May 1803 term

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• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Wm F Strudwick, Ca Campbell and Sam’l Benton present.
• JuryThe court recorded the named men for jury service.
• JuryThe court recorded William Gant, John Piper, William Hall and 11 others for jury service.
• Constable appointedAn unnamed constable was sworn to attend the grand jury.
• JuryThe court recorded Tho Bird, Geo Foust, James Johnston and 4 others for jury service.
• JuryThe court recorded jurors who failed to appear.
• JuryWm Barbee was excused from jury attendance because he lacked freeholder status.
• Official appointedReuben Woods was appointed to prosecute for the State during John A Williams’s absence.
• SuitDavid Rainey received damages and costs against Loren Rhodes in an attachment action.
• Courthouse and jailCatlet Campbell, John Casey and Abner B Bruce were appointed to settle Sterling Harris’s public-building accounts and report Thursday.
• SuitJohn O’Daniel was nonsuited against John Moore and others; his appeal was allowed with approved securities.
• SuitJurors valued the bond and awarded Isaac Patterson damages against Johnston and O’Neal.
• SuitJohn Campbell received damages against Charles Cotton and remitted part of the judgment.
• Estate accountMartha Baldridge formally dissented from her late husband James Baldridge’s will.
• SuitJurors valued the bond and awarded James Williams damages against Dishon and Horner.
• SuitJurors valued the bond and awarded Andrew Gibson damages against Absalom Holt.
• SuitJurors rejected payment and setoff, valued the bond and awarded Jesse Nevill damages against Augustus Benton.
• SuitCharles Christmas obtained execution against Kirk and Jones as bail after findings that the principal remained alive and unsurrendered.
• SuitJurors credited Jesse Nevill’s partial payment and awarded Nath’l Husketh damages on the unpaid balance.
• SuitJoseph Simmons Jr received damages and costs against John Kirk in an attachment proceeding.
• SuitJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded Alex’r Gray damages against Arch’d Campbell.
• SuitJurors found unperformed covenants and awarded Wm Wortham damages against Stroud and Christmas.
• SuitWm Wortham received a separate award against Stroud and Christmas for unperformed covenants.
• SuitJurors valued the bond and awarded George Fogleman damages against Francis McCamey.
• SuitJurors valued the bond and awarded John Fogleman damages against Francis McCamey.
• SuitJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded Abner Wisthaly damages against William Elliott.
• SuitWilliam Griffis received damages and costs against Sarah Freeman.
• SuitWilliam Griffis received a separate damages award against Sarah Freeman.
• SuitDavid Rainey received damages and costs against Mark Durham.
• SuitJohn Browning received principal, interest and costs against John and Jos Street.
• SuitWilliam Kirkland received damages and costs against Christmas and Howard.
• SuitJohn Holts’s unnamed administrators received damages and costs against Absalom Holt.
• SuitWilliam Whitted received damages and costs against Arch’d Campbell.
• SuitJurors found an unperformed covenant and awarded Sam’l Thompson damages against Arch’d Campbell.
• SuitCain Ray & Co received principal, damages and costs against William Kirk.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices William F Strudwick, Catlet Campbell and Sam’l Benton present.
• Estate accountAbner B Bruce and Wm McKerall were appointed to settle Elizabeth Dick’s accounts as John Dick’s administratrix and Mary Dick’s guardian.
• SuitJurors upheld John Taylor’s promise, rejected setoff and awarded Sam’l Benton damages.
• SuitAugustus Benton received a balance and damages against administrator Sam’l Hopkins, payable when further estate assets became available.
• SuitAfter a nonsuit entry, jurors upheld Henry Hunter’s bond and awarded John Stroud damages; Hunter’s appeal was allowed.
• SuitJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded Cain Ray & Co damages against James Cain.
• SuitStephen Frazier received damages and costs against William Forsyth.
• SuitWm Kirkland received damages and costs against George Freeman in an attachment action.
• SuitWm Lockart received damages and costs against James Christmas.
• Freedom or emancipationOn Absalom Tatum’s executors’ application, the court freed George, Cate, Sally, her child young George and Jack under his will.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Jno Taylor, Ca Campbell and Isaac Holt present.
• State caseJurors acquitted Chapman Johnston.
• State caseJurors convicted Isaac Bracken Jr.
• Official appointedJohn Taylor renewed his county-clerk bonds with four named securities.
• Estate accountSamuel Turrentine and Thomas Whithead were appointed to settle James Walker’s executor accounts for Edward Harris’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court ordered James Hogg’s executor and guardianship vouchers returned; he acknowledged receiving them in August.
• TaxCatlet Campbell was appointed to receive taxable-property lists for the stated district.
• TaxWm F Strudwick was appointed to receive taxable-property lists for the stated district.
• TaxJoseph Moore was appointed to receive taxable-property lists for the stated district.
• TaxJames Moore was appointed to receive taxable-property lists for the stated district.
• TaxZachariah Herndon was appointed to receive taxable-property lists for the stated district.
• TaxJames Walker was appointed to receive taxable-property lists for the stated district.
• TaxIsaac Holt was appointed to receive taxable-property lists for the stated district.
• TaxJoseph Clendening was appointed to receive taxable-property lists for the stated district.
• TaxJohn Taylor was appointed to receive taxable-property lists for the stated district.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Jno Taylor, Isaac Holt and Zach Herndon present.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Elizabeth Cates to James Hastings for instruction in spinning.
• Estate accountElizabeth Cate received until the following term to submit William Cate’s estate-sales account.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Wm F Strudwick, David Mebane and Sam’l Benton present.
• SuitGarnishee John Umstead denied holding James Grant’s property, owing him money or knowing his debtors in Samuel Pleasants and sons’ attachment.
• SuitRobert Moore was nonsuited in his action against Walter Mankins.
• State caseSam’l Thompson’s recognizance required attendance to prosecute and testify against Tho McCullock and Andrew McCullock concerning assault.
• GuardianshipJohn Jameson became guardian of ???? Jameson.
• GuardianshipJohn Jameson became guardian of William Jameson.
• GuardianshipJohn Jameson became guardian of Robert Jameson.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Robert Williams granted to John Co????; sureties Catlet Campbell and Abner B Bruce.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Hugh Finley granted to Alex Finley and John Reeves; sureties ????? Finley and Isaac Bracken.
• GuardianshipNathaniel Carter became Enoch Carter’s guardian to receive a legacy from Enoch Bradley.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Anderson Izzard to James Paine after reports that Jeremiah Izzard had abandoned his family’s maintenance.
• Official appointedPleasant Henderson took the required oaths as justice of the peace.
• Estate accountWilliam F Strudwick and fellow commissioners were appointed to allot a year’s provisions to Hugh Finley’s widow Susannah Finley.
• Estate accountHugh Finley’s administrators received authority to sell his entire personal estate.
• Estate accountJohn Casey received authority to sell Robert Williams’s perishable estate.
• Administration of an estateJohn Hogg qualified as executor for Absalom Tatom’s estate.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Betty Washburn to John Reeves for instruction in spinning.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Frederick Beck granted to Henry Bunch; sureties John Holden and Stephen Carroll.
• Official appointedWilliam Rainey renewed his entry-taker bond with Hardy Hurdle and James Mebane Jr as securities.
• County businessJohn Casey received an allowance for county-trustee service through August 1802.
• Official appointedThe attending justices unanimously reelected Samuel Turrentine sheriff; he furnished bond and qualified.
• Other businessThomas Whithed was named without a stated action or role.
• County businessSamuel Turrentine received an allowance for the preceding year’s sheriff duties.
• County businessJohn Taylor received an allowance for the preceding year’s clerk duties.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Daniel Helm to Richard Ball for instruction in blacksmithing.
• Official appointedSterling Harris was elected public-buildings treasurer and furnished bond with Catlet Campbell and William F Strudwick.
• Child or servant boundThe court renewed its order concerning indenture holders of free people of color and extended their bond deadline to the next court.