May 1787 term

28 May 1787

• Court in sessionThe May county court opened in Hillsborough with four named justices present.
• JuryThe sheriff returned the venire naming the listed prospective jurors.
• Road orderThe court appointed William Holliday as road overseer, replacing Rob’t Morrison.
• JuryThe court excused James Hogg from jury service for the term.
• State caseThe court imposed conditional fines on five jurors for failing to attend.
• Road orderThe court appointed wagon maker John Strayhorn as road overseer, replacing John Craig.
• County businessThe court awarded constable Wm Trousdale four pounds for attendance at the April Superior Court.
• JuryFifteen grand jurors were empaneled and sworn, with James Baldridge designated foreman.
• Constable appointedConstable Ro McIntire swore to attend the grand jury for the term.
• County businessThe court awarded constable Edw’d Trice four pounds for attending April Superior Court.
• County businessThe court awarded constable Edw’d Trice forty shillings for attending the February term.
• JuryThe record listed seven remaining jurors from the original panel.
• Road orderThe court appointed Lewis Phebus as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed Joseph Woods as road overseer, replacing Samuel May.
• Road orderThe court granted a petition and appointed a jury to survey a road from Troxdales toward Chatham courthouse, ending at the county line.
• JuryThe court excused Wm Nunn from attending as a juror for the term.
• Administration of an estateThe record began a grant of administration for Jno Hall Snr’s estate but did not identify the administrator.
• Child or servant boundThe court ordered orphan Alice Murphey bound to Eli Lindsey until legal adulthood.
• Child or servant boundThe court ordered orphan Benjamin Nicholson bound to Wm Holloday until adulthood to learn blacksmithing.
• MillThe court permitted Thomas Cates to build a mill on his land, to become public when completed.
• Official appointedJames Taylor qualified to serve as deputy sheriff under Jas Nichols.
• Estate accountThe court appointed three men, any two acting, to examine Trice’s executorship of the Trice estate and report during the term.

29 May 1787

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Elie McDannel, Wm Lytle, Jonath’n Lindley and Wm McCawley present.
• State caseThe court conditionally fined six jurors twenty shillings apiece for failing to attend.
• State caseThe court remitted nonattendance fines imposed on Joseph Baker, Wm King, and Gilbert Strayhorn.
• Tavern licenseThe court licensed Wm Courtney to operate a tavern at his Hillsborough residence.
• Estate accountThe court awarded executor Edward Trice £7.10.0 for settling James Trice’s estate.
• SuitThe jury found James B Horn’s action against Ro Abercrombie barred by the limitation statute.
• SuitJ B Horn’s action against Davis Grisham was discontinued, with costs charged to Horn.
• SuitThe jury was sworn in Michael Wilson’s debt action against F Day and R Rickets.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Copeland as road overseer, replacing Jno Davis.
• Road orderThe court appointed Francis Moreland as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed Shadrick Forrest as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed James Murry as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed Edward Picket as road overseer, replacing Ro Faucett.
• JuryThe court directed the sheriff to summon jurors Lewis Hornaday, Joseph Wills Sen’r, James Craig Jun’r and 29 others for the next county court.
• State caseThe court fined Jno Allen twenty shillings for failing to attend as a talesman.
• SuitThe jury found that Mark Patterson executed the deed at issue in the surviving partners’ action.
• Constable appointedConstable Jno Wilson was appointed.
• State caseThe court fined Michael Robinson and Thomas Strayhorn twenty shillings each for failing to attend as talesmen.
• SuitThe jury upheld Grear’s bond but found his tender, including an offered third horse, sufficient and returned a verdict for him.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Riley to oversee the route from the old Trading Road to Woodys Road and assigned eleven named workers.
• Constable appointedConstable Robert Hunter was appointed.
• Constable appointedConstable Jacob Councilman was appointed.
• GuardianshipMan Patterson selected Benjamin Yeargin to serve as guardian.
• SuitThe jury awarded Jno Taylor £8.14 plus costs; Rueben Smith replaced Jno Allen on the jury referenced from case 23.
• TaxThe court allowed collector Wm Trousdale insolvent-tax credits covering 592 acres and five polls.
• TaxThe court allowed collector Mm Rogers insolvent-tax credits for eight polls.
• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices John Taylor, Eli McDannel and Jonathan Lindley present.
• Constable appointedConstables Robert Hunter and Jacob Councilman were sworn into office.
• JuryThe court excused Geo Johnston from jury attendance for the term.
• State caseThe court remitted Ro Faucet’s jury nonattendance fine.
• SuitA nonsuit was entered in Wm Trice’s debt action against Wm Merrit.
• Road orderThe court appointed Edward Grisham as road overseer, replacing Jno McCabe.
• State caseThe court imposed a final forty-shilling fine on Gilbert Strayhon for failing to attend as a juror.
• Constable appointedConstable Jno Rencher was sworn into office.
• Official appointedAnderson Comer qualified to serve as a county justice.
• SuitThe jury awarded Jno Cocke £100 plus costs against Jno M Whitney.
• SuitThe jury awarded Saml Thompson one penny plus costs against James Rutteledge.
• SuitThe jury awarded Meek and Hostler £68.3.6 plus costs in their debt action against Luttrels’s administrator and Harts.
• Road orderThe court halted bridge work until next term because contracting occurred without the commissioners present and at a higher price than previously offered.
• Road orderThe court appointed a road jury to survey the Queen Street connection toward Halifax, assess damages, and report next term.
• SuitThe jury awarded Thomas Prewet twenty shillings in damages plus costs against Jno Finch.
• SuitThe jury awarded Galbreath £26.0.3 plus costs against the estate but found Allison had fully administered available assets; execution awaited further assets.
• SuitGarnishee Lydy Ray denied personal debt but described possible obligations of her deceased husband; judicial attachment was directed concerning Jno Reiley on his wife’s behalf.
• Child support orderThe court ordered reputed father Allen Edwards to reimburse Margaret McDannel for five years’ child care; the record noted payment.
• SuitThe jury awarded Robert Hunter £25.5 in damages plus costs against Jno O’Lawlin.
• SuitThe jury awarded Jno Collier £77.13.9 plus costs against James Williams.
• SuitThe jury awarded Wm Dennis £14.10.4 in damages plus costs against Thos Burke’s executors.
• SuitThe jury awarded James Williams £22.9.6 in damages plus costs in the debt action against Jno Wilbourn.
• SuitThe jury awarded Henry Bray £14.19.4 in damages plus costs in the debt action against Jno Wilbourn.

31 May 1787

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Jonathan Lindley, Jno Elliot and Wm McCauley present.
• State caseThe court remitted George Johnstons’s fine for failing to attend jury service.
• SuitThe jury found for James Currey against Jackson and Collins; an appeal was requested.
• Estate accountThe court ordered an unrelated jury to assign Robert Lytle’s widow one-third of lot 24 and Andrew Lytle’s widow one-third of the remainder.
• TaxThe court appointed Wm Courtney to receive the district’s taxable-property lists for the year.
• TaxThe court appointed Alex’r Mebane Jun’r to receive the district’s taxable-property lists for the year.
• TaxThe court appointed Wm Rainey to receive the district’s taxable-property lists for the year.
• TaxThe court appointed Jno Elliot to receive the district’s taxable-property lists for the year.
• TaxThe court appointed Wm McCauley to receive the district’s taxable-property lists for the year.
• TaxThe court appointed James Carrington to receive the district’s taxable-property lists for the year.
• TaxThe court appointed Ro. Campbel to receive the district’s taxable-property lists for the year.
• TaxThe court appointed Eli McDannel to receive the district’s taxable-property lists for the year.
• SuitThe court accepted Jno Elliot and Archibald Lytle as sufficient appeal sureties in the action against James Curry.
• State caseThe jury found Wm Courtney guilty on the State’s indictment.
• SuitThe jury credited Tate’s payments totaling £91.5 and awarded Strudwick the remaining debt with interest and costs.
• Constable appointedConstable Jno Morrow was appointed.
• Child support orderThomas Curtiss and Mary sought child-maintenance support from Jno Breeze; the court authorized widow Mary McBroom’s deposition.

1 June 1787

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm McCauley, Ro Cambel and Jno Walker present.
• SuitThe jury awarded Jno Allison £61.18.6 in damages plus costs against Burks’s executors.
• Road orderThe court appointed David Philips as road overseer, replacing Conrod Long.
• SuitThe jury awarded Burks’s executors £29.7.6 in damages plus costs against King.
• SuitThe jury awarded Andrew Gibson damages recorded as 49.6.7 plus costs against Jno Galbreath.
• State caseThe court conditionally fined William Galbreath £50 for failing to appear as Gibson’s witness and directed further process.
• SuitThe jury awarded Jno Turner £33 in damages plus costs against James Williams.
• Constable appointedConstable Jno Murray was sworn into office.
• SuitThe court authorized depositions from Jno Todd and an unnamed defense witness in Leaffe’s action against Galbrath and Gibson.
• SuitThe jury returned a verdict favoring Hogan against York.
• Constable appointedRo Campbel resigned the constable’s office.
• SuitThe jury awarded Ro McClune £14.3.6 in damages plus costs against James Williams.
• Tavern licenseThe court licensed Wm McCauley to operate a tavern at his residence.
• SuitWhitney won £18.1.6 plus costs; the court required proof of Ross’s offsetting account and appointed five men to settle their accounts by consent.
• Tavern licenseThe court licensed Jno Taylor to operate a tavern at his Hillsborough residence.
• SuitThe jury found for the defendant in Jno Faddis’s action against Brown.
• SuitThe jury awarded Andrew McBride £31.11.6 plus costs on the note against Jno Nichols; an appeal followed and the note was returned to Taylor.
• SuitThe jury awarded Saml Allen £24.17 in damages plus costs against Jno Sturges.
• SuitThe jury awarded Jno Swiney £25.2, interest until payment, and costs against Samuel Fares.
• TaxThe court directed the collector not to charge Wm Caine additional tax.

2 June 1787

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm McCauley, James Carson, Wm Lytle and Jno Taylor present.
• County businessThe court awarded Jno Hawkins’s unnamed widow £30 for his sheriff’s services, directing current sheriff Jno Nichols to deduct one-quarter.
• SuitA juror was withdrawn in Adam Rice’s debt action against Thomas Davis.
• Road orderThe court ordered a public bridge near Eno’s Town Ford and appointed five commissioners, a majority empowered to contract for construction (Wm McCauley, Jno Taylor, Jno Hogan, Wm Lytle).
• State caseThe court reduced Jno Sturgis’s fine to twenty shillings, which was paid to Samuel Benton.
• Estate accountThe court approved the agreed partition of Isaac Holden’s devised land and assigned plat number five to Jno Holden.
• Constable appointedThe court accepted Jno Sturges as sufficient surety for constable Jno Wilson.
• Official appointedThe court appointed Jno Hogan and James Carson to inspect voting for General Assembly delegates.
• SuitThe jury awarded Lewis Green one penny plus costs against Wm Gimmerson.
• SuitA nonsuit was entered in Richard Morris’s action against Henry Thompson.
• Road orderThe court appointed James Holms as road overseer.
• SuitThe jury returned an award of one penny plus costs in Lewis Green’s action against Jno Watson.
• TaxThe court accepted Jno G Rencher’s insolvent-tax list and allowed credit for 1,095 acres and sixteen polls.
• SuitFollowing a jury hearing on appeal, the court affirmed the justice’s judgment in Kenneday’s action against Whitney.
• Tavern ratesThe court prescribed county tavern charges for drinks, meals, lodging, horse accommodation, pasture, and feed.
• Deed provedDeed, John Smith Hurst to Coleman Harris, proved by Wm Rutherford.
• Deed provedDeed, Joseph Jackson to Abraham Nordyke, proved by Jonathan Sell.
• Deed provedDeed, Jonathan Sell to Wm Clark, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Jonathan Sell to Wm Whitehead, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, John Bryant to Edward Trice, proved by Mark Patterson.
• Deed provedDeed, John McKey to Enoch Collins, proved by Josiah Watts.
• Deed provedDeed, Wm Jackson to Wm Ritchie, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, John Stroud & wife to James Willis, proved by Wm Willis.
• Deed provedDeed, Nicholas Greeson & wife to John Hawkins, proved by Daniel May.
• Deed provedDeed, Michael Holt & wife, proved by Joshua Holt.
• Deed provedDeed, Samuel Allen to Wm Hall, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, James Pattinon to Wm Watters & Peter Mallett, proved by James Lundy.
• Deed provedDeed, Peter Mallett to William Watters, proved by Jno M Whitney.
• Deed provedDeed, Patrick Boyd to George Boyd, proved by Jno Carrigan.
• Deed provedDeed, Cristopher Watson to Mark Patterson, proved by one of the Subscribing witnesses.
• Deed provedDeed, John Meritt to John Rhodes, proved by Wm Rhodes.
• Deed provedDeed, Jno Allison & Josiah Watts & Wm Lytle & Henry Thompson, proved by Jno Ellis.
• Deed provedDeed, Jno Collins to Wm Jackson, proved by Brice Collins.
• SuitThe court ordered a survey and jury inspection of the disputed boundaries in Whitney’s action against Davis, with each party choosing jurors and a surveyor.