Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Court Minutes (Justice of Peace) 1730 May 12 pg 3 Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions

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1730	Court of Pleas and Quarters

May 12, 1730

The Court  adj  till tomorrow morning 8 O’ Clock.  

Met again
Pres'd [presiding]

William Nunn ? Winne?
Capt. Speir
William Boade ?
William Dew

William Balwin's Pet [petition]  Rec'd and ref'd 

Baker to Horne ack'd.

Charles Evans & John Sawyer made return as Procession Master
of all the lands within their Canton? which is ordered to be
Regis'd.

James Murray  Pet read and ref'd 

George Smith appeared this day according to summons to
qualify himself as a constable who refused to act as a
constable.  It is there upon considered an  ordered.  That
this George Smith to pay a fine of five pounds but in regard
of the said  Smiths being an Illiterate Person and Lame it
is further ordered that four pounds of this fine to be
remitted by him but that he forthwith pay twenty shillings
and stand comitted  & pay costs.


Pollock to  Henderson  proved by the oath of James
Castollow.

It is ordered that the following jury to lay out a new road
form Catherine's Creek landing (for Stoney Creek Bridge -
crossed out) into Stoney Creek Road. Viz: John Beverly, Sen,
James Beverly Jr,    John Jones, Leut. Joseph Jones Sen,
Joseph jones,  John Jones Junior, John Cox,  James Douglas,
Isaac Lewis, Thos Byrd, William Lazarus (crossed out)
William Hansford, Capt. Boon,  Thos  MacClendon, Frank Mack
Clendon, John Early, James Jenkins, or any 12.  And that
Charles Jones  be & he is  appointed overseer of said road.

The  Roing? Pet'd by Wm. Peter ? (all this is crossed out)

Edward Carter appeared on his Recog this day, & nobody
appearing to prosecute the said Carter is discharged paying
Costs at? Ex'd.