Orange County Indexed
February 1791 term
90 items of business, in court order.
Day not given in the source
- Court in sessionThe February county court opened in Hillsborough with three justices present.
- Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Rob’t Holms granted to Rachel Holms; sureties Jno Homes and Abraham Whinery.
- JuryThe sheriff returned the venire with annotations of absence, excuses, failure to summon, and death.
- JuryEighteen grand jurors were sworn.
- Constable appointedConstable Samuel Thompson swore to attend the grand jury.
- JuryThe record listed eleven remaining panel jurors, with one empty position.
- MillThe court initially licensed Isaac Hicks’s public gristmill across Enoe but rescinded that permission the next day.
- Road orderThe court declared O’Dannel’s newly opened road public and required him and his laborers to maintain it.
- Attorney admittedThe court admitted Henry Potter to practice after reading his license and administering the required oaths.
1 March 1791
- Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Jno Walker, Alex Mebane and Nicholas Gibbs present.
- GuardianshipMargaret Porter selected David Patterson as guardian; the court required a £250 secured bond.
- Official appointedFive named men took the justice qualification oaths and joined the bench.
- Attorney admittedThe court appointed Dan’l Joudson temporary State’s attorney during Jno Williams’s absence.
- TaxThe court appointed Joseph Clendening district tax collector and required a bond.
- Road orderThe court appointed Jno Chizenhall as road overseer, replacing Drury Johnston.
- Road orderThe court appointed Jno Thompson as road overseer, replacing Joseph Stalsworth.
- TaxThe court appointed Child, Whithead, and Lytle to assess town property for the stated year.
- SuitThe jury found for James Tho[r]nton and company against Pomphrit Herndon, but the award amount was omitted.
- SuitThe jury awarded Dunnavin eight pounds with interest from March 1782 and costs; an appeal was requested.
- Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of James Mangum granted to Thos Wilkinson.
- TaxThe court allowed Wm Tate insolvent-tax credits for six polls and six hundred acres.
- Road orderThe court appointed Wm Thomson as road overseer, replacing Joseph Stalsworth.
- Constable appointedConstable John Latta was sworn into office.
- Constable appointedThe court appointed Stephen Forrest district constable upon bond secured by Wortham and Ansley.
- Administration of an estateThe court issued Mary Partin letters of administration upon a £200 bond secured by Wm Partin.
- Child or servant boundThe court ordered five-year-old orphan Abby Shiken bound to David English under an ambiguously stated duration.
- Child or servant boundThe court ordered six-year-old orphan James Mangom bound to Nathaniel Carrington.
- Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Stephen Loyd granted to Martha Loyd.
- Road orderThe court appointed Henry Mason as road overseer, replacing David Bradford.
- Road orderThe court appointed Dan’l Chandler as road overseer, replacing Rubin Westmoreland.
- Road orderThe court appointed Thomas Kirk as road overseer, replacing Thomas Durham.
- Road orderThe court appointed Ezekael Chance as road overseer, replacing Thomas Bird.
- Constable appointedThe court appointed James Robinson district constable; he posted a £250 secured bond and took the office oath.
- TaxThe court appointed James Nelson collector for two districts upon bond secured by Carrington and Rencher.
- SuitThe jury was sworn in Smith’s action on Gibson’s demise against Graves; no verdict was recorded.
2 March 1791
- Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm Ansley, Jonathan Lindley and Wm Lytle present.
- TaxThe court appointed Jno Ray collector for Caswell’s 1790 taxes; the bond notation was unfinished.
- SuitThe jury awarded Wm Comb £3.1.6 ¼ plus costs against Tho Burke’s executors.
- GuardianshipThe court appointed Samuel Parkes limited guardian of Sam’l P Morgan to manage and rent out land Parks had given him.
- Child or servant boundThe court kept Andrew Ray with reputed father Jno Ray, annulled the second indenture to another Jno Ray, and corrected the child’s recorded name.
- TaxThe court allowed collector Jas Nelson insolvent-tax credits for eleven polls and seven hundred acres.
- SuitThe jury found Graves liable in ejectment and awarded Andrew Gibson one penny plus costs.
- Estate accountThe court commissioned review of Hogg’s Burke-estate accounts; the commissioners returned adjusted accounts, which the court ordered recorded.
3 March 1791
- Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm Watters, Jno Taylor and Wm Lytle present.
- Road orderThe court appointed Jno Price as road overseer, replacing Alx’r Piper.
- State caseThe jury convicted Rob’t Ferguson of the indictment’s unspecified charge.
- State caseThe jury acquitted Wm Riley of petty larceny; the court directed an unreadably named person to pay prosecution costs.
- SuitThe jury found for Sheppard; the court denied a new-trial motion, and an appeal was requested.
4 March 1791
- Court in sessionThe court resumed its sitting with justices Wm Watters, Jno Taylor and Wm Lytle present.
- Estate accountThe court ordered a certificate for Williams in right of his wife Eliza concerning its determination on Edwards’s executorship.
- SuitOn attorney Taylor’s motion, the court ordered lower-court proceedings involving Dannel and an unnamed estate administrator returned for review.
- SuitThe jury returned a verdict described as favoring the defendant but naming Sam Turrentine.
- SuitA nonsuit was entered in Nichols’s appeal against Latta.
- SuitOn appeal, the jury awarded Geo Newton £2.12.0 plus costs against Jno Woods.
- Tavern licenseThe court licensed Stephen Hart to operate a tavern at the stated residence.
- SuitThe jury awarded Wm Stroud’s executors £29.10.9 ¾ against Isham Thrift.
- SuitThe court accepted Wm Mebane as surety for an incompletely named appellant against Wm Shepperd.
- County businessThe court awarded clerk Sam’l Benton fifty pounds for the past year’s services and directed county payment.
- Deed provedDeed, John Estes to Peter Mallett, proved by Robinson Mumford.
- Deed provedDeed, Jonathan Summers & wife to John Tickell, proved by Benjamin Rainey.
- Deed provedDeed, James Carrington to Abraham Parker, proved by Archer Harris.
- Deed provedDeed, Edward Gwinn & wife to Peter Tickell, proved by Benjamin Rainey.
- Deed provedDeed, James McBride to Phillip Snotherly, proved by Jacob Councilman.
- Deed provedDeed, Samuel Campbell to Agnes Campbell, proved by Joseph Clendenin.
- Deed provedDeed, Joseph Dixon to Phillip Euliss, proved by Alexander Mebane Jr.
- Deed provedDeed, John Taylor to John Nichols, proved by Robert Ferguson.
- Deed provedDeed, James Christmas to Thomas Howard, proved by James Roach.
- Deed provedDeed, John Weems to Samuel Allen, proved by Benjamin Yeargan.
- Deed provedDeed, William Ray to James Latta, proved by John Latta.
- Deed provedDeed, John Allen to John Davis, proved by Benjamin Yeargan.
- Deed provedDeed, William F Strudwick to David Mebane, proved by Mathias Wil???.
- Deed provedDeed, John Nichols & wife to John Taylor, acknowledged in court.
- Deed provedDeed, Arthur Mangum to John Moize, proved by John Carrington.
- Deed provedDeed, Hightower to William Bynum, proved by Thomas Connally.
- Deed provedDeed, Thomas Connally to Matthew McCauley, acknowledged in court.
- Deed provedDeed, John Hart to Thomas Couch, proved by Joseph White.
- Deed provedDeed, John Rhodes atty to Thomas Scarlett, acknowledged in court.
- Deed provedDeed, Thomas Cate & wife to Thomas Baskett, proved by Robert Cate.
- Deed provedDeed, John Latta to James Jackson, acknowledged in court.
- Deed provedDeed, John Nichols, Sheriff to Moses Crawford, acknowledged in court.
- Deed provedDeed, Moses Crawford to Mary Deblin, acknowledged in court.
- Deed provedDeed, Daniel Baldridge to Henry Thompson, acknowledged in court.
- Deed provedDeed, Henry Thompson to William Ray, acknowledged in court.
- Deed provedDeed, James Williams to John Willis, proved by John Williams.
- Deed provedDeed, Joseph Noe to John Clark, proved by James Patterson.
- Deed provedDeed, William Dorris & wife to John Dorris, proved by Isaac Drake.
- Deed provedDeed, Joseph Noe to John Patterson, proved by James Patterson.
- Deed provedDeed, Samuel Campbell to Abraham Whinery, proved by Jo Clendenin.
- Deed provedDeed, David Thronberger to John Clark, proved by John Clark Jr.
- Deed provedDeed, John Starks to William Dorris, proved by J Dorris.
