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 March 12, 2013, 3:36 pm Source: F H L Microfilm #554636 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2677gph.jpg Image file size: 221.1 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 344 [image 175a] It is ordered in pursuance of a petition filed that the sheriff summon a jury to lay off a road at or near John McLeods plantation /blacksmith/ to the county line of Richmond agreeable to the said petition Court adjourned untill tomorrow nine oclock Thursday October the 10th 1805 Court met according to adjournment Present the worshipful Joseph Wood Thomas Barnes John Regan and Robert Haills Esquires George Moore vs Stephen Beck Jury charged to assess the value of 25.000 feet of Lumber due by Note of William Norment to Stephen Beck lodged in the hands of Jacob Rhodes Guarnishee on their oath find the 25.000 feet of Lumber worth one hundred and fifty pounds Ordered that so much of the above note or the value thereof as above assessed be condemned to the payment of George Moore's Judgment as shall remain after deducting the Judgment of Mr. Norment as contended for by Mr. Davis the Council for said Norment he being present in Court and a party thereto The Administrator of John F Litchworth returned an inventory of the estate ordered that the administrator sell the perishable property of said estate Ordered that Joseph Woods plantation on the head of the White Oak Swamp called Wilsons place be added to the Bluff road district & that all the hands belonging to said plantation work on said road A power of attorney from Annath Willis to Elias Barnes and Thomas Barnes esquires was presneted in open court which appeared to be acknowledged before John Henderson a Notary Public of the Mississippi Territory ? the same being admited to record was ordered to be registered Page 345 [image 175b] Ordered that John Regan Thomas Barnes & Peter Lamon be a committee to settle with the administrator of the estate of John McKay & to report to next term Ordered that John McInnis Senr be overseer of the road in room and district of Daniel Douglas Court adjourned untill to morrow 9 oclock Friday October the 11th [1805] Court met according to adjournment Present the worshipful Joseph Wood John McNeil & John P Martin Esquires Ordered that John Blount constable be allowed the sum of forty shillings for his attendance during this term Peter Lamon Esquire returned an execution against Angus Carter and Malcom Carter at the suit of John McNeill for the sum of fifteen pounds fifteen shillings and cost levied by Angus Taylor deputy sheriff on one hundred acres of land whereon said Angus Carter now lives Administration on the estate of Absolam Atkison deceased was granted to Jesse Lee who entered into bond with Joseph Wood his security in the sum of five hundred pounds Vaughn Hillborne was appoin[te]d constable in Captain Blounts district and in the Town of Lumberton when he entered into bond as the law requires with John Hesters his security Ordered that the sheriff summon the following gentlemen to attend as Jurors at January Term next to wit Wm Thompson /horse? swamp/ Hugh Brown Senr William Brown Geo Ikner Daniel Low Angus Black Gilbert Sellers Jacob Barnes Andrew Fullmore John Pope Meedy Lamb Joshua Hawthorn Johnathan Wishart John Storm Duglas Powell File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2677gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb