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 5, 2013, 1:47 pm Source: F H L Microfilm #554636 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes3804ph.jpg Image file size: 254.0 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 180 [image 93a] Deed from Angus Monroe to Mary and Elizabeth proved by John McGirt Deed from John Brumble to Gilbert Brumble proved by William Coleman Deed from Thomas Barnes to John Hammons acknowledged Deed of gift from William West to James West acknowledged Deed from Ithamer Gaddy to Charles Thompson Junr proved by Joab Willis Lauchlin McLain apppointed guardian to Sarah McLain a minor orphan who entered into bond in the sum of one hundred pounds with John McGirt his security John McColl one of the administrators of the state of John McKay deceased returned an inventory of said estate and returned an account sales of said estate amounting to £16..2..8..4/3 The Execr of the last will & testament of Archd McLain deceased returned an inventory of the deceaseds estate and ordered to be filed Charity Arnet widow of Philemon Arnet petitioned this court to have her dower laid out of her deceased husbands estate, when her petition was heard & granted, ordered therefore that the sheriff summon a jury to lay of the same, and further ordered that Joseph Lee Esqr Charles Bullock Senr Isham Pitman & Daniel Lowe meet & lay of one years provision for the self and family out of the estate of her deseased husbands estate and make return thereof to the next court Court adjourned untill tomorrow ten oclock Page 181 [image 93b] Tuesday January the 5th 1802 Court met according to adjournment Present the worshipful Elias Barnes James McQueen Sion Alford Esquire Thomas Sewell William Norment & Zachariah Jordan was appointed as Justices of the peace by a Dediumus potestatum & Commission of the peace came into Court and took the necessary oaths for the qualification as such and took their seats accordingly Ordered that Jonathan Wishart be overseer of the road in room of Samuel Willis Ordered that Stephen Sterling Esquire Ishabud Davis William Sterling & Giles Williams meet and lay out one years provision out of the estate of James Lewis deceasd as will support his widow & family one year & make return thereof to the next court Ordered that judgment be entered up against Solomon Kersey as guarnishee of Joshua Barfield in favour of John Lee for one hundred and ten pounds and that so much thereof be condemned to the use of the plaintiff as will discharge his debt and costs and that execution issue for the same The court proceeded to the election of an entry taker when Thomas Davis was elected as such and entered into bond with John Regan Esqr & Absalom Davis his securities and took the necessary oaths for his qualification as such when the following justices were present / to wit / Zachariah Jordon James McQueen Elias Barnes Thomas Sewell Sampson Bridgers John Regan Sion Alford Wm McNeill John Little Danl McPhaul Patrick McEacharn & William Norment File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/photos/documents/minutes3804ph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb