1840-1866 Van Buren County Court Minutes

Year of 1840

Page	Name	Description
1	Isham B. Haston	One of the original Justices of the Peace (J.P.) for Van Buren County, TN. However, his official commission papers are presented in the June session.
2	I.B. Haston	J.P. - county court (April term)
3	I.B. Haston	J.P. - county court (April term)
5	3rd Civil District	Beginning at Dungee's ford on the Caney Fork, thence up the same with the county line to the mouth of Cane Creek, thence up same creek to the mouth of Thomas Stipes spring branch, thence up said branch to the head of the same, thence a straight line to David Walker's leaving him in fourth district, thence a straight line to where the new road crosses the millstone creek, thence with said road south to Nicholas Gillentine including him, thence back with the brakes of laurel to A.K. Parker's including him, then to the Pine Mountain to the line of the second district, thence northerly to the beginning.
5	4th Civil District	Beginning at the mouth of Cane Creek, thence southwardly with the county line including William L. Mitchell and continuing with the county line to the corner then a northward direction with a new road to N. Gillentines so as not to include stone and hogshead (?) to the line of the 3rd district to the beginning.
6	7th Civil District	Beginning at Isaac Howard including him, thence a northward direction with the line of the 6th district to the top of the mountain, thence eastward with the road to Uriah York's on the mountain leaving it out, and on to the new road on line of the 4th district, thence northward with said road to N. Gillentine's, thence with the line of the 3rd district to Rimons (?), thence with the line of the 5th district to the beginning.
7	W.B. Haston's house	Reference to a road from his house to Jesse Turley's.
	David Haston Wiley B. Haston	Appointed to serve on the April 1840 circuit court.
10	David Haston	Appointed as juror to help lay out a road from the county seat to the Caney Fork at N. Gillentine's.
11	David Haston Isham B. Haston	Commissions turned in to court for these men to become Justices of the Peace.
12	David Haston	He and others on the road jury mentioned above made their report on plans for a road from the county seat to the Caney Fork River.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (June term)
13	David Haston	He and John Gillentine were appointed to assign a list of workers for the road from Spencer to the Caney Fork.
	David Haston's place	Reference to: "...road from the forks of the road at the mouth of Cane Creek to David Haston's...John Gillentine and David Haston to assign a list of hands" (different road from the one on pages 10, 12, and top of 13).
14	David Haston	Made a motion in court for the county court to meet at the county seat instead of in the home of William Worthington. The motion was voted down 10 to 4.
	Isham B. Haston	Voted for David Haston's motion.
15	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (July term)
16	Isham B. Haston	Was one of three men elected to be commissioners of Hail's turnpike road and took the oath.
	Cummings Spring	Voted (April 30, 1840) to become the seat of justice for Van Buren County, TN; was the original name of the area where Spencer was established.
17	Isham B. Haston	Ordered to serve in the August 1840 circuit court.
19	David Haston	J.P. - county court (August term)
20	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (September term)
21	Wiley B. Haston Isham B. Haston	Appointed to a road jury of view to lay off and mark a road of the 2nd class from Spencer to intersect Hail's turnpike road near the county line.
22	Isaac Haston	Assigned to work on the crew to open a 2nd class road from Burrel Manoard's to house of John W Riddles.
23	VB-White County line	Joseph Cummings appointed to settle the line between Van Buren and White counties and to report in December session, but there does not seem to be a report made in December.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjourned October term) - This seems to be a personal signature of David Haston. Next court session was to meet in the town of Spencer (for first time, apparently).
24	VB County court house	Approval given to complete the court house.
	David Haston Isham B. Haston Robert Gamble	These men and others appointed to lay off a 2nd class road from Spencer passing David Walker's in the direction to Anderson Mills...to intersect the road from Sparta to Pikeville.
25	Isham B. Haston	Security for Wiley Steakley's election as entry taker.
27	Isham B. Haston	J.P. - county court (adjourned October term)
	Isham B. Haston David Haston	J.P.s - county court (November term)
28	David Haston	He and others to lay off a 2nd class road from Spencer to Burrel Manoards.
29	Road to mouth of Cane Creek	"...road from the cross roads at foot of mountain to the mouth of Cane Creek." Gillentines, Stipes, & Moore assigned. This may have been the road that ran by Big Fork Church and Cemetery.
	James W. Haston Thomas C. Haston John Haston Joseph Haston David Haston's place	James W. Haston, Thomas C. Haston, John Haston, Joseph Haston, John Kirklin, Abraham Trogden, and Edward & James Moore appointed to work under Charles P. Shockley. This was the road from the mouth of Cane Creek to David Haston's place. David Haston and John Gillentine appointed these workers. (see page 13 entry above)
30	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (December term)
31	David Haston Wiley B. Haston's place	David Haston was one of the jurors for a 2nd class road from Spencer to Burrel Manoards. This road passed at or near Wiley B. Haston's as it went down the mountain. David signed off on this.
	David Haston Isham B. Haston Robert Gamble	These men and others reported on plans for the road from Spencer to go down the mountain and intersect with the Pikeville-Sparta road. It began NE of Spencer and crossed Cane Creek at the bottom of the mountain and then intersected the Pikeville-Sparta road (which would have been on the north/east side of Cane Creek). David, Isham, Robert & the others signed off on this. See page 24 appointment.
32	Wiley B. Haston David Mc Haston	Wiley B. Haston appointed overseer of road from Spencer to Burrel Manoards. David Mc Haston and others were on this crew.
33	Isaac Haston	Assigned to a road crew to work under James Simmons.
	Isham B. Haston	Appointed to be 4th district revenue commissioner for 1841.

Year of 1841

Page	Name	Description
34	David Haston	J.P. - county court (January term)
	David Haston	Appointed with others as a quorum to do business this year.
34	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjourned January term) This appears to be his personal signature.
35	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (February term)
	David Haston Arthur Mitchell	They and others were appointed to lay off and mark a 3rd class road from Daniel Hollingsworth's "round the point of the mountain to the head of the big spring." This probably ended up at David Haston's house ("the big spring"). Arthur Mitchell married David Haston's daughter, Malinda.
36	Wiley B. Haston	Ordered to serve in the April 1841 circuit court, representing the 4th district.
37	Isham B. Haston	J.P. - county court (March term)
	Alfred Haston Isaac Haston John Kirklin Ozias Denton	These men and others were on a jury to lay off and mark a 2nd class road from Thomas Moore's to Thomas M. Fleming's. John Kirklin ran a store in the Big Spring area and Ozias Denton preached at the Big Fork Baptist Church, at one point.
	Isham B. Haston	On a road crew to change a road at the upper end of Abijah Crane's lane so as to pass on the NE side of the knoll and intersect at the end of the turnpike road.
38	Wiley B. Haston's old place	Reference to a road from forks of road at Robert Gamble's to Wiley B. Haston's old place.
39	David Haston I.B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (April term)
40	"the big spring" Arthur Mitchell	Report on road assignment from February term - from head of the big spring to Daniel Hollingsworth's. Arthur Mitchell was on that jury and was assigned to the road crew. See page 35.
41	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjourned April term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (Mary term)
42	Isham B. Haston	Resigned from being a commissioner of Hail's Turnpike road.
	Lovica Creely	Involved in a bastardy case with William Teeter. Also see some following pages. Was she related to he wife of Joseph Haston, Sarah Creely Haston?
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjourned May term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
43	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (June term)
44	Wiley B. Haston Isham B. Haston	Ordered to serve in August 1841 circuit court, representing the 4th district.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjourned June term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (July term)
	David Haston	Appointed to be the chairman of the court pro tempore (for the time being) for the present term.
45	W.B. Haston	On a list of free white males in Van Buren County, TN.
47	James A. Haston Thomas C. Haston David Haston James W. Haston Joseph Haston I. Haston W.B. Haston I.B. Haston D. Mc Haston	On a list of free white males in Van Buren County, TN. Why does W.B. Haston appear on the list twice? His first mention (page 45) is separated, by over a page full of names, from the next mention of a Haston. Were there two adult males in Van Buren County by this name at this time? Or, was this just a replication error?
48	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjourned July term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjourned July term, 2nd time) It appears that the court took up one more matter before final adjournment for this term. This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (August term)
50	Isham B. Haston	Entered into a bond to collect taxes for the common (public) schools in 1841.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjourned August term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (September term)
51	Spencer town plan	Plat of city lots in newly laid out Spencer, TN.
52	Road by Big Fork?	1st class road from x roads near Wm. Denny's to the mouth of Cane Creek - John Stipes the overseer. Was this the road that ran by the Big Fork Church and Cemetery?
53	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjourned September term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (October term)
54	David Haston Isham B. Haston	Named, along with the other J.P.s present, in some kind of affidavit regarding a court action.
56	Wiley B. Haston	The road supervised by Wiley B. Haston was reduced to a 3rd class road. See page 32 in 1840 records.
	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (Tuesday of October term)
57	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of October term) This appears to be personal signatures of David & Isham B. Haston.
	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (November term)
59	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of November term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (December term)
	Wilie B. Haston Isham B. Haston	With others, on a jury to lay off and mark a 2nd class road from Jesse Turley's place on Cane Creek to Daniel Walling's mills.
60	David Haston Isham B. Haston	To represent the 3rd district as revenue commissioner for the upcoming year (1842) and Isham B. Haston to do the same for the 4th district.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of December term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.

Year of 1842

Page	Name	Description
61	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (January term)
	David Haston	Appointed as chairman of this court for this year of 1842. However, on page 68 Uriah York was elected to this position.
64	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of January term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (February term) David appears to have functioned as chairman of the court in this term.
65	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of February term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P. - county court (March term) David appears to have functioned as chairman of the court in this term.
66	3rd & 7th districts adjusted	Lines between 7th & 3rd districts were amended, this affected the Trogdons and others.
	David Haston's lane	The earlier court order to establish a road from Daniel Hollingsworth's to David Haston's lane (or the big spring) was rescinded. See page 40 in the 1841 records.
	Isham B. Haston Wilie B. Haston	These men and Christopher Steekley (all in 4th district) were securities for Wilie Steekley as a newly elected constable for their district.
67	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of March term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (April term)
	David Haston James A. Haston Isham B. Haston	David Haston and Isham B. Haston were re-elected as J.P.s for their districts (3rd & 4th). James A. Haston was elected to represent the 3rd District.
68	(David Haston)	Uriah York was appointed as chairman for the present year, a position held by David Haston since January of the same year. No mention is made here of David Haston nor is there an explanation of why he did not finish the year as chairman of the court.
71	Isham B. Haston	Was a security for John Fleming who had been elected as a Ranger for the next two years.
	Isham B. Haston James A. Haston	Appointed as commissioners of Hail's old turnpike road and paid $1.50 per day. Note: Isham B. Haston had been appointed to that position in 1840, but had resigned in 1841.
72	David Haston James A. Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (May term)
	Wilie B. Haston's place	Reference to the road from Wiley B. Haston's to Bird Wheeler's.
	Wiley B. Haston Thomas C. Haston	These and others appointed to a jury to change the road up Cane Creek, beginning at Nathan Durham's field. Note: Wiley B. Haston married Nancy Durham after his first wife, Tamsey Austin, died.
73	David Haston	Reference to road from Charles P. Shockley's to David Haston's.
	Isham B. Haston	Appointed to circuit court duty for the August 1842 term, representing the 4th district.
74	David Haston James A. Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (June term)
75	Isham B. Haston Wilie B. Haston	These and others appointed to a jury of view to change the road up Cane Creek. How does this relate to the previous order from the May term? See page 72.
	Wilie B. Haston's place	Reference to a road from Birdin Wheeler's to Wilie B. Haston's. See page 72. Note: Birden/Burden Wheeler was the father of Rachel Wheeler, who married Montgomery G. Haston.
	James A. Hastin I.B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of June term) These appear to be the personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name with an "i."
(76)*	David Haston Isham B. Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (July term)
*Page number seems to read "74" but should be "76." It may be a numbering error or the "6" may just be poorly written. The page in the book that follows is numbered correctly ("77").
	Road by Big Fork?	1st class road from foot of the mountain to mouth of Cane Creek; William Moore was the overseer. Was this the road that ran past Big Fork Church and Cemetery?
	Ford at W.L. Mitchell's	Reference to 2nd class road from the ford of the river at Wm. L. Mitchell's to Hail's Turnpike road. Question: Was this the ford known as "Mitchell's Ford" on Big Bottom?
78	Isham B. Haston	Elected as Entrytaker and took the appropriate oath in court.
	David Haston I.B. Haston James A. Hastin	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of July term) These appear to be the personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name with an "i."
79	James A. Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (August term)
80	David Haston Isham B. Haston	J.P.s - county court (September term)
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (October term)
	Isham B. Haston	Resigned as a Justice of the Peace and as an Entrytaker. Was this in preparation to move to Hickory County, MO, which occurred sometime in the mid-1840s?
81	Spencer-Cane Creek road	Reference to the road from Spencer to Cane Creek.
	David Haston	Ordered to appoint road hands on Ridle's road between Solomon Reese, Birden Wheeler, and Wm. Lewis.
	David Haston	Took over Isham B. Haston's job as commissioner of Hail's Turnpike road.
83	David Haston	He and others from the Cane Creek-Caney Fork area questioned Cader Measles to verify that he had served in the Revolutionary War as a soldier with the NC army. He said that he was from "Bartee County, NC." Would that have been Bertie County? This questioning began on page 81.
84	Rev. Abijah Crane Rev. John Yates	David Haston's Van Buren County neighbor, Abijah Crane, is in this section referred to with a "Rev." title, as is John Yates. Each was described as "clergyman." Both men vouched for Cader Measles. John Yates was from White County. From other sources, he is known to have been a Methodist minister. What was Abijah Crane's affiliation and where was his church located?
	David Haston James A. Hastin	J.P. - county court (adjournment of Monday session of the October term) These appear to be the personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name with an "i."
	David Haston	Brief court session on Tuesday: David Haston was security to support John Stewart's election as Entrytaker.
	David Haston J. A. Hastin	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of October term) These appear to be the personal signatures of these men. J. A. Hastin spelled his last name with an "i."
85	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (November term)
	David Haston	Appointed chairman protem (pro tempore).
	James A. Haston	Appointed to serve in the December 1842 circuit court, representing the 3rd district.
86	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of November term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	James A. Haston David Haston	J.P.s - county court (December term)
	School in Spencer	Liberty was "granted to the citizens of Spencer to have a three months school taught in the courthouse by the teacher taking good care of said house."
87	James A. Haston	Appointed as a revenue collector.
	David Haston James A. Hastin	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of December term) These appear to be the personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name with an "i."

Year of 1843

Page	Name	Description
87	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (January term)
88	David Haston	He and two other men appointed "a cornor (coroner) for the next year."
89	David Haston	Appointed to April 1843 circuit court duty, representing the 3rd district.
	Wilie B. Haston	Appointed to April 1843 circuit court duty, representing the 4th district.
	David Haston James A. Haston	Resigned their positions as commissioners of Hail's Turnpike.
	York Academy	35th lot in town of Spencer set apart for York Academy.
90	Courthouse & lot to be sold	Ordered by the county court that the courthouse & lot on which it stood was to be sold.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of January term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (February term)
91	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of February term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (March term)
	Road to ford of Cane Creek	Reference to a road from Denny's old place to the ford of Cane Creek, near Abijah Crane's - Thomas Stipes appointed overseer.
	James W. Haston David M.C. Haston Joseph Haston David Haston's lane	James W. Haston appointed to oversee road from sign post near Thomas Moore's and intersect the Pikeville Road at the end of David Haston's lane. David M.C. Haston, Joseph Haston and others were appointed as hands.
92	David Haston David M.C. Haston Joseph Haston	These names appear on page 92 as a continuation of the road assignment that began on the bottom of the previous page.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of March term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
93	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (April term)
95	Cader Measles	Follow up on the petition of Cader Measles to receive veterans benefits for Revolutionary War service. See page 83.
96	Arthur Mitchell	He and others on a jury of view to change the road at the river bank at Plumlee's ferry.
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (May term)
	Wiley B. Haston's old place	Reference to road from Wiley B. Haston's old place to NE corner of Robert Gamble's field.
97	Isaac Haston	Ordered to work on Thomas Stipe's road crew.
	Creeley children	Angeline (age 5) and Isaac T. (age 2 as of last September 23) were bound to Legrand C. Love.
99	James A. Haston	Appointed to serve on August 1843 circuit court, representing the 3rd district.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of May term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (June term)
100	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (June term) This page continues names of justices for the June term from the previous page.
	Emeline Creeley	Emeline (age 7) was bound to John Stewart to live and work as an apprentice until she arrives at the age of eighteen.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of June term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (July term)
101	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (July term) This page continues names of justices for the July term from the previous page.
	David Haston James A. Haston	Appointed as election judges for the August 1843 election in the 3rd district.
	Wiley B. Haston	Appointed as election judge for the August 1843 election in the 4th district.
104	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (August term)
105	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of August term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (September term)
	Arthur Mitchell	Appointed to serve December 1843 circuit court, representing 3rd district.
106	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of September term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (October term)
107	Spencer courthouse	New courthouse ordered to be built in Spencer. Detailed plans given here, but the order was rescinded on page 109, in the November court term.
108	David Haston	J.P. - county court (November term)
110	New courthouse plan	A new plan was presented for a new Van Buren County courthouse in Spencer, TN. A very rough drawing of the floor plans was sketched on the bottom of this page.
111	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (December term)
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of December term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.

Year of 1844

Page	Name	Description
112	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (January term)
	David Haston	Elected to be chairman of the court for this year.
	David Haston	He and others appointed to be coroners for the present year.
	David Haston	Allowed $5.00 for summoning a jury and holding inquest over the body of Arena Steekley.
113	David Haston	Appointed to a jury of view to lay off and mark a road of 2nd class from Drake's Mill up the river to intersect the Rocky River road at a convenient point.
	David Haston James A. Haston	Appointed to serve in the April 1844 circuit court, representing the 3rd district.
	Wilie B. Haston	Appointed to serve in the April 1844 circuit court, representing the 4th district.
	James A. Haston	Appointed to be revenue commissioner for the 3rd district.
114	David Haston James A. Haston	Appointed to be election officers for county elections in March 1844, for the 3rd district.
	Thomas C. Haston	Appointed to be election officer for county elections in March 1844, for the 4th district.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of court until the next day, Tuesday morning, in this January term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
115	David Haston	J.P. county court (adjournment of January term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (February term)
116	James A. Haston	Appointed as a coroner.
	Isaac Haston	Appointed as a road crew hand on road from Spencer to Wm. L. Mitchell's.
	Road to mouth of Cane Creek	Reference to a 2nd class road from the foot of the mountain to the mouth of Cane Creek.
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of February term) These appear to be the personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name with an "i."
117	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (March term)
	Wiley B. Haston	Reference to a road from Wiley B. Haston's to Burden Wheeler's.
118	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of March term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name with an "i."
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (April term)
119	David Haston	Was chairman of the court.
	David Haston	Was chairman of the court.
120	David Haston	Was chairman of the court.
121	David Haston	Was chairman of the court.
122	David McHaston David Haston	David Mc Haston produced certificate to prove that he had been elected Constable in 3rd district. His father, David Haston, entered into bond for him.
124	Spencer town lots	List of owners of Spencer town lots.
125	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of April term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name with an "i."
	David Haston's lane James W. Haston Joseph Haston	James W. Haston, Joseph Haston, and others were appointed to a crew for a 2nd class road from Thomas Moore's to the Pikeville road at the end of David Haston's lane.
	Road from Spencer to Cane Creek	Reduced to a 2nd class road.
126	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of May term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (May term)
127	Thomas Crawley	Now deceased, he had been a Revolutionary War soldier in the NC army, from Surrey County, NC.
129	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of May term) These appear to be personal signatures for these men. James A. Hastin spelled his name with an "i."
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (June term)
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of June term) These appear to be personal signatures for these men. It seems that James A. Haston spelled his last name with an "o."
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (July term)
131	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of July term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P.s - county court (August term)
	Wiley B. Haston's lane	Reference to a 3rd class road from Spencer to the mouth of Wiley B. Haston's lane.
132	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of July term) These appear to be personal signatures for these men. James A. Haston spelled his last name with an "o."
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (September term)
133	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of September term) These appear to be personal signatures for these men. James A. Haston spelled his last name with an "o."
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (October term)
	James A. Haston	Resigned as Justice of the Peace from the 3rd district.
134	Arthur Mitchell	Appointed election judge for November 1844 election in 3rd district.
	Thomas C. Haston	Appointed election judge for November 1844 election in 4th district.
	David McHaston	Appointed as constable to serve in the December 1844 court session.
136	David Haston	Chairman of the court.
137	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of the Monday session of the October term) This appears to be the personal signature of David Haston.
	James A. Haston	Reference to the resignation of James A. Haston as coroner.
138	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of October term) This appears to be the personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (November term)
	W.B. Haston's old place	Reference to W.B. Haston's "old place" to the NE corner of Robin Gambol's lane, 2nd class road.
	W.B. Haston	Reference to road from W.B. Haston's to Bird Wheeling (Wheeler).
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of November term) This appears to be the personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (December term)
139	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of December term) This appears to be the personal signature of David Haston.

Year of 1845

Page	Name	Description
139	David Haston	J.P. - county court (January term)
140	Arthur Mitchell	Appointed to serve in the April 1845 circuit court, representing the 3rd district.
142	W.B. Haston's old place	Reference to the road from the north end of Robert Gamble's lane to W.B. Haston's "old place."
	David Haston's lane James W. Haston	Road from Thomas Moore's to the Pikeville road at the end of David Haston's lane, a second class road. James W. Haston was on that road crew.
143	David McHaston Road to mouth of Cane Creek	David McHaston was one of the hands on the crew to repair the 2nd class road from the foot of the mountain to the mouth of Cane Creek.
144	David Haston	J.P. - county court (March term)
145	Thomas C. Haston Montgomery Haston Wilie B. Haston Wilie B. Haston's lane	Appointed overseer of road from Spencer to Wilie B. Haston's lane at Cane Creek. (3rd class road?) Some of the hands: Montgomery Haston & Wilie B. Haston. Note: This is the first reference to Montgomery G. Haston in the Van Buren County court minutes. He becomes a prominent person in some subsequent years. He would have been approximately 21 or 22 years old at this time. Did he just now move to this area? He would have been of the legal age to work on road crews, etc. prior to this time. For example, Wm. Carroll Haston was assigned to a road crew just about a month after his 18th birthday. See page 198.
	Arthur Mitchell	On a jury of view to lay out a road of the 2nd class from Fleming's old ferry to the foot of the mountain.
146	David Haston	J.P. - county court (April term)
	James A. Haston	Commissioned again as a Justice of the Peace and took the necessary oaths. The record here does not indicate which district he represented at this time. In January 1846 he seems to have been living in the 7th district. See page 161. Perhaps his relocation (from the 3rd district to the 7th district) was the reason that he resigned from his 3rd district J.P. position in October of 1844.
	Isaac Haston	Attached to Smith Vaden's list of road hands.
149	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of April term) This appears to be a personal signature of Jas. A. Hastin. He spelled his last name with an "i."
150	David Haston	J.P. - county court (May term)
	Wilie B. Haston's place	Road from Wilie B. Haston's to Birden Wheeler's, a 2nd class road.
	David Haston	Appointed to serve in the August 1845 circuit court, representing the 3rd district.
151	David McHaston	Selected to "wait on the court" (August 1845 circuit court) as a constable.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (June term)
	Isaac Haston	He and others on the crew for a 2nd class road from Wm. Denney's old place to the Pikeville road at Abijah Crane's.
	Arthur Mitchell David Haston	Appointed to be judges and inspectors for the August election in the 3rd district.
	Wilie B. Haston	Appointed to be a judge and inspector for the August election in the 4th district.
152	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (July term)
153	James A. Haston Willie B. Haston	Appointed to be commissioners on Mitchell's (formerly Hail's) Turnpike.
	Courthouse	Ordered by the court that the undertaker of the building of the courthouse have liberty to build said house of brick instead of wood.
154	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of July term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (August term)
155	Montgomery G. Haston Thomas C. Haston	Produced a certificate of his election as constable in the 4th district and took the appropriate oaths. Thomas C. Haston was security for this appointment.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of August term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
156	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of September term) This appears to be a personal signature of Jas. A. Hastin. He signed his name with an "i."
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (October term)
157	Joseph Haston	Appointed to oversee the 3rd class road from William Denny's old place (at the burnt house) to the top of the little mountain.
158	Abram Trogdon	Attached to N.M. Gillentine's road crew.
159	David Haston	J.P. - county court (November term)
160	David Haston	Appointed as chairman of the court protem, since the regular chairman was not present.
	Thomas C. Haston	Made lowest bid ($5.95) on a pauper, James Wasson (?). Thomas C. Haston was to take care of him until next January.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of November term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (December term)
	Wilie B. Haston's old place	Reference to the 2nd class road from the end of Robert Gamble's land to Wilie Bl Haston's old place.
	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of December term). This appears to be a personal signature of Jas. A. Hastin. It appears that he probably spelled his last name with an "i."

Year of 1846

Page	Name	Description
161	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (January term)
	David Haston James A. Haston	Both appointed as coroner for this year of 1846.
	David Haston	Appointed as revenue commissioner for the 3rd district.
	James A. Haston	Appointed as revenue commissioner for the 7th district. Note: He was now living in a different location. Earlier, he had lived in the 3rd district. Perhaps this relocation was the reason that he resigned from his position as J.P. in October of 1844. See pages 133 and 146.
	Arthur Mitchell	Appointed to represent the 3rd district in the April 1846 circuit court.
	Wilie B. Haston	Appointed to represent the 4th district in the April 1846 circuit court.
162	James A. Haston	Appointed to represent the 7th district in the April 1846 circuit court.
	Montgomery G. Haston	Resigned his position as constable in 4th district and allowed $2.00 for waiting on the court in December of 1845
163	Thomas C. Haston	Paid $4.00 for taking care of and burying a pauper, James Wassom.
164	James A. Haston	Appointed to hold the March 1846 election for county officers. Apparently, he was over the entire election process and not just his district.
	David Haston	Appointed to be election judge and inspector for the 3rd district, for the March 1846 elections.
	James A. Haston	Security for Josiah Hodges who took the bid on a pauper.
165	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of January term) This appears to be the personal signature of James A. Haston, which he spelled "Hastin."
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (February term)
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of February term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Haston spelled his last name, "Hastin."
166	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (March term)
167	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of March term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Haston spelled his last name, "Hastin."
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (April term)
168	David M.C. Haston Montgomery G. Haston	David M.C. Haston was appointed to two more years as constable in the 3rd district. Montgomery G. Haston (and Birden Wheeler) were security for him.
	James A. Haston	Security for William Moyers, newly elected constable for the 7th district.
169	M.G. Haston	A road hand on the 2nd class road from the little pole bridge to the crossroad at the foot of the mountain.
170	David Haston Arthur Mitchell	Appointed to be 3rd district judges and inspectors for the May 1846 Sheriff's election.
	W.B. Haston	Appointed to be 4th district judge and inspector for the May 1846 Sheriff's election.
171	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of April term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Haston spelled his last name, "Hastin."
172	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (May term)
173	Road from Wm. Denney's old place	Road from Wm. Denney's old place to the Pikeville road at Abijah Crane's, 2nd class road.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of May term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
174	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (June term)
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of June term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. Jas. A. Haston spelled his last name, "Hastin."
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (July term)
175	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (July term) - continuation of J.P. names from previous page.
	James A. Haston David Haston	Voted to allow $40 for ex officio services for two years to Lewis Hunter (specific type of service not named).
	Road from Spencer to Cane Creek	3rd class road from Spencer to the Cane Creek road near Burrel Manoard's.
176	David Haston James A. Haston	These and other men relinquished payment (jury tickets) for their jury duty. These appear to be their personal signatures.
177	M.G. Haston David MC Haston	These and other men relinquished their unpaid claims for services rendered to their county. These appear to be personal signatures.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of July term) This appears to be a personal signature of David Haston.
178	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (August term)
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of August term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. Jas. A. Haston spelled his last name, "Hastin."
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (September term)
179	John Haston	Road hand on the crew for the road from the little pole bridge to the cross roads at the foot of the mountain.
	Joseph Haston	Appointed overseer of 3rd class road from Denney's old house to top of the little mountain west of Joseph Cummings'.
	Isaac T. Haston James W. Haston John Haston David Haston's lane	Overseer of the 2nd class road from Thomas Moore to the Pikeville road at David Haston's lane. James W. Haston was one of the road hands on this crew and John Haston, apparently was originally appointed to this crew but crossed off the list and appointed to another list on the top of this page.
	Road to mouth of Cane Creek	Road from the cross roads at Wm. Denny's to the mouth of Cane Creek.
180	David Mc Haston	On a crew for the 2nd class road between Wm. Denny's and the mouth of Cane Creek - continuation from the bottom of the previous page.
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of September term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. Jas. A. Haston spelled his last name, "Hastin."
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (October term)
	David Haston's lane James W. Haston Wm. Denney, Sr.	Wm. Denney Sr. appointed overseer of 2nd class road from Thomas Moore's to Pikeville Road at the end of David Haston's lane. James W. Haston was one of the road hands.
182	Abram Trogdon	On a list of road hands for the 2nd class road from Indian Camp to foot of first hill.
	James A. Haston James W. Haston Arthur Mitchell David McHaston	James A. Haston appointed overseer of the timber and to open the 2nd class road from foot of the first hill at end of Gillentine's road to Denney's still house. James W. Haston and Arthur Mitchell and David McHaston were on the list of road hands
	Montgomery G. Haston Isaac Haston Carrel Haston James W. Haston John Haston	Montgomery G. Haston appointed overseer to open 2nd class road from Denney's still house to the lime kiln on side of mountain. Some road hands: Isaac Haston, Carrel Haston, James W. Haston, and John Haston
183	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of October term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name, "Hastin."
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (November term)
	Willie B. Haston	2nd class road from Willie B. Haston's to Berden Wheeler's.
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of November term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name, "Hastin."
184	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (December term)
185	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P.s - county court (adjournment of December term) These appear to be personal signatures of these men. James A. Hastin spelled his last name, "Hastin."

Year of 1847

Page	Name	Description
185	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (January term)
186	David Haston	J.P. - county court (January term) - continuation of J.P. names for this term.
	W.B. Haston	Appointed to serve in April 1847 circuit court, representing 4th district.
187	David Haston	Appointed as coroner for this year of 1847.
188	Ford of river at Wm. L. Mitchell's	Reference to 2nd class road from ford of the river at Wm. L. Mitchell's to Hail's turnpike road. Wm. Stipe was the overseer of that road.
	W.B. Haston's old place	Reference to 2nd class road from the end of Robert Gamble's lane to W.B. Haston's old place.
	Abram Trogdon	Ordered by court that a pavement be put around the courthouse, six feet wide all round the house level with door sills. Abram Trogdon to do this work at price of $40.
189	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment until Tuesday morning of January term) This appears to be his personal signature. He spelled his last name, "Hastin."
190	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (Tuesday morning of January term)
	James A. Haston David Haston	Spencer town lots had been sold; apparently James A. & David Haston had been involved in that process.
191	James A. Haston	Paid $2.00 for holding the previous election.
	Arthur Mitchell	On a road jury view to laying off and marking a 2nd or 3rd class road from Hodges Ferry to intersect the road near John Frisby's.
192	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of January term) This appears to be his personal signature. He spelled his last name, "Hastin."
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (February term)
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of February term) This appears to be the personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (March term)
193	David M.C. Haston	Tendered his resignation as constable. Question: Was this in preparation for his move to Missouri?
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of March term) This appears to be the personal signature of David Haston.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (April term)
194	James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (April term) - continuation of list of J.P.s for this term from previous page.
	M.G. Haston	Appointed to a jury of view to change the 2nd class road around Daniel Mooneyham's farm.
	Arthur Mitchell	He and others made a report on the change of a 2nd class road from Hodges Ferry to John Frisby's.
195	James A. Haston M.G. Haston	Road they and others had opened was ordered to be received and they were discharged from their duties.
	M.G. Haston	He was overseer of the road from the forks of the road near William Moore's on to where David Moore lived. He had changed the road and was to keep the road in repair.
	David Haston M.G. Haston	Appointed to a jury to change the road near Robert Gamble's upper plantation. Reference to "the old road on top of a hill near an old school house."
196	M.G. Haston David Mc Haston David Haston	M.G. Haston filled the 3rd district constable vacancy created when David McHaston resigned. David Haston and Burden Wheeler were securities. Note: The first mention of M.G. Haston that identifies where he lived in Van Buren Count was his August 1845 election as constable of the 4th district, which position he resigned in January 1846. Here in April 1847, he appears in the 3rd district. Later, he will settle back in the 4th district.
	Willie B. Haston	On a road jury to lay off and mark a 3rd class road from ford below M. Crane's down the creek toward Anderson's mill, to intersect at Pikeville road near Abijah Crain's.
198	M.G. Haston	On crew for 3rd class road from cross roads near William Denney's to the mouth of Cane Creek.
	James W. Haston Wm. C. Haston John C. Haston David Haston's lane	Overseer of 2nd class road from Thomas Moore's to the south end of David Haston's lane. Wm. C. Haston and John C. Haston were on that crew. Note: Wm. C. Haston had just turned 18 years of age about a month earlier (on March 2nd).
	Isaac Haston	On a crew for a 2nd class road from the ford of the Creek near Crain's to the Denney's burnt house.
199	Joseph Haston	On the crew for the 3rd class road from Denney's burnt house to Alexander Harris' place.
	Road from cross road near Wm. Denney's	2nd class road from the cross roads near William Denney's to the ford of the river near Martin Earl's.
204	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of Monday's session in April term) This appears to be David Haston's personal signature.
205	David Haston	J.P. - county court (Tuesday session in April term)
206	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of April term) This appears to be David Haston's personal signature.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (May term)
	James W. Haston	Appointed to serve on August 1847 circuit court to represent 3rd district.
	James A. Haston	Appointed to serve on August 1847 circuit court to represent 7th district.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of May term) This appears to be David Haston's personal signature.
207	David Haston	J.P. - county court (June term)
		J.P. - county court (adjournment of June term) This appears to be David Haston's personal signature.
208	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (July term)
	Willie B. Haston	He and other appointed to lay off and mark a 3rd class road from ford of creek below M.P. Crain's down the creek on the direction to Anderson's mills to intersect the Pikeville road near Abijah Crain's.
209	9th Civil District formed	A new (9th) district was formed. It bounded White, Bledsoe, and Van Buren counties and one of the lines ran down Cane Creek.
	M.G. Haston	Was a tutor for an orphan boy, George Winder, who was about 17 years old.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of July term) This appears to be David Haston's personal signature.
210	David Haston	J.P. - county court (August term)
	Joseph C. Haston M.G. Haston	Added to a list of Wm. F. Carter's road hands.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of August term) This appears to be David Haston's personal signature.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (September term)
211	Arthur Mitchell	Appointed to serve in the next circuit court to represent the 3rd district.
	Thomas C. Haston	Appointed to serve in the next circuit court to represent the 4th district.
212	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of September term) This appears to be David Haston's personal signature.
	David Haston James A. Haston	J.P. - county court (October term)
213	Bethellee meeting house	Located somewhere at foot of the mountain
	Road to intersect Pikeville road near Abijah Crain's	2nd class road from Martin P. Crain's down the creek near Robert Gamble's field to intersect the Pikeville road near Abijah Crain's.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of October term) This appears to be David Haston's personal signature.
214	David Haston	J.P. - county court (November term)
215	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of November term) This appears to be David Haston's personal signature.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (December term)
	Road from Robert Gamble's lane	2nd class road from mouth of Robert Gamble's lane to the forks of the road near M.P. Crain's farm.
	W.B. Haston's old house	Joseph Moore's road order to be extended to W.B. Haston's old house.
	David Haston	J.P. - county court (adjournment of December term) This appears to be David Haston's personal signature.