February 1794 term

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• Court in sessionThe county court opened its February 1794 term; the attendance list was absent.
• JuryThe sheriff returned the venire with attendance annotations.
• JuryThe court swore the grand jury.
• Constable appointedThomas Whithead swore to attend the grand jury as constable.
• SuitGeorge May was nonsuited in his appeal against Wm Ray.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Jacob Cantril and Mary Cantril granted to Zebedee Cantril and Joseph Cantrel; sureties Wm Cantril and James Morrow.
• MillJames Morrow obtained permission to build a gristmill on quaker Creek.
• GuardianshipThomas Cantril chose Wm Fossett Senior as guardian.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Holt as road overseer, replacing John Powell.
• Official appointedAbsalom Tatom, John, Empson Bird and Joseph Culbertson qualified as justices under Richard D Speight’s commission.
• GuardianshipWm McCauley and James Mitchel became guardians of Wm Craig, with bond and sureties.
• GuardianshipWm McCauley and James Mitchel became guardians of Johnston Craig, with bond and sureties.
• GuardianshipWm McCauley and James Mitchell became guardians of Elloner Craig, with bond and sureties.
• JuryJohn Linn was excused for missing jury attendance.
• GuardianshipWm McCauley and James Mitchell became guardians of David Craig, with bond and sureties.
• GuardianshipWm McCauley and James Mitchell became guardians of Sam’l Craig, with bond and sureties.
• Estate accountJacob Anthony and Peter Foust qualified as executors of Philip Snotherly’s will.
• GuardianshipIssabel Craig and John Craig chose William McCauley and James Mitchell as guardians, with separate bonds.
• GuardianshipEllenor Craig selected Wm McCauley and James Mitchell as guardians for Sam’l Craig, subject to bond.
• Court in sessionThe county court opened its sitting with justices John Walker, John Taylor, Walter Alves and 3 others present.
• Official appointedJohn Allison was continued as county register upon bond with Wm Lytle and Walter Alves.
• Official appointedDavid Ray succeeded John Walker as county treasurer, subject to bond and security.
• Estate accountJohn Hogg, Walter Alves and Wm Kirkland were assigned to settle Frances Child’s executorship accounts for Francis Child’s estate.
• Livestock markDaniel Albright registered his livestock earmark and DA brand.
• State caseJurors Philips, Ephraim Cook, Samuel Eaton and 5 others incurred conditional attendance fines; Charles Christmass’s and Rob’t Miliken’s fines were remitted.
• SuitAndrew Burke won damages and costs against William Newman on appeal.
• SuitWm Kirkland was nonsuited in his appeal against Spencer C Vaughan.
• SuitRobert Harris prevailed against Mary Vaughan on appeal.
• Official appointedEdward Wilson resigned as county entry taker and was ordered to produce the entry book.
• Will provedWill of James Hunter, proved in court.
• Estate accountJames Moore and Daniel Turrentine qualified as executors of John Moore’s will.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Mark Morgan granted to Jacob Flowers junior; sureties James Patterson, Lewis Kirk, Ghiled Vicki [?] and John Scott.
• Official appointedBenjamin Dixon resigned as constable.
• SuitJames Elliott won damages and costs against Alexander Hatch on appeal.
• JuryThe sheriff was directed to summon Ben Rhodes, Jno Scott, Jon’n Lindley and 11 others for Superior Court jury service.
• Road orderThe court appointed John Paul as road overseer, replacing Joseph Collins.
• Court in sessionThe county court opened its sitting with justices Jno Taylor, A Tatom, Jno Hogg and 3 others present.
• SuitPatrick St Laurance recovered damages and costs from Jesse Benton’s executors.
• State caseHugh Cain’s absolute fine for missing jury attendance was remitted.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Clark granted to John Clark.
• SuitThe jury upheld John Taylor’s bond and recorded a payment finding; an appeal was granted with James Keys and Samuel Benton as sureties.
• SuitJohn Boger’s action against Philemon Hodges ended for failure to prosecute.
• SuitThe jury found Alexander Kirkpatrick had undertaken the obligation and awarded Samuel Patton damages and costs.
• SuitThe jury found David Strayhorn had not undertaken the alleged obligation and ruled against John Grant Rencher.
• Road orderThe court appointed Ab’m Whitaker as road overseer.
• Court in sessionThe county court opened its sitting with justices Wm Ray, A Tatom, John Thompson and Hardress Hawkins present.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed William Simmons to John Clarke for instruction in weaving.
• Constable appointedThomas Whithead became Caswell constable, subject to bond with Jno Thompson and James Baker.
• County businessOn John Williams’s motion, Thomas Mulhollan was ordered to explain his failure to surrender county entry records or face attachment.
• State caseLevi Hall surrendered Joseph Montgomery to court in discharge of his security obligation.
• State caseEdmond Ballard was recorded in the sheriff’s custody.
• Constable appointedWilliam Eckles became Orange district constable, subject to bond, and qualified.
• County businessOn John Williams’s motion, Edward Wilson was ordered to explain his failure to surrender county entry records or face attachment.
• State caseWilliam Love received an absolute fine for failing to answer the sheriff’s jury call.
• GuardianshipThe court ordered a jury to try Archer’d Campbell’s claim as Edward Edwards’s guardian against John O’Dannel.
• State caseThe jury convicted Tobias Stalcup of assault; the court fined him one penny plus costs.
• Constable appointedSamuel Thompson became constable, subject to bond and security.
• State caseJoseph Loyd was convicted of petty larceny; the court ordered thirteen lashes and three-quarters of an hour in the stocks.
• Oath of allegianceJohn Allison and David Ray took their office oaths and the required public-officer oaths.
• Order about enslaved peopleOn William Cain’s motion, Sampson received permission to carry a gun on Cain’s adjoining lands, backed by a bond.
• Order about enslaved peopleOn Richard Bennehan’s motion, Daniel, Frank and Ned received permission to carry guns on his specified properties, subject to bond.
• MillJames Patterson’s public-mill petition was rejected because he owned both banks, placing the request outside the statute’s provisions.
• Order about enslaved peopleThe court ordered guns seized from enslaved people returned to Rich’d Bennehan, Wm Cain and other owners.
• Order about enslaved peopleOn Walter Alves’s motion, Peter received permission to carry a gun on the Little river plantation, subject to bond with John Hogg.
• Estate accountWilliam Ray, James Patterson and David Patterson were assigned to settle Mary Hawkins’s executorship accounts for John Hawkins’s estate.
• Official appointedOn William Ray’s representation, Jonathan Lindley and John Hogan became commissioners to keep waterways open for fish passage.
• Court in sessionThe county court opened its sitting with justices Wm Nunn, A Tatom, Walter Alves and Hardy Hawkins present.
• SuitThe jury favored Reuben and James Burrows on covenant performance; an appeal was granted in William Ansley’s action.
• GuardianshipJno Allison, John Estes and Thomas Oniell were assigned to settle Henry Massey’s guardianship accounts for Bethana Blake.
• Child or servant boundTabby was bound to Robert Cate.
• Child or servant boundPeggy Cate was bound to Robert Cate.
• SuitCatharine Lockhearts’s executors recovered damages and costs on Jacob Miller’s unpaid bond.
• SuitThe jury assessed George Johnston’s damages and costs against Henry Weisner in an attachment action.
• SuitThe jury found Andrew Burke’s bond unpaid and awarded John Frayne damages and costs.
• GuardianshipOn Samuel Benton’s motion for John Wilson, guardian Lewis Jones was summoned concerning Mary Wilson, Sam’l Wilson and Gregory Wilson.
• SuitThomas and John Dick’s firm received damages and costs against William Ray.
• GuardianshipMalachi McDaniel chose Lewis Kirk as guardian, with bond secured by John Hogan.
• Court in sessionJustices Wm Lytle, Wm Nunn, John Hogg and 8 others attended the entry-taker election.
• Official appointedWilliam Courtney junior became county entry taker, subject to bond with approved sureties.
• Constable appointedWm Jackson became Hillsborough town constable, subject to bond with David Strayhorn and Wm Courtney junior.
• Constable appointedSamuel Thompson became Hillsborough district constable, subject to bond.
• Constable appointedJohn G Rencher became St Thomas constable, subject to bond.
• Road orderThe court appointed James Blair as road overseer.
• Court in sessionThe county court opened its sitting with justices Wm Ray, Absalom Tatom and John Hogg present.
• County businessJohn Hogan and Walter Alves were assigned to help David Ray settle former trustee John Walker’s accounts.
• State caseThe jury convicted Rich’d Blackwood of assault.
• County businessEdward Wilson and Thomas Mulhollan surrendered entry records; the clerk was directed to transfer them to the new entry taker after restricted access.
• County businessThe court reserved Mondays for appeals and Thursdays for State business.
• Estate accountOn Samuel Benton’s motion, Alexander Maben and James Mebane Sr were summoned to accept or decline executorship of Daniel Hanley’s will.
• State caseThe jury convicted Rich’d Blackwood junior as charged.
• Estate accountThe court ordered writs to assign dower and thirds to James Carrigan’s wife.
• Estate accountThe court ordered Widow Willis’s estate share assigned and authorized sale of George and Bobb to pay Peter Willis’s debts.
• Constable appointedWilliam Roads became St Thomas’s constable with John Rhodes and Dannel Green as sureties.
• JuryThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Rich’d Cothran, James Stockard, John Ray Maj and 27 others for next term.
• Road orderThe court appointed William Hobson as road overseer, replacing James Kirk.
• Road orderThe court appointed John McKee as road overseer, replacing Robert Thompson.
• Road orderThe court appointed Henry White as road overseer, replacing Joseph Culberson.
• Road orderThe court appointed David Cloud as road overseer, replacing James Cob.
• Road orderThe court appointed Isaac Holden as road overseer, replacing Anthony Doherty.
• Road orderA jury was assigned to survey the requested route through Hawkins’s and David Pattersons’s properties toward Christian Cobles’s former place.
• Road orderThe court appointed Martin Palmer as road overseer, replacing Thomas Armstrong.
• Order about enslaved peopleThe court ordered Laban Taban, explicitly described as free, hired out to pay jail charges, subject to recall.
• Road orderThe court appointed John Lewis as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed James Anderson Jr as road overseer, replacing James Anderson Senior &c.
• Tavern ratesThe court recorded charges for meals, lodging, drinks and horse care.
• County businessThe sheriff was directed to summon two paid constables per Superior Court and county-court session, bearing the cost of extras.
• SuitSamuel Benton and William Duffy arbitrated James Christmas’s dispute with Mary Steele, ordering bond surrender, payment, divided costs and mutual releases.
• Road orderThe court appointed a jury to survey a route from Joseph Hodges to Widow Hodgens.