Wayne/Sampson/Duplin/Johnston/Cumberland County, NC - Court Records File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Grace Williamson Turner Edited by Guy Potts Source: Governor's Papers; William A. Graham; July-December 1848; G.P.121 Petition To Free John Barfield In the Year of 1848 To His Excellency William A. Graham Governor &c The petition of the undersigned Citizens of the State and particularly of the Counties of Wayne, Sampson, Duplin, Johnston & Cumberland respectfully sheweth unto your Excellency that John Barfield of the County of Wayne is now lying in Jail awaiting execution under sentence of death for the murder of Alfred Flowers. Your petitioners shew unto your Excellency that (as they believe) the homicide of said Flowers occured in a drunken brawl, that the liquor which caused the intoxication of said Barfield was furnished by said Flowers who knew the habits of said Barfield and his excessive fondness for liquor, that Flowers was a man of violent and turbulent disposition and by his conduct greatly excited and aggravated the said Barfield. Your petitioners further show unto your Excellency that the prosecution of said Barfield has cost him his whole estate and that he has suffered the pains of solitary imprisonment for nearly three years, they further beg leave to inform your Excellency that the people of the said Counties are very generally of the opinion that the said Barfield has suffered sufficiently to atone for his rash & criminal act; that he is sencerely penitent for his offence and finally that some of the bereaved relatives of the deceased would be willing that the said Barfield should be exempted from the ignominious death of the gallows, provided he leave the State, which he would be willing to do. For all these reasons pray your Excellency to extend your clemency to the said Barfield by a pardon on such terms as your Excellency may think fit to impose. Jno MacLeod W.F.S. Alston- David B. Adams B.B. Allen C.S.C. Johnston Co. B.B. Rose B. Bryan Wm Hastings- A. Sanders Tho. Lockart Maj. 28 Regt. C.J. Bingham J.P. Thos L. Vincent Charles G. Herring Thos. T. Grice Joel Joyner, Jr. J.P. Richard Greene Right A. Adams E.J. Jones Nicholas Lee T.W. Whitley D. McPherson- B.R. Hinnant J.P. T.G. Glissen Col. 28 Reg. W.C.M. S.P. Horton J.P. Jas L. Hackny M.D. Danll Powell Wiley Albmon Bryan Sanders W.H. McCullen, Jr. J.P. Walter R. Moore Alfred Wren Jesse Adams R. Masingle J.P. H.G. Woodall S. Ferrall William Lassiter S. Sneed? S. Wm Woodall Wm B. Lee Etheldred Bell John Woodall Needham Ingram J.P. Edwin Boykin Blacman Lee D.H. Holland J.P. Thomas Ingram Wm Mooring Joh Q. Adams J.P. William D. Adams John C. Vincent J. Martin Loverd Eldridge James H. Hicks Wm M. Reid Allen Barbrey Jas H. Durham Gabriel Barbrey S.Z. Jakwary? A.B. Barbrey Jos. M. Smith D.C. McPhail W.J. Smith Charles A. Harrison Second Petition (Same Beginning as Above) Dickson Sloan Calvin Jones G. Smith Regrs Jacob Bostic George Jones W.H. Stetson James G. Lenier Burrel Brock John A. Bishop Wm Boyt Ivey Mazingo H.A. Chambers Wilson Hodges Lewis Brock W.H. Honsley J.P. Joseph B. Hunt Obed Brock Killy Bass W.M. Barden C. Jernigan Saml Houston Wm Glisson P.H. Dobson Stephen Williams Haywood Glisson Richard Wolf Hosea H. Hunter Charles Rogers Isael Jones Benson Grady E.E. Hussey Shff Jas G. Dickson William Bostwidk Henry Glisson Elisha Herring A.O. Grady Benjamin Glisson Willis Williamson E. Smith John Parker B.L. Hill W.L.E. Shepard Wm B. Hurst Thos Hill H. Newkirk Austin Swinson O.R. Kenan J.G. Middleton John D. Pearsall Lewis S. Herring C. Ezzell B.W. Greddy Sm. Grady George T. Bennett Richard Strickland H. Maxwell J.P. T.T. Grady Alexn Grady, Jr. A. Kornegay Edward A. Houston Love E.Zell Jas Pearsall C.D. Hill John Powell John J. Kelly John F. Rhodes Enoch Cobb David Sloan Lewis Ashton Barfield G.W. Glisson N.P. Mathis E.W. Houston Gregory Price D.H. Simmons Calvin Williams Wm Branch Blany Williams Hillory Bishop H. Sullivan-Clk S.C. Jos O. Daniel B.F. Grady Fredk Grady J.H. Jerman Jonas Smith Thos. J. Wilkinson James Maxwell A.J. Grady J.A. Wren Th. J. Kennedy James Dickson Zachariah Smith, Jr. W.L. Hill John Ex. Wilson? Jacob Best Daniel Swenson Richd Bostick Isaac B. Dell J. Maxwell Hector Merritt John B. Hussey Sherwood Grady D.B. Newton Third Petition (Same Beginning as Above) James Dodd Wm R. Sutton J. Wright John Waddill, Jr. J.H. Craddoc T.L. Pugh T.? Waddill M. Kornegay Jas A. Moore W. Branson T. Crow Owen Hargrove A.C. Simpson Wm MClenny Arthur Bronson W.R. Love Arthur Martin John Robinson J.L. Robinson Lewis Martin Thos Clarkson, SEN. H. Branson Everitt Bass W. ___oe? John Evans Wm Ashford David Cobb Peter J. Johnson John C. Slocumb W. Royal J.M. Jessup Isaac Ward Wm C. Draughon W.H. Tomlinson Thos Ashford James C. Williams John Shaw Matthew J. Faison James Moore John P. Johnson John T. Molton Riley Wilson Thomas J. Faison Jas M. Moseley Bold R. Hood C.J. McCullin Wm K. Slocumb Alexr Brown B.F. McCullin R.D. Moseley Obed Cobb Henry W. Faison James H. Stevens Reuben L. Cobb John B. Sutton Wm H. McKay Forth Petition (Same Beginning as Above) Jno. Wright John Carraway Moses Sutton Geo. A. Green C.C.C. Robert McKinny David H. Miller O. Coor Shff Charles W. Denning Bennath Millard Wm Carraway J.P. J.D. Denmark Giles T. Kornegay Col. J.J. Baker Cullen Flowers Oliver Norris Wm Hollowell J.P. Jas. M. McDuffie Henry Underhill Hartman Thompson Daniel K. Kornegay John Caps R.D. Hinson Buckner Hodges Abner Lee W.H. Gardner J.P. Henry Martin Thos Elis Sol Pearson Caleb F.R. Kornegay Wm T. Turner John Everitt J.P. John Huse John Freeman M. Stevenson J.P. L. Cogdell J.P. Revern Thomas Reavs Jesse Bizzell J.P. James Kelly J.P. Bryan Ellis W.C. Bryan John Kitchen Briant Newell John M. Sasser Henry Carraway Joseph Jinnett J.J. Hooks W.Q. Hall Benjamin Warrock Wm S. McKinne John H. Sutten Charles Hollomon Wm K. Lane, C.S.C. F. Jernigan Harrell Hollomon Theophelus Best Richard Washington Lowis Warrick C. Best Danl Cogdell Abner Hollomon Leml H. Whitfield John K. Ramlout? Bejamin Philips T.T. Hollowell J.P. Calvin Coor John Futerl John Exum John Bradbury Wm R. King W.S.G. Anderson Micajah Boyte Willson McCullen James Griswold Lemuel Fields James McCullin D.R. Kenedy Chas. S. Game Thos Flowers A.L. Wilson O.S. Sasser Thos Rose? Readin Coley Jno. H. Powell William Cox Lewis Sasser Bryan Pennington Jno. Cox, Jr. Wm B. Smith James Worrell C. Pennington Sanders P. Cox J.P. Hamilton Howell James Warrick John E. Becton Jos A. Ingram Daniel Byrd Revd George W. Wallace Simon Herring James Penington Bryant Elmore N. Washington William H. Williams George Flowers James W. Lancaster Allen Manly William Jolly William Thompson James Manly Moses Crow J.R. Hatch James H. Everitt John Wiggins Robert Reaves Furnifold Manly Drewry Smith Raford Benton T.W. Brogden James Tadlock Whitmon Price Whilley Grantham David Giddens Jno. V. Sherard D.P. Jorden James Steavens William P. Pope M.D. Croffor Futrell Thomas Homes W.L.P. Heath Wm Smith Wright Casey Kinion Grantham Irvin King Needham Jinnett John Cameron Wm J. Hill Cullen Pipkin F.L. Caster Moses Hill Jobe Warrick W.P. Musgrave John Hill William B. Jordan Baryan Barnes Barney Bes? Jordan David Jinnett George W. Denning John Gurdan John T. Killet Jesse Denning Stephen Jordon Jam? Cob Harrel Flowers William Nicholas Wm Pennington G.H. Whitman Jordan Bryt. McCullin Kinchen Britt Henry Crofard Mathew Smith? Kinchen Cogdell Rigdon Wise Selomon Rouse G.S. Peterson Benjamin Futrell David E. Smith M.D. Frederick Grantham F.C. Britt W.G. Martin R. Rainer M.H. Bizzell C. Hollamon Edward Penning? J.P. Britt Wm R. Pippin Benhan Futrell E. Joiner Rich. Manly J.P. Stephen Cogdell Mills B. Britt Hiram Grantham John S. 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