Bedford County, VA Court Records

Name	Description	Source
William Bradshaw	May Court 1764: Wm Bradshaw appd Survr of Road from Stanton River to the Meadows all hands Convened to work on the Land	2, pg. 115
Wm & Jno Bradshaw	Sept Court 1768: Tho Ballard, Nathan Turner, Alexr Forguson, William Bradshaw and Jno Bradshaw appd to appr the Impr on 800 Acres of Land belonging to Peter Holland and make rept	2, pg. 471
William Bratcher	May 24th 1773: At a Court held for Bedford County May 24th 1773, James Callaway, Grofs Scruggs & William Bratcher are apd to Settle an accnt of the Estate of Mildred Parkerwith Alexr Forgeson the Admnr	4, pg 101
John Bratcher	Ordered that James Poteet, Junr & James Poteet, Senr & John Bratcher View a way for a Road from John Bratchers To Black Water Road & Return an account thereof to the Court	5A, pg. 159
William Bradshaw	March 1774: On the motion of Abel Morgan, It is ordered that William Bradshaw Pay him according to Law for attending for him Eleven Dais as a Witnefs at the Suit of James Lyle	5, pg. 89
Ann Bratcher	May Court 1774: Hammond & ux v Claxton & ux Joseph Davenport acd 8 Dais Attd Same v Same Ann Bratcher acd 13 Dais Attd	4, pg 65
Ann Bratcher	May 1774: On the Motion of Ann Bratcher, It is Ordered that Peter Harmon and Margaret his Wife Pay her according to Law for attending for them Thirteen Dais as a Witnefs against John Claxton and Ann his Wife	3, pg. 321
John Bradshaw	November: Report of a Road from Botetourt Line where the road Leading through Pates Settlement Crofses the same to John Bradshaw on Stanton River Thence to the New Road Cut out of BlkWater Road to the Iron Works in Henry County returned and Established according to report John Bradshaw appd Surveyor of the road from the Botetourt Line to Stanton River Joseph Simmons from Stanton River to Gills Creek John Edwards from Gills Creek to Obediah Farleys on Black Water and all ands within five Miles on each side of sd Road are Ordered to attend the sd Surveyors & Clear the same	6, pg. 12
Samuel Bradshaw	26th Day of January 1778: At a Court held at the Court House of Bedford County on Monday the 26th Day of January 1778 for the Examination of Samuel Bradshaw on suspicion of his having felonously Shot & Wounded John Downing with a Riffle Gun ...... in the arm between the Elbow & the Shoulder So that he died. Presente Richard Stith, James Callaway, Francis Thorp, John Callaway, William Callaway & William Leftwich Gente. The prisoner being led to the Bar in Custody of the Sheriff of this County & being Charged with the Felony afsd and it being Damanded of him whether he was Guilty of the Crime afsd. Anserd he was in no wise Guilty thereof. Whereupon the Court proceeded to the Examination of Divers Witts and the prisoner heard in his own Defense. On Consideration whereof It is the Opinion of the Court that the said Samuel Bradshaw ought to be Tried for the Same before the Court of ............... to be held in the City of Wmsbg for the Trial of Criminals. Whereupon it is Commanded the Sheriff of this County that he remand the Prisoner back to Jail & from thence to move him to the Publick Jail in the City of Williamsburg Memo: Ezekial Downing acknowledges himself held firmly bound to the CWealth of Virginia in the Sum of Ł10 for his personal appce at the Capital in the City of Wmsburg and as a Witts in behalf of the Comm. Wealth agst Saml Bradshaw now to Depart hence without leave to be servd Signed Richard Stith At a Court held for Bedford County Janry 26th, 1778 Present Richd Stith, James Callaway, Fran. Thorp, John Callaway & Wm. Leftwich Gente	3, pg 138
John Bratcher (Brashaw)	Sept 30th, 1780: At a Court held at Bedford Court House Septr 30th, 1780 For the Examination of John Bra~~tcher~~ashaw for high Treason. Pres. Wm Mead, Jas Callaway, Fran. Tharp, Wm Callaway, W Leftwich & Jonathon Richeson Gent. The Prisoner being led to the Barr in cusody de. & charged with the Treason afsd saith he is not Guilty. Whereupon it is the opinion of the Court that he be discharged no Witts Appr Signed WMead	3, pg. 301
John Bradshaw	" During the court meeting of 27 September (1780) Robert Mead came forward to post bond for his appearance at the next court. Once again he said or done something that resulted in a charge of loyalism. He posted a Ł20,000 bond with Archelaus Moon, William Moon, and John Hook as securities. Mead was lost in the shuffle, however, when the court next convened on 30 September and 2 October. Eleven men, including John Bradshaw, Richard Bundy, Randolph Richeson, Thomas Watts, Rowland Wheeler, and Joseph Wilson pleaded guilty to taking an oath of loyalty to the king and administering it to others. All were remanded to jail pending their trial before the General Court. Robert Mead's case did not come before the court. By 1786 Bundy, Hunt, Richeson, and Watts were living in present-day Franklin County. Perhaps they were part of the nest of loyalists living on Blackwater River during the war. ....... After the frenzy of accusations and trials near the end of 1780, the loyalist threat in Bedford County appears to have subsided. If the harsh response of the county court toward its "disaffected" citizens had not conciliated them, it had at least elicited their surly silence."	1, pgs. 49-50
Benjamin Bratcher	The Grand Jury returned into court & presented an Indt agt Stephen Hubbard for an afst a true Bill, An Indt agt Jefse Anderson & Christopher Goff & Thos Everett for an afst a true Bill An Indt agt Benjn Bratcher for an afsault a true Bill & having made some other presentments and not having whereof further to present are discharged	7, pg. 151
Jno Bratcher	Ord that Robert Hardy be appd Sur road from Bratcher's ford on Staunton river to the Pates Road above McCauleys in the room of Jno Bratcher with his own hand the hands of John Siner Goss hand, Wm Greenwood hand Richard Bandy hand who are to be his gang	8, pg. 219