BUTE COUNTY RECORD BOOK A 1764-1774

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234 JETHRO SUMNER, Sheriff. Bond, as Collector of Taxes, dated 14 August 1772, to Lieutenant Governor JOSIAH MARTIN. Refers to Commission from the Governor dated 9 July last past. Securities: WILLIAM PARK, JAMES RANSOM, SR., THOMAS COOKE, NATHANIEL PEEBLES. Wit: B. MCCULLOCH. Recorded August Court 1772.

235 Sheriff's Bond from JETHRO SUMNER to KING GEORGE III, dated 14 August 1772. Refers to Commission from the Governor dated 9 July last past. Securities: WILLIAM PARK, JAMES RANSOM, SR., THOMAS COOKE, NATHANIEL PEEBLES. Wit: B. McCULLOCH. Recorded August Court 1772.

236 Account of Sale of Estate of BENJA. PERSON, dec'd. JAMES MOORE, Deputy Sheriff. Lists items sold, including books, surveyor's instruments, etc., and price brought but no names of persons who bought at the Sale. Rcd. Aug. Court 1772.

237 (A) Bond of ANN PERSON as Guardian to WILLIAM PERSON, SAM'L [PERSON, HENRY PER SON, HARRISON PERSON, PETERSON PERSON, [NANEY PERSON, & JOSEPH PERSON, Orphans of JOSEPH PERSON, dec'd. Bond to Justices now sitting: WILLIAM JOHNSON, WILLIAM TABS, & NATHANIEL HENDERSON, Esqrs. Security: JOHN PERSON. Dated 11 August 1772. Witness: THOS. MACHEN. Recorded August Court 1772. (Names which were torn in recorded document were supplied from the original document at the Archives.)

238 Inventory of Estate of JOSHUA INGRAM, dec'd., by JOSEPH INGRAM. Recorded August Court 1772.

239 JOSEPH KING of Halifax County to son RANDSOM KING. Dated Halifax County, 20 February 1770. Gift of negro, riding horse, & rifle gun. If he die before reaching lawful age, to daughter MARY JACKSON. Reserves use of negro for him self, for life. Wit: SAMUEL WILLIAMS, JOSEPH JOHN WILLIAMS. Recorded August Court 1772.

239 WILLIAM SOLOMON to WILLIAM SOLOMON, JR. Dated 25 May 1772. Gift of a negro man, to be his at my death. Wit: JOHN EDWARDS, WILLIAM MCGREGER, GREEN HILL. Recorded August Court 1772.

240 PETER GOODWIN, Guardian, to SOLOMON HARRIS, Orphan of THOMAS HARRIS, dec'd. Bond dated 13 August 1772, to Justices now sitting: WILLIAM JOHNSON, PHILEMON HAWKINS, & JAMES PAINE, Esqrs. Securities: THEOPHILUS GOODWIN, EDWARD RICHARDSON. Wit: THOS. MACHEN. Recorded August Court 1772.

241(A) Will of ROBERT WILLIAMS, SR. Dated 19 May 1772. Recorded August Court 1772. To my son SETH WILLIAMS, land on Weaver's Creek where I now live. Wife ANNE WILLIAMS. Sons: ASKENAZ WILLIAMS, FRANCIS WILLIAMS, NIMROD WILLIAMS, JOHN WILLIAMS, ARCHELUS WILLIAMS, & PARMENUS WILLIAMS. To my sons SIMON WILLIAMS & ROBERT WILLIAMS, land bought from NIMROD WILLIAMS on the head of Weavers Creek. Land on Redy Branch to sons PARMENUS WILLIAMS & NIMROD WILLIAMS. Daughter MARY SMITH. Exrs: Wife ANNE WILLIAMS, son ARSHKENUS WILLIAMS, and Friend JOHN EDWARDS. Wit: JAMES BASKETT, WILLIAM DARNALL, PHILLIS DARNELL.

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