griffen sues for delivery of a bill of Richard Howards made out to Capt. John Vicaris
Witnesses	Pyne identifies Goodhand as his "well beloved seruant"; use this description of an attorney, describes him as his stuard and gives him full power over his estate and all its business, appointed 10/11/1670
Court Finding	Court orders it delivered to her					Source	LIV 302-4

Attorney Name	Gouldhawke	George	Appointee Name	Chitcherly	George	Date of Suit	9/29/1668
Type of Suit	Chitcherly acknowledges Gouldhawke as his attorney in court in a suit against John Wright
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 249

Attorney Name	Granger	William	Appointee Name	Hillson	William	Date of Suit	11/22/1670
Type of Suit	debt owed by Richard Harrington
Witnesses
Court Finding	payment with costs					Source	LIV 300

Attorney Name	Granger	William	Appointee Name	Hillson of London, marriner	William	Date of Suit	11/2/1670
Type of Suit	to recover debt, imprison and free once paid
Witnesses	Beniamin Groue, William Currer
Court Finding						Source	LIV 304

Attorney Name	Griffen	Anthony	Appointee Name	Salter	Anthony	Date of Suit	7/27/1661
Type of Suit	appoints him attorney to recover debts owed to her estate
Witnesses	John Newman; Attwell Bodwell mark; Salter mark
Court Finding						Source	LIV 220

Attorney Name	Harris	Sarah (his wife)	Appointee Name	Harris	Sarah (his wife)	Date of Suit	11/21/1670
Type of Suit	debt owed to Charles de la Roch
Witnesses	Hneri Cragg
Court Finding	payment with costs					Source	LIV 300, 304

Attorney Name	Head	Essabella (wife)	Appointee Name	Head	Essabella (wife)	Date of Suit	11/1669
Type of Suit	sue for debt from Winchester's estate
Witnesses
Court Finding	payment from estate					Source	LIV 278

Attorney Name	Hinson	Thomas	Appointee Name	Horner	Thomas	Date of Suit	10/29/55
Type of Suit	Horner sues 3 Swedes for 350 lbs of tobacco for work done
Witnesses
Court Finding	Court orders payment to Horner					Source	LIV 31; Liber A folio 102

Attorney Name	Hinson	Thomas	Appointee Name	Marsh	Thomas	Date of Suit	1/1/1655
Type of Suit	debt against estate of Valerus Leo for 1228 lbs of tobacco
Witnesses
Court Finding	estate ordered to pay					Source	LIV 43; Liber A folio 111

Attorney Name	Hinson	Thomas	Appointee Name	Utie	Thomas	Date of Suit	2/2/1656
Type of Suit	sue John Raby for debt of 849 lbs of tobacco
Witnesses
Court Finding	court orders payment					Source	LIV 83; Liber B folio 5

Attorney Name	Hinson	Thomas	Appointee Name	Ringgold	Thomas	Date of Suit	11/29/1655
Type of Suit	Ringgold sued by Henry Carline for 282 lbs of tobacco
Witnesses
Court Finding	Court orders payment of 134 lbs of tobacco					Source	LIV 35

Attorney Name	Howard	Henry	Appointee Name	Thurston	Henry	Date of Suit	6/29/1669
Type of Suit	debt against estate of Edmund Burton, appointed on 6/16/1669
Witnesses	Edward Burton, adminstrator, admits debt; witnesses to appointment include Geo Skipwith and Edward Skidmore
Court Finding	estate ordered to pay debt					Source	LIV 264-5

Attorney Name	Ingram	John	Appointee Name	Clemons	John	Date of Suit	11/22/1670
Type of Suit	debt collection
Witnesses
Court Finding	payment by defendant with costs					Source	LIV 299

Attorney Name	Ingram	John	Appointee Name	Clemons of Talbot	John	Date of Suit	11/2/1670
Type of Suit	for recovery of debt from Richard More
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 304

Attorney Name	Keeley	John	Appointee Name	Smith	John	Date of Suit	11/22/1670
Type of Suit	plaintiff in slander suit against Katherine Wright, something to do with hog theft?
Witnesses
Court Finding	non suit, not proved					Source	LIV 301

Attorney Name	Leake	Edward	Appointee Name	Brent of Virginia	Edward	Date of Suit	5/7/1669
Type of Suit	appoints Leake to demand rents due her at Kent Manor and to make lawsuits to recover them, and to give receipts for what he receives
Witnesses	John Eglon, Arthur Wright
Court Finding	registers appointment					Source	LIV 273

Attorney Name	Lt. Hinson	Thomas?	Appointee Name	Deare	Thomas?	Date of Suit
Type of Suit	slander action against Nicholas Broune
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source

Attorney Name	Miller	Michell	Appointee Name	Wright	Michell	Date of Suit	11/22/1670
Type of Suit	defendant in slander suit by Mathias Smith, something to do with hog theft or non-delivery to Richard More?
Witnesses
Court Finding	non-suit, not proved					Source	LIV 301

Attorney Name	Miller	Michael	Appointee Name	Stedman	Michael	Date of Suit	6/27/1671
Type of Suit
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 315

Attorney Name	Miller	Michael	Appointee Name	De County	Michael	Date of Suit	1/25/1670-71
Type of Suit
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 306

Attorney Name	Miller	Michael	Appointee Name	Magisson	Michael	Date of Suit	1/25/1670-71
Type of Suit
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 308

Attorney Name	Miller	Michael	Appointee Name	Baxter	Michael	Date of Suit	6/27/1671
Type of Suit
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 315

Attorney Name	Miller	Michael	Appointee Name	Moy	Michael	Date of Suit	8/24/1675
Type of Suit	debt of 455 lbs of tobacco due from John Wells
Witnesses
Court Finding	defendant ordered to pay after confession					Source	LIV 319

Attorney Name	Miller	Michael	Appointee Name	Mitchell	Michael	Date of Suit	8/24/1675
Type of Suit	trespass
Witnesses
Court Finding	referred to next court because defendant Jeremiah Eaton, nor his attorney Arthur Wright appeared					Source	LIV 319

Attorney Name	Miller	Michell	Appointee Name	Griffen	Michell	Date of Suit	11/22/1670
Type of Suit	collect a bill of Richard Howards that was made payable to Capt. John Vicaris and belongs to her
Witnesses
Court Finding	orders bill delivered and costs of suit to Francis Pyne, defendant					Source	LIV 302

Attorney Name	Miller	Michael	Appointee Name	Towrson	Michael	Date of Suit	1/25/1670-71
Type of Suit
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 308

Attorney Name	Miller of Talbot	Michael	Appointee Name	Leake of Kent	Michael	Date of Suit	1/19/1670-71
Type of Suit	to recover debts
Witnesses	Will Hemsley, Isaac Winchester
Court Finding						Source	LIV 309-310

Attorney Name	Morgan	Henry	Appointee Name	Browne	Henry	Date of Suit	1/21/1660
Type of Suit
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 197

Attorney Name	Morgan	Henry?	Appointee Name	Knight	Henry?	Date of Suit	4/25/1655
Type of Suit	debt against estate of Robert Short, Mr. Conier as admin. of estate
Witnesses
Court Finding	bill found non authentic					Source	LIV 26

Attorney Name	Nash	Alexander	Appointee Name	Marsh	Alexander	Date of Suit	1/26/1669
Type of Suit	sues for debt against Richard Pether, John Winchester Sr., Thomas Ringgold, William Head, John Vicarage, Edward Hull
Witnesses	full description of appointment of attorney given LIV 257
Court Finding	finds for plaintiff					Source	LIV 254, 257

Attorney Name	Nash	Ann	Appointee Name	Nash	Ann	Date of Suit	4/20/1670
Type of Suit	to recover debts
Witnesses	John Cooper, Christopher Goodhand
Court Finding						Source	LIV 290

Attorney Name	Reade	Matthew	Appointee Name	Horwood	Matthew	Date of Suit	9/1/1658
Type of Suit	sue for debt against Robert Gamer 600 lbs of tobacco
Witnesses
Court Finding	brings suit					Source	LIV 140: Liber B folio 42

Attorney Name	Reade	Matthew	Appointee Name	Griffin	Matthew	Date of Suit	1/9/59-60
Type of Suit	appoint Read to collect debt from John Erickson
Witnesses	John Cowrsey and Jn Derous?
Court Finding	court ordered Erickson to pay					Source	LIV 182-183

Attorney Name	Ringgold	Thomas	Appointee Name	Boreman	Thomas	Date of Suit	1/20/1658; 7/20/1658
Type of Suit	Ringgold suing John Deare for non-delivery of stock of cattle but failed to bring any testimony to court, case dismissed
Witnesses	Ringgold testified he brought cattle of Boreman which were left in Deare's care, says he can't get possession from Deare, Abraham Holeman said Deare told him he had a 2 cows and a heifer of Boreman's.
Court Finding						Source	LIV 136; Liber B folio39

Attorney Name	Russell	John	Appointee Name	Burage	John	Date of Suit	2/8/1659
Type of Suit	Burage is of Anne Arundel County and appoints Russell to act on his behalf in Bradnox's suit for 3000 lbs of tobacco for the care of a child
Witnesses	William Hemsley and Steeuen Benson (mark)
Court Finding						Source	LIV 184-85

Attorney Name	Russell	Capt.	Appointee Name	Ward	Capt.	Date of Suit	11/29/1655
Type of Suit	Ward sued by Henry Carline and Francis Barnes for debt, asks for reference;
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 36-37

Attorney Name	Steward	Charles	Appointee Name	Floyd	Charles	Date of Suit	2/26/1667
Type of Suit	appoint Steward his atty to collect debts on Island of Kent
Witnesses	John tassell and Toby Wells
Court Finding						Source	LIV 243

Attorney Name	Vaughan	Capt. Robert	Appointee Name	Abbott	Capt. Robert	Date of Suit	7/1/1656
Type of Suit	debt suit against John Deare
Witnesses
Court Finding	orders payment from deare					Source	LIV 64

Attorney Name	Vicaris	John	Appointee Name	Scale	John	Date of Suit	3/31/1668
Type of Suit	acknowledges Vicaris as her atty in open court with her husband's approval; Katherine scale sued by Toby Wells for slander; Court doesn't find it actionable, grants nonsuit with costs
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 242

Attorney Name	Wade	Zachary	Appointee Name	Brent	Zachary	Date of Suit	1/13/1648
Type of Suit	"to sue for, recover, and receive all debts belingin unto me, and also to deamdn the Lord Propretary his rent corn, and to give discharge for the same"
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 3, liber A folio 14

Attorney Name	Weekes	Joseph	Appointee Name	Leeke	Joseph	Date of Suit	4/1/1661
Type of Suit	appts Weekes to collect his debts and represent him in Kent County as he is from Rhode Island; suit against John Browne
Witnesses	William Piper testifies about a deal with Leeke
Court Finding	referenced to another court date					Source	LIV 209

Attorney Name	Weekes	Joseph	Appointee Name	Baytman	Joseph	Date of Suit	1/5/1669/70
Type of Suit	suit for debt against John and William True
Witnesses
Court Finding	payment with costs					Source	LIV 279

Attorney Name	Weekes	Joseph	Appointee Name	Mustian	Joseph	Date of Suit	3/30/1669
Type of Suit	Capt. John Vicaris sues Mustian for debt
Witnesses
Court Finding	orders payment with costs					Source	LIV 258

Attorney Name	Weekes	Joseph	Appointee Name	Sprye	Joseph	Date of Suit	10/1/1661
Type of Suit	asks to appear in court on his and his wife's behalf because they are too sick to appear; suing William Hambleton for the cure of his wife by Mrs. Spry
Witnesses	depositions by Mr. Penington, subpoenas for Katheren Coursey and John Morgan
Court Finding	Court finds that she was cured and orders payment of 600 lbs of tobacco					Source	LIV 230

Attorney Name	Wells	Tobyas	Appointee Name	Davis	Tobyas	Date of Suit	1/25/1670-71
Type of Suit	assault and battery against Francis Oyne
Witnesses
Court Finding	no cause of account being produced the Court granted a non suit with costs (to plt?)					Source	LIV 307

Attorney Name	Wells	Tobyas	Appointee Name	Burton	Tobyas	Date of Suit	6/27/1671
Type of Suit
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 314

Attorney Name	Wells	Tobyas	Appointee Name	Eaton	Tobyas	Date of Suit	8/23/1670
Type of Suit	debt owed by William Pledge and by John Morgan
Witnesses	John Rye
Court Finding						Source	LIV 294

Attorney Name	Wells	Tobyas	Appointee Name	King	Tobyas	Date of Suit	1/25/1670-71
Type of Suit
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 308

Attorney Name	Wethers	Samuell	Appointee Name	Conner	Samuell	Date of Suit	1/21/1660
Type of Suit	sues Morgan Williams for enticing away a servant
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 196

Attorney Name	Wethers	Sammuell	Appointee Name	Browne	Sammuell	Date of Suit	10/1661
Type of Suit	appoint Wethers to collect debts owed to him in Arundel or Kent; Browne is from New England
Witnesses
Court Finding						Source	LIV 209

Attorney Name	Wickes	Joseph	Appointee Name	Batteman of Talbot	Joseph	Date of Suit	11/18/1669
Type of Suit	to collect debts from John and William True, Edward Browne, John Weadg, Toby Wells
Witnesses	John Tassell, James Cowlee
Court Finding						Source	LIV 281

Attorney Name	Wicks	Joseph	Appointee Name	Bateman	Joseph	Date of Suit	1/25/1670-71
Type of Suit	debt of 380 lbs of tobacco by Tobyas Well
Witnesses
Court Finding	payment with costs					Source	LIV 307

Attorney Name	Wilson	Robert	Appointee Name	Yate of Anne Arundel	Robert	Date of Suit	11/28/1669
Type of Suit	collect debt from George Harris
Witnesses	Francis Waters, John Shearing
Court Finding						Source	LIV 282