November 1787 term

Day not given in the source

• Court in sessionThe November county court opened at Hillsborough with three named justices present.
• JuryThe sheriff returned the venire listing the summoned jurors.
• JuryFifteen grand jurors were empaneled and sworn, with Sterling Harris as foreman.
• Road orderThe court appointed Jno Pouge as road overseer, replacing Andrew McBroom.
• JuryThe court excused James Carr and Alexander Tinning from jury service for the term.
• JuryThe record named nine remaining jurors from the original panel.
• Livestock markGeorge Reaves registered a livestock earmark: a cropped right ear with three slits and a hole in the left.
• Road orderThe court appointed Philip Isely to oversee the Troxlers ford–Forglerman spring route and assigned him the named road workers.
• Road orderThe court appointed Christian Coble as road overseer, replacing John Wheeler.
• SuitThe court authorized a deposition from Virginia resident Alex Malcom in Hendley’s appeal against Lytle.
• Child or servant boundThe court ordered orphan Ebenezer Dewit bound to John Torrentine for five years from the month’s first day to learn blacksmithing.
• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices James Carrington, Wm Courtney and Wm Lytle present.
• Road orderThe court appointed Edward Harris as road overseer, replacing Richmond Harris.
• SuitThe jury found for Wm Willie against executor Tho Tullock in the debt action.
• SuitThe jury awarded Tho Trice an amount recorded as £14.7 & 6 against Harris Grisham.
• SuitThe jury awarded And[rew] Wilson one penny plus costs against Isaac Sebastian.
• SuitThe jury awarded Morris one penny plus costs against Loyd.
• SuitThe record identified the jury for Jno Woods’s action against Thos Sutton; no finding was recorded.
• Tavern licenseThe court licensed Mary Lynch to operate a tavern at her residence; payment of fees was noted.
• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Eli McDannel, Ro Campbell and Wm Ansley present.
• County businessThe court awarded constable James Canneday £4.8.0 for attending October Superior Court.
• Road orderThe court assigned workers Jno Hart Barby Sen, Jno Barby, Ezekail Hinchey and 2 others to Baxter Bowland’s road section between Pattersons and Couches.
• SuitThe jury found the tender lawful and awarded Joseph Allison £19.5.1 ½ plus costs against Jacob Lake.
• SuitGarnishees Comer and Ansley disclosed bonds owed to the Abercrombies; Comer questioned land-title security, while Ansley could not allocate their respective shares.
• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Jas Carrington, Wm Courtney and Wm Ansley present.
• TaxAfter Henry Hargrove swore he neither owned nor reported the taxed land, the court allowed its inclusion in James Carringtons’s insolvent-tax list.
• Child support orderAbner Tapp entered a £100 bond with two sureties for support of Mary Peeks’s child, whom the record attributed to him.
• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm Courtney, Elai McDannel and Ro Campbell present.
• JuryThe court excused Robt Anderson’s failure to attend as a juror.
• State caseThe jury acquitted Alex’r McCracken of the indictment’s charge.
• Road orderThe court appointed Joseph Baker as road overseer, replacing And’w Murdock.
• TaxThe court imposed county taxes of eight pence per hundred acres and two shillings per poll to meet the year’s expenses.
• SuitThe court appointed Whitney’s inspection jury and surveyor; Davis selected his own jury and surveyor to examine the disputed land boundaries.
• State caseThe jury convicted Wm Ansley, and the court imposed a five-shilling fine plus costs.
• Road orderThe court appointed twelve men to survey a road from Wake County’s boundary through Boyces Old Field to Hillsborough.
• Child support orderThe court ordered Jas Pratt to pay Elizabeth Hastings five pounds annually for five years from the child’s birth, ending earlier if the child died.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Patterson granted to Mark Patterson and Jno G Rencher; sureties John Bryant, Jno Barbee, Joseph Taylor and 3 others.
• SuitThe court directed Thomas Mullholland and Whithead to lay out the disputed land under its earlier order in Holden’s action against Kelley.
• Child support orderThe court approved Henry O’Dannel as surety for Jno McDannel’s parish-indemnity bond concerning a child attributed to McDannel.
• State caseJno Robinson appeared under his recognizance and paid his fine; the court required a bond.
• State caseJno Robertson appeared and paid his fine; the court required a bond.
• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Elie McDannel, Wm Courtny and Wm Lytle present.
• County businessThe court awarded John Taylor ten pounds for three months of ex officio services during the sheriff’s vacancy.
• State caseFour jurors received ninety-shilling nonattendance fines, which were all remitted; Thompson’s sworn explanation was specifically noted.
• SuitThe jury was sworn in Lehaff’s debt action against Gilbreath and Gibson, but the recorded finding was unfinished.
• SuitThe court affirmed the justice’s judgment for £5.9.4 plus costs in Dannel’s appeal against Campbell.
• SuitThe court affirmed the justice’s judgment in Brown’s appeal and recorded a statutory bar.
• State caseThe court authorized any two county justices to admit Thomas House to bail for next term, requiring his bond and two sureties.

1 December 1787

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm Courtney, Wm Ansley and Wm Lylte present.
• SuitThe jury awarded And Gibson £0.16.5 in damages plus costs against Wm Galbreath.
• State caseJohn Galbreath failed to appear to testify in Gibson’s action against Wm Galbreath; the court directed further process.
• Road orderThe court appointed John McDannel as road overseer, replacing Wm Ray.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Copland overseer of the road to Pattersons and assigned thirteen named workers.
• JuryThe court directed the sheriff to summon jurors Joseph Thompson, Jno Breeze, Abram Thompson and 33 others for the next term (Jno Tinnens).
• SuitOn John Cate’s attorney’s motion, the court ordered a jury to hear the disputed Bear Creek land claim onsite and report next term.
• County businessThe court announced a revised next-term schedule prioritizing probate, debt trials, State prosecutions, appeals, and tort actions to reduce harm to creditors (Saml Benton).
• Other businessThe court allowed five percent to each side, without identifying the matter or parties.
• Other businessThe record listed thirteen men without stating their role or the associated court business (Jno Thompson, Edward Turner, Isaac Gattis, James Fanch).