February 1802 term

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• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices l Samuel Benton, James Carson and Sterling Harris present.
• JuryThe court recorded the named men for jury service.
• JuryThe court recorded John Casey, Jno Holden, James Miller and 12 others for jury service.
• Constable appointedThomas Fitch was sworn into office.
• JuryThe court recorded Wm Pickett, Sam’l Carson, Joseph Clendening and 3 others for jury service.
• SuitJurors valued the bond, rejected payment and setoff, and awarded Charles R Eaton damages against James Carringtons’s administrators.
• SuitJurors valued the bond, rejected payment and setoff, and awarded John Paul damages and costs against Charles Cotton.
• SuitJurors found unperformed covenants and awarded David Harris and Wm Faucet damages against Goston Dishon Jr.
• SuitAugustus Benton won damages and costs against Lambert Robertson after payment and setoff were rejected.
• SuitFollowing default, Bruce and McKerall received damages and costs against Charles Coren.
• Will provedWill of John Gandly, proved by Rob’t Faucett & John Wilkinson.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Gandly granted to Mary Gandly; sureties Robert Faucett.
• Will provedWill of Richard Williams, proved by Isaac Jackson|Oath of Robert Faucett.
• Administration of an estateRachel Williams and James Williams qualified as executors for Richard Williams’s estate.
• Deed provedDeed, Margaret Loy to George Foust, proved by Joseph Clendening.
• Deed provedDeed, Henry Long to George Foust, proved by Joseph Clendening.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Samuel Benton, Wm McCauley and James Carson present.
• SuitAugustus Benton was nonsuited against Edmund Shelton and appealed with approved securities.
• SuitJurors awarded Frances Child the remaining bond balance against James Baldridge after payments and setoffs.
• State caseJames McCullock Jr was conditionally fined for missing his witness subpoena in Joseph Hodge’s action against Lawson and McCulloch.
• SuitJurors found John O’Daniel detained Phil, an enslaved man claimed by John Terry, and awarded Terry damages and costs.
• SuitRobert Carson won damages against Hugh Lovins; appeal securities were approved.
• State caseJames O’Daniel was bound to prosecute and testify against Rich’d Cates concerning assault.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices John Thompson, John Taylor and Sterling Harris present.
• State caseThe court remitted Henry Bracken’s and Tho Fitch’s recognizance forfeitures after considering Bracken’s affidavit.
• State caseThe court remitted Sam’l Beasley’s recognizance forfeiture after considering his affidavit.
• Official appointedDavid Mebane and James Moore presented a commission and qualified as justices.
• State caseJurors convicted Henry Long on the indictment.
• State caseJurors convicted Thomas Nelson on the indictment.
• GuardianshipDavid Mebane, Jonathan Lindley and John Ferrington were appointed to review Thomas Snipes’s guardianship accounts for Peter Willis’s orphans.
• State caseJurors convicted Henry Bracken on the indictment.
• SuitJurors awarded the commissioners damages and costs against Samuel Hill.
• GuardianshipAnne Clendening chose Joseph Clendening and James Clendening as guardians, and they furnished security.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Sterling Harris, James Moore and John Taylor present.
• GuardianshipSamuel Benton became guardian of Edward Turner and William Turner and John Turner.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Empson Bird granted to William Bird and Aaron Walker; sureties William Whitted and Jehu Whitted.
• Order about enslaved peopleThe court authorized Empson Bird’s administrators to sell perishable estate property, including unnamed enslaved people.
• Estate accountThe court appointed Sterling Harris and named freeholders to allot Mary Bird a year’s family support from the estate.
• Child support orderThe court ordered James Horner to pay Charlotte Rhodes through immediate and annual installments.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Samuel Benton, Wm F Strudwick, John Rhodes and 6 others present.
• Road orderRobert Campbell and fellow commissioners were appointed to contract for a Newhope Creek bridge and obtain a maintenance bond from the builder.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Patrick Dunn granted to James Dunn; sureties William F Strudwick and Richard Bull.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Asa Combs to Kenneth Anderson for instruction in shoemaking.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Samuel Benton, Isaac Holt, John Rhodes and 8 others present.
• Constable appointedSamuel Hill was appointed.
• Constable appointedEnoch Collins was appointed.
• Constable appointedWilliam Andrews was appointed.
• Constable appointedReuben Smith and James Williams were appointed.
• Constable appointedThomas Fitch was appointed.
• Constable appointedJesse Blalock was appointed.
• Constable appointedJohn Cook was appointed.
• Constable appointedJoseph Brittain was appointed.
• Constable appointedWilliam Rhodes was appointed.