November 1816 term

Day not given in the source

• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices James Mebane, James S Smith and William Dickey present.
• JuryThe sheriff’s jury return supplied no juror names.
• JuryThe court recorded John Durham, Isaac Shugars, James Murdock and 12 others for jury service.
• Constable appointedReuben Smith was sworn into office.
• JuryThe court recorded Taylor Duke, Caleb Wilson, John McDaniel and 9 others for jury service.
• JuryThe record identified jurors who failed to attend.
• SuitThe jury awarded John Holden damages and costs against John Carrington.
• SuitThe jury awarded Hugh Cain damages and costs against John D and George Carrington.
• SuitThe jury awarded Garrison and Brown damages against Faucett and Shepperd.
• SuitThe jury awarded George Faucett damages and costs against James Faucett.
• Estate accountWilliam Horton received until the next term to return the sales account for Hyram Cozart’s estate.
• GuardianshipJohn H Latta became guardian of Walter and William and Person and Nancy Chizenhall.
• GuardianshipWilliam Horton became guardian of Jimima Cozort.
• GuardianshipWilliam Murray became guardian of Henderson Haney.
• GuardianshipWilliam Horton became guardian of David Cozort.
• SuitMary Rainey offered William Rainey’s will; the defendants disputed it, and the court framed an issue for trial.
• GuardianshipThomas Sellars became guardian of John and Sarah and Milly Rainey.
• Deed provedDeed, William Barbee to Thomas Jenkins, proved by Aquilla Herndon.
• Deed provedDeed, Thomas Jenkins to Josiah Clifton, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed of Bargain & Sale, James Kirk to John L Kirk, proved by Thomas Whitted.
• Deed provedDeed, Edward Riggains & Polly Riggains to Isaac Barbee, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Harrison Trice to Charles Trice, proved by John Craig.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, John F Bellamy to Wm M Ballard, proved by Charles Trice.
• Deed provedDeed of Gift, Hezekiah Rhodes to Hinton Hall, proved by Wesley Rhodes.
• Deed provedDeed, James Latta to Charles Stephens, proved by Nathaniel Hucks.
• Deed provedDeed, James Bivings to Israel Holt, proved by Philemon Holt.
• Deed provedDeed, John Roberts to Shadrach Roberts, proved by Lewis Roberts.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices James Mebane, Michael Holt and James Hutcheson present.
• State caseFour witnesses were fined for failing to testify in Robert Duke’s action against Thomas Scarlet (John D Carrington, Archibald Carrington, George Carrington, Absalom Alston).
• SuitThe jury awarded Robert William damages against Matthias Williams.
• SuitThe jury awarded Thomas Bird damages against Alexander Mason and John Mason.
• SuitThe jury awarded Hugh Mulhollan damages against John Mason.
• SuitThe jury awarded Wm Kirkland damages and costs against Daniel Turrentine.
• GuardianshipJohn Garrard became guardian of Thomas Garrard.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Thomas Cate granted to William Moore and John Sykes; sureties Allen and Ephraim Cate.
• Estate accountPleasant Henderson and the other named commissioners were appointed to assist division under John Moore’s will.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Michael Holt, John Craig and James S Smith present.
• State caseThe jury found Benjamin Barbee guilty on the indictment.
• State caseThe jury found David Parker guilty on the indictment.
• State caseThe jury acquitted Charles Partin and Buckner Brewer.
• State caseThe jury acquitted Lewis Partin and Wm Brewer.
• State caseThe jury found Nathaniel Bailey guilty on the indictment.
• State caseThe jury found Wyatt Ballard guilty on the indictment.
• Deed provedDeed, John McDaniel to William Gean, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, John Douglass to William Mitchell Senr, proved by Andrew McBroom.
• Deed provedDeed of Gift, John Thompson to Micajah Thomas, proved by William Thompson.
• Deed provedDeed, John Cloud to David Cloud, proved by John Comb.
• Deed provedDeed, John Keck to George Waggoner, proved by Michael Holt.
• Deed provedDeed, Robert Murdoch to James Murdoch & William Murdock, proved by Andrew Gay.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, Stancel More to Thomas Jenkins, proved by William M Ballard.
• Deed provedDeed, James Freeland to Judea Griffiths, proved by John Trollinger.
• Deed provedDeed of Gift, Thomas Evans to Josiah Turner & Eliza his wife, proved by William H Adams.
• Deed provedDeed, Miles Wallis to John Wallis, proved by George Hurdle.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Thomas Whithed, Henry Thompson and Michael Holt present.
• State caseThe jury found John Piper guilty on the indictment.
• State caseThe jury found Daniel Pickard guilty on the indictment.
• State caseThe jury found Moses McCown guilty on the indictment.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, John L Kirk to Solomon Nevill, proved by William Gean.
• Child support orderJames Hamilton was ordered to pay Nancy Murray child support as the reputed father.
• Child support orderJohn Duke was ordered to pay Kesiah Wood child support as the reputed father.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Aaron Bowles granted to Jehu Bird; sureties William Criswell and James Lapslie.
• Child support orderDavid Andrews was ordered to pay Polley Williams child support as the reputed father.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Fredrick Gates granted to Thomas B Patterson; sureties William P Mangum and William B Jameson.
• Estate accountThe administrator received permission to sell Fredrick Gates’s personal estate.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of William Rainey granted to Michael Holt and John King; sureties Thomas Sellars and William Holt.
• Estate accountThe court authorized sale of William Rainey’s perishable estate.
• GuardianshipThe court cancelled William Murray’s guardianship and appointed Jehu Bird guardian of Henderson Haney, with bond.
• Road orderThe court accepted completion of the Eno bridge and ordered payment to Thomas Atkins, John Arnold and William Leathers.
• Deed provedDeed, John Clark to Peter Stoner, proved by Stephen Ward.
• Deed provedDeed, Armour King to David Perkins, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedDeed, Edward Robson to William C Hooper, acknowledged in court.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, Elizabeth Estes to William H Adams, proved by Josiah Turner.
• Deed provedDeed, Barnard Lasley to James Moore, proved by William Sykes.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, James H Harrison to Solomon Neville, proved by B Kittrell.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, John F Bellamy to Charles Trice, proved by Wm M Ballard.
• Deed provedBill of Sale, Thomas B Patterson to Polly Carrington, acknowledged in court.
• Court in sessionThe court convened with justices Thomas Clancy, Thomas Whithed and Sampson Moore present.
• Constable appointedMoses Leathers was appointed.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Sarah Whithed granted to Thomas Whitted; sureties William Leathers and Isaac Holden.
• Road orderOn Jehu Bird’s road petition, the court confirmed the jury report and ordered compensation to Perry Sutton for damage to his land.
• Child support orderWilliam Warren was ordered to pay Eliza Parish for support of her child, initially and annually.
• Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Elizabeth Truelove granted to William Barbie; sureties Robert Anderson.
• GuardianshipWilliam Barbee became guardian of Lucy Truelove.
• Constable appointedStephen Clark was appointed.
• County businessThe sheriff was ordered to summon an inquiry jury concerning Elizabeth, daughter of John Woods.
• County businessThe sheriff was ordered to summon a jury to investigate Mary Rainey’s mental capacity.
• JuryThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Mann Patterson, William P Mangum, Henry Neale and 26 others for the next court (Ben).
• JuryThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Willie Shaw, Henry Sheppard Eno, Joseph Baker Jr and 27 others for the next court (Jno).
• Will provedWill of Jacob Umstead, proved by oath.
• Administration of an estateThe unnamed executor qualified for Jacob Umstead’s estate.
• Will provedWill of Aaron Bowls, proved by Oath.
• Will provedWill of Hezekiah Rhodes, proved by Oath.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for John Moore’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court recorded Thos Clark’s additional sales account for William Clark’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court recorded the unnamed executors’ sales account for John Moore’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Elizabeth Truelove’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Anne E Culbertson’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Lewis Kirk’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded a sales account for Lewis Kirk’s estate.
• Order about enslaved peopleThe court recorded Geo McCulley’s account of hiring out enslaved people belonging to Joseph McCulley’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Jane Hamilton’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Polly Smith’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court recorded Robert Smith’s sales account for Polly Smith’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court recorded Thomas Alexander’s sales account for James Alexander’s estate.
• Estate accountThe court received and recorded an inventory for Elizabeth Allison’s estate.
• Deed provedDeed of conveyance, Zebulon Veasy & Nancy Veasy to William Cain, proved by Isaac Cain.