August 1790 term

23 August 1790

• Court in sessionThe August county court opened in Hillsborough with four justices present.
• JuryThe sheriff returned the executed venire naming summoned jurors.
• JuryFifteen grand jurors were empaneled and sworn, with James Jackson as foreman.
• Constable appointedConstable Wm Andrews swore to attend the grand jury.
• Road orderThe court appointed Sam’l Whitset as road overseer, replacing Philip Walker.
• JuryThe record listed remaining panel jurors and marked James Alston excused.
• TaxThe court relieved James Carson of one poll erroneously added to his current tax assessment.
• Tavern licenseThe court licensed Barnebas Grimes’s tavern upon bond with Wm Newman.
• Tavern licenseThe court licensed Wm Newman to operate a tavern at the stated residence.
• GuardianshipJohn Mangom selected Thomas Wilkinson as guardian, who posted a fifty-pound bond with James Patterson as surety.
• Road orderThe court appointed Richard Williams as road overseer, replacing James M Whitney.
• Tavern licenseThe court licensed Theo Thompson’s tavern upon bond secured by Kelley and Harris.
• GuardianshipSarah and Isaac Patten selected their mother Catherine as guardian; she posted a £100 bond with John Patten.
• GuardianshipThe court appointed Catherine Patten guardian of Thomas Patten, son of the deceased Thomas, upon a £100 bond with John Patten.
• Child or servant boundFollowing former master Deblin’s death, the court bound orphan Simon Beckam to John Thompson to learn coopering.
• GuardianshipGuardian Empson Bird was appointed or chosen for the Whitsides orphan upon an eighty-pound bond.
• GuardianshipGuardian Empson Bird was appointed or chosen for the Whitsides orphan upon an eighty-pound bond.
• GuardianshipGuardian Empson Bird was appointed or chosen for the Whitsides orphan upon an eighty-pound bond.
• GuardianshipGuardian Jno Stockard was appointed or chosen for the Whitsides orphan upon an eighty-pound bond.
• Child or servant boundThe court bound orphan Irane Carrel to Edward Trice Sr until legal adulthood.

24 August 1790

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Alex Mebane, Jno Taylor, James Carson and Nicholas Gibbs present.
• TaxThe court exempted James Willis from poll taxation.
• Road orderThe court appointed Tobias Stalcup as road overseer, replacing Hugh McAdams.
• Road orderThe court appointed Jacob Albright as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed James Moore to replace James Ball on the Cain Creek–Meadow road and assigned workers James Ball, James Pickard, Henry Pickard and 15 others.
• Will provedWill of Jacob Cantrel proved.
• Will provedWill of Arthur Mangom proved.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Francis Decerne granted to Lucy Decerne.
• Constable appointedThe court appointed Isaac Dorris constable in place of James Bowers; he posted a secured bond and took the office oath.
• TaxThe court ordered Joseph Laws’s tax reduced by eighty acres, despite stating an assessment exceeding liability by 120 acres.
• TaxAn unfinished order stated that the taxable list taken by Jno Sloss was lost or misplaced.

25 August 1790

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm Ansley, Tho H Perkins and Jno Carrington present.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Dosset as road overseer, replacing Lazarus Cate.
• SuitThe jury awarded Wm Ray one penny plus costs against Dav’d Pasmore.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Dunkin granted to Robert Dunkin; sureties Wm McCauley.
• GuardianshipThe court appointed Hannah Thomas guardian of three children of Edw’d Thomas upon a £200 secured bond.
• SuitWillis was called and nonsuited in his action against McAdams.
• State caseThe court fined witness Mordaci Richard for failing to answer a subpoena; further process issued for November.
• Road orderThe court appointed Alexander Kirkpatrick as road overseer, replacing Richard Gott.
• Road orderThe court appointed Ephraim Cook as road overseer, replacing Wm Davis.
• SuitThe jury awarded Wm Picket £35.10 plus costs against Jno Stroud.
• County businessThe court directed the sheriff to reimburse James Hogg ten pounds loaned for district use.
• SuitThe jury awarded Ferguson and his unnamed wife £101.5.4 plus costs against Taylor, who obtained leave to appeal.
• Road orderThe court assigned sixteen named workers to the road supervised by James Moore.
• Road orderThe court appointed Henry O’Daniel as road overseer, replacing Barney Lasley.
• SuitThe court ordered the Jamison–Berry warrant proceedings returned for review and stayed further action pending its hearing.
• Road orderThe court ordered a jury summoned to reroute the road away from Pattons’s plantation and report next term; a February issuance was noted.

26 August 1790

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm Watters, Sterling Harris and Andrew Murdock present.
• SuitThe jury awarded executor James Hogg £12.1.0 plus costs against Jno Taylor.
• Road orderThe court appointed Thomas Couch as road overseer, replacing James Strayhorn.
• SuitThe jury awarded Thomas Farmer £3.5.8 plus costs against Jno Taylor.
• TaxThe court relieved Wm Rhodes of tax mistakenly assessed on one hundred acres.
• TaxAndrew Murdock returned Orange district’s taxable-property list.
• SuitThe jury awarded Wm Sheppard twenty shillings plus costs against Andrew Burke.

27 August 1790

• Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices John Walker, Wm Watters and James Carson present.
• State caseThe jury convicted Jno Taylor of assault.
• State caseThe jury convicted Wm Kelley of assault; the court imposed a penny fine plus costs.
• TaxJohn Carrington returned St Maries district’s taxable list.
• State caseThe jury convicted Wm Nail of assault; the court imposed a sixpence fine plus costs.
• State caseWm Kelly submitted to the indictment and was fined sixpence plus costs.
• TaxOfficial James Baldridge returned the district taxable list.
• TaxOfficial Rob’t Campbell returned the district taxable list.
• TaxOfficial Baxter King returned the district taxable list.
• SuitThe record began noting the jury in Taylor and Mebane’s attachment action against Williams but gave no finding.
• Road orderThe court appointed twelve men to survey the proposed road from Rays Lane to Haw Branch and report next term.
• Road orderThe court appointed a jury to survey the proposed Dossets–Johnstons Store road and report next term.
• Road orderThe court appointed Thomas Jones as road overseer, replacing Jno Hackney.
• Road orderThe court rescinded an earlier road-opening order and rejected the surveyed route.
• JuryThe sheriff was directed to summon thirteen named jurors for the October Superior Court.
• JuryThe court ordered jurors James Dinon, Thomas Denon, James Beason and 27 others summoned for the November county court.
• Deed provedDeed, Henry Keck to Frederick Keck, proved by Wm Ray.
• Deed provedDeed, Dav’d Enoch to Joseph Tate, proved by James Anthony.
• Deed provedDeed, Richard Leigh to Geo Herndon, proved by Zach Herndon.
• Deed provedDeed, Joseph Castlebury to Dav’d George, proved by Zach Herndon.
• Deed provedDeed, James Blackwood to Jesse Nevel, proved by Jesse Hagwood.
• Deed provedDeed, Wm Morrow to Rob’t Pinkerton, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Samuel Parks to Frances Jones, proved by Gedion Goodloe.
• Deed provedDeed, Goldman Harris to Rob’t J Steel, proved by James Cum???.
• Deed provedDeed, Wm Nash to Peter Mallett, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Jesse Hagwood to Rob’t Trotter, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Zacharias Dicks to Nath’l Morrison, proved by Isaac Dicks.
• Deed provedDeed, Francis Jones to Jno Carter, proved by Eli Harvey.
• Deed provedDeed, Wm Carter et ux to Nath’l Carter, proved by Jno Carter.
• Deed provedDeed, Jno Carter to Eli Harvey, proved by Geo Madden.
• Deed provedDeed, James Kenneday to Tho McCulloch, proved by Rob Mat???.
• Deed provedDeed, Geo Hoskins to Jno Swann, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Henry Thompson to Dav’d Ray, proved by Abso Tatom.
• Deed provedDeed, Tho Cannelly et ux to Jno Tomm?, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Peter Mallett to Wm Watters, proved by Dav’d Ray.
• Deed provedDeed, Wm Newman to Wm Watters, proved by Dav’d Ray.
• Deed provedDeed, Jno Adams et ux to James Haistings, proved by And Coble.