November 1803 term

Day not given in the source

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Walter Alves, John Thompson and Isaac Holt present.
• JuryThe court recorded the named men for jury service.
• JuryThe court recorded Rich’d Christmas, Wm Cabe, Wm Holt and 12 others for jury service.
• Constable appointedRobert Eaton was sworn into office.
• JuryThe court recorded John Latta, John Wilbourne, Andrew McLeary and 8 others for jury service.
• JuryJohn McKerall was excused from jury attendance after giving sworn reasons.
• JuryThe court recorded jurors who failed to answer the sheriff’s call.
• State caseJohn Cabe was fined for missing subpoenaed testimony for William? Dunnagan in Benjamin Peeler’s suit.
• JuryJacob Rich and Jacob Troxler were excused for missing the preceding term’s jury service after sworn explanations.
• SuitWm Maynard was nonsuited in his appeal against John Adams.
• SuitJurors upheld Sam’l Dick’s promise and current accounts, rejected setoff and awarded R M Colquhoun damages.
• SuitJurors upheld John Campbell’s promise, rejected setoff and awarded Hugh Mulhollan Jr damages.
• SuitJurors upheld Samuel Dick’s promise and merchant accounts, rejected setoff and awarded Tho Dent & Co damages.
• SuitBarney Troxler won damages against Benjamin Rainey after justification was rejected; an appeal was allowed with James Faucett offered as security.
• SuitJurors found a breached covenant and awarded Wm Crutchfield damages against Arch’d Campbell.

29 November 1803

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Walter Alves, John Taylor and John Thompson present.
• SuitJurors upheld John McKerall’s covenant, rejected payment or satisfaction and awarded Richard Thompson damages.
• SuitJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded Nicholas Durning principal and damages against Robert and James Wilson.
• SuitJurors credited a payment, rejected setoff and awarded administrator Simpson Tate the remaining debt and interest against Henry Bracken and others.
• SuitJurors credited a payment, rejected setoff and awarded Moore, Bowden & Co the remaining debt and interest against Hugh Lovins.
• SuitJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded Moore, Bowden & Co damages against Merriman Cole.
• SuitJurors upheld Morgan Hart’s promise, rejected payment and setoff and awarded Abner B Bruce damages.
• SuitJurors valued the bond and awarded Sam’l Riggs and his unnamed wife damages against Woods and Hall.
• SuitJurors found John Stroud not liable to Henry Hunter; an appeal was allowed with Henry Hinton and John Taylor Jr as securities.
• State caseJames Watson submitted to the indictment and was fined in the case also naming Sam’l Southerland.
• SuitJurors upheld Bennett Watson?’s bond and awarded Scott and Kirkland damages.
• SuitJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded Scott and Kirkland damages against John Adams.
• SuitJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded James Thompson damages against William Elliott.
• SuitJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded Cain and Palmer damages against James Pickard.
• SuitJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded Ca[tlet] Campbell damages against James Whitesides.
• SuitJurors found Stephen Hart’s bond paid to James Coghlin through two wagon trips before assignment to Joseph Irvin.
• SuitJurors found William Hooker held the bond’s beneficial interest, credited his bond as setoff and awarded Major Holloway a balance against John Longmire.
• SuitJurors valued the bond, rejected payment and setoff and awarded Ray and Cain damages against William Mangum.
• SuitJurors found for Taylor and Benton, named as bail, in William Allen’s proceeding.
• SuitJurors rejected payment and setoff, confirmed the record and found administrators Cain and Carrington held sufficient assets for Archer Harris’s demand.
• SuitJames Mason received damages against Charles Cotton; the court applied garnishee Jesse Blalock’s admitted debt toward Mason’s recovery.

30 November 1803

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices John Taylor, Jno Thompson and Joseph Clendenin present.
• Official appointedThe court declared the county-attorney office vacant after John Williams’s yearlong absence from duty and deferred filling it until the next term.
• Official appointedReuben Woods was appointed temporary county attorney.
• Estate accountWilliam Mebane’s executors received until the next court to return his estate inventory.

1 December 1803

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Walter Alves, James Walker and Joseph Moore present.
• Deed provedPower of Attorney, Patsey Atkinson to Alex’r Murphy, proved by Solomon Parks.
• Will provedWill of Jesse Rice, proved by Wm Cain, Sam’l Turrentine & Joseph Brittain.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Johney? Revill to William Cain for instruction in farming.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Hubbard Revill to William Cain for instruction in farming.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Natt Revill to William Cain for instruction in farming.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Macklin Revill to William Cain for instruction in farming.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Samuel Thompson granted to Henry O’Daniel; sureties Thomas Whitted and Thomas Brewer.
• GuardianshipMargaret Morrow selected John Morrow as guardian, and he furnished bond.
• GuardianshipArthur Morrow selected Wm Morrow Jr as guardian, and he furnished bond.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of James Morrow Jr granted to Robert Morrow and Wm Morrow Jr; sureties Robert Moore and James Morrow.
• Estate accountJames Morrow Jr’s administration received authority to sell his entire personal estate.
• Child or servant boundSterling Harris was ordered to bring Edy Weaver’s children Tabitha, Salley and Major Weaver before the next court for proposed apprenticeships.