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 June 10, 2013, 9:27 am Source: F H L Microfilm #554636 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2702gph.jpg Image file size: 241.8 Kb County court minutes 1797-1813, North Carolina, Superior Court (Robeson County) – 1806-1813 (/) torn or otherwise too damaged to read [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 2] [image 221a] Deed from Christopher McRae to James McQueen proved by James McLennon Deed from Angus Gilchrist to Duncan McArthur proved by John McArthur Deed from John Stoddart & Rebecca Stoddart to Henry Wood which was acknowledged before John Insker Mayor of the City of Philadelphia was presented in Open Court admited to Record Ordered that the same be registered Deed from Daniel McNeill to Christopher McKay proved by Danl Campbell Deed from James McNeill [lined through?] Evers to James McNeill proved by John Regan Esquire Deed from Angus Gilchrist to Alexander Math(/) proved by Archibald Morison John Huston appointed Constable in Captain Sterlings district who entered into Bond with Benjamin Lee his security Ordered that the Sheriff summon the following Gentlemen as Jurors to lay of a road from the Fayetteville Road near John Hammons to the Raft Swamp road near Elisha Harrels. to Wit – James McNat Senr Jesse Harrel Junr William Carlisle Jesse Harrel Senr Elisha Harrel Caleb Baxley Daniel Shaw Jacob Blount Junr Jacob Blount Senr Daniel McDuffy Sherrod Fort? James Humphry John Blount and Joseph Blount Court adjourned untill tomorrow 9 oclock Page 3 [image 221b] Tuesday October the 7th 1806 Court met according to Adjournment Present the Worshipful Malcom Nicolson John Regan & Archibald McNeil Esquires Ordered that James Lee be overseer of the road in room of Joseph Lee Ordered that John Britt be overseer of the road in room of Jesse Philips Ordered that Adam McKay be overseer of the road in room of William Watson Ordered that Noah Mercer be overseer of the Creek in room of Jonathan Wishart Ordered that the following gentlemen be summoned by the Sheriff to lay off a road from the Town of Lumberton the nearest and most convenient Course to the Bridge on the ten mile Swamp and report to next Term to Wit John Storm Robert Haills Charles Pate James Humphrey William Townsend Thomas Sewell William Humphry Joseph Newberry John Porter Jonathan Wishart Joshua Hawthorn and Henry Bird Ordered that Thomas Sewell Esquire be a Commissioner to Act in Conjunction with such Commissioner as may be appointed at the County Court of Cumberland to adopt some plan for rebuilding the bridge on big Rockfish where the post road crosses the same and that the expense incurred thereby so far as respects the County be a County Charge Ordered that Thomas Sewell Robert Haills & Peter Lamon esqrs be a Committee to Settle with Neil Brown Executor of the Estate of John Brown Present to next Term File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2702gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb