CRAVEN COUNTY, NC - COURT - New Bern District Court Civil Action Papers 1765-1767 ----¤¤¤¤---- New Bern District Court Civil Action papers DSCR.206.325.1 Folder: 1765-1767 Information: Robert PALMER (by his attorney, Samuel JOHNSTON) has claimed that William RITCHIE owes him a debt, which PALMER has tried to collect and RITCHIE has refused to pay. PALMER brought suit in New Bern District Court, and RITCHIE did not appear, and did not make any defense. The court determined, therefore, that PALMER was entitled to damages from RITCHIE, but the amount is not known. A jury consisting of Constantine WHITFIELD, Frederick BECTON, John GARRARD, Thos. YIELDING, Joshua PEARCE, Danl. SIMMONS, Wm. DAVIS, Wm. WILTON, William FORT, John FRANKS, Benj.(?) COWPER, & John TYLLIMAN is appointed to determine the damages owed to PALMER, and award him 316 pounds, 19 shillings, & 9 pence. Date: May term 1765 Date of: Court record County: Craven Folder: 1765-1767 Information: Order to Martin CASWELL, Clerk of Dobbs Co., to appear and produce all records remaining concerning a settlement formerly made by Gilbert KERR with the Justices of Dobbs County formerly called Johnston. Date: 9 May 1766 Date of: Order County: Dobbs Folder: 1765-1767 Information: Appearance bond for Thomas SITGREAVES with bondsmen John GREEN and John Counsell BRYAN to appear and answer a charge by William GREEN of trespass on the case of 120 pounds Date: 20 Apr 1767 Date of: Bond County: Not given Folder: 1765-1767 Information: Appearance bond for Thomas WEBBER with William LOWE, bondsman to James BONBANOUS. WEBBER has asked for and received an attachment to the estate of BONBANOUS for the sum of 133 pounds to be returned to the next term of court; bond is for WEBBER to appear and proceed with the suit against BONBANOUS. Date: 22 June 1767 Date of: Bond County: Craven Folder: 1765-1767 Information: 1) Introduction describes suit brought by William RUMSEY and William WILSON, merrchants, by their atty. Richd. CASWELL against William TATE for debt. 2) Record of case as presented in Inferior Court: William TATE is merchant of Jamaica, and owes RUMSEY and WILSON a debt of approx. 300 pounds. TATE conceals himself from the normal process of law. Sheriff is ordered to attach the property of TATE in security for the debt, and to summon TATE to appear at the next Superior Court to make answer. 3) Sheriff appeared before the next term of Inferior Court, and stated that he had attached the property of TATE, and that it is held by garnishees Saml. CORNELL, Esq., Richd. ELLIS, Esq., Edmond WRINDFORD, & Richard BLACKLEDGE. Each of these men then appeared to describe the property that they held. The plaintiffs appeared with their attorney and gave time until May term for TATE to appear and answer the charge against him. At the May term, TATE did not appear, and RUMSEY and WILSON were allowed the debt, and 12 jurors were appointed to determine the exact amount. Jurors were: Timothy CLEAR, John FONVIELLE, Junr., Bernd. PARKINSON, John TURNER, Edward FRANKS, Wm. BRYAN, Wm. DENNIS, Elijah PIGOTT, Joseph CAMPEN, John ROBINSON, John WARWICK, William WEBSTER; they determined the amount to be 265.87.87 pounds plus costs. Date: Nov. term 1767/May term, 1768 Date of: Inferior court proceedings/Superior court proceedings County: Craven Folder: 1765-1767 Information: Appearance bond for RUMSEY & WILSON with bondsmen William GREEN and Thomas SITGREAVES to William TATE. RUMSEY & WILSON have obtained an attachment of the estate of TATE; bond is for their appearance at the next term of court to prosecute the case. Date: 4 May 1767 Date of: Bond County: Craven Folder: 1765-1767 Information: Duplicate of summary above of the case of RUMSEY and WILSON against William TATE through the attachment of the property of TATE. 2nd side of this document is a summons for Edmond WRENDFORD to appear and produce the property that he holds belonging to TATE and present it to RUMSEY and WILSON in satisfaction of the debt. RUMSEY and WILSON appeared and announced that they were now satisfied with the recovery. Date: November term 1767 Date of: Original Inferior court date County: Craven Folder: 1765-1767 Information: Order to _________ to take the deposition of Abraham PAGE concerning information he has regarding a suit in which William HERRITAGE is plaintiff and Reuben ROBERTS is defendant. Date: 13 May 1767 Date of: Order County: Not given ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Guptill ___________________________________________________________________