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 19, 2013, 8:43 pm Source: F H L Microfilm #554636 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2711gph.jpg Image file size: 256.6 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 18 [image 229a] Deed from Curtis Sugg to James Taylor proved by William Atkison The petition of Isabella Curry formerly widow of Daniel Johnson deceased praying that a Committee be appointed to lay off her dower out of her former husbands estate was reviewed & granted Ordered that the sheriff summon the following gentlemen to lay off said dower accordingly to wit – Archibald Gilchrist John McPhaul David Torry Angus Curry Daniel Johnson Malcom Gilchrist Hector McLean Daniel McPhaul John Purcell John McEachen Peter McEachen & William Gilchrist Court adjourned untill tomorrow 9 oclock Wednesday Jany 7th Page 19 [image 229b] Wednesday January the 7th 1807 Court met according to adjournment Present the worshipful Joseph Regan Daniel McPhaul & David Torry Esquires Ordered that the county tax for the year 1806 be two shillings on the poll & the jail tax one shilling and six pence on the poll Ordered that Isaac Lee be overseer of the road in room of Abraham Lawson Ordered that Dawson Waters be overseer of the road? in Everet Lees district and that James Waters and William Lawson be added to the said district Ordered that Jesse Lee John McNeil & Zephaniah Leonard assess the town property for the year 1806? Robert Haills Esquire who was appointed Deputy Clerk of this court was duly qualified as such Deed from John Hawthorn to Charles McKinnon proved by James McQueen Deed of gift from Peter McArthur to Abram and Margaret Henderson proved by James McQueen Last will and testament of Duncan Wilkison decd proved by David Torry & Angus Gilchrist when John Wilkison qualified as Executor and Christian Wilkison as Executrix to the same File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes2711gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb