Appeals to the Privy Council
Report No. 13_1753_01

Jones v Shields

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Colonial Courts

County Court of Chancery for York county – 20 November 1749

General Court – 10 October 1751

Participants

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

Dispute includes slaves.

References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations

Table of Cases (Jones v Shields)


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

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Respondent’s case

Case of the respondent (Shields)

Counsel

[Signed] A. Hume-Campbell; R. Henley

 
Library

Law Library of Congress: Sir George Lee collection

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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.