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County court minutes 1797-1813, North Carolina, Superior Court 
(Robeson County)

(/) torn

[Deeds were always either "acknowledged in open court" or "proved by 
oath of...." and then ordered to be registered; to eliminate redundancy, 
these have been abstracted simply as "acknowledged" or "proved 
by...."]

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Joseph Lee Esquire returned an execution at the suit of Elizabeth 
Cade against Hillory Manning with all the proceedings on said suit for 
four pounds 18/ & costs levied by Benjamin Lee constable on two 
hundred acres land including the plantation whereon the said Manning 
now lives ordered that the sheriff sell said land

Court adjourned untill tomorrow nine o'clock

Wednesday January 3rd Day 1798

Court met according to adjournment

Present the worshipful Elias Barnes George Moore & Joseph Lee 
Esquires

Ordered that Captain Randol Curry be patrole in his own district

Deed from Daniel Campbell to Neill McCorvie proved by Finla 
McCorvey

Deed from Robert Haills to Charles Barker acknowledged

Deed from John Corneill to Mark Powers proved by James Moore

Ordered that William Moore Junr be overseer of the road in room of 
Simon Willis

Ordred that Neill Brown Esquire be overseer of the road from Lowrys 
Bridge as far as he worked said before he was appointed overseer of 
the new road & work the hands that formerly worked on said road

Ordered that Lewis Tiner? be overseer of the road in room of William 
Thompson

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Ordered that Thomas Barnes John Willis & William Moore Esquires 
assess the town property in this county for the year 1797

Ordered that the hands in the following lines from Lumberton up the 
east side of the raft swamp / to wit / beginning at Saddletree Bridge 
thence to Charles Pates thence to Enoch Hammons then agreeable to 
the old district to the raft swamp then down said swamp to drowning 
creek then down the creek to Lumberton including all the hands 
between the road creek and raft swamp and that James Humphrey be 
overseer in room of Jesse Harrel

The Court proceeded to lay a county tax for the year 1797 when they 
assess one shilling and nine pence on the poll & seven pence on every 
hundred acres of land in this county and one shilling and nine pence on 
every hundred pounds town property

Robert Haills Sheriff allowed thirty five pounds for his extra services for 
the year 1797 and Josiah Barnes Clerk for the same year allowed 
twenty pounds for his extra services and five pounds for this book and 
stationary

Court adjourned untill tomorrow nine o'clock

Thursday January the 4th 1798

Court met according to adjournment

Present the worshipful Joshua Pharoah George Moore & Joseph 
Wood Esquires

Samuel Biggs and John Blount constables allowed sixteen shillings 
each for two days attendance at last election - and also allowed thirty 
two shillings each for their attendance this term


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