I own a copy of Carol Wells' Rutherford County Tennessee County Court Minutes 1811-1815 and was interested in finding out if there was any additional information in the minutes books regarding the entries for Joseph Cook. .
From page 11 of the Wells' book
Rutherford Co TN Minute Book E 1811-1812
Referencing April 1811 Term Page 99---Deadrick and Pettway vs Joseph Cook, Wm Locke and John Gassway
- Judgt. on motion for debt-----$171.55 2/3
- & interest--------------------------12.75
- Former cost--- ------------------- 12.12 1/2
From page 12 of the Wells' book
Rutherford Co TN Minute Book E 1811-1812
Referencing April 1811 Term Page 109 Hardy Pope vs Joseph Cooke and Wm Locke
- Judgt. on motion for debt----$53.54
- & interest--- ----------------------6.45
- Former cost-----------------------7.32 1/2
- and cost of motion
I emailed the Rutherford Co TN Archives inquiring about the Minute Book E as I couldn't find it available from home at FamilySearch.org. The Rutherford Co Archives assistant sent me image copies of Minute Book E from the WPA for that record book with the news that the microfilm copy(which I have not yet seen as I'm unable to access it from home) and the WPA copy are the only copies that still exist today.
There was no additional information in the WPA copy. I believe the Joseph Cook in these records may be the same Joseph Cook who dies in Williamson Co TN in the later part of 1838 without a will and who is at that time listed as Joseph S. Cook. The 25th District of Williamson Co TN where that Joseph Cook lived had some boundary changes and you can find records for persons living in it in Rutherford and Bedford Co as well as Williamson County. Also of note is the fact that Hardy Pope whether the one in this court record or a descendant made a purchase at the estate sale of Joseph S. Cook in 1838. More information to add to the timeline grid for all of the Joseph Cooks in this area.
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