Dobbs County, NC - Court Records

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Grace Williamson Turner
Edited by Guy Potts

Source: S.S. Court Records, 1702-1779, S.S. 312

North Carolina
              George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain
              France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c
   To the Sheriff of Dobbs County Greeting, Whereas Abraham Sheppard
   junr hath Complained on Oath to William Speight Senr one of the
   Justices of the Inferior Court of the County of Dobbs, that William
   W. Tyer late of your County planter is justly indebted to him in the 
   Sum of Twenty pounds Proclamation Money and Oath having been also 
   made That the said William W. Tyer hath revoved himself priviatly
   our of your Said County or so Absomnds or Conceals himself that the
   Ordinary processes of Law Cannot be Served on him and Hath Given
   Bond and Security according to the Direction of the Act of Assembly
   in Such Cas made and provided_
   We Therefore Command you That you Attach the Estate of the said
   William W. Tyer if to be found in your Bailiwick, or so much thereof
   pleasable on Security as Shall be of Value Sufficient to Satisfy the
   Said Debt & Costs and such Estate so Attached in your hands To Secure 
   or so to provide That the Same may be Liable to Farther proceedings
   thereupon To be had at on next Inferior Court to be held for the 
   County of Dobbs at the Court House in Dobbs on the Second Tuesday
   in October next so as to Complete the Said William W. Tyer_
   To Appear and answer the above Complaint of the Said_
   Abraham Sheppard junr when and where you Shall make known to our 
   Said Court how you shall have Executed this Writ Witness William
   Speight Senr one of our Said Justices of our County of Dobbs at 
   Dobbs County aforesaid the 22nd Day of August in the 7th year of our 
   Reign_

                                            William Speight Jr

Whereupon, the Sheriff of Dobbs County in
Obedience to the above Writ to him Directed, made the following Return
To Octgober Court 1767 (To wit, That he had Levied the said Attachment
in the hands of Jesse Samford Adm'r of Lazarus Chelton Dec'd John Garland
and Richard Barfield & Summoned them to appear at the Said Court &c
Signed by John Drew Deputy Sheriff
James Glasgow Attorney

North Carolina
              George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain
   France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c
   To the Sheriff of Dobbs County Greeting
   We Command you That of the Goods & Chattles Lands & Tennements of
   Richard Barfield late of Dobbs County Planter by you attached in a Suit 
   brought by Abraham Sheppard junr agt Said Richard Barfield as 
   garnishee of William W. Tyer you Cause to be exposed to Sale & the 
   monies thereby arriving_you safely keep so that you have them before
   the Justices of our Inferior Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions to be
   held for the County of Dobbs at the Court House in Dobbs on the first
   Tuesday in July next then & there to under and Satisfy unto Abram
   Sheppard junr his Said Damages and Costs &c
   Therein fail not and have you then & there this Writ Witmess Martin
   Caswell Clerk of our Said Court at this offer the III'd Day of April
   in the VIIIth year of our Reign Anno Dom.
   1769                                         Martin Caswell Clk
   Glasgow Attorney

1767 Abraham Sheppard ag't William W. Tyer Clerks fees (to wit)
   For the Attachment returned executed 14/            0-14-0
   Default & Inquiry ag't Defendant 10/                  10
   Judgment against Garnished ___ of Continuance to }    12
     January 4/                                     }
   Continuance to April 4/ Judgement final          }
     against Gaurnished 8/                          }    12
   Continuance to July 4/ the Same to October 4/          8
October Venire Tryal Call fees thereon 10/               10
   Making unrecord 6/Execution 5/                        11
   County Tas 2/6 Attorneys fee J Glasgow 15/          3=17=0
                                                          7.6
   Damages £20 prov. Alias Exection to April 1769 5/ }   10
                        Vinditione ????? to July 5/  } ______
                                                        5=4=6

Whereupon the Sheriff of Dobbs County made the following Return (to wit)
   Executed by me Sold the Lands of the Defendants and am Ready to Settle
   the Same with the ___ or his Attorney
                                                 John Weaver Sher

NB Sheriff of Dobbs County Take Notice that the monies the foregoing 
   Execution Calls fore when Recieved by yu is to ge haid to James Glasgow
   to whom you are to Account for the Same in Virtue of a Judgment from
   Abraham Sheppard the Nominal Plantiff_
                                                  Martin Caswell Clk

Dobbs County May the 8th 1770 I hereby Certify that the Foregoing
   Attachment, Execution, Bill of Costs and Sheriff of Dobbs Returns are
   just and true Copy from the Record of Said County Certfied
                                                  By Martin Caswell Clk Co't

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