August 1763 term

2 August 1763

• Court in sessionThe August court opened on the second.
• TaxJohn Railey and John Talbert were recommended for tax exemption.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Sarah to Andrew Caddell (or Caldwell ?) until age 18.
• Road orderGeorge Flynn replaced Robert Donalson as road overseer.
• Road orderThomas Linley Junior replaced William Hallams as road overseer.
• Constable appointedThomas Willson Senior replaced Henry McCoy as constable.
• Livestock markPhillip Gee registered his mark.
• Tavern licenseWilliam Nunn received permission to operate an ordinary.
• MillJames Saunders received permission for a water gristmill on Little Creek, owning land on both banks.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Johnson granted to Elizabeth Johnson; sureties James (H)Adley and Joshua (H)Adley.
• Estate accountChristopher Husten filed James Crafford’s account of sales.
• Road orderTwelve men were appointed to open the road from Peter Noe’s to William Willey’s and report.
• GuardianshipMourning Milton was committed to Robert Cate Junior’s care, with Thomas Cate securing a fifty-pound bond.
• JuryFifteen grand jurors were named, with Richard Holeman as foreman.
• County businessConstable Ralph Williams was appointed to attend the jury.
• TaxEight justices returned their lists of taxables.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Thomas Lloyd, Andrew Mitchell, James Allison and 2 others present.
• Official appointedJames Cummings became keeper of the county’s public standard.
• Road orderFifteen men were appointed to open a road from Striplin’s Path to the county line near John Parks; John Bumpass became overseer.
• Road orderWorkers William Miles, John Boyd, Charles Phillips and 7 others were assigned the road to John West Senior’s plantation under Samuel Parker.
• Road orderNamed men were ordered to open the Hico–county-line road; local inhabitants were assigned maintenance under John Satterfield.
• Road orderWilliam Laughlin replaced Henry Halliday as road overseer.
• TaxWilliam Lea, Lawrence Thompson, John Patterson and Andrew Mitchell returned their lists of taxables.
• Road orderNamed men were ordered to open the Hogan’s Creek road toward Roun Oak Road under Wm. Ware.
• GuardianshipJohn Booth became guardian of Gilly and Joseph Booth until they came of age, secured by Edward Trice and Thomas Capper.
• Road orderA jury was appointed for the road from Johnsons Line to Cape Fare Road; Christopher Barbee became overseer.
• GuardianshipSeventeen-year-old John Gouge chose Thomas Hines as guardian, with Robert Abercrombie and Hugh Wood securing the bond.
• Tavern licenseAlexander Mebane received permission to operate an ordinary.
• Tavern licenseHugh Sloss received permission to operate an ordinary.
• Tavern licenseJacob Mason received permission to operate an ordinary.
• SuitAdam Moffitt’s suit against Michael Holt Junior was continued at Moffitt’s cost; George Stoval and James Dilliard were commissioned to examine Ellinor Morris.
• Official appointedThomas Hart qualified as Orange County sheriff with five sureties.
• Official appointedAbraham Penn and William Penn qualified as undersheriffs.
• Tavern licensePhilip Jackson’s ordinary license was renewed with Thomas Hart and Francis Nash as sureties.
• TaxThomas Barnes was recommended for tax exemption.
• Road orderOverseer Thomas Clarke was fined sixpence damages for failing to maintain his road.
• Estate accountThomas Stag’s unnamed administrator was ordered to sell the perishable estate.
• SuitElizabeth Conner proved attendance in Davis’s suit against Stone.
• SuitPeggy Conner proved attendance in Davis’s suit against Stone.
• Tavern licenseJohn Pryor received permission to operate an ordinary.
• Road orderJames Curry replaced Benjamin Long as road overseer.
• GuardianshipThomas Hines was ordered to manage John Gouge’s estate.
• TaxThirteen named people were recommended to the next assembly for exemption from public taxes (Benjamin Davis, John Whaler, Jacob Whitehead, Annannias Allen).
• Road orderJohn Barbee replaced John Trice as road overseer from New Hope Bridge to widow Hopson’s.
• Road orderHenry Cobb became Lower Town Road overseer from Country Line to John Cantril’s, assisted by workers on Country Line waters.
• JuryLawrence Vanhook, Tyrie Harris and Robert Lytle were appointed grand jurors for the next Halifax superior court.
• JuryJames Armstrong, William Barney and George Lumpkin were appointed petit jurors for Halifax superior court.
• County businessThomas Webb was allowed payment for four days at Halifax superior court and ninety miles of travel.
• MillFour commissioners were appointed to value two riverside acres for Henry Eustice McCullock’s proposed water gristmill.
• State caseGeorge Foutz was bound to keep the peace toward his wife and others, with Thomas Hart and James Cummings as sureties.
• SuitBazel Brashears took the insolvent-debtor oath and was released in Samuel Benton’s action on the case.
• SuitGarnishee Derwin Elwick swore that he held none of Nicholas Pendrake’s effects.
• SuitGarnishee John Oliver swore that he held five shillings and sevenpence belonging to Nicholas Pundrick.
• SuitGarnishee Thomas Fuller swore that he held none of Nicholas Pendrake’s effects.
• SuitHugh Montgomery proceeded against James Hall as bail.
• Road orderThomas Lapsley replaced Cairns Tinnen as road overseer.
• SuitDavid Lawson and Alexander Shaw proved attendance in Nash’s suit against Fanning.
• Estate accountJeremiah Piggott filed Thomas Berry’s estate accounts.
• Road orderOldham Hightower replaced Elijah Cain as road overseer from Isaac Collins’s to John Pitts’s plantation, assisted by workers in the river fork.
• Road orderDempsey Rolls replaced Elijah Cain as road overseer, assisted by all workers within six miles.
• SuitJoseph Sharpe Junior’s bail surrendered him in John Johnson’s suit, and the sheriff was ordered to take him into custody.
• SuitBryant McBridge took the insolvent-debtor oath and was discharged in David Stroud’s suit brought to Salisbury superior court.
• Road orderJohn Dowell replaced William Comb as road overseer.
• County businessFrancis Nash was ordered to collect the clerks’ records from the county’s founding and enter them in books purchased for that purpose.
• TaxWaller or Walter Ashmore and James Ashmore were added to Captain McGee’s list of taxables.
• MilitaryRichard Parker presented his commission as captain of foot in the Orange regiment.
• Court in sessionThe court reconvened after a half-hour adjournment with three named justices present.
• SuitRaichel Riley was allowed witness payment in Stone’s suit against Davis.
• State caseWilliam Dunnagan posted bond to keep the peace toward Wm. Churton and others until November court, secured by James Bowie and Wm. Barney.
• Road orderWilliam Few received permission to open a bridleway at his own expense from his tavern plantation to his Enoe River mill.
• Court in sessionThe court met the following morning with three named justices present.
• TaxEdward Wolf was added to Francis Nash’s list of taxables.
• Tavern licenseThomas King’s ordinary license was renewed with James Bowie and James Trice as sureties.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Elizabeth Harris granted to Thomas Webb; sureties Samuel Burton.
• SuitAll causes in which two rules had been taken during this court were continued.
• Livestock markFrederick Brown, John Coble, George Coble and Peter Spoon registered their marks.
• SuitWilliam Cummings brought an action on the case against Joseph Trotter.
• SuitHugh Smith brought an action on the case against Nathan Carter.
• SuitStephen Collins brought a debt claim against James Webb.
• SuitJames Elliott brought an action on the case against Joseph Dolittle.
• SuitReason Ricketts brought a debt claim against Stephen Clayton.
• SuitDaniel McDaniel brought an action on the case against Giles Chapman.
• SuitJohn Dowell brought an action on the case against Thomas Wiley.
• SuitGeorge Watkins brought a petition against David Hambre.
• SuitThomas Erskine brought a petition against Peter Craven.
• SuitWm. Cummings brought an action on the case against Conn’s unnamed administrators.
• SuitThomas Hart brought an action on the case against James Bowie.
• SuitThomas Flynn brought a debt claim against Edward Moore.
• SuitFrancis Nash brought an action on the case against Edmund Fanning.
• SuitBenjamin Phillips brought an action on the case against George Shepheardson.
• SuitThomas Erskine brought a debt claim against John Warren.
• SuitJames Cary brought a debt claim against Joseph Dolittle.
• SuitRobert Hastie brought an action on the case against George Ingle.
• SuitAndrew Campbell brought an action on the case against Andrew Bailey.
• SuitJames Bowie brought an action on the case against Samuel Watt.
• SuitFrancis Nash brought a petition against John Tabor.
• SuitWilliam Crockett brought a petition against John Spradling.
• SuitRichard Hanson brought an action on the case against Joel Blackwell.
• SuitJoseph Preston Parker brought an action on the case against James Meherg.
• SuitJohn Adams proceeded against Samuel Burton.
• SuitIsaac Gray brought an action on the case against Robert Whitton.
• SuitThomas Tabb brought an action on the case against Robert Stubblefield.
• SuitThomas Rainey brought an action on the case against John Robertson.
• SuitJennings’s unnamed executors brought an action on the case against James Webb.
• SuitBuchannon and company brought a debt claim against James Webb.
• SuitZachariah Woods brought an action on the case against Webster William.
• SuitDavid Miers brought a petition against Absolom McDonald.
• SuitAbner Nash brought a petition against Thomas Littlejohn.
• SuitJohn Sample brought a petition against Bazel Brashear.
• SuitJames Hunter brought a petition against Edward Bull.
• SuitWilliam Journey brought a petition against Hugh Quynn.
• SuitAndrew Cochrane and company petitioned against John Daniel.
• SuitAndrew Cochrane and company petitioned against John Daniel.
• SuitGeorge Lumpkin brought a petition against Thomas Spradling.
• SuitJacob Mason brought a petition against Christian Shy.
• SuitWm Mash brought a petition against Robert Lepper.
• SuitMary Conn’s unnamed administrators petitioned against Joseph Dolittle.
• SuitDavid Knight brought a petition against Benjamin Cate.
• SuitRobert Jones brought a petition against Samuel Burton.
• SuitJohn Giles Thomas brought a debt claim against Hugh Quynn.
• SuitJames Bowie brought an action on the case against Samuel Stewart.
• SuitRichard Tyass (?) brought an action on the case against Micajah Pickett.
• SuitThomas Webb brought an action on the case against Micajah Pickett.
• SuitHenry Simmon (or Lemmon) brought an action on the case against Phillip Helesveston.
• SuitThomas Green proceeded against John Dowell.
• SuitWilliam Robinson brought an action on the case against Thomas Willson.
• SuitGideoh Marr proceeded against Plunkett Ballard.
• SuitRobert Patterson proceeded against William Ursury.
• SuitJacob Black brought a debt claim against Hugh Quinn.
• SuitRobert Barnett brought an action on the case against Samuel Barnett.
• SuitWilliam Reaves brought an action on the case against Francis Desern.
• SuitJohn Dowell proceeded against John Scott and his unnamed wife.
• SuitCochrane and company brought an action on the case against Stephen Jett.
• SuitGeorge Lumpkin brought an action on the case against Robert Barnett.
• SuitGeorge Lumpkin brought an action on the case against Joseph Dolittle.
• SuitJames Bowie brought an action on the case against William Martin.
• SuitJohn Johnston brought an action on the case against Joseph Sharpe.
• SuitJohn Cox brought an action on the case against Stephen Maret.
• SuitJohn Camp brought an action on the case against William Maret.
• SuitNathaniel Austin brought an action on the case against George Ellmore.
• SuitWilliam Tabb brought an action on the case against William Gibbons.
• SuitAbraham Miles brought a debt claim against Robert Barnett.
• SuitRichard Finch proceeded against Alexander Going.
• SuitJohn Kighler proceeded against John Tabor.
• SuitAndrew Campbell brought an original attachment proceeding against Nicholas Pendrake.
• SuitLuke Robertson proceeded against Robert Hawkins.
• SuitSamuel Ricketts brought an action on the case against John Pompey.
• SuitBenjamin Phillips proceeded against Daniel Higdon.
• SuitWilliam Thompson proceeded against William Brashwell.
• SuitRobert Patterson proceeded against William Ursury.
• SuitJames Robinson brought an action on the case against Gideon Marr.
• SuitThos Humphries and his unnamed wife brought an action on the case against James Ramage.
• SuitJohn Cox brought an original attachment proceeding against William Callahan.
• SuitFrancis Nash brought an original attachment proceeding against William Pittman.
• SuitFrancis Nash brought an original attachment proceeding against Robert Perkins.
• SuitThomas Hart brought a debt claim against James Espey.
• SuitThomas Hart brought a debt claim against Samuel Watt.
• SuitThomas Hart brought a debt claim against Thomas Wiley.
• SuitAbner Nash brought a debt claim against Frederick Friley ?.
• SuitAbner Nash brought a debt claim against Samuel Stewart.
• SuitThomas Hart brought an action on the case against John Graves.