Lenoir County, NC - Overseers Reports, 1826-1862 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Russell King ___________________________________________________________________ LENOIR COUNTY OVERSEERS REPORTS 1826 - 1862 July 1826 Malachi Fields - appointed Overseer of the road in the place of Thomas Walters and the usual hands work the same under him. Lewis C. Desmond - appointed Overseer of the road in the place of Isaac Hardee and the usual hands work the same under him. Major C. R. Loftin - appointed Overseer of the road in place of Frederick B. Loftin and the usual hands work the same under him. Daniel Miller - appointed Overseer of the road in the place of Durant H. White and the usual work the same under him. Reubin Clark - of the New road heading from Kinston Road across to Snow Hill road. Beginning at the lower end of the lane between Joseph Tilghman and Reubin Clarke and running into Snow Hill road at Richard Jones' with the old road as it now runs or near the same; and the hands of Reubin Clarke, John Moore, Eli Moore, Timothy Langston, Wilson Tilghman, James Engram and William Faulkners work the same under him. David Evans - of the raod from the mouth of Stonington creek to the main road and up said road to that road leading to Daugherty's Bridge and from Daugherty's bridge to the road leading to Kinston and the hands comprized in said bounds work the same under him. October 1826 Joseph Tilghman - of the road in the room and placce of Abner Witherington and the usual hands work the same under him. Executed by delivering a copy of the within in Oct. Sherriff Jos. Loftin by F. B. Loftin. Robert Wiggins - in the room & place of Daniel S. Wood and the usual hands work on said road under him. Greene Taylor - of the road in place of Shepard Jones and the usual hands work theron under him. Exe. as above John Smith - in room and palce of Malachi Fields and the usual hands work thereon under him. Exe.as above Council Phillips - in the place of John Perdew and the usual hands work thereon under him. Richard Nobles - in the place of Isaac Taylor (Trent) and the usual hands work on said road under him. Imla N. Miller - place of William Brown leading from Duplin County line opposite William Brown's down to the fork of the road at Joseph Pearces and the usual hands work under him. Executed for Jos. Loftin Sherriff by F. B. Loftin Deputy Sherriff. Robert Bond - in the place of Lemuel Baker and the usual hands work under him. January 1827 Richard Nobles Jr. - road leading from William's Mill to the fox pond in place of Isaac Taylor (Trent) and work the usual hands. Windale Davis Sr. - in the place of Robert Wooten and work the usual hands. April 1827 Walter P. Allen - of the road leading from the town of Kinston to Fred.k Jones's Bridge across Neuse river and work the usual hands. Francis Gooding - in place of Isaac Stroud and work the usual hands. Enoch Cox - in place of Jacob Langston and work the usual hands. James Jones - road leading from Duplin County line to the wild pond in the room of John A. Leary and work the usual hands. July 1827 Shadrack Wooten - road extending from Greene County line near John Wootens to the Westernmost end of bear creek bridgee near Joshua Moseleys in the county of Lenoir with the following hands viz. the hands of John Wooten, Eliza. Taylor, Sutton Hardy, Wm. Herring, Winafred Rouse, Joshua Rouse, Benja. Rouse, William Rouse, Nathan Daniel and Alex. Mosely April 1836 Creed H. Dudley - extending from Snoad B. Carraways gate to Wm. C. Loftins gin & work the usual hands except S. B. Carraway. John B. Stephens - extending from the Briary Branch to Kinston and work the usual hands. Levi Mewboorn - extending from Loosing Swamp to Wheat Swamp and work the usual hands. Solomon Scott - extending from Solomon Scotts to Joshua Tuckers and work the usual hands. Henry Edwards - extending from Gum Swamp to Greene County line and work the usual hands. Alfred Moore - extending from Loosing Swamp to the Briary branch and work the usual hands. Amos Harvey - extending from Edwards bridge on Contentnea to the fork of the road near the mouth of the same at John P. Dunns and work the usual hands. Jesse Lassiter - extending from the fork leading to Moseley Hall by Spring Hill to the Wayne County line and work the usual hands. James Davis - extending from Sally Smiths gate to Whitely Creek and work the usual hands. July 1836 William Holland - extending from Kinston to Jones Bridge below Kinston and work the usual hands. Evan Noble - extending from Evan Williams Mill to the pond and work the usual hands. James R. Croom - extending from the center between the bridges across Falling Creek to the Squaling pond and work the usual hands. Evan Evans - extending from Daughetys upper bridge to the fork leading to Kinston & work the usual hands. October 1836 John S. Aldridge - extending from Falling Creek to Creeches meeting house and work the usual hands. Richard Jones of F. - extending from the centre of Stoning- ton creek to the fork below Abner Witheringtons with usual hands William Faulkner Junr. - extending from the centre of Stonington creek to the gate at Tower Hill and work the usual hands. Richard Mc Coye - extending from Johns branch to South West bridge and work the usual hands. James Warters - extending from Hughs Causeway to the fork of the road at Benja. Rouses and work the usual hands. Henry Cunningham - extending from the hill on the South east side of deepe run to the South west creek and work the usual hands. January 1837 William Lyon - extending from the fork at Mrs. Lyons to Loosing Swamp in the place of Fred Baker & work the usual hands. James Jones - extending from Whites fork to John Williams in the place of Thos. Becton & work the usual hands. Levi Mewboorn - extending from Solomon Scotts to John Hartsfield and work his own hands, Stanton Taylors, Jesse Hutchins and Solomon Scotts. Calvin Rouse - extending from Jones County line to a maple in the pocoson and work the usual hands. Joshua Tucker - extending from Loosing Swamp to the fork leading from Jones bridge to Hiikerton and work the usual hands. Bright Hardee - extending from Joshua's branch to Kinston and work the usual hands. April 1837 Oliver C. Fife - extending from Willaim C. Loftins gin to the old county line and work the usual hands with four of the hands of Wm. S. Murphey. John Patrick - extending from the Newbern road to Edwards bridge beginning at the fork near Thos. Harveys & work to the end of Jno. P. Dunns lane, thence to the Greene county line & work the hands of Jno. P. Dunn, Jacob Johnson, Benja Jones, Jno. Perdew & his own. Richard Moore - extending from Loosing Swamp to the Benja. Phillips place & work the usual hands. Richard Hill - extending from Hughs Causeway to the fork above Jas. R. Crooms mills & work the usual hands. William Ormond - extending from Washingtons ferry to Edwards bridge & from Eagle swamp to the fork near Abbots shop & work the usual hands. Thomas Smyth - extending from Sally Smyths gate to Whitely Creek and work the usual hands. Moses Westbrook - extending from Robinsons branch to Fall- ing Creek and work the usual hands. Barney Wadsworth - extending from Wayne County line to the Squaling pond and work the usual hands. Thomas Rouse - extending from Panther Creek to Sally Smyths gate and work the usual hands. Isaac Stroud - extending from the Beaverdam Swamp to Jones County line at the high hills & the Wilmington road to Jones County Line and work the usual hands. Shadrick E. Loftin - extending from Fools point to the muddy causeway or maple in the pocoson & work the usual hands. David Jones - extending from Whitely Creek down to the fork opposite Fredk. Jones dec'd & work the usual hands. William Henry - extending from the old road below Jno. P. Dunns and into the other road by Wm. Phillips and work the usual hands. July 1837 Benjamin G. Byrd - extending from Gum Swamp to Greene County line and work the usual hands. James B. Whitfield - extending from halfway branch to Wayne County line and work the usual hands. William S. Caswell - extending from the centre of South West bridge to Johns branch below said Caswells and work the usual hands. Ila West - extending from the branch at Wm. Browns to the fork of the road at the late residence of Jos. Pearce & work the usual hands. James A. Hodges - extending from the Neuse road to Gum Swamp and work the usual hands. October 1837 John Warters - extending from the corner of Thos. Warters fence to the middle of Buck branch & work the usual hands. Parrott M. Hardee - extending from Hughs Causeway to the fork of the road at Benjamin Rouses & work the usual hands. Jesse Phillips - extending from Deep run hill to the head of Joshuas creek and work the usual hands. Henry Herring - extending from James R. Crooms Spring to the end of Mary Croom's land and work the usual hands. Lewis Jones - extending from or near Evan Ervins by James Davis's and David Kings and work the usual hands. William G. Caswell - extending from the centre of South West bridge to the centre of bridge at Daughety's mills and work the usual hands. Joshua Rouse - extending from a maple in the pocoson to the Jones county line and work the usual hands. Alexander S. Rouse - extending from the fork at John Williams' to the fork at Blount Colemans and work the usual hands. Thomas Hill - extending from the centre between the bridges across Falling Creek to the Squaling pond and work the usual hands. Isaac Barwick - extending from Stonington Creek to Tower Hill gate and work the usual hands. Joseph Tilghman Jr. - extending from Stonington Creek to the fork of the road below Abner Witheringtons and work the usual hands. Michael Tilghman - extending from the cross roads below Mrs. Cobbs to the fork of the road at Jesse West plantation & work the usual hands. Sheppard Jones - extending from Fools point to the Neuse river bridge and from thence to Jesse Jones's gate & work the usual hands. Holliday Fife - extending from the fork at Wm. C. Loftins gin to the old County near Jacob Langston and work the usual hands. January 1838 Benjamin Rouse - extending from Green county line to Wayne county line near Lewis S. Whitfield & work the usual hands. David Griffin - extending from Fools point to the muddy causeway or maple in the pocoson and work the usual hands. James Sutton - extending from Thomas Warters barn to the Stage road near the Squaling pond and work the usual hands. April 1838 Lemuel Westbrook - extending from Robinsons branch to the centre between the two bridges across Falling Creek & work the usual hands. Frederick Brown - extending from the branch against Wm. Browns to the fork at James Jones's and work the usual hands. Reuben Clark - extending from the fork of the roads near his house to Snow Hill road and work the usual hands. Joseph H. Lyon - extending from the fork at Mrs. Lyons to Loosing swamp and work the usual hands. Allen W. Wooten - extending from Sally Smiths gate to Whitely creek and work the usual hands. Jacob Langston - extending from the fork at Wm. C. Loftins gin to the old County Line near Jacob Langstons and work the usual hands. July 1838 Haywood Jones - extending from the fork at Wm. C. Loftins gin to the old county line near Jacob Langstons & work the usual hands in place of Jacob Langston. Needham Loftin Junr. - extending from Loosing swamp to Briary Swamp and work the usual hands in place of Alfred Moore. William P. Moseley - extending from Snoad B. Carraways gate to W. C. Loftins gin and work the usual hands. Needham Loftin Senr. - extending from Fools point to a maple in the pocoson and work the ususal hands. Guilford S. King - extending from the old road below Jno. P. Dunns and in to the other raod by Wm. Phillips and work the usual hands. October 1838 Joshua T. Dawson - extending from Hughs causeway to the fork above James Crooms mills & work the usual hands. Job L. Jarman - extending from Mrs. Campbells to the Duplin County line & work the usual hands except Windal Davis Windal Davis - extending from the Neuse Road to Mrs. Camp- bells landing & work his own hands. Rigdon B. Watson - extending from the Briary branch to Kinston and work the usual hands. Thomas Gray - extending from the centre between the bridges across Falling Creek to the Squuling pond & work the usual hands. Constantine Whitfield - extending from the Duplin County line to Neuse road in place of Sarget Davis & work the usual hands. Richard Noble Jr. - extending from Evan Williams mills to the fox pond and work the usual hands. Joseph R. Croom - extending from South West bridge near Jno Williams to the road leading to White Hall & work the usual hands. January 1839 William Rouse - extending from James R. Crooms spring to the end of the lane at Mary Crooms & work the usual hands. John T. Rouse - extending from Gum Swamp to the upper corner of Mrs. Hodges's fences & work the usual hands. Stephen Phillips - extending from Washingtons ferry to Edwards bridge and from Eagle Swamp to the fork near Abbots shop and work the usual hands. John Taylor - extending from Deep run to the head of Joshuas creek and work the usual hands. Lemuel Dawson - extending from Hugh's causeway to the fork of the road at Benjamin Rouse's & work the usual hands April 1839 George W. Whitfield - extending from Sally Smyths gate to Whiteley creek and work the usual hands. John Daughety - extending from the centre of South West bridge to the centre of the bridge at Daughety's mills and work the usual hands. Shade Wooten - extending from Greene County line to Wayne County line near Lewis S. Whifield's & work usual hand Levi Mewborn - extending from the cross roads at Solomon Scotts to the fork of the road above Nancy Hartsfields & work the usual hands. William Jones - extending from the Ferry branch to the fork of the road near the South West Creek and work the usual hands. Whitfield Graddy - extending from Clarks branch to a pine near Evan Williams mill and work the usual hands. Amos Stroud - extending from Duplin County line to the wild pond and work the usual hands. July 1839 William S. Murphy - extending from the fork at Wm. C. Loftins gin to the old county line near Jacob Langston and work the usual hands. Calvin Ervin - extending from Beaverdam Swamp to Jones County line at the high hills and the Wilmington road to Jones County line and work the usual hands. Phillip Miller - extending from a maple in the pocoson to Jones County line and work the usual hands. Shadrick Loftin - extending from Fools point to a maple in the pocoson and work the usual hands. Dossy Herring - extending from Duplin County line to the wild pond and work the usual hands. October 1839 Thomas P. Hartsfield - extending from Wheat Swamp Meeting House to Simon Brights and work the usual hands. Henry Tull - extending from the Briry Swamp to Loosing Swamp in place of Needham Loftin & work the usual hand Reuben Clark - extending from the fork of the road near his house to the Snowhill road below Thos. Harveys & work the usual hands. Jesse Jackson Junr. - extending from the fork of the road below Doct. Grahams to the South west bridge & work the usual hands. Imla N. Miller - extending from the branch against Wm. Browns to the fork at James Jones's and work the usual hands. Aretas Jones Jr. - extending from Evan Ervins to David King and work the usual hands. John Loftin - extending from a maple in the pocoson to Jones County line and work the usual hands. William Gray - extending from the centre between the bridges across Falling Creek to the Squuling pond and work the usual hands. Sheppard Jones - extending from Southwest bridge to the ferry branch & from the ferry branch to a holly at the line fence below Jno. Tilghmans and work the usual hands. January 1840 Jacob Parrott - extending from Falling Creek to Robinsons branch and work the usual hands. Thomas Harvey - extending from Wm. C. Loftins down to the old County line and work the usual hands. Mercher Rhem - extending from the cross roads below Mrs. Cobbs to the fork of the road at Jesse West plantation and work the usual hands. Amos Harvey - extending from Gum swamp to the upper corner of Mrs. Hodges fence and work the usual hands. Joel Wilson - extending from Stonington Creek to the fork of the road below Abner Witheringtons and work all the hands that formerly worked under Reuben Clark except Jno. Ingram Reubin Clarks including the hands on Lewis Whitfields Stonington plantation. Tully Moseley - extending from Snoad B. Carraways gate to Wm. C. Loftins gin and work the usual hands. April 1840 George Moy - extending from the centre of South West bridge to the centre of the bridge at Daughetys mills and work the usual hands. Thomas Cauley - extending from the South west bridge near John Williams to the road leading to Whitehall and work the usual hands. Thomas W. Dawson - extending from Greene County line to Wayne County line near Lewis S. Whitfields and work the usual hands. Frederick Laroque - extending Edwards bridge over Content- nea to the foek of the road near the mouth of the lane at Jno. P. Dunns and work the usual hands. July 1840 William C. Cox - extending from Fools point to a maple in the pocoson and work the usual hands. Bryan C. Murphy - extending from Solomon Scotts to Joshua Tuckers and work the usual hands. Nathan Daughety - extending from the fork at the Stonington planation to Daughety's upper bridge after the bridge shall be completed and the said road be put in good order, and the hands of Thomas Hardee, George Oxley, & Evan Evans work on said road. October 1840 Aretas Jones Senr. - extending from Evan Ervins to David Kings and work the usual hands. John Sutton - extending from the Neuse road to Gum Swamp and work the usual hands. John L. Hill - extending from the Briary Swamp to Loosing Swamp and work the usual hands. Bryan Jones - extending from Fools point to the bridge across Neuse River & work the usual hands except Green Taylor Green Taylor - extending from Jesse Jones's gate to the bridge & then up the other road to a Holly in Susan Jones's lane & work his own hands & Wm. Barwicks William B. Rhem - extending from Towerhill gate to the centre of Stonington bridge and work the usual hands Samuel Jones - extending from Daughetys bridge to the old county line and work the usual hands. Richard Aldridge - extending from Hughs causeway to the fork of the road at Benjamin Rouses and work the usual Lewis Tindall - extending from Evan Williams to the Fox pond and work the usual hands. Levi Hill - extending from the Briary Swamp to Kinston and work the usual hands. Jany. 1841 William Warters - extending from the mouth of Thomas Warters lane to the Stage road near the Squaling pond and work the usual hands. Jesse Kennedy - extending from Falling Creek to the Roberson branch and work the usual hands. Henry Brown - extending from William Browns to the fork of the road near James Jones's and work the usual hands. April 1841 John L. Croom - extending from the fork of the road at James R. Crooms spring to Mary Crooms and work the usual hands. David Evans - extending from the centre of South West bridge to the centre of the bridge at Daughetys and work the usual hands. Benjamin Rouse - extending from Greene County line to Wayne County line near Lewis Whitfields & work the usual hands. Charles Holland - extending from the South West Bridge near Jno. Williams to the road leading to Whitehall and work the usual hands. Curtis Phillips - extending from Solomon Scotts to Joshua Tuckers & work the hands of Leml. H. Mewborn, Solomon Scott, Jesse Vause & his own. William Aldridge Senr. - extending from the run of Falling Creek near Mrs. Herrings mill by the way of Noah Rouse & William Aldridge to the Snowhill road near Noah Rouse's and work the following hands; Wm. Aldridge Senr., Wm. Aldridge Jr., Alexr. Aldridge, Lemuel Dawson, Thos. Dawson Jr., Joshua Dawson, Malakiah Fields, Parrott M. Hardee, Henry Gibbon, & Elizabeth Dawson and all the hands between Falling Creek Ground Nut & the Green County line. Chauncey Graham - extending from the fork of the road below Doctr. Grahams to the South West bridge and work all the usual hands. Lemuel H. Aldridge - extending from Falling Creek to Creeches meeting house and work the usual hands. William H. Whitfield - extending from Sally Smyths gate to Whiteley creek and work the usual hands. July 1841 Bryan B. Becton - extending from Jones County line below B. Colemans to a marked maple in the pocoson and work the usual hands. John Davis Jr. - extending from Mrs. Campbells plantation to the Duplin county line and work the usual hands. John G. Hill - extending from the ferry branch to the fork of the road near South West Creek and work the usual hands. Columbus C. Dunn - extending from the old road below Jno. P. Dunns & into the other road by william Phillips and work the usual hands. Newit D. Edwards - extending from Edwards bridge on Cont- entnea to the fork of the road near the mouth of the lane at John P. Dunns and work the usual hands. October 1841 The following named person were appointed Overseers of the Public Roads as will moore fully appear by rifferance to minutes of Coarte (Viz) Abner Tilghman, Shetton Gray, Charles Fuller, James Jones, James M. Spence, Aaron Wiggins and Major Hardee. Jan 1842 Edward Patrick - extending from the fork of the road by Thos. Harveys to the Green county line by Jonathan Carrs and work the usual hands. John Davis, Shf. - extending from the Duplin county line by his own house to a cross Mushers branch & work his own hands. Soloman W. Carmack - extending from the centre of the Southwest bridge to the centre of the bridge at Daughetys mills and work the usual hands. Jacob Parrott - extending from Falling Creek to the Robert- son branch and work the usual hands. Job Leary - extending from Evan Ervins to David Kings and work the usual hands. Nathan Hill - extending from deep creek to the head of Joshuas Creek and work the usual hands. Wiley Rouse - from Wayne County line to Widdows Smiths gate that the order directed to Thos. Rouse on a parte of said road be rounded that he work the usual hands. Needham White - from Briary Swamp to Kinston and work the usual hands. John C. Washington - from Kinston up the Snowhill road as far as Cobb branch & also up the road for Waynsboro to the divishion line between him & Henry F. Bond at a large ditch that he work his own hands. Henry F. Bond - from the divishion line between him and J.C Washington on the road leading to Goldsboro to as far as his own lands & work his own hands Lewis C. Desmond - from where his corner line cross the Raleigh road up the same to his upper line & work the usual hands. April 1842 Thomas Dawson Sr. - from the Kinston & Waynsboro road near Barney Wadsworth by Thomas Dawson & Mrs. Herrings mills to where the public road crosses the Falling Creek work his hands Henry Skinner, Dred Mitchell, Richard Benton, Martin Potter, James Canon & Jesse Canon. Needham Warters - from the mouth of Thos. Warters lane to the Stage road near the Squaling pond and work the usual hands. John Jackson - from the road below Doctor Chancy Grahams to the Southwest Bridge and work the usual hands. Walter Kennedy - from Neuse road to Gum swamp and work the usual hands. John Warters - from Whitely creek down the road to when it goes in the old road near Suttons fields and work the usual hands. Imlly N. Miller - from Will Browns to forks of the road near James Jones and work the usual hands. David Jones - from where Warters new road inters the old down to the fork below John Tilghmans and work the usual hands. Lewis L. Loftin - from the crossroads near Mrs. Cobbs to the fork of the road at the Jesse West plantation and work the usual hands. July 1842 Thomas Dawson Sr. - extending the Kinston & Waynsboro road near Barney Wadsworths and runs by Thomas Dawson and Mrs. Herrings mills to where the Pubblick road crosses the Falling creek the above overseer will work the following hands vs. his own, Henry Skinner, Dred Mitchells Richard Bentons Martin Potter James Canons & Jesse Canons Lewis Herrings & William Aldridges hands. Lemuel Dawson - extending from the runs of Falling Creek near Mrs. Herring mill by the way of Noah Rouses & William Aldridges to the Snowhill road near Noah Rouses and work the following hands vis Wm. Aldridge Jr. William Aldridge Sr. Alexander Aldridges Lemuel Dawsons Thomas Dawson Jr. Joshua T. Dawson Malakeah Fields Parrott M. Hardee Henry Gibbons & Elizabeth Dawson lay all hands between Falling Creek & Ground Nut & Greene County line. William F. Nunn - from Clarks branch to a pine near Evan Williams mill and work the usual hands. Lewis S. Whitfield - from Green county line to Wayne county near Lewis S. Whitfields and work the usual hands. Oct 1842 John Sparrow - from Lousin swamp to the fork of the road by the widow Lyons and work the usual hands. S. E. Loftin - from Fools point to a maple in the pocoson and work the usual hands. Jesse Wiggins - from Falling creek to Squaling pond and work the usual hands. Benett Rouse - from Hughes Causeway to the fork of the road at Benj. Rouses and work the usual hands. Jan 1843 Henry Brown - from William Browns to the fork of the road near Jas. Jones and work the usual hands. Stephen Cauley - from the South west bridge near John Williams to the road leading to Whitehall and work the usual hands. Apr 1843 S. E. Loftin - from fools point to a maple in the pocoson and in addition to his usual hands it is ordered by the court that William C. Cox, Frederick Cox, John Warters and Jas. W. Cox hands help up the Southwest bridge. Alexander S. Rouse - from the fork at John Williams to the fork at Blount Colemans and work the usual hands. Thomas Hardee - from Stonington Creek bridge to the fork at Carraways Blackledges place and also from the fork near the Clark place to the snowhill road and work all the hands that worked under former Overseer. Thomas Kennedy - from Falling creek to the Roberson branch and work the usual hands. Alexander Fields - from Thomas Warters to William Fields and work the usual hands. Henry Brown - from William Browns to the fork of the road near Jas. Jones and work the usual hands. Stephen Cauley - from South West bridge near John Williams to the road leading to Whitehall and work the usual hands. Jas. Harper - from Jas. R. Crooms spring to Mary Croom and work the usual hands. July 1843 John Davis Jr. - from the Cambells place to Mushers branch Henderson Loftin - from Briary Swamp to Lousin swamp and work the usual hands. Wm. Gray - from Gum swamp to the upper edge of Mrs. Hodges farm and work the usual hands. John A. Warters - from the fork near Ila Loftins gate to the Newbern road below John Cobbs and working his own hands and the other hands that belong on said road. Jeremiah Warters - from Whiteys creek down the road to the old road near Suttons fields and work the usual hands. Oct 1843 Emla N. Miller - from Wm. Browns to the fork of the road near James Jones and work the usual hands. Barny Phillips - from Washington Ferry to Edwards Bridge & from Eagle Swamp to the fork near Abbots Shop and work the usual hands. Isaac Barwick - from M. B. Rhems gate to the Stonington Creek and work the usual hands. Jany 1844 Michael Tilghman - from the cross roads by Mrs. Cobbs to the Jesse West plantation and work the usual hands. April 1844 John Jackson - from the center of Southwest Creek bridge to the fork of the road above doctor Grahams and from the fork between Dr. Grahams to Cobb Mills John H. Peebles - from the end of the street in Kinston to the foot of the Kinston bridge and work the usual hand Levi Hill - from Towerhill to Kinston and work the usual hands. Parrott M. Hardee - from the middle of Falling Creek bridge near Mrs. Herrings mills by the way of William Aldridges to the farm near Noah Rouse and work the usual hands. Charles Fuller - from Wayne County line to the Squaling pond and work the usual hands. Henry Herring - from the fork of the road at James R. Crooms spring to Mary Crooms and work the usual hands. Thomas Vause - from the run of Lousin Swamp to the Snowhill road where Warren Kilpatrick now resides and work the usual hands. Curtis Phillips crossed out and James Daughety written above - from Solomon Scotts to the farh near Josh Tucker and work the usual hands. Richard Sugg - from the center of Falling creek bridge to Creeches meeting house and work the usual hands. John Sutton (Gum Swamp) - from neuse road to Gum swamp and work the usual hands. James Herring - from Deep Creek to the head of Joshua Creek and work the usual hands. Lewis Herring - from the Kinston & Waynsboro road near Barney Wadsworth and by the Herring mills to the center of the Falling Creek bridge and work the usual hands. Wm. C. Jones - from the center of John Williams mill creek bridge to the fork of the road at ferry branch & thence up the White hall road to the holly tree oppsite Wili Spence and work the usual hands. Frederick Sutton - from the center of the main run of Falling creek to Robertson branch and work the usual hands. James Warters - from Hughes Causeway to the fork of the road at Benjamin Rouse and work the usual hands. July 1844 Frederick Cox - from fools point to a maple in the pocoson and work the usual hands. James F. Daughety - from Solomon Scotts to the fork of the road near Joshua Tuckers and work the hands of Lemuel H. Mewboorn, Curtis Phillips Solomon Scott & Jesse Vause. Richard Hill - from Hughes Causeway to the fork of the road near Jesse Wiggins and work the usual hands. Jonathan Case - from the fork of the road by Thomas Harvy to the Greene County line by Jonathan Case and work the usual hands. Lemuel H. Tull - from Washingtons land to Briary Branch and work the usual hands. Oct 1844 Lemuel H. Tull - from Kinston to Snow Hill begining where John C. Washingtons line crosses said road next to Solomon Huggins and work to the middle of the Briary branch run and work the usual hands. Thomas Hill - from Bryry branch to Lousin Swamp and work the usual hands. Drewry Phillips - Washingtons Ferry to Edwards Bridge from Eagle Swamp to the fork near Isaac Chestnutt and work the usual hands. Felix Smith - from Southwest bridge near John Williams to the road leading to Whitehall and work the usual hands. John Wiggins - from the Center of Falling Creek to Squaling pond and work the usual hands. Wright Phillips - from the old road below John P. Dunns & into the road by William Phillips and work the usual hands. Jany 1845 John Rhem - from the crossroads below Mrs. Cobbs to the fork of the road at the Jesse West plan and work the usual hands. James Herring - from the head of Vine swamp to the Deep Run on the east side & work the hands usual worked by Henry Hill former Overseer April 1845 James Herring - from Henry Hill to Rockford & attach the hands of Wm. Dawson, Nancy Herring, Susan Dawson, James P. Chesnutt, Isaac P. Chesnutt, Mrs. S. Sutton, Adam C. Davis, Mrs. Lovit, John Lovit, Joshua Mosely, Hardee Kince, Calvin Hinson, Jesse Rouse, James Herring & Thos. McDanil Irvin Vause - from the fork of the road near Solomon Scotts to the fork near the fork at Joshua Tuckers and work the usual hands. Jas. W. Cox - from the fork near John Williams to the cross road bear Needham Loftins & work his hands & Mary Coxes John A. Parrott - from the run of Falling Creek to Robertson branch and work the usual hands. Walter Dunn Senr. - from Wm. B. Rhems gate to the center of the run of Stoning creek and work the usual hands. Jesse Jackson - from the fork of the road above Dr. C. Grahams to the center of the South West bridge & from the fork but in Dr. C. Grahams to the end of the mill dam and work the usual hands. Malachia Fields - from the middle of Falling Creek bridge near the Herring mill by the way of Wm. Aldridges to the fork near Noah Rouse and work the usual hands. Hardy Daughety - from the center of Southwest bridge to the center of the bridge at Daughetys mills and work the usual hands. July 1845 Stephen Gooding - from Wm. Browns to the fork near James Jones and work the usual hands. Thomas Harding - from the middle of the run of Stonington Creek to the fork at Carraways Blackledge place also from the fork near the Clark place to the Snowhill road and work the usual hands. Benaga Kenneda - from Greene County line across Bear Creek bridge to Wayne county lin and work the usual hands. Jesse Aldridge - from the center of Falling creek bridge near Mrs. Herrings mill via of Wm. Aldridges to the fork near Noah Rouse and work the usual hands. October 1845 James Rouse - from the fork of the road at Benjamin Rouses to Hughs Causeways and work the usual hands. James Harper - from the fork of the road near the Spring at the Jas. R. croom mill plantation to Jas. Harpers and work the usual hands. James Faulkner - from the run of Lousin swamp to the Snow hill road to the Lyons plan and work the usual hands. John Loftin - from fools point to a maple in the pocoson and work the usual hands. Furnifold Dupree - from where John C. Washingtons line crosses the road heading from Kinston to Snowhill near Solomon Huggins to the middle of the run of Briry branch and work the usual hands. Mathew Hill - from center of bridge on Southwest creek near Williams mill to the fork of the road at ferry branch then up the whitehall road to a holly tree of line Wm. Spem(?) and work the usual hands. Wm. Sutton - from Joseph Hines to the Southwest Creek and work the usual hands. Travis Kings - from the old road below John P. Dunns to the fork by Wm. Phillips and work the usual hands. Wm. Warters - from the center between the bridges at Falling Creek to the Squaling pond and work the usual hands. Jany 1846 Bryan B. Bruton - from fools point to a maple in the pocoson and work the usual hands. Geo. W. Venters - from Gum Swamp to the edge of Mrs. Hodges farm and work the usual hands. James Daughety - from rhe Kinston road near Mr. Joshua Tuckers to the fork of the road near Mr. S. Scotts and work the usual hands. April 1846 Chaucy Graham - from the fork of the road above Dr. Grahams to the center of the South west bridge & from the fork below C. grahams to the end of the mill dam and work the usual hands. Calvin Tucker - from Lousin swamp to the Benjamin Phillips plan and work the usual hands. Joel Warters Jr. - from wayne County line to Squaling pond and work the usual hands. Wm. N. Roundtree - from Daughetys bridge to the Old County line and work the usual hands. Wimbly Cox - from Fools Point to a maple in mott pocoson and at that point of the road kep up by John A. Warter and work the usual hands. April 1846 James Herring - from the crossroads at Spring Hill by Bear Creek river bridge by Rockford to the Wayne County line and work the hands of William I. Sutton, Dr. A.C. Davis, Wm. Lovit, Gulford Lovit, John Lovit, Nancy Herring, Hardy Skinn, Susan Dawson, Wm. Dawson, Mrs. McDaniel, Bright Hardee, Calvin Hinson, Jesse Rouse, Isaac Chesnutt, James Chesnutt, & Joshua Moslys hands Curtis Phillips - from the Kinston fork of the road near Joshua Tuckers to the fork by Solomon Scotts and work the usual hands. Thos. W. Dawson - from Wheat Swamp Meeting House to the middle of Falling Creek Bridge and work the usual hands. Isaac Barwick - from the gate at Tower Hill to the middle of the Stonington Creek bridge and work the usual hands. Wm. Abott - from the fork near Thos. Harveys to the green county line near Jonathan Cases and work the usual hands. Richard Kenneday - from Nun (Nuse) road to Gum Swamp and work the usual hands. July 1846 Jas. R. Croom - from Sally Smyths gate to Whitly Creek and work the usual hands. Christopher L. Davis - from Murkers branch to forks of the road below the Cambell place then up the road to the River Landing Road then to Nuse River known as the Cambell landing and work the usual hands. Nathan Hill - from the head of Vine swamp to the deep run on the east side and work the usual hands. October 1846 Lewis Jones - from the fork of the road at Ervin plan to David Kings and work the usual hands. Wm. S. Carlton - from the center of South west bridge to the center of the bridge at Daughetys mills and work the usual hands. A. J. Rouse - from the middle of the bridge or run of Stonington Creek to the fork near Candways Blackledge plan from the fork near the Clark place to the Snowhill road and work the usual hands. Charles Rigsby - from the green county line across Bear Creek bridge to Wain County line and work the usual hands. Henry Tull - from where John C. washingtons land line cross the road heading from Kinston to Snow hill to the middle of the run of Briry Branch and work the usual hands. Wm. Jones - from the center of the bridge across SouthWest Creek near Williams mill to the fork of the road at Ferry branch then up the Whitehall road to a holly tree where Wm. Spinn lived and work the usual hands. Abram Bedard - from the Center of the run of Lusin Swamp to the Snowhill road at the Lyons plan and work the usual hands. Jany 1847 John Croom - from the fork of the road near the Spring at the Crooms or Warters mill to James Harpers and work the usual hands. Luis M. Loftin - from the crossroad below Mrs. Cobbs to the fork at the Jesse West plan and work the usual hands. Noah Rouse - from the fork near Benjamin Rouses to the Hughes Casway and work the usual hands. Jesse H. Rouse - from Hughes Casway to the fork near Jesse Wiggins and work the usual hands. William Tull - from where John C. Washingtons land line crosses the road leading from Kinston to Snowhill to the center of the run of Briery Branch and work the usual hands. Daniel Hines Jr. - Extending from of (thats all) April 1847 Samuel Croom - from the fork of the road near the South West bridge by John Williams to the road leading to White Hall and work the usual hands. Wm. A. Pugh - from Washingtons fery to Edwards bridge & from Eagle swamp to the fork near Isaac Chesnutts and work the usual hands. Geo. Gray - from the gate at Towerhill to the middle of Stonington Creek bridge and work the usual hands. Thos. McDaniel - from the crossroad at Springhill by the corner Bear Creek bridge by Rockford to the Wain county line and work the usual hands. Jonathan Carr - from the fork near Thos. Harveys to the green County line near said Cares and work the usual hands. Alexander Dawson - from the middle of Falling creek bridge near Mrs. Herrings mills via Will Aldridges to the fork near Noah Rouses and work the usual hands. July 1847 Craven Jones - from fools point to the fur bridge across Nuse river and work the usual hands. Geo. W. Venters - from the Waynsboro Road to the Gren County line & work the hands that work under him now Oct 1847 William Perdew - heading from between the Falling Creek bridge to William Fields and work the usual hands. Will Gray - from Nuse Road to Gum Swamp and work the usual hands. Washington Sumerill - from edwards Bridge to Bells fery & divide the hands between him & Druy N. Phillips and work the usual hands. Druy N. Phillips - from Bells fery to the Newbern road leading to Snowhill & divide the hands between him & Was. Sumrill Stephen Miller - from the Jones county below B. Colmans to a marked maple in the pocoson and work the usual hands. Shade E. Loftin - from the Fools point to a maple in the pocoson & also that part of the road leading by the Warters place and work the usual hands. John Murvin - from Lousan Swamp to Wheate Swamp & that he & his hands keep up said road. John Murvin - from the crossroad at Solomon Scotts to the fork of the road above Nancy Hartsfields and work the usual hands. Wilson Tilghman - from the middle of the bridge across Stoningtons Creek to the fork at the Blackledge plan & from the fork at the Clark plan to the Snowhill road and work the usual hands. Jan 1848 Jesse Kinsey - from Beaver dam on the Wilmington road to the Jones County line and work the usual hands. Ordered by the Court that the overseer of the road leading from Bear Creek meeting House be compeled to keep up a good footercy across the low ground of Bear Creek Joshua Herring - from the gren county line across Bear Creek Bridge to the Wain county line and work the usual hands. Luis Warters - from Wayne County line to Squialing pond and work the usual hands. April 1848 John Johnson - from W. C. Loftins gin to the old County lin and work the usual hands. J. S. W. Pearce - from the center of the south West bridge to the middle of the bridge at Pughs mills and work the usual hands. Jesse Jackson - from the fork of the road above Dr. C. Grahams to the middle of the South West bridge & from the fork between the Dr. to the end of the mill dam of Mrs. Cobbs and work the usual hands. John L. Hill - from the Briery Branch to the Lousin Swamp & that Alfred Moores hands continue to work said road with the others Charles Holland - from the fork near the South west bridge by John Williams to the road heading to White Hall and work the usual hands. Fur Dupree - from John C. Washingtons line heading across the road from Kinston to snowhill to the middle of the run of Briery branch and work the usual hands. John M. Aldridge - from the fork of the road near Jas. Warters mills by a Spring to James M. Harpers and work the usual hands. Jas. M. Parrott - from the center of Falling creek to the Josh Crooms branch on the Kinston road and work the usual hands. Fred Verden(?) - from Evan Williams mills to Clarks branch and work the usual hands. Josh Herring - from the fork at Mrs. Rachel Herrings to Charles Fields and work the usual hands. July 1848 Stephen Miller - from Jones County line via the Colman plan to a maple in the pocoson & work the hands of John Loftin, Dan Miller, Wm. C. Coxes & Sarah Coxes Wm. S. Carlton - from the Cambells landing to Murshers branch & work John Davis (of Zack) & Zack Davis hands at the Cambell plan James Davis, Jas. N. Jarman, Luis Herrell & the hands belonging to the estate, the late Windal Davis dec'd Jany 1849 Wm. M. Johnson - from Fools point to a maple in the pocoson & also that part of the road leading from the fork of the Warters plan and work the usual hands. Barnett Howard - from Evan Williams to the Fox pond and work the usual hands. April 1849 Wm. Rouse - from Whitleys Creek on the White Hall road to Kinston to David Jones road and work the usual hands. John Taylor - from the center of the bridge across South West Creek to apoint the late residence of Wm. Jones dec'd and work the usual hands. Geo. Watson - from the middle of the South west bridge to the middle of the bridge at Pughs MIlls and work the usual hands. Lemuel Dawson - from the crossroad at Spring Hill to the Wayne County line via of Rockford and work the usual hands. Jesse Lassiter - from Wayne County line to Squaling pond and work the usual hands. Chacy Graham - from the fork above Dr. Grahams to the center of thee South west bridge & from the fork below to the end of the mill dam of Mrs. Cobbs and work the usual hands. Alfred Moore - from the middle of the Briery Branch to the Lousin Swamp by said Moores to the middle of said swamp and work the usual hands. Walter Dunn Senr. - from the Towerhill gate to the middle of the Stonington Creek and work the usual hands. Thos. Hill - from John C. Washingtons line where it crosses the road leading from Kinston to Snow Hill to the middle of the run of Briery branch and work the usual hands. Alex Tilghman - from the crossroad below Mrs. Cobbs to the fork at Jesse West plan and work the usual hands. James B. Webb - from the Town of Kinston to the foot of the bridge across Nuse River below the town & work the hands in Kinston. July 1849 John G. Davis - from Whitlys Creek to Wm. H. Whitfield on the White Hall road from Kinston and work the usual hands. Ezkiel Creech - from edwards bridge to the mouth of the line at John T. Davis & work the hands of John Coward, E. T. Edwards, Nuit Edwards, C. L. Edwards, Luis Moore Richard Buck(?) F. H. Laroque Robert Phillips & the hands of C. Edwards kept at his plantation in Lenoir. Thos. Harts - from Simon Brights to the Hull road & work the hands of Simon Bright, Ivy Mulers Letchworth, Calvin Hartsfield, Joseph Hardy, F. D. Hartsfield & Jesse Hartsfield & James Letchworth. Octr 1849 Wm. A. Pugh - from the Buton old field landing to Pughs bridge and work the usual hands. James Uzzell - from the mouth of James Harpers line to the junction of the Spring Hill road and work the usual hands. Bright Kenneday - from the center of Falling creek bridge to Squaling pond and work the usual hands. Ezikeil Creech - from Edwards bridge to Thos. Harvys & also the fork by Mr. Jonathan Cases to the Gren County line and work the usual hands. Wm. A. Boyette - from Duplin county line to the Wild Pond and work the usual hands. Richard B. Taylor - from Fools point to the bridge across Nuse River near Kinston and work the usual hands. Sam S. Howard - from the fork of the Road near the Ervin plan to David King and work the usual hands. Jany 1850 Luis C. Desmond - from Horse branch above Luis C. Desmonds to Kinston and work the usual hands. Frederick Sutton - from the center of Falling Creek to the Josh Crooms branch and work the usual hands. Philitus Pittman - from edwards bridge to Bells ferry & divide the hands between him & Dry H. Phillips Needham West - from Fools point on the South west Creek to a Maple in the pocoson & from the fork leading by the Warters plan and work the usual hands. Wm. Davenport - from Vine Swamp to Deep Run and work the usual hands. David Lee - from the center of Deep Run to the South west Creek and work the usual hands. John K. Nobles - from Evan Williams to the Fox pond and work the usual hands. Frederick G. Taylor - from the crossroad above Solomon Scotts to the fork above Nancy Hartsfield and work the usual hands. March 1850 James Rouse - from the middle of the run of the creek from Hughs Casway to the fork of the road near Benjamin Rouses old plan that he work the hands of Noah Rouse, Benja Rouse & his own hands. Augustus Moseley - from the line between R. F. Bond & James E. Metts to Luis C. Desmonds & Eliza Metts near the Hull road fork and work the usual hands. Bryan C. Murphy - from the Tower Hill gate to the center of Stonington Creek and work the usual hands. Ardent Wiggins - from Daughetys bridge to the old County line and work the usual hands. John Mooring - from the middle of Falling Creek bridge near Mrs. Herrings Mills via of Wm. Aldridge to the fork near Noah Rouses and work the usual hands. Thos. A. Heath - from Jones county line to Mrs. Cobbs mills and work the usual hands. Jacob West - from the middle of South west Bridge to the middle of Wm. A. Pughs mill bridge and work the usual hands. Joel Warters Jr. - from the old Stage road near Squaling pond by Spring Hill to the Center of Bear Creek and work the usual hands. Joseph Tilghman - from the middle of bridge across Stoning- ton Creek to the fork at the Blackledge plan and from the at the Clark plan to the Snow Hill road and work the usual hands. John L. Lee - from Cambells Landing to Murpin branch and work the hands of George Jones, John Davis Jr., Calv James Davis, Mrs. Smithy Davis, John L. Lee, John S. Davis & Stephen Cauly. Willy Davis - from Evan Williams mill to the Clark branch and work the usual hands. July 1850 Jesse Jackson - from the fork above Dr. Graham to the Center of the South West bridge & from the fork below Graham, to the end of the mill dam of Mrs. Cobbs and work the usual hands. Wm. F. Kenneday - from the fork of the Kinston road near Mr. J. Tuckers to the fork near Sol Scotts & work the hands of Jesse Vause, Curtis Phillips, & the hands living where James G. Coxes & Sally Tulls & Adam Greenfields live Sept 1850 Henry Tull - from the middle of the Briary Branch to the middle of the Lousin Swamp near Alfred Moores and work the usual hands. Thomas Wiggins - fromthe fork near Joshua Tuckers to the crossroads near Solomon Scotts & work the hands of Jesse Vause, Solomon Scott, Curtis Phillips, Thomas Wiggins, Adam Greenfield, & Sally Tulls Frederick Jones - from the center or middle of the Stoning- ton Creek near Thomas Hardys to the fork near Black- ledge plan of Snoad B. Carraways & from the fork near Joseph Tilghmans Senr. to the fork near Jacob Langstons and work the usual hands. James M. Parrott - from Whitlys Creek on the White Hall road to Kinston to David Jones road and work the usual hands. Wm. Aldridge - from the fork of the road near James Warters mill to James M. Harper and work the usual hands. January 1851 John Rhem - from Mrs. Cobbs to the West Plan and work the usual hands. John H. Coward - from Edwards across Contentnea Creek to the fork near Thomas Harvys and work the usual hands. Henry Cunningham - from the center of Deep Run to the center of South west Creek and work the usual hands. Needham Loftin Senr. - from fools point on the South West Creek to a maple in the pocoson & the fork leading by the Warters plan and work the usual hands. Richard Nobles - from the Burn Coat Road to the Camble Landing on Nuse River & work all the hands on the south side of Trent & on the north side of the Path that leads from Evan Williams farm on the road by Richard Shop & so on by Nobles plantation to Buck branch near Curtis Tindals then with Georges Old Path to Trent River at the old ford which Company is to work the part from the Burn coat road to the Slough at the North side of Jonas Smiths Mill and work the usual hands. Furny G. Mitchell - from the fork at Spring Hill to the Wayne County line via of Rockford and work the usual hands. September 1851 Arden Wiggins - from Carraway bridge to the road leading to Whitfields Old bridge & work his hands not attached to other roads Samuel S. Canady - from the fork of the Snow Hill Road to the old County line And work the hands of S. B. Caraway Fredrick Jones - from the Snow Hill Road to Stonington Bridge & from the fork of said road back to the road leading to Whitfields Old bridge & to work the hands as before but Canadys March 1851 Benjamin Rouse Jr. - from the Green County line to the Wayne county line by the way of Bear Creek Church and work the usual hands. Edwin Taylor - Taylor Jr. extend to work the road over which he is overseer to the branch South of Mrs. Williams & work his usual Hands & Mrs. Williams John Taylor - Extend in working the road to the branch South of Mrs. Williams & work the hands on the South West bridge near Mrs. williams Blany Allen - extending from the center of falling creek to Squealing pond and work the usual hands. Jesse Barwick - from Henry F. Bonds line to Luis C. Desmond line at the Hull Road and work the usual hands. Stephen Waller - from Evan Williams mills to the Woodington Meeting House & work the usual hands & atest with said hands in keeping in repair the South west bridge near the former residence of the late Colo. Williams Jas. Wood - from the Spring Hill road to the mouth of Harper Land and work the usual hands. Edwin Taylor - from the fork near the South west bridge by Mrs. Williams to the road leading to White Hall and work the usual hands. William Herring - from the center of near J. Warters mill Falling creek to the Joshua Croom branch and work the usual hands. July 1851 Stephen Hines - from the holly near the Susan Jones plan (deceased) to a small branch south of Mrs. Nancy Williams & work the hands of the South West bridge near Mrs. Williams Chany Graham - from the fork above said Graham to the center of the South west bridge & from the fork below his house to the end of the mill dam of Mrs. Cobbs and work the usual hands. Richard Rouse - from the middle of the creek run at Hughes Casway to the fork near Ben Rouses old plan and work the usual hands. Luis Tindal - from Evan Williams to the Fox pond and work the usual hands. Chancy Gray - from formerly worked by David Jones and work the usual hands. Sept 1851 Washington Johnson - from Tower Hill to Kinston and work the usual hands. Franklin Thomas - from Edwards Bridge to Bells Ferry & divide the hands between him & Drury Phillips. Robert B. Vause - from the fork near Joshua Tuckers to the crossroad near Solomon Scotts and work the usual hands Jacob West - from the South West Bridge to Wm. A. Pughs mill bridge and work the usual hands. John Fields - from hughes Causway to the fork of the road at New Hope Meeting House & the hands living on the north side of the road to Groundnutt & the Old mill road Work all the same also Bryan Wiggins, James Carter & Henry Cannon Jany 1852 Jessee Vause - from where the line crosses the road dividing the lands of Jessee Vause & L. W. Canaday to the cross road near the widow Pridgens & work his own hands & them he may have employed Job Leary - from the fork of the raod near the Ervin place to David Kings and work the usual hands. Jesse Jackson - from Whitleys Creek on the White Hall Road to kinston to David Jones road and work the usual hands. Curtis Phillips - from the fork near J. Tuckers to the cros roads near Solomon Scotts and work the usual hands. John Cauley - from the fork of the road at the Campbell Place to a small branch south of Mrs. Nacy Williams and work the usual hands. Joseph Wooten - from the fork at Spring Hill to the Wayne County line via Rockford and work the usual hands. Thomas Dawson Sen. - from the fork at Rachel Herring to Chas. Fullers and work the usual hands. Lewis Warters - from the fork of the road near Jus Warters mill to Jas M. Harpers and work the usual hands. July 1852 John S. Davis - from Betts branch to Whitlys Creek and work the usual hands. Wiley Rouse - from Betts branch to Sarah Whitfields gate and work the usual hands. Noah Dunn - from the old road below John P. Dunns to the fork by William Phillips and work the usual. Jesse Lassiter - from squealing pond by Spring Hill to Wayne County and that he be bound to keep up a foot- way across the low grounds of Bear Creek Franklin Thomas - from Eagle swamp to the forks of the road near Edwards Bridge and work the usual. September 1852 James Warters - from the center of Falling Creek to Squaling pond and work the usual hands. John H. Jackson - from the fork of the road above Dr. Graham to the centre of South west bridge and from the fork of the road & below Grahams to Mrs. Cobbs mill dam and work the usual hands. John G. Davis - from Betts branch to Whitleys Creek and work the hands of Geo. W. Whitfield , Jno. S. Davis, Mrs. Parkers, S. Davis Junr at the Campbell place & Joseph A. Croom Perry Cox - from the maple causway to fools point and work the usual hands. Richard Nobles - from a stake the other side of E. Williams Machine Bridge to a short leaf pine on the north side of said Williams Saw mill bridge and that the hands of Evan Williams, Stephen Williams, Rich Nobles work the same. Blackledge Harper - from the top of the hill on the south east side of deep run to the centre of South West Creek and work the usual hands. Thomas Warters Jnr. - from Thomas Warters to Wm. Fields and work the usual hands. Wilson Tilghman - from Snow Hill road to Stonington Creek bridge and from the fork of said road back to the road leading to Whitfields Old Bridge and work the usual John L. Hill - from the center of Briary branch to the Center of Lousin Swamp near Alfred Moores and work the usual hands. John C. Hartsfield - from Simon Brights to Hull road and work the hands of Frank Bright, Lem'l Mewborn, Bryant Pate, Furney Letchworth, & boys, A. T. Rouse, J. C. Hartsfield, Joseph T. Hardee, W. G. Harper, James A. Hood, Thomas W. Hart, Wm. & Geo. Harrison Joshua J. Herring - from Green County line to Wayne County Line via Bear Creek Church and work the usual hands. January 1853 Jesse Jackson - from Whitleys Creek to a holly tree on the north side of Pinkney Hardys plantation and that the hands of Admiral Croom, Chauncy Grey, William Rouse, John A. Parrott, & James M. Parrott that works at the Steam Mill on the J. Harper land & John A. Suttons, Will Suttons & Jesse Jackson, David M. Lawson and P. Hardees work the same. Jacob Langston - from Fork of the road at Mrs. Pridgens to the old county line and work the usual hands. Charles Holland - from Lawsons Turpentine Landing to Zackariah Davis old home and work the usual hands. Wm. C. Cox - from fools point to Neuse Bridge and work the usual hands. Alex Rouse - that the piece of road be extended to branch south of Mrs. Williams house and work the usual hands. Barnet R. Howard - from Evan Williams to the Fox pond and work the usual hands. Stephen Phillips - from belts branch to Whitleys Creek and that the hands of J. S. Davis, G. Whitfield, J. G. Davis, Mary Parker, Zach Davis at the Campbells place J. R. Crooms & W. R. Crooms work the same. Mar 1853 Jas. Herring - from Vine Swamp to Deep Run and work the usual hands. Haywood Waller - from E. Williams Sen. Mills to the fork of the Road at Woodington Meeting house & work on the So West Bridge and work the usual hands. Joshua G. Dawson - from Spring Hill to the Wayne Co. line via Rockford and work the usual hands. Amos Harvey - from the fork of the Hull Road to H. F. Bond's line and work the usual hands. Josiah Sutton - from the mouth of Jas. Harpers land and end at the Spring Hill Road near Jenny Lind and work the hands of Jas. Wood, J. M. Aldridge, W. Y. Aldridge, J. L. Croom, Dempsey Wood, Jas. Uzzell, Hardy Sutton, Thos. Sutton Jr., Chas. Hays, Jas. Benton, Wm. Barwick Josiah Sutton, J. & R. Daily, & Willis Rouse Jno. Cauley - from a small branch So side of Mrs. Williams Run to David Lawsons Turpt Boxes work the usual hands with the addition of D. W. Lawsons James M. Parrott - from the Center of Falling Creek to the Josh Croom Branch and work the usual hands. Fred Sutton - from Tower Hill gate to the Centre of Stonington Creek and work the usual hands. R. K. Suggs - from the fork of the Road near the former residence of Mrs. Herring to the Spring Hill Road near C. Fuller & work the hands of Thos. Dawson Sen. Asa & P. D. Warters, B. Mitchell, Wm. Aldridge, C. Fuller & Ezekeel Ham. John Tull - from the Briery to J. C. Washington land and work the hands of H. Tull which work on the plantation known as the Taylor Place. Augustus Moseley - from the fork at Joshua Tucker to the Cross Road at Sol Scotts and work the usual hands. W. H. Rountree - from the Aligator to the Contentnea Creek Bridge & work the hands below the Aligator Walter Dunn - from Kinston Bridge to Kinston & work the hands of Washington & White that work at their Hill W. C. Loftins that work at his Hall W. G. Taylor, Aretus Jones & his own Arden Wiggins - from Whitfield Road where it crosses to go to the Stonington Plantation to the Aligator & work the hands above the Aligator Jesse Coward - from Edwards Bridge to the fork near Thos. Harveys also the road from the County line near J. Cases to the fork near Jno. P. Dun and work the usual. Thos. J. Kenedy - from Neuse Road near Falling Creek Bridge to Gum swamp including Gum Swamp Bridge & work the hands of Jesse Kenedy, J. B. Kenedy, A. Hill, Simon Hodges & his own James K. Parrott - from Gum Swamp bridge to Hull Road & work the hands of Thos. Hill, Reuben Barrow, Benj. Parrott, Pinkney Hill, Bright Hill, & Westen Hill July 1853 W. H. West - from the So West Bridge to W. A. Pughs Mill Bridge and work the usual hands. September 1853 C. C. Dunn - from Eagle Swamp to the fork of the Road near Edwards bridge and divide the hands with Drury Phillips Samuel Scarborough - from the fork near James Warters Mill to James M. Harper and work the usual hands. Ben Parrott - from Gum Swamp to the intersection with Hull Road and work the usual hands. F. G. Jones - from the corner of J. J. Moors fence where the little sister meeting house formerly stood running by Mrs. Elizabeth Bonds to the Newbern Road and work the hands of Francis Jones, Laney Jones, William Jourden, L. H. Aldridge, Elizabeth Bond, & James Bass Janury 1854 R. F. Bright - from Lousin Swamp to Wheat Swamp & from the Cross Roads of Solomon Scott to the fork above Nancy Hartsfield and work the usual hands. March 1854 Wm. Herring - from half way between the two Bridges at Falling Creek below James Warters Mill & running down to Robinson branch and work the usual hands. Ben Rouse Sr. - from the fork of the road at Ben Rouses to Groundnut and the usual hands work under him. Jesse B. Taylor - from the corner of Jesse Vause fence and running to the green County Lian and that the hands of Jesse Hartsfield, Jesse B. Taylor, Rich. B. Taylor, & Wm. G. Taylor work said road. George Daily - from the Squailing pond to the Middle ground betwin the two Bridges on Falling Creek below James Warters Mill and work the usual hands. R. L. Wooten - from Jiny Lind by Rockford to the Wayne County line and work the hands belonging to R. B. Wooten, Ben Sutton, Joseph Wooten, William Dawson, Furna Mitchell, Franklin Herring, Nancy Herring, Leonades Herring, James Herring, Joshua T. Dawson, William Coker, Ezekel Ham & Calvin Hinson work under him. James Langston - from the fork of the raod at Mrs. Pridgons to the Old County Line and work the usual hands. Senas Davis - from Evin Williams to the fox pond and work the usual hands. Amos Taylor - from Fools Point to the foot of Neuse Bridge and work the usual hands. John M. Aldridge - from the mouth of Jas. Harpers Lane & end at the Spring Hill Road near Jeny Lind and work the hands of James Wood, J. M. Aldridge, Wm. Y. Aldridge, J. L. Croom, D. Wood, James Uzzell, Hardy Sutton, Thos. Sutton, C. Hays, James Benton, Wm. Barwick, Josiah Sutton, Joshua Daily, Robert Daily & Willis Rouse (Willis Rouse Blotted out on original page) George W. Jones - in place of Wiley Rouse - extending from Betts branch to the Wayne County Line and work the hands of Sarah S. Whitfield, Allen W. Wooten, A. N. Armany, George Jones, Wily Rouse, Wm. Stroud, Henry Goodman, Nathal Parker, Henry N. Croom, & Samuel Croom & G. W. Jones John A. Parrott - in place of Jesse Jackson - extending from Whitlys Creek to a Holly tree on the north side of P. Hardee Plantation and you work the hands of A. Croom, William Suttons, John A. Parrott, James M. Parrott that work at the Steam Mill John A. Sutton, Jesse Jackson, & Pinkny Hardee B. W. Canaday - in place of Arden Wiggins - extending from the Whitfield road where it crosses to go to the Stonington Plantation to the Aligator & work the hands above the Aligator July 1854 Ben Rouses Jrs. - leading from the Green County line by Bear Creek Meeting House to the Wayne County line and that the usual hands work under him. James M. Hines - leading from Charles Fullers by Thos. Dawsons to where Rachel Herring formerly lived and that the usual hands work under him also the hands of Parratt D. Warters, Asa T. Warters, & William Aldridge Sr. September 1854 John S. Davis - Leading from Whitlys Creek to Betts Branch and work his own hands & the hands of George W. Whitfield deceased, Joseph R. Croom, John G. Davis, Mary Parker and the hands of Zack Davis Sr. at the Campbel place. Benjaman Rouse of Richard - from South West Creek A long by John Davis' to the fork at Mrs. Robertsons and work the usual hands. Worey L. Kilpatrick from the Center of South West Bridge to Wm. A. Pughs Mill Bridge and work the usual hands. Jas. Warters - from the Squalling pond to the Middle ground betwin the two Bridges on Falling Creek below James Warters Mill and work the usual hands. James M. Harper - from the fork near James Warters Mill to James M. Harpers and work the usual hands. Franklin Moore - from Eagle Swamp to the fork of the Road near Edwards Bridge and divide the hands with Drewry H. Phillips. John A. Parrott - from Whitley Creek to a Holly and from the Holly to Briery Branch and work all his own hands together with the usual hands (J. W. Cox Chairman) Amos Taylor - from the Fools Point to the fork of the Bridge, a cross neuse river and from there to the Edge of the town of kinston and work the hands that he now works and all the hands on the other portion of the Road (vz) Joseph Brugmans, Craven S. Jones, & James B. Cummings (J. W. Cox chairman) January 1855 John W. Hardee - from the road (unknown) in the room of Daniel Hines and work the usual hands. (unknown in the original overseer book) Jas. L. Cannaday - from the Aligator to Contentna Creek Bridge & work the hands below the Aligator (Executed by deliving a Copy of the within to James L. Cannady on the 8th March 1855, Wm. Fields Shff by J. F. Pridgen) Stephen Cauley - from a Smaul branch South Side of Mrs. Williams & Runs to David W. Lawsons Turpentine boxes & work the usual hands with D. W. Lawson. Richard Abbott - from the Squalling Pond to Spring Hill to the Wayne County line and work the usual hands. March 1855 Wm. Bond - from the corner of Jesse J. Moores fence where the little Sister Meeting House formerly stood Running by Mrs. E. Bonds to the Newbern Road & work the usual hands (Executed 14 April 1855 Wm. Fields Shff) Lemuel J. Mewborn - from the fork of the road at Joshua Tuckers to x roads at Solomon Scotts and work the usual hands (executed 17 Apr 1855 William Fields Shff) Levi Hill - from the Snow Hill road to Stonington bridge and from the fork of said road back to the road leading to Whitfields old bridge and work the usual hands. (Executed 6 April 1855 William Fields Shff) Jason W. Loftin - from the maple causway to Fools Point and work the usual hands (Executed on 2 June 1855 by William Fields, Sheriff) Mathias Harvey - from the fork of the road at Mrs. Pridgens to the old County line and work the usual hands. (Executed 7 Apr 1855 William Fields, Shff) Wm. D. Warters - from the fork at James Fields by William D. Warters to the fork at the end of the lane of Thomas Warters and work the usual hands. (Executed 6 Apr 1855 William Fields Shff) Thomas Heath - from the Dover road below the residence of Mrs. Cobb to the South west Road where it intersects below John Lewis as well as from John Jackson Mill to the Jones County Line and work the hands of John C. Wooten. (Executed to Thomas A. Heath on 7 Apr 1855 William Fields, Schff) Stephen Gooding - from the gate opposite E. B. Coxes to the Jones County line and work the hands of Stephen Gooding, Henry Brook, & J. N. Miller (Executed 8 Jun 1855 N. Z. Parker D.Shff) July 1855 Thomas H. Dawson - from the falling Creek Bridge to the Bear pond near Noah Rouse and work the usual hands. (Executed on 28 Jul 55 by William Fields, Shff) Wm. W. Fuller - from Mrs. Herrings old place to Charles Fullers and work the usual hands. (Executed on 21 Jul 1855 by William Fields, Shff) Joshua J. Herring - from the Green County line by bear Creek Meeting House to the Wayne County line and work the usual hands. (Executed on 14 Sep 1855 by R. W. Moore for Shff) James M. Hines - from Wheat Swamp Meeting House to the Middle of Falling Creek Bridge and work the usual hands. (Executed on 28 Jul 1855 by William Fields, Shff) September 1855 Hardy Davis - from Vine Swamp to deep run and work the usual hands. (Executed on Oct 5 1855 by M. C. C. Lanier for Shff) Will Moseley - extending and known as the Whitfield road and the hands that worked under Burwell W. Cannaday (Executed on 1 Dec 1855 by William Fields, Shff) John Brown - from the fork of the road at James Jones to a lightwood Stump oposite Mrs. Browns and work the hands of Zack Brown, Hardy Brown, John & David Williams, John Cauley, & Albert Morgan & Jas. Becton, John Becton hands, J. Brooks & William Walker. (Executed on 8 Dec 1855 by William Fields, Sh.) Dempsy Wood - from the mouth of James Harpers lane to the Spring Hill road to Jiny Lind and work the usual hands. (Executed on 8 Dec 1855 by William Fields, Shff) F. G. Jones - from the boundrey of Kinston to Nuse River Bridge and work the hands of C. S. Jones, J. B. Cummings, Ben F. Phillips, H. M. Hines, & F. G. Jones (Executed 11 Nov by A. Fields DS for Shff) James Thomas - from Eagle Swamp to the fork near Edwards Bridge and divide the hands with D. H. Phillips and the hands that will come in. (Executed 1 Dec William Fields, Shff) William Warters - from the Squalling pond to the center of Falling Creek and work the usual hands. (Executed on 17 Nov 1855 by A. Fields DS for Shff) James M. Harper - from the fork near James Warters mill to J. M. Harpers and work the usual hands and the hands of James Wood, Iziah Johnson, Saml Scarborrough, James Rouse, and Jacob Parrott. R. B. Warters - from the Squalling pond to Wayne County line and work the usual hands. (Executed on 17 Nov 1855 by A. Fields DS for Shff) July 1856 (This date out of place in original book) Jacob Langston - from the fork of the road at Wm. Fields to the old County line and work the usual hands of Thos. Harveys, Jacob Langston, Granvil Johnson, Carrol & Shade Jackson, & James & Henry Jackson & Winifred Wiggins. (Executed 13 Aug 1856 William Fields, shff) Janry 1856 Silas M. Turner - from the Duplin County line to the Old Road at Mrs. Irvins and work the usual hands. (Executed on 4 Mar 1856 by J. Herring DS) R. F. Bright - from Lousain Swamp to Wheat Swamp and work the hand of S. W. Bright, Lemuel Mewborns & his own (Executed on 8 Mar 1856 by William Fields, Shff) F. G. Taylor - from Solomon Scotts to the fork that leads from Blany Cokers to Wheat Swamp Meeting House and work the hands of Mrs. Hutchins and Mrs. Mewborns and his own. (Executed 27 Feb 1856 by William Fields, Sh) March 1856 Joseph B. Taylor - from the Greenvill road to the Newbern road and L. H. Aldridge, Allen Brown, Louisa Barwick, Mathias Harvey, and Elizabeth Bond hands work under him. (Executed 10 Apr 1856 by William Fields, Sh) Wright Phillip - from the fork below John P. Dunns to the fork by William Phillips and work the usual hands. (Executed on Jun 16 1856 by Alex Fields DS) James M. Parrott - from half way betwin the two Bridges at Falling Creek below James Warters Mill and running down to Robinson Branch and work the usual hands. (Executed on 14 Apr 1856 by William Fields, Sh) July 1856 Jeremiah Warters - from the cross at Spring Hill to the Junction with the Snow Hill road near J. J. Herring and that the hands of Jesse Lassiter, Susan Warters, Jeremiah Warters, and Benjamin Warters work under him. (Executed on 1 Aug 1856 by William Fields Sh) September 1856 Bright Hill - from Tower Hill to the Edge of town of Kinston and and work the usual hands. (Executed on 13 Oct 1856 by William Fields Sh) Nathan Hill - from Vine Swamp to deep run and and work the usual hands. (Executed 21 Octr 1856 James Herring DS) Elisha Grady - from the top of the hill on the south east side of deep run to the center of South West Creek and work the following hands vz Elish Gradys, Alex Gray, Lemon Smith, Alex Carter, Richard Lee, Amos Lee, Levi Lee, Graham Lee, Jas. Deaver, Richard Deaver, Olivir Carter, Amos Stroud, Simpson Harper, Thomas Davis, Calvin Deaver, Jno. Cunningham, Druy Parker & Chelly Davis. (Executed 18 Oct 1856 by James Herring DS) Senas Davis - from the Mill of Richard Noble to the beaverdam, then the Burn Coat Road to the fox pond and work the hands of James Nunn, B. R. Howard, James Tindal, James Howard, Isaac Sparrow, Jerry Tindal, Charles Tindal, Richard Tindal, Richard Tindal (son of Lewis), Parker Howard, John Lee, Evin Lee, Kincy Nobble, Joseph Nobble, Evvitt Nobble, Levi Braxton, Ben White, Christopher Huffman, Aretus Huffman, Levina Williams, Durant Alphins & Benjamin C. Turner. (Executed 18 Oct 1856 by James Herring DS) Alex S. Rouse - from the fork of the road at E. B. COXES to a small branch South of Mrs. Williams & work the hands of Thomas Becton, John Becton, Levi Becton, Jarman Becton, Council B. West, James Jones, Reding D. Nunn, & A. S. Rouse. (Executed on 30 Oct 1856 by James Herring DS) E. P. Loftin from the muddy causway to fools point and work the usual hands. (Executed on 13 Oct 1856 by William Fields Sh) Major Hill - from the briery to Loosing Swamp & work his own hands & the hands of Henry Tull, Alford Moore. (Executed on 13 Oct 1856 by William Fields Sh) S. W. Scarborrough - from the fork near James Warters Mill to James M. Harper lane and work the hands of James Wood, James Rouse, James M. Harper & his own. (Executed on 13 Oct 1856 by William Fields Sh) Haywood Waller - from Richard Nobbles saw mill to the fork of the road near Woodington meeting house & work on the Southeast bridge & work the hands of Whitfield Grady, Phillip Miller, Stephen Herring, Jesse Noble, Wilie Davis, Stephen Waller, James Grady, Curtis Rodgers, and his own. (Executed on 15 Oct by James Herring DS) James Thomas - from Eagle Swamp to the fork near Edwards bridge & work the hands of A. S. Edwards, Edmond Brooks, P. N. Pittman, C. C. Dunn, Stephen C. Phillips Mathew Carrs. (Executed 16 Dec by William Fields Sh) Janry 1857 Chauncy Gray - from Fools Point to the bridge a cross neuse river and work the usual hands. (Executed 16 Dec Sh) D. A. Hill - from Simon Bright to Hull road and work the usual hands. March 1857 Stephen Miller - from the Jones County line to the maple tree in the pocosan and work the hands of John F. Wooten, John Loftin, William J. Hunter, Stephen Miller George McDaniel, & Wm. Metts Edward W. Wooten - from the Jones's County line to the Cobb Mill; and from the deaver road below the residence of Mrs. Ann B. Cobb to the Southwest road below John Lewis's; and work the hands of Thomas A. Heath, James Sowwell, Richard Koonce, Edward W. Wooten, Mrs. Ann B. Cobb, Reding Hawkins, Bazzil Files. Amos Stroud - from the top of the hill on the Southeast side of deep run, to the center of Southwest Creek and work the hands of Alexander Gray, Lemon Smith, Alex Carter, Richard Lee, Amos Stroud, Amos Lee, Lewis Lee, Graham Lee, James Deaver, Richard Deaver, Oliver Carter, Simpson Harper, Thomas Davis, Calvin Deaver, John Cunningham, Drewry Potter, & Chelly Davis. Alex Fields Jr. - from the fork at James Fields to the end of the lane at Thomas Warters dec'd and work the hands of John Joyner, Lewis Johnson, Alex Fields, Wm. W. Fuller, Lemuel Fields & Wm. Head. F. G. Jones - from the boundry of Kinston to Neuse river bridge and work the hands of Charles Phillips, Laney Jones, Wright Quinn, Marshel Sloan, Elizabeth Bond, Bryant Quinn, Martha Wiggins, Pery Edwards, J. B. Gates, Jno. Gooding, H. M. Hines, Ben Phillips, C. L. Jones, W. Dunn, & F. G. Jones. John B. Stanley - from the Aligator to Contentnea Bridge, and work the hands of James Kilpatrick, James L. Cannady, Lewis Kilpoatrick, Lemuel Chesnutt, Lueritia Coward, John B. Stanley, Wm. Summerall, Thomas Phillips & Wm. Moseley. Council Hooten - from the Snow Hill road to Stonington bridge, and from the fork of said road back to the road leading to Whitfield's old bridge and work the hands of Reubin Barrow, James Barrow, Wilson Tilghman, Council Hooten, Frederick Jones, C. H. Clark, Levi Hill, Milchir Phillips, Charles Oxley, Jesse W. Broad- way, Spensor Watson, & Almirine Hill. Henry Brown - from the fork below John P. Dunns to the fork near Wm. L. Phillips and work the hands of John King, Wright Phillips, Henry Brown & Wyatt J. Phillips. Wm. J. Pope - from Edwards Bridge to the fork near Thomas Harveys and work the hands of N. D. Edwards, Charles Edwards, E. P. Edwards, R. B. Jones, Lewis Moore, F. H. LaRoque, John H. Coward, John P. Dunn, Wm. B. Hartsfield & James Harrill. July 1857 Richard Nobble - from the rice mill bridge to a short leaf Pine near the Sawmill and work hands of Richard Nobble, Isaac Sparrow & Benjamin C. Turner. Wm. A. Jones - from the Duplin County line to the road at Mrs. irvins, and work the hands of Lewis Jones, Aretus Jones Sr., James Davis, Jobe Leary, John Davis, Levi H. Carter, Samuel S. Howard, Cornealious Taylor, & Silas M. Turner. Wm. Lassiter - from Gum Swamp to the Green County line by Mrs. Nancy Hodges and work the hands of Stephen Hardee, Alex Wilson, Drewry Hill, Miller B. Creeck, Josiah S. Bell, Penelope Bell, Joshua Bell, George Bell, Nancy Hodges, Richard Brown, John Tilghman, & Wm. Elmore. (Executed 22 Sep William Fields Shff) George W. Venters - from the Spring Hill road by the Lenoir Institute to the Green County line, and that the hands of Josiah Aldrege, George W. Venters, Wm. H. Cunninggim, Blany Pridgen, H. H. Gibbons, and George W. Guilford. September 1857 W. A. Boyett - from the Duplin County line to the wild pond and work the hands of Isaac Stroud, M. C. C. Lawson, Jerman Davis, Ivey Davis, Rich. Tindal, Danl. Holland, Lott Stroud, Lewis Herring, Curtis Tindal, Isaac Heath, Henry Heath, Bryant Carter, Isaac Stroud, Rich. Stroud, Sam'l Stroud, Wm. I. Taylor, Jas. Basden, Jno. W. Taylor, Lewis H. Taylor, Jas. W. Boyett & David Quinn. (Executed by E. Goodman DS) Samuel M. Croom - from Betts branch to the Wayne County line; and work the hands of Sally E. Whitfield, Allen W. Wooten, A. N. Arminia, George Jones, Wilie Rouse, H. N. Croom, N. B. Whitfield, Calvin Smith, Curtis Smith, Stephen Spence, and his own. (Executed by E. Goodman DS) James M. Harper - from the fork near James Warters' mill to James M. Harpers' lane and that he work the hands of James Wood, James Rouse, Samuel W. Scarborough and his own. (Executed by delevery his copy of the within on 3 Oct 1857 Wm. Fields Shff) Nathan Hill - from vine swamp to deep run; and work the hands of Oliver Herring, Michael Tilghman, William Devenport, John Devenport, Hardy Davis, James Taylor, Bryan Devenport, Zack Hill, Alexander Grady, John Gray, Lewis Devenport, and Nathan Hill. (Executed by E. Goodman) Joseph R. Croom - from Whitely Creek to the fork at Davis' store house; and work his own hands. (Executed by E. Goodman DS) Samuel M. Croom - from the Wayne county line to the fork of the burn coat road near C. L. Davis' and work the hands of John S. Davis Esq., H. N. Croom, Constantine Whitfield, Wilie Rouse, George W. Jones, George Jones, A. W. Wooten, Dr. H. W. Blount, Nathan B. Whitfield, Sally E. Whitfield, and his own. (Executed by E. Goodman Ds) Benjamin Sutton - from the Squalling pond to the center of Falling Creek Run and work the hands of James Warters, Bright Kennedy, Avey Allen, Benjamin Sutton, Betsy Sutton, Jeremiah Sutton, Wm. Warters, Wm. Perdew, John Perdew, Kelly Stevins, Wm. Wiggins, Bright Wiggins, John Edgely, Wm. Potter, Reubin Fields, & Wm. R. Benton. (Executed on 4 Dec by Hardy Sutton) William H. Rountree - from Bell's ferry to the fork near Chesnutt's; and work the hands of D. H. Phillips, Wm. L. Phillips and hands, W. H. Rountree and hands, Henry Cannon, Washington Summerell, Redding Fortner, Isham Barfield, and Warren Bell's hands. (Executed on 14 Nov by William Fields Sh) R. E. Davis - from the Duplin county Line to the Campbell Landing by the residence of John Davis and work the following hands, B. F. Davis, Mary Parker, C. L. Davis, Col. James Davis, Lewis A. Whitfield, J. L. Lee A. N. Arminia, Mrs. Smythia Davis, James G. Davis, Alex S. Davis, and the hands of the late J. Davis dec'd. (Executed by E. Goodman DS) January 1858 Jason W. Loftin - from the muddy causeway to fools point and work the hands of S. E. Loftin, Needham Loftin, Eli N. Loftin, John Lewis, the hands on the Warters land and all the hands that live on the road & his own. (Executed on 13 Apr by William Fields Sh) F. J. Kennedy - from the fork near James Warters mill to James M. Harpers lane and work the hands of James Wood James Rouse, S. W. Scarborough, James M. Harper, and his own. (Executed 12 Feb by S. E. Loftin DS) Haywood Jones - from the fork at Wm. Fields' plantation to the old County line and work the hands belonging on said road. (Executed on 3 Apr by William Fields Sh) John A. Parrott - from the centre of the branch at Parrott's mill to the centre of Ferry Branch and work the hands of John A. Sutton, Pinkney Hardee, his own and the hands living on said road. (Executed on 5 Feb by William Fields Sh) Wm. Sutton (Pony) - from the centre of the branch at Parrotts MIll to Whitely Creek and work the hands of Martha Croom, Jesse Jackson, his own, and all the hands living on the road except John A. Sutton's. (Executed on 16 Feb by William Fields Sh) Jesse Tindal - from Richard Noble's mill to the beaver dam then the burncoat road to the fox pond and work the hands of James Nunn, B. R. Howard, James Tindal, James Howard, Isaac Sparrow, Jeremiah Tindal, Richard Tindal (son of Lewis), Charles Tindal, Parker Howard, John Lee, Evan Lee, Kinsey Nobles, Joseph Nobles, Everitt Nobles, Levi Braxton, Benjamin White, Christopher Huffman, Aretus Huffman, Laviny Williams, Durant Alphin, and Benjamin C. Turner. (Executed by E. Goodman DS) March 1858 Joshua Rouse - from the fork below John P. Dunns to the fork near Wm. L. Phillips and work the hands of John King, Wright Phillips, Wyatt J. Phillips, Henry Brown, and his own. James Wood - from the fork of the Road near James Warter Mill to the mouth of James Harpers lane and work the hands of James Rouse, Samuel W. Scarborogh, James M. Harper, and his own. John J. Wadsworth - from the Squalling pond by Spring Hill to the Wayne County and work all the hands living on that sectin of said Road. July 1858 E. P. Edwards - from Edwards Bridge to Thomas Harvey. Also to the prong leading from Elder J. P. Dunns to the Green County line near Johnathan Case included in one order and that he work the hands of N. D. Edwards, Charlton Edwards, Elbert P. Edwards, Robert Phillips, F. H. Laroque, John H. Howard, Lewis Moore, Wm. Hartsfield, James Daughety, J. P. Dunn, & Johnathan Case. (Executed on 13 Apr by N. D. Edwards) Sept 1858 Jobe Leary - from the Duplin County Line to the cross roads at Mrs. Irvins, and work the hands of Lewis Jones, Aretus Jones, James Davis, Levi H. Carter, S. S. Howard, Cornelius Taylor, S. M. Turner & his own. Miller B. Creech - from Gum Swamp to the Green County line by Mrs. Ann Hodges and work the hands of S. P. Hardee, Alexander Wilson, J. P. Bell, Penelope Bell, Joshua Bell, George Bell, Nancy Hodges, Wm. Elmore, and his own. B. F. Davis - from the Duplin County line to the Campbell Landing leading to the residence of the late John Davis dec'd and work the hands of Mary Parker, C. L. Davis, Col. James Davis, L. A. Whitfield, J. L. Lee, Alex Armanie, Smythia Davis, J. G. Davis, W. T. Wooten his own and all others that may live in his district of Roads. W. H. West - from Mrs. Cobb to the West place and work the hands of R. T. Daughety, R. Daughety, S. Evans, E. Evans, John Rhem, John B. Bryan, H. Warters, T. Warters, C. S. Jones, his own, and all others that live in his district of road. Charles Clark - from the Snow Hill road to Stonington Bridge and from the fork of said road back to the road leading to Whitfields old bridge and work the hands of Reubin Barrow, James Barrow, Wilson Tilghman, Council Hooten, F. Jones, C. A. Clark, Levi Hill, Melcher Phillips, C. Oxly, Jesse W. Broadway, Spensor Watson, Almirne Hill, his own and all others that may live in his district of Road. J. A. Parrott - from the center of ferry Branch to cross and work all the hands living in his district of road in connection with turn in his present order. January 1859 Thomas Albritton - from R. H. Rountree's gate to the centre of Stonington Creek, and work the hands of R. H. Rountree, Cynthia Dunn, Craven T. Barwick, S. H. Rountree, Wm. W. Dunn, Elias Albritton, R. H. Herring, Wm. Faulkner, Thomas Sutton, Isaac Sutton, his own hands, and also all others that may live in said District of Roads. (Executed by Alex Fields Ds) A. N. Armanie - from the wayne County line to the fork of the burn coat road at C. L. Davis and work the hands of J. S. davis, H. N. Croom, Constantine Whitfield, Wilie Rouse, Geo. W. Jones, H. W. Blount, A. W. Wooten, N. B. Whitfield, S. E. Whitfield, Stephen Spence, Saml M. Croom, and all others that live or may live in said District of Road. (Executed on 2 Mar by Alex Fields Ds) John A. Sutton - from the branch at Parrotts mill to the foot of Nesue River Bridge and work the hands of J. A. Parrott, P. Hardee, J. H. Peebles, J. A. Sutton, and all others living on the road. Calvin Rouse - from Lusion Swamp to the Ben Phillips place and work the hands of Calvin Tucker, William Fields, and his own, and all others that live in said District of Road. (Executed on 28 Feb by Alex Fields DS) Wm. Hill - from the Hill road to the line of W. F. Bond's land and work the usual hands and work the hands of all persons that may live in said District of Road. (Executed on 28 Feb by Alex Fields DS) March 1859 Amos Harvey - from Tower Hill to the edge of the town of Kinston and work the usual hands and work the hands of all persons that may live in said District of Road. John Taylor - from the muddy cause way to fools point and work the hands of S. E. Loftin, Needham Loftin, Eli N. Loftin, John Lewis, the hands of the Warters land, his own, and all the hands that live in said District of Road. Jarman Davis - from the Duplin County line to the wild pond and work the hands of Isaac Stroud, M. C. C. Lawson, Ivey Davis, Richard Tindal, Daniel Holland, Lott Stroud, Lewis Herring, Curtis Tindal, J. Heath, Henry Heath, Bryan Carter, Isaac Stroud Jr., Richard Stroud, Samuel Stroud, W. J. Taylor, L. H. Taylor, J. W. Boyet, David Quinn and his own. Thomas Harvey - from the fork at William Fields' plantation to the old County line, and work the hands belonging on said road. N. H. Sutton - from the Neuse Road to Green Swamp and work the usual hands and the hands of J. P. Hardee and Henderson Loftin. B. F. Parrott - leading by his residence across his own lands and work his own hands. Nathan Hill - from vine swamp to the hill on deep run above J. K. Grady's and work the following hands: Oliver Herring, Michael Tilghman, Wm. Davenport, John Daven- port, Hardy Davis, Jas. Taylor, Zach Howard, Bryan Davenport, Alex Gray, Jno. Gray, Elisha Grady, J. K. Grady, his own and any other hands that may live in said district of road. James M. Hines - from Alexander Wilson's to Moseley Hall and work the hands of Thomas H. Dawson, William Aldridge, Josiah Aldridge, Robt. Daily and his own. Benjamin Warters - from the cross roads at Spring Hill to the junction of the Snow Hill Road near J. J. Herrings and work the hands of Jesse Lasiter, Susan Warters, and his own. Aquillla Aldridge - from the fork of the road at the corner of Alexander Wilson's fence, to falling creek, including one half of the bridge, and work the hands of John S. Aldridge, Thomas W. Dawson, Lemon Deal, Mathew Smith, Wm. Warters, Freeman Smith, Stephen Dunk, Warren Taylor and all others that may live in said District. Elisha Grady - from the top of the hill on the South east side of deep run, to the centre of Southwest Creek, and work the hands of Lemon Smith, Alex Carter, Rich'd Lee, Amos Stroud, Amos Lee, Lewis Lee, James Deaver, Rich'd Deaver, Oliver Carter, Simpson Harper, Thos. Davis, Calvin Deaver, John Cunningham, Drewry Potter, and all others that may live in said District of Road. Geo. W. Vewnters - from wheat swamp meeting house to the green county line via Lenoir Institute, and work the following hands: G. W. Venters, J. M. Patrick, S. B. Dozier, B. W. Pridgen, H. H. Gibbons, Luther Bobbitt, F. A. Brothers, W. Dukes, J. J. Dukes, Alex Wilson, S. P. Hardy, Frank Letchworth, Wm. Letchworth, Jno. Stallings, Jas. Thigpen, Rigdon Harrison, and Levi Branson. Benjamin Phillips - from the boundary of Kinston to Neuse River bridge and work the following hands viz: John Stubbs, Charles Phillips, John H. Albertson Sr., John H. Alberetson Jr., Wright Quinn, Bryan Quinn, Mr. Savage, Wm. Brown, Franklin Brown, W. Dunn, and others that may live in said District of roads. C. H. Clark - from Aligator branch to the new Road cut out by the late Lewis Whitfield dec'd to Stonington and work the usual hands on said road. September 1859 J. C. Hartsfield - from Simon Bright's to the Hull road and work the hands of Joaiah H. Sugg, D. A. Hill, W. R. Hill, Robt. Pate, Wm. Pate, Ephraim Sugg, Solomon Littles, Isaac Williams, and all others that may live in or may move in said district of road. (Executed on 22 Dec by William Fields Sh) January 1860 Shepherd Jones - from Fools Point to his (Jones and Dibble corner and work his own hands. (Executed on 11 Feb 1860 by A. Fields) John A. Parrott - from Parrott Mill to Neuse river bridge and work the hands of P. Hardee, J. H. Peebles, John A. Sutton, his own and all others that may live in said district of Road. (Executed on 1 Mar 1860 by William Fields Sh) Zack Brown - from the fork near James Jones to a lightwood stump oposite Mrs. Browns and work the hands of Hardy Brown, David & John Williams, John Cauly, Ivey Becton, and all others that may live in said district of Road. (Executed by H. N. Croom Ds) F. M. Pittman - from the Aligator to Contentnea Creek Bridge and work the hands of James Kilpatrick, J. L. Cannady, Lewis Kilpatrick, Lemuel Chesnutt, William Sumerlin, Thomas Phillips, his own and all others that may live in said district of Road. (Executed on 29 Feb 1860 by A. Fields) March 1860 Henry Fields - from the Greene County line to Bear Creek meeting house and work the usual hands and all others that may live in that D of R. (Executed on 20 June 1860 by A Fields) Frank Moore - from aligator to the new road, cut out by the late Lewis Whitfield, to Stonington and work the usual hands and all others that may live in District of Road. (executed on 23 Jun 1860 by William Fields Sh) John Stubbs - from the boundary line of Kinston to Neuse River Bridge and work the hands of Walter Dunn, George Quinn, Charles Phillips, Franklin Brown, Benjamin F. Phillips, James T. Uzzell, Lenoir Pate, Jesse Sumrell, John L. Kinsey, Bryan Quinn, and Robert Hill and his own and all others that may live in said District of Road. (Executed on 20 June 1860 by William Fields Sh) July 1860 Geo. W. Jones - from the Wayne County line to the fork of the Burn Coat road, and work the hands of John S. Davis, Wilie Rouse, Constantine Whitfield, Geo. Jones, A. W. Wooten, H. W. Blount, N. B. Whitfield, S. E. Whitfield, S. M. Croom, W. A. Croom, W. Lee, H. Smith, his own and all others that may live in said District of Road. (Executed by H. N. Croom DS) P. M. Hardy - from falling creek to the Bear Pond near Noah Rouse's and work the hands of Betsy Fields, F. B. Fields, Wm. Hughs, Benjamin Hughs, and his own (Executed on 24 July 1860 by William Fields Sh) Nathan B. Hill - from the Bridge across gum swamp near Alexander Hill's to the Hull road near Wheat Swamp meeting house and work the hands of Thomas Hill, Mrs. Parrott, and the balance of the hands belonging to said road. (Executed on 15 Aug 1860 by William Fields Sh) Henry N. Croom - from the centre of Whitley's creek to the fork of the road at B. F. Davis' and work the hands of said H. N. Croom, C. G. Croom, L. A. Croom, & R. F. Temple. (Executed on 20 July 1860 William Fields Sh) Sept 1860 Simpson Harper - from Richard Noble's saw mill to the fork near Woodington meeting house, and work the hands of W. Grady, Jesse Noble, J. B. Grady, Haywood Waller, D. G. Reynolds, Z. Hill, Alex Gray, Zach Howard, Geo. W. Grady, and all others that may live in said District of Road. J. F. I. Sutton - from the briary to Loosing Swamp and work his own hands and all all others that may live in his District of Road. Furney Dupree - from the Snow Hill road to Stonington bridge and from the fork of said Road back to the road leading to Whitfield's old bridge and work the hands of Reuben Barrow, Wilson tilghman, Charles Oxley, Council Hooten, Calvin Jones, Stephen Oxly, and all others that may live in said District of Road. David S. Davis - from the Duplin County line to the Campbell landing leading to the late residence of John Davis and work the hands of Mary Parker, C. S. Davis, Col. James Davis, S. A. Whitfield, John S. Lee, A. N. Armanie, Smythia Davis, J. G. Davis, W. T. Wooten, B. F. Davis and all others that may live in said District of Road. R. T. Daughety - from the cross roads below Mrs. Cobb to W. H. Wests and work the hands of Kinsey Noble, John B. Bryan, William F. Loftin, John Rhem,Joseph Humphrey John Randal, W. H. West, his own and all others that may live in said District of Road. (Executed to Richard F. Daughety on 10 Oct by Alex Fields DS) January 1861 Jno. Aldridge (of Wm.) - from Alexander Wilson's to Moseley Hall, and work the hands of Thomas H. Dawson, William Aldridge, James M. Hines, Bryan Wiggins, Thomas M. Aldridge, John Herring and Robert Daily. R. B. Vause - from the Jones County line to the Cobb Mill and from the deaver road below the residence of Mrs. Cobb to the South West Road below R. D. Nunn's and work the usual hands and all others that may live in said District of Road. Wm. H. Warters is extending from the fork of the road at Alexander Wilson's fence to Falling Creek including one half of the bridge and work the hands of Thomas W. Dawson, Lemon Dail, Mathew Smith, William Warters, Freeman Smith, Stephen Dunk, Warren Taylor, and all others that may live in said District of Road. March 1861 W. W. Carraway - from his gate to the residince of W. Fields and work all the hands that live in his District of Road. (Executed on 19 May 1861 by William Fields Schff) R. D. Nunn - from the Mudy Causway to fool point and work the hands of E. P. Loftin, S. E. Loftin, W. C. R. Loftin, Jason W. Loftin, Eli N. Loftin, Alex Hill Jr. his own and all others living in said district of Road. July 1861 Bryan Davenport - from Vine Swamp to the Hill on deep run above John K. Grady & work the following hands: Oliver Herring, Michael Tilghman, Wm. Devenport, John Devenport, Hardy Davis, James Taylor, Zack Howard, John Gray, John K. Grady, his own & all others that may live in said district of road. Buckner Hines - from South West creek near Mrs. Nancy Williams to ferry Branch and work all the hands living in said district of road. C. H. Clark - from the aligator to the new road cut out by the late Lewis Whitfield to Stonington and work the hands of Arden Wiggins, B. F. Wiggins, Louisa Wiggins, W. A. Pugh, Jo Abbott, P. N. Pittman, and all others that may live in said district of road. Alex M. Dawson - from Falling Creek to the Bear pond and work the hands of Betsy Fields, F. B. Fields, Wm. Hughes, Benj. Hughes, P. M. Hardy, his own and all others that may live in said district of road. Joseph Williams - from the fork of the Hull road to the bridge or line between H. F. Bond & W. H. Hill, and work his own hands. Sept 1861 John Johnson - from the fork of William Fields plantation to the Kinston road near the residence of the late B. W. Canady deceased, and work the usual hands and all others that may live in said district of road. Wilson Tilghman - from the Snow Hill road to Stonington bridge and from the fork of said road back to the road leading to Whitfield old bridge and work all the hand living in said district of road. J. T. Askew - from Wheat Swamp to Lousing Swamp Known as the Kinston & Snow Hill road and work the hands of S. W. Bright, R. F. Bright, his own and all others that may live in said district of road. Edward Deaver - from S. E. Whitfields to the Duplin county line and work the usual hands and all others that may live in said district of roads. E. G. Wooten - from the cross roads at his house to Campbell landing and work the usual hands and all others that may live in said district of Road. January 1862 B. W. Pridgen - from Wheat Swamp Meeting House to the Green County line near the Lenoir Institute, and work the hands of Bryan Mazingo, Thos. W. Dawson, James Bartlett, Pinckney Wade, R. H. Harrison, F. A. Brothers, W. B. Reed, J. B. Webb, Jm Patrick, Wm. Walsh, F. F. Satterthawite, J. W. Sutton, his own and all others that may live in said district of road. John Rhem - from the cross roads below Mrs. Ann B. Cobb to the fork at W. H. Wests and work the hands of J. B. Bryan, Wm. F. Loftin, Jo Humphrey, W. H. West, his own and all others that may live in said district of Road. John K. Grady - from the top of the hill on the Southeast side of deep Run to the center of South West Creek and work the hands of Lemon Smith, Alex Carter, Rich Lee, Amos Lee, Amos Stroud, Lewis Lee, James Deaver, Rich Deaver, Olivir Carter, Simpson Harper, Thomas Davis, Calvin Deaver, John Cunningham, Drery Potter, and all others that may live in said district of road. Wm. G. Taylor - from the center of Ferry Branch to South West Creek near Mrs. Nancy Williams and work all the hands that may live in said district of Road. END OF BOOK (on front cover) Know all men who may read these lines that we whiped the South So badly that they did not know what to do. An we left them lines S. Tery on the 5th of Apr. A. D. 1861 (on back cover) Know all men that we whiped the rebs so bad that there was no further use for us on or after the 6th day of June & upon that day was relived by Colored Troops. Yours very Respectly, J. K. Muns Co. U6