Robeson County NcArchives Photo Document.....Minutes ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Donna Newman centavo@lserv.com November 24, 2012, 4:14 pm Source: F H L Microfilm #554636 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2344gph.jpg Image file size: 247.0 Kb 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...."] Page 40 [image 23a] The last will and testament of Richard Thomas proved by oath of James Wilson and admited to record when John Regan qualified as Exr and returned an inventory of the deceaseds estate Court adjourned untill tomorrow ten o'clock Tuesday July 3rd 1798 Court met according to adjournment Present the worshipful Joseph Wood Daniel Molloy and Joseph Regan Esquires Ordered that Thomas Barnes Esquire and Hugh Brown superinte[n[d the ensuing election as inspectors and John Storm and James McNeill Esquire for the eclection as a member of Congress Ordered that William Adkinson be overseer of the road in room of Joseph Lee and Samuel Adkinson work under him in stead of Joseph Lees hand The nuncupative will of John Parnell proved by oath of Jacob Blount & admited to record when administration on said will was granted to Margarett? and John Parnell who entered into bond with John Storm their securities and returned an inventory of the deceaseds estate Ordered that Simon Flowers Alexander & Alford Rowland be patroles in Captain Lees district William Townsend who was fined twenty shillings last term which fine is not remited Page 41 [image 23b] The court proceeded to the election of a sheriff when Robert Haillls Esquire was elected to that office when he took the necessary oaths for his qualification as such and entered into the several bonds as proscribed by law with John Willis & Thomas Barnes Esquires his securities when the following Justices were present / to wit / Elias Barnes Thomas Baarnes George Moore John Regan Joseph Regan John Rowland Nicholas Powell James McQueen James McNeill Daniel Molloy Joseph Wood Neill Brown Samson Bridgers William Hawthorn John Flowers Alexr Patterson Joseph Lee James Cade Sion Alford Hugh McKay William Ashley & James Fort Ordered that Roger McNair be patroles in Captain Alfords district Ordered that Stephen Sterling work the hands that work on the road under him to Iveys Bluff to work on the Creek from the m[e]adow? landing to her bluff Ordered that Jesse Lee be overseer of the road from the widow Lees branch to the ten mile swamp and the creek from her bluff to Hawthorns old field to the lower part of Iveys Bluff Ordered that John Regan Thomas Barnes and Daniel Molloy settle the account or any other matters relative to the estate of Robert Corneill deceased with William Clark Admr and report the same to the next court Bill of sale from Thomas White to Neill McAlpin for a negro man named bo? proved by oath of James Stephens Bill of sale from Neill McAlpin Junr to Neill McAlpin Senr for a negro girl named Mary proved by oath of James Stephens File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2344gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb