Dobbs County, NC - Dobbs and Lenoir County Court Records, 1783-1794 __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Russell King ___________________________________________________________________ DSCR 206.325.2 1783 Dobbs County - John Ward, John Bergeron, & Paul Hartsfield - summons to court - 15 May 1783 - for Elias Bergeron vs. Isaac Easton David Vance/Vause - Dobbs County - summons - 15 May 1784 - date 26 Nov 1783 - testify behalf of John Enloes vs. Richard Moy, John Moy, & George Moy - they of Pitt County - William Ferril - Dobbs County - for Rape found quilty Nov Term 1782 - 15 Nov 1782 - court 15 May 1783 - also another for same 15 Aug 1783 - for court 15 Nov 1783 Arnwell Hearon, William Andrews, & Henry Goodman - Dobbs County - summons - 15 May 1782 - issued 13 Apr 1782 - State vs. Wm. Ferril - Amy Martin & Fereby Folks - Dobbs County - summons - testify behalf Thomas Burke vs. Thomas Williams - issued 24 Apr 1780 - court 15 May 1780 Dobbs County - Wm. Hooker, Charles Markland, Wm. Speight, John Herritage, Richard Caswell Jr., Jacob Johnston, Wm. Caswell, esquires, justices of court Dobbs County - first Monday Oct 1783 - Alexander Harper vs. John Grainger - John owes Alexander 1000 lbs. - pledge negro slave for money and use of negro for 12 months for interest - Geroge Evans attorney for John and Richard Caswell attorney for Alexander - court Dobbs 1780 for failure to let Alexander use slave and for non-payment of note - Kingston - Alexander found for false claim - 25 Oct 1783 ruling by Martin Caswell Clerk of Court - Thomas Farmer (sign) 1783 bond for John Taylor to appear in court - Dobbs County - David George - take his goods, & Chattells - for costs of suit against James Hobbs - to pay costs - 1783 Abraham Baker vs. Jacob Lassiter - Dobbs County - Abraham Baker minister - Abraham worked negroes of Jacob on sunday Charles Tull, John Phillips Jr., Nathan Lassiter - Dobbs County - testimony on behalf of Jacob Kassiter vs. Abram Baker - issued 15 May 1779 - Benjamin Caswell sh. Dobbs County - John Collier, Azariah Moore, Mark Phillips, Mason Phillips - summons - 15 Nov 1779 - issued 25 oct 1779 - testify behalf Abrahm Baker Dobbs County - Jacob Lasseter, planter - court Walnut Creek first Monday July 1778 answer Abram Baker on a plea of Tresspass - Martin Caswell Clerk of Court - issued 17 Apr 1778 - Lassiter vs. Baker - the dept. prays that the judmnt may be arrested on the verdt afsd for that the words in the decn are not ashonable - thomas Gray - Dobbs County - copy minutes and dockets of court records - Abram Baker vs. Jacob Lassiter - Slander July 1778 - Oct 1778 also - Jan 1779 also - April 1779 - Jno. Collier, Azariah More, Sarah Ingrim wife of James Ingrim, & Elizabeth Fitzpatrick wit. - Jurors: Wm. Alford, Wm. Tyner, Bryant Linch, James Rhodes, John Pope, Jesse Croom, Moses Standley, Henry Taylor, Elisha Uzzel, Isaac Woodard, Jno. Parker, & Reuben Hays - found the defendant quilty - bond Isaac Standley, Benjamin Caswell securities for deft. Martin Caswell Clerk of court - Dobbs County - issued 15 Nov 1783 - summons Wm. gray, Daniel Brown, Wm. White & Jane Williams - testify behalf Samuel Albertson deft vs. Charles Saunders plt - Robert White shff - Dobbs County - Samuel Samford - 1 June 1783 - complains of Samuel Ward to defraud Samford of his goods and chattells including one mare, one colt - Richard Caswell attorney for plt. - another docuement lists duplin county and Sanford - 1784 Benjamin Williams Jr. - Onslow County to testify behalf of Uz & Obed Williams vs. James Filliyaw & Ann wife - 15 Nov 1783 - case of trepass to tune of 80,000 lbs. - Uz & Obed planters - 12 Oct 1779 took 300 bnds of corn, 70 head of hogs, a quantity of rice and flax - sign Obed - Thos Johnston sherriff of Onslow (sign) - Uz & Stephen Williams sign - William Jarman - Jones County summoned to court answer Matthew Wilkes plea of trespass - 10 Sept 1784 - sign- 1784 Dobbs County - Anne Gray - court 15 Nov 1784 - issued 15 May 1784 - testify behalf Samuel Albertson - Charles Saunders vs. Samuel albertson - Dobbs County - Wm. white and James Jones and Joseph Ipleton with Joseph Ipleton marked out - court 15 may 1784 - issued 15 Nov 1783 - behalf Charles Saunders vs. Samuel Albertson - Dobbs County - Abrahma Bush vs. John Hodges - 20 May 1785 - Joshua Croome to do survey for lands in dispute of - Richard Hodges - Dobbs county - 15 nov 1783 - issued 15 may 1783 - behalf of Abaham Bush - vs. John Hodges Dobbs county - John Farmer (marked out), John Hartsfield & francis Hodges summons to testify behalf John Hodges - court 15 Nov 1783 - issued 19 may 1783 - case of Abraham Bush vs. John Hodges - John Tindall bond for Joshua Tindall of Pitt county - Joshua to appear court 15 May trspss against him by James Ellis, merchant - 1785 Dobbs County - James Wood, planter - court 20 may 1786 - to answer James Holmes of a plea wherefore with force and arms and so forth in and upon the said James Holmes, the said james Wood an assault did make - damage 500 lbs. - issued 26 nov 1785 - Henery Albertson - soldier 3 years 9 months 11 days in the Continatille - under Capt. John Enloe and discharged by Gen'l James Armstrong in Pitt County by order of Colo. Hardee Murpree - lets Benjamin Buck attorney put in for his pay - sign - witness Abram Hardee & James Gorham sign - 1785 Dobbs County - George Bell, James Bright, & Wm. Hooker jr. - Robert white sherriff - 3 nov 1785 - George Bell to appear at court 20 nov 1785 to answer John Garlan of a plea of trespass assault and battery and damages 1000 lbs. - sign - James Iredell attorney for John Garland - states that on the 1 May 1785 at Craven County with force and arms in and upon the said John that George did make an assault, and him the said John then and there did beat wound and in breat, and other wrongs to him the said John then and there did to his damage blank pounds and thereupon he brings suit. issue George Bell issued 15 Sept 1785 executed Wm. Hooker D. Sherriff - 1786 Onslow County - 13 Apr 1784 - Charles Thomson bondsman sign - Dobbs County - Thomas Smith -answer John Garland of a plea that he render unto John a Negro man named Frank of the price of 150 lbs specie which from him he unjustly detains to the damage of the said john garland 500 lbs. specie - 15 may 1784 - court 15 Nov 1784 - W. Hooker D. sherriff New Hanover County - to sherriff of Dobbs County to get goods and chattells of John Garland Senr. sum of 100 lbs to David Davis of Wayne County - 11 march 1790 - Benjamin Caswell sherriff - Dobbs County - Thomas Smith, Christopher Reynold, Mott Hanks - Robert White sherriff - 1 Nov 1784 - Thomas Smith to appear in court 15 Nov 1784 - answer John Garland a plea of keeping negro man Frank from John - Jean Brown wife of John Brown daughter of John Pollock dec'd Jones County - will 21 Sept 1770 - wife then pregnant with Jean - 1786 Dobbs County - John Price - court on 20 May 1787 - issued 20 Nov 1786- answer Phillip Miller of the said county of Dobbs of a plea of trespass on the case & damage 1000 lbs. specie Dobbs County - Charles Markland, Bryan Whitfield, John Herritage, Benjamin Exum, Benjamin Caswell, Francis Child, John Coart, & Edward M. Herring - esquires - justices Dobbs - 1st Monday July 1786 - Major Thompson vs. Moses Tilghman - Major's attorney Silas White - plea trespass & damage 150 lbs. - Thomas Gray is Moses lawyer - Jurors: Taylor Barrow, Mills Barefield, John Sugg Jr., John Hail, Joshua Nunn, Nathan Witherington, Wm. Pate Jr., Charles Tull, Joseph Bruton, John B. Brand, James Wood, & Wm. Aldridge Jr. - Moses Tilghman quilty - Dobbs County - Jonathan Standly appear in court 20 May 1787 - answer Daniel Croome of a plea of tress. assault & battery & the dammage 500lbs. - issued 21 Nov 1786 John Tillman vs. James Wilson, mairnor 1787 1787 Dobbs County - Joseph Henby - court 20 May 1787 - issued 20 Nov 1786 - answer Phillip miller of the said county of Dobbs a plea of trespass assault & battery & the damage 500 lbs. specie - Robert White sh Dobbs County - John Markland, planter - court 20 May 1787 - issued 6 Feb 1787 - answer to Phillip MIller of the same county a plea of trespass & damage 500 lbs. - Robert white sherriff Dobbs County - James Henby & John Wilson - court 20 May 1787 - issued 6 Feb 1787 - to answer to Phillip Miller of a plea of trespass assault & battery - damage 500 lbs. Dobbs County - Isaac Wingate - court 20 may 1787 - issued 20 Nov 1786 - answer Phillip miller of the said county of Dobbs of a plea of trespass assault & battery & damage 500 lbs. Dobbs County - John Markland & Charles Markland - bond -Robert White, high sherriff - 1787 - John is to appear at court 20 May 1787 - answer Phillip Miller of a plea of trespass - wit Tobias Cobb - 1787 Dobbs County - Abraham Shephard -court 20 Nov 1787 - issued May term 1787 - answer to Wm. Lawrence of a plea of trepass on the case & damage 200 lbs. - Nath.n Lassitter D. Sh. Dobbs County - Benjamin Caswell sherriff - Abraham Shephard to apear in court - bond -signed Abraham Shepard, Jesse Lassitter, N. Lassitter - Dobbs County - Charles Markland, Wm. Ormond, Major Croom, John Herritage, & Etheldred Ruffin, esquires & JP - Jan 1783 in Kingston James Cannon by Richard caswell attorney against John sheppard, esquire of a plea of trespass on the case - 20 Sept 1781 a certain discourse was had and moved between the said James and the said John concerning a certain sum of 60 lbs. which said James owed Burwell Mooring - land mortgage in Dobbs on South side of Great contentnea Creek - James Cannon Jr. attended court - 1788 Dobbs County - John Caswell & Luther Spalding to court 20 Nov 1788 - issued 20 May 1788 in Jesse? Skeen vs. James Holmes - Dobbs County - James Holmes vs. James Wood - May 1789 - issued 13 Nov 1788 for James Wood to render and satisfy to James Holmes one penny which lately in our said court the plaintiff recovered against him for damages and also the further sum of five pounds ninteen shillings adjudged & taxed for costs whereof the said defendant is convicted and have you those monies before the Judges aforesaid on the day aforesaid with this writ. Dobbs County - Wm. Sheppard, Nashe Wilkes, Susanna Sheppard, Martin Gardener Sheppard - 20 Nov 1788 - issued 20 May 1788 - on behalf of Stephanus Sheppard vs. Mills Barfield - Dobbs County - Stephanus Shepherd, Graves Bright, Jesse Lassiter, James Holmes, & Wm. Faircloth - court 20 Nov 1788 - issued 23 May 1788 - answer James How Hutchins of a plea of trespass assault & Battery & damage 1000 lbs. Benjamin Caswell sherriff Dobbs County - Stephanus Sheppard May 1787 court - render and pay to the use of the state the sum of five pounds current money plus eighteen pounds 13 shillings Dobbs County - Stephanus Sheppard, Graves Bright, Jesse Lassiter, James Holmes, Wm. Faircloth, John Sheppard,& John Faircloth - Benjamin Caswell sherriff - bond - all to appear in court 20 Nov 1788- Dobbs County - Mills Barfield by his attorney Alfred Moore complains of Stephanus Sheppard, Wm. Shepard, Martin Gardner Shepard, James Martin, Thomas Blackledge - 1788 the said Mills with force and arms did make an assault - Dobbs County - Stephanus Sheppard, Wm. Sheppard, M. Gardner Sheppard, Thos. Branton, Jesse Lassiter, Willoby Williams - bond to appear court - 10 Sept 1788 - N. Lasseter wit. Dobbs County - before JP - Wm. Sheppard, Stephanus Sheppard,Martin Gardner Sheppard and Thomas Branton - with Willoughby Williams and John Sheppard additional bonds man - 26 Sept 1788 - Dobbs County - Abraham Sheppard makett oath that he this deposent Nathan Lassiter, Henry Goodman, and Moses Fields, some time in the year 1788 as well as this deponent recollects became security for Benjamin Caswell, esquire, late sherriff of Dobbs County - in a bond for the due and faithful performance of the duties incident to the office of sherriff. 1788 Dobbs County -James Holmes, Graves Bright, Stephanus Shepperd- court 20 Nov 1788 - issued 23 May 1788 - to answer Jesse Skeen of a plea of trespass assault & battery & damages 1000 lbs. Joseph Tilghman witness - Marmaduke Cox wit - Richard Caswell & Nathan lassiter testify behalf James Holmes - Alfred Moore atterney for Jesse - Mrs. Sarah Hartsfield wife of Paul hartsfield - John Heartsfield vs. John Garland - 10 Apr 1788 - Joshua Croom, esquire, - Absolom Suggs & Wm. Suggs wit - Thomas Gatlin wit - James Temple & John Grant wit for John Garland 20 May 1785 - Abraham Bush wit - Thomas Smith & Joseph Wade for John Garland - Mary Hartsfield wife of Paul Hartsfield, Joshua Barrack, Miller Frost, Absolom Tarbourough wit for John Garland 20 May 1786 - John Suggs wit John Hartsfield Sr. - John Garland on the 20 july 1783 with force and arms at the county aforesaid in and upon the said John Hartsfield in the peace of God - Paul Hartsfield, Sarah Hartsfield wife of Paul, Joshua Barwick appear in court - Sarah states that four years ago some disturbance arose between her husband Paul Hartsfield and John Garland. Paul's brother John Hartsfield was angered when Paul was abused - Joshua Barwick relayed John Garland's readyness to fight either Paul or John Hartsfield - John Hartsfield called JOHN Garland a damned lyar - Garland struck Hartsfield - bad fight with John Hartsfield hurt bad - sign with mark - before Joshua Croom JP 3 May 1788 - Francis Child and Joshua Croome called to wit. - Tomas Smith wit - James Templar, John Grant wit - Joshua Swan alas Barrach Dobbs County - July term 1785 - Charles Markland, Jacob Johnston, Moses Fields JP esquires - July 1784 John Garland Kinston charged plea trespass assault and battery on John Hartsfield - Richard caswell atterney for Garland and David Witherspoon atterney for Hartsfield - Jurors: John Tull, Wm. tull, Hugh Ward, John Sugg, Geroge miller, Mason Phillips, Gershom Wiggins, Job Williams, Abram Bush, Wm. pate Sr., Jacob Ingram & Joseph Chandler Brown - found quilty - DSCR 206.325.4 1789 - Samuel Albertson commander of Tories company that tarred and rapine livestock of Charles Saunders - Jones county - Aug 1781 - Samuel of Duplin County - Thomas Smith vs. John Garland - wit. Wm. Aldridge - May 1789 - Richard Smith, Wm. Aldridge Jr., and Christopher Reynolds wit on behalf Thomas Smith - Robert White wit - JP Wm. Hooker, Wm. Speight, Bryan Whitfield, John Herritage, Etheldred Ruffin, Jacob Johnston, Moses Fields, Francis Child, & John Coart - Jan 1785 - Richard Caswell Smith's attorney - John Garland Sr., Planter - Kinston - Jurors: Jan 1786: John Jerman, John Patridge, John Williams, John Lawson, John Batchelor Brand, Stringer Potts, Marmaduke Cox, Mason Phillips, Joseph Bruton, Lot Croom, Woody Belchir, Christopher Reynolds - Dobbs County - May 1789 William Lawrence recovered against Abr.m Shepherd 133 lbs. - Richard Caswell, esquire on behalf of Robert White in Peter Boram vs. Robert White - Dobbs county - 20 Nov 1787 Dobbs County - Benjamin Sheppard, esquire & Thomas Pridgeon on behalf of David Davis vs. John Garland - 1 Nov 1786 Benjamin Sheppard, Thomas Pridgeon, Etheldred Ruffin & John Coxe Pindar wit - Jp: Wm. Hooker, Wm. Ormond, Bryan Whitfield, John Herritage, Jacob Johnston, Moses Fields, Joshua Croom & Edward Matchett herring - July 1786 - plea trespass - Jurors: Taylor Barrow, Mills Barfield, John Sugg Sr., John Hail, Joshua Nunn, Nathan witherington, Charles Tull, Joseph Bruton, James Hutchings, Drury Andrews, Gershom Wiggins, & James Wood - July 1786 - William White, esquire, commissioner to take depositions in the county of Dobbs 20 May 1789 - James Hutchins vs. Jesse Lassiter & others - take depostion of Elizabeth Cobb Stephen Shepperd vs. Mills Barfield - 1789 - file wit: Graves Bright, John Herritage, Nathl Walker, Benjamin Sheppard Thomas Branton, Wm. Sheppard, Martin Gardner Sheppard, James Glasgow, Susannah Sheppard, John Faircloth, John C. Ponsmly, Teresa Salter, Asa Barfield, Nancy Barfield, Priscilla Barfield, Nathaniel Walker, Louisa Barfield, Abraham Sheppard Jr., Wm. Bearfield, John Bearfield, Jonas Bearfield, Thomas sharp, Thomas Bearfield, Ann Barfield, widow, - Stephanus Sheppard charges Miles Barfield, Wm. Barfield, John Barfield, & Jonas Barfield all of Dobbs county and yeoman - with trespass assault battery - 13 Apr 1788 Ann Barfield, widow, grandaughter Nancy Barfield called her to her house as a party of men were there to son Mills house - her sons were Wm. and Mills - Wm. Sheppard, Martin Gardner Sheppard, Thomas Branton, James Martin clubbed and shot Wm. and Mills - 20 Feb 1788 her mark she in 81st year - Barfields attacked Stepahanus Sheppard a minor on 13 Apr 1788 earlier than when his relatives took revenge on Barfields - 1789 Dobbs County - Richard Caswell & Nathan Lassiter on behalf of James Holmes - in James How Hutchins vs. P. Holmes and others - 20 nov 1788 - Jesse Cobb wit. behalf James Howe Hutchins as well as Jacob Johnston, Joseph Tillman, Tobias Cobb, martin Caswell - summons Nathan Lassiter & Elizabeth Cobb to give evidence in behalf of Jesse Lassiter issued 12 May 1789 - 1790 Lenoir County - 21 Sept 1799 - Jesse Cobb Sr. to attend as a physician to dress a wound which his negro woman Mary received on her left leg & continue tending said Negro until her death which was on the 21st. I believe the said wound to be the cause of her death given under my hand at Kinston 21 Sept 1799 Thomas Wilson - wit: Jeremaih Loftin, Coronor - Dobbs County - Moses Fields & Zacharius Elliott - behalf John Worsley vs. John Smith - John Salter sues Sarah Salter trespass - 1786, 1787, Dec 1788, Oct 1789 - Pitt Dobbs County - summon Drewry Aldridge and Joel Dawson to give evidence in behalf of John Garland in a certain appeal then and there to be tryed wherin the said John Garland is appellant and David Davis is appellee and this he shall not in any win own it under the penalty by Law incumbant - 20 Nov 1787 issued 21 Apr 1789 Dobbs County - Superior Court of Law -Sheriff of Dobbs County John Jones esquire - bring forth the body of William Faircloth certain capias against him. November Term 1790 - Silas Cook clerk New Bern District. Dobbs County - Moses Goodwin & William Aldridge (Jr.)bound to Benjamin Sheppard high sheriff of Dobbs County - MOses Goodwin to appear at court Superior New Bern District - 20 Nov 1790 - Ann Tuttle plea of Trespass - her damage 200 pounds wit: George Pope Linton (sig) & James Holmes (Mark) - signed Moses Gooding & Wm. Aldridge. Dobbs County - James Glasgow to Newbern 20 Nov 1790 to testify in behalf of Robert Dickins in matter of John Urquhart vs. Robert Dickins. summons 20 May 1790. John Dickens moved to Caswell County. Dobbs County - Stephen Sheppard, Fain Sheppard, Stephanus Sheppard or by whatsever name he is known by detain for court Nov 1790 - pay five pounds fine and 19 3/8 pounds for costs and charges at court New Bern -from Nov Term 1788 of the stte vs. Steph. Sheppard - wit: R. WHITE and Jos. Wade - sheff: B.CASwell -Proscutor Robert White. Dobbs County - May Term 1790 - Nathan LASSITER late of Dobbs County - yeoman - 27 May 1790 to appear in court on produced false and counterfeit certificates of indebtedness to John Hawks and James Coor - used to decieve Richard Dennis - 1791 Dobbs County - Robert White & Jane Godding summons to court 19 Sept 1791 - testify in behalf of Ann Tutle vs. Moses Goodwin (Gooding). Dobbs County - March Term 1791 - two suits aginst Micajah Packer aginst John Price. Dobbs County - Court of Pleas & Quarters - John Price had judgement against him by Micajah Packer - Samuel Spincer J.S.C.L.E. - Charles Markland, Bryan Whitfield, Francis Child, Joshua Croom, and Edward Matchett Herring Esquires Justices of Dobbs County - April 1787 Court - Micajah Packer by James Glasgow his attorney in July 1786 bought suit against John Price planter for plea of covenant broken - John Price did on 5 March 1785 gave a note to Micajah Packer - Martin Caswell clerk of Court of Pleas - John Price failed to appear - Joseph Tilghman, William Easterling, Joshua Williams, William Arrendale, Samuel Loftin, Hugh Ward, William Taylor, Samuel Holliday, Joseph Thigpen, William Aylor, James Ingram Jr., and Nielle Hopkins asses his damage to be 161 pounds 14 shillings and 6 pence. John Price property to be seized and sold to pay Micajah Packer. Robert White sheriff - Martin Caswell clerk - 13 November 1787 signed: C. Markland, Rob't White and Jos. Herriatge also another judgement 4 July 1787 - signed Ben. Sheppard, Abrs. Sheppard Jr., Abra. Sheppard Dobbs - John Batchelor Brand, William Pope and John Martin & Pool Hull to testify for Benjamin Sheppard March 1791 in case of Benjamin Sheppard vs. William Barfield Dobbs - Mills Barfield, William Pope, David Charlscraft and David Charlcraft to appear court 19 March 1791 - written 20 Nov 1790 - in case of Benjamin Sheppard vs. William Barfield & William Pope. Dobbs - John B. Brand - John Martin - William Pope to appear in court March 1791 - Benjamin Sheppard vs. William Barfield. Dobbs - William Barfield & William Pope, Planters - Court May 1790 - answers Benjamin Sheppard of a plea of Trespass on the case of 400 pounds. Dobbs - William Barfield & William Pope & Thos. Barfield - Benjamin Caswell sheriif Dobbs - 800 pounds currency - to 8 May 1790- William Barfield and William Pope are bound to appear in court 20 May 1790 to answer Benjamin Sheppard pleas of trespass and damages due - signed William Barfield and Thomas Barfield. Dobbs - Nov Term 1790 - William Barfield vs. Stephen Sheppard and others - Miles Barfield witness for plaintiff, mileage paid. Dobbs - Doctor John Lugh & Nataniel Waller & Susanna Sheppard as witness for William Sheppard and others in court March 1791 - William & Mills Barfield vs. William Sheppard and others. Dobbs - William Sheppard, Martin Gardner Sheppard and Stephanus Sheppard. to court to answer William Barfield of a pleas of Trespass assult and Battery to his damages 100 pounds. May 20 1788. Dobbs - Doctor John Lugh and James Glasgow Esqr.to appear on behalf of William sheppard in William Barfield vs. William Sheppard and others. Dobbs - Mills Barfield summons to appear court 20 May 1790 - testify for William Barfield in William Barfield vs. William Sheppard, Martin G. Sheppard, Step. Sheppard, Dobbs - William Sheppard, Martin Gardner Sheppard, Stephanus Sheppard, Jesse Lassiter and Elisha Downing. Benjmin Caswell sherriff - that William Sheppard, M. Gardner Sheppard, and Stephanus Sheppard - appear in court William Barfield charge of Trespas - signed N. Lassiter wit. - Wm. Sheppard, Step. Sheppaed, M. G. Sheppard, Jesse Lassiter, Elisha Downing Dobbs - William Barfield by Alford Moore his attorney complins of William Sheppard, Martin Gardner Sheppard and Stephanus Sheppard of Dobbs County planters in custodyse - no date Dobbs - Daniel Ruff witness James Carney vs. Sheppard & Branton summons for court Nov 1786. signed 20 May 1785 Dobbs - Abrs. Sheppard (sign) and Branton promise to pay Thomas Dixon 61 barrels pork ship 1 Jan 1788 - signed 10 May 1787 witness Danield Ruff (sign) - Thomas Dixon received 15 Jan 1788 from Abraham Sheppard 31 barrels of pork by Capt. Joseph Grenby. Dobbs - Thomas Dixon by his lawyer James Iredell complains ofAbraham Sheppard and Thomas Branton was not paid full amount of note. Nov 1785 term Dobbs - summons for Abraham Sheppard and Thomas Branton planters court 20 Nov 1788 - to answer Thomas Dixon on a plea of they broke their covenant. Dobbs - Abram Sheppard, Thos. Branton, Sherod Barrow and William Andrews are bound to Benj. Caswell sheriff in that Abram Sheppard and Thomas Branton appear at court. Wit Nath'n Lassitter (sg) as well as Abram Sheppard, Branton, S. Barrow, William Andrews (mark) 24 Oct 1788 Dobbs - 17 March 1791 - Will White resigns his appointment of Commisioners of Dobbs County in letter to Judges of the superior Court of Law and Equity for the district of New Bern. Dobbs - John Smith to answer John Worsley of trespass with force and assault on him too - 5 Apr 1790 in Dobbs County - Dobbs - Timothy Goodman by William Slade esquire his attorney - that William Hubbard debt owed note 12 Aug 1789 - Winston Caswell clerk of Court Pleas - Shadrack Wooten justice - Ben Sheppard sherriff disagreed with writ - Hubbard moved to Duplin County - signed: 17 Sept 1791 by Simon Bright (sg) Moses Westbrook (sg) Benjamin Caswell (sg) and W. Caswell (sg). Dobbs - summons Abraham Sheppard and Thomas Branton to court March 1792 - answer John Martin on a plea that they render him 127 pounds which they owe him - 19 Sept 1791 Dobbs - Sept term 1791 - Timothy Goodman Dobbs County vs. William Hubbard Duplin County Dobbs - Winston Caswell executor of will of Richard Caswell late of Dobbs County and esquire was summoned to answer Nathan Smith of a plea render Nathan 500 pounds currency - Richard Caswell on 9 Oct 1787 at New Bern made note - copy of note included 1792 Dobbs - summons for Nathan Lasseter in court March 1792 - answer plea of trespass by John Simpson - 20 Sep 1791 Dobbs - note by Nathan Lassiter to pay John Simpson 138 pounds five shillings 29 Aug 1789 -sign wit: H. Machen - Dobbs - Nathan Lassitter and Silas Lassiter Dobbs County bound to Graves Bright high sherriff for Nathan to appear in court 19 March 1792 - signed 10 March 1792 with sg for both. 0n back sg of G. Bright. Lenoir - summons for Benjamin Coleman to appear court March 1793 - answer Jesse Cobb of a plea of trespass on the case & to the damage of the said Jese Cobb 800 pounds current money- issued 17 Sept 1792 - serverd: 12 Feb 1793. Dobbs Court bill - no date - Dobbs County Court 4-3-40- clerk fees: 7-12 - Eth'd Ruffin and Surveyor - John Giles & surveyor - Benj Scarborough - Elias Bargeron - Samuel Speight bill for Co. Glasgow and J. Conner. Lenoir - William Aldridge vs. John Garland - depossition of Mary Dawson March 19 1793 - to Joshua Croome - Lenoir - testimony of Mary Dawson 8 Nov 1793 - her mark - Mary Dawson after being duly sworn on the Holy Evengelist of Almighty God deposseth and sayeth that sometime before William Aldredges House was burnt she heard her father John Garland say that it should be burnt and after that heard him say that he would have Jesse Aldridges house in ashes as he had his cousin Williams - this deponsant further sayeth that she heard her father John Garland tell her mother to give a certain Negro Man of his a weeks povisions to ly in Aldridgres Thicket untill he could get a chance to burn the said Alldridges House. and her mark Mary Dawson - sworn before Joshua Croome J. P. 8 Nov 1793 Dobbs - Benjamin Sheppard, James Glasgow, John Coward, Moses Westbrook, Willoughby Williams, Hymrick Hooker, Nathan Byrd, Simon Bright and others. Justices of Dobbs County - Oct 1791 - William Aldridge by Richard Caswell his attorney compained of John Garland in Oct 1789 that on 5 December 1785 that John burned the house of William valued at 1000 pounds - W. Caswell clerk (sg) - William Aldridge Jr. Bks (sg), John Aldridge (mk) and Thomas Aldridge Jr (Mk) bound to John Garland for 400 pounds on 5 Oct 1791 - Dobbs - William Aldridge Junr. vs. John Garland - appeal Oct 1791 Court - Lenoir - to Joshua Croome JP (sg) to take desposition of Joel Dawson in case of John Garland vs. William Aldridge - 8 Nov 1792 - dispostion of Joel Dawson touching and concerning the matter what he knowsin a matter of controversy wherein John Garland is plantiff and William Aldrdige is the defendant - the said Joel Dawson appeared before Joshua Croome at his house and both parties being present on the 8 Nov 1792 - despostion as follows: the said Joel Dawson after duly being sworn depseth and sayeth that about four years past as near as he can remember on a certain night a negro man of John Garland's came to his house and telld hem that his master had lost three Negroes stolen or runaway and wished him to go in search of said negroes which he did and in search he went to William Aldridges Sr. - after telling of him his business leave to search his housefor the said negroes and on request the said Aldridge ordered a light raised and after examination made he found the said Negroes in said Aldridges kitchen and ordered them home and in the time William Aldridge Jr. forbid him taking away the two children and claimed them as the widows Prescoats property - and he the said Dawson after being forbid taking the said Negores went home without them and infomed Garland of it signed Joel Dawson - Edmond Littleton, Leah his wife and Leah his daughter in Georgtown SC examined for William Aldrdige - Edmond Littleton in company of John Garland 3 or 4 Dec 1785 and heard John Garland say he would burn William Aldridge house - slaves of John Garland sold to William aldridge by court - to restore slaves to John Dobbs - summons William Shepppard & Martin Gardner Sheppard to court 20 Nov 1789 to answer Miles Barfield of a plea of trespass - damage 100 pounds. William Barfield called to testify for Miles - Jesse Hicks witness - John Farecloth and Benjamin Sheppard to testify for William Shepharrd - Asa Barfield to testify for Miles Barfield - William Barfield, John Barfield, Jesse Hicks, Nancy Smith to testify for Miles Barfield - Nancy Barfield & William Torrons witnesses for Miles - James Glasgow and Doctor John Leigh witnesses for William Sheppard - William Lorrow wit Miles - Thomas Branton, Wm. Sheppard, Susannah Sheppard, Nathaniel Walker, Benj. sheppard wit. for William Sheppard - Dobbs - William White complains of Pedcock broke into his house at Kinston and storehouse and fifty barrels of pork Feb 1792 - Josiah Paddock and Richmond - Dobbs - Christopher Reynolds (sg) and Ichabud Davis (mk) summons to court - March 1792 answer John Martin of a plea that they render unto him sum of 72 pounds - note written 21 March 1789 - John Martin of Woroster County Maryland. Christopher Reynolds, Ichabud Davis, James Wood (MK) and Joseph Wade (sg) of Dobbs bound to Graves Bright sherriff - 10 Mar 1790 that Christopher and Ichabud appear court 19 Mar 1792 Lenoir - summons Martin Gardner Sheppard to court Sept 1792 issued 30 June 1792 Dobbs - note Ben Sheppard to pay town of New Bern 64 barrels of pork to John Martin 1 Jan 1791 written 18 May 1790 Dobbs - note to pay 20 barrels of pork to John Martin of Worcoster County Maryland by Ben Sheppard 27 Feb 1788 - wit M. G. Sheppard Thomas Branton and William Sheppard Sr. had moved to Cumberland County by 20 June 1791 Dobbs - note from Abraham Sheppard Senr and Thomas Branton to pay John Martin 127 pounds currency 17 May 1790 sign - wit: Stes Sheppard and M. G. sheppard sign - Grave Bright sherriff - Lenoir - Francis Loftin summons to court - Sept 1792 -answer Edward Sweeny of a plea of trespass - damage 100 pounds - issues 19 Sept 1792 also summons for Samuel Loftin for same. 3 Aug 1792 - Tabitha Sweeney wife of Edward - Francis Loftin beat Tabitha Sweeney - 500 pounds dmage - Francis Loftin (SG), John Parker (SG), and Samuel Loftin (SG) bound to Robert White high sherriff 15 Sept 1792 for Francis to appear in court 19 Sept 1792 for trespas and battery against Edward Sweeney and wife Tabitha wit Stephen White (sg) Dobbs - Benjamin Sheppard summons to answer Nathan Smith assignee for Richard Blackledge - 5 Feb 1790 note to Richard Blackeledge 24 May 1788 by Ben Dobbs - Abraham Sheppard to answer Natha Smith a plea of trespass - 20 May 1790 Dobbs - Abram Sheppard (sg), William Farrcloth (sg) and James Clark ( mark) bound to Benjamin Sheppard high Sherriff Dobbs - Abram to appear in court answer Nathan Smith- 15 Nov 1790 - witn J. JONES sign Lenoir - John Lovick, Winston Caswell, and Jonathan Morris bound to Robert White sheriff for John Lovick to appear in court 12 Sept 1792 - sign all - plea of trespass by Richard and P. THOMPSON - Lenoir - Bryan Whitfield, Joshua Croom, John Herritage, Moses Westbrook, David Smith, Levzarus Pearce, and William Croom - justices - July 1792 - on Oct 1788 - Benjamin Sheppard against William Barfield and Mills Barfield - trespass - Jury: Benjamin Coleman, John Dillahunty, Samuel Griffith, Harry Goodman, John Parker, Joseph Taylor, Rigimitick Walters, John Patridge, James ingram, James Faulkner, Jesse Smith, Jesse Jones - 1 Sept 1792 - Lenoir - Stephen Phillips - summons for court 5 March 1794 - on behalf of Richard Giggs in Richard Gibbs vs. William Alford. Lenoir - William White summoned to appear court 19 Sept 1795 in Benjamin Coleman vs. Griffith John McCur Lenoir - John Caswell gentleman - summons to appear court 19 Sept 1794 - answer John Taylor a plea of trespass with force and damages 1000 pounds currency