May 1763 term

3 May 1763

• Court in sessionThe May court opened at Corbintown.
• Official appointedEdmund Fanning qualified as Orange County register.
• Official appointedFrancis Nash qualified as Orange County court clerk.
• TaxRobert Cate Senior and Thomas Langley Senior were exempted from taxes.
• Estate accountEnos Elliman submitted and affirmed John Collins’s inventory.
• Estate accountRobert Woody submitted his unnamed father’s inventory.
• Administration of an estateJudy Stagg received administration of her unnamed late husband’s estate, secured by Edmund Fanning and Lawrence Thompson.
• Tavern licenseJudy Stag received permission to operate an ordinary.
• Estate accountRobert Woody’s administrators received permission for an estate sale; Wm. McPharson and John Piles became appraisers.
• Attorney admittedRichard Henderson qualified as an attorney.
• Road orderJeremiah Hadley replaced Edward Teague as Cape Fare Road overseer from Terril’s Creek to the fork before Zachariah Martin Junior’s.
• MillThe county surveyor was ordered to lay out an acre on each side of Rocky River for Francis Dossett’s water gristmill.
• Road orderRichard Cook replaced John Bohannon as road overseer.
• Livestock markRobert Cate registered his mark.
• Tavern licenseJames McGoing (McGowan ?) received permission to operate an ordinary.
• Tavern licenseThomas Lockheart received permission to operate an ordinary.
• Estate accountChristopher Husten submitted Samuel Crawford’s inventory.
• State caseRobert Woodie accused Thomas Thompson of passing him a counterfeit forty-shilling bill.
• SuitNicholas Colbertson showed sufficient cause for missing testimony in Davis’s suit against Gaddis.
• JuryFourteen grand jurors were sworn.
• Attorney admittedGideon Marr received permission to practice law.
• Official appointedThomas Hart, Tyrie Harris and Lawrence Thompson were recommended as Orange County sheriff candidates.
• MillJohn Lea received permission to erect a water gristmill on Rich Creek.
• GuardianshipStephen Johnson and Ann Johnston chose James Visseth as guardian, with William Burford and Wm. Luten Senior as sureties.
• Constable appointedWilliam Gee replaced George Smith as constable.
• Tavern licenseStephen Merritt received permission to operate an ordinary.
• Estate accountJohn Burney’s inventory was recorded.
• Road orderJoseph King replaced John Cate as road overseer from Flatt River at Roberson’s mill to Bush Camp.
• Road orderA jury was appointed to open the road from Hart’s Road past Saxon’s mill toward the road from Runnels Cabins.
• Road orderJames Hunter replaced James York as road overseer from Stinking Quarter to Country Line.
• Road orderJohn Hornedy became Cape Fare Road overseer from Jeremiah Hadley’s to the fork near Simon Hadley’s former residence.
• Road orderBenjamin Gest replaced James Martin as road overseer.
• Road orderJohn Johnson replaced Brumley Barnes as road overseer from the black oak above his house to Jeremiah Hadley’s.
• Constable appointedHenry Hays replaced James Nichols as constable.
• Constable appointedLaughlin Campbell replaced Richard Smith as constable.
• Constable appointedJohn King replaced James Murray as constable.
• Constable appointedWilliam Black replaced William Maines as constable.
• Road orderAbraham Fulkerson replaced Stephen Terry as road overseer from N. Hico toward Colonel Terry’s ferry.
• Road orderTwelve men were appointed to lay out and open the road from Peter Nowey’s to William Wiley’s.
• Road orderNamed men were appointed to open the road from Island Ford on Haw River to Childsburg.
• County businessJames Bird was paid for jury attendance at the last Halifax superior court.
• Constable appointedElijah Cain replaced James Cellers as constable.
• Road orderWilliam Barney replaced Henry Waggoner as road overseer from John Ambres’s to Childsburg.
• Road orderJohn Anderson replaced John Hendrix as road overseer.
• Road orderWilliam Rankin replaced John Camp as road overseer.
• Road orderJohn Fuller Lane replaced Benjamin Carter as road overseer.
• Road orderGarland Terry became overseer of the road formerly overseen by Benjamin Carter.
• Road orderEdward Stone replaced William Cox as Cape Fare Road overseer from John Patterson’s to Childsburgh.
• Road orderJohn Barbey replaced William Cox as overseer from Trice’s Bridge to John Patterson’s on the road leading from Cape Fare.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Charles Chavis to William Mebane to learn shoemaking.
• Tavern licenseHugh Smith received permission to operate an ordinary.
• Tavern licenseRobert Hunter received permission to operate an ordinary.
• County businessWilliam Luten was paid for jury attendance at Halifax court.
• County businessSamuel Burton was paid for jury attendance at Halifax court.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Charity Rigsby to William Stroud until age 18.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Moses Wallace to Robert Tinning.
• Deed provedDeed.
• Order about enslaved peopleThe court judged Pompey, enslaved by Charles Johnson, to be ten years old.
• Deed provedDeed.
• Deed provedDeed.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed George Minor to James Few until age 21.
• Constable appointedJohn Powell replaced John McDaniel as constable.
• Road orderWorkers William Bustard, Jacob Roberson, Thomas Whitton and 9 others were assigned to Daniel Duncan’s road.
• Road orderEight named workers were assigned to Solomon Debow’s road.
• Tavern licenseJohn Dowell’s ordinary license was renewed.
• Deed provedDeed.
• Other businessMichael Synott revoked the power of attorney he had granted Edward McVey.
• Constable appointedWilliam Neal replaced John King as constable.
• TaxThe court defined John Brantley’s district using Beaver Creek, county boundaries, Deep River, Bush Creek and Arons Creek.
• TaxJohn Patterson’s district extended from Beaver Creek’s mouth along its upper side to Johnston’s line, including Eno and New Hope branches.
• TaxThe court defined Thomas Lloyd’s district along Bush Creek, Haw River, Cain Creek, Mabry Fork and New Hope.
• TaxAndrew Mitchel’s district followed roads from Cape Fare Road’s New Hope crossing toward Woody’s Road and Caine Creek.
• TaxAll other districts were ordered to remain as previously constituted.
• TaxConstables Robert Marsh, Elijah Caine and John Boyd were ordered to summon taxables in John Brantley’s district.
• TaxConstable Philip Gee was assigned to summon taxables in Thomas Lloyd’s district.
• TaxConstable George Herndon was assigned to summon taxables in John Patterson’s district.
• TaxConstable John Craig was assigned to summon taxables in Andrew Mitchell’s district.
• TaxConstable Henry McCoy was assigned to summon taxables in William Lea’s district.
• TaxConstable Mark London was assigned to summon taxables in David Hart’s district.
• TaxConstable James Nicholson was assigned to summon taxables in David Hart’s district.
• TaxConstable John Powell was assigned to summon taxables in John McGee’s district.
• TaxConstable Richard Wood was assigned to summon taxables in Alexander Mebane’s district.
• TaxConstable David Knight was assigned to summon taxables in James Allison’s district.
• TaxConstable John Keedle was assigned to summon taxables in John Pryor’s district.
• TaxConstable Thomas James was assigned to summon taxables in Tyrie Harris’s district.
• TaxConstable John Taylor was assigned to summon taxables in Lawrence Thompson’s district.
• Deed provedDeed of Mortgage, John Hinchey to Reason Ricketts.
• State caseRobert Pryor accused William Lytle of giving him two counterfeit bills.
• Order about enslaved peopleThe court judged Nathan, enslaved by Gilbert Strayhorn, to be ten years old.
• Order about enslaved peopleThe court judged Rachel, enslaved by Gilbert Strayhorn, to be nine years old.
• State caseHugh McConnell was fined ten shillings for profane swearing in court.
• Constable appointedRichard Clements replaced Samuel Burton as constable.
• Constable appointedJohn Boyd replaced James Hagges as constable.
• SuitJohn Dowell brought an action on the case against Joseph Sharp.
• SuitReason Ricketts brought a debt claim against Arthur Paine.
• SuitJames Watson brought an action on the case against Bazel Brashear.
• SuitPlunkett Ballard brought an action on the case against Jacob Mason.
• SuitThomas Hart brought an action on the case against William Gladden.
• SuitStephen Merritt proceeded against Isaac Cooper.
• SuitSarah Hales brought a debt claim against Robert Thompson.
• SuitJohn Morris brought a debt claim against Hosea Tapley.
• SuitBarnaby Cabe brought an action on the case against William Few.
• SuitJohn Clark brought an action on the case against George Morris.
• SuitRichard Simpson brought an action on the case against Samuel Watt.
• SuitWilliam Yarborough brought a debt claim against Richard Womack.
• SuitSharpless and Bradley brought an action on the case against Timothy Terrell.
• SuitSemore York brought an original attachment proceeding against Lott Warren.
• SuitAdam Loving brought an action on the case against James Minnis.
• SuitEdmund Fanning brought a petition against George Lumpkin.
• SuitRobert Taylor brought a petition against Thomas Wiley.
• SuitThomas Hart brought an action on the case against Thomas Whitehead.
• SuitBenjamin Phillips brought an action on the case against Joseph Richardson.
• SuitStephen Merritt brought an action on the case against Amos Whitehead.
• SuitJohn McGowen and his unnamed wife proceeded against John Stroud.
• SuitJacob Mason brought an action on the case against Thomas Page.
• SuitBarnaby Cabe brought an action on the case against Phillip Jackson.
• SuitThomas Humphries and his unnamed wife brought an action on the case against John Dowell.
• SuitJohn Scott and his unnamed wife proceeded against John Dowell.