JUSTICES OF THE PROVINCIAL OR SUPREME COURT
from THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA by Futhey and Cope;
Prior to 1790, the trial of higher crimes and
appeals was held by the justices of the Provincial or Supreme Court, who made
a circuit of the counties at stated times.
The following were judges of that court.
- 1684 Nicholas More, William Welsh, Wm Wood, Robert Turner, John Eckles
- 1685 James Harrison, James Claypoole, Arthur Cook
- 1686 Arthur Cook, William Clark, John Cann
- 1687 same
- 1690 (April) Arthur Cook, Wm. Clark, Joseph Growdon
- 1690 (Sept.) Arthur Cook, John Simcock, Joseph Growdon, Peter Alrichs, Thomas Wynne
- 1691 John Simcock, Wm Clark, Arthur Cook, Griffith Jones, Edward Blake
- 1693 Andrew Robeson, Wm. Salway, John Cann, Edward Blake
- 1694 Anthony Morris (Cann, deceased)
- 1698 Joseph Growdon, Cornelius Empson
- 1699 Edward Shippen, Cornelius Empson, William Blake
- 1701 John Guest, Wm. Clark, Joseph Growdon (declined) Edward Shippen, Robert French (declined), Caleb Pusey, Thomas Masters
- 1702 John Guest, WM Clark, Ed. Shippen, Thomas Masters, Saml. Finney
- 1703 Wm Clark, Edward Shippen Thomas Masters, Samuel Finney
- 1704 Wm Clark, John Guest, Jasper Yeates, Wm. Trent, Samuel Finney
- 1705 Wm Clark, Joseph Growdon, Jasper Yeates, Wm. Trent
- 1706 Roger Mumpesson, Joseph Growdon, Jasper Yeates, Wm. Trent, Samuel Finney
- 1707 Jasper Yeates
- 1708 Samuel Finney
- 1711 Joseph Growdon, Samuel Finney, Richard Hill, Jonathan Dickinson
- 1715 Joseph Growdon, William Trent, George Roche, Jonathan Dickinson
- 1717 (April) David Lloyd, Jasper Yeates, Richard Hill, Wm Trent
- 1717 (sept) Jonathan Dickinson, David Lloyd, Jasper Yeates, Richard Hill
- 1718 David Lloyd, Jasper Yeates, Richard Hill,Wm Trent
- 1722 David Lloyd, Richard Hill,Robert Asheton
- 1726 David Lloyd, Richard Hill, Jeremiah Langhorne
- 1731 (April) Isaac Norris , Dr. Thomas Graeme, Jeremiah Langhorne
- 1731 (sept) James Logan (in place of Isaac Norris declined)
- 1733 James Logan, Jeremiah Langhorne, Thomas Graeme
- 1739 Thomas Griffith, Jeremiah Langhorne, Thomas Gaeme
- 1743 John Kinsey, Thomas Graeme, Wm. Till
- 1750 Wm. Allen, Lawrence Growdon, Caleb Cowpland
- 1758 Wm. Allen, Lawrence Growdon, William Coleman
- 1760 same
- 1761 same
- 1764 Alexander Stedman, in stead of Lawrence Growdon
- 1767 William Allen, William Coleman, John Lawrence, Thomas Willing
- 1774 Benj. Chew, John Lawrence, Thomas Willing, John Morton
- 1777 (July) Thomas McKean
- 1777 (aug) William Augustus Atlee, John Evans
- 1780 George Bryan
- 1784 Jacob Rush
- 1791 Jasper Yeates
- 1799 Edward Shippen
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