Bute County Record Book 2

BUTE COUNTY RECORD BOOK 2

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229 Account of Sale of Estate, of JOHN MOREY, dec'd. Recorded May Court 1778, HENRY HILL, Esq., Sheriff. Mentions: LEWIS PATRICK, JOSHUA DAVIS, JOHN POPE, WM. NOYAL NORSWORTHY, ANTY KING, JOHN HARRIS, JOSEPH PRICE, FREDERICK JONES, JNO. KING ROSSER, JOHN ELLITON (ELOTUN), JAMES CANNON, ANTY BENNITT (BENNETT), THEOD. ANDREWS, RICHARD FOX, THOS. MILLER, GEORGE READ, JEMIMA TUCKER, JESSE ELLIS, JOHN THOMPSON, JONES KINDRICK, JOHN PATRICK, FREDK. MALONE, THOMAS GLOVER, DAVID TOWNS, RICHARD BALLARD, BENNITT WOOD, THOMAS GARRETT, BENJA. ELLIS, WILLIAM FOX, EDWARD DAVIS, GEO. LANFORD, WILLIAM DAVIS, HENRY ROTTENBURY, BEN JONES, BRITAIN JONES, AARON SHEARIN, DAVID DOUGLASS, JAMES WHITE, MARGT. GARRETT, DENNIS PASCHALL, RICHARD COLEMAN, WM. ERCHER, THOMAS LANGLY, AUSTIN (AUSTIN) WRIGHT, FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT, LEWIS TUCKER, PETER COLEMAN, HENRY SHEARIN, JOSEPH WRIGHT, WILLIAM PATTISHALL, MOSES WRIGHT, JOHN SMITH, ROBERT HILL, ELICK NECOLS.

232 Account of Sale of Estate of PETER WALKER, dec'd. Dated 24 February 1778. HENRY HILL, Esq., Sheriff. Recorded May Court 1778. Mentions: DRURY VINSON, PETER COX. JAMES WALKER, JOHN HOOF, HENRY HILL, JOHN WARREN JACKSON, MARY WALKER, JAMES GANT, GEORGE BEVIN, PHILIP VISON (VINSON), BRITAIN WOOD, _______PUTMAN, WILLIAM WOOD, JAMES MERONY, WILLIAM VINSON, BENJA. BELL, WILLIAM WALKER, THOMAS VINSON, FRANCIS CAPS, THEOPHILUS BASS, PETER ROBINSON, RICHD. RANSOM for JAMES CARLISLE, BENJAMIN PUTNAM, GEORGE GIVEN (BOVIN), SAM. THORNTON, MATHW. THOMAS, DEMSIE GATLIN, RICHARD RANSOM, THOMAS COOPER, SAMUEL THOMAS, NICHOLAS MURPHEY, FRED. DAVIS, JOHN BROOM, JOHN ROBINSON, EDWARD RICHARDSON (RICHISON), EDWARD CARLISLE, JOHN PERSONS, THOMAS NELMS, BENNITT HILL, BENJAMIN WESTER, JOHN CARR.

235 WILLIAM SMITH to JAMES SMITH, SR., & MARY his wife. Dated 12 January 1778. Bond to insure they not be interrupted in the use of a certain piece of land cut through his land, for life. Wit: BENJA. EAVES, THOS. SMITH. Recorded May Court 1778.

235 JAMES SMITH to JAMES SMITH, SR., & MARY his wife. Dated 12 January 1778. Gift of 150 acres of land for life, and bond to insure their never being interrupted in the use of it so long as they live. Wit: BENJAMIN EAVES, WM. SMITH. Recorded May Court 1778.

236 PATIENCE JENKINS & others, Joint heirs of MANSFIELD JENKINS, to HOLLEY JENKINS, born after the death of her father MANSFIELD JENKINS. Deed of gift, dated 9 May 1778, of a negro, part of the Estate of the Said Dec 'd., for her to have ade- quate proportion of her father's Estate. Wit: J. HOUSE, HANSFIELD JENKINS. Signed: PATIENCE JENKINS, THOMAS JENKINS, JAMES JENKINS, WM. JENKINS, JESSE JENKINS, JAMES HOUSE, JEREMIAH JENKINS. Recorded May Court 1778.

237 Bond of JAMES THOMPSON to build a bridge over Fishing Creek by PETER DAVIS' and to keep same in repair for seven years. Dated 24 November 1777. To persons appointed to take bond: WILLIAM ALSTON, PETER DAVIS, JOHN WEATHERS. Security: THOMAS TURNER. Wit: JESSE PERSON, JOSEPH TURNER. Rod. May Court 1778.

238 JAMES MERONY (MOREY), Orphan of JOHN MOREY, apprenticed to EDWARD DAVIS, by Court Order 11 May 1778. Agreement, same date, with OSBORN JEFFREYS, Presiding Justice, on behalf of Justices. He is to be taught the business of a planter. Wit: THOS. MACHEN. Recorded May Court 1778.

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