Source 180 - Augusta Co. Chancery Case 1808-004

Chancery Court Case Summary

Coppedge vs Branham

Source ID: S0180

Library of Virginia image: Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index - 015-1808-004

Case Information

Summary and Genealogical Data

• Ludlow and Nimrod Branham operated a store in Albemarle County
• Thomas Coppage was a customer when he resided in Albemarle County before 1801
• Thomas Coppage closed his account on 21 Dec 1801 and had a debt of 29 pounds. He issued a bond to Nimrood and Ludlow Braham for the 29 pounds, payable on demand.
• Over the next year he made several payments, reducing the debt to 2 pounds 10 shillings.
• The Branhams claimed several years later that the bond was not fully paid and that there were additional charges for interest and other expenses. They filed a suit in Charlottesville and won a judgment against Thomas Coppage because he believed the amount was trivial and did not defend the suit.
• Thomas Coppage was awarded an injunction against the claims of the Branhams except for the 2 pounds 10 shillings he stated was still outstanding against the original bond.
• Coppage was living in Amherst County by 1808.

Summary created by Keith Dishman, Johns Creek, GA on 2 Jan 2015