Freedom or emancipation: John Scott, Joseph Dewit (?), Wm. Dewit

John Scott alleged Joseph Dewit (?), Wm. Dewit and Zachariah Martin abducted his daughter Amy Hawley and six children, fearing they would be sold into slavery.

Kind of business

Freedom or emancipation

Court

March 1754 term

People

• John Scott (petitioner; person of color)
• Joseph Dewit (?) (defendant)
• Wm. Dewit (defendant)
• Zachariah Martin (defendant)
• Amy Hawley (his daughter)

Places

Berkley County, S. C.; Anson County, N. C.; Orange County, N. C.

Other dates

17 Jan 1754; 20 Feb. 1754; 8 March 1754

Names and places are given as the source writes them. This record has not been checked against the original minute book.

Where to find it

• Folio and page 18-35'
• Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 11
• Original: State Archives of North Carolina, Orange County court minutes (CR.073.301).
• Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 30001, “County Court Minutes, 1752–1766” (State Archives film).