November 1788 term

24 November 1788

• Court in sessionThe November county court opened in Hillsborough with three justices present.
• JuryThe sheriff returned the venire listing the summoned jurors.
• Tavern licenseThe court licensed William Clark to operate a tavern at the stated residence.
• SuitThe court ordered the sheriff to sell the debtor’s property under justice Wm Lytle’s execution (James Lapsy, Eliza Boreland).
• SuitThe court ordered the sheriff to sell the debtor’s property under justice Jno Taylor’s execution (Robert McIntire, Henry Thompson).
• SuitThe court ordered the sheriff to sell the debtor’s property under justice Wm McCauley’s execution (Rob’t McIntire, Sterling Harris).
• JuryThe record listed the remaining original-panel jurors.
• JuryFifteen grand jurors were empaneled and sworn.
• Constable appointedConstable Rueben Smith swore to attend the grand jury for the term.
• Road orderThe court directed any twelve of sixteen named men to lay out the Enoe bridge connection to the old road and report this term.

25 November 1788

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices James Carson, Wm Lytle and John Sloss present.
• State caseThe court fined jurors Jo Stalsworth and Geo Johnston for failing to attend.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of James Whitsides granted to Empson Bird and Jno Stockard.
• Attorney admittedWm Nash produced his practice license and took the required attorney qualification oaths.
• County businessThe court accepted Eliza Williams’s receipt as a voucher in James Freelands’s settlement with county treasurer Jno Walker.
• SuitThe jury was sworn in Allison’s action against Newman; no finding was recorded.
• SuitGarnishee Zachariah Hermon disclosed money belonging to James Williams; the court condemned it toward Wm Oneal’s recovery.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Jno McVinch granted to Catherine McVinch.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Tho Brown granted to Catherine McVinch.
• Road orderThe court appointed James McDannel as road overseer.
• SuitThe jury awarded Mumford and Mallett £10.16.7 plus costs against Wm Newman.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Hall as road overseer, replacing Wm McKee.
• State caseThe court fined Wm Clerk and Lewis Horneday for failing to attend as talesmen.

26 November 1788

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its Wednesday sitting without a surviving list of justices present.
• Road orderThe court appointed a further group to direct opening the Enoe bridge connection to the old road and report during the term.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Christian Brody granted to Isaac Gadis.
• Road orderThe court appointed fourteen men to survey a road from Davis’s Shop across the Flat River bridge to Hillsborough, rescinding the former order.
• SuitThe jury awarded Allison and St Laurence £23.17.1 plus costs against Umstead and his unnamed wife.
• County businessThe court allowed John Allison ten pounds sixteen shillings for a county register book and directed county-treasurer payment.
• Estate accountThe court directed the sheriff to sell Charles Roberts’s perishable estate and report next term.
• SuitThe jury returned a verdict favoring Jno and Sam’l Hart against Mary Humphries.
• SuitThe jury awarded Wm Horn £17.12.0, interest from August 1786, and costs against Jno Rich and Jno Mitchum.
• SuitThe jury awarded Patrick Harley £12.17.0 with interest from 1785 against Ro McIntire.
• SuitThe jury awarded Andrew Gibson £108,0,0 plus costs against James Brown.

27 November 1788

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Eli McDannel, Jno Taylor and Wm Watters present.
• SuitThe jury rejected Bracken’s ownership claim to land attached as Brown’s property; Bracken appealed and filed bond and reasons.
• Road orderThe court appointed Richard Davis road overseer and assigned named workers or their laborers to the Dry Creek–New Hope route.
• Road orderThe court ordered the overseer and laborers to open and maintain a road from the new Enoe bridge to the ford road.
• SuitThe jury found the defendants not liable in Courtny’s trover action.
• Estate accountThe court directed sale of James Whitsides’s perishable estate, with a report next term.
• Estate accountThe court directed the sheriff to sell the decedent John McVinch’s perishable estate and report next term.
• Estate accountThe court directed the sheriff to sell the decedent Thomas Brooks’s perishable estate and report next term.

28 November 1788

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Eli McDannel, Robert Campbell and Wm Watters present.
• State caseThe court authorized bail for jailed Jno Cox to appear at Fayetteville Superior Court, requiring his bond and two sureties.
• SuitA juror was withdrawn in Farmer’s appeal against Newman.
• Road orderThe court appointed John Raley as road overseer.
• SuitOn appeal, the jury awarded Wm Johnston’s executors £6.11.4 plus costs against Wm Jackson.
• Road orderThe court appointed Sam’l Thompson to oversee the Enoe bridge–ford road, assigning Taylor’s and Hogg’s laborers and exempting them from other roads for one year.
• SuitThe court conditionally amerced sheriff Jno Nichols £50 for failing to serve execution in Johnston’s executors’ action against Umstead.
• SuitThe court imposed the same conditional amercement on sheriff Jno Nichols in Carrington’s action against Umstead.
• SuitThe court conditionally amerced Chatham’s sheriff £50 for failing to serve the execution in Thompson’s action against Wilcox.
• Deed provedDeed, Richard Christmas to Nath’l Macklemore, proved by Reubin Smith & James Christmas.
• Deed provedDeed, David Enoch to Joel Carden, proved by Wm Cirder [Crider].
• Deed provedDeed, James McCallister to David Gilson, proved by James Carson.
• Deed provedDeed, Walter Burnsides & Wife to Jo Hodge, proved by Thomas Strain.
• Deed provedDeed, Adam Marley & Wife to John Haney, proved by James Bowers & James Bowers.
• Deed provedDeed, Samuel Parks to Solomon Parks [Morgan], proved by Emsly Parks.
• Deed provedDeed, Benjamin Blake to Jno Scott, proved by Nich’l Perry.
• Deed provedDeed, Adam Marley & Wife to James Bowers, proved by Thos Haney.
• Deed provedDeed, Adam Marley to Isaac Dorris, proved by James Bowers & Jno Haney.
• JuryThe record listed prospective jurors without an accompanying summons order.
• SuitWith no other property found, the court ordered sale of Josiah Watts’s one-acre Hillsborough lot to satisfy Tatom’s execution.
• SuitWith no other property found, the court ordered sale of Josiah Watts’s one-acre Hillsborough lot to satisfy Tatom’s execution.
• MillThe court licensed Jonathan Lindley to build a public mill on Caine Creek, where he owned both banks.
• MillThe court licensed Simon White and Wm Carter to build a joint public mill on Caine Creek, where they owned both banks.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of James Quinn granted to Benjamin Evins; sureties Jno Elliott.
• FerryThe court licensed Wm Philips to operate a public Haw River ferry from his land opposite Galbreaths’s plantation.
• Child support orderThe court discharged Richard Stanford’s appearance recognizance concerning alleged paternity of Margaret Crofford’s child.
• Official appointedUnder a commission to three justices, Wm Nunn, Baxter King, and Nicholas Gibbs qualified as county justices.
• Road orderThe court appointed Jono Allison as road overseer, replacing Jno Allen.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Blackwood as road overseer, replacing Jo Ba????.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Walker as road overseer, replacing Sherwood Dunagan.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Kirk as road overseer, replacing Richard Christmas.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of James Faddis granted to Jno Faddis.
• Road orderThe court appointed Sam’l Sheppard overseer of the Rhodes–Comers road and assigned fourteen named workers.
• Constable appointedConstable Sherwood Dunnagin was appointed.
• Road orderThe court rescinded earlier orders for the Meadow meeting-house road across Caine Creek or toward James Tinnins.