Appeals to the Privy Council
Report No. 13_1763_04

Parsons v Parsons (Doe v Parsons)

Virginia 

 

Case Name Short

Doe v Parsons

Parsons v Parsons

 
Case Name Long

John Doe on the demise of John Parsons v William Parsons

 
 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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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

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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

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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

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Colonial Courts

Unnamed – 10 October 1759

General Court – 10 April 1763

Participants

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

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)


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)

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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

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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

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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.