Dobbs County, NC - Court Records File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Grace Williamson Turner Retyped and posted by Annette Roebuck Source: Secretary of State Records, Court Records, Oyer & Terminer, 1773, Box 314. North Carolina } Dobbs County } This day John Grant appeared before me one of His Majestys Justices of the Peace for said County, and made Oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God. That his Father John Grant departed this Life on Friday Night the Sixth Instant, and that he has reason to believe the death of the said deceased was caused by Several Blows & bruises he received from a certain James Wilson on the Monday precedeing. These are therefore in His Majestys name to command you that you take the Body of the said James Wilson if to be found in your Bailwick, and him safely keep untill you bring him before me or some other of his Majestys Justices of the peace for said County to be dealt with as the Law directs. Herein fail not as you shall answer the Contrary at your Peril. Given under my hand & seal this 9th day of August 1773 & in the Thirtienth year of his Majestys Reign-------------- Maj'r Croom (Seal) To the Sherif. Deputy Sherif, } Or any Constable of the County of } Dobbs County to Execute & return } Summons Elisha Uzzel, James Daniel, Sarah Daniel, John Daniel Witnesses On reverse: and Nathanal Dannel, Mary Grant Evidences End Benj'a Griffen Depos of Jno Grant ______________________________________________________________________________ Panel of the Petit Jury Summoned to attend Court of Oyer &c 7 Sept 1773 1. William Hooker 4. John Dillahunty 7. John Linton 10. John Collier 2. John Shino 5. Jesse Jones 8. Moses Fields 11. John Cox 3. William Speight 6. Moses Westbrook 9. Isaac hill 12. Joseph Tilman ______________________________________________________________________________ Dobbs County August 10 Day 1773 The Exammmation of James Wilson on his Tryal By a Warrant obtained by John Grant that on Monday the Second Day of August him sd Wilson and John Grant had Some Deferance and that John Grant Struck him first and that he Shruck the sd Grant Several Stroks Which occationed Som Blood to be Drawn from the Sd Grant and that James Daniell took him of Sd Grant and that Sd Grant got up and Went of To go home. August 10 Day of 1773 The Deposition of James Danniell Taken on the Tryal of James Wilson that James Wilson Came to his house the Second Day of August and Some Time after Came John Grant and that John Grant Began to Quarrill With Sd Wilson first and that Sd Wilson Seemed to Want to Beat Sd Grant and that Sd Danniell held Sd Wilson and that his Wife forewarned them from fighting on the plantation Several times and that John Grant Went of and told Wilson to Com after him and that he Sd Danniell had hold of Wilson By the arm and Would Not Let him go Til he Tore his Shirt and then Wilson Told him that he Wanted to make Water and he Let him go and that the Next News he hard Was The Children Came Screaming to the Door and Sd Wilson Would Kil Grant and that he Sd Danniell Ran To Them and he heard Grant Cry out Enough/Murder two or three Times annd Sd Daniell That he Se Wilson Strike Grant in the face Two or Three Times With his Left hand and That he Sd Daniell puld Wilson from Grant as Quick as he Could and Led Wilson to the house and that Grant followed him to the house and abusd him and Went of To go home and that he Sd Daniell Went to Grants house the 4 Day of Sd month and Seed Grant Naked Except his private parts and that he Could Se No hurt But What Was In his face But Grant Told him The Worst hurt he had Was on his Left Side Near the Rim of his Belly Next Avedince Sarah Daniell Wife of James Daniell that She Did Not hear the Beginning of the Quarill But that She Come in to his house Second Day August and that John Grant and James Wilson Was Quarreling and that She forwarnd them of from his plantation if they would fight and that Grant Went of and Wilson Deplored hir husband James Daniell that was holding Wilson to Let him go and make Water and that he let him go and the Next News she heard Was one of hir Children Cry out Lord mamma they are fighting and Wilson Will Kill Grant and hir husband Run and That She heard Grant Cry out Enough murder and that Wilson Was upon him and She Seed him Strike Grant With his Left hand In the face and that hir husband Sd Wilson Dont Strike him again and after that as Wilson Rose up he Kickt Grant on the Side of the face and that Grant follow'd Wilson up Near the house and Dard him to Com out and he Would fight him again But Grant Went of and that She Went to Se Grant the 4 Day of the month and that he told hir The Gratess of his injurrey Was Near the Rim of his Belley and Range'd into the Small of his Back The Avedence of Nathanell Dannelll in the Tryal of James Wilson that on Wensday or Thursday the 4th or 5 of August he Was at John Grants and that Sd Grant Was Beten very much and that Grant Told him that Wilson and he had had a fight and that he Was Kickt In the Belley and that he allow'd it Would Be his End The avidence of John Daniell on the Tryal of James Wilson that on fryday the Six Day of August he Was at John Grants and Saw John Grant Ly Speechless and Seed him Expire and Die. The Avedence of Elisha Uzzill on The Tryal of James Wilson that on the Sixth Day of August 1773 James Wilson Came to his house and Told him that he and John Grant had had a fight at James Daniells that Wilson follow'd Grant and Told him to Lay Down his pipe or he Would Beat it Down his throat and that he gave him as good a Whiping as Ever he had In his Life and that he told him that his Thums Was So Sore a Beating of Grant that he could hardly work The Avidence of Mary Grant Wife of John Grant on the Tryal of James Wilson that She heard Hir husband John Grant Say that on Monday the Second Day of August he and James Wilson had a fight and that James Wilson Kicked him In The Side and that it Would Be his End and that She asked him the Day Before he Dide Whather he Would Lay his Death to James Wilson Not and he Told hir he absolutely Did Lay his Deat to him and that She Realy Beleiv'd that that Wound Was the cause of his Death __________________________________________________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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