HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA

SIZEMORE FAMILY

Chancery Cases Containing Sizemore Surname Before 1865

The following cases are likely Important.

1800-026

Halifax

Obadiah Smith

John Sizemore Etc

Height, Sizemore, Smith, Talley

4 pps. Contract Dispute.

1801-041

Halifax

Obediah Smith

John Seizmore Etc

Amey (Enslaved), Amy (Enslaved), Anne (Enslaved), Ben (Enslaved), Dick (Enslaved), George (Enslaved), Glasscock, Gregory, Griffin, Grigory, Hight, Isaac (Enslaved), Jane (Enslaved), Ligon, Nell (Enslaved), Overby, Parish, Pool, Sam (Enslaved), Seizmore, Silvia (Enslaved), Simon (Enslaved), Sizemore, Smith, Talley, Tally, Terry, Williamson, Wilson, Wooding

Sometime after 5 Nov 1771, Peartree Smith, now dec’d. purchased an entry of 840 acres on Cedar and Reedy Branches. Peartree d. in 1779. Land surveyed in 1780. Land conveyed in pieces to Solomon Sizemore, Stanley Height, Hezekiah Talley and George Sizemore. Patent issued to Sizemore. Filed Aug 1799; Answers filed Nov 1800.

1810-027

Halifax

John Griffin

Heir(s) of John Sizemore: John Sizemore, Solomon Sizemore, Stanley Height, Hezekiah Talley, George Sizemore.

Arven, Baird, Dean, Glidewell, Griffin, Grisham, Irvine, Owen, Parrish, Sizemore, Wade

1779 LWT of Peartree Smith

Has a Plat.

77 pps. Only skimmed case. Plat dated 5 Nov 1771 of 840 acres on Page 39. LWT of Peartree Smith on p 42.

1825-024

Halifax

Anderson Sizemore & Wife Sarah, formerly Sarah Goode; and Elizabeth Goode, widow of John Goode.

Heir(s) of John Goode

Goode

Sizemore

7 pps. Estate Dispute. John Goode d. with 160 acres of land. Widow Elizabeth. Children: Sarah Sizemore and William A. Jemima, John, Mary, Nancy, Susanna, Lucy, Daniel C. Goode. Gdn. appt for minors. By consent, Court appt. commissioners to allocate 1/3 of the land to the widow and divide the balance equally among each of the children.

1825-035

Halifax

Hiram Sizemore & his wife Jincey, formerly Jincey Whitlow.

Gdn(s) of John N Whitlow Etc

Goode

Irvine

Sizemore

Whitlow

11 pps. Thomas Whitlow d. intestate leaving a widow Hannah (now m. to William Irvine) and three children Jincey Sizemore, John N. Whitlow and Polly Whitlow. Daniel C. Goode is the gdn. of the two minor children. Thomas d. owning 2/3 acre on ss of Hico and one slave. Petition for dower and division of land. Filed May 1800. ...

1825-054

Halifax

William Sizemore, John Sizemore

Anderson Sizemore Etc

Hudson, Sizemore, Vaughan

27 pps. This is a series of 13 subpoenas issued from 29 Jan 1817 through 11 Sep 1823 concerning a suit by two [of the heirs of George Sizemore] against four [more of the heirs of George Sizemore]. Some were adults and some were minors. All appear to be out of state parties except Sarah Hudson. There are no details as to the subject of the case although it looks like a typical estate division case. Peter Vaughan was subpoenaed twice in 1817. Later he was dropped. He was likely included solely because he held a Power of Attorney from some of the heirs. See deed records.

1842-012

Halifax

Obadiah Faulkner by Etc

Exr of Jacob Faulkner

Abbott, Abby (Enslaved), Abbyy (Enslaved), Betty (Enslaved), Blane, Boxley, Boyd, Charles (Enslaved), Clark, Clarke, Coats, Dinon (Enslaved), Dixon (Enslaved), Edmondson, Elam, Faulkner, Fore, Friday (Enslaved), George (Enslaved), Guthrey, Haley, Hayley, Hayly, Henry (Enslaved), Jerry (Enslaved), Jordan, Judith (Enslaved), Lowry, Lucy (Enslaved), Malinda (Enslaved), Martha (Enslaved), Mary (Enslaved), Mat (Enslaved), May (Enslaved), Nancy (Enslaved), Nelly (Enslaved), Oliver, Owen, Own, Palmer, Peter (Enslaved), Pool (Enslaved), Racheal (Enslaved), Rachel (Enslaved), Rose (Enslaved), Ruth (Enslaved), Sam (Enslaved), Sarah (Enslaved), Sisemore, Sizemore, Tanner, Thaxton, Tucker, Watts, Wiley (Enslaved), William (Enslaved), Wyatt

1823 LWT of Jacob Faulkner

88 pps. Case appears to involve the children of Thomas Faulkner, son of Jacob Faulkner. Note: This case is very promising to yield invaluable genealogy info should someone related have the energy to wade through the entire case file. Note: Frances Sizemore m. Thomas Faulkner 4 Sep 1835 in Halifax Co.

The following cases are Not Likely Very Important.

1794-015

Halifax

John Sizemore

Nathaniel Jones Etc

Jones, Sizemore

30 Jan 1794 Summons; Attachment.

1798-020

Halifax

James Baird

John Sizemore Etc

Baird, Boyd, Hembrie, Seaman, Sizemore, Thomas, Wade, William Thomas & Co, Yancey

24 pps. Contract Dispute. 200 acres tract of Land on Persons Br. Filed Aug 1798. No genealogy involved.

1835-055

Halifax

John Blackwell & Wife

Joseph G E Baynham Etc

Baynham, Bennett, Blackwell, Davis, Easley, Gresham, Griffin, Hester, Lucy (Enslaved), Nelson, Pointer, Sizemore, Sydnor, White

58 pps. Did not read.

1856-001

Halifax

Joseph Sizemore Etc

Thomas Torian Sr

Chamberlane, Chamberlayne, Deane

Green, Sizemore, Torian

19 pps. Contract dispute. Did not read.

Source: LVA Chancery Cases available online.

Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com