January 23, 1779
Petition
from the Sundry Inhabitants
of
Burke County.
Submitted by Bill Coles
Translation of a Petition of certain Inhabitants of Burke County, NC to be included in the County of Tryon. The Petition is dated 25 December, 1778 was found in the North Carolina General Assembly Miscellaneous Papers, Box 1 file marked January 23, 1779, Petition from the Sundry Inhabitants of Burke County.
North Carolina State January 23, 1779
Burke CountyTo His Excellency Richard Carswell, Esq. Governor and Commander- in-Chief and over the said State, the Honorable Senate, Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons, in General Assembly Met.
The Petition of your Petitioners Humbly Sheweth
That your Petitioners are Desirous of falling into the County of Tryon, Agreeable to a Petition from the inhabitants of said County Now to Be said before your Honors, provided Bounds is allowed us, as may Enable us to Raise Publick Buildings, necessary for the support of Justice and support the Dignity of a County, that your Petitioners are of the opinion, that the Bounds of Said Ought to be as follows
Viz Beginning at the South Line and Extending up first [?] Little Broad River, to the Mountain, thence the Ridge of Mountains to Henry Whiteners, thence to the Horse Ford on the Main Cataba [sp], thence down the same to the South Line.
We therefore your Petitioners most humbly Request that your Excellency and Honors May take the _______ into your __________.
25th December, 1778 Your Petitioners are in _________ And shall ever Pray.
| Jacob Mitchell | Jacob Hitcle [sp] | Robt Blackburn |
| Martin Kline | Jack Summery | Henry Hollman |
| Frederick Morser[?] | Philip Whiterner | James Witheron |
| Thomas Winkler | Jacob Yorty [?] | |
| Conrad Winkler | Martin Thuforth[?] | Anthony Hollman |
| Thom. Killion | Michael Whitman | Alexr. Lockheart |
| Jacob Killion | Jacob Shuffort | James Lockheart |
| Jacob Yunt [?] | Daniel Whitener | John Boyd |
| Andrew Killion | Benjamin Whitener | Christian Gross |
| Samuel Killion | Conraad Yother [?] | John Gross |
| Alley Crowder [?] | Christian Ny | Henry Gross |
| Thomas Fisher | Christopher Rider | David Mansour [?] |
| George Wagoner | Pall Peterson | Daniel Kingery |
| John Shell | Andrew Balldawser [?] | Wm. Hop---- |
| Joseph Jhonston [?] | Conraad Wagoner | [end of this list] |
| George Whitley | Jacob Millar | |
| Daniel Davidson [?] | [end of this list] | |
| [continuation of list # 1] | ||
| James Robinson Senior | James Wilson | Thom B[raun] |
| Thom Mall | Joshua Braun | Jacob Gartner |
| Peter Fray | Nicholas Fray | Thom H[ouk] |
| Thom Shaffard [?] | Thomas Lord [?] | Henry Hildabrand |
| Frederick Wise Senior | Frederick Wise Junior | Daniel Wise |
| Thomas Hoover | __band Ashabraner | Phillip Ashabraner |
| Felix Ashabraner | Thom Diament [?] | Samuel [J or G] arrett |
| Martin Speigel | Peter T______ | Thomas Pillgrim |
| Nicholas Fray | Thom Fray | Henry Ashabraner |
| Jeremiah Dimas | Thom Shruffant [?] | Daniel Shruffant [?] |
| David Shruffant [?] | Thom Miller | Jacob Gotren [?] |
| Frederick Yotner [?] | Philip Menten [?] | Georg Menton [?] |
| John Menton [?] | James Withrow | James Willson |
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