Pike County Miscellaneous - Court of Roads & Revenue - Samuel Tine Owen ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.genrecords.net/alpike/ ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb by: Mary Barnes mearsm2@earthlink.net Jul 2003 Pike County, Alabama Papers of the Pike County Historical and Genealogical Minutes of the Commissioner's Court of Roads & Revenue, Part I 1828-Feb 1841. Abstracts on Owen-Davis- Bradley Families-Knight Feb. 1831-In Gibbins Beat, Allen Williams, Robert Owens and Hiram Tucker are appointed apportioners of hands. P. 10. Feb 1832- Ordered by the Court that Robert Smilie, Alexander Jackson, Moses Baldwin, David Hughes, Josiah Dyer, William Burgess and Tenes Owen by appointed Commissioners to lay off and mark out a road from Gainers Store across Conecuh at Robert Smilie to the County line in direction to the town of Montgomery (p.33) 6 Feb. 1837- Precinct no 29 from Wingards to the County line, Ordered that Samuel T. Owens. be appointed overseer, 3d grade.(p. 98) (William Burgess m. Clarinda Knight , daughter of Allen Knight and was also Samuel T. Owen's brother-in-law. HIs will in Pike Co 1856 ) Aug. 1838 Ordered by the Court that the road from Charles Pelhams to the line of Lounds County near Samuel T. Owen be abolished and set aside. 3 Feb. 1840- Ordered by the court that Dunce Sikes, William Jordan, Seaborn Jones , Jesse John , Samuel Jefcoat, Josiah Jordan and Samuel T. Owen be appointed a Jury to lay off and mark out a Road from near the ford of the IndianBranch to intersect the Road leading from Smilies Ferry to the Line of Lowndes County.(p.154) 16 August 1840- Ordered by the Court that citation issue to Samuel T. Owen, John Hanchey and Barnett Franklin, Commissioners of said County heretofore appointed, by an act of the Legislature commanding them to make their report to the next term of this Court showing the situation with(?) the amt(?) of funds belonging to the County in their hands. (p.164-5) Part II, March 1841- Sept 1849 Dec. 1842- Ordered by the Court that the suit heretofore commenced against Nubil A. Moore and his securities on the contract of building the Court house for said county and the suit p. 212 Commenced against John Hanchy, Barnett Franklin and Samuel T. Owens the building Commissioners for said County be still prosecuted against them. Ordered by the court that John Hanchey be required to repair the county jail so as it may be considered safe and report the same to the next term of this court for allowance. ( p. 15.) 28 March 1842 Ordered by the Court that Robert Owens be appointed assessor of taxes in beat Number four in the 87 Regiment. Feb 1849- Ordered by the court that the following persons be and are hereby appointed overseers of the Poor in the several Beats of said County ( to Wit) P. 457 Robert F Owen Samuel Tine Owen