Chowan County NcArchives Court.....Governor's Council, Minutes Of 1726
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Source: Colonial Records Of North Carolina
Written: 1726

Minutes of the North Carolina Governor's Council
North Carolina. Council
July 28, 1726 - August 01, 1726
Volume 02, Pages 637-639

[Council Journal.]

North Carolina—ss. 
At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Edenton the 28th day of July 1726 

Present
The Honoble Sir Richard Everard Barrt Govr &c
William Reed Esqr Member of Council
Chri Gale Esqr Member of Council
J Lovick Esqr Member of Council
Edwd Moseley Esqr Member of Council
Richard Sanderson Esqr Member of Council
Thos Harvey Esqr Member of Council
John Palin Esqr Member of Council
Robert West Esqr Member of Council
E Gale Esqr Member of Council

John Blount Esqr a member of this Board being Dead the Honoble the Governor 
Nominated John Worley Esqr to succeed him which the Major Part of this Council 
agreeing to the said Worley Qualifyed himself by taking and subscribing to the 
several Oaths by Law Appointed for the Qualification of Publick Officers as 
allso the Test and his place at the Board accordingly

Adjourned to Monday next

Monday August the first 1726 met againe

Present
The Honoble Sir Richard Everard Barrt Govr &c
William Reed Esqr Member of the Council
Chr Gale Esqr Member of the Council
John Lovick Esqr Member of the Council
Edwd Moseley Esqr Member of the Council
R Sanderson Esqr Member of the Council
Thos Harvey Esqr Member of the Council 
John Palin Esqr Member of the Council
Edwd Gale Esqr Member of the Council
J Worley Esqr Member of the Council

Ordered that a New Commission of the Peace Issue for the precinct of 
Pasquotank Directed to John Palin Esqr John Solley Robt Lowry David Bayley 
Nathl Hall Gabriel Burnham William Willson William Ludford John Relph John 
Armour

Ordered That Evan Jones be added to the Commission of the Peace for the 
precint of Craven.

Ordered That the present Assembly be dissolved and that a Proclamation Issue 
for that purpose accordingly

Ordered That a New Commission of the Peace Issue for the General Court of this 
Province Directed to the old Members except Mr Lloyd and that Henry Bonner and 
Thos Speight Esqrs be added

Ordered that a New Commission of the Peace Issue for the precinct of Beauford 
and Hyde directed to James Leigh Simon Alderson Gyles Shute Robt Turner Joshua 
Porter Samuel Slade Robert Payton Thos Worseley Junr John Worley Junr Roger 
Kenyon Wm Cordent

Read the Petition of James Hamilton Shewing that some time agoe James Howard 
obtained a Patent for 440 acres lying in Bertie Precinct on a hotsky Ridge 
which is not seated as the Law Directs & Therefore prays a Lapse patent may be 
granted him for the same

Ordered that a patent Issue as prayed for

A Caveat having been Entered by Mr John Bonde Admr of the Estate of Thos Boyd 
Esqr deced against Letters being Granted on a Writting that is now set up for 
the last Will of Boyd which being produced by the Persons named Executors 
therein It is the Opinion of this Board that the parties on each side produce 
their Evidence for and against the Probat of the will And that this Board 
veiwing the sd writing gave it as their Opinion that the sd Will or Writing 
was the proper hand writing of the sd Boyd

And the council for the Executors objected against the other Partys producing 
any Witnesses Tending to prove a Revocation thereof unless the same be to 
prove a Revocation in writing pursuant to the Stat of the 29th Car 2d 
Entituled &c

By order

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