May 1795 term

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• Court in sessionThe county court opened its sitting with justices Wm McCauley, Sterling Harris and Absalum Tatom present.
• JuryThe court recorded Rich’d Bennehan, Jno Cain, George Carrington and 27 others for jury service.
• Official appointedThe sitting class of justices chose Wm McCauley as chairman.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Rob’t Nale granted to Martha Nale and Sarah Nale; sureties Dan’l Cloud and Caleb Harvey.
• GuardianshipHenry Nale chose Dan’l Cloud as guardian, with James Miller and Jno Kelley as sureties.
• Road orderThe court appointed James Miller as road overseer, replacing James Combs.
• Road orderThe court appointed Philip Walker as road overseer, replacing John Harvey.
• Child or servant boundJoseph Ridge was apprenticed to Nathan Horneday for wagon making until age twenty.
• SuitWitness Jno Taylor was fined for ignoring his subpoena in Mary Scarlett’s action against Thomas Mulholland.
• JuryThe court swore the grand jury.
• Constable appointedSamuel Hill swore to attend the grand jury; an attendance ticket and allowance were recorded.
• SuitThomas Mulholland prevailed against Mary Scarlet on appeal.
• SuitThomas Moore won damages and costs against Mathew Hunter on a timely unpaid obligation.
• SuitFrancis Nash won damages and costs against Jno McKerall; the jury found no payment or setoff.
• Road orderThe court appointed Lewis Durham as road overseer, replacing Isham Thrift.
• Road orderThe court appointed Henry Long as road overseer.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Rob’t Pendergrass to Thomas Gwinn for instruction in farming.
• Road orderThe court appointed Jno Sharpe as road overseer.
• SuitWorham Glenn prevailed against Joseph Nicks on appeal.
• State caseJoseph Nicks, Peter Foust and James Miller received absolute attendance fines, with execution ordered.
• SuitSamuel Thompson was nonsuited in his administration-capacity appeal against Andrew Burke.
• Road orderThe road jury reported meeting but failing to agree on the route from John Carringtons toward Raleigh.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Arthur Williams granted to James Williams and Eliza Williams; sureties Thomas Whithead and James Lowey.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of James Clark granted to Mary Clark; sureties Thomas Jordan and James Andrew.
• Road orderThe court appointed Daniel Huffman as road overseer, replacing Robert McCulloch.
• JuryThe court listed the remaining original-panel jurors with attendance annotations.
• State caseWm Cabe, James Rogers and Jno Woods incurred conditional jury-attendance fines, with summonses ordered.

26 May 1795

• Court in sessionThe county court opened its sitting with justices Sterling Harris, Shad Forrister, Hardy Hawkins and 2 others present.
• SuitThe jury upheld Wm Courtny Sr’s instrument, found the agreement performed and assessed Elijah Chamberlain’s damages.
• SuitWm Mebane won damages and costs against Abreham Anderson.
• SuitAlex Mebane won damages and costs against Jno Dunnavin.
• SuitWm Galbreath won nominal damages and costs against Jno Turnbull.
• State caseJoseph Armstrong’s attendance fine was remitted; he was discharged from further attendance and received a three-day ticket.
• SuitJno Reeves won nominal damages and costs against James Bird for trespass.
• Road orderCharles Collier was appointed overseer of the recorded road section.
• Road orderThe court appointed Thomas Baskett as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed Jacob Troxlow as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed William Phillips as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed William Trice as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed Hugh Corrathers as road overseer, replacing Wm Stroud.
• Road orderThe court appointed Hugh Loathlin as road overseer, replacing Allen Edwards.
• Road orderOn Thomas Bowls’s petition, a jury was assigned to mark a new road around his plantation.
• SuitLewis Kirk won damages and costs against James Ball; the jury found neither payment nor setoff.
• SuitLewis Kirk recovered in a second debt action against James Ball, with no payment or setoff found.
• SuitRob’t Donaldson’s firm recovered against Andrew Burke after a partial payment on the first count and no payment on the second.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Jno Ray and Susanah Ray granted to Wm Ray.
• Official appointedJoseph Hodge was reelected county sheriff for the current year.
• County businessAbner Benton Bruce received an allowance for his annual ex officio clerk services.
• County businessAbner Benton Bruce received an allowance for preparing taxable-property lists.
• County businessJoseph Hodge received an allowance for ex officio services since the preceding May.
• TaxThe court directed collection of county taxes on polls, land and town property at the recorded rates.
• Road orderThe court appointed Absalum Hunt as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed John Thompson as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed James Clark as road overseer, replacing Jno Woods.
• JuryThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors John Casey, John Kennon, Thomas Horner and 27 others for August court.

27 May 1795

• Court in sessionThe county court opened its sitting with justices Wm McCauley, James Christmas, Jno Umstead and 2 others present.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Wm Huskey to Wm Elliott for instruction in millwright work.
• Child or servant boundAn unfinished order identified Allen Huskey, Jno Husky’s orphan, and his age without recording a master or binding terms.
• State caseJno Caine and George Carrington received absolute jury-attendance fines, later remitted.
• SuitEdmond Jones recovered against James Patterson and Jno Hogan after a payment allowance and no setoff.
• SuitEdm’d Jones won damages against James Patterson and Jno Hogan; the jury found neither payment nor setoff.
• SuitWm Clarke and his unnamed wife were nonsuited in detinue against James Donaldson.
• SuitRob’t Carson won damages and costs against Wm Watters.
• SuitFrances Child won damages and costs against James and Wm Elliott, with no payment or setoff found.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Thomas Nelson to James McDannel for instruction in farming.
• Child or servant boundJesse Nelson was apprenticed to James McDannel for farming on the preceding binding’s terms.
• Estate accountMartha Nale and Sarah Neale were authorized to sell selected enslaved people and personal property to pay debts and distribute Robert Nale’s estate.
• Child or servant boundThe court ordered Wm Nash to produce Thomas Nelson and Jesse Nelson after finding their detention unlawful.
• County businessThe court authorized routine deposition commissions without special orders, set distance-based notice periods and reserved immediate or certain absolute commissions for judicial approval.
• Road orderJames Hogg’s unnamed workers were reassigned to the road between Samuel Thompsons and the fork below William Couches.
• Court in sessionJustices Geo Dannel, Jno Thompson, James Christmas and 10 others attended the appointment of the county register.
• Official appointedJohn Estes became county register, gave bond and qualified.
• Deed provedDeed, the Trustees of the University to John Dannel, proved by Wm Watters.
• Deed provedDeed, Jno Armstrong to James Murdah, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, James H Keyes to James Philips, proved by Samuel Benton.
• Deed provedDeed, Stephen Hart to Wm Whitted, proved by Sterling Harris.
• Deed provedDeed, Robert Campbell to John Campbell, proved by William Cumming.
• Deed provedDeed, James Prosser to Jno Caine, proved by Joseph Brittain.
• Deed provedDeed, James Crawford to Charles Kelly, proved by Wm Moore.
• Deed provedDeed, John Colter to Mathew Colter, proved by Edmond Jones.
• Deed provedDeed, Joseph Weaks & Anne Weakes to John Workman, proved by Thomas Cates and Josiah Cates.
• Deed provedDeed, Richard Lake to Jno Gantley, proved by Francis Wilkinson.
• Deed provedDeed, Henry Dale to Jacob Marshil, proved by Peter Foust.
• Deed provedDeed, Robert Stuart & Anne Stewart to Stephen Ward, proved by Nathan Wells.
• Deed provedDeed, Francis Howel to John Tate, proved by John Howel.
• Deed provedDeed, Joseph Culbertson to Thomas Cole, proved by Benjamin Raney.
• Deed provedDeed, John Sloss late Sheriff of Orange County to Wm Nash, proved by Francis Nash.
• Deed provedDeed, Wm Oneal & Thomas Mulholland to Conrod Pyle, proved by John Elliss.
• Deed provedDeed, James Abbot to Daniel Ferree, proved by Wm Ray.
• Deed provedDeed, Wm Moore to Thomas Cate, proved by Jno Cate.
• Deed provedDeed, Patrick Rutherford to Jno Parkes, proved by Samuel Benton & John Armstrong.
• Deed provedDeed, Joseph Castlebury to Solomon Castlebury, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Henry Jacobs & Anne Jacobs to Henry Younger, proved by Hardy Hurdle.
• Deed provedDeed, Leonard Stringer to Jno McManamy, proved by Weisner.
• Deed provedDeed, Ezekail Williams to Luke Pendergrass, proved by Samuel Ector.
• Deed provedDeed, Samuel Dickie to Richmond Freeman, proved by Hardy Hurdle.
• Deed provedDeed, David Scoby and Esther Scoby to Mathew Forrest, proved by Samuel Allen.
• Deed provedDeed, Joseph Castlebury to David Castlebury, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Joseph Castlebury and his wife to John Hyde, proved by Leonard Carleton.
• Deed provedDeed, James Deserne to Jno Dannel Jr, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Wm Pendergrass to Abijah Massey, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Allen George & Sally George to Jno Hyde, proved by Joseph Castlebury.
• Road orderThe court assigned named workers and residents’ unnamed hands to Joseph Stubbins’s road from Hillsborough to Nelsons branch.
• TaxWm Lytle was assigned to receive the district’s taxable-property lists.
• TaxJno Thompson was assigned to receive the district’s taxable-property lists.
• TaxWm Strudwick was assigned to receive the district’s taxable-property lists.
• TaxJno Rhodes was assigned to receive the district’s taxable-property lists.
• TaxWm Nunn was assigned to receive the district’s taxable-property lists.
• TaxWalter Alves was assigned to receive the district’s taxable-property lists.
• TaxHardress Hawkins was assigned to receive the district’s taxable-property lists.
• TaxHardy Hurdle was assigned to receive Chatham’s taxable-property lists.
• TaxAbsalum Tatom was assigned to receive Hillsbo’s taxable-property lists.
• TaxSterling Harris, Wm Hooper and Jehue Whithead were appointed to assess Hillsbo property.
• County businessThe court directed trial business to begin on the first term day and appeals on Fridays, with public notice.
• County businessThe court reserved Fridays for appointment of sheriffs and other officers and directed public notice.
• Road orderThe court set the February term’s Friday for annual overseer replacement returns and stated an unclear consequence for late returns.
• Road orderThe court appointed Wm Bryan Sr as road overseer.
• Road orderThe court appointed Rich’d Gott as road overseer.