May 1809 term

Day not given in the source

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Samuel Benton, Henry Thompson and Thos Brewer present.
• JuryThe court recorded Joseph Wood, John Jameson, Walter Galbraith and 26 others for jury service.
• JuryThe court recorded William Gant, Thomas Horner, John Kirk and 12 others for jury service.
• Constable appointedWilliam Andrews was sworn into office.
• JuryThe court recorded Joseph Woods, Matthew Patton, William King and 8 others for jury service.
• JuryThe court listed jurors who had failed to appear and qualify.
• Deed provedAssignment upon a Bill of Sale, Anthony Cable to James McClure, proved by Henry McClure.
• SuitThe jury upheld and valued the bond, awarding Thomas Johnston damages; Fredrick Fonville and Thomas Fitch secured a stay of execution.
• SuitJames Minnis confessed judgment with interest; Hugh Mulholland and John Kirk secured a stay of execution.
• SuitThe jury awarded William Edwards damages for a promise within three years; only William Cummings’s and Benjamin Yeargain’s witness attendance was taxed.
• SuitPlaintiffs’ witness Nelly Holt was fined for failing to appear after subpoena.
• SuitThe jury upheld the bond, rejected payment and setoff, and awarded Elizabeth Gardner damages and costs.
• State caseThe court fined Hardy Hurdle for failing to attend when called.
• SuitJames Child’s firm was nonsuited after failing to appear when called.
• SuitJoseph Gwinn was nonsuited after failing to appear when called.
• Deed provedDeed, Leonard Loftin to Christopher Barbee, proved by Ezekiel Trice.
• Deed provedDeed, Alexander Carson to William Clenny, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Thomas Latta to Lotan Wood, proved by John Latta.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Samuel Benton, James Webb and John Taylor present.
• SuitThe jury found Thomas Bane liable and awarded Axum Elliott damages and costs.
• SuitThe jury found Mansfield Harris promised payment and awarded James Murdock damages and costs.
• SuitThe jury found for Jose Hastings in ejectment; an appeal was requested with Geo Mitchel and Edward Walton as sureties.
• SuitJohn Cain and David Strayhorn secured a stay of execution in administrator Alexander Brown’s case against John Street.
• SuitJohn Cain and David Strayhorn secured a stay of execution in the plaintiffs’ case against John Street.
• SuitThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded damages; John Taylor Sr and Isaac Holden secured a stay of execution.
• SuitThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded damages; Chesley P Patterson and Lemuel Morgan secured a stay of execution.
• SuitThe jury credited a payment and awarded William Kirkland principal, interest and costs.
• SuitThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded William Kirkland principal, interest and costs.
• SuitThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded David Ray’s firm principal, interest and costs.
• SuitThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded damages; Thomas Cate and Anderson Stroud secured a stay of execution.
• SuitThe jury credited a payment and awarded James Child’s firm principal, interest and costs.
• SuitThe jury awarded James Child’s firm principal, interest and costs without setoff; Thomas Cate and Anderson Stroud secured a stay of execution.
• SuitThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded Elias Haws principal, interest and costs.
• SuitThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded John Casey principal, interest and costs.
• SuitThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded John Casey principal, interest and costs.
• SuitThe jury upheld an unpaid judgment and awarded administrators Webb and Hughs damages and costs.
• SuitIsaac Bracken Sr’s bail surrendered him, and the sheriff was ordered to take him into custody.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, William Copeland to William Lockhart, proved by Samuel Lockhart.
• Deed provedDeed, Hugh and Martha Mulhollan to William Muzzall, proved by Morgan Hart.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, William House to Zachariah Herndon, proved by Pleasant Henderson.
• Deed provedDeed, Frances Child to Abner B Bruce, proved by Jonathan Lindley.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Jonathan Lindly, John Thompson and Thomas Whitted present.
• JuryThe court accepted Nath’l Harris’s sworn explanation and excused his absence from the previous term’s jury.
• State caseThe jury acquitted Jacob Bledsoe.
• State caseThe jury acquitted John Carrington.
• State caseThe jury convicted Wm Jackson; the court ordered immediate whipping and continued custody until costs were paid.
• County businessJames Webb, James Mebane and Jonathan Lindly were appointed to examine the sheriff’s county receipts and report next term.
• County businessJames Webb, James Mebane and Jonathan Lindly were appointed to examine the clerk’s county receipts and report next term.
• County businessJames Webb, James Mebane and Jonathan Lindly were appointed to examine the ranger’s county receipts and report next term.
• County businessJames Webb, James Mebane and Jonathan Lindly were appointed to examine the county trustee’s county receipts and report next term.
• Poor reliefJoseph Moore, Joseph Clendening and John Craig were appointed to examine the poor wardens’ receipts and accounts and report next term.
• GuardianshipGuardians who had not settled accounts at the previous term were ordered summoned to settle them.
• County businessCatlet Campbell, Henry Thompson and William Whitted were appointed to examine the public-buildings treasurer’s accounts and report during the term.
• Child support orderRobert Carson, charged as reputed father, was ordered to pay Sally Bryant immediate and later support for her child.
• State caseThe jury acquitted William Jackson.
• Official appointedBenjamin Rainey took the qualifying oaths as a justice of the peace.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Samuel Fulder? [or Butler?] granted to Samuel Holliday; sureties George Madden.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of William Wolf granted to Joseph Clendening and George Foust; sureties John Thompson and John McDaniel.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed John Jones to Daniel Foust for instruction in farming.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Polley Ridenour to Daniel Foust for instruction in spinning.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Thomas McFarland to Joseph Gwinn for instruction in farming.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Archibald McFarland to Joseph Gwinn for instruction in farming.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, John Green to Zachariah Herndon, proved by Pleasant Henderson.
• Deed provedPower of Attorney, George Daniel & others to Robert T Daniel, proved by John Craig.
• Deed provedDeed, Adam Douglass to William Tuton, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, James Pratt to Samuel Cloud, proved by Hugh Mulhollan.
• Deed provedDeed, Lewis Woody to Samuel Crawford, proved by John Thompson.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Jonathan Lindly, John Thompson, Michael Holt and Thomas Whithed present.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Samuel Crabtree to Thomas Horn Sr for instruction in farming.
• Deed provedDeed, John Cole to William Whitted, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, John Hyde to Sampson Moore, proved by Zachariah Herndon.
• SuitFred Trolinger obtained execution for the judgment balance after a justice’s execution had been levied on land.
• Child support orderArch’d Reeves, charged as reputed father, was ordered to pay Nancy Blake child support in installments.
• JuryThe court ordered John Campbell, James McDaniel, Peter Riley and 27 others summoned for the next Superior Court jury service.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Emily Underhill to Charles Partin for instruction in spinning.
• GuardianshipBenjamin Roney became guardian of Jane Bryant.
• SuitThe clerk was ordered to give Benjamin Chambers all papers in his two cases against Jas Ellis.
• TaxHenry Thompson Jr was appointed to receive the current year’s taxable-property lists for the assigned district.
• TaxSterling Harris was appointed to receive the current year’s taxable-property lists for the assigned district.
• TaxDavid Mebane was appointed to receive the current year’s taxable-property lists for the assigned district.
• TaxThomas Whithead was appointed to receive the current year’s taxable-property lists for the assigned district.
• TaxBenjamin Raney was appointed to receive the current year’s taxable-property lists for the assigned district.
• TaxIsaac Holt was appointed to receive the current year’s taxable-property lists for the assigned district.
• TaxJohn Craig was appointed to receive the current year’s taxable-property lists for the assigned district.
• TaxThomas Revis was appointed to receive the current year’s taxable-property lists for the assigned district.
• TaxZachariah Herndon was appointed to receive the current year’s taxable-property lists for the assigned district.
• Estate accountCatharine McCaddams entered her dissent from her late husband Hugh McCaddam’s will.
• Order about enslaved peopleRankin McKee received an allowance for patrol service during the previous year.
• Order about enslaved peopleWilliam Parish received an allowance for patrol service during the previous year.
• Order about enslaved peopleThomas Allison received an allowance for patrol service during the previous year.
• Order about enslaved peopleCharles Debruler received an allowance for patrol service during the previous year.
• Order about enslaved peopleWilliam Bradshaw received an allowance for patrol service during the previous year.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Jonathan Nichols granted to Amos Nichols; sureties William Hall and Samuel Turrentine.
• Court in sessionThe court recorded the attending justices.
• TaxThe court levied poll, land and town-property taxes for public-building repairs.
• TaxThe court levied poll, land and town-property taxes for county contingencies and jurors.
• TaxThe court levied a patrol tax on people designated as black polls, exempting residents of Hillsboro.
• Courthouse and jailThe public-buildings treasurer received authority to employ a caretaker for the courthouse and its lot.
• Order about enslaved peopleA committee led by Samuel Benton was appointed to prepare patrol regulations for consideration at the next term.
• Order about enslaved peopleJames Faucet and the other named patrol members each received an allowance for service during the previous year.
• Official appointedJames Webb was appointed public-buildings treasurer and furnished bond with John Taylor and David Ray as sureties.
• County businessSheriff Samuel Turrentine received an allowance for official services.
• County businessClerk John Taylor Jr received an allowance for the previous year’s official services.
• Court in sessionThe court recorded the attending justices.
• Official appointedDavid Ray was elected sheriff and furnished bond with sureties William Kirkland, John Faddis, William Hall and 3 others.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Thomas Pendar to John Woody for instruction in spinning.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Smith granted to John Smith Jr; sureties Norris Crompton and Robert Smith.
• Estate accountCommissioners were appointed to allot one year’s provisions to Sarah Smith, widow of Jno Smith (John Campbell, John Ray, William Bradford, Richard Bird).
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Elizabeth Little to Thomas Whithed for instruction in spinning.
• State caseWilliam Jackson took the insolvent-debtor oath and was ordered discharged from the judgment under which he was confined.
• Deed provedDeed, Frances Child to Samuel Child, proved by John McKerall.
• Deed provedDeed, Joshua Piggott to James Nicholson, proved by Lewis Horneday.
• Deed provedDeed, David Hall to Samuel Couch, proved by William Shephe[r]d a Witness thereto.
• Deed provedDeed, William Patton to John McDaniel, proved by Joseph Clendening a Witness thereto.
• Deed provedDeed, Hansil Parish to Allen Parish, proved by William Parish.
• Deed provedDeed, James Jameson Ex’r &c to William Gant, proved by Benjamin Raney.
• Deed provedDeed, Joseph Bason to William Gant, proved by Benjamin Raney.
• Deed provedDeed, James Hart to John Hart, acknowledged in court.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices John Taylor, James Webb and Tho Whithed present.
• Official appointedJohn Taylor Jr received leave to renew his clerk’s bonds and furnished sureties David Ray, Fredrick Nash, Samuel Benton and 2 others.