March 1754 term

12 March 1754

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices John Patterson, Lawrence Thompson, James Dickey and Mark Morgan present.
• Deed provedProved & registered.
• Livestock markJames Clark registered a livestock mark.
• Tavern licenseJames Allison received permission to operate an ordinary.
• Tavern licenseJohn McGee received permission to operate an ordinary at his home in the hawfields.
• Constable appointedWilliam Craig replaced John McGee as constable.
• Constable appointedThomas Cate replaced John Williams as constable.
• Constable appointedThomas King was appointed constable for Flatt river, Little River and neighboring areas.
• Livestock markDavid Miers and six other named men registered cattle marks.
• Deed provedDeed, Robert Cate & Elizabeth to Andrew Mitchel, proved by James Dickey, Esq..
• State caseThe court ordered Grace Crockett arrested to appear at the next session.
• SuitThomas Shiles testified that his accusations against Samuel Nelson were false, made while drunk and instigated by Timothy Terrell.
• JuryThe court selected six grand jurors for the next general court.
• JuryThe court selected six petty jurors.
• Official appointedJohn Gray, Lawrence Thompson and James Dickey were recommended for sheriff, receiving ten, eight and six votes respectively.
• Constable appointedThomas Hodge was appointed constable for the county’s lower district.
• SuitThe administrators of Liarges (?) brought an action on the case against Cate.
• SuitJames Boyd brought an action on the case against Thomas Lovelatty.
• SuitJohn Dawson brought an action on the case against Joseph Sooten (?).
• SuitThomas Davis brought an action on the case against William Bobbit.
• SuitJohn Wade brought an action on the case against Giles Tillet.
• SuitJohn Dawson brought an action on the case against William Wilson.
• SuitMichael Synnot brought an action on the case against Andrew Banckson.
• SuitMichael Synnot brought a debt claim against James Webb.
• SuitMichael Synnot brought an action on the case against Lawrence Bankson.
• SuitJohn Boyd brought an action on the case against Baz’l Brashear.
• SuitHosea Tapley brought an action on the case against Thomas Prestwood.
• SuitRobert Harper brought an action on the case against Dudley Reynolds.
• SuitMichael Synnot brought an action on the case against Thomas Gibson.
• SuitJoseph Montfort brought an action on the case against William Reed.
• Road orderZachariah Martin, William Copeland and James Collins were appointed commissioners to repair the Haw old fields–Cape fare road using neighboring residents’ labor.
• Road orderRobert Cate replaced John Patterson as road commissioner.
• Road orderThomas Lloyd replaced Mark Morgan as road commissioner.
• SuitMcAdow brought an action on the case involving a writ of inquiry against Best.
• SuitSamuel Nelson’s suit against Timothy Terrel was submitted to arbitration.
• Tavern licenseWilliam Morrow’s ordinary license was renewed.
• Freedom or emancipationJohn Scott alleged Joseph Dewit (?), Wm. Dewit and Zachariah Martin abducted his daughter Amy Hawley and six children, fearing they would be sold into slavery.
• Freedom or emancipationBased on John Wade’s testimony, the court identified Busby, held by William Johnson, as Amy Hawley’s reputed son.
• Freedom or emancipationJohn Wade guaranteed Thomas Chavis would deliver Busby, alias John Scott, to his reputed mother Amy Hawley, and the court ordered the return.