Orange County Indexed
November 1789 term
47 items of business, in court order.
Day not given in the source
- Court in sessionThe November county court opened in Hillsborough with three justices present.
- JuryThe sheriff returned the executed venire naming summoned jurors.
- JuryThe court excused six named jurors from attendance this term.
- JuryFifteen grand jurors were empaneled and sworn, with James Patterson as foreman.
- Constable appointedConstable Wm Hall swore to attend the grand jury.
- JuryThe record listed fourteen remaining original-panel jurors.
- GuardianshipThe court appointed Ro Gray guardian of Jno Murdock upon a £200 bond with two sureties.
- Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Thomas Patten granted to Catherine Patten; sureties Ro Patten and Jno Patten.
- JuryThe court excused Geo Fosset’s failure to attend jury service at the previous term.
- SuitThe court ordered sale of the debtor’s Hillsborough house and lot to satisfy the stated execution, interest, and costs (Andrew Brooks, Peter N Williamson).
- SuitThe court ordered sale of the debtor’s Hillsborough house and lot to satisfy the stated execution, interest, and costs (Andrew Brook, Alex Boreland).
- Road orderThe court appointed Joseph Holms as road overseer.
- Child or servant boundThe court ordered orphan Simon Buckhanon bound to James Dablin until age twenty-one to learn coopering.
24 November 1789
- Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Jno Walker, Ro Campbell and James Carson present.
- SuitThe jury awarded assignee Andrew Patterson £30.14.4 plus costs against Jno Elliott.
- Child support orderThe court ordered James Walker to pay Ann Horton £25 for child maintenance in installments; fine and payment notations followed.
- Road orderThe court appointed Dav’d Gilston as road overseer, replacing Jno Riley.
- Road orderThe court appointed Riley Vickers as road overseer, replacing Benjamin Peelor.
- GuardianshipThe court removed Jno Young from his unnamed mother’s guardianship and appointed James Haisting upon a £500 secured bond.
- SuitThe jury awarded Dav’d Ross and company £42.8.2 ½ plus costs against Tho Farmer.
- Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with Taylor, Nunn, and Elliott present.
- Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Jno Taylor, James Carson and Jno Elliott present.
- Road orderThe court appointed Geo Long to replace Mitchel on the Hillsborough–Bakers road and assigned named workers and the widow Craig’s laborers.
- Road orderThe court appointed Edward Couch overseer of the Dry Creek–New Hope road and assigned eleven named workers.
- State caseThe jury convicted Abner Tapp of the indictment’s charge.
- State caseThe jury acquitted James Williams of the indictment’s charge.
- Child or servant boundAfter Jno Shy surrendered his apprenticeship claim, the court released him and bound orphan James McDade to Tho Watts to learn shoemaking.
- State caseThe court fined sheriff Wm Kenneday £50 for failing to return the specified writ.
- SuitThe court ordered sale of Andrew Brooks’s Hillsborough house and lot to satisfy Jno Elliott’s execution and costs.
- Deed provedDeed, Edward Trice to James Trice, proved by Richard Leigh.
- Deed provedDeed, Thomas Couch to Jno G Rencher, proved by Jno Hart.
- Deed provedDeed, Worham Glenn to Jno Carrington, acknowledged in court.
- Deed provedDeed, Jno Nichols Sheriff &c to David Ray, acknowledged in court.
- Deed provedDeed, Thomas Bevins and Wm Smith to Thomas Whithead, proved by Jno Thompson.
- Deed provedDeed, Samuel Strudwick to Wm Morrow, proved by Jno Thompson.
- Deed provedDeed, Andrew Mitchel to Jno Mitchel, proved by Thomas Baker.
- Deed provedDeed, Robert Nelson & Wife to Jno Nichols, acknowledged in court.
- Deed provedDeed, Samuel Eakin to Geo Newton, proved by Joseph Woods.
- Deed provedDeed, Samuel Eakin to Geo Newton, proved by prov’d.
- Deed provedDeed, Rebeccah McLelan to James Ray, proved by Jesse Miller.
- Deed provedDeed, Lewis Phebus & Ux to Wm Crabtree, proved by Wm Nunn Esqr.
- Deed provedDeed, Jno Nichols Shff &c to Wm Lytle, proved by Robert Ferguson.
- Deed provedDeed, James Williams to Jno Allison, proved by Thomas Farmer.
- Deed provedDeed, Arthur Mangum to Syon Bobit, proved by Courtney esqr.
- Deed provedDeed, Jno Nichols Sheriff to Wm Courtney Jr, acknowledged in court.
- JuryA detached list named eleven possible jurors.
- Administration of an estateDoherty exhibited John Nance’s purported will; named executors Doherty and Umstead declined to qualify.
