Randolph Court Record [manuscript], 1835.

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Randolph Court Record [manuscript], 1835.

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A bound manuscript copy [lacking first six and last [?] pages] of the proceedings of the General Court of Virginia in the case of Tucker v Randolph's Executors, 1835. The controversy involved John Randolph of Roanoke's 1821 will in which he freed his slaves and his 1832 will in which he ordered them sold. Names prominent in the proceedings include William Leigh and Henry St. George Tucker, executors of the 1832 will; John Coalter, "next friend" of John Coalter Bryan, residuary legatee of the 1832 will; John Randolph Bryan, plaintiff; John Marshall, witness; and William Meade, defendant and trustee for the slaves under the 1821 will.

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Coalter, John, 1769-1838

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Note: The following subscripts are genealogical citations separating generations within the same family. A more extensive biography on the Brown, Coalter and Tucker families can be found by accessing the Brown, Coalter, Tucker Papers (I), Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. Coalter Family John Coalter 1 (1769-1838), was born in 1769 to parents Michael Coalter and Elizabeth Moore. He held the postion of tutor to th...

Bryan, John Coalter, 1831-1853.

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Tucker, Henry St. George, 1780-1848

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U.S. representative from Virginia, jurist, educator, and soldier. From the description of Henry St. George Tucker correspondence, 1822 November 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980667 Henry St. George Tucker, b. Mataox, Chesterfield County, Va., served in the War of 1812; graduated William and Mary where he studied law; professor of law at UVA where he introduced the Honor Code in 1842; served in the Virginia House of Delegates, practiced law and was chancellor of a priv...

Marshall, John, 1755-1835

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John Marshall (1755-1835) was born near Germantown, Prince William (currently Fauquier) County, Virginia on 24 September 1755 to parents Thomas Marshall and Mary Randolph Keith. From 1775-1781, Marshall served in the Continental Army and fought in the Revolutionary War. During the spring and summer of 1780, Marshall attended classes at the College of William and Mary and received his license to practice law. After the war, he moved to Richmond, Virginia and began his practice. Marshall married M...

Bryan, John Randolph, 1806-1887.

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John Randolph Bryan, godson and namesake of John Randolph of Roanoke and son of Joseph Bryan of Savannah, Georgia, married Elizabeth Coalter. From the description of Letter : Eagle Point [Gloucester County, Virginia] to D.C. Randolph [Richmond], 1862 April 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122608765 Note: The superscript numbers denote generations within each family. Brown Family Henry Brown 1 (1716-1766) was born in Bedford County, Virginia. He mar...

Meade, William, 1789-1862

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Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. From the description of William Meade papers, 1811-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 660160649 Born 11 November 1789, the son of Richard Kidder Meade and Mary Fitzhugh (Grymes) Meade, William Meade graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1808. He married Mary Nelson (d. 1817) and Thomasia Nelson. He was elected Bishop of the Protestant Church in Virginia and Presiding Bishop of the 1861 Convention...

Randolph, John, 1773-1833

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Randolph served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1799-1813, 1815-1817, 1819-1825, 1827-1829), the U.S. Senate (1825-1827), the Virginia Constitutional Convention (1829-1830), and as Minister to Russia (1830-1831). From the description of Letter of introduction, 10 July 1813. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235133950 U. S. Congressman from Virginia. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Liverpool, England, to Jacob Harvey, Cork Irela...

Leigh, William, fl. 1835-1846.

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