Lenoir County, NC - Court Dockets, 1832-1855 __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Russell King ___________________________________________________________________ COURT DOCKETS TRIAL DOCKET - MARCH TERM 1832 - LENOIR COUNTY 1 - RHODA WALLER VS. JAMES MILLS - DITINUE - GEN'L ISSUE WITH LEAVE - VERDT. & APPL. 2 - SARAH WALLER VS. JAMES MILLS - DITINUE - GEN'L ISSUE WITH LEAVE - CENT'D BY PTFF. 3 - DOE ON DEMISE OF JOHN COBB VS. ROE AND JOHN ASKEW - EJECT - COMMON RULE & NOT QUILTY - ORDER OF SURVEY - EACH PARTY TO CHOOSE HIS OWN SURVEYOR. 4 - DOE ON DEMISE OF JOHN COBB VS. ROE AND JOHN HEATH - EJECT - COMMON RULE & NOT QUILTY - ORDER OF SURVEY - EACH PARTY TO CHOOSE HIS OWN SURVEYOR. 5 - ELIZABETH GREEN VS. WILLIAM SAULS - CAN - GEN'L ISSUE - NAT LIMIT ACCORD AND SATISFACTION - SETTLED. 6 - PEREGRINE B. COX VS. JOSHUA L. CROOM AND JEREMIAH HAWKINS - T. V. A. - GEN'L ISSUE - JUSTIFICATION NOT. LIMIT - VERD'T. 7 - EMANUEL JARMAN EX'T. OF SOLOMON CARY VS. TABITHA SAWYER - CAVEAT OF WIL. - CENT'D BY PTFF FOR JNO. KINCEY. 8 - CH'MN UN SEARS BRYAN & WIFE VS. WILLIAM MC KINNE & OTHERS. 9 - GOV. FOR WHITFIELD VS. HINES & OTHERS - A. D. 10 - RICH'D CROOM VS. HARDY OXLEY, THO: JONES, THO: ALLEN - TREPASS - 11 - DOC DEMI: J. PARRATE VS. ROE & JESSE CANADY 12 - MARG'T. SALTER VS. CHARLES JORDAN A. D. SEPT 1832 - LENOIR COUNTY ELLIS VS. WINDAL DAVIS & DAUGHETY - SLANDER LAM'L POPE VS. GILDERSLEEVE - REMD. FROM GREENE. STATE DOCKET TO MARCH TERM A. D. 1832 - LENOIR COUNTY 1 - THE STATE VS. ABNER WILLIS - AB - 2 - THE STATE VS. CRAVEN LASSITTER & WILLIAMS CREECH - AFFRAY - DEF'T LASSITTER AQUITTED AT APRIL TERM 1830 - NOLPUS 3 - THE STATE VS. DANIEL BRADHAM - FORCIBLE TRESPASS - CUT'T FOR DEFT. 4 - THE STATE & ALEX'R MOZINGO VS. BENJ'N WILLIAMS - P. L. - NOLPROF STATE. 5 - THE STATE & HENRY WATTERS VS. BENJ'N WILLIAMS - P. L. - VERD'T FOR STATE. 6 - THE STATE VS. THOMAS GRACE - AB - VERD'T FOR DEFT. 7 - THE STATE VS. ZECHARIAH GRAY & SALLY SPENCE - FORNICATION - JURY. 8 - THE STATE VS. ROBERT SALTER - AB - NOLPROF - ALIAS. 9 - THE STATE VS. DEMPSEY HARPER - AB - NOT FOUND 10 - THE STATE VS. BENJ'N COLLINS - RECOG'S. 11 - THE STATE VS. THO. CAMPBELL - RECOG'S. 12 - THE STATE VS. ROBERT POTTS - AB - 13 - THE STATE VS. STEPHEN FIRE, HENRY BUDD & OTHERS - RICT & C. 14 - THE STATE VS. STEPHEN FIRE, HENRY BUDD & OTHERS - RICT & C. 15 - THE STATE VS. WILLIAM ALDRIGE & CELIA POOL - ADULTERY. 16 - THE STATE VS. JAMES W. KILPATRICK - AB - JURY 17 - THE STATE VS. PEREGRINE B. COX - DRUNKENESS - 18 - THE STATE VS. KENAN WEST - AB - SUBMISSION. 19 - THE STATE VS. GEORGE MORGAN - ATTEMPT TO INCITE INSURRECTION - NEGROES - (GEORGE MORGAN WAS A MULATTO). 20 - THE STATE VS. PEREGRINE B. COX - AB - GUILTY. 21 - THE STATE VS. PEREGRINE B. COX - AB - GUILTY. 22 - THE STATE VS. JOSHUA L. CROOM & JEREMIAH HAWKINS - AB - JURY FIND CROOM NOT QUILTY. 23 - THE STATE VS. JONATHAN ROUSE - AB - JURY. 24 - THE STATE VS. DANIEL BRADHAM - SERFIA. EQUITY DOCKET - MARCH TERM 1832 - LENOIR COUNTY 1 - JOHN WEST EX'R OF DAN'L WEST DEC'D VS. DANIEL WEST JR. ET AL DEVISESS OF JESSE WEST - SERFIA - NUL TIL NUORD HUDY'T OF THE COURT THAT THERE IS SUCH A RECORD - PROCEEDINGS STAYED ACCQTO ACT OF ASSEMBLE. 2 - ELIZABETH LASSITTER BY HER NEXT FRIEND VS. JAMES DAWSON - PETITION - ANSWERS FILED - REPLICATION AND CORN'L. CIVIL DOCKET FALL TERM 1838 - GREENE COUNTY 1 - POWEL VS. GRANBERRY & OTHERS - CASE - GEN'L ISSUE - STAT LINU'S. 2 - DENNY VS. DIXON - EJECT: - COMMON RULE NOT QUILTY - ORDER OF SURVEY COMMON PLOT AND COMMISSIONERS TO EACH PARTY. 3 - WOOTEN VS. ALDRIDGE - EJECT: - COMMON RULE - NOT QUILTY. 4 - BLACKMAN TO THE USE OF EVERETT VS. HERRING - FROM WAYNE. 5 - WICKS VS. CALWELD - TRESPASS - GEN'L ISSUE WITH CAUSE TO ADD. 6. - HINES TO THE USE OF EDMONSON VS. OUTLAW & OUTLAW - DEBT - PAT & SITE OFF. 7 - JONES VS. CH. HARPER - TRESPASS. 8 - CH. HARPER VS. JONES - TRESPASS. CIVIL TRIAL DOCKET - SPRING TERM 1839 - GREENE COUNTY 1 - POWEL VS. GRANBERRY & OTHERS - COSE - GEN'L ISSUE - STAT LIN'S. 2 - DENNY VS. DIXON - EJECTMENT - COMMON RULE - NOT GUILTY - ORDER OF SURVEY COMMON PLOT & COMMISSION TO EACH PART. 3 - WOOTEN VS. ALDRIDGE - EJECTMENT - COMMON RULE - NOT GUILTY. 4 - C. R. BLACKMAN TO THE USE OF EVERETT VS. JACOB HERRING - TRANSFER FROM WAYNE. 5 - BENJAMIN TAYLOR VS. RICHARD HARPER - TRESPASS. 6 - B. C. D. EASON VS. SAM'L SMITH - TRANSCRIPT FOR LENOIR. 7 - CARR BY GUARD. WILLIAM LISER VS. CARR - FROM SUPREME COURT. A. D. SPRING 1839 - GREENE COUNTY HY. - MARTHA WILLIAMS ADM'R W. W. VS. A. LASSITER - DETINUE - DEFAULT - VERR'S BY RAIL. B. C. D. EASON VS. MARTHA TUNNELL. ROD. POWELL V. GUILFORD MURPHY. N. HOOKER V. J. ROGER - DECEIT IN SALE OF HOME OR WARRS. WILLIAM GOODSON V. WINDERS - DET. WILLIAM GOODSON V. EM. KORNEGAY & HENRY KORNEGAY - DET. FRED. WESTBROOK EX.T V. W. ALBRITTEN EX. W. ALLEN CIVIL DOCKET - FALL TERM 1842 - GREENE COUNTY - OCT 1842 1 - POWEL VS. GRANBERRY & OTHERS - COSE - STAT. LEM'S - GRN'L ISSUE. 2 - BEAMAN VS. SPEIGHT - APPEAL. 3 - JARVIS ADM'R & C VS. TAYLOR - COSE - GEN'L ISSUE E INDETENS PERFORMED AND NOT BROKEN AND SATISFACTION. 4 - JONES VS. EASON - COSE FROM SUPREME COURT - GEN'L ISSUE - STAT. LEM'S. 5 - EDMONDSON VS. GUSSEY - DEBT - GEN'L ISSUE WITH LEAVE TO ADD. 6 - DAVIS VS JARMAN - SLANDER FROM LENOIR. 7 - DAIL VS. HART - TRESPASS ON THE COSE - GEN'L ISSUE WITH LEAVE TO ADD. 8 - STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA TO THE USE OF S. AMOND VS. SPEIGHT & EDWARDS - APPEAL. 9 - HILL VS. SMITH - WNT IN COSE - GEN'L ISSUE ACCORD AND STISFACTION - STAT. LEM'S - TEMS TO TAKE DEPOSITION 10 DAYS NOTICE IN THE STATE - 3 DAYS SCOLIA OUT OF THE STATE. 10 - GOV. TO THE USE OF W. L. DARDEN FINE VS. RICHARD ALLEN, HARDY ALLEN, WILLIAM S. DARDEN AND LEVI MEWBORN GUARDS' TO HEIRS OF WILLIAM ALLEN DEC'D. - SCIFA - LEAVE TO AMEND SCIFA. 11 - H. AND H. SUGG, ADM'R OF S. SUGG VS. MCKINNEY - APPEAL. STATE DOCKET TO LENOIR COUNTY COURT - OCT TERM 1843 1 - STATE VS. WILLIAM WATSON - AFFRAY - TOBE ISSUED TO CRAVEN. 2 - STATE VS. JOS. H. LYONS - UNLAWFUL FENCE - DEFEND FINED 500. 3 - STATE VS. JOS. H. LYONS & WILLIAM LYONS - P. L. 4 - STATE VS. JOS. H. LYONS & WILLIAM LYONS - P. L. 5 - STATE VS. TOBIAS FULKNER - A & B. 6 - STATE TO USE OF MARY HINDS VS. SETH BRAXTON - BASTARDY. 7 - STATE TO USE OF CATHERINE PATE VS. WILLIAM WOOTEN - BASTARDY. 8 - STATE VS. TEARCY PATE - BASTARDY. 9 - STATE VS. JOSEPH H. LYONS - FORFEIT BONDZANCE. 10 - STATE VS. SPENCER FIFE - FORFEITED RECONIZANCE. TRIAL DOCKET TO OCT TERM 1843 1 - LEMUEL ROUSE & WIFE VS. JOHN NOBLES & WIFE, DAVID GEORGE & OTHERS - PETITION FOR DIVISION OF NEGROES - JURYS CHARGE & FIND ALL ISSUES IN FAVOR OF DEFENT GEORGE - CONTINUED. 2 - JAMES B. BELL & WIFE VS. JOHN JACKSON - PETITIONTS REPROBATE WILL - CONT'D. 3 - EVAN ROBERTS & WIFE SARAH TO THE COURT - PETITION FOR DIVORCE - CONT'D. 4 - DOE ON DEMISE OF JOHN C. WASHINGTON VS. ROE & RIGDON WARTERS - EJECTMENT. 5 - DOE ON DEMIN OF BRYANT KILPATRICK VS. ROE & MATHEW JORDEN - EJECTMENT - CONT'D. 6 - STATE OF N. CAROLINA TO USE OF NICHLOAS WASHINGTON VS. JOHN WARTERS, JOHN MOSELY, & CHARLES FULLER - DEBT - CONT'D. 7 - SAME VS. SAME - DEBT - CONT'D. 8 - JAMES E. METTS TO USE OF JOHN WILLIAMS GNDVE VS. JOSEPH MCKINNY ADM. OF WILLIAM MCKINY - DEBT - SEE GASTON ABOUT COMPRUD IATEST - JUG'T. 9 - WATTER KENEDY VS. JACOB PARROTT - PETITION TO DRAIN LAND - CONT'D. 10 - STEPHEN WHITE VS. THOMAS EDWARDS - CASE - CONTINUED. 11 - RICHARD WARTERS VS. WILLIAM I. SUTTON - APPEAL - CONTINUD. 12 - STATE OF N. CAROLINA TO USE OF WILLIAM HERRING VS. ABRAM CONGLETON, JAMES E. METTS, & LEWIS C. DESMOND - DEBT - CONTINUED. 13 - STATE OF N. CAROLINA TO USE OF JAMES WOOD VS. ABRAM CONGLETON, JAMES E. METTS, & LEWIS C. DESMOND - DEBT - CONT'D. 14 - BRYANT KILPATRICK ADM. OF LEMUEL KENEDY DEC'D VS. WILLIAM JORDEN - SCIFA TO REVIVE JUDGMENT - NUL TUL VERD. 15 - SAME VS. SAME - SCIFA TO REVIVE JUDGEMENT - NUL TUL LECND. 16 - JAMES WOOD VS. JAMES CHESTNUT - APPEAL - DISMISSED AT DEFTS COSTS. 17 - SAME VS. SAME - APPEAL - DISMISSED AT DEFTS COSTS. 18 - ISAAC CROOM & OTHERS TO COURT - CONFIRMED ORDER. 19 - LOUISA PATRICK, EDWARD PATRICK, THOMAS EDWARDS & WIFE & OTHERS TO THE COURT - PETITION FOR PARTITION - JUDG. 20 - J. & S. W. MILDRUMBER TO USE OF J. DAVIS VS. JACOB A. HARTSFIELD - APPEAL - CONTINUED. 21 - JAMES UZZEL TO USE OF PINKNEY HARDEE VS. JESSE LASSITER & JAMES WOOD - DEBT - JUDGMENT. 22 - STEPHEN WHITE TO USE OF AVRIT HORTON VS. NEEDHAM LOFTIN - DEBT - CONTINUE. 23 - LEVI MEWBORN VS. M. C. R. LOFTIN, ELISHA PIPKIN, & DANIL KORNEGAY - DEBT - JUDGMENT - $273.50 INT. 24.93. 24 - LEMUEL H. MEWBORN VS. THOMAS W. DAWSON - DEBT - JUDGMENT. 25 - HENRY HERRING VS. DAVIS & KORNEGAY - CASE - CONTINUED. 26 - ZACHARIA HOWARD & SAMEL HOWARD EXT. OF JOHN HOWARD SR. VS. LEWIS HARREL & OTHERS - WILL OR NO WILL. 27 - STATE OF N. CAROLINA TO USE OF WILLIAM ALDRIDGE VS. JOHN DAVIS - DEBT - ABATED. 28 - FERRIBA HOWARD VS. SAMUEL HOWARD ADM'R OF JOHN HOWARD DEC'D - PETITION FOR YEARS PROVISION - JGT. 29 - JOHN G. TULL VS. JESSE HUTCHINS - APPEAL. SUSAN DAWSON VS. WILLIAM DAWSON ADM'R JNO. W. DAWSON - PETN. YEAR PROV. - WRITE PETITION - REYER FRACETS. SUSAN DAWSON VS. SIMON, BEN, THO., JNO. & NANCY DAWSON HEIRS AT LAW OF JNO. W. DAWSON - DEVSEE - WRITE PET'N - PRAYER FACTED. STATE DOCKET TO LENOIR SUPERIOR COURT - MARCH TERM A. D. 1844 1 - STATE VS. MOSES WATERS - A & B - DEFENDANT SUBMITED AT SEPTEMBER TERM 1842 - SOLICITOR ALLOWED HIM TILL MARCH TERM 1843 FOR THE COURT TO PASS JUDGEMENT ON HIM - STATE WITNESS NOT PRESENT ORDERED BY THE COURT THAT THE WITNESS BE SUMMONNED TO ATTEND NEXT TERM SUPP. ISSUE TO BRING THE DEFT. TO MARCH TERM 1844 - EAPIAS ISSUED - JUG'T. 2 - STATE VS. JNO. A. B. WATSON, MICHAEL SHELFER, RIGDON B. WATSON - AFFRAY - EXECUTED - JNO. A. B. WATSON SUBMITS - MY TRIAL AP TO THE OTHERS. 3 - STATE VS. CALVIN HINSON - A & B - EXECUTED. 4 - STATE VS. MATHEW JORDAN - FORGERY - EXECUTED. 5 - STATE VS. JAMES P. DAVIS & SETH DAVIS - F. T. P. - EXECUTED. 6 - STATE VS. LEWIS JONES & JESSE DAUGHETY - A & B - EXECUTED. 7 - STATE VS. ISAAC STOCKS - LARCENY - EXECUTED - ABATED. 8 - STATE VS. ANDREW J. ROUSE - A & B - EXECUTED - CONT. 9 - STATE VS. GEORGE W. WALLACE & JAMES WOOD - CONSPIRACY - EXECUTED - CONT'D. 10 - STATE VS. ABRAM CONGLETON - GAMING - JURY - NOT GUILTY. 11 - STATE VS. BUNYAN CONGLETON - GAMING - CONT. 12 - STATE VS. BUNYAN CONGLETON - RETAILING - CONT'D. 13 - STATE VS. JAMES CONGLETON - A & B - CONT'D FOR DEFT. FOR MATHEW MARSHALL. 14 - STATE VS. TOBIAS FAULKNER, AMOS FAULKNER, GEORGE FAULKNER - LARCENY - ALL THREE FOUND NOT GUILTY - JURY CHARGED ALL NOT GUILTY. 15 - STATE VS. LEWIS JONES & ELIZA BAKER - F. A. - NOT TAKEN. 16 - STATE VS. LEWIS JONES & ELIZA BAKER - F. A. - NOT TAKEN. 17 - STATE VS. BRYAN C. MURPHY - GAMING - NOL POS. 18 - STATE VS. BRYAN C. MURPHY - GAMING - NOL POS. 19 - STATE VS. JOHN SPARROW - A & B - DEAD NOL RES. 20 - STATE VS. RICHARD HODGES - A & B - JURY CHARGED FOUND DEFT. GUILTY - FINED $5 & COSTS. 21 - STATE VS. ISAAC STOCKS - U. L. F. - DRAD ABATKD. 22 - STATE VS. THOMAS HARDEE - A & B - NOT GUILTY - JURY CHARGED FIND DEPT. GUILTY. 23 - STATE VS. GEORGE ERMOND - GAMING - JOHN H. JONES & JAMES W. JONES MENT. - CONT'D. 24 - STATE VS. PETER PHILLIPS & TRAVIS KING - AFFRAY - NOT GUILTY - WILLIAM ABBOTT MENT. - JURY CHARGED FIND PETER PHILLIPS GUILTY & TRAVIS KING NOT GUILTY. 25 - STATE VS. J. H. DIBBLE - FORFEITED SUBPOENEA - JUG'T. 26 - STATE VS. BRIGHT PATRICK - FORFEITED SUBPOENEA - JUG'T. 27 - STATE VS. DAVID TINDAL - FORFEITED SUBPOENEA - JUG'T. 28 - STATE VS. ABRAM CONGLETON - FORFEITED SUBPOENEA - JUG'T. 29 - STATE VS. FREDERICK WEST - FORFEITED SUBPOENEA. 30 - STATE VS. JNO. A. B. WATSON - DEFAULTING JUROR - SICKNESS - CONT. 31 - STATE VS. ELIJAH V. PITTMAN - DEFAULTING JUROR - CONT'D. 32 - STATE VS. WALTER JACKSON - DEFAULTING JUROR - DEAD. 33 - STATE VS. WARREN BELL - DEFAULTING JUROR. TRIAL DOCKET TO LENOIR SUPERIOR COURT - MARCH TERM A. D. 1844 1 - AMOS RHEM VS. ADMRS. OF DANIEL DAUGHETY DEC'D AND JNO. A. B. WATSON - TRESPASS - GEN ISSUE STAT LENT - ADMRS PLEADS FULLY ADMINISTERED - NO ASSETS - DEBTS OF HIGHER DIGNITY - JVMT TREPASS JUNE 2 - CONT'D - SEE ABOUT EVIDENCE OF ADDITION TO AMEND. 2 - WILL PHILLIPS EX'R OF THOMAS PHILLIPS DEC'D VS. ABRAM CONGLETON - DETINUE - GEN ISSUE STAT LENT - CONT. 3 - DOE ON DEMISE OF FORDHAM VS. ROE AND JOSEPH KINSEY - EJECTMENT - COMMON RULE & NOT GUILTY - REFERED TO LEWIS C. DESMOND AND JNO. HAMMONS & THEIR REWARD OR THAT OF THEIR UMPIRE TO BE CHOSEN BY THEM IF THEY CANNOT AGREE TO BE A RULE OF THE COURT - JUG'T ACCORDING TO AWARD. 4 - WILL PHILLIPS EX'R OF THOMAS PHILLIPS DEC'D VS. JOHN DAVIS, SHERIFF & JOHN PERDEW - APPEAL - GENERAL ISSUE JUSTIFICATION STATE LENT LEAVE TO ADD - CONT'D. 5 - JOHN MOSELEY VS. JOHN DAVIS, SHFF. - APPEAL - CONT'D. 6 - WILLIAM S. CALTON & WIFE, GUILFORD S. KING & WIFE, CATHERINE GRIFFIN BY HER GUARDIAN LEWIS C. DESMOND TO THE COURT - PETITION FOR PARTITION OF LAND - PRAY OF PETITIONERS GRANTED - ORDER ISSUED TO COMMISSIONERS TO WIT: JAMES KILPATRICK, SAMUEL H. COWARD, GEORGE KORNEGAY, GEORGE MOYE & BRYAN COX - LEVT'D. 7 - JOHN A. B. WATSON VS. MICHAEL SHELFER - DAMAGES - GENERAL ISSUE JUSTIFICATION THAT TIME - MISTRIAL. 8 - MICHAEL TILGHMAN VS. W. F. KING, W. B. KILPATRICH, G. W. HOUSTON - APPEAL. 9 - JOHN C. WASHINGTON VS. BRYAN C. MURPHEY - APPEAL - REFERED TO SNOAD B. CARRAWAY, LEWIS C. DESMOND, & PINKNEY HARDEE OR EITHER TWO OF THEM FOR THEIR AWARD TO BE A JUDGEMENT OF COURT. 10 - WILL PHILLIPS EX'R OF THOMAS PHILLIPS DEC'D VS. BARNIBAS PHILLIPS - FORFEITED SUBPENEA - CONT'D. 11 - LEWIS WHITFIELD VS. JESSE LASITER - APPEAL - COMMISSIONS TO EITHER PARTY TO TAKE DEPOSITIONS IN THE COUNTY ON TEN DAYS NOTICE - CONT'D. 12 - FANEY ANN DAVIS VS. JOHN DAVIS SON OF ZACHARIAH - SLANDER - WORDS REQUIRED - CONT'D. 13 - PERRY COX VS. JAMES WOOD, JOHN L. CROOM, STEPHEN MOZINGO, & G. W. WALLACE - TRESPASS - GENERAL ISSUE JUSTIFICATION - DISMISSED AT DEFTS COSTS. 14 - JOHN L. TAYLOR VS. JOHN P. DUNN, JAS. E. METTS EXO. OF JOHN ENGRAM DEC'D - APPEAL. 15 - JESSE KENNEDY VS. JACOB PARROTT - APPEAL. 16 - STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA TO THE USE OF N. WASHINGTON VS. JNO. WATERS, JNO. MOSELEY, CHARLES FULLER, & T. W. DAWSON - APPEAL - REFERRED TO CARRAWAY & DESMOND. 17 - WILLIAM B. RHEM VS. NEHEMIAH H. WHITINGTON & SAMUEL WHITE - TRESPASS - COMISSION TO EITHER PARTY TO TAKE DEPOSITIONS GENERAL ISSUE STAT LIM ALLOWED & SATISFACTION LEAVE - CONT'D BY APT FROM THO. WILSON. 18 - HENRY HERRING VS. BARTHOLOMEW FIELDS & WILLIAM GREY - COVET - GEN ISSUE LEAVE - CONT'D. 19 - STEPHEN WHITE & WALTER DUNN VS. WILLIAM A. PUGH & LEWIS B. PUGH - TRESPASS - GEN ISSUE LEAVE - JUG'T FOR DEFT. 20 - BRYAN C. MURPHY VS. WILLIAM S. ASHE - GEN ISSUE FRAUD STAT LIM LEAVE. 21 - WILLIAM HERRING VS. JOHN TILGHMAN - TRESPASS. 22 - ROBERT WIGGINS VS. WILLIAM MOSELEY - WRIT CASE - GEN ISSUE LEAVE. 23 - ROBERT WIGGINS VS. SARAH MOSELEY - WRIT CASE - GEN ISSUE LEAVE. 24 - WILLIAM A. PUGH & LEWIS B. PUGH VS. STEPHEN WHITE & WALTER DUNN - TRESPASS - JUG'T FOR PLTTF $75. 25 - JOHN G. TULL VS. FRED. LAROQUE - T. V. A. 26 - STATE USE OF JESSE HOUSTON VS. SURETY OF BARROW ADM'R BOND. 27 - JAMES DAUGHETY VS. DIBBLE - T. V. A. - ABI FN J. H. DIBBLE. STATE DOCKET TO LENOIR SUPERIOR COURT - SEPT TERM A. D. 1844 STATE VS. JOSHUA BARWICK - A. & B. - DEFT TRIED SEPTR TERM 1843 & BY THE JURY FOUND GUILTY AS CHARGED IN THE BILL OF INDICTMENT. JUDGT OF THE COURT THAT THE DEFT BE FINED FIVE DOLLARS & BE IN CUSTODY OF THE SHERIFF TILL FINE & COSTS BE PAID & ENTER INTO RECOGNCGANS IN THE SUM OF $100 TO BEHAVE WELL & KEEP SOBER TWELVE MONTHS & TO MAKE HIS PERSONALLY APPEARANCE BEFORE THE HONORABLE JUDG OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LAW TO BE HELD FOR THE COUNTY AT THE COURT HOUSE IN KINSTON ON THE 3RD MONDAY IN SEPTR 1844. DEFT ENTERED INTO RECOGNIZANCE IN THE SUM OF $100 WITH WINDAL DAVIS & JAMES JARMON HIS SECURITYS TO PREFORM THE ABOVE JUDGT. STATE VS. CHARLES MARTIN - A. & B. - DEFT SUBMITTED AT SEPT TERM 1843. JUDGT OF THE COURT THAT THE DEFT BE IMPRISONED TWO DAYS UNTELL HE PAYS AN COST OR AND OTHERWISE DISCHARGED BY LAW & THAT HE ENTER INTO RECOGNIZANCE IN THE SUM OF $200 FOR HIS GOOD BEHAVOUR & TO KEEP SOBER TWELVE MONTHS & MAKE HIS PERSONALLY APPEARANCE BEFORE THE HONORABLE JUDG OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LAW TO BE HELD FOR THE COUNTY OF LENOIR AT THE COURT HOUSE IN KINSTON THE 3RD MONDAY IN SEPTR 1844. DEFT ENTERED INTO RECOGNIZANCE IN THE SUM OF $200 WITH THEOPOLUS FIELDS & WILLIAM PERDEW HIS SECURITYS TO PERFORM THE ABOVE JUDGEMENT - FORFEITED. STATE VS. JNO. A. B. WATSON - AFFRAY - DEFT SUBMITTED AT MARCH TERM 1844. JUDGT OF THE COURT THAT DEFT PAY ALL COST & ENTER INTO RECOFNIZANCE IN THE SUM OF $250 FOR HIS PERSONALLY APPEARANCE ON THE 3 MONDAY IN SEPTR NEXT AT THE COURT HOUSE IN KINSTON THEN & THIR TO DELIVER HIMSELF UNTO THE SHERIFF OF LENOIR COUNTY & BY THE SAID SHERIFF TO BE IMPRISONED IN THE COMMON JAIL OF THE COUNTY OF LENOIR ONE CALLENDER MONTH. DEFT ENTERED INTO REGONIZANCE IN THE SUM OF $250 WITH JNO. C. WASHINGTON, JAMES E. METTS, SPENCER FIFE, & R. R. CANFIELD HIS SECURITYS TO PREFORM THE ABOVE JUDGEMENT. DEFT TRIED AT MARCH TERM 1844 & BY THE JURY FOUND GUILTY AS CHARGED IN THE BILL OF INDICTMENT. JUDGT OF THE COURT THAT DEFT PAY ALL COSTS & ENTER INTO RECOGNIZANCE IN THE SUM OF $250 FOR HIS PERSONALLY APPEARANCE AT THE COURT HOUSE IN KINSTON ON THE 3RD MONDAY IN SEPTR NEXT TERM & THIN TO DELIVER HIMSELF UNTO THE SHERIFF OF LENOIR COUNTY & BY THE SAID SHERIFF TO BE IMPRISONED IN THE COMMON JAIL OF THE COUNTY OF LENOIR TWO CALLENDER MONTHS. DEFT ENTERED INTO RECOGNIZANCE IN THE SUM OF $250 WITH JAMES KILPATRICK, ISAAC CHESTNUT & RICHARD W. KING HIS SECURITYS EACH TO PREFORM THE ABOVE JUDGEMENT. 1 - STATE VS. MICHAEL SHELFER & RIGDON B. WATSON - AFFRAY - CONT'D BY STATE. 2 - STATE VS. GEORGE W. WALLACE & JAMES WOOD - CONSPIRACY - NOL PROS. 3 - STATE VS. LEWIS JONES & JESSE DAUGHETY - A. & B. - CONT'D 4 - STATE VS. BUNYAN CONGLETON - GAMING - CONT'D - RECOGNIZANCE FORFEITED. 5 - STATE VS. BUNYAN CONGLETON - RETAILING - RECGN FORFEITED. 6 - STATE VS. ANDREW J. ROUSE - A. & B. - FROM MARCH TERM 1843 - REDDING JARET - NOT GUILTY - WILLIAM PERDEW - JAMES WARTERS DEFT UTRUHY - RICH'D WARTERS - FINE $5 & COSTS. 7 - STATE VS. LEWIS JONES & ELIZA BAKER - F. & A. - NOT TAKEN 8 - STATE VS. LEWIS JONES & ELIZA BAKER - F. & A. - NOT TAKEN 9 - STATE VS. GEORGE W. ERNOLD - GAMING - CONT'D. 10 - STATE VS. JAMES CONGLETON - A. & B. - RECOGNIZANCE FORFEITED. 11 - STATE VS. JOSHUA T. DAWSON - F. T. PASS - NOT GUILTY - CONT'D. 12 - STATE VS. DAVID GIBSON - A. & B. - NOL PROS. 13 - STATE VS. WILLIAM POOL - A. & B. - NOT GUILTY - JURY CHARGED FIND DEFT GUILTY. (NANCY YOUNG WIRITTEN TWICE AND OUTLINED AND THEN KISSES TOWARD IT). 14 - STATE VS. WARREN WALLACE - A. & B. - CONT'D BY DEFT. 15 - STATE VS. JOSHUA T. DAWSON - A. & B. - CONT'D. 16 - STATE VS. WILLIAM LYON - A. & B. - NOT TAKEN. 17 - STATE VS. GEORGE W. WALLACE & JAMES WOOD - CONSPIRACY - CONT'D FOR STATE AS FOR WALLACE. 18 - STATE VS. MICHAEL SHELFER & BENJAMIN BARWICK - A. & B. - CONT'D. 19 - STATE VS. JNO. Q. DUNN & CRAVEN JONES - A. & B. - SUBMISSION FINED $1 EACH. 20 - STATE VS. WILLIE SPENCE - PLEADED NOT GUILTY - JURY GUILTY - $2 & COSTS. 21 - STATE VS. JNO. A. B. WATSON - DEFAULTING JURIOR - REMITTED p. & COSTS. 22 - STATE VS. WARREN BELL - DEFAULTING JURIOR - REMITTED TO S'D & COSTS. 23 - STATE VS. WILLIE DAVIS - FORFTED SUBPO. - DISCHARGED ON PAYMENT OF COSTS. 24 - STATE VS. WILLIAM B. RHEM - FORFITED SUBPO. - REMITTED S'D & COSTS. 25 - STATE VS. SAMUEL H. COWARD - FORFITED SUBPO. - DISCHARGED WITHOUT COST. 26 - STATE VS. ABRAM SIMMONS - FORFITED SUBPO. - REMITTED TO S'D & COSTS. STATE VS. PERDUE - REMITTED TO S'D & COSTS. TRIAL DOCKET TO LENOIR SUPERIOR COURT SEPTR TERM A. D. 1844 1 - AMOS RHEM VS. ADMR'S OF D. DAUGHETY & JNO. A. B. WATSON - TRESPASS - GEN ISSUE STAT LEMT - ADMR'S PLEADS FULLY ADMINISTRED NO ASSETTS DEBTS OF HIGHER DIGNITY. - CONT'D BY DEFT. 2 - WILLIAM PHILLIPS EXR. OF THOMAS PHILLIPS DEC'D VS. ABRAM CONGLETON - DETINU - GEN ISSUE STAT LIMT - CONT'D. 3 - WILLIAM PHILLIPS EXC OF THOMAS PHILLIPS DEC'D VS. JNO DAVIS SHFF & JNO. PERDEW - APPEAL - GEN ISSUE - JUSTIFICATION STAT LEMT LEAVE TO ADD - CONT'D FOR PLTFF. 4 - JNO. MOSELEY VS. JNO. DAVIS SHFF - APPEAL - GEN ISSUE ACCUSED & SATISFACTION STAT LIM LEAVE - REFUSED. 5 - WILLIAM S. CARLTON & WIFE, T. KING & WIFE, CATHERINE GRIFFIN BY HER GUARDIAN LEWIS C. DESMOND TO THE COURT - PETITION FOR PARTITION OF LANDS - PRAY OF PETITIONERS GRANTED ORDER ISSUED TO COMMISSIONERS TO WIT: JAMES KILPATRICK, SAMUEL H. COWARD, GEORGE F. KORNEGAY, GEORGE MOYE, BRYAN COX - DISMISSED. 6 - JNO. A. B. WATSON VS. MICHAEL SHELFER - T. V. A. - GEN ISSUE JUSTIFICATION THAT TIM - CONT'D. 7 - MICHAEL TILGHMAN VS. WILL F. KING, G. W. HOUSTON, WILLIAM H. CROOM, W. P. MOSLEY - APPEAL - DEFAULT & ENQUICY. 8 - JNO. C. WASHINGTON VS. BRYAN C. MURPHY - APPEAL - REFERRED TO S. B. CARRAWAY, LEWIS C. DESMOND & PINKNEY HARDEE OR EITHER TWO OF THEM & THEIR AWARD TO BE A JUDGEMENT OF THE COURT. CONTINUED LAST COURT UNDER FORMER ORDER. - CONT'D. 9 - WILLIAM PHILLIPS EXC. OF THOMAS PHILLIPS, DEC'D VS. BARNABAS PHILLIPS - FORFITED SUBPI - CONT'D. 10 - LEWIS WHITFIELD VS. JESSE LASSITER - APPEAL - COMMISSIONS TO EITHER PARTY TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS IN THE COUNTY ON TEN DAYS NOTICE - CONT'D FOR PLTFF. 11 - FANEY A. DAVIS VS. JNO. DAVIS (SON OF ZACHARIAH) - SLANDER - WORDS REQUIRED - CONT'D. 12 - JNO. F. TAYLOR VS. JNO. P. DUNN & JAMES E. METTS EXC. OF JNO. ENGRAM DEC'D - JUG'T $358.25. 13 - JESSE KENNEDY VS. JACOB PARROTT - APPEAL. 14 - STATE OF N. CAROLINA USE OF N. WASHINGTON VS. JNO. WARTERS, JNO. MOSELEY, CHARLES FULLER, & T. W. DAWSON - APPEAL - REFERRED TO S. B. CARRAWAY & LEWIS DESMOND & THEIR REWARD OR THAT OF THEIR UMPIRE WHO THEY ARE AUTHORIZIED TO CHOOSE IN CASE THEY DISAGREE TO BE A RULE OR JUDGMENT OF THIS COURT - CONT'D. 15 - WILL B. RHEM VS. NEHEMIAH H. WHITTINGTON & SAMUEL WHITT - COMMISSIONS TO EITHER PARTY TO TAKE DEPOSITIONS - GEN ISSUE STAT LIM ALLOWED & SATTISFACTION LEAVE. 16 - HENRY HERRING GURD VS. BARTHOLOMEW FIELDS & WILL GRAY ESQR - GEN ISSUE LEAVE. 17 - WILL HERRING VS. JOHN TILGHMAN - WRIT CASE - GEN ISSUE LEAVE - CONT'D BY PLTFF. 18 - ROBERT WIGGINS VS. WILL MOSLEY - WRIT CASE - GEN ISSUE LEAVE - DEATH OF PLTFF. 19 - ROBERT WIGGINS VS. SARAH MOSLEY - WRIT CASE - GEN ISSUE LEAVE - CONT'D FOR PLTFF. 20 - JOHN G. TULL VS. FREDERICK H. LA ROUQUE - CASE - GEN ISSUE STAT LIM LEAVE. 21 - STATE OF N. CAROLINA USE OF JESSE HOOTEN VS. FINNER B. SATTERTHWAITE, THOMAS B. WINDFIELD, ROBERT RESPASS, COVINGTON W. HAMMOND, & THOMAS BARROW SEN., ISAIAH RESPASS ADMR. OF LANGLEY RESPASS DEC'D & OTHERS - CASE - GENERAL ISSUE MID TIM ACCORD STAT LIM ULEAN ADMINISTRATOR DULY ADVERTISED ISAIAH RESPASS ADM'R OF L. RESPASS FURTHER PLEADS FULLY ADMINISTED RETAINER DEBTS OF HIGHER GIGNITY - JNO. A. SMALL ADM'R OF GEORGE BOYD CRAVES NINE MONTHS BEFORE PLEADING - CONT'D. 22 - JAMES DAUGHETY VS. C. B. DIBBLE, J. H. DIBBLE, & WILLIAM DIBBLE - TRESPASS - ACTS OF 1822 & 1823 - GEN ISSUE. NANCY ROUSE VS. ANDREW J. ROUSE & OTHER HEIRS AT LAW OF JONATHAN ROUSE, DEC'D - PETITION FOR DOWER - LEWIS C. DISMOND APPOINTED SPETICEL GUARD OF INFANTS DEFENDANTS - THEIR COPYS & SUBPOENEA FOR DEFENDANTS & TO GUARDAND OF INFANTS DEFENDANTS - COPY OF PETITIONS & SUBPOENEAS ISSUED TO DEFENDANTS & GUARD OF INFANT DEFENDANTS - ABATED. 24 - J. B. BETS & WIFE VS. JOHN JACKSON - WILL OR NO WILL. STATE N C JACKSON WALTER VS. A. CONGLETON, JAS. E. METTS & L. C. DESMOND - DEBT. TRIAL DOCKET LENOIR SUPERIOR COURT FALL TERM 1849 1 - LEWIS WHITFIELD VS. JESSE LASSITER - APPEAL - COM. TO EITHER PARTY TO TAKE DEP. BY GIVING TEN DAY NOTICE REF'RSCHASE OR DISMISSED PLAC'D ON DOCKET FOR TRIAL ORDER THAT THE DEFT. HAVE TO GRANT DEP. TAKEN BY GIVING TEN DAYS NORICE COMM'T TO EITHER PARTY TO TAKE DEPOSITIONS - CONT'D. 2 - WILLIAM HERRING - VS. JOHN TILGHMAN - WRIT CASE - GEN'L ISSUE TENAVE VENDOR'D THAT DEP'N OF W. WHITE BE TAKEN AT HIS HOUSE ON 20TH, 21ST, AND 22ND DAY OF MARCH 1845 DEP'N TAKEN ON MOTION ITS ORDERED THAT THE DEP'N OF WILSON TILGHMAN DE BONA ESSE ON TEN DAYS NOTICE. - DEATH OF DEFT. 3 - STATE OF N'H CAROLINA JESSE HOOTEN USE OF J. C. WASHINGTON VS. THOS. BARROW, F. B. SATTERTHWAITE, THOS. B. WINFIELD AND OTHERS - DEBT - GEN'L ISSUE NUL TAD VES'D STAT'E OF LIMITI'N VELIAS'D ADM'R DULY ADVERT'D I. RESPASS ADM'R OF L. RESPASS FOR FURTHER PLEAD FULLY ADMINIS'D RETAIN DEBTS OF HIGHER DIGNITY J. H. SMALE ADMINIST OF GEO. BOYD CRAVES NINE MONTHS BEFORE PLEADING ALL THE DEFEN'D PLEADS - JUG'Y. 4 - JAS. B. BELL & WIFE VS. JNO. JACKSON ADM'R OF JACOB JACKSON, DEC'D - APPEAL - CONTIN'D BY BELL & WIFE FOR DEATH OF WILLIAM TULL AT SPRING TERM 1849 - CONT'D FOR JUDG. 5 - JAS. WOOD ADMIN'R OF JONAS WOOD DEC'D VS. THOS. UZZELL - CASE - GEN'L ISSUE STATUTES LIM'N - CONT'D. 6 - PARROT D. WATERS VS. JM. S. ALDRIDGE - TRESPASS - GEN'L ISSUE WITH LEAVE TO AMEND WRIT ORDER OF SURVEY TO EITHER PARTY - EACH PARTY TO CHOOSE HIS OWN SURVEYOR AND THEY TO JOIN IN PLOT ORDER THAT A NEW SURVEY BE HAD BY THE PARTIES - REFERRED WOOTEN & HARDEE. 7 - JOSEPH HINES VS. RICH'D ROUSE - TRESPASS - LEAVE TO AMEND WITH GEN'L ISSUE WITH LEAVE SUB TENO ORDER OF SURVEY & THAT THE SURVEYORS UNITIE IN COMMON PLOT EACH PARTY TO CHOOSE HIS OWN SURVEYOR. 8 - EVANS WHALEY VS. JN'D TAYLOR - WRIT CASE - REF'D TO JAMS DAVIS JUN'R AND PINCKNEY HARDEE AND THEIR AWARD OR THAT OF THEIR UMPIRE TO BE CHOSEN BY THEM IN CASE THEY CAN NOT AGREE TO BE A JUDGMT OF COURT. 9 - JAMES E. METTS VS. COUNCIL WOOTEN - DEBT - GEN'L ISSUE PAYMENT TO SET OFF REFER TO PINCKNEY HARDEE GEO. P. KINSEY & LEWIS C. DESMOND & THEIR AWARD TO BE JUDGMT OF COURT - CONT'D. 10 - JAS. E. METTS VS. COUNCIL WOOTEN - DEBT - GEN'L ISSUE PAYMENT AND SET OFF REF'D TO PINCKNEY HARDEE, LEWIS C. DESMOND AND GEO. P. KINSEY THEIR AWARD TO BE VERTIC OF COURT - CONT'D. 11 - JAMES E. METTS VS. COUNCIL WOOTEN - DEBT - GEN'L ISSUE PAYMENT & SET OFF REFER'D TO PINCKNEY HARDEE, LEWIS C. DESMOND & GEO. P. KINSEY AND THEIR AWARD TO BE VIRTIC OF COURT - CONT'D. 12 - WILLIAM B. WEST VS. COUNCIL WOOTEN - DEBT - GEN'L ISSUE PAYMENT & SET OFF REFER'D TO PINCKNEY HARDEE, LEWIS C. DESMOND AND GEO. p. KINSEY AND THEIR AWARD TO BE A JUDGMT OF COURT - CONT'D. 13 - ZENUS TAYLOR VS. BENJ'N C. WILLIAMS - APPEAL. 14 - B'N S. HARDY VS. F. J. PRENTISE, SAM'L MASTERS - CASE - SETTLED. 15 - J'H R. CROOM & WILLIAM JONES EXC OF JER'H WATERS DEC'D VS. WILLIAM ROUSE - CASE - GEN'L ISSUE STAT LIM'N LEAVE TO ADD - REF'D TO JNO. WILLIAMS, COL. JA'S DAVIS AND THEIR AWARD OR THEIR UMPIRAGE OF THEIR UMPIRE TO BE CHOSEN BY THEM IN CASE THEY DISAGREE TO BE A RULE OF COURT - AWARD MADE - JUG'T. 16 - JOHN DAVIS VS. E. R. STANLEY - WRIT OF EVROR - WRITS ALLOW'D SOW'S ADMITTED BY DEFT - TIME TO PLEAD DECREE OR REPLY - JUG'T. 17 - J'N L. LEE VS. JOB L. JARMAN - CASE - GEM'L ISSUE LEAVE TO ADD. 18 - JA'S WOOD VS. R. W. KING, JACOB PAROT & OTHERS - CASE - T. V. A. - LEAVE TO AMEND TVA DEFTS PLEADS PEVOT'D GEN'L ISSUE AND JUSTF'N STAT LIM'N - JUG'T. 19 - STEPHEN WHITE USE OF DAN'L MILLES VS. JAS. E. METTS - DEBT - GEN'L ISSUE PAYMT'S AND SET OFF LEAVE - JUGT $183.50 INT. 17.11. 20 - FRED'H JONES VS. JESSE BARWICK - TRESPASS & V. N. ARMS - GEN'L ISSUE SOW ASSAULT OR LEAVE - CONT'D FOR DEFT. 21 - WILLIAM Y. ALDRIDGE VS. JA'S HARPER - TNA - GEN'L ISSUE STAT LIM'N LEAVI - JUGT. 22 - MOSES PATTERSON VS. DREWY A. SUGGS - T. V. A. - GEN'L ISSUE JUSTIF'N STAT LIM'N WITH LEAVE. 23 - ZACH'R DAVIS VS. WILLIAM GOODMAN - T. V. A. - GEN'L ISSUE STAT LIM'N LEAVE ALLOW'D AND SATISF'N - JUGT. 24 - WILLIAM PHILLIPS EX'R OF THOMAS PHILLIPS VS. SYDNEY COWARD - CASE - GEN'L ISSUE STAT OF LIM'N PAYMENT & SET OFF ACCORD & SATISF'N - (DOC. L. JONES VS. TILGHMAN TO THEM HERRIG VS. ROUSE). TRIAL DOCKET TO LENOIR SUPERIOR COURT FALL TERM 1855 1 - JAMES WOOD ADM'R VS. THOMAS UZZELL - CASE - CONT. 2 - JAMES E. METTS VS. COUNCIL WOOTEN - DEBT - CONT. 3 - SAME VS. SAME - CONT. 4 - SAME VS. SAME - CONT. 5 - W. B. WEST VS. COUNCIL WOOTEN - DEBT - CONT. 6 - JOHN L.LEE VS. JOB L. JARMAN - WRIT - CONT. 7 - DOE ON DEMISE OF W. C. LOFTIN VS. RICHARD G. COBB - EJECT - CONT. FOR PANTIFF. 8 - DOE ON DEMIR OF R. G. COBB VS. W. C. LOFTIN - EJET - CONT. FOR DEFEN'D. 9 - RICHARD G. COBB VS. W. C. LOFTIN & JOSIAH JOHNSTON - TRESPASS - CONT. FOR DEFEN'D. 10 - A. J. BARWICK VS. JOSHUA BARWICK & OTHERS - TVANS - CONT. 11 - W. C. LOFTIN ADMR. VS JESSE COBB - APPEAL -CONT. 12 - JAMES M. PARROTT & PINKNEY HARDEE ADMR. VS. JAMES MOORE - APPEAL - CONT. 13 - JOHN DAVIS ADMR. OF WINDAL DAVIS DEC'D VS. SALLY JARMAN & MARY JONES - APPEAL - CORELIN - CONT'D BY CONSENT. 14 - DOE ON DEMIN OF NANCY A. HODGES VS. WILLIAM WHITE - EJECT - CONT. 15 - JOHN IVY VS. JAMES CHESNUT - CONT. 16 - AN MC INTYRE TO USE R. HARPER VS. THOMAS KENNEDY ADMR. - MISTRIAL. 17 - WARREN BELL VS. LEWIS B. PUGH & OTHERS - WRIT - CONT. 18 - DOE ON DEMIN OF GEORGE WHITFIELD VS. BENJAMIN S. HARDY - EJECT - CON. 19 - JAMES B. WEBB VS. W. C. LOFTIN - DEBT - CONT. 20 - REDDING JAMES VS. JOHN SUTTON - WRIT - CONT. 21 - JOHN A. PARROTT VS. JOHN F. WOOTEN - WRIT - CONT. 22 - JAMES M. PARROTT VS. JOHN F. WOOTEN - WRIT - CONT. 23 - STATE OF N. CAROLINA ON THE RELATION OF W. C. LOFTIN VS. H. F. RICHARDSON - WRIT - CONT. 24 - WILLIAM B. RHEM VS. EDWARD MONNFORD - CONT. FOR PLANTIFF. 25 - JOHN JACKSON VS. JAMES B. BELL & OTHERS. 26 - IMLY N. MILLER VS. W. C. LOFTIN - WRIT. 27 - WARREN BELL VS. JAMES MOORE. 28 - ALFRED DAUGHETY VS. EVAN EVANS. 29 - JAMES E. METTS & PINKNEY HARDEE VS. IMLY N. MILLER.