CRAVEN COUNTY, NC - COURT - New Bern District Court Records Dobbs Co. and
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New Bern District Court Records
DSCR 206.326.5


Folder: 1805
Information: State vs. Aligood WOOLARD & others. Witness charge by Thomas 
PILLEY. Includes 107 miles travel. Refers to January term, 1805
Date: 25 Jany 1805
Date of: Charge made
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: State vs. Aligood WOOLARD & others. Witness charge by William 
PILLEY. Includes 107 miles travel. Refers to July term, 1804
Date: 25 Jany 1805
Date of: Charge made
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: State vs. Aligood WOOLARD & others. Witness charge by William 
PILLEY. Includes 107 miles travel. Refers to January term, 1805
Date: 25 Jany 1805
Date of: Charge made
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: State vs. Aligood WOOLARD & others. Witness charge by Major 
HAWKINS. Includes 107 miles travel. Refers to January term, 1805
Date: 25 Jany 1805
Date of: Charge made
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: Appearance bond for Alligood WOOLARD, Jasper WOOLARD, Winfield 
WATERS, Henry SMAW, and Olderson ELLISON to appear and answer charges against 
them for a riott.
Date: 28 December 1802
Date of: Bond
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Arrest warrant for Alligood WOOLARD, Jasper WOOLARD, & Winfield 
WATERS to appear and answer a charge of riot.
Date: 29 Jul 180_
Date of: Warrant
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Alligood WOLLARD, Jasper WOLLARD, and Winfield 
WATERS, with their bondsmen Henry SMAW and Alderson ELLISON to appear to 
forfeit bond for failing to appear in court. (Back: SMAW and Alligood WOLLARD 
not found).
Date: 15 Jan 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Calculation of cost of court in State vs. Aligood WOOLARD, Jasper 
WOOLARD, Winfield WATERS
Date: Not given
Date of: 
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of Alligood WOOLLARD, Jasper WOOLLARD, & Winfield 
WATTERS for riotously assembling and beating William PILLY.
Date: 8 Jan 1804/July term 1804
Date of: Event/Indictment
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of Lewis WILSON for assault with intent to kill Henry 
POWELL, using a penknife.
Date: 4 Sept 1804/Jan term 1805
Date of: Event/Indictment
County:  Johnston

Folder: 1805
Information: State vs. Jesse JOLLY & Sampson ODOM. Witness charge by William 
NEWMAN. Includes 72 mi. travel. Refers to Jan term, 1805
Date: 25 Jan 1806
Date of: Charge made
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: State vs. Jesse JOLLY & Sampson ODOM. Witness charge by William 
NEWMAN. Includes 72 mi. travel. Refers to July term, 1805
Date: 25 Jan 1806
Date of: Charge made
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: State vs. Jesse JOLLY & Sampson ODOM. Witness charge by William 
NEWMAN. Includes 72 mi. travel. Refers to Jan term, 1806
Date: 25 Jan 1806
Date of: Charge made
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: Calculation of court costs in case State vs. Jesse JOLLY & 
Sampson ODOM.
Date: Not given
Date of: 
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Thomas STAFFORD to appear and testify against Jesse 
JOLLY & Sampson ODOM. 
Date: 15 Jul 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Thomas STAFFORD to appear and testify against Jesse 
JOLLY & Sampson ODOM.
Date: 15 Jan 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Alexander LATHAM to appear and testify on behalf of 
Jesse JOLLY & others
Date: 10 Jan 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Arrest warrant for Sampson ODOM for burning the jail of Beaufort 
Co.
Date: 1 Dec 1805
Date of: Warrant
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of Jesse JOLLY, laborer and Sampson ODOM, laborer for 
setting fire to and burning the jail of Beaufort Co.
Date: 10 PM, 4 Jan 1805./Jan. term, 1805
Date of: Event/Indictment
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Order to arrest Jesse JOLLY, Jas. OWDEN, & Sampson OWDEN based on 
oath by Jas. HOYT that they have behaved in a disorderly manner in the house 
of Lew JOHN and also in the street.
Date: 4 Jan 1805.
Date of: Order
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of Jesse JOLLY, card player, James ODOM, laborer, & 
Sampson ODOM for riotously assembling and beating Lewe JOHN. (Back: James 
HOYT, witness and pros., Wm. LANIER, Matthew DELANY, witnesses. Micajah 
PIGOTT, foreman).
Date: 4 Jan 1805/Jan. term 1805
Date of: Event/Indictment
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of John MASTIN [?MARTIN-sbg] for selling spirituous 
liquors by the small measure to the good citizens of the county, and that he 
has done so on other occasions. (Back: John RIGGS, prosecutor).
Date: 15 Apr 1805/Dec term 1805
Date of: Event/Indictment
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Charles WILLIAMS to appear and testify against Thomas 
HALL on a charge of perjury.
Date: 16 Jul 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for William GATLIN & John MARCHMONT to appear and testify 
against Thomas HALL.
Date: 16 Jul 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Top front: ³No goods nor lands belonging to the Defendents to 
found. William GATLIN, Constable.² Bottom front: ³Levy this precept on the 
body of the Defendant & him keep in the jail of New Bern untill the within 
Judgment and all costs are paid or him discharged by law.² Back: ³Received 13 
pounds and 13 shillings as principal & costs on the with judgement of Mr. 
Nathan DAW. Stephen FOWLER.²
Date: 10 Jan 1805/6 Jul 1805
Date of: Front/back
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Thomas HALL to appear and answer a charge of debt by 
Stephen FOWLER. Written on side: ³You are hereby commanded to Execute as much 
of the Defendant & Security Goods & Chattels Lands and tenements as will 
Satisfy the judgement & cost.² (Back: ³Prays stay of execution and gives 
Thomas HALL as security.²).
Date: 28 Jun 1804/3 Feb 1805
Date of: Summons/Order written along the side.
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of Thomas HALL, planter, for perjury. HALL was 
confined in prison due to judgement against him in a suit for debt brought by 
Stephen FOWLER. HALL swore on oath in the county court that he did not have 
the value of the amount of the judgement. Since HALL was later found to have 
this amount available to him, his oath was an attempt to defraud FOWLER of 
money rightly owed him. (Back: list of witnesses: John SEARS, John LATHAM, Wm. 
GATLIN, John MARCHMONT, Charles WILLIAMS. Spyers SINGLETON, foreman)
Date: 17 Apr 1805/July term 1805
Date of: Event (oath in court)/Indictment
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: List of articles sold of Thos. HALL¹s 
Date: 31 May 1805
Date of: Sale
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: Another copy of the indictment above of Thomas HALL.
Date: Same as above
Date of: Same as above
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: 1) Appearance bond for Stephen FOWLER with William TRIPPE & 
William LOCKERT bondsmen to appear and testify against Thomas HALL, charged 
with perjury. 2) Appearance bond for John MARCHMONT with Stephen FOWLER & 
William GATLIN bondsmen to appear and testify against Thomas HALL on a charge 
of perjury.
Date: 15 June 1805
Date of: Bonds
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Arrest warrant for Jacob COOK to appear and answer a charge of 
trespass brought by William PUNNETT.
Date: 19 June 1805
Date of: Warrant
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: State vs. Ezekiel SLOCUMB: Witness charge by Ludowick ALFORD. 
Includes 140 miles travel. Refers to July term, 1805
Date: 20 July 1806
Date of: Charge made
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of Ezekiel SLOCUMB for assault on Ludowick ALFORD. 
[From Wayne Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions-sbg]
Date: 13 Nov 29th year of independence (1804)/Feb term 1805
Date of: Event/Indictment
County:  Wayne

Folder: 1805
Information: [Attached to above]: 1) From Wayne County Court: Chart showing 
case outcome­Indt. A & B [Assault & Battery-sbg], ³A True Bill,² ³Defendant 
comes into Court and is fined Six pence & Costs.² 2) Statement that defendant 
was granted appeal. Appearance bond paid by ³prosecutor² [ALFORD-sbg] and by 
SLOCUMB with bondsmen John GARLAND and Jacob BOYD. 3) Calculation of court 
costs in case by James SASSER, Clerk of Wayne Co. Court.
Date: February term, 1805
Date of: Appeal, bonds, and calculation of costs.
County:  Wayne

Folder: 1805
Information: Arrest warrant for Thomas SPENCER on a charge of trespass brought 
by Benjamin FOREMAN.
Date: 27 Feb 1805
Date of: Warrant
County:  Hyde

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of Samuel STREET, laborer, for perjury by swearing 
that he appeared as a witness in a case brought by William Martin HERRITAGE on 
behalf of Furnifold G. HERRITAGE, infant. STREET charged HERRITAGE with 
witness fees for his appearance, but in fact he was not summoned in the case 
and did not appear.
Date: July term 1802/January term 1805
Date of: Term STREET claimed to appear in/Indictment
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: [Folded together with above-sbg]: State vs. Samuel STREET: \
Witness charge by George LANE. Includes 50 miles travel. Refers to September 
term, 1804.
Date: Dec. term 1804
Date of: Charge made
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: [Folded in with above documents-sbg]: State vs. Samuel STREET: 
Witness Charge by Spyers HEATH. Includes 50 miles travel. Refers to September 
term, 1804.
Date: 13 Dec 1804
Date of: Charge made.
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: Order to Daniel WEST, constable, to summon Samuel LAMBETH and to 
appear himself to testify on behalf of Samuel STREET in a case in which Spires 
HEATH has charged STREET with striking and abusing him.
Date: 8 Sept 1804
Date of: Order
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: [Folded together with above documents-sbg]: Order to Daniel WEST, 
constable, to summon John SMITH Samuel LAMBETH to appear and testify on behalf 
of Samuel STREET.
Date: 8 September 1804
Date of: Order
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: [Folded together with above documents-sbg]: Arrest warrant for 
Samuel STREET on a charge of beating Spires HEATH with a club at his own 
plantation. Back: Appearance bond for Samuel STREET with Mallichi RUSSEL, 
bondsman.
Date: 25 June 1804
Date of: Event, warrant, and bond
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: [Folded together with above documents-sbg]: Order to ³gailor² to 
accept body of Samuel STREET charged with beating and ³wooning² Spires HEATH.
Date: 25 June 1804
Date of: Order
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: [Folded together with above documents-sbg]: Order by George LANE, 
justice, that based on oath of Spires HEATH that he is afraid that Samuel 
STREET will do him some injury, that STREET be summoned to pay an appearance 
bond for his attendance at the next session of court, and in the meantime to 
keep the peace toward the good people of the state, especially HEATH. If 
STREET refuses to appear, he is to be kept in the gaol. Back: Appearance bond 
by Samuel STREET with Mallichi RUSSELL to attend the next session of court and 
meanwhile keep the peace, especially toward Spires HEATH. [Note: this bond is 
in addition to the one in the previous document-sbg].
Date: 25 June 1804
Date of: Order and bond
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Appearance bond by Thomas SPENCER with bondsman Samuel GIBBSON to 
appear and answer a charge of trespass with force brought by Benjamin FOREMAN. 
Witness: John [X] SADLER Sen
Date: 22 March 1805
Date of: Bond
County:  Hyde


Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Isaac SASSER and Thomas TURNER to appear and testify 
against John ROACH.
Date: 25 July 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Sarah BLINN to appear and testify against John ROACH
Date: 26 Jul 1804
Date of: Summons
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of John ROACH, labourer, for passing a counterfeit 
Spanish milled dollar to Isaac TAYLOR.
Date: _____ ______ 1803/January term, 1804
Date of: Event/Indictment
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Appearance bond for John ROACH with Charles ROACH and Edmond 
HATCH, bondsmen, to appear and answer charge against him.
Date: 20 Jul 1806
Date of: Bond
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Joseph WIGGINS and Sarah BLINN to appear and testify 
against John ROACH.
Date: 25 Jul 1804
Date of: Summons
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for John LATHAM and John HYNES to appear and testify 
against John ROACH.
Date: Not given
Date of: 
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Joseph WIGGINS to appear and testify against John 
ROACH.
Date: 15 Jan 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons ³immediately² for Lucas F BENNERS, Esq. to appear and 
testify on behalf of John ROACH.
Date: 25 Jan 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for William GATLIN and William GEORGE to appear and 
testify against John ROACH.
Date: _____ _____ 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of Nathaniel NELSON, George NELSON, William MORRIS, 
St. Clair LANCASTER, Nancy LANCASTER, and Lavinah WARREN for riotously 
assembling and assaulting an infant child named Mary NELSON, in the care and 
possession of Elizabeth EDWARDS and unlawfully removing and carrying away the 
child.
Date: 5 May 1805/July term 1805
Date of: Event/Indictment
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Arrest warrant for Nathaniel NELSON, George NELSON, William 
MORRIS, St Clair LANCASTER, Nancy LANCASTER, and Lavinia WARREN for a riot.
Date: 1 Dec 1805
Date of: Warrant
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Arrest warrant for Henry CHERRY on a charge of perjury
Date: 1 Dec 1805
Date of: Warrant
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Penny MEDLIN & Markus CARY to appear and testify 
against Henry CHERRY.
Date: 15 Jul 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Martin

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Martin CAREY, James LEE, Thomas WOOLARD, Nancy 
WOOLARD, & William WOOLARD to appear and testify against Henry CHERRY.
Date: 15 Jul 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: State vs. Henry CHERRY: Oath by Samuel WOOLARD, prosecutor of 
this case, that William WOOLARD is a material witness of the case. W. WOOLARD 
was summoned and came part of the way to court, but was taken sick. He 
obtained a seat with W. ?HANNAHAN who was returning. The state cannot come to 
tryal without his testimony.
Date: Not given
Date of: 
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Wallis HANNAHAN, George LANGLEY, and James LEE to 
appear and testify against Henry CHERRY.
Date: 15 Jan 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Jesse GRIFFIN to appear and testify against Henry 
CHERRY.
Date: 15 July 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Pitt

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of Henry CHERRY, planter, for perjury. Indictment 
states that CHERRY was a prisoner on a charge of debt brought by Nancy 
WOOLLARD, and that he took the oath of an insolvent debtor to allow his 
release from jail and from the debt. In his oath he stated that he did not 
have assets above 40 pounds, not including his wearing apparel, working tools, 
and arms for muster. In fact, he had debts owed to him of greater than 40 
pounds (for example, James LEE owed him 20 pounds), which could have been 
applied to his debt to WOOLLARD and others.
Date: 31 Mar 1803/January term 1805
Date of: Event (oath of insolvent debtor)/Indictment
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Isaac BURK, James CRUMER, Matthew NELSON, Jesse 
SHINN, James JONES, William TETTERTON, and John BRUCE to appear and testify on 
behalf of Stephen BENNETT
Date: ___ Jan 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Appearance bond for Stephen BENNET, labourer, by John C. BRYAN, 
Benjamin WOODS, and William BLACKLEDGE, bondsman to appear and answer a charge 
of felonious homicide of Jacob TAYLOR.
Date: 19 ____ 1805
Date of: Bond
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of Stephen BENNETT, labourer, for killing Jacob TAYLOR 
in the back of the head with an ax, resulting in a wound of 3 inches breadth 
and 2 inches depth, of which  wound TAYLOR instantly died. Back: Witnesses 
were Israel HARDING, Saml. TAYLOR, Thomas RICHARDS
Date: 2 Feb 1805/July term 1805
Date of: Event/Indictment
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Order to levy 75 pounds, 7 shillings, and ten pence against 
Sherrod BARROW. This sum was adjudged and taxed for the costs of a suit 
brought by Burwell MORING against John STANTON & others; BARROW was partially 
responsible for the costs of rendering judgement. Order is to auction a mare 
belonging to BARROW. (This was attempted previously, but there were no 
bidders).
Date: 15 Jul 1804
Date of: Order
County:  Greene

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Clarissa DAVIS Ann DAVIS the daughter of Thos.(?) 
DAVIS and Redman PAUL to appear and testify against Jno. F. ASPRAY.
Date: 27 Jan 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Hyde

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Gray JURKINS, Benjn BRADY, Thos. ELLISON, & Thos. 
BOWEN to appear and testify on behalf of Samson ADAM.
Date: 15 Jany 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Nathan FISH vs. John & William FISH: Witness charge by Joseph 
ALLEN. Includes 66 miles travel. Refers to July term, 1804.
Date: 26 Jany 1805
Date of: Charge made
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: Nathan FISH vs. John & William FISH: Witness charge by Joseph 
ALLEN. Includes 66 miles travel. Refers to January term, 1805.
Date: 26 Jany 1805
Date of: Charge made
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: Appearance bond for Wherrot RICHARDS to appear and testify on 
behalf of the state concerning the death of Jacob TAYLOR.
Date: 3 Feb 1804
Date of: Bond
County:  Beaufort

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for John TILGHMAN to appear and testify on behalf of John 
STEPHENS.
Date: 15 Jan 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Lenoir

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for William FALKNER, George DARNEL, Francis POTTS, and 
William LOFTIN to appear and testify on behalf of John STEVENS.
Date: 15 Jul 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Lenoir

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for Daniel WEST to appear ³immediately² and testify 
against John STEPHENS.
Date: 24 Jany 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Craven

Folder: 1805
Information: Summons for William CROOM, Francis CASWELL, and Charles SPENCE to 
appear and testify on behalf of John STEVENS
Date: 15 Jul 1805
Date of: Summons
County:  Lenoir

Folder: 1805
Information: Arrest warrant for John STEPHENS on a charge of ³maim²
Date: Not given
Date of: 
County:  Lenoir

Folder: 1805
Information: Appearance bond for John STEVENS with John WASHINGTON, Ambose 
JONES, John COX, and Jno. GATLIN, bondsmen, to appear and answer an indictment 
against him.
Date: 4 Jul 1805
Date of: Bond
County:  Lenoir

Folder: 1805
Information: Indictment of John STEPHENS, labourer, for striking Joseph KING 
with his right fist and putting out KING¹s left eye; the indictment says he 
did this with the intention of maiming KING.
Date: 10 Feb 1804/January term 1805
Date of: Event/Indictment
County:  Lenoir

Folder: 1805
Information: Slip of paper: ³James MCKINLAY vs. Lemuel HOLMES: Jno. & B. CAIL 
say that they gave Lemuel HOLMES a Note of hand sometime past for one hundred 
and twenty two dollars & 25/100 which said note is due them to the holder.²
Date: 22 Jan 1805
Date of: Note sworn to
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: ³Answer to J. MCKINLAYS Attachment: I have in my hands [? looks 
like Brig Christian Tackle & Appanl-sbg] of which Lemuel HOLMES is joint 
owner. One scow­L. HOLMS own property. Owing to Lemuel HOLMS by J & B VAIL 
debt Ellias GASKIN­­ John BROWNS Estate. s/Edwd BLACK²
Date: Jan term 1809
Date of: Note sworn to
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: ³James MCKINLAY vs. Leml. HOLMS: I have no property in my hands 
belonging to Leml. HOLMES, except a note put into my hand by Mrs.HOLMES since 
he went to New York, to collect of John & Benners VAIL for $1222.21cts,. I 
heard Mr. HOLMES say that John BROWN Decd. died in his debt but to what amount 
I don¹t know. s/F. LOWTRORP.²
Date: 18 Jan 1805
Date of: Note sworn to
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: Oath by James MCKINLAY that Lemuel HOLMES, who owes him 724 
pounds, 1 shilling, has removed himself from the county, so that ordinary 
process of law cannot be served on him. Appearance bond by MCKINLAY to appear 
to prosecute his suit against HOLMES.
Date: 12 Dec 1804
Date of: Oath and bond
County:  Not given

Folder: 1805
Information: Arrest warrant for Thomas SEABROOK to the coroner, on a plea that 
SEABROOK render to the state 50 pounds which he owes and unjustly detains. 
[Note: the fact that this warrant was addressed to the coroner rather than the 
sheriff indicates that SEABROOK probably was the sheriff-sbg].
Date: 29 Jan 1805
Date of: Warrant
County:  Hyde 

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