Bute County Record Book 2

BUTE COUNTY RECORD BOOK 2

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ENUS BYRD, EDMD. DENSON, BRITAIN HARRIS, JOSEPH BAKER, ELIAS STALLIONS, JOSIAH ELEY, CLEMENT MULLINS, DRURY MASSIE, JESSE MABRY, WM. WARD, JOHN TEASLEY, JOHN BULLS, MARTHA HUNT, ELIAS GAY, JAMES MERONY, BURRELL PERRY, NEDUM BYRD, JAS. BRYAN, FED. JONES, JOHN MOODY, DEMSY CUNNERS, JAMES WORLEY, ISAAC PIPPIN, WM. SUMMONS, JR., CHRISTO. BABB, WM. JACKSON, JAMES WALKER, PHIL VINSON, TRUSTIAM DRAKE, THOS. GAY, DAVID WALKER, JOHN MULLINS, THEOPHILUS BASS, JOHN GORDON, DRURY VINSON, JOHN HALCOM, HENRY HILL, JR., BEN COOKE, FED DANIEL, WM. COOK, SOLO. BATCHELOR, WM. WEBB, WM. PERRY, VO. JONES.

142 Additional Inventory of sundries of Estate of WILLIAM BAKER, dec'd. By WILLIAM DENBY, Executor. Recorded May Court 1777.

143 Inventory of Estate of RACHEL MARTIN, dec'd. Recorded May Court 1777. JAMES MARTIN, Executor.

144 Power of Attorney from PHILIP MARTIN, "now in service of my Country.^- dated 23 April 1777, to the REVD. CHARLES CUPPLES, to receive debts due and pay all debts from my father's Estate. Also states his willingness to comply with his Father's Last Will & Testament, "that my sister receives benefit of said Estate as also what is due me for services done." Wit: EDW. HARRISON, ROBERT GOODLOE. Recorded May Court 1777.

144 WILLIAM DUKE to Managers of the Land Office for LORD EARL GRANVILLE's District in ButE Co., N.C. Request, dated 15 May 1777, that a deed be made out to WILLIAM PARK, in his name and at his expense, for land entered when the Land Office of LORD GRANVILLE was open, surveyed by THOMAS PERSON, in then Granville County, adjoining lands of Opossom Quarter tract, JOHN DUKE, MATHEW DUKE, & land then belonging to PETER GREEN. Have sold my right to this entry to WILLIAM PARK. Recorded May Court 1777. Wit: JONATHAN DAVIS, WILLIAM GREEN, GREEN DUKE, ISAAC HOUSE, JOHN POWER.

145 Inventory of Estate of DAVID TOWNS, dec'd. Recorded August Court 1777. PRISCILLA TOWN, Executrix.

146 Administrator's Bond in Estate of JAMES RANSOM, dec'd. Bond, dated 12 Aug. 1777, from AMEY RANSOM, Administratrix to Governor RICHARD CASWELL. Securities: JAMES JOHNSON, RICHARD RANSOM, JAMES RANSOM. Wit: THOS. MACHEN. Recorded August Court 1777.

148 (A) Will of BARTHOLOMEW MERRIAM. Dated 27 December 1776. Recorded Aug. Court 1777. to "sun" PHILLIP MERRIAN, 132 acres in the forks of James River, entered & surveyed, and 159 in the North fork of James River, then to my "too daughters ELIZABETH MERRIAN & MILLEY." Wit: DANIEL HALL, OSBORN BALL.

149 Additional Account of Sale of Remainder of Estate of WILLIAM BAKER, dec'd. HENRY HILL, Esq., Sheriff. Mentions: JOHN CARR, MRS. BAKER, JOS. COGGIN, MARY BAKER, JACOB JONES, H. HILL, NEEDHAM BIRD. Recorded Aug. Court 1777.

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