Bute County Record Book 2

BUTE COUNTY RECORD BOOK 2

139 (A) Will of RACHEL MARTIN. dated 39 October 1777. Recorded May Court 1777 (sic). Sons ROGER MARTIN & JAMES MARTIN. Executor: Son JAMES MARTIN. Wit: THOS. WOOTON, JAMES MARTIN, JAMES GRAY, PRISCILLA GRAY, YURBY STROUD.

131 Inventory of Estate of GEORGE BLEDSOE, dec'd. Dated 13 May 1777. RUSH BLEDSOE, Executor. Recorded May Court 1777.

132 Sheriff's bond for HENRY HILL, to Governor RICHARD CASWELL, dated 15 May 1777. Securities: THOMAS EATON, EDWARD JONES, Esgrs. Wit: THOS. MACHEN. Recorded May Court 1777.

133 Register's Bond for JAMES JOHNSON, to Governor RICHARD CASWELL, dated 15 May 1777. Securities: EDWARD JONES, THOMAS SHERROD, WILLIAM JOHNSON, Esqrs. (Last part of this bond, with signatures, possible witness, and certification of recording, was evidently entered on the following page. See below. However, this bond was obviously recorded at the May Court 1777.)

134 CUT OUT OF BOOK, INDIVIDUAL INDEX TO BOOK SHOWS, page 134. DENTON'S Administrator's Bond.

135 BACK OF PAGE 134, above. Nothing indexed for page 135.

136 Acknowledgement of a Bond, in open Court, May Court 1777. May be the certification of the recording of DENTON'S Administrator's Bond, page 134, above.

136 Clerk's Bond for THOMAS MACHEN, to Governor RICHARD CASWELL, dated 15 May 1777. Securities: WILLIAM JOHNSON, WILLIAM TABB, JAMES JOHNSON, Esgrs. Wit: THOS. SHERROD. Recorded May Court 1777.

137 Bond from THOMAS SMITH & EDWARD FREEMAN to OSBORNE JEFFREYS, Chairman County Court, dated 8 March 1777, for building bridge over Tarr River at Sim's Ford, and to maintain the same for seven years. Recorded May Court 1777. Witnesses: BENJA. SEAWELL, THOS. SHERROD, JAMES MURRAY.

138 Division of Estate of BENJAMIN PERSON, Esq., dec'd., ordered to be made by WILL JOHNSON, JULIUS NICHOLS, WILLIAM PERSON, THOS. MILLER, & ROST. CALLIER. Division between Wife, now wife of JOHN FALCON, and children: BENJAMIN BROWN PERSON & THOMAS CARTRET GRANVILLE PERSON, dec'd. THOMAS PERSON, Administrator of Estate of BENJAMIN PERSON & Guardian of BENJAMIN BROWN PERSON. Division dated 21 February 1777. Recorded May Court 1777.

139 Account of Sale of Estate of WILLIAM BAKER, decd. Recorded May Court 1777. THOMAS SHERROD, Sheriff. Mentions: MRS. BAKER, CHARITY BAKER, JAMES DENBY, SARAH REDDICK, PATEWELLS MILLER, WM. TABB, ENOCH STRINGFELLOW, MOSES STALLIONS, BENJAMIN SEAWELL, EDWARD CARLYLE, WILLIAM GREEN, BEN PUTNAM, JOHN SIMMONS, DAVID MIMMS, RICHARD GOLDIN, JULIUS ALFORD, JOHN HUBBARD, JOHN POUND, JOHN THORNTON, DANIEL TAYLOR, WM. BALLS, JOHN KEZIAH, THOMAS DEENS, SAMUEL JONES, JAMES ROSS, MOSES BABB, ARTHUR MURPHEY, HENRY HILL, WM. WEBB, DAVID VINSON, WM. MEWSHAW, JOHN COOKE, WILLIAM YATES, WM. PACE, JAMES BARROW.

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