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 23, 2012, 6:05 pm Source: F H L Microfilm #554636 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2583gph.jpg Image file size: 218.7 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 168 [image 87a] Porter came before him and made oath to the best of his knowledge that he saw Harris Spier sign seal & deliver a deed for three hundred acres of land to Absalom Johnston & that he saw James Corneill sign as a concurring witness which deed was enclosed with the deposition which was admited to record & ordered to be registered Administration on the estate of John McKay is granted to Jacob McKay John McColl & Neill McGill who qualifed as such & entered into bond in the sum of four thousand pounds for their faithful administration with Dugald McKay & John McNeill their securities Administration on the estate of Alexander Henderson is granted to Nancy Henderson who qualified as such and entered into bond in the sum of four hundred pounds for her faithfull administration with Patrick McEacharn and John McEacharn her securities Thomas Blunt bound apprentice to James McNatt untill he arrive to the age of twenty one years now being one year and seven months old James Biggs bound apprentice to Samuel Hammons untill he arrive to the age of twenty one years now being nine years old Horasha Revill bound apprentice to Elijah Revill untill he arrive to the age of twenty one years now being twelve years and seven months old The sheriff who was command to summon a jury to lay of the dower of Christian Strickland widow of Aaron Strickland deceased reported that he summoned a jury for that purpose and made return of the proceedings of the jury which was ordered to be filed Court adjourned untill tomorrow nine oclock Page 169 [image 87b] Tuesday October the 6th 1801 Court met according to adjournment Present the worshipful Elias Barnes Samuel Biggs & Robert Haills Esquires Ordered that George Thompson be overseer of the road in room of William Moore Last will and testament of Archibald McLain proved by John Danielly & admited to record when Sion Alford & Dugald Grayham qualified as executors to said will At last term Reuben & Jacob Ivey was presented by the grand jury as children who was under the care of them who neglected their morrels and at same term constable was ordered to bring them to this term which was done when the court was of oppininon that they should not be bound Ordered that Joel Pitman be overseer of the road in room of Noah Pitman Ordered that Turtle Rea be overseer of the road in room of Mitchel Biggs Deed from Robert Haills Esqr to Elias Barnes Esqr acknowledged File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2583gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb