| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 13_1743_00 |
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Virginia |
| Case Name Short |
Meade v Godwin Meade v Thrustout |
| Case Name Long |
David Meade v William Thrustout on the demise of Martha Godwin, Samuel and Elizabeth Whitfield, William and Leah Godwin, Julian Norsworthy, Martha Norsworthy, Mary Norsworthy, and Ann Norsworthy |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [568] p.748–749 – 23 March 1743 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.8 (22 October 1741 – 29 September 1743) p.353: PC 2/97/353 |
| APC Citation | v.3 [568] p.749 – 3 November 1743 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.8 (22 October 1741 – 29 September 1743) p.386: PC 2/97/386 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.9 (1 October 1743 – 27 February 1745) p.27–30, 34: PC 2/98/27–30, 34 |
Colonial Courts |
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General Court – 15 April 1742 |
Participants |
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Godwin, Leah (wife of William Godwin) Godwin, Martha Godwin, William (husband of Leah Godwin) Lear, Col. John (deceased father of Thomas Lear) Lear, Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Lear) Lear, John (deceased son of Thomas Lear) Lear, Martha (daughter of Thomas Lear) Lear, Thomas (deceased son of Col. John Lear and father of John, Elizabeth, and Martha Lear) Meade, David, merchant Norsworthy, Ann Norsworthy, Julian Norsworthy, Martha Norsworthy, Mary Thrustout, William (lessee under Martha Godwin; Samuel and Elizabeth Whitfield; William and Leah Godwin; Julian Norsworthy, Martha Norsworthy, Mary Norsworthy, and Ann Norsworthy) Whitfield, Elizabeth (wife of Samuel Whitfield) Whitfield, Samuel (husband of Elizabeth Whitfield) |
Description |
Land (ejectment) in the parish of Newport and county of Isle of Wight |
Disposition |
Judgment for appellant |
Notes |
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There can be little doubt that William Thrustout and the lease to him are fictional. On this and on the action of ejectment involved here, see Additional Research. The will of Col. John Lear is printed in Crow, Johnston Stapp and Allied Families, p.98–100. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Meade v Thrustout) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
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Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
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