Appeals to the Privy Council

Report No. 01_1737_02

Clark v Towsey

Connecticut 

Case Name Short

Clark v Towsey

Case Name Long

Samuel Clark v Thomas and Hannah Towsey (and against Thomas Towsey as guardian to John Clark), Thomas Clark (and as guardian to Gamaliel Clerk) and Richard Bryon (as guardian to children of late wife Mehitabell)

 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation 

v.3 [422] p.580 – 29 November 1737 – entry 1

 
PC Register Citation 

George II v.5 (1 October 1736 – 4 September 1738) p.310–311: PC 2/94/310–311

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APC Citation 

v.3 [422] p.580 – 25 May 1738 – entry 2

 
PC Register Citation 

George II v.5 (1 October 1736 – 4 September 1738) p.343, 521–522, 544: PC 2/94/343 521–522, 544

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APC Citation 

v.3 [422] p.581 – 1 April 1742 – entry 3

 
PC Register Citation 

George II v.8 (22 October 1741 – 29 September 1743) p.120: PC 2/97/120

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APC Citation 

v.3 [422] p.581 – 17 May 1742 – entry 4

 
PC Register Citation 

George II v.8 (22 October 1741 – 29 September 1743) p.125–126, 137: PC 2/97/125–126, 137

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APC Citation 

v.3 [422] p.581 – 24 June 1742 – entry 5

 
PC Register Citation 

George II v.8 (22 October 1741 – 29 September 1743) p.166, 175–176: PC 2/97/166, 175–176

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APC Citation 

v.3 [422] p.581 – 2 June 1743 – entry 6

 
PC Register Citation 

George II v.8 (22 October 1741 – 29 September 1743) p.429: PC 2/97/429

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APC Citation 

v.3 [422] p.581 – 18 July 1745 – entry 7

 
PC Register Citation 

George II v.10 (1 March 1745 – 31 July 1746) p.133[bis], 144–145, 166: PC 2/99/133[bis], 144–145, 166

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PC Register Note 

There are 2 pages numbered ‘133’ in PC 2/99; the 2nd is the relevant one.

 

Colonial Courts

[Court of Probates – February 28, 1728]

Superior Court – first Tuesday of March 1733

Superior Court – 17 February 1741

Participants

Bryon, Mehitabell (deceased wife of Richard Bryon)

Bryon, Richard (widower of Mehitabell Bryon and guardian of her children)

Clark (Clerk), Gamaliel, infant

Clark (Clerk), John, infant

Clark (Clerk), Samuel, esquire ([son of deceased Samuel Clark])

Clark (Clerk), Samuel, esquire (deceased [father of Samuel Clark])

Clark (Clerk), Thomas (guardian of Gamaliel Clerk)

Towsey, Hannah (wife of Thomas Towsey)

Towsey, Thomas, esquire (husband of Hannah Towsey and guardian of John Clark, also spelled ‘Clerk’)

Description

Division of real estate of Samuel Clark, deceased

Disposition

Dismissed

Notes

A common alternate spelling for ‘Towsey’, not used in the APC, is ‘Tousey’. This case is often discussed with Winthrop v Lechmere and Philips v Savage as to their treatment of the division of an intestate’s property in the colonies and the degree to which colonial legislation was subject to review.

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

Table of Cases (Clark v Tousey)


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

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

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