Craven County, NC – COURT - STRINGER – EJECTMENT

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Source:  New Bern District Superior Court.  Ejectments, 1798-1802.  
D.S.C.R.206.403.3

(Stamped in a circle in the corner of the first page of this document 
is:  ONE HALF PENNY)

     Arthur Jacob Macan Esqr. Sovereign and Portrieve of the Ancient 
City and Borough of Armagh in the Kingdom of Ireland

            To the Judges for the Superior Court of Law And Equity in 
the District of Newburne North Carolina in the United States of America,

That in Pursuance of the order of your Court Made and done at Newberne 
the Nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven 
Hundred and Ninety five and hereunto Annexed And in like Manner in 
Pursuance of My Authority as Sovereign and Portrieve of the Borough of 
Armagh I have this day Proceeded on the Examination of Mary Russell 
widow aged Sixty years and upwards and John McFadden Gentleman Farmer 
aged Seventy years and upwards both of the City and Vicinity of Armagh
& in said order Named of and Concerning the right Birth and Kindred of 
Francis Stringer Now of our Said City of Armagh Esqr. one of the Partys 
Named in a Certain Cause depending before you in your Court for Judgment 
Who upon their Several and respective oath by them Made and Taken on the 
holy Evangelists Jointly and Severally Say ~~~~~~~~

     They Knew and was well acquainted with Ralph Stringer Long Since of 
the City of Armagh aforesaid who afterwards Lived and resided at or Near 
Newburne in North Carolina aforesaid who as Deponts believe is Long 
Since Deceased.  That Thomas Stringer of the City of Armagh now also 
Deceased was his Natural and Lawfull Son and Legal Representative 
(William his Brother having died without any Lawful Issue).

     That Francis Stringer Esqr the Party in Said Cause is Now the only 
Son, heir at Law and Legal representative of his father the said Thomas 
Stringer~~~~~~~Thomas William and Ralph his Brothers being all Dead 
Intestate and without any Issue Lawfully begotten wherefore these 
Deponts Say from their Long Knowledg of the family of the said Francis 
Stringer there is No Issue Male Living and Lawfully Begotten of his 
family in these Kingdoms in anywise Entitled to the Property in Question 
Save and Except the Said Francis to the Knowledge hearsay or belief of 
these Deponents.
Mary Russell
John Macan
                    Sworn before me at Armagh in the County of Armagh
                    aforesaid the Second Day of May 1796 and I Know the
                    Deponts to be persons of Veracity Credibility and 
                    Truth in Testimony whereof I have Hereunto Set my 
                    hand and affixed the Seal of My Said Borough
                              
                    A J Macan
                              
Signed & Acknowledged and Sworn in the Presence of us James Wilson }
James Wilson
W Kean

     District, of Newbern
     To
     Arthur Jacob Macan - Esquire, Greetings

KNOW YE, That We, in confidence of your prudence and fidelity have 
appointed you, and by these presents do give unto you full power and 
authority, in pursuance of an order of our Superior Court of Law for the 
District aforesaid, made in a cause wherein Doe on the demise of Fras. 
Stringer is Plaintiff against Thomas Philips Defendent, at such time and 
place as you shall think fit;  to take upon the holy Evangelist of 
Almighty God, the deposition of John McFadden & Mary Russell touching 
and concerning what they may know in and about the said controversy:  
And that you take such deposition in writing, and return the same, 
closed up under your hand and seals, to our court, to be held for the 
District aforesaid, on the nineteenth day of September next, at the 
Court-House in Newbern together with this writ,
     WITNESS Silas Cooke Clerk of the said Court, at Newbern the 19th 
day of March A. D. 1795.
                                         Silas Cooke

Original spelling retained.

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