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 January 14, 2013, 5:09 pm Source: F H L Microfilm #554636 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2610gph.jpg Image file size: 282.7 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 228 [image 117a] Ordered that William Ashley Stephen Sterling & John Flowers Esquires be appointed a comittee to audit the accounts of Elizabeth & Richard Lewis admrs of James Lewis deceased Charles Councill came into court and made oath that on the eighthday of March 1801 that in an afray? between Stephen Beck & Duncan Curry that he saw said Curry bite of a piece of said Becks ear Robert Haills who was appointed a justice of the peace by a dedimus potestatum and commission of the peace came into court and took the necessary oaths for his qualification as such and took his seat accordingly Thomas Barnes sheriff allowed fifty pounds for his extra services for the year 1802 and Josiah Barnes clerk allowed twenty pounds for his extra services for the same year and three pounds for stationery On petition Philemon Hodges e[s]quire? of Cumberland County is admited to build a grist mill on the gall berry on his own land in this county Frederick Davis appointed constable in Captain Buies district who entered into bond with Thomas Barnes his security Ordered that Benjamin Britt Junr be overseer of the road in room of Lewis Ivey Ordered that Jesse Lee Junr be overseer of the road in room of Jacob Lee Ordered that the county tax for the year 1802 be two shillings on each poll eight pence on every hundred acres of land and two shillings on every hundred pounds town property and six pence on each poll & & 2d on every hundred acres of land & ? on every hundred pounds town property for a jail [tax?] Page 229 [image 117b] Ordered that Thomas Sewell & Joseph Wood Esquires be authorized with the Treasurer of Publick Buildings to inspect the pillars for the support of the court house & make alterations as may appear necessary Ordered that Thomas Sewell & Joseph Wood Esquires be appointed a committee to inspect the bricks made for the court house and also call forward the former Treasurer of Publick Buildings & settle with them and make report thereof to next court William Ward appointed constable in Captain Lees district who entered into bond with Josiah Barnes Junr his security Ordered that Angus Black be overseer of the road in room of William Townsend Ordered that the county trustee pay to Robert Haills Treasurer of publick buildings one hundred pounds in order to pay the same to Peter Lamon for the purpose of defraying the expense of building the court house John Flowers & William Ashley Esquires appointed guardians to Arick Wm Elizabeth & John Legatt minor orphans of Wright Legatt deceased who entered into bond in the sum of one thousand pounds with Jacob Barnes & Andrew Fulmore their securities for their faithful guardianship Deed from James Moore to Jacob Barnes proved by Andrew Fulmore Deed from John Durman to Matthew Watson proved by William McNeill Esquire Deed from Robert Haills to Dugald McLauchlan proved by Angus Gilchrist File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2610gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb