Bertie County NC Court Minutes - Cain Misc. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Cain Bertie NC Court Minutes May 1733 JAMES CANE called to jury duty. Bertie NC Court Minutes 08 May 1733 The last will and testament of WILLIAM CAIN was recorded in open court by oath of Rt. Pace Junr one of the witnesses thereto and at the same time came ELIZH CAiN, sole Exrx &c and took the oath of an Execx according to law. Bertie NC Court Minutes 08 May 1733 Will of WM CAIN was proved by the oath of Rt. Pace Junr and ELIZH CAIN sole exx took oath 8 May 1733. Bertie NC Court Minutes 1734 Rd Pace Junr to Rd Pace Senr pd jurat JAMES CANE 40 pds. Bertie NC Court Minutes 13 May 1734 Petition of Wm Baker for road from his ferry to the mouth of Nottaway River leading into the county road to Cheshire Landing & to work the road...JNO CANE. JAMES CANE, jurat was pd 40pds for services to the court. (jurat meant lawyer). Bertie NC Court Minutes 14 May 1734 Richard Pace Junr ackn. a deed to JAMES CAIN. Bertie NC Court Minutes Aug 1734 John Sellars to lay out a road from WILLIAM KANES to (Maherring River [crossed out]) the road ________ Swamp leading to Meherring River and that James Lassing be and is hereby apptd overseer of said road and all ye inhabitants from ye mouth of ________? Swamp and Pottycasey Swamp and up ye Swamp as high as ye Pocoson Branch (then up PottyCasey as high [crossed out]) do clear and maintain (who work on [crossed out]) ye sd road. Bertie NC Court Minutes Nov 1734 The Inventory of the Estate of WM. KANE was duly proved by ye oath of Elizh Drake Exrs? &c. [Elizabeth Drake was formerly ELIZABETH CAIN] Bertie NC Court Minutes 07 Feb 1736 Read the petition of WILLIAM CAIN and Robert Clary. Ordered that Joseph Regan be sum 'd to appear to shew cause why he Detains the said Legacys. [It seems from this record that Elizabeth Drake was dead. No record of why Joseph Regan was serving as administrator.]  ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.