Glasgow County, NC - Courthouse Petition, 1792 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ State of North Carolina August 1792 The Honourable the General Assembly of the said State The Petition of the Inhabitants of the County of Glasgow Humbly Sheweth that by an Act of the General Assembly passed in January 1792 Entitled an Act for dividing the County of Dobbs Commissioners was appointed to fix an almost proper place in the said County of Glasgow for the Court house prison and Stocks and that in Consequence thereof the said Commissioners did contrary to and in open violation of the manifest desin of the people proceed to agree and fix on a place for the same which said place is evidently inconvenient to the said Inhabitants _________ Court and othe rpublic meetings and quite remote from the Center or middle of the said County and that it is a most private place where no public road lead or near thereto so that the Inhabitants that be employed a Considerable part of their time in Opening and making a number of (otherwise) unnecessary roads through many bad swamps and woods to the great and manifest hardship and __________ of the people of that place and Your petitioner further sheweth that Great Cotentnea Creek (which at sometimes is difficult to be crossed) runs nearby ____ the Center or Middle of the said (Page 2) County and that to holdthe Courts and other public meetings at the said Creek would be much to the ease and convenience of the said Inhabitants in crossing the same as well as many others and valuable and _____ and conviniences Your Petitioner therefore and Humbly prayeth that Your Honourable Body will take the same under your Consideration and permanently fix the said Court House at some most convenient and public place or the said Creek as Your Honourable Body may think most proper or so to provide and _________ that the Inhabitants of the said County may be released from the Approaching inconveniences and _______ and in duty you Petitioners will every pray John Turnage John Murhhray ____________ Isaach W Mese S ___ Butts Benj Harrell Matt Hanks James Grimsley Stephen Se____ William Y Taylor Benj Best B Benjamin P____ _______________ Marvin Brown _______________ John Lane Leibert _______________ William Waters his James x Butts William Murphrey mark his Samuel x Butts Richard Edmundson mark Wm ____ Willis Godisnger Christopher Lynch ___________Belsher Torios Williams (Page 3) John Thigpin John Worrel Shadrach Simon Hardy Garris H____ Barrow W Holliday his Iasiah x Halbins Asa Barfield mark Steven Barfield his James x Hall David __________ mark his John x Sionyear _________________ mark John Bryant David Chal___y Noah Beamon Thomas Hamby William Taylor Keny Taylor Daniel N___g_e Aaron Buttes Ton____ God_____ Caleb Spivey F____ Taylor Wm F___ness _______________ Cornelius Barwick Thomas L______ Daniel Moses Wm Faircloth Samuel K________ William Mathis Francis Mabry his _______________ John x Faircloth mark __rchill Ward Shadrack Com_____ Mark __cath ____________________ John ____________ John _______gay (Page 4) Thomas Barfield Josiah Smith his David x Jones James Cannon Jr mark John Aldrridge John Cannon John Goodson John Parker Frederick Jordan Frederick Faircloth his Benjamin _______ Daniel x Turnage mark his Moses St___dard Richard x Jordon mark his _______ Johnson James x Price mark his Jesse C___ears William x McKeney his mark ___yers x Cannon mark his James x Wilder John Price mark William Goodson Daniel Rasbury Henry Smith Barnhill Cannon Edward Beeman Redec Pice James Stacy Arch Mooray Jerimiah Beamon ________________ William Walston Jesse Prasbury his ______ Downen Dempsey x Hall mark his ______ Downing James x ____lon mark James Cannon Majer Parks ________ Hall James Young (Page 5) Ben Shepherd William Hooker Benj Rucks John Shanon William Killpatrick H Hooker Edward Holmes Sam Speight Taylor Roe Frederick gong Titus Carr David Sherday William Cannon Allen Jones Robert Hill Senr Jesse London William Darden Thomas Smith Thomas Carver Mark Smith Ruffin Pridgen Richard Smith J___ Mosly Moses Sh__ley William Corbett Jesse Aldredg Buckner Wilson John Canson Thomas Markinnage John Gonlard __eal Sugs William Wilson John Rouse Noah Smith Jereme Cannon Thomas Moon Benjamin Morriss Joshua Sugs Richard Hill Jereme __ Barrowe Icabud Davis Richard Standley Jess Lajetter Robor ___Droess John Maile____ Ethel Dread Mitchell John Wilson Benjamin Skinner William Mitchel (Page 6) Lelewis Daniel WSilliam Turneel Bud Pall Samuel Tindall Taniae Pall Enos Ellis Joseph Reaves John Meggee James Smith Drewry Aldridge John Gosinger Spenser Cobroett Samuel Hooker Daniel Raiff John Freeman James Turnage Wm al Aldridge John Handler James Barrows Elisha Hobbs Jonathan ___ Celott Jacob Lasitter Junr Richard Carliles Jacob Lasitter Senr John Price Drewery Aldridge John Homes G____ Hansfree Hillary Taylor Roger Roberts ____ Jordan Samuel Hardy John Lawson John Hardy Sutton Hardy Wm J Caest John Cale John Pippin Dr__wy Aldridg John Taylor Wm Geigs Joseph Taylor John E ____andson Cader Lewes John Jones Hillory Taylor Senr George Butts Christopher Reynolds Luis Turnage William Lewis Murphrey Dixon Lewis Deal Lewis H__nell (Page 7) Wm Humphrey H____ Humphree Sam Caswell Thomas Brice Jon SAnderson Wm Best John Taylor Charles Mannes Edwind Pridgen Samuel Hooker Banjamin Best Junr Joseph Jones Moses Homes ___________________ John Smith John Lane Roger Hook Macy Harpin Wm Sheppard W Caps Frederick D__________ Hnery Spann James Hooker Miles Sheppard William Anders W Willimas Nathan Latetes Joseph Kenly John Kenley William Deal J____ Sugges Jacob Mishew Thomas Sugges Absolam Suggs Ridley Smith Cuates Sugges Joseph Taylor Henry Edwards Samuel M_______ John ___tcher Asa Date ________________ Aguila Sugges Elias C_______ Steven Homes Elisha Coward Benjamin Caswell Silas Latettes (Page 8) Augustua ___don Blansce Hampence Thomas Pridgen Daniel Ward Sherd Barrows Abraham HIll Michael Hill Francis Haper David _________ Joseph Hinson Wm Edwards Thomas Faircloth Henry Best J Frederick Faircloth Thomas Cate Jonathan Farecloth Joseph Whitley H___ Edwards GS Garland Kinchen Faircloth Willis Dixon John Tindall Josiah Garland Josia Sugg Shar___ Wood ___ Benjamin Suggs Briggs Hill Dred Smith Berry Harrell Wm Hinson William Reaves Thomas Ward Ezahiah Suggs Absolam Sugs David Tondil John Rigley James Suggs John Sugg John Suggs Junior James Holmes B____ Lane William Killpatrick Lamuel Wade Mitchell Cade John F___gs John Murphrey Isacah Wha___ (Page 9) David Vance Benjam Edwaards Jesse Gatting Melus Broom Thos Price Nathan M_______ JS Monceau ___ his Hardy x Garris mark John Lane Amos Andrews John Sheppard William B___ Lemuel Wade Benjamin Skiner William U___el Christopher Lynch Goode Belsher Jones Williams William Murphey Archibald Murphey (Page 10) his Shep x Barfield mark (Page 11) John Turnage John Murphey S___ Sheppard Isiah McMeese John Shackleford Thomas Barfield Josiah Smith his Richard X ___year mark 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