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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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Ordered that Daniel McIntosh be overseer of the road in room of John 
Johnston

Ordered that there issue a dedimus to John Fort Esqr in South 
Carolina to take the Deposition of David Rowland a witness to a deed 
from Samuel Cone to Matthew Jones

Ordered that Willis Barfield be noticed to appear at the next term and 
show cause why a warrant and verdict of a jury should not be set a 
side relative to a forceable entry said to have been committed by 
James Terry on the lands of said Willis Barfield

The court proceeded to lay a county tax when they assess 1/6 on the 
poll /6d? ["eight pence" lined through] on every hundred acres of of 
land 1/6 on every hundred pounds town property in the county for the 
year 1798

Robert Haills sheriff allowed thirty five pounds for his extra services for 
the year 1798 and Josiah Barnes clerk allowed twenty pounds for the 
same year

Elias Barnes Esquire who was possessioner [processioner?] on the 
south side of Drowning Creek came into court and resigned when 
Needham Rowland was appointed to that office

Ordered that a commission issue to some justice in South Carolina to 
take the deposition of Samuel Porter a witness on behalf of John Willis 
in his suit against Angus Gilchrist giving the defendant thirty days 
notice

Ordered that William Ashley John Fort Joseph Wood James McNeill & 
James McQueen Esquires be a committee to examine the papers held 
by the sheriff and county treasurer for the year 1797 and report their 
proceedings to next court

Ordered that all the inhabitants that is subject to work on the road & 
that lives in the fork of Drowning Creed & the Great Swamp shall in 
future work on the bluff road and be added to 

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the district that work under Simon Willis

Ordered that the sheriff summon the following gentlemen to attend at 
the next term as jurors / to wit / Peter Smith Neill Thompson Daniel 
McMillan John Molloy Alexr McGeachy Duncan Little Benjamin 
Lancaster Mark Powers Benjamin Willis John Mun? Angus McMillan 
John McMillan Peter Kelley Isaac Bird William Adkinson Moses Hill 
Slaughter Hill William Bennet William Thompson Charles Thompson 
Junr Daniel Regan Wright Legatt Joel Dawson Agerton Willis Angus 
Gilchrist John Clibourn James Baxley Noah Pitman James Humphrey

Administration on the estate of William Taylor deceased is granted to 
George Thenor and Samuel Britt who qualified as such & entered into 
bond with Nevan McBryde their securitues in the sum of fifty pounds

Deed from Elias Barnes to William Thompson acknowledged

Deed from William Thompson to Stephen Thompson proved by Elias 
Barnes

Deed from Solomon Kersey to Alexander Rowland proved by Samuel 
Rowland

Deed from Jacob Rhodes & Eric Lallerstedzt? to William Ashley proved 
by James Terry

Deed from John McGee to Silas Adkins acknowledged

John Blount and Samuel Biggs constables allowed twenty four shillings 
each for three day attendance as such this term


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