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Fagot, Andre Fagot was a merchant at the Post in the 1790's (Whayne 118) and was an interpreter for the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions from 1808 until 1814; subpoenaed to testify in Miller v. Fowler (1812); witnessed note made to Francois Michel by Perly Wallis in Michel v. Wallis (1812); Justice of the Peace for District of Arkansas in Miller v. Cassidy (1812); Justice of the Peace in Wallis v. Lefevre (1812); April 1814 Grand Jury Venire; summoned as grand juror in 1815 Grand Jury Venire; Grand juror in April 1815 Grand Jury Venire;
Farney, Samuel Buzzard v. James (1832);
Farrelly, Terence Subpoenaed to testify on behalf of Demoss in Demoss v. Montgomery (1824); Judge of Arkansas County Court, Parker v. Lewis (1828); security on Richmond Peeler's recognizance bond securing his attendance at his murder trial, see United States v. Laforgue & Peeler (1828);
Farrington, Joshua Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in Williamson County, Tennessee, see Stewart v. Gray (1834);
Faut, George D.

An acting justice of the peace in Franklin County, Alabama who took the affidavit and answer of Alexander Mitchell and Mitchell Malone in Dodge v. Roane (1828);

Fenter, Christian A German immigrant, he was one of the first settlers of Cape Girardeau before moving to Arkansas. Click here for more information. He sued John Payton in an action of "settlement" in Fenter v. Payton (1825).
Fenter, David David Fenter was the son of Christian Fenter (see above). Moved to Texas with Stephen Austin. According to family legend, missed the battle at the Alamo because he became ill on the way. Returned to Arkansas and settled in Fenter Township, in what is now Grant County. He swore an affidavit before Justice of the Peace Dunham, testifying that John Payton had refused to pay for some items obtained by him from Fenter, see Fenter v. Payton (1825), and died in 1858. Click here for more information.
Fenter, John John was the son of Christian Fenter (see above); he was subpoenaed to testify on behalf of Christian Fenter in Fenter v. Payton (1825);
Ferebee, George W. Member of jury that convicted Little Eagle and acquitted three other Osages in the Osage murder trial in United States v. Osages (1824); Clerk of Philips County Circuit Court, Parker v. Lewis (1828); clerk of the Phillips County Circuit Court in Forbes v. Simmons (1828); clerk of the Phillips County Circuit Court in Reece v. Johnson (1826); clerk of Phillips County Circuit Court in Campbell, Patterson, & Horner v. Izard (1831);
Ferguson, Stephen Member of the jury that convicted John Birmingham of theft in U.S. v. Birmingham (1828);
Ferguson, William D. Sheriff of Crittenden County;
Field, John P. Deputy Clerk of Pulaski County Circuit Court; Collins v. Johnson (1834); McLain v. Smith (1834); Stewart v. Gray (1834); Simmerman v. Cross (1834); Badgett v. Cotton (1835); Byrd v. McKnight (1835); Chandler v. Byrd (1835); Ledbetter v. Kendall (1835); Swift v. Thorn (1835); Wilson v. Tutewiler (1835); Bentley v. Joslin (1834); McLain v. Smith (1834); McLain v. McCarty (1835); Clerk of Pulaski County Circuit Court in 1837; Hynson v. Terry (1837);
Field, William H. Field was the nephew of Gov. John Pope and served as clerk of the Superior Court from 1830? to ????;clerk of the Superior Court in Holliday v. Sevier (1827); United States v. Davis (1827); Clerk of the Superior Court in Lemmons v. Chouteau (1828); clerk in Montgomery v. Clark (1828); clerk of the Superior Court in Izard v. Newton (1828); Parker v. Lewis (1828); Russell v. Tindall (1828); clerk of the Superior Court in Bentley v. Woodruff (1830); Cocke v. Henson, Johnson & Sevier (1830); Cocke v. Johnson (1830); clerk of the Superior Court in Grande v. Fooy (1829); clerk of the Superior Court in McLain v. Johnson (1830); clerk of Superior Court in Miles v. James (1830); clerk of the Superior Court in Postmaster General v. John Clark (1830); clerk of the Superior Court in Earheart v. Murphy & McCall (1830); Postmaster General v. Pickett (1830); clerk of Superior Court in Wilson & Stewart v. Johnson (1830); clerk of the Superior Court in Spence v. Johnson (1831); clerk of the Superior Court in Bradley v. Trammel (1831); Byrd v. Hickman (1831); Campbell, Patterson & Horner v. Izard (1831); clerk of the Superior Court in Griswell & Ruddell v. Cornwall (1831); Davies v. Crittenden (1831); Dillingham v. Skein (1831); clerk of the Superior Court in Harrington v. Stroud (1831); Superior Court Clerk in Howell v. Crutchfield (1831); Izard v. Newton (1831); McLaughlin v. Harned (1831); Patterson v. Hill (1831); Postmaster General v. Horner, Phillips, & Strong (1831); clerk of the Superior Court in Scull v. Roane (1831); clerk of Superior Court in Campbell, Patterson, & Horner v. Izard (1831); clerk of the Superior Court in Howard v. Murphy (1831); clerk of the Superior Court in Wilson v. Eads (1831); clerk of the superior court in Dillingham v. Skein (1832); clerk in Standifer v. Dowlin (1832); clerk of the Superior Court in Morehouse v. Archer (1832); Bentley v. Johnson (1832); Bentley v. Joslin (1832); clerk of the superior court in Poston v. Bradshaw (1832); Buzzard v. James (1832); clerk of the Superior Court in Buzzard v. Oakley (1832); Clark v. Martin (1832); French v. Tunstall (1832); clerk of the Superior Court in Jenkins v. James (1832); clerk of the Superior Court in Mirick v. Hemphill (1832); Morehouse v. Archer (1832); Orr v. Thurmond (1832); Robinson v. Tunstall (1832); clerk of the Superior Court in Tilford, Trotter, & Co. v. Oakley (1832); Desha v. Henderson & Byrd (1833); Fisher & Sevier v. Spofford (1833); Fowler v. Wilson (1833); Gaston v. Harris (1833); Williamson v. Buzzard (1833); Williamson v. May (1833); Superior Court clerk in Byrd v. Fowler (1834); Boswell v. Newton (1834); Collins v. Johnson (1834); McLain v. Roundtree (1834); McLain v. Smith (1834); Thompson v. McHenry (1834); Simmerman v. Cross (1834); Wilson & Stewart v. Crittenden (1834); Badgett v. Cotton (1835); Bollinger v. Smith (1835); Byrd v. McKnight (1835); Carr v. Tweedy (1835); Chandler v. Byrd (1834) and (1835); Clark v. Phillips (1835); Compton v. Palmer (1835); Hartfield v. Clark & Patton (1835); Hickman v. Scott (1835); Ledbetter v. Kendall (1835); McArthur v. Hogan (1835); McDaniel v. Milam (1835); Pope v. Campbell (1835); Swift v. Thorn (1835); Wamsley v. Cummins (1835); Wilson v. Tutewiler (1835); clerk of the Superior Court in Clark v. Shelton (1836); Ex parte Hickman (1836); Fisher v. Eason (1836); Jeffries v. Marshall (1836); McKee v. Murphy (1836); Williamson v. Janes (1836); Wilson v. Jarrett (1836);
Fields, Lewis Juror in Jacobs v. Jacobs (1828); witness in Buzzard v. James (1832);
Findley, William March 1815 Grand Jury Venire; summoned as grand juror in April 1815 Grand Jury Venire;
Finley, James W. Foreman of jury in Pope v. Campbell (1835);
Finn, Richard H. Security on Jacob Buzzard's appeal bond in Buzzard v. Oakley (1832);
Finney, Andrew Received note from Peter Whitsham for $150 in horses or mules; the note was misfiled in the file of Drope v. Miller, but is not part of the case, see Drope v. Miller (1826); won a judgment in debt against Peter Whetstone and eventually satisfied that judgment with payment from Josiah Hoskins, Whetstone's security on a bail bond in Finney v. Hoskins (1828);
Fish, Thomas Representative for Clark County in the first Arkansas General Assembly (Ark. Gaz. Feb. 12, 1820); licensed as a retailer in Clark County (Ark. Gaz. June 17, 1820);
Fisher, ? Owned a tavern at which Thomas W. Newton and Ambrose Sevier fought (for more information about this fight, see Ross, Margaret. Arkansas Gazette: The Early Years 1819:1866);
Fisher, Arnold Juror in Campbell, Patterson & Horner v. Izard (1831); sued Abner Eason in Fisher v. Eason (1836);
Fisher, Charles Assigned a note to John H. Cocke, which Cocke then sued on in Cocke v. Henson, Johnson and Sevier (1830); foreman and juror who ruled in Bentley's favor in a suit of detinue, see Bentley v. Woodruff (1830);
Fisher, John Sued by Spofford in debt in Fisher & Sevier v. Spofford (1833);
Flanakin, William One of the earliest settlers of Cadron (see 10 AHQ129), he or his father allegedly fought on the side of England in the American Revolution. Member of the grand jury that returned an indictment for murder against Daniel McCraney in United States v. McCraney (1822); member of jury at April 1825 Term of the Superior Court, but the jury could not reach a verdict so its members were discharged, see Latting v. Miles (1823); member of jury that found for Edmund Hogan in Russell v. Hogan (1823); in Lemmons v. Flanakin, reported in Hempstead's Reports, he was sued by James Lemmons for allegedly failing to run a horse race - the suit was thrown out by the court for being "absurd on its face" and "immoral in its tendency," see Musick v. Rice & Boran (1825); sued by Marie Celeste Lanusse, a prominent New Orleans widow, in detinue. She alleged that he wrongfully possessed her slave Toby, see Lanusse v. Flanakin (1826); member of the jury that convicted John Birmingham of theft in U.S. v. Birmingham (1828);
Fletcher, Frederick K. Grand juror in United States v. McCraney (1822); security on August Chouteau's bail bond in Lemmons v. Chouteau (1828);
Fletcher, Henry Security on Martin Guest's bail bond, see Secrest v. Guest (1828);
Fletcher, John Juror who found for David Earheart on a debt in Earheart v. Murphy & McCall (1830);
Fletcher, Richard Member of the 1830 jury that found William Flanakin guilty in Lanusse v. Flanakin (1826);
Floyd, Dr. Attended John Deheart, Sr. at his death bed, see Latting v. Miles (1823);
Fontenou or Fountanno, Maurice Summoned for grand jury duty in 1810 Grand Jury Venire; April 1814 Grand Jury Venire
Fooy or Foy, Benjamin A native of Holland, settled at what is now Hopefield in the late 1700s, died 1823 (see Ark. Gaz. 3/2/24). He was a judge of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the District of Arkansas from 1808 until 1812; presiding judge at the March 1812 Grand Jury Venire.
Fooy, or Foy, Catherine Jane Sued as tenant-in-possession of lands at issue in an ejectment action Grande v. Fooy (1829);
Fooy, Frederick Arrived from Ouachita, supposedly under the authority of General Hughes, to retrieve the slave from Andrew Latting's possession, see Latting v. Miles (1823);
Fooy or Foy, Isaac Received 640 acres near Town of Hopefield from Land Commission–settled in 1801 (Herndon, p. 128);
Forbes, Isaac Judge of Phillips County Court of Common Pleas (Ark. Gaz. June 2, 1821);
Forbes, Thomas Sued by Simmons in an action on an account in Forbes v. Simmons (1828);
Forenash, Charles Summoned for grand jury duty in 1809 Grand Jury Venire;
Fowler, Absalom

Fowler served as prosecuting attorney of Circuit Court of Pulaski County in 1829; as an attorney, he formed a law partnership with Robert Crittenden in 1831 and engineered the impeachment of Benjamin Johnson; Cornwall v. Griswell (1831); John Hill's attorney in Patterson v. Hill (1831); lawyer for Sherad Bradshaw in Poston v. Bradshaw (1832); Archer v. Morehouse (1832); sued by Richard C. Byrd on a debt in Byrd v. Fowler (1834); sued in debt by Emzy Wilson in Wilson v. Fowler (1834); Bolinger v. Smith (1835);Boswell v. Newton (1835); Compton v. Palmer (1835); Ledbetter v. Kendall (1835); McArthur v. Hogan (1835); Wamsley v. Cummins (1835); Jeffries v. Marshall (1836); Hynson v. Terry (1837); died in 1859.

Fowler, Benjamin His name was deleted from the grand juror list in 1809 Grand Jury Venire; April 1814 Grand Jury Venire;
Fowler, John H. Summoned for grand jury duty in 1810 Grand Jury Venire; defendant in Miller v. Fowler (1812); Clark v. Shelton (1833); juror in Pope v. Campbell (1835);
Fowler, Martin Attorney in Wamsley v. Cummins (1835);
Fowler, Robert B. Security on Nicholas Trammel's bail bond in Bradley v. Trammel (1831); juror in Buzzard v. James (1832);
Fowler, William Josephus A. Cornwall's lawyer in Griswell & Ruddell v. Cornwall (1831);
Franks, Littleberry Mentioned in reference to John Hill's slander defense in Patterson v. Hill (1831);
Franks, Elisha Served on original jury that awarded James Johnson damages for Alexander's trespass to his property in Reece v. Johnson (1826);
Frasier, Daniel Summonsed by the 1809 Grand Jury Venire, but did not appear;
Frasure (Frasier?), William September 1814 Grand Jury Venire;
Freeman, ? According the Thomas Marney, Freeman stole a male slave from Andrew Latting; the true owner of the slave was a Mr. Nichols at Point Cooper, see Latting v. Miles (1823);
French, Robert M. Juror who ruled in Bentley's favor in a suit of detinue, see Bentley v. Woodruff (1830); sued Thomas T. Tunstall in French v. Tunstall (1832);
Frost, David Member of jury at April 1826 Term of the Superior Court, but the jury could not reach a verdict so its members were discharged, see Latting v. Miles (1823); witness in the murder trial of 15 year old Allen Cotton; testified that Cotton was remorseful; the jury found him not guilty in Cummins v. Cotton (1826);
Frost, Gabriel Subpoenaed to testify on behalf of Elizabeth Allen in her divorce suit against her husband, Samuel, see Allen v. Allen (1827);
Fulton, William Executed a bond for costs in favor of David Rorer, administrator of Alexander W. Cotton's estate, to ensure that West would be able to obtain execution of the judgment against the estate, see West v. Cotton & Caperton (1828); Cocke v. Henson (1830);

 

 

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