Sampson County, NC - Young, Darden & Daughtry Affidavits, 1801

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I John S. Young, Mary Darden and Benj. Daughtry of the State of North
Carolina and County of Sampson, was by virtue of a Commission issued
from the Superior Court of Law at Newbern, summoned to attend at James
Oates, Esqr. on the 25th day of August 1801, to give testimony in
behalf of John Sherrod, in a certain matter of controversy defending
wherein John Sherrod is Pltf and Josiah Suggs is Defendant

I John Sampson Young being sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty
God declare and sayeth: He was once about thirty five years ago he
saw old Alexander Cannady give his grand son Stephen Cannady given
and delivered to and hand a certain Nigro by name Jeff, at the grand
son coming of age the Nigro to be his right and property

I Mary Darden being sworn as aforesaid sayeth when I was a small girl
I often times heard my grand father Alexander Cannady and his wife
my grand mother say that they had given a certain Nigro boy by name
of Jeff to Stephen Cannady and after the death of Alexander Cannady
the widow for bid the sale of said Nigro claiming him for to be the
right of Stephen Cannady, also in the lifetime of the father and mother 
of Stephen Cannady, often times heard them claim him said Nigro for their 
son Stephen Cannady

I Benj. Daughtry being sworn as aforesaid sayeth all I know concerning
of the Nigro Jeff is that I often times heard the father and mother of
Stephen Cannady say that said Nigro Jeff belonged to their son Stephen
Cannady and Dempsey Cannady, Stephen Cannady next eldest brother, say
that Jeff did belong to Stephen and he did not claim him or any right
of him

And they further sayeth not given under my hand and seal this 25 day
of August and in the 26 year of the American Independence Anno Dom 1801

                                            Jas. Oates {Seal}

On reverse: for the Plaintiff £300
            Danr - £40


Source:
New Bern District Superior Court
Civil Action Papers, 1801-1802
D.S.C.R.206.325.12
1801 Folder (5th 1801 folder)

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