February 1785 term

28 February 1785

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Wm. McCauley, John Ray and Archibald Grisham present.
• Official appointedJohn Williams qualified as county attorney.
• Road orderBenj. Cates replaced Thos. Latta as road overseer.
• JurySeventeen grand jurors were sworn, with Thos. Trice as foreman.
• Will provedWill of Abel Pecock, proved by Jno. Button & Henry Burch.
• Deed provedDeed.
• Estate accountThos. Lindley returned Wm. Lindley’s estate inventory.
• Estate accountMary Williams returned an account of Christopher Williams’s estate.
• Estate accountThomas Lindley returned an addition to Geo. Maris’s estate inventory.

1 March 1785

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices James Elliott, Eli McDannell and Rob Campbell present.
• Deed provedDeed, Comm. of the Town of Hillsborough to James Courtney, proved by ack. by James Hogg, James Williams, Jno. Taylor, Jno. Nichols.
• Road orderNathew Rippey replaced James Stockard as overseer from Back Creek to Haw River.
• Road orderRobert Smith replaced Robt. Anderson as overseer from Hillsborough to Colo. Taylor’s.
• County businessConstable Wm. Akles received £4 (Wm. Akles (Eccles)).
• Estate accountThos. Roundtree returned the inventory of Thos. Hall’s estate.
• Will provedWill of Jno. Hall, proved by Wm. McKee.
• Estate accountCatherine Wagner and Stephen Messer Smith returned Henry Wagner’s estate inventory.
• Will provedWill of Mordacai Gwinn, proved by Wm. Buchanan.

2 March 1785

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices John Taylor, Eli McDannell and Archer Grisham present.
• Official appointedWm. Courtney took public-officer and justice-of-the-peace oaths and was seated.
• Child or servant boundBetsy Cook, aged four, was bound to John Steel.
• Tavern licenseJohn Taylor received a tavern license, bonded with Absolom Tatom.
• JuryThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors Wm. Whitehead, John Kelley, Edward Grisham and 27 others for next county court.
• Road orderRob Morrison became overseer from Chatham County Line to Woodies Ferry on Haw River.
• Child or servant boundJames Horton, aged fourteen, was bound to John Taylor until full age.
• SuitIn Joseph Baker’s case concerning Benj. Leonard’s administrators, the jury found Jno. Allison had not fully administered the estate.
• SuitJos. Applewhite brought a debt case against Elie Barnes and Jos. Thompson, with a non est factum plea noted.
• County businessArchibald Lytle entered a bond as commissioner selling confiscated property in Hillsborough District.
• SuitA jury was sworn in James Ferrel’s case against Edward Gwinn.
• SuitThe same jury heard Wm. King’s case against Jno. Blackwood and Jones Kendrick.
• Tavern licenseHarrison received a tavern license at his Hillsborough dwelling.
• County businessJoseph Stalworth was ordered to enter a bond with security.
• SuitThe jury from No. 27 heard administrator Jno. Andrew’s case against James Monro.
• SuitJesse Whateley proceeded against Jno. Wilson before the jury referred to as No. 150.
• GuardianshipJno. Edwards became guardian of five Edwards orphans, bonded with Rob. Milliken for £100 each.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Samuel Fist granted to Nancy McCalep; sureties Archibald Lytle.
• Road orderAnthony Cozart became overseer from Flat River to Granville Line.
• State caseMikail Cooper was found not guilty by the jury referenced as No. 28.
• Deed provedConfiscated land.

3 March 1785

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices James Carrington, Jno. Ray and Jno. Taylor present.
• SuitA jury was sworn in Arch’d. Grisham’s case against Hugh Caruthers.
• SuitThe same jury heard Charles Powell’s case against Jno. Copland.
• SuitThe same jury heard Jno. Allison’s case against James Monro.
• TaxWm. Laycock was recommended for poll-tax exemption.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John McCay granted to Archibald Lytle.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of James Brannon granted to Archibald Lytle.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Henry granted to Archibald Lytle.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Rand. Humphries granted to Archibald Lytle.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Thomas Padden (Patton?) granted to Archibald Lytle.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Martin Murphy to Wm. Parks to learn shoemaking.
• Road orderJohn Holt became overseer from Island Ford on Haw River to Dukey’s Cabbin.
• State caseHardiman Duke was admitted to bail for £50.
• SuitA jury was sworn in Dudley’s case against Rob. McIntyre and Rob. Baldridge, bail for Benj. Few.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Thomas Kee to Mathew McCauley to learn blacksmithing.
• Tavern licenseSam’l. Allen received a tavern license at his dwelling, with John Kelley as security.
• Deed provedDeed, George Horner to Geo. Horner, Jr., proved by James Hunter.
• Road orderEleven named people were ordered to lay out a road from Davis’ Shop on Flat River to Hillsbo’.
• Road orderWm. Caine became overseer from his house to Jacob Branton’s, with hands Jacob Branton, Thomas James, Jno. Horner and 22 others assigned.
• JuryFourteen jurors were summoned for Hillsborough District Superior Court.

5 March 1785

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Wm. McCauley, Jno. Ray and James Carson present.
• Road orderBaxter King replaced Stephen Lloyd as overseer from Flat Rock below Maj. Lloyd’s to the Big Meadows road fork.
• Road orderStephen Madden became overseer from Caswell Line to Peter Hart’s Plantation.
• State caseA sworn jury found James Baldridge not guilty.
• SuitWm. Cummings proceeded against Henry Morris before a substituted jury; Henry Morris and Owen Lloyd bonded for the younger Morris’s appeal.

6 March 1785

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Wm. McCauley, Jno. Ray and Rob. Campbell present.
• SuitA jury was sworn in James Ray’s case against James Baldridge.
• SuitThe same jury heard Jos. Taylor’s case against John Dunnivan.
• Courthouse and jailThe sheriff received £10 18s. for building a stockade around the jail.
• Estate accountJames Hogg was ordered to deliver Rob. Lytle’s estate papers to administrator Sarah Lytle.
• SuitJno. Stinson proceeded against Wm. Wylie before the jury referenced as No. 151.
• SuitSam’l. Strudwick proceeded against Rob. Robbins before the jury referenced in No. 139.
• Official appointedJno. Estes and John Taylor were appointed tobacco inspectors for Hillsborough.
• State caseJno. Taylor and Wm. Courtney were authorized to admit Wm. Picket to bail.
• SuitA jury was sworn in Wm. Logan’s case against James Monro.
• SuitThe same jury heard James Ray’s case against James Baldridge.
• Road orderJno. Estis became overseer from Baxter’s Branch to Hillsborough; the listed inhabitants’ hands were assigned to maintain the road.