Matthew Council

- Yes, date unknown

• Name	Matthew Council
  Gender	Male
  Misc	16 Jul 1802	Knox, Tennessee, United States   [1]
  	appeared in court
  	Prosecutor state vs. Thos Hallmark Criminal
  Misc	14 Oct 1802	Knox, Tennessee, United States   [2]
  	appeared in court - defendant
  	Deft - Criminal
  Misc	13 Jan 1803	Knox, Tennessee, United States   [3]
  	convicted of trespass vi et armis
  	Matthew & Isaac Council were arrested and tried by jury and convicted of trespass vi et armis and fined 25 cents each plus costs.
  Misc	8 Jul 1805	Knox, Tennessee, United States   [4]
  	served as grand juror
  Misc	1806	Knox, Tennessee, United States   [5]
  	appeared in tax list
  	100 ac, 1 poll, no slaves
  Misc	19 Apr 1806	Knox, Tennessee, United States   [6]
  	appeared in court - plaintiff
  	Pltf vs. John Hackett Deft Civil
  Misc	1807	Knox, Tennessee, United States   [7]
  	appeared in tax list
  	0 ac, 1 poll
  Misc	17 Oct 1807	Knox, Tennessee, United States   [8]
  	appeared in court - defendant
  	Deft vs. the state prosecutor criminal
  Misc	1808	Knox, Tennessee, United States   [9]
  	appeared in tax list
  	0 ac, 1 poll
  Misc	11 Jan 1808	Knox, Tennessee, United States   [10]
  	appeared in court - defendant
  	Deft vs. the state prosecutor criminal Not sure what the charge was, but Matthew was convicted, fined $10 and sentenced to 2 months in the jail. He appealed to Superior Court and was released to the supervision of Ezekiel England, Hodges Council, Joseph Calloway (I believe this is another brother-in-law).
  Misc	12 Apr 1808	Knox, Tennessee, United States   [11]
  	appeared in court - defendant
  	deft vs Richard Lowe pltf - Civil
  Misc	1809	Knox, Tennessee, United States   [12]
  	appeared in tax list
  	0 ac, 1 fp
  _AMTID	162485323737:1030:191555462
  _UID	4A0A64F07CDA4214BFD4111436327B514097
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I9645	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Jesse Council,   b. 1740–1750   d. Abt Dec 1830, Knox, Tennessee, United States (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Farguson   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	8 Jan 1799	Wilkes, North Carolina, United States   [13]
  	Matthew Counsill to Margaret Farguson (dau John Faugerson), 8 Jan 1799, John Faugasaon, Jr.
  Family ID	F3689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 8 Jan 1799 - Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Misc - appeared in court - 16 Jul 1802 - Knox, Tennessee, United States Misc - appeared in court - defendant - 14 Oct 1802 - Knox, Tennessee, United States Misc - convicted of trespass vi et armis - 13 Jan 1803 - Knox, Tennessee, United States Misc - served as grand juror - 8 Jul 1805 - Knox, Tennessee, United States Misc - appeared in tax list - 1806 - Knox, Tennessee, United States Misc - appeared in court - plaintiff - 19 Apr 1806 - Knox, Tennessee, United States Misc - appeared in tax list - 1807 - Knox, Tennessee, United States Misc - appeared in court - defendant - 17 Oct 1807 - Knox, Tennessee, United States Misc - appeared in tax list - 1808 - Knox, Tennessee, United States Misc - appeared in court - defendant - 11 Jan 1808 - Knox, Tennessee, United States Misc - appeared in court - defendant - 12 Apr 1808 - Knox, Tennessee, United States Misc - appeared in tax list - 1809 - Knox, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1763] Tennessee, Knox Co., Court minutes, 1792-1887; index to minutes, 1792-1914, 13 September 2020; General Index to County Court Minute Books, Vol 4, p 60. [S1763] Tennessee, Knox Co., Court minutes, 1792-1887; index to minutes, 1792-1914, 13 September 2020; General Index to County Court Minute Books, Vol 4, p 85. [S1763] Tennessee, Knox Co., Court minutes, 1792-1887; index to minutes, 1792-1914, 13 September 2020; Minute Books, Vol 4, p 108-9, 13 Jan 1803. [S1763] Tennessee, Knox Co., Court minutes, 1792-1887; index to minutes, 1792-1914, 13 September 2020; General Index to County Court Minute Books, Vol 5, p. 1. [S1523] Knox Count Tax Books, 1806-1854, 1806, p. 8, Capt Chiles Co. [S1763] Tennessee, Knox Co., Court minutes, 1792-1887; index to minutes, 1792-1914, 13 September 2020; General Index to County Court Minute Books, Vol 5, p 116. [S1523] Knox Count Tax Books, 1806-1854, 1807, Capt. Child's Company. [S1763] Tennessee, Knox Co., Court minutes, 1792-1887; index to minutes, 1792-1914, 13 September 2020; General Index to County Court Minute Books, Vol 6, p. 95. [S1523] Knox Count Tax Books, 1806-1854, 1808, Capt. Chile's Company. [S1763] Tennessee, Knox Co., Court minutes, 1792-1887; index to minutes, 1792-1914, 13 September 2020; General Index to County Court Minute Books, Vol 6, p. 101. [S1763] Tennessee, Knox Co., Court minutes, 1792-1887; index to minutes, 1792-1914, 13 September 2020; General Index to County Court Minute Books, Vol 6, p. 132. [S1523] Knox Count Tax Books, 1806-1854, 1809, Capt. Chile's Company. [S1750] Wilkes County, North Carolina, Wilkes Marriages Before 1800, Vol 1, Matthew Council to Margaret Farguson.