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 December 3, 2012, 10:21 am Source: F H L Microfilm #554636 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2533gph.jpg Image file size: 307.2 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 94 [image 50a] Bill of sale from Daniel Regan to William Townsend for a Negroe girl named Mary proved by David Leggett Deed from Robert Sims to Corneelus Wingate proved by Robert Haills Deed from Sion Alford to James Cade acknowledged Deed from Patrick Kelly to Hugh McColl acknowledged Ordered that Daniel Campbell Duncan McNeills hands Archd McNeill and Hector McNeill fidler work on the road leading from Fayetteville by McPhaulls under Hector McNeill overseer Ordered that Needham & Alexander Rowland & William Bennet be patroles in Captain Lees district The court proceeded to lay a county tax for the year 1799 when they assess one shilling on the poll four pence on every hundred acres of land & one shilling on every hundred pounds town property Jacob Rhodes appointed County Comptroller who qualified as such Ordered that Levan Powers administrator to the estate of Saml Powers sell the personal part of the deceaseds estate Ordered that William Baxley be overseer of the road from Lumberton to the ten mile swamp Ordered that Thomas Barnes be permited to turn the road opposite his plantation so as to make it straight a quarter of a mile each way from his house Josiah Barnes allowed twenty pounds for his extra services for the year 1799 & Robert Haill sheriff thirty five pounds for said year Page 95 [image 50b] John Thompson bound apprentice to John McNeill untill he arrive to the age of twenty one years now being twelve A power of attorney from Abraham Dubois & Samuel Mecker was presented in open court when it appeared that the same had been acknowledged before the Mayor of the city of Philedelphia & recorded when the same is her admited to record & ordered to be registered Court adjourned untill tomorrow nine oclock Thursday January 9th 1800 Court met according to adjournment Present the worshipful James Cade Esquire Court adjourned untill tomorrow twelve oclck Friday January the 10th 1800 Court met according to adjournment Present the worshipful George Moore Esquire File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2533gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb