Orange County Indexed
November 1801 term
50 items of business, in court order.
Day not given in the source
- Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Samuel Benton, John Rhodes and John Thompson present.
- JuryThe court recorded William Cain, William Rhodes Jr, Page Patterson and 27 others for jury service.
- JuryThe court recorded William Cain, Thomas Thompson, Andrew McBroom and 12 others for jury service.
- Constable appointedSamuel Hill was sworn into office.
- JuryThe court recorded Wm Rhodes, Levi Whitted, Tho Lashley and 7 others for jury service.
- State caseThe court conditionally fined jurors John McKeral, Tho Lindley, William Riley and 2 others for failure to appear.
- SuitGeorge Carrington won attachment damages and costs against Wm Ware Jr.
- SuitA juror was withdrawn in Augustus Benton’s action against Edmund Shelton.
- State caseThe court fined Isaac Holden for missing the sheriff’s jury call.
- SuitFollowing default, Bruce and McKerall received damages and costs against John Collins Jr.
- SuitArch’d Murphy won principal, damages and costs against Rich’d Freeman and others after payment was rejected.
- SuitFollowing default, Jno Hogg received damages and costs against Parham Kirk.
- SuitFollowing default, Augustus Benton received damages and costs against John Rhodes.
- SuitJurors credited Jonathan Jones Jr’s payment and awarded James Morrow the remaining principal, interest and costs.
- SuitJurors found unperformed covenants and awarded Cain and Ray damages against Henry Fossett.
- SuitJurors found unperformed covenants and awarded Robert Carson damages against Riggs and Baldridge.
24 November 1801
- Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Samuel Benton, Sterling Harris and John Thompson present.
- SuitJurors upheld Augustus Benton’s promise, rejected setoff and awarded John Kirk damages and costs.
- SuitJurors upheld the defendants’ bond, rejected satisfaction and release, and assessed Augustus Benton’s damages in Benjamin Williams’s action against John Rhodes.
- State caseThe court fined John Watson for missing additional-juror attendance.
- State caseThe court fined Herbert Sims for missing additional-juror attendance.
- SuitJurors rejected the will attributed to John Edwards in the executors’ caveat against John Edwards.
- SuitJurors upheld James Hutcheson’s promise and awarded Stephen White damages and costs.
- SuitJurors found Henry Bracken responsible for assault, rejected settlement defenses and awarded James Barber damages and costs.
- SuitJurors found unperformed covenants, rejected payment and setoff, and awarded William Anderson damages against Tho Faucett.
- Deed provedDeed, Hugh Finley to Owen Lindley, proved by William Maris.
- SuitJurors upheld John Carrington’s promise within the limitation period and awarded William Mangum damages after rejecting setoff.
- SuitFerdinand Grisham was nonsuited against Francis Moreland.
- Deed provedDeed, Joseph Hodge to John White, proved by Robert Hodge.
- Deed provedDeed, Walter McFarland to Joseph Hodge, proved by Robert Hodge.
- SuitWilliam Partin was nonsuited against John Taylor.
- SuitWm King won damages against Wm Griffis; the court entered judgment against the unnamed appeal securities.
- Deed provedDeed, George Horner to Jonathan Lindley, proved by Owen Lindley.
- Court in sessionThe court convened with justices William McCauley, Sterling Harris and John Thompson present.
- SuitJurors found Richard Bennehan’s bond to Edward Harris’s estate paid.
- State caseJurors convicted Augustine Dishon on the indictment.
- State caseJurors convicted John Carrington on the indictment.
- State caseJurors convicted John Carrington on the indictment.
- State caseJurors convicted Samuel Turrentine on the indictment.
- Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Samuel Benton, Sterling Harris and Empson Bird present.
- Deed provedDeed, George Riggs to John Riggs, proved by Depositions of William Waggoner & Fredrick Lipham.
- Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Nathaniel Revill to Jesse Rice for instruction in farming.
- Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed MacLin Revill to Jesse Rice for instruction in farming.
- Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Cary Revill to Jesse Rice for instruction in farming.
- State caseJurors convicted John and Sam’l Cole; the court limited their liability for state-witness attendance to William Laycock and John Cates.
- Child support orderThe court ordered Abram Whittaker Jr, described as reputed father, to pay Sarah Rhodes child support through immediate and annual installments.
- Child or servant boundThe court placed Nancy Nash in Elizabeth Gwinn’s care and required her appearance next term for apprenticeship consideration.
- Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Thomas Ross granted to William Brannock; sureties Alexander Robbs and James Tate.
- Estate accountThe court authorized James Carrington’s administrator to sell the perishable estate.
- Estate accountThe court appointed commissioners to divide Nathaniel Robinson’s real estate and assigned John Snipes to represent William and Merritt Robinson.
