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, 4:21 pm Source: F H L Microfilm #554636 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2352gph.jpg Image file size: 249.2 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 56 [image 31a] The last will and testament of Duncan Brown proved by Donald Matthews Emanuel Lamb bound apprentice to Jesse Dickinson untill he arrive to the age of twenty one years now be fourteen William Regan appointed surveyor in room of Jacob Rhodes who entered into bond with John Cain and Joseph Wood his securities Administration on the estate of John Matthew granted to Donald Matthews who entered into bond in the sum of two hundred pounds with John McFarland his security & who returned an inventory of said estate Court adjourned untill tomorrow ten oclock Tuesday January the 8th 1799 Court met according to adjournment Present the worshipful Sampson Bridgers Thomas Barnes & John Fort Esquires Ordered that John Buie Alexander McNeill & John Galbreath be patroles in Captain Buies district Daniel Johnston Peter Kelley Hector McNeill Duncan McNeill Robert McLachlan William McNeill John McKay Alford Rowland John Daniel Britain Barnes James Moore & John McNeill fined 5/ each for thier nonatten[dan]ce as Jurors this term Page 57 [image 31b] Ordered that Josiah Barnes be overseer of the road in room of Meady Lamb Agerton Willis William Sterling and John Baggett fined four shillings each for a contempt of the authority of this court Sheriff returned the venire Facias from which the court selected the following gentlemen to attend as grand jurors during this term / to wit / Samuel Bridgers foreman Thomas Musslewhite Michael Herring William Regan Kedar Hawthorn Malcom McNeill Archd Buie James Russel John Powell John Barnes Benjamin Lee Daniel Loe & William Waters and John Blount constable sworn to attend them Ordered that Daniel Collum Duncan Brown Samuel Danielly Angus McCollum Dugald Grayham Daniel McLain Daniel McInnis and Angus Brown work on the roads the[y?] formerly worked on Angus Gilchrist who was possessioner [processioner?] on the north side of Drowning Creek came into court and resigned as such when Nevan McBryde was appointed to that office Ordered that Samuel Bridgers be overseer of the road in room of Joab Willis and John Rogers hereafter work under him Ordered that Nathan Pitman Junr be overseer of the road in room of Thomas Townsend Ordered that Silas Drake be overseer of the road in room of William Moore Ordered that Charles Powell be overseer of the road in room of Lewis Tiner Deed from Washington Cade to Josiah Barnes proved by Sion Alford File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2352gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb