CRAVEN COUNTY, NC - COURT - New Bern District Court Records, Part 22, 1802 ----¤¤¤¤---- New Bern District Court Records DSCR 206.326.5 Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Jonathan SPEIGHT, Seth SPEIGHT, Allis SPEIGHT, and Francis SPEIGHT to appear and answer charges against them. Date: 11 Nov 1801 Date of: Bond County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Samuel SPEIGHT & Jonathan THIGPEN to testify against Jonathan SPEIGHT & others. Date: 15 Jul 1801 Date of: Summons County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Arrest warrant for Jonathan SPEIGHT, Seth SPEIGHT, Francis SPEIGHT, and Allis SPEIGHT on a charge of riot. Date: 20 Sept 1801 Date of: Warrant issued County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Indictment of James HOLMES, yeoman; Etheldred SMITH, planter; Benjamin SMITH, planter for riotously assaulting and beating Jesse LANGSTON. Date: 10 Feb 1801 Date of: Event County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Ezekiel WARD, Burwell WARD and Naomi his wife, & Best WARD with Jeremiah BARROW and Fredk. ?[Can¹t read last name], bondsmen, to appear and answer a charge made against them by James MOULTRIE of trespass. Date: 26 June 1802 Date of: Bond County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Arrest warrant for Nash WARD on a misdemeanor Date: 1 Dec 1802 Date of: Warrant issued County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Indictment of Noah WARD for biting off the ear of Jacob JOYNER with the intention of maiming and disfiguring him. Date: 1 Nov 1801 Date of: Event County: Greene (residence of WARD)/Pitt (place of incident) Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Samuel CHAPMAN, esquire to appear and testify on behalf of the Governor in a case wherein the Governor to the use of the admr.. of Mary LINES is plaintiff and John BLANKS, D. WITHERSPOON , & the Exr. of Fred. LANE are defendants. Date: 15 Jan 1802 Date of: Summons County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for John GOODING & Ephraim STANLY to appear immediately and testify on behalf of Willm. LINES Admr. of Mary LINES in a case wherein the Governor is plaintiff and David WITHERSPOON & others are defendants. Date: 16 Jan 1802 Date of: Summons County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Thomas DUDLEY, Jonathan KEYS, & John COLLINS to appear and testify on behalf of John MAID. Date: 15 Jul 1802 Date of: Summons County: Jones Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Gardner MOY to appear and testify against James HOPKINS. Date: 25 Nov 1802 Date of: Bond County: Edgecombe Folder: 1802 Information: Calculation of costs of court in case of the State vs. James HOLMES, Benjamin SMITH, & Etheldred SMITH Date: Not given Date of: County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Arrest warrant for James HOLMES, Etheldred SMITH, & Benjamin SMITH on a charge of riot &c. Date: 20 Sept 1801 Date of: Warrant issued County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for James HOLMES to forfeit his bond for failing to appear on a charge against him. Date: 15 Jan 1802 Date of: Summons County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Slip of paper which reads: ³I do not mean to take tickets as a witness agt. HOLMES and others in the Indictments on which they submitted.² s/J LANGDON. [In other words, LANGDON is not charging the state for expenses for appearing as a witness in the case-sbg]. Date: 20 Jul 1802 Date of: Note County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Benjamin SMITH to forfeit his bond for failing to appear on a charge against him. Date: 15 Jan 1802 Date of: Summons County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Oath by James HOLMES & Benja. SMITH [name appears to have been inserted later-sbg] that prior to the last term of Superior Court he was arrested by the sheriff of Greene Co. on 2 writs carried on by Jesse LANGSTON, and he gave bail to the sheriff for his appearance. He attended court until the whole of the matter in dispute between himself and LANGSTON was settled by a reference to a person by them chosen & by whose award they bound themselves to abide by. As soon as this was settled, he went home, not knowing it was necessary for him to stay longer. Date: 20 Jul 1802 Date of: Oath County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Etheldred SMITH with Matthew EXUM & Ruffin PRIDGEN, bondsmen, to appear and answer a charge against him and others for a riot made on the house and property of Jesse LANGSTON. (States that SMITH ³was today apprehended²). Date: 11 Feb 1801 Date of: Bond County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Jesse LANGSTON, Jesse ALDRIDGE, Frances CASWELL, William LEWIS, & Richard ALLEN to appear and testify against Etheldred SMITH, James HOLMES, Benj SMITH, Thomas SMITH, Richard SMITH, & John EDMONDSON for committing riot at the house and on the body of Jesse LANGSTON. Date: 11 Feb 1801 Date of: Bond County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Thomas SMITH with James JOHNSON & Ruffin PRIDGEN, bondsmen to appear and answer a charge against him. (States that SMITH ³was this day apprehended²). Date: 11 Feb 1801 Date of: Bond County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for James HOLMES, Etheldred SMITH, Benjamin SMITH with Matthew EXUM and Thomas SMITH bondsmen to appear and answer charges against them. Date: [blank] Jan 1802 Date of: Bond County: Greene, town of Snow Hill Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for James HOLMES with Jesse ALDRIDGE & Kinchen GARLAND, bondsmen, to appear and answer a charge of riot against Jesse LANGSTON. (States that HOLMES ³was today apprehended²). Date: 11 Feb 1801 Date of: Bond County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Richard SMITH (³this day apprehended²) with Jesse ALDRIDGE & Francis KILPARTRICK, bondsmen, to appear and answer a charge against him of riot at the house of and on the body of Jesse LANGSTON. Date: 11 Feb 1801 Date of: Bond County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for John EDMONDSON ³this day apprehended² with Jesse ALDRIDGE & Kinchen GARLAND, bondsmen, to appear and answer a charge against him for a riot committed on the body of Jesse LANGSTON. Date: 11 Feb 1801 Date of: Bond County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Indictment of Joseph HATCH for maliciously and intentionally contriving to ³injure, oppress, aggrieve, and villify² the good name of Kedar KNIGHT, ³a good and worthy citizen of this state² and to bring KNIGHT ³into great contempt hatred infamy & disgrace² by publishing the following, ³State of North Carolina, Jones County, Nov. the 16th, 1801 Whereas Kedar KNIGHT has been instigated by a malicious & wicked heart to propigate a false and scandalous tale against me Intending to distroy my charactor and bring me into disgrace I do therefore declear that the said KNIGHT is a lyar and that I can prove him a lyar.² [Published document is attached-sbg]. Date: 16 Nov 1801 Date of: Publication County: Jones Folder: 1802 Information: Slip of paper which says, ³Received 18th Febry 1803 from Jos HATCH Esqr. the amount of my fees in the suit the State against said HATCH.² s/D WILKINSON Shff Date: 18 Feb 1803 Date of: Receipt County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for William Wells GRAY to appear and testify on behalf of Joseph HATCH. Date: 15 Jan 1802 Date of: Summons County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Josiah HOWARD & William T. GARDNER & Ernest WATSON to appear and testify on behalf of Joseph HATCH Date: 15 Jan 1802 Date of: Summons County: Jones Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Etheldred MITCHUL, with Mahew GARLAND and Druny ALDRIDGE, bondsmen, to appear and answer a charge by Nathaniel DANIEL junr. of trespass and damage. Date: 5 Jul 1802 Date of: Bond County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Arrest warrant for Abraham ADAMS to answer a charge against him by John HADDOCK senior of trespass and damage. Date: 3 Feb 1802 Date of: Warrant issued County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Bond by William GASTON to Margaret TURNER in regard to a suit in which John Hagarty AUSTIN is plaintiff and TURNER is defendant. [This appears to be a guarantee that the plaintiff will fully prosecute the case or pay the costs of court. It is signed Will GASTON by W.B. MEARCY his atty.-sbg]. Date: 15 Jul 1801 [? might be 1807-sbg] Date of: Bond County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: State vs. John HADDOCK: Charge by Abraham ADAMS, witness for the state, for his appearance. Charge includes 76 miles transportation. For Jan term 1802 Date: 29 Jany 1802 Date of: Charge County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Calculation of costs of court in The State vs. John HADDOCK Date: Not given Date of: County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Slip of paper: State vs. HADDOCK. Following names listed: Simon BURNEY, Benj. VENTERS, Wm. WILLSON, Tresy? SUTTON, Wm. BUCK, Hardy HANDCOCK, Willis WILSON. At bottom of list are the words ³Witnesses for [torn]². Then there is another list with the following names: Henry SMITH, Tho. BRYAN, Ben SUTTON, Kiscah SUTTON, Jas. STOKES. At bottom of this list are the words ³Witnesses for Deft.² Date: Not given Date of: County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Slip of paper which says, ³Mr. ARNETT Please to give up my attendance as a witness against John HADDICK unto Abraham ADDAMS and this order shall be your receipt.² s/Trishe [X] SUTTON. Date: 19 Jul 1802 Date of: Note County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Thomas BLACKLEDGE & Thomas ARMSTRONG, William ARNOLD and Lydia WARD to appear and testify on a charge against John HADDOCK brought by Benja. BUCK Date: 19 Mar 1796 Date of: Summons County: Pitt Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Holland JOHNSTON and Samuel ELKS to appear and testify in the case against John HADDOCK. Date: 19 Mar 1796 Date of: Summons County: Pitt Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for James BUCK to appear and testify against John HADDOCK. Date: 19 Mar 1795 Date of: Summons County: Pitt Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Stephen BROOKS, Thomas ARMSTRONG, and Thomas BLACKLEDGE to appear and testify in the case against John HADDOCK. (Back: ³Came to hand 26 March. Executed on BROOKS 26 March 1795. BLACKLEDGE and ARMSTRONG not found²). Date: Not given, except as dates noted above from back. Date of: County: Pitt Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Sarah Mills WISE, Isaac James BUCK, William BUCK, Abraham ADAMS, Isaac BUCK Junr. to appear and testify on behalf of Benjamin BUCK and the State against John HADDOCK. Date: 10 Sept 1795 Date of: Summons County: Pitt Folder: 1802 Information: Arrest warrant for John HADDOCK on a charge of trespass. (Back: Appearance bond for John HADDOCK with Isaac BOYD and Robert BOYD, bondsmen to appear and answer charges against him.) Date: 19 Mar 1795 Date of: Warrant (Date of bond not given) County: Pitt Folder: 1802 Information: Oath of Wm. HADDOCK that Shadrack ALLEN is a material witness for him and has been summoned, but is not present. HADDOCK cannot come safely to trial without him. [Note: handwriting difficult to read. Document begins, ³Wm. HADDOCK at home of Wm. BUCK,² then 4 words I can¹t read. There also might be a reason why ALLEN is not present, but this is not clear-sbg]. Date: 23 Jan 1802 Date of: Oath County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: ³The state against John HADDOCK this was an indictment for Petit Larceny and Verdict against the Defendant. This Defendants Counsil filed Reasons in arrest of Judgment which the Court arrested after argument Ex parte which was contrary to Law an appeal was Craved and granted for the above Reason which I think Sufficient and that Justice has not been Done to the State aforesaid.² s/Zelotis COLLINS atty for the state. Date: Not given Date of: County: Pitt Folder: 1802 Information: State vs. John HADDOCK: ³Motion in arrest of Judgment for the following reasons why.² Reasons are 1) the jury has not found all the matter before them, that is, they found HADDOCK guilty of the bull but not the heifer, 2) that the indictment does not allege who the bull belonged to, 3) the jury did not find the value of the bull. s/ B. WOODS, att. for Deft. Date: Not given Date of: County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Transcript of trial of John HADDOCK: 1) Charge that HADDOCK stole a bull and heifer belonging to Abraham ADAMS. Zelotes COLLINS atty for the state, Abraham ADAMS, prosecutor, and witness William BUCK sworn. Richard CARNEY foreman of jury. 2) Arrest warrant directed to sheriff of Pitt for John HADDOCK charged with larceny. 3) Appearance bond for John HADDOCK with bondsmen Henry SMITH and Lanier DANIEL, bondsmen. HADDOCK to appear at next term, which he failed, and HADDOCK forfeited bond. The defendant then pleaded not guilty (by his attorneys Benjamin WOODS and William KENNEDY), and the following jury was impanelled: John BOWERS, Moses TEEL, Moses EVANS, John STOCKS, Robert DIXON, Godfrey STANCELL, Moses MOORE, Thomas TISON, Zachariah PINKETT, William WOOTEN, Counsel WOOTEN and Joshua TUCKER. Jury found HADDOCK guilty as to the bull, and WOODS filed reasons for arrest in judgement. [See previous document-sbg], which was granted. COLLINS then filed an appeal of this decision. HADDOCK then posted an appearance bond with Thomas BRYAN and Benjamin VENTERS, bondsmen. Abraham ADAMS also posted an appearance bond with William EASTWOOD & Ichabod TISON his bondsmen. 4) Calculation of court costs, including a list of witnesses: Teresy SUTTON, Hardy HANDCOCK, William BUCK, Benjamin SUTTON, Henry SMITH, Benjamin VENTERS, Kesiah SUTTON, James STOKES, Simon BURNEY, Willis WILSON, Thomas BRYANT, William WILLSON. Date: 4 Nov 1800/Feb. term 1801/19 Oct 1801 Date of: Crime committed/trial in county court/transcript requested and made County: Pitt Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for John HADOCK with Wm. HADOCK, bondsman, to appear and answer a charge against him. Date: 11 Mar 1795 Date of: Bond County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Arrest warrant for John HADDOCK based on a complaint by Benjamin BUCK and proved by James BUCK that HADDOCK came on B. BUCK¹s plantation and removed a Negro man named Bebe, the property of B. BUCK. Date: 11 Feb 1795 Date of: Event and warrant County: Pitt Folder: 1802 Information: Indictment of John HADDOCK for forcibly (using sticks and clubs) stealing a Negro boy, property of Benjamin BUCK and in possession of James BUCK. Date: 11 Feb 1795 Date of: Event County: Pitt Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for John ROBERTS with Stephen SASSER and Spyers HARMON, bondsmen, to appear and answer a charge by Randal ROGERS of debt. Date: 7 May 1802. Date of: Bond County: Wayne Folder: 1802 Information: Arrest warrant for John ROBERTS and Erestus HANN for debt of $373 owed to Randal ROGERS Date: 15 Jan 1802 Date of: Warrant County: Wayne Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Micajah Thomas COTTEN and [blank-sbg] to appear and answer an indictment against him for assault with intent to murder. Date: 1 Jul 1802 Date of: Bond County: Beaufort Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Alexander MILLER to appear and testify on behalf of William SHEPARD in a case in which SHEPARD is plaintiff and James SUTTON and others are defendants. Date: 15 Jul 1801 Date of: Summons County: Chowan Folder: 1802 Information: Indictment of Micajah Thomas COTTEN, merchant, for assault with intent to kill upon William SMITH. COTTEN shot at SMITH. Date: 13 Jan 1802 Date of: Event County: Hyde [Beaufort is written first and marked out-sbg] Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Benjamin FOREMAN, John JORDAN, and Seldon JASPER to appear and testify against Micajah COTTON. Date: 15 Jan 1802 Date of: Summons County: Hyde Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Thomas BOWERS to appear and testify on behalf of Micajah T. COTTON. Date: 20 Jul 1802 Date of: Summons County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: Arrest warrant for Micajah Thomas COTTON to appear and answer a charge against him of assault with intent to murder. Date: 15 Jan 1802 Date of: Warrant County: Beaufort Folder: 1802 Information: State vs. Micajah COTTON: Charge by Benjamin FOREMAN for appearance as a witness. Includes 160 miles travel. Applies to July term, 1802. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: State vs. Micajah COTTON: Charge by Selden JASPER for appearance as a witness. Includes 160 miles travel. Applies to July term, 1802. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given ________________ Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by Ezekiel HUMPHREYS for appearance as a juror. Includes 80 miles travel. Refers to July term, 1802. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Slip of paper which reads: ³Recd of Stephn OWENS the amount of my witness ticket in full­John BEAMER.² Date: 21 July 1802 Date of: Receipt County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Slip of paper which reads: ³Recd. of Stephen OWENS the amt. my tickets as evidence in the Suit the State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others­I. WOODARD² Date: 21 July 1802 Date of: Receipt County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry BONNER & others: Charge by Ezekiel HUMPHREY for appearing as a witness. Includes 80 miles travel. For January term, 1802. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Micajah COTTON: Charge by John JORDAN for appearing as a witness. Includes 160 miles travel. For July term 1802. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made. County: Not given. Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by Thomas SMAW for appearing as a witness. Includes 75 miles travel. For January term, 1802 Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by Thomas SMAW for appearing as a witness. Includes 75 miles travel. For July term, 1802 Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Calculation of court costs in case against Micajah T. COTTON. Lists witnesses John JORDAN, Benja FOREMAN, Seldon JASPER. Date: Not given Date of: County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry Snead BONNER & others: Calculation of court costs. Lists witnesses Wiley WOLLARD, Major HAWKINS, Reading HAWKINS, Francis ALLIGOOD, John BAINER, Isaiah WOODARD. Date: Not given Date of: County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Oath by H.S. BONNER that he has not had time to procure subponeas for his witnesses (Godfrey WILLIAMS and Mary BECK) and cannot come safely to trial without their testimony. Date: 20 Jan 1802 Date of: Oath County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Isaiah WOODARD to appear and testify against Henry Snead BONNER & others. Date: 15 July 1801 Date of: Summons County: Beaufort Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Henry SMAW, Thomas SMAW, Reading HAWKINS, & Ezekiel HUMPHRIES to appear and testify against Henry S. BONNER & others. Date: 16 Jan 1801 [This might be supposed to be 1802, considering other dates in the case-sbg]. Date of: Summons County: Beaufort Folder: 1802 Information: Arrest warrant for Henry Snead BONNER, Edward BONNER, Richard BAINER, John BALL, and John BURBAGE on a charge of riot &c. Date: 20 Sept 1801 Date of: Warrant issued County: Beaufort Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Wyley WOOLLARD and Frances ELLIGOOD to appear and testify against Henry S. BONNER. Date: 15 Jan 1802 Date of: Summons County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for John BAINER, Junr. to appear and testify against Henry S. BONNER & others. Date: 16 Jan 1801 Date of: Summons County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: Piece of paper with several entries: 1) ³Sir pay the amount of my evidence ticket in the suit of the State against Henry S. BONNER & others to Reading HAWKINS.² s/Wilah WOLLARD 20 July 1802. 2) ³Sir pay the amount of my evidence ticket in the suit of the State against Henry S. BONNER & others to Reading HAWKINS.² s/Major HAWKINS 20 July 1802. 3) ³Sir pay the amount of my evidence ticket in the suit of the State against Henry S. BONNER & others to Reading HAWKINS.² s/Frances ALLEGOOD 20 July 1802. 4) ³Recd. of Stephn OWENS the amount of the above witness ticket in full.² s/Reading HAWKENS 20 July 1802. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Payment County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Henry Snead BONNER, Edward BONNER, Richard BONNER, John BURBEDGE with John BLOUNT & William ORR bondsmen to appear and answer an Indictment against them for Riot. Date: 14 Jan 1802 Date of: Bond County: Beaufort Folder: 1802 Information: Indictment of Henry Snead BONNER, planter; Edward BONNER, House Carpenter; Richard BONNER, planter, John BALL, planter; & John BURBAGE, carpenter for riotously assembling and assaulting Isaiah WOODARD. Date: [torn] June 1801 Date of: Event County: Beaufort Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Charles GUNTER to appear and testify on behalf of John T. BRYAN in a case against him. Date: 15 Jan 1801 Date of: Summons County: Jones Folder: 1802 Information: The Governor vs John BLANKS & others: Charge by John GOODING for appearing as a witness. Includes no miles traveled. For January term, 1802. Date: 30 July 1802 Date of: Charge made. County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The Governor vs John BLANKS & others: Charge by John GOODING for appearing as a witness. Includes no miles traveled. For July term, 1802. Date: 30 July 1802 Date of: Charge made. County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Samuel CHAPMAN to appear and testify against John BLANKS & others. Date: 20 Jan 1802 Date of: Summons County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for John C. OSBORN and John JONES to appear and testify against William G. BERRY. Date: [blank] Jan 1802 Date of: Bond County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Edward PASTER and John GOODING, Coroner, [bondsmen not listed-sbg] to appear and give evidence in the case against William G. BERRY and wife Sarah BERRY, charged with the murder of a Negro slave named Sam. (Written in margin: ³Sir you are requested to Summons the Dockter as he did not like to give Security for his appearance.² [This would refer to Edward PASTEUR-sbg]. Date: 15 Sept 1801 Date of: Bond County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: 1) Appearance bond for Martin STEVENSON, Bothwick GILLESPIE, and John JONES to testify in the case against W.G. BERRY, charged with murder. 2) Appearance bond for William Graves BERRY with Wm. SHEPARD & Wm. GASTON, & Jno. DEVEREUX, bondsmen to appear and answer a charge of murdering a Negro man, Sam, the property of BERRY. Date: 15 Sept 1801 Date of: Bond County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: 1) Information given to the Justices of the county by John GOODING, coroner, and also by the jury of Inquest that William Graves BERRY and Sarah BERRY assaulted a slave by the name of Sam, property of BERRY with a whip and other weapons unknown, and gave Sam several wounds on his back sides & breast and particularly on his right side was mortally wounded. 2) List of summons: Doctr. Edwd PASTEUR, Doctr. PECK, Martin STEPHENSON, Jno. W. LIN, Jno. DEVERIUX, Jno. JONES, esq., Wm. DUDLEY, Doct. Jno. C. OSBORN, Bothwick GILLESPIE, Wm. JONES. 3) ³This warrant being returned before us, we have examined the several witnesses, named at the foot thereof from whom evidence we are of opinion that the facts provided amount only to manslaughter against Wm. G. BERRY, we have therefore taken his recognizance to appear at the next Superior Court. No evidence appearing against Sarah BERRY, we have discharged her.² Date: 14 Sept 1801/15 Sept 1801 Date of: Event/Information given to justices County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: Report on inquest into the death of Sam, Negro slave of Wm. G. BERRY. Members of jury are: John C. BRYAN, foreman, James TOOLEY, Lewis FONVILLE, Wm. FULSHIRE, Wm. TIGNOR, Wm. JOHNSTON, Alexander DUGUID, Wm. TYRE, Joseph LOFTIN, Wm. GASKINS, Chas SANDERS junr., Wm. SMITH, Sacher DUBERLY, Joseph DOWDEE, James POTTER, Tucker WALDEN, Wm. ANTHONY. They find that William G. BERRY and wife Sarah, using a whip and other unknown weapons, gave Sam wounds on his back and sides, particularly a mortal wound on his right side. Date: 14 Sept 1801 Date of: Event County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: Indictment of William Graves BERRY for the murder of Sam, a Negro slave, the property of BERRY, by beating him with a whip and wounding him on his back, belly, sides, and other parts of his body. This occurred on 14 Sept.; Sam languished until the 15th of Sept., when he died. (Back: ³Not a true bill.²). Date: 14 Sept 1801 Date of: Event County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Martin STEPHENSON with Nathaniel STREET and John OLIVER, bondsmen to appear and testify against William G. BERRY and wife Sarah BERRY, charged with the murder of a Negro slave named Sam. Date: 15 Sept 1801 Date of: Bond County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for David PECK with Claborn GRAY [name partially written over; cannot be read clearly-sbg] and William LEANANEL to appear and testify against William G. BERRY and his wife Sarah BERRY, charged with murder with Negro slave Sam. Date: 15 Sept 1801 Date of: Bond County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for Bothick GILLESPIE with William ANTHONY and Claborn GREY, bondsmen, to appear and testify against William G. BERRY and wife Sarah BERRY concerning the murder of a Negro slave Sam. Date: 15 Sept 1801 Date of: Bond County: Craven Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by Frances ALLEGOOD for appearing as a witness. Includes 70 miles travel. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by Frances ALLEGOOD for appearing as a witness. Includes 70 miles travel. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by Reading HAWKINS for appearing as a witness. Includes 70 miles travel. [2 of these-sbg]. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by Major HAWKINS for appearing as a witness. Includes 35 miles travel. For July term, 1801 Date: [blank] July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by Major HAWKINS for appearing as a witness. Includes 70 miles travel. For Jany term, 1802 Date: 20 [blank] 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by Major HAWKINS for appearing as a witness. Includes 70 miles travel. For July term, 1802 Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by Wiley WOLLARD for appearing as a witness. Includes 70 miles travel. For July term, 1802. [2 of these-sbg]. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by John BAINER for appearing as a witness. Includes 70 miles travel. For January term, 1802. [2 of these-sbg]. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by Isaiah WOODARD for appearing as a witness. Includes 74 miles travel. For July term, 1802. [2 of these-sbg]. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: The State vs. Henry S. BONNER & others: Charge by Isaiah WOODARD for appearing as a witness. Includes 74 miles travel. For Jany term, 1802 Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Charge made County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Summons for Daniel TURNAGE for failing to appear and testify in the case against Joseph SCURLOCK Date: 15 July 1801 Date of: Summons County: Greene Folder: 1802 Information: Oath by William BLACKLEDGE that at the last term of court that he handed an affidavit to Judge JOHNSTON which shewed the reason of Thomas LATHAMS not attending as a juror. BLACKLEDGE recollects that the reason was that LATHAM had a suit pending in court. JOHNSTON examined the affidavit and excused LATHAM; the affidavit was laid on the clerks table. Date: 20 July 1802 Date of: Oath County: Not given Folder: 1802 Information: Appearance bond for William TYRE, shoemaker, with Creed DUDLEY and John TAYLOR bondsmen to appear and answer a charge made by Susannah SMITH that TYRE is the father of her bastard child. 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