February 1788 term

Day not given in the source

• Court in sessionThe February county court opened in Hillsborough with three justices present.
• JuryThe sheriff returned the venire listing the summoned jurors.
• JuryThe record named seventeen jurors remaining on the original panel.
• Constable appointedJames Kenneday resigned the constable’s office.
• Constable appointedThe court appointed James Bowers as Chatham district constable, replacing James Kennedy.
• Road orderThe court appointed sixteen men to survey a route from Davises Shop across the public Flat River bridge to Hillsborough and report next term.
• JuryFifteen grand jurors were selected by ballot, empaneled, and sworn, with James Ball as foreman.
• Constable appointedConstable Ro McIntire swore to attend the grand jury for the term.
• SuitThe jury found the tender lawful and directed Joseph Allison to pay suit costs recorded as £18.5.
• SuitThe jury found for Dudleys’s administrator against John Stroud; Thomas Hall replaced James Johnston on the referenced jury.
• SuitThe jury awarded Andrew Gibson £75.5, dischargeable through certificates, with costs; the record referred to the trial docket for certificate details.
• SuitThe jury awarded Jno Rhodes £13.17.2 plus costs against Robert Abercrombie in the debt action.
• State caseThe court fined James Johnston twenty shillings for failing to attend as a juror.
• Road orderThe court appointed Andrew Patton as road overseer, replacing David Bradford.
• Road orderThe court appointed Hugh McAdams as road overseer, replacing Jacob Beason.
• TaxThe court appointed A Tatom, John Estes, and Sterling Harris to assess town property.
• Road orderThe court appointed Richard Williams as road overseer, replacing Dan’l Cloud.
• Road orderThe court appointed Thomas Loyd as road overseer, replacing David Lapslie.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Clerk as road overseer, replacing William Woods.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Durham as road overseer, replacing Benjamin Lacy.
• Road orderThe court appointed James Anderson road overseer, replacing the person transcribed as Mathew of Rippy.
• Road orderThe court appointed Sherwood Dunnagin as road overseer, replacing Charles Dunnagin.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Thomas Faucet granted to Debrough Faucet and Edward Turner.
• Child or servant boundThe court ordered orphan Wm Dickson bound to Robert McCracken until age twenty-one.
• Child or servant boundThe court ordered orphan Wm Chapman bound to Edward Wortham until age twenty-one to learn carpentry.

26 February 1788

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm McCauley, Jno Raney and Wm Courtney present.
• Child support orderThe record began an order concerning Abner Tapp’s alleged paternity but omitted the mother and operative terms.
• Livestock markBarnet Troxler registered a livestock earmark with two underside cuts in the right ear and a cropped left ear.

27 February 1788

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Alex’r Mebane, Eli McDannel and Wm Ansley present.
• SuitThe court ordered the sheriff to sell James Lindley’s Hillsborough house and lot under Edward McDannel’s execution for debt and costs.
• Child or servant boundThe court ordered orphan John Dickson bound to Brice Collins Sr until age twenty-one to learn tailoring.
• SuitThe court ordered the sheriff to sell John M Whitney’s 280 acres under an execution whose creditor and debt amount were partly illegible.
• SuitThe jury returned a verdict favoring Wm Newman against Jacob Richards.
• Road orderThe court accepted the commissioners’ report that the Flat River bridge was completed, allowed their £370 account, and directed county payment (James Carrington, Jno Carrington).
• County businessThe court allowed Ro Ferguson twenty shillings for printing orders regulating court business and directed payment by the county treasurer.
• State caseThe court fined Robert Tinnen ten shillings for failing to attend as a juror.
• Other businessAn unfinished passage identified Thomas Mulholland and Wm Whitehead as appointees without stating their assignment or further action.
• SuitThe jury awarded Thomas Burk’s executors £100 against Samuel Strudwick, with interest from 5 October 1784.
• Road orderThe court appointed Richard Cates as road overseer, replacing Waller.
• Road orderThe court appointed James Hunter as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed John Latta Jun as road overseer.
• State caseThe jury convicted Samuel Coleman of assault; a five-shilling fine was recorded, followed by a remission noted ambiguously as 20.
• State caseThe jury acquitted James Russel of the charge.
• Road orderThe court ordered the old route through Thompsons to Hillsborough reopened, assigned listed residents’ laborers, and named Watters and Estes as overseers.
• State caseThe jury convicted James Riggs Tarleton of assault, and the court imposed a twenty-shilling fine.
• SuitThe jury was sworn in Nicholas and Farmer’s action against Jno Kelley; no finding was recorded.
• County businessThe court appointed five commissioners to settle treasurer Jno Walker’s accounts and publish the resulting statement (Alexander Mebane, Wm Watters, A Tatom, Wm Lytle).
• Road orderThe court appointed James Taylor as road overseer, replacing Peter Ritesman.
• SuitOn appeal, the jury awarded Wm Courtney £3.1 plus costs against Wm Shepperd.
• SuitOn appeal, the jury returned a verdict favoring Samuel Greer against Michael Burke.
• SuitThe jury found for Benjamin Hopkins on appeal, and the justice’s judgment was affirmed.
• Child or servant boundThe court ordered orphan Wm Chapman bound to Francis Wilkerson until age twenty-one to learn weaving.
• Child or servant boundThe court ordered orphan James Abbot bound to Wm Ray until age twenty-one.
• Tavern licenseThe court licensed Wm Nunn to operate a tavern at his house.
• SuitOn appeal, the jury returned an award of £16.18 plus costs in Courtney’s action against Williamson.

1 March 1788

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm McCauley, Jno Ray and Wm Watters present.
• County businessThe court awarded clerk Samuel Benton thirty pounds for the past year’s ex officio services.
• County businessA damaged order concerned payment to Edward Trice for attendance as constable.
• SuitThe jury returned a verdict favoring Jno Davis against Jno M Whitney.
• Deed provedDeed, Arch Grisham to James Barton Horn.
• Will provedWill of James Trice, proved by Jno Wood & Anne Wood.
• Deed provedDeed, William Austin to Samuel Austin, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Thomas Raebon to William Forsyth, proved by Wm McCauley.
• Deed provedDeed, Mark Patterson to Christopher Barbee, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, William O'Neal to Jacob Graves, proved by Andrew Gibson.
• Deed provedDeed, Stephen Wilson & wife to John Cain, proved by James Latta.
• Deed provedDeed, William Ray & wife to John Cain, proved by James Latta.
• Deed provedDeed, James Few & wife to John Woods, proved by Stephen Scarlett.
• Deed provedDeed, Christopher Barbee to Geo Dannel, proved by John Danniel Ju’r.
• Deed provedDeed, Elias Powell to Jeremiah Holt, proved by William O'Neal.
• Deed provedDeed, William O'Neal & wife to Phillip Albright, acknowledged in court.