In Common Law Book D, Wiley P. Wood is listed alongside Samuel Hannah and John Wright as being an heir to the estate of William Lewis. They were ordered to "assess Andrew, Edmund, Mary, and William."
A value of $450.00 placed on Wiley and he was later purchased by Nancy Richardson. Wiley was referred to as a boy in the record. That means that he was likely still a child at the time this was recorded.
When John Ford was brought before the court as a prisoner in Common Law Book F, Whitfield Stanton and John Slaughter helped provide part of his security.
Wesley Preston was charged with a felony in the Justices Certificate of Commitment for violently raping a 13 year old free girl named Lydia Steptoe on September 7, 1867. His trial was deferred to the next term, and he was remanded to jail. Robert Finch, Josiah Rayford, Caesar Steptoe, and Laura Steptoe were all to testify against him. Preston plead not guilty, and he demanded that his trial be put before the Circuit Court, but he was remanded to jail.