Daniel Parr (1803)

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State of North Carolina}     Superior Court of Law
     Edenton District      }     April term 1803
     The Jurors for the State upon their Oath present that Caleb PARR late of the County of Currituck planter being an wel? disposes pursuant devising & intending fraudulently & unjustly to cheat & defraud one Samuel DAUGE Executor of the last Will & Testament of Daniel PARR deceased of divers Sums of money on the ninth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & two & in the twenty sixth year of the Independence of the State unlawfully fraudulently & deceitfully did make out & draw up a certain false amount against the said Daniel PARR deceased in which it is stated among other things that there was the Balance of Seven pounds twelve shillings & two pence due by the Estate of the said Daniel PARR to him the said Caleb PARR And the said Caleb PARR the better to protect his wicked devises & intentions on the said ninth day of February in the year aforesaid at the County & in the District aforesaid falsely & wickedly did depose & swear upon his corporal oath before Samuel FEREBEE Esquire Him being one of the Justices of the peace of the said County of Currituck, that the said account so made out

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By him as aforesaid was just & true & that the balance aforesaid was justly due to him by the Estate of the said Daniel PARR deceased.  Whereas the said amount was not just & true & the said Balance was not justly due to him the said Caleb PARR by the Estate of the said Daniel PARR deceased and the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do further present that the said Caleb PARR afterwards to wit on the twenty seventh day of February in the year aforesaid at the County & in the district aforesaid under the false pretence that the said amount was just & true unlawfully fraudulently & deceitfully did receive & obtain of & from the said Samuel DAUGE the Executor aforesaid the said Balance of Seven pounds twelve shillings & two pence.  And so the Juror aforesaid upon the Oath aforesaid do say that the said Caleb PARR in manner & form aforesaid did fraudulently & deceitfully deceive & defraud the said Samuel DAUGE the Executor of the said sum of Seven pounds twelve shillings & two pence, to the great courgage the said Samuel DAUGE an wil example to all others in the like case expending & against the peace & dignity of the State.
     /s/ Blake BAKER  Att^o Gen^l

[on the back of this page is written:]
      State
        vs               Judg^t
Caleb PARR

Edenton Ap^l Term 1803

Thos MERCER SEN^r Pros^r
Witnesses: Jesse PARR Henry PARR Ephraim JARVIS

Test
     /s/ Will BLAIR Clk

No Bill So Says Mordecai  MORRIS Forman?

Rec^d from the prosecutor My own & the Att^o Generals Fees
     /s/ W. BLAIR

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State of North-Carolina
     To the Sheriff of Currituck County, Greeting:  You are hereby commanded to summon Samuel DAUGE & Ephraim JARVIS personally to be and appear before the Judges of the Superior Court of Law at Edenton, on the Sixth day of April next; then and there to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the State in a certain matter of controversy in the said Court depending, and then and there to be tried, wherein the State is plaintiff, and Caleb PARR defendant. And this you shall in no wise omit, under the penalty by law enjoined. Witness William BLAIR, Clerk of the said court, at Edenton, the XX^th day of October in the XXVII^th year of our Independence, Anno Dom 1802.
     /s/ Will BLAIR Clk

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James PARR in account with Caleb PARR

Currituck County.  Personally appeared Caleb PARR before me.  I proved the above acc^t a balance of Seven pounds twelve shillings & two pence against the Estate of Daniel PARR & wife is Just & true in due form of Law. Feb^y 9^th 1802.  Sworn to before me
     /s/ S. FEREBEE J^s

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Rec^d February 27^th day 1802 on the within proved account the sum of Seven Pound twelve shillings and two pence it being in full of the within.
     /s/ Caleb [his C mark] PARR

Test
     /s/ J. PERKINS

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       State
        vs              
Caleb PARR of Currituck Planter
     Jug^t for swearing to a false acc^t & receiving the Bal. of the Exo^r Samuel DAUGE where he was to have had only 15/ pr. month for his daughter's labor & she didn’t labor quite 3 mo. & was p^d for Shoes for 1 acc. & cloth for another & also the 2 bushels of Oysters had been p^d for _____ ____ & ____ & draw  an Int^s for the false swearing & Deceit.  The Testator was Daniel PARR.

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State of No. Carolina}
   Currituck County   }
     Be it Remembered that on the fifth Day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two Jesse PARR SENER Bethany PARR & Tho^s MERCER JUNER came before me Willis ETHERIDGE one of the State Justices of said County and acknowledged them selves to be indebted to the State of No. Carolina in the sum of one Hundred pounds each Current Money of the State under condition that if they shall personly appeare Before the Judges of the Superior Court of Law at the Next Superior Court of Law to be held for the District of Edenton at the Courthouse in Edenton on the Sixth Day of this present Month an as the Justices shall hearafter Direct what Day of the said Term in Behalf of the State against Caleb PARR of Currituck County Who being arristed and Suspected of False Swering and is now Bailed then this Recognisence to Be void other wise to be of force. Taken Before me the Date above written.  The above Witness to appear on the Eighth Day of the Term at Edenton.
     /s/ Willis ETHERIDGE J.P.    seal

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State of No. Carolina}
   Currituck County   }
     To any Lawful Officer to Execute &c. Whereas Complaint hath been made to me Samuel FEREBEE one of the Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid by Thomas MERCER SEN^r of s^d County that a certain Caleb PARR of s^d County hath been Guilty of Perjury in giving in false Testimony etc. In the county afs^d Contrary to the Laws of the State in such case provided.  These are therefore to authorize & Require you to apprehend & bring before some Justice or Justices of the Peace for the County afs^d The said Caleb PARR then & there to answer to such Matters as shall be alledged against him on the above complaint. & be further Dealt with as the Law directs fail not & make Due return given under my hand & seal this 23^d Day of September A.D. 1802.
     /s/ S. FERRBEE J^s

Summons  Jesse PARR SEN^r                                                                                          }
Jesse PARR JU^r & Thana? PARR his Wife                                             }
Thomas LEE & Tho^s MERCER JU^r to Samuel DAUGE for Prosecution}

W^m PARSONS & Ephram JARVIS for the Defendant

[next two lines are nearly obliterated but appear to be the names of the jurors]

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State of North Carolina
     Know all men by these Presents that we Caleb PARR Epheram JARVIS & Richard BERRY are held and firmly bounden to His Excellency the Governor of the State of North Carolina in the Final sum of One hundred Pounds Currency to which Payment will and truly to be and we bind our heirs Ext^rs Administrators & assigns firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this fifth day of October 1802.
    The Condition of the above obligation in such that if the above Bounden Caleb PARR do make his Personal appearance Before the Honorable the Judge of the Superior Court for the District of Edenton at the Courthouse in Edenton on the Eighth Day of this Present Term to answer to the State of & concerning an Accusation Brought by Thomas MERCER SEN^r for fals swearing and not Depart without Liberty first had and obtained then the above obligation to be void otherwise to Remain in full force & virtue in Law.
     /s/ Caleb [his C mark] PARR   Seal
     /s/ Epharim JARVIS                Seal
     /s/ Rich^d BERRY                     Seal

Signed sealed & Delivered in the Presents of
     /s/ Sol^o ALCOCK

[SOURCE: Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS); Edenton District Superior Court Estates Records 1756-1806; MARS ID: 398.6.525 (Box); Microfilm C.201.1905674]

Transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse, September 2006