Dobbs County, NC - Court Records

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by
Grace Williamson Turner
Edited by Guy Potts

Source: New Bern District Superior Court, Criminal Action Papers, 1761-1776,
        Broken Series, 1777-1784, D.S.C.R.206.236.2

State of North      At a Court of Sessions of the Peace, Oyer & Terminer
Carolina New Bern   & General Goal Delivery begun & held at New Bern for
District            the District of New Bern on the twenty ninth Day of
                    March, in the first year of Independence of said State
                    and in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred
                    & Seventy seven before the Honorable James Davis Esquire
                    one of the Judges & Justices of said Court, appointed in
                    Virtue of an Ordinance of the State of North Carolina
                    aforesaid, by Commission from his Excellency Richard
                    Caswell Esquire, Governor, Captain General, & Commander
                    in Chief, in & over said State, directed to Abner Nash
                    Esquire and the said James Davis or either of them, under
                    the Seal of the State, to hear, try & determine all
                    offences against the Peace and good Government thereof
                    which my have been committed or which shall hereafter
                    be committed within the District aforesaid.
The Jurors for the State of North Carolina aforesaid upon their Oath present
that Richard Barfield late of the Parish of St. Patrick in the County of Dobbs
in the State of North Carolina Planter on the twenty eighth Day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & Seventy Six with Force and Arms,
the Close of a certain Thomas Barfield in the Parish afores'd in the County
afores'd did Break and the same without leave did enter and forty three
Apple Trees thereon growing did fell Cut down, and destroy, and other wrongs
to him the said Thomas then and there did to the great damage of him the said
Thomas and Contrary to the Peace and dignity of the said State.

                                      Ja's Cooke Att'y for the State

On the reverse:  The State         Indictm't

                   agt             Trespass

                 Richard Barfield
                 Thomas Barfield Pros'n
                 Sworn and Sent
                     Chris'r Neale C.P.
                 True Bill
                   R'd Cogdell Forman

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