| Appeals to the Privy Council |
Report No. 13_1763_04 |
Parsons v Parsons (Doe v Parsons) |
Virginia |
| Case Name Short |
Parsons v Parsons Doe v Parsons |
| Case Name Long |
John Doe on the demise of John Parsons v William Parsons |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [531] p.613 – 19 December 1763 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.3 (1 May 1763 – 30 September 1764) p.190: PC 2/110/190 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [531] p.613 – 19 March 1765 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.4 (1 October 1764 – 27 August 1766) p.162–163: PC 2/111/162–163 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [531] p.613 – 26 July 1765 – entry 3 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.4 (1 October 1764 – 27 August 1766) p.299, 306–307: PC 2/111/299, 306–307 |
Colonial Courts |
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Unnamed – 10 October 1759 General Court – 10 April 1763 |
Participants |
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Doe, John (lessee) Parsons, John Parsons, William Sharpe, Joshua of Lincoln’s Inn (appears for William Parsons) Thomas, William ap, deceased |
Description |
Land dispute (bill of ejectment) over an orchard |
Disposition |
Reversed |
Notes |
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There can be little doubt that John Doe and the lease to him are fictional. On this and on the bill of ejectment involved here, see Additional Research. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Parsons v Parsons) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (Parsons) |
| Counsel | [Signed] C. Yorke; Al. Forrester |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36219 f.269–270 (Manuscript notes limited to counsel names on dorse) |
| Respondent’s case |
Case of the respondent (Parsons) |
| Counsel | [Signed] Fl. Norton; Wm. DeGrey |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36219 f.271–272 |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Committee report – 18 July 1765 – PC 1/51/56 | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC, v.6 [667] p.403 |
Other Documents |
| Other Documents | The Joshua Sharpe papers in the collection of Thomas Phillipps at the Library of Congress, Division of Manuscripts, contain legal papers related to this appeal. |
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