Case Name: John Mayrant v. John Williams
Court: Court of Chancery of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1764-02-16
Citations: 1 Rec. Co. Ch. (S.C.) 525
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Mayrant v. John Williams
Judges: Present, His Excellency, the Governor; His Honor, the Lieutenant Gov ernor; The Honorable Othniel Beale, Henry Middleton, John Guerard, and Daniel Blake, Esquires for executing the Office of Chancellor. William Burrows Esq. Master.
Reporter: Records of the court of Chancery of South Carolina, 1671-1779
Volume: 1
Pages: 525–526

Head Matter:
Present, His Excellency, the Governor; His Honor, the Lieutenant Gov ernor; The Honorable Othniel Beale, Henry Middleton, John Guerard, and Daniel Blake, Esquires for executing the Office of Chancellor. William Burrows Esq. Master.
John Mayrant v. John Williams
John Mayrant (1726-1767), planter, justice of the peace, and vestryman of St. James’ Parish, Santee, married first Anne Stone, and second Ann Woodrup. He was buried in the Scotch Meeting burial ground, Charleston. (SCHGM, XXVII, 83.)

Opinion:
Mr. Pinckney Sollicitor for the Complainant moved (for the Reasons in Bill set forth) that a Writt of Injunction might Issue, the Complainant having complied with the Directions of the Act of Assembly by making a Deposit with the Master. Mr. Leigh Sollicitor for the Defendant objected against the Injunction's issuing alledging that the Defendant being a free Mulattoe, his Answer could not be taken upon Oath The Court did Order that the Injunction do issue and that the Defendant do Answer by Tuesday next.
John Troup, Register in Chancery