Dobbs County, NC - Court Records

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Grace Williamson Turner

Transcribed and posted by
Lori Price Cobb (jhcobb@iquest.net)

North Carolina
New Bern District

At a Court of Sessions of the Peace, Oyer & Teminer, & General Goal 
Delivery, begun & held at New Bern for the District of New Bern on 
the twenty ninth Day of March, in the first year of the Independance 
of said State, and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred 
& seventy seven, Before the Hororable James Davis Esquire one of the 
Judges & Justices of said Court, apointed in Virtue of an Ordinance of 
the State of North Carolina afor____ by commission from his Excellency 
Richard Caswell Esquire, Governor, Captain General & Commander in Chief 
of the State aforesaid, direct to Abner Nash Esquire and the said James 
Davis, or either of them, under the Seal of the State, to hear and 
determine all offences against the Peace and good Government thereof, 
which may have been committed within the District aforesaid.

The Jurors for the State aforesaid upon their Oath present that William 
Williams otherwise called William Williams of Trent late of the Parish 
of St. Patrick in the County of Dobbs _________ in the District of New 
Bern in the State of North Carolina Planter, with Force and Arms at the 
Parish aforesaid, in the County aforesaid, in and upon one Robert White 
in the Peace if God and of the State, then and there being, did make an 
Assault, and him the said Robert White, then and beat, wond and ill treat, 
so that his life was greatly dispaired of, and other wrongs to the said 
Robert White then & there did to the great Damage of the said Robert White, 
against the Peace and Dignity of the State.

Jno. Cooke atty fo the State

On the reverse:  
St. vs William Williams of Trent
Robert White Pros.
Sowrn and Sent
Christr. Neal, J.P.
True Bill -- R. Cogdell   Foreman

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