| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 13_1753_01 |
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Virginia |
| Case Name Short |
Jones v Shields |
| Case Name Long |
Robert jun. and Sarah Jones and Dudley and Martha Richardson v James Shields |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [198] p.194 – 25 January 1753 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.14 (1 April 1752 – 31 December 1753) p.205, 298: PC 2/103/205, 298 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [198] p.194 – 30 January 1753 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.14 (1 April 1752 – 31 December 1753) p.301: PC 2/103/301 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [198] p.194 – 7 March 1753 – entry 3 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.14 (1 April 1752 – 31 December 1753) p.351: PC 2/103/351 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [198] p.194 – 20 March 1753 – entry 4 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.14 (1 April 1752 – 31 December 1753) p.358–359: PC 2/103/358–359 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [198] p.194 – 10 May 1753 – entry 5 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.14 (1 April 1752 – 31 December 1753) p.383–385, 409–410: PC 2/103/383–385, 409–410 |
Colonial Courts |
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County Court of Chancery for York county – 20 November 1749 General Court – 10 October 1751 |
Participants |
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Allen, Daniel (deceased executor of Robert Cobbs) Cobbs, Elizabeth (deceased second wife of Robert Cobbs, executor of Robert Cobbs, and mother of Sarah Cobbs Jones and Martha Cobbs Richardson) Cobbs, Rebecca Pinkethman (deceased daughter of William Pinkethman, wife of Robert Cobbs, and mother of Elizabeth Cobbs Shields) Cobbs, Robert (deceased husband of both Rebecca Pinkethman Cobbs and Elizabeth Cobbs) Jones, Robert, jun. (husband of Sarah Cobbs Jones) Jones, Sarah Cobbs (daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Cobbs; wife of Robert Jones, jun.; and sister of Martha Cobbs Richardson) Pinkethman, William (deceased father of Rebecca Pinkethman Cobbs) Richardson, Dudley (husband of Martha Cobbs Richardson) Richardson, Martha Cobbs (daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Cobbs, wife of Dudley Richardson, and sister of Sarah Cobbs Jones) Shields, Elizabeth Cobbs (deceased daughter of Robert and Rebecca Cobbs, and wife of James Shields) Shields, James, gentleman (widower of Elizabeth Cobbs Shields) |
Description |
Dispute involves slaves in the estate of William Pinkethman |
Disposition |
Dismissed |
Notes |
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Dispute includes slaves. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Jones v Shields) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case | Case of the appellant (Jones) |
| Counsel | [Signed] W. Murray; K. Evans |
| Library | Law Library of Congress: Sir George Lee collection |
| Respondent’s case | Case of the respondent (Shields) |
| Counsel | [Signed] A. Hume-Campbell; R. Henley |
| Library | Law Library of Congress: Sir George Lee collection |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |
Other Documents |
| Other Documents | The appellants’ and the respondent’s printed cases are reproduced in Barton, Virginia Colonial Decisions, 2:B367–B382. |
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