May 1816 term

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• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Thomas Whithed, James Hutcheson and Joseph Moore present.
• JuryThe court recorded James Walker, Micajah Jordan, John McCrory and 28 others for jury service (Benj’n).
• JuryThe court recorded Nathaniel Carter, James Chambers, John Roberts and 12 others for jury service.
• Constable appointedReuben Smith was sworn into office.
• JuryThe court recorded James Hurdle, William Palmer, William Fossett and 4 others for jury service.
• JuryThe record listed jurors who had failed to appear.
• SuitThe jury assessed Benjamin Bullock’s claim and found estate assets remaining in the defendant’s hands.
• SuitThe jury assessed Abram Mackell?’s claim against David H Nunn’s executors and found they had not fully administered.
• SuitThe jury awarded William Guy damages and costs against James Pratt.
• SuitThe jury awarded Willis Sellars damages against Fredrick Fonville; a subsequent order charged Sellars with the court’s costs.
• SuitThe jury awarded Ezekiel Trice damages and costs against Mangum and Barbee.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Peter Belvin granted to John H Belvin; sureties Jacob Bledsoe.
• County businessOn Nicholas Atkins’s affidavit, the court directed an inquiry into Charles Stevens’s mental capacity.
• Order about enslaved peopleBenjamin Rainey’s executors received permission to sell six additional unnamed enslaved people to pay estate debts.
• Estate accountThomas Whithed and the other named commissioners were appointed to audit Benjamin Rainey’s executor accounts.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, Robert Eaton Const to Priscilla Dishon, proved by George Horner.
• Deed provedDeed, James Webb, Josiah Turner, John Young & Thos D Watts to James Phillips, proved by Thomas Bilbo.
• Deed provedDeed, Andrew Borland to Alex’r Borland, proved by Clement Flintum.
• Deed provedDeed, R Standford to John Durham, proved by John Snipes.

28 May 1816

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Thomas Whithed, Robert Murray and Absalom Alston present.
• Deed provedPower of Attorney, Samuel Child to Thomas H Taylor, proved by Joseph.
• Road orderThe court renewed the order for a jury to report the most direct and convenient road route.
• SuitThe jury found Henry Trollinger had not promised payment in Matthew Barker’s action.
• SuitThe jury awarded David H Harvey damages and costs against James McRae.
• SuitThe jury awarded Laban Collins damages and costs against Augustine Dishon.
• Deed provedDeed, Thomas Clark & Sarah Clark his wife to Martin Palmer, proved by Wm Huntington.
• Deed provedDeed, John Pool to Burrel Winfree, proved by Frederick Moize.
• SuitThe jury awarded Rebecca Wilkinson damages and costs against John Mason.
• SuitThe jury awarded William Cain damages and costs against Samuel Child.
• SuitThe jury awarded Edward Burge [or Burris?] damages and costs against Arch’d and John Carrington.
• SuitThe jury awarded John Taylor Senr damages and costs against William Hilyard.
• SuitThe jury awarded Alexander McCracken damages and costs against Alexander Mason.
• SuitThe jury awarded Isaac Craig damages against John Bonner and Hugh Currie.
• SuitThe jury awarded John Hunt damages and costs against Edward Robson.
• Road orderThe sheriff was ordered to summon a jury to inspect the road section altered by Absalom Alston.
• State caseJim was sentenced to death for housebreaking, larceny and felony; the court granted an appeal requested by him and Thomas Snipes.
• State caseHugh McCaddams’s forfeiture was remitted subject to payment of costs.
• State caseDavid H Harvey’s forfeiture was remitted subject to payment of costs.
• State caseBoston Isley’s forfeiture was remitted subject to payment of costs.
• State caseBoston Isley’s forfeiture was remitted subject to payment of costs.
• State caseAbsalom Harvey’s forfeiture was remitted, and the costs were recorded as paid.
• State caseDrury Dunn’s forfeiture was remitted, and the costs were recorded as paid.
• State caseWillis Sellars’s forfeiture was remitted subject to payment of costs.
• Deed provedDeed, David Yarbrough & Helen M Yarbrough his wife to Henry Yarbrough, proved by Isaac House & Charles Parish.
• SuitGeorge Wilkins and Gideon Freeman surrendered Charles Mitchel to discharge bail in Wm Pannill’s action.
• Deed provedDeed, Samuel Scarlet to William McMillan & James Strayhorn, proved by Thomas Flint.
• Deed provedDeed, Timothy Dunnagan to Henry Goodrich, proved by James Leathers.
• Deed provedDeed, Andrew Robinson & James Moore to William Matkins, proved by M Busick.
• Deed provedDeed of Gift, John Bellamy to John C Ballard, Mary T Ballard & others, proved by John Moring.
• Deed provedDeed, William Stagg to Rankin McKee, proved by Sam’l Woods.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, Jonathan Jourdan to James Hutcheson, proved by Ross Hutcheson.
• Deed provedDeed, Lacey Loyd to Stephen Justice, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Thomas Latta to Thomas Holloway, proved by John Craig.
• Deed provedDeed, Deborah Elliott, Eleanor Elliott & John Crawford Guard &c to Enoch Thompson, proved by Levi Jackson.
• Deed provedDeed, Thomas Stark to Hardy Hurdle, proved by James Hurdle.
• Deed provedDeed, John Edwards to James Dennis, proved by John Cabe.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, James Webb Clk &c to Willis Sellars, proved by J McKerall.

29 May 1816

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Thomas Whithed, Robert Murray and James Moore present.
• State caseWilliam Horner was fined for failing to testify in the prosecution of Jim.
• State caseThe jury found Samuel McCaddams guilty on the indictment.
• State caseThe jury found Hugh McCaddams guilty on the indictment.
• State caseThe jury found James Murray guilty on the indictment.
• Deed provedDeed, James Dennis to Thomas Guinn, proved by George Brassfield.
• County businessAn unfinished order referred to appointing an inquiry jury.
• State caseBurk Walker, held as an alleged accessory in Jim’s case, was ordered detained until he provided good-behavior security requested by Samuel Couch.
• Deed provedDeed, Levi Gifford to William Albright, proved by David Ephland.
• Child support orderThe jury found Joseph Dickey was the father of the unnamed child.
• Administration of an estateThomas Snipes renounced his right to qualify as surviving executor of Lewis Kirk’s will.
• Deed provedDeed, John Freeman & other to Stewart Dixon, proved by John King.
• Child or servant boundSally Williams’s apprenticeship to Barnabas O’Farril was rescinded; she was bound to William Gregston to learn spinning.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Delilah Phillips to John McDaniel for instruction in spinning.
• Deed provedDeed, Garrett Garrison to David Bradford Jr, proved by David Bradford Senr.
• Deed provedDeed, Gregory Wilson to Charles Holman, proved by David Ray.
• Deed provedDeed, Joseph Marcom to David S Blalock, proved by Thomas Bilbo.
• Deed provedDeed, Robert Taylor to Joseph Allison, proved by Thomas Taylor.
• Deed provedDeed, George Carrington to William Carrington, proved by Archibald Carrington.
• Deed provedDeed, William Laws to George Guess, proved by Wm Veasey.
• Deed provedDeed, George Guess to Wm Laws, proved by William Veasey.
• Deed provedDeed, Benjamin Raney to Zachariah Phillips, proved by Wm Kirk.
• Deed provedDeed, John F Ray to John Murray, proved by John McCawley.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Thomas Whithed, Joseph Clendening and William Dickey present.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of James Alexander granted to Thomas Alexander; sureties John Alexander and Joseph Buckingham.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Micajah G Debrular granted to Wesley Debrular; sureties Thomas Reeves and Joseph Hodge.
• GuardianshipClarissa Hancock became guardian of John Hancock and Stanley Hancock.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Treecy Husbands to John Marshall for instruction in spinning.
• GuardianshipWilliam Clark became guardian of John Newton Clark.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Garrard granted to Tyre Garrard; sureties James Latta and William P Mangum.
• Estate accountThe court authorized sale of John Garrard’s perishable estate.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Ray granted to George Fossett; sureties James Mebane and Joseph Moore.
• Estate accountThe court authorized sale of John Ray’s perishable estate.
• Official appointedThomas Clancy was appointed chairman of the court.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Benjamin Starks to Charles Jourden for instruction in farming.
• Child or servant boundAfter Nicholas Harder left the state, Willie Winters was bound to David Bradford Jr to learn hatmaking.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Mary Scott granted to John Murray and Robert Scott; sureties Robert Murray and Charles Jourden.
• Estate accountMary Scott’s administrators received permission to sell her perishable estate.
• GuardianshipAlexander Russell became guardian of Polley Rainey and William Rainey and Elizabeth Rainey.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Edward McCluskey granted to William McCluskey; sureties Tho Ellison and John Ellison.
• Estate accountThe court authorized sale of Edward McCluskey’s perishable estate.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Craig granted to Alexander Russell; sureties Samuel Craig.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Thomas Ward granted to Alfred Compton; sureties Thomas Compton and Erasmus Compton.
• Estate accountThe court authorized sale of Thomas Ward’s perishable estate.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Tobias Wilkey to Lewis Jones for instruction in an unspecified trade.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of James Andrew granted to William Jorden; sureties Thomas Roundtree and William Hall.
• Estate accountThe court authorized sale of James Andrew’s perishable estate.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of May Desern granted to George Copley; sureties Archibald Carrington and David Warren.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed James Crabtree to Sam’l Bigalow for instruction in saddlery.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Fanny Ward to Henry Hesse for instruction in spinning.
• Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed John Wilkey to ???? Newlin for instruction in farming.
• Other businessThe court renewed an earlier order on Nancy Ward’s petition.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Eli Lindsey granted to John Lindsey; sureties Joseph Hodge and James Lindsey.
• Deed provedDeed, Henry Trollinger to John Trollinger, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Thomas Reding Senr to Thos Reding Jr, proved in court.
• Deed provedDeed, David S Blalock to Daniel Carlton, acknowledged in court.
• Estate accountJames Kimbrough received permission to sell Nathan Hancock’s perishable estate.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of David Nutt granted to Rachel Nutt; sureties William P Mangum and Henry Goodrich.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of John Cain granted to William Cain Jr; sureties William Cain Senr and David Yarbrough.
• Deed provedDeed, Robert McCrory to James Hutcheson, proved by Ross Hutchison.
• Deed provedDeed of Gift, Robert Campbell to Jane Campbell, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed of Gift, John Blair to Isaac Holt & Wife, proved by D Albright.
• Deed provedDeed, Eli Lindsey to Samuel Paisley, proved by Jno? Hodge.
• Deed provedDeed, James Latta to Burton Clark, proved by John New.
• JuryThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors John Strader, William Rodgers, Thomas Bradford Jr and 26 others for the next county court.
• Deed provedDeed, Charles Kennon to John Redmon, proved by Will Whitted.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, George Carrington to Archibald Carrington, proved by Stephen Tilly.
• JuryThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors David Mebane, John Long, Christopher Daniel and 26 others for the next Superior Court.
• Deed provedDeed, Richard Cragg to Thomas Notgrass, proved by William McKee.
• Court in sessionThe record listed the justices present.
• Official appointedJosiah Turner was elected sheriff and provided bond with securities William Kirkland, James Webb, William Whitted and Thomas Ruffin.
• Official appointedHugh Mulhollan was elected county surveyor.
• Official appointedJohn Young was elected county trustee and provided bond with securities Josiah Turner, James S Smith and Thomas Ruffin.
• County businessHenry Thompson and the other named commissioners were appointed to examine former clerk Samuel Benton’s accounts.
• County businessJames S Smith and the other named commissioners were appointed to settle John Young’s trustee accounts.
• County businessThe unnamed clerk received an allowance for official services.
• County businessThe unnamed sheriff received an allowance for official services.
• Official appointedJames Allison was elected public-buildings treasurer.
• Deed provedDeed, George Fossett & Martha his Wife, James Fitch & Isbel his Wife & Nancy Ray to John T Ray, proved by Thomas Ruffin.
• Deed provedDeed, Thomas Latta Senr to Solomon Latta, acknowledged in court.
• Order about enslaved peopleRobert Morrow and the other named patrollers received payment allowances for the previous year.
• Order about enslaved peopleJohn Pendergrass, Christopher Moring and Wm Partin were appointed to patrol without pay.
• Deed provedDeed, George Carrington to Archibald Carrington, proved by John Clinton.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, Thomas Hunt to Richard Umsted, proved by Robert Harris.
• Deed provedDeed, James Freeland Senr to James Hutcheson, proved by Alex Allen.
• Deed provedDeed, Thomas Sellars to Willis Sellars & Thomas Sellars Jr, proved by James Hutchison.
• Deed provedDeed, James Andrew to James Berry, proved by Wm W Jourdan.
• Deed provedDeed, Josiah Turner Esqr Shff to John Baker [John Bullar?], acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, John Umstead to Ezekiel Brewer, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed of Conveyance, Margaret Loy to John Loy, proved by made oath.
• Deed provedArticle of agreement, proved by D Albright.
• Will provedWill of Mildred Garrard, proved by Lotan G Watson.
• Administration of an estateCarter Garrard qualified as executor for Mildred Garrard’s estate.
• Deed provedPower of Attorney, John Ward to William Anderson, proved by Thomas Armstrong.
• Will provedWill of James Hancock, proved by Tyre Glenn.
• Administration of an estateThe unnamed executor qualified for James Hancock’s estate.
• Will provedWill of Ann Boyl, proved by Caleb Wilson.
• Will provedWill of Eli Lindsey, proved by William Woods.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Thomas Clancy, David Allison, Thomas Whithed and William Holt present.
• SuitJosiah Turner and Thomas Thompson denied owing John Street money and were discharged as garnishees; Thompson identified open accounts in Street’s books.
• SuitThe jury awarded James Hastings damages and costs against Henry Hastings.
• SuitThe jury awarded James Hastings damages and costs against Henry Hastings.
• Will provedWill of Ann E Culbertson, proved by Thomas Newlin & Henry Quackenbush.
• Administration of an estateJames Sugars and John Quackenbush qualified as executors for Ann E Culbertson’s estate.
• Order about enslaved peopleJohn Garrard’s administrators received permission to sell three unnamed enslaved people belonging to the estate.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of James Lockhart granted to Joseph B Shaw; sureties Dennis S Hargiss and John Warren.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Hugh Mulhollan granted to Hugh Mulhollan; sureties George Johnston and William Bradshaw.
• SuitAfter the court questioned the probate witnesses, a jury rejected the purported will of Jane Lindsy.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of James Lindsy granted to John Lindsey; sureties Joseph Ho??.
• Estate accountThe court authorized sale of James Lindsy’s perishable estate.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of David Lemmon granted to Josiah Turner; sureties Fredrick Nash.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Elizabeth Allison granted to David Allison; sureties Joseph Allison and Chesley P Patterson.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Andrew Riggains granted to William Riggains; sureties Ezekiel Free???.
• Will provedWill of Nathan Hancock, proved by Thomas Cantrell.
• Administration of an estateThe unnamed executor qualified for Nathan Hancock’s estate.
• Will provedWill of John Douglass, proved by David Bradford Sr.
• Administration of an estateGeorge Garrison and James Graham qualified as executors for John Douglass’s estate.
• Will provedWill of James Carrington, proved by Thomas Latta Senr.
• Administration of an estateJames Latta qualified as executor for James Carrington’s estate.
• Will provedWill of Richard Stanford, proved by called & duly sworn.
• Administration of an estateThe court directed issuance of testamentary letters to Richard Stanford’s unnamed executors.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for James Tate’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for William Faucett’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Lydia Faucett’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Hiram Love’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Sutton Ward’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Hiram Love’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for John Proctor’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for John Garrard’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Robert Faucett’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Alex’r Finly’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Fisher Clendining’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court confirmed the settlement of Benj Rony’s executor accounts returned by the commissioners.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Abner Pettigrew’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Abner Pettigrew’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Sutton Ward’s estate.
• Order about enslaved peopleGeorge McCulloch returned an account of hiring out unnamed enslaved people from Joseph McCulley’s estate; the court ordered it recorded.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Thomas Reding’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for J Handcock’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Eleanor McDade’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for William Faucett’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Lydia Faucett’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for James Alexander’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Vincent? Roberts’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded Thomas Brewer’s settlement of Sackfield Brewer’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Thomas Lynch’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Thomas Love’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Benj Raney’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Moses Lynch’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Thomas Love’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Charles Rountree’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for John Ward Jr’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Moses Lynch’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Thos Lunch’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Solomon Beckham’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Eleanor McDade’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for James Tate’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for John Ward’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Thomas Jourdan’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Thomas Jourdan’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for James Tate’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded Richard Proctor’s administration account for John Proctor’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory and sales account for James Finley’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Martha Holloway’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Charles Rountree’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Nathan Hancock’s estate.
• Order about enslaved peopleWilliam Cain jr. was authorized to sell John Cain’s perishable estate and enslaved people, excluding workers and assets needed for the plantation’s current crop.
• TaxThomas Rountree was appointed to receive taxable-person and property lists.
• TaxRobert Harris was appointed to receive taxable-person and property lists.
• TaxZachariah Herndon was appointed to receive taxable-person and property lists.
• TaxWilliam Barbee was appointed to receive taxable-person and property lists.
• TaxSamuel Child was appointed to receive taxable-person and property lists.
• TaxIsaac Holt was appointed to receive taxable-person and property lists.
• TaxHenry Brannock was appointed to receive taxable-person and property lists.
• TaxDavid Mebane was appointed to receive taxable-person and property lists.
• TaxAbner B Bruce was appointed to receive taxable-person and property lists.
• Official appointedCatlet Campbell and Levi Whitted were appointed election inspectors.
• Official appointedRobert Harris and Samuel Turrentine were appointed election inspectors.
• Official appointedJames Briggs and Moses McCowen were appointed election inspectors.
• Official appointedCharles Trice and Nathaniel King were appointed election inspectors.
• Official appointedJames Morrow and Thomas Brewer were appointed election inspectors.
• Official appointedDavid Patterson and Thomas Davis were appointed election inspectors.
• Official appointedDaniel Albright and John Trolinder were appointed election inspectors.
• Official appointedJames Davis and Miles Wallis were appointed election inspectors.
• Official appointedThomas Compton and John Shaw were appointed election inspectors.
• Official appointedJames Hutcheson and John Thompson were appointed election inspectors.
• Official appointedJames Webb and John Young were appointed town-property assessors.
• Deed provedDeed, John Nicholas Harder to James Coots, proved by Certificate of N P Hardiman.