March 1757 term

Day not given in the source

• Court in sessionThe March court term opened.
• Attorney admittedPlunkett Ballard qualified to practice law at Orange Court.
• Estate accountThe court ordered sale of William Williams’s estate on the second Tuesday in April.
• Constable appointedJames Dorchester was appointed constable for the waters of Hico.
• Deed provedDeed, proved by Jane Boggan|examined.
• SuitHugh Porter proved a ten-pound Pennsylvania-currency account against James Gilchrist of Lancaster County.
• Road orderJoseph Barbee replaced William Rhodes as road commissioner.
• Livestock markJames Railey registered a livestock mark.
• Livestock markMathew Cary, Joseph Reed, William Comb, Patrick Rutherford, John Ambree and James Murdock registered livestock marks.
• Courthouse and jailThe sheriff was ordered to pay Joseph Maddock for building the prison and related work.
• Deed provedDeed.
• Deed provedDeed.
• Livestock markJohn King, John Tomlinson and Thomas Couch registered livestock marks.
• Will provedWill of Joseph Wade, proved by William Burford and Samuel Burton.
• Deed provedDeed.
• State caseCaptain Snow reported that a horse held by Michael Synnot had been stolen from him a year earlier.
• State casePlunkett Ballard’s request to discharge Miles Parker and Peter Parker from John Copeland’s cow-theft accusation was denied.
• Constable appointedHugh Smith replaced John Johnson as constable.
• SuitWilliam Copeland brought an action on the case against Mark London.
• SuitFrancis Mabry brought a claim involving a writ of inquiry against John Bert (?).
• Deed provedDeed.
• JuryThe court selected grand and petty jurors for the next Supreme Court at Salisbury serving Orange, Rowan and Anson counties.
• State caseJonathan Fincher was fined five shillings for contempt.
• SuitHugh Smith brought a petition against Jacob Mason.
• Deed provedDeed.
• Constable appointedJames Downing replaced William Murrah as constable.
• Deed provedDeed of Sale, Glass Caston & John White & Ann White to William Nunn, proved by Glass Caston by the oath of Wm. Reed|John White by the oath of Daniel Cain|Ann his wife acknowledged in open court her right of dower.
• Road orderPeter Noe replaced Peter Hilton as commissioner.
• Road orderWm. Wiley replaced Boggs as commissioner for Cape Fare Road.
• Constable appointedThomas Cate replaced James Dickey as constable.
• Official appointedJohn Patterson, Lawrence Thompson and Alex. Mebane were recommended to the governor as sheriff candidates.
• Constable appointedJohn Slater replaced Glass Caston as constable in Corbintown.
• Constable appointedSamuel Watt replaced Daniel Hollyfield as constable.
• Child or servant boundSamuel Lane, Edward Lane’s orphan, was apprenticed to Thomas Wiley until reaching the required age.
• SuitWilliam Stroud brought a petition against Thomas Collins.
• SuitSamuel Collins brought a petition against William Stroud.
• SuitWilliam Halcombe’s request for insolvency relief while imprisoned in Michael Synnot’s suit was denied.
• SuitThe church wardens brought an original attachment proceeding against Prestwood.
• SuitHalcombe brought an action on the case against Synott.
• SuitHosea Tapley brought an action on the case against William Aldridge.
• Deed provedDeed.
• Deed provedDeed.
• SuitRobert Berry brought an action on the case against Richard Gibb.
• SuitWeldon brought a debt claim against Henry Shaddock.
• Deed provedDeed of sale.
• SuitJames Lea proved attendance in Tapley’s suit against Aldridge.
• SuitWm. Gold proved attendance in Tapley’s suit against Aldridge.
• SuitLawrence Winfield proved attendance in Berry’s suit against Gibb.
• State caseLawrence Kelly entered a recognizance to keep the peace until the next court.
• State caseJohn Wood entered a recognizance to the Crown.
• SuitJohn Russell proved attendance in Berry’s suit against Gibbs.
• SuitPhebe Ran proved attendance in Berry’s suit against Gibbs.
• State caseA traverse issue was recorded in the Crown’s prosecution of Robert Huart (?).
• SuitThomas Laxton and Samuel Cobb proved witness attendance in Taylor’s suit against Reynolds.
• SuitJohn Cate and his wife Margery proved witness attendance for Berry against Gibbs.
• SuitHugh Taylor brought an action on the case against Nathaniel Reynolds.
• SuitWilliam Saunders and David Stevens failed to appear as summoned witnesses in Taylor’s suit against Reynolds.
• Livestock markMichael Dixon registered a livestock mark.
• Deed provedDeed of Sale.
• SuitJohn Hunter proved attendance in Widow Hunter’s suit against Jos. Money.
• SuitHenry Gold proved attendance in Taypley’s suit against Aldredge.
• Road orderJohn Patterson, James Taylor and Lawrence Thompson were directed to hire guides and mark Cape Fare Road.
• County businessReimbursement was authorized for people hosting Indigenous travelers going to or from Virginia.
• SuitMichael Synnot brought a debt claim against Beer Barton.
• GuardianshipJosias Dixon and Lawrence Thompson were ordered to submit their guardianship account for Mary Douglas and John Douglas, Jeremiah Douglas’s orphans.
• Official appointedAdditional justices of the peace were to be nominated.
• Courthouse and jailConstruction of stocks, a pillory and a whipping post was ordered.
• TaxMrs. Kilpatrick received abatement of two taxables for 1756.
• Road orderJoseph Barbee replaced William Rhodes as road commissioner.
• Road orderWilliam Wiley replaced Boggs as commissioner for Cape Fare Road.
• SuitWilliam Eaton brought an action on the case against Zachariah Martin.
• SuitJohn Robinson brought a debt claim against John West.
• SuitRobert Jones brought an action on the case against James Elliott.
• SuitBlake Baker brought a petition against Josias Dixon.
• SuitJohn Steel brought a petition against Thomas Laxton.
• SuitJohn Offill (Ossil?) brought a petition against Hugh Smith.
• SuitMichael McDaniel brought a petition against Robert Cate.
• SuitHezekiah Collins brought a petition against William Howlett.
• SuitHugh Smith brought a petition against Jacob Mason.
• SuitWm. Henderson brought a petition against Lawrence Winfield.
• SuitSamuel Watt brought an original attachment proceeding against John Smith.
• SuitAnn Hunter brought a petition against Joseph Money.