February 1787 term

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• Road orderThe court appointed David Bradford as road overseer.
• Official appointedWm Lytle and Wm Waters qualified for service as justices.

27 February 1787

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Eli McDonald, Jno Ray, Jas Freeland and Wm Waters present.
• Road orderThe court appointed Conrod Long as road overseer, replacing James Wilkins.
• Road orderThe court appointed Benjamin Lacy as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed William Woods as road overseer, replacing John Nichols.
• Road orderThe court appointed Richard Williams as road overseer, replacing Jno Lindsey.
• Road orderThe court appointed Drurah Johnson as road overseer, replacing Charles Mannen.
• JuryThe court excused Garret Garrison from petit jury service for this term.
• Road orderThe court appointed Jacob Bason as road overseer, replacing Timothy Hughes.
• TaxThe court exempted Wm Dawley from poll taxation.
• County businessThe court awarded Samuel Parks payment for summoning district inhabitants.
• JuryThe court directed the sheriff to summon jurors John Armstrong, Wm Hall, Matthew McCawley and 8 others for the next Superior Court.
• TaxThe court exempted George Thomas from poll taxation.
• Child or servant boundThe court ordered orphan William Dickson bound to Alexander McCracken.
• SuitThe jury awarded Jno Hogan one penny in damages plus costs against Wm Stroud.
• SuitThe court authorized Umstead’s deposition without the parties; the jury later awarded Benton £11.2.1. Sheppard filed a salt-sale account affidavit.
• Estate accountThe court ordered Isaac Holden’s devised land partitioned, with the consenting claimants drawing lots unless they agreed otherwise.
• Road orderThe court appointed Thomas Cassals as road overseer, replacing Jno Weems.
• Child or servant boundThe court ordered orphan John Larimore bound to William Hays.
• Tavern licenseThe court licensed Thomas Faucit to operate a tavern at his residence.
• SuitThe court entered a nonsuit in Henry’s action against Lundey; Samuel Piper replaced William Kennedy on the previously referenced jury.
• Child or servant boundThe court ordered orphan William Wilson bound to Reuben Smith.
• JuryThe court excused Benjamin Rainey from jury service for the term.
• TaxThe court exempted Edward McDade from poll taxation.
• Road orderThe court appointed Peter Rightsman as road overseer.
• Constable appointedConstable Ephraim Carrington was appointed.
• Constable appointedConstable Edward Trice was appointed.
• Constable appointedConstable James Taylor was appointed.
• Constable appointedConstable William Accles was appointed.
• Constable appointedConstable James Kennedy was appointed.
• Constable appointedConstable William Andrews was appointed.
• Constable appointedConstable Nicholas Holt was appointed.
• Constable appointedConstables William Trousdale and Archibald Camele were appointed.
• Constable appointedConstables Jacob Richards and Robert McIntire were appointed.
• Official appointedThe court appointed John Nichols high sheriff of Orange County.

28 February 1787

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm Rainey, Eli McDonald and John Sloss present.
• TaxThe court exempted Henry Parish from poll taxation.
• FerryThe court authorized Thomas Ellis to charge the ferry rates received by William Shaw.
• TaxThe court exempted Edward Searls from poll taxation.
• TaxThe court exempted Robert Burnside from poll taxation.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Rutherford granted to Jane Rutherford.
• Constable appointedConstables James Taylor, Archibald Camell and James Kennedy were sworn into office.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Robert Woodey granted to Jane Woodey.
• Constable appointedConstable Jacob Richards was sworn into office.
• Constable appointedConstables Daniel Green and William Andrews were sworn into office.
• Constable appointedConstable Edward Trice was sworn into office.
• Road orderThe court ordered construction of a Flat River bridge at Island Ford, appointing John and James Carrington to manage the work.
• Official appointedJonathan Lindley qualified as a justice and joined the bench.

1 March 1787

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Jonathan Lindley, Wm Waters and Wm Lytle present.
• SuitThe jury returned a verdict favoring James Carragan in John Logue’s action.
• Road orderThe court ordered a bridge across Eno near Hillsborough and appointed five men to contract for and supervise construction (John Estes, Wm Lytle, William Waters, William McCawley).
• Constable appointedConstable Wm Eccles was sworn into office.
• SuitThe court authorized depositions from Robert Abercrombie, with ten days’ notice, and Archibald Lytle in York’s action against Hogan.
• SuitThe jury awarded Mark Patterson damages of £200 plus costs against William Mebane.
• Road orderThe court appointed James Hasting as road overseer, replacing Moses Austin.
• Road orderThe court divided James Hoggs’s road laborers equally between the Whiteheads and Strayhorns roads.
• Order about enslaved peopleThe court appointed four patrol officers for Hillsborough (Robert McIntire, Martin Cole, James Lunday, William Cummings).

2 March 1787

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Alex Mebane, William Waters and William Lytle present.
• TaxThe court exempted John Elmore from poll taxation.
• TaxThe court exempted James Ross from poll taxation.
• SuitThe jury awarded John Strother £20 in damages plus costs against William Steel.
• JuryA venire issued, and the sheriff was directed to summon jurors John Brook, James Woody, Wm Common and 26 others for the next county court.
• Official appointedJohn Nichols qualified as high sheriff and posted bond with five named sureties.
• Road orderThe court assigned workers Brice Collins, Joseph Thompson, James and 6 others and John Armstrong’s laborers to Wm Sheppard’s road section between Collins and Benton’s Mill.
• SuitA juror was withdrawn in Jackson and Collins’s action against James Curry.

3 March 1787

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm Courtney, Wm Waters and Wm Lytle present.
• SuitThe jury awarded Wm Trice one penny in damages plus costs against Simon Adamson.
• SuitThe jury awarded Hugh Dobbins one penny in damages plus costs against Thos Stephens.
• County businessThe court awarded clerk Saml Benton thirty pounds for the past year’s ex officio services and directed payment by the county treasurer.
• Official appointedHenry Thompson qualified to serve as deputy sheriff under Jno Nichols.
• SuitThe jury awarded executor Thomas Tullock £14.8 plus costs against Daniel Baldridge.
• Deed provedDeed, James Williams to John Estes, proved by William Lytle.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Woods as road overseer, replacing John Nichols.
• SuitThe jury awarded Wm Crabtree £50 plus costs in the debt action against H Morris.
• SuitThe jury found for John Blakes’s administrator against Chapman and Newman, awarding £27.10 and costs from the stated date.
• SuitA juror was withdrawn by agreement in administrator Wm Murray’s debt action against John Murray and James Neal.
• SuitThe jury awarded Joseph Clark £9.4.8 in damages plus costs in the debt action against Joseph and Wm Gunn.
• Will provedWill of John Butler, proved by Moses Crawford & William Shannon.
• Will provedWill of Daniel Hogan, proved by Henry Morris & Samuel Craig.
• Deed provedDeed of gift, John Sheels to Mary Sheels, proved by John Nichols.
• Will provedWill of William Stroud, proved by William Willis & William Buckner.
• Will provedWill of Sarah Morgan, proved by Robt Campbell & Daniel Booth.
• Estate accountJames Woody submitted a sworn inventory for Robert Woody’s estate; the court ordered it recorded.
• Deed provedDeed of trust, Philip Pendleton & Martha to James Carson & Richard Thomas, proved by Jacob Lake.
• Road orderThe court granted a road petition and appointed twelve men to survey and mark a route from Partins to Hillsborough, reporting next term.
• Road orderThe court ordered a route surveyed from Mebane’s through Ellis Flatt to the Guilford courthouse road, with the appointed men reporting next term.
• Road orderThe court appointed William McCabe as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed Thomas Horn to oversee the road from Cate’s branch to Eno and assigned specified workers and nearby laborers.
• Road orderThe court appointed Lazarus Cates as road overseer.
• County businessThe inquest concerning John Hawkins’s death was returned and ordered recorded.
• MillThe court permitted John Crouse to construct a public mill on his land.
• Deed provedDeed, Thomas Hopson to Christopher Barbee, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, James Wilson & wife to Thomas Hastings, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, William Marcom to William Saxon, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, David Thronberger to Thomas Mulhollan, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Aaron Arnold to Joseph Hastings, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, John Shields to William McCauley, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Commissioners of Hillsborough to George Hoskins, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, John Kitzmiller to Jesse Benton, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Edward Turner to Jesse Benton, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, William McBroom to David Ray, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Grisham Forrest to Shadrach Forrest, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Edward Riley & wife to William Nunn Jr, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, David McSwain to John Moore, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, James Furey to Jonathan Nichols, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Charles Abercrombie to Shadrach Forrest, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Andrew Anderson & wife to James Pyle, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, John Suther to Henry Keck, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Moses Hutchins to Abraham Riston, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, John Scarlett & wife to John Baldwin, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Samuel Nelson & wife to Nathan Wells, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Samuel Strudwick to Richard Christmas, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Henry Garrison & wife to Garrett Garrison, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Jonathan Davis to Lewis Kirk, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Peter Anderson & wife to Eleanor Garrison, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Charles Abercrombie to Robert Abercrombie, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, John Wilson & wife to Samuel Wilson, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Alexander Borland & wife to Joseph Hart, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Arthur Mangum to James Roberts, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Pollock & Moseley, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Alexander Dugger to George Johnston, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, John Booth to Jesse Rigsbee, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Rachel Money to Robert Neal, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, James Thompson to Daniel Clower, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Thomas Baskett to Robert Morrison, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, William C Jackson to James Jackson, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, William McCauley to William Kelly, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Lunsford Daniel & wife to Nelson Daniel, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, William Partin to John Sparrow, proved in court.