Brunswick County NcArchives Court.....Williams, Henry 1778
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Source: Colonial Records Of North Carolina
Written: 1778

Minutes of a Court of Magistrates and Freeholders in Brunswick County
North Carolina. Magistrates and Freeholders Court
March 05, 1778 
Volume 13, Pages 375-376

State of North Carolina: Brunswick County. March 5th., 1778.

At a Court held for the tryal of a negro man slave for the murder of Henry 
Williams, said fellow being the property of Mrs. Sarah Dupree.

Justices of the Peace present
William Paine 
John Bell 
Thomas Sessions

Free holders: 
John Stanton 
James Ludlow 
Needham Gause 
Aaron Roberts

According to law valued said negro James at eighty pounds Procklamation Money.

The court proceeded on said tryal and the said fellow James confessed himself 
to be One that had a hand in the murdering of said Henry Williams in 
concurrence with the evidence of four other mallefactors that were executed 
for Being Concerned in said murder on the 18th. day of March 1777.

Ordered that the Sheriff take the said Jimmy from hence to the Place of 
execution where he shall be tyed to a stake and Burnt Alive. Given under my 
hands this 5th. day of March 1778.

Justices of the Peace: 
William Gause 
John Bell 
Thos. Sessions

Freeholders: 
Aaron Roberts 
John Stanton 
Needham Gause
Jas. X Ludlow
(his mark)

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State of No. Carolina, 
Brunswick County. 

We, the undernamed persons being summoned as Justices of the Peace and 
freeholders of the County aforesaid to hold a court for the Tryal of a negro 
man slave named James the property of Mrs. Sarah Dupree for the murder of Mr. 
Henry Williams of Lockwood Folly do value the said slave James at the sum of 
Eighty pounds Procklamation Money. Given under my hands this 5th. day of March 
1778.

Justices of the Peace:
William Gause 
John Bell 
Thos. Sessions

Freeholders: 
Aaron Roberts 
John Stanton
Needham Gause 
Jas his X mark Ludlow 

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