John Tipton, Gentleman
26 May 1772; John Tipton, gentleman, is appointed Justice of the Peace (judge in those times) for newly formed Dunmore County in the Shenandoah Valley of the Crown Colony of Virginia by the King through his royal governor, Lord Dunmore. Thomas Marshall, father of future Supreme Court Justice John Marshall, is appointed Clerk of the Court.
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