Bertie COUNTY NC COURT Edward Tool - Assault by Wimberlys File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cathy Farris http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm Edward TOOL "Beat up by the WIMBERLY Boys and Others." Criminal Court Records Cathy 1762 Bertie County Criminal Records 010.326.1 NCArchives April 2002 Cathy Hart Farris Spelling is as written on entry...cathy North Carolina Bertie County} May the 15th 1762 Complaint is this day made to me Josiah HARRELL one his Majestys Justices seal of the Peace for the County by Edward TOOL that on Saturday the first of this Instant May the said Edward TOOL was on the Kings high way assaulted by Ezekiel WIMBERLY, John WIMBERLY and Levie WIMBERLY, William DAVIS, Robert COTTEL and William MILES and Christopher? DAVIS and that they or some of them did then and there beat and abuse the said Edward TOOL that he is not able to do his daily Labour or the work of his Calling and that the said TOOL doth suspect that it was a plot made amongst the above named persons to beat and abuse him the said Edward TOOL---- These are therefore in his Majestys Name to comand you to cause the above mentioned persons to appear before some Justice of the peace for this county to answer the above complaint given under my hand and seal the day and date above written. Josiah HARRELL Jr. also sumons Demcy HOLOND Daniel BOYT Jeames CRAFT Joseph TURNER William PICKET and Edward BALL} To any Lawfull officer to Execute and Return as Evidences