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 February 14, 2013, 4:25 pm Source: F H L Microfilm #554636 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2655gph.jpg Image file size: 242.0 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 316 [image 161a] Ordered that Jonathan Wishart be overseer of the Creek from Matthewss to Mercers and that the usual hands work under him Ordered that William Moore be overseer of the streets of the town of Lumberton & that he include the landing known by Noyess tan yard and that the usual hands work under him Ordered that Samuel Storm be overseer of the creek from Mercers to the mouth of the raft swamp and that Thomas Wilkins be included with the usual hands Ordered that Noah Mercer work on the creek under Jonathan Wishart & that he be exempt from working on the road in consequence thereof Ordered that an order granted by this court last term impowering the sheriff to summon a jury to lay off a road to go by Jacob Rhodess Mill into the road by the meeting house near Mr Clibourns & discontinuing the old road be resended? Ordered that the above order be reversed Ordered that John Regan Robert Haills & John Storm Esquires be a committee to settle with the administrators of John McKay deceased and return the same to the next court Ordered that the sheriff be allowed sixty pounds for his extra services for the year 1804 Ordered that the clerk be allowed for his services & stationary twenty three pounds for the year 1804 Ordered that Josiah Barnes former clerk be allowed for stationary omitted to be allowed him three pounds for the year 1803 Deed from Robert Haills to Isaac Sullivan acknowledged Page 317 [image 161b] The last will and testament of Archibald Sellers proved by John McLean and Angus McLain Deed from Jesse Lee to Thomas Pitman Senr acknowledged John Little and Duncan Campbell Esquires who were appointed to settle with the admrs of John McKay deceasd made their report Deed from John Cain to Isaac Sullivan proved by Robert Haills Deed from Jesse Lee to Thomas Pitman Senr acknowledged Ordered that William Ashley Esqr be overseer of the Creek from Ashleys landing to Wicks? & that the usual hands work under him Ordered that George Grimsley have leave to build a grist mill across the Indian Swamp on his own lands Deed from John McColl to Isaac Sullivan proved by William Regan Deed from William Regan to William Moore acknowledged Bond from Danl & Hugh Chisholm to John Chisholm proved by Peter Lamon James Campbell appointed guardian to the minor orphans of John McKay deceased entered into bond in the sum of three thousand pounds with John McGill Benjamin Blount and Neil McGill his securities Ordered that Benjamin Edwards be appointed overseer of the road in room of John Applewhite and that Lewis Grimsley, William Lewis Reddin Varnum & Francis Varnum be added to the hands who formerly worked on said road Alexander Rowland Esquire was appointed Coroner for the year who entered into bond with Samuel Biggs and John McNeill his securities and took the oaths necessary File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2655gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb