Greene County, NC - Court Records

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The Deposition of Pearces Barfield

The examination of Pearces Barfield of Dobbs County and State of North
Carolina taken upon Oath Before me Benjamin Sheppard Esqr a Justice assigned
to keep the peace for & in the said County the first day of September in 
the year ___ near the House of Willie Barrow in the aforesaid upon View of
the Body of Reddick Barfield then and there lying Dead ___ The said Pearies
Barfield maked Oath on the 31st day of August last past she the deponant
was riding in company with the ___ Reddick Barfield and Micajah Barrow on
the way ___ Stephen Cades to Willie Barrows and that ___ they were going
one of them mentioned a despute that had been between them when they had
settled and seemed to express n___ in having settled it & gave each other
their hand after some time Micajah Barrow asked Reddick Barfield why he
would be so Unkind to his Daughter This deponant that he would not give
her a ring which he had taken from her and that after some talk on the
subject Reddick Barfield said he would give it to her as soon ___ he got
to the House & took a drink of ___rog but still mentioned at times that it
was his own ring, at length Micajah Barrow said to this Deponant you dont
care so much about the ring do you she this deponant said she did Because
her Grand Mother gave it to her On which Reddick Barfield told Micajah
Barrow that he had a good mind to drive his, Micajahs teeth down his throat
with his gun. Micajah Barrow asked him why he would attempt to do that ___
as that they had made Friends he Micajah would not strike him Reddick for
five hundred pounds. The Said Reddick Barfield immediately dismounted 
himself from off His Horse and made a Blow with his gun and struck the said
Micajah Barrow on the head & knocked him off his Horse Micajah Barrow
attempted to rise the said Reddick Barfield Repeated his Blow and struck
the said Micajah on the head which throwed him down with his face on the
ground and he appeared as tho Dead or Stunded, the said Reddick called out
and said God Cajah I will kill you I will ___ Damned if I dont and repeated
his blow again Micajah staid on the ground Reddick turned of from him to 
catch his horse which was going off and when Reddick got f___ of his horse
and turned about he Micajah riseing from the ground and had taken hold on
a pine saplin for support Reddick immediately left his horse made at him
and round a stump which was in his way To get to him and when he came near
Micajah Barrow struck him with his fist and beat him the said Barfield
over the stump and he fell Micajah Barrow got hold on the Barrell part of
the gun which Reddick crossed with ___ he struck the said Reddick and as
___ made his Blows Reddick says Cajah ___ beg and no other words past
between them and the said Reddick laid Dead and this deponant further saith
that she hath often heard said Reddick say that he would kill the said
Micajah & that he would never be at rest untill he had dont it and that
she was at the house of William Barfield Sometime past and that the said
Reddick ___ ___ over in the neighbourhood of the said Micajah Barrow and
he come to the house of said William Barfield and he the said William
asked him the said Reddick if he was come(?) Reddick said yes, the said 
William asked him the said Reddick if he had done what he went to do Reddick
told him the said William Barfield, no. The sd William very warmly exclaimed
agt him Reddick and asked him why he did not kill the Damnd son of a B___
at once ___ have done with it for that he was a Damn fool and would go
poking about and not do it untill it would be too late for that he might
have killed fifteen Micajah Barrows before this and have ___ Shiping(?) and
been gone to sea and never been Troubled about it and damn him fer a fool
do it the next time he went before he returned again, The said Reddick
Barfield, knoded his head at the said William Barfield and said to him as
this deponant understood, not talk so free fer that it should soon be done
& further saith not.

             Ben Sheppard  J.P.         Pearces (her x mark) Barfield

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