Appeals to the Privy Council

Report No. 13_1768_01

Dixon v Turner

Virginia 

Case Name Short

Dixon v Turner

Case Name Long

Edward Dixon and Harry Dixon and Turner Dixon v Thomas Turner by Thomas Jett, guardian, and Harry Turner by Anthony Thornton, guardian, Walker and Sally Turner Taliaferro, and Thomas Jett, John Skinker and Joseph Murdock

 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation 

v.5 [64] p.128–129 – 23 March 1768 – entry 1

 
PC Register Citation 

George III v.6 (January 1768 – April 1769) p.110, 164, 208: PC 2/113/110, 164, 208

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APC Citation 

v.5 [64] p.129 – 6 July 1770 – entry 2

 
PC Register Citation 

George III v.7 (May 1769 – December 1770) p.299–308, 449–450: PC 2/114/299–308, 449–450

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Colonial Courts

General Court – 10 April 1764

General Court – 10 October 1766

Participants

Betty, a slave

Dixon, Edward, gentleman (widower of Sarah Turner Dixon and father of Harry Dixon and Turner Dixon)

Dixon, Harry (grandson of Col. Thomas Turner, son of Edward and Sarah Turner Dixon, and brother of Turner Dixon)

Dixon, Sarah Turner (deceased wife of Edward Dixon, daughter of Col. Thomas Turner, and mother of Harry Dixon and Turner Dixon)

Dixon, Turner (grandson of Col. Thomas Turner, son of Edward and Sarah Turner Dixon, and brother of Harry Dixon)

Jett, Thomas (guardian of Thomas Turner, the respondent, and executor of Thomas Turner)

Mariah, a slave

Murdock, Joseph (executor of Thomas Turner)

Skinker, John (executor of Thomas Turner)

Smith, Nicholas (father of Elizabeth Smith Turner)

Smith, Nicholas (brother of Elizabeth Smith Turner)

Taliaferro, Sally Turner (wife of Walker Taliaferro, daughter of Thomas Turner and granddaugther of Col. Thomas Turner)

Taliaferro, Walker (husband of Sally Turner Taliaferro)

Thornton, Anthony (guardian of Harry Turner)

Turner, Col. Thomas of King George county (deceased father of Thomas Turner, Harry Turner, and Sarah Turner Dixon and grandfather of Harry Turner, Sally Turner Taliaferro, Thomas Turner, Harry Dixon, and Turner Dixon)

Turner, Elizabeth Smith (widow of Harry Turner, the son of Col. Thomas Turner, and mother of Thomas Turner, the respondent)

Turner, Harry (deceased son of Col. Thomas Turner and husband of Elizabeth Smith Turner)

Turner, Harry (son of Thomas Turner and grandson of Col. Thomas Turner)

Turner, Thomas (deceased son of Col. Thomas Turner and father of Harry Turner and Sally Turner Taliaferro)

Turner, Thomas (son of Harry Turner and Elizabeth Smith Turner and grandson of Col. Thomas Turner)

Description

At issue the estate of Col. Thomas Turner

Disposition

Reversed in part with directions given for taking accounts

Notes

Property includes slaves.


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Not found

Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew

TNA Document Report of committee re Dixon v Turner and others – Apr. 1770 – PC 1/60/7 view_Document
Catalogued as

Catalogued by TNA: Report of committee on appeal of Dixon v Turner and others