February 1778 term

23 February 1778

• Court in sessionThe February court convened; eleven named justices subscribed the test and took their seats.
• Official appointedA peace commission appointed Bryan Crosbie, John Tapley Patterson and James Carrington as justices for Orange County.
• Official appointedCourt clerk Nathaniel Rochester entered bond with Thomas Hart, John K Kinchen and John Hogan as securities.
• Constable appointedJohn Kinchen became constable for Saint Marys district.
• Road orderJames Morrow replaced Thomas Linch as road overseer.
• GuardianshipJames Watson became guardian of his daughters Elinor, Rebecca and Elizabeth.
• Road orderDavid Pinkerton replaced Alexander Turrentine as overseer from Jonathan Nichols to Hillsborough.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Tamer Adder to Solomon Austin until age of age.
• JuryFifteen grand jurors were sworn, with Sam’l. Allen as foreman.
• Constable appointedWarham Glen became constable to the grand jury.
• Road orderTwelve men were appointed to lay out a road from the Caswell County line near Taps mill toward the Johnston ordinary–Abercrombie road.
• Road orderJames Scarlett became overseer from the Caswell County line to Little River.
• Road orderBenj. Forrestt became overseer from Little River to James Kernodys.
• Court in sessionThe court met the following morning with five named justices present.
• Road orderThe August road order toward James Williams’s mill was renewed, assigning seventeen named workers under Mr. Hightower.
• Official appointedJames Williams served as attorney for the state.
• Oath of allegianceEli McDaniel, John Steel and Wm. Rainey took the oath and test.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Jane McCaleb to John Moore Miller until age full age.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed James McCaleb to John Moore Miller until age full age.
• Constable appointedWm. Wood Joiner replaced John Wilson as constable.
• Oath of allegianceEight justices were appointed to administer allegiance oaths to all males above sixteen.
• Official appointedJohn Butler became county entry taker.
• SuitA commission was ordered to take John Gouley’s deposition in South Carolina for Joshua Cate’s suit against James Gouley.
• Official appointedMajor Thomas Taylor became county surveyor, entering bond with John Butler, Hugh Tinning, Wm. Rainey and James Freeland as securities.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Hazell granted to James Dunlop; sureties J. Freeland and James Ross.
• Child support orderRichard Morris was ordered to pay eight pounds annually for five years to maintain an unnamed child and offered Henry Morris as security.
• Oath of allegianceJustice John Hogan took the oath and test.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Wood granted to Sarah Woods; sureties Hugh Wood and Harris Wood.
• Estate accountThe sales amount for Jonathan Parker’s estate was recorded.
• SuitA sworn jury found for Nathaniel Hart against James Miller in the amount 8.0.1.
• Road orderMoses Carson replaced John Johnston as road overseer.
• Road orderDavid Pinkerton became overseer from Jonathan Nichols to Hillsborough.
• Road orderWilliam Clark became overseer from the south end of James Clarks land to Hillsborough.
• Deed provedBill of Sale.
• Deed provedDeed, Lodowick Albright & Mary Albright to John Albright.
• Deed provedDeed, Robert Jun. & Ann Abercromby to Wm. Timothy Cains.
• Deed provedDeed, Henry Kee & Ann Kee to John Boothe.
• Deed provedReg., Ralph McNair & Dolley McNair to John Kinchen, proved by John Nichols|Bryan Crosbie|Nathaniel Rochester.
• Deed provedDeed.
• Court in sessionThe court resumed with four named justices present.
• Will provedWill of Lodowick Clapp, proved by John Graves|Lodowick Swing.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Lodowick Clapp granted to Margaret Clapp.
• Oath of allegianceThe order appointing district justices to administer allegiance oaths was rescinded.
• County businessAndrew Ross’s account against the county was allowed.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Redpath granted to Elizabeth Re(u)dpath; sureties Archibald Lytle.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Andw. Lytle granted to Sarah Lytle; sureties Archd. Lytle and Thos. Farmer.
• State caseElmon Hanley was jailed by Wm. Courtney on suspicion of passing counterfeit bills; three securities and two witnesses entered appearance bonds.
• Road orderEleven workers were assigned to the public road from John Patterson’s to the chapel.
• GuardianshipJohn Wood became guardian of James Crabtree on a hundred-fifty-pound bond with Lewis Phibus and John Flintum.
• Courthouse and jailJailer John Sheels exhibited a county account for Jesse Bryans’s prison tax.
• Deed provedReg., George Haywood, Sen. to George Haywood, Jun..
• Road orderDaniel Watson replaced Benj. Rhodes as road overseer with twelve named workers.
• Estate accountThe commission appointed in August to divide Robert Burton’s estate returned its report.
• Deed provedReg., John & Mary Riley to Wm. Jackson.
• Deed provedDeed, John & Sarah Glasson his wife to Warham Glenn.
• Deed provedDeed, Ebenezer McNair by Thomas H. Hall to Samuel Campbell, proved by & Reg..
• Deed provedDeed, Wm. Johnston to Thomas Harmonson, proved by and Reg..
• Deed provedDeed.
• Court in sessionThe court met the following morning with five named justices present.
• TaxThe tax amount for Hillsborough District was entered.
• TaxThe tax amount for St. Marys District was entered.
• TaxThe tax amount for Orange District was entered.
• TaxThe tax amount for Tryon District was entered.
• TaxThe tax amount for St. Asaphs District was entered.
• TaxThe tax amount for St. Marks District was entered.
• TaxThe tax amount for St. Thomas District was entered.
• TaxThe tax amount for Chatham District was entered.
• Road orderJohn King Junior became overseer from the old-road fork at Great Meadows to Flat Rock near William Partons.
• Road orderThos. Connelly became overseer from Flat Rock near Wm. Partons to the Chatham County line.
• Constable appointedThos. Freeland took the constable’s oath.
• Estate accountJane McCaul relinquished dower rights after examination by Thomas Taylor.
• State caseThe state proceeded against James Lowrey.
• Deed provedDeed, Wm. Blackwood & Peggy Blackwood to James Blackwood.
• Deed provedDeed.
• Court in sessionThe court resumed after an hour with four named justices present.
• Constable appointedArchd. Grisham served as constable for Saint Marks district.
• Court in sessionThe court met the following morning with four named justices present.
• Road orderEighteen named men were appointed to lay out and open a road from Hawfield meeting house to James Clarks on Little River.
• Estate accountMark Morgan’s administrator returned a sales account totaling 1580.16.5, which was recorded.
• Estate accountAn additional inventory of Mark Morgan’s estate was returned, and the administrators were ordered to sell the remaining perishable property.
• Deed provedReg., James Hogg & McDowal Hogg to Thomas Farmer.
• Deed provedReg., Wm. McCauley & Kathryn McCauley.
• JuryThe sheriff was ordered to summon fourteen named jurors for Hillsborough district superior court on March twenty-first.
• JuryThe sheriff was ordered to summon thirty named jurors for the next county court.
• County businessThe clerk was ordered to advertise that old suits brought under the former government would proceed to trial at the next court.
• Court in sessionThree named justices signed the closing court minutes.
• County businessCounty officers’ bonds were listed.