BOX 1<\/p>\n
HOUSE BILLS<\/p>\n
Nov 26 \u2013 Bill to alter the time of holding county Court of Pleas & Quarter\u00a0Sessions in Pitt, Wayne and Greene Counties so as to not interfere with\u00a0Superior Court \u2013 to be held the first Monday in Feb., May, August and\u00a0November every year \u2013 Greene Co Court to be held the 2nd Monday<\/p>\n
Dec 1 \u2013 Bill to reinstate James Holmes in the rights and privileges of a\u00a0citizen \u2013 Holmes to be restored to credit and be a competent witness in the\u00a0courts<\/p>\n
Dec 1 – Bill to reinstate Sherrod Barrow in the rights and privileges of a\u00a0citizen \u2013 Barrow to be restored to credit and be a competent witness in the\u00a0courts<\/p>\n
Dec 4 \u2013 a Bill to authorize Benjamin Brockett, late Sheriff of Jones Co, to\u00a0collect the arrearage of taxes due him for the years 1798 \u2013 1799<\/p>\n
Dec 6 – Petition of inhabitants of the upper part of Craven Co in the fork\u00a0of the Great Contentnea Creek and Little Contentnea – the inhabitants labor\u00a0under great disadvantage in attending the county court and other publick\u00a0meetings in Craven Co at the Cort House as it is 35 to 40 miles and sometimes\u00a0the Neuse River is almost impassable \u2013 we wish to be placed in Greene County\u00a0which is only 10 to 12 miles from the courthouse<\/p>\n
Signed by<\/p>\n
Alexander Harper
\nJosiah Turnage
\nLewis Holland
\nJonathan Frizzle\u00a0Senr
\nNath\u2019l Lockhart
\nArthur Rountree
\nAlexander Parker
\nEnos Rogers
\nJonathan Frizzle
\nCullen Coward
\nDempsey Simmons
\nJosiah Turnage<\/p>\n
Bill for adding part of the County of Craven to County of Greene \u2013 enacted\u00a0by the General Assembly that the part of Craven lying in the fork of the\u00a0Great and Little Contentnea Creeks be added to County of Greene<\/p>\n
SENATE BILLS<\/p>\n
Nov 21 \u2013 Bill to alter name of Dennis Dupree of Greene County to that of\u00a0Dennis Williams \u2013 passed (no reason given)<\/p>\n
BOX 2<\/p>\n
SENATE BILLS<\/p>\n
Dec 5 \u2013 Bill to call to account the receivers of publick monies in and for\u00a0the County of Greene to compel payment of such balances as may appear to be\u00a0due in their hands and for other purposes therein mentioned \u2013 whereas by an\u00a0Act entitled \u201cAn act for Dividing the County of Dobbs\u201d papered at New Bern\u00a0in the year 1795 and by another act entitled \u201cAn Act to Amend An Act Entitled\u00a0An Act for the Dividing the County of Dobbs\u201d papered at New Bern in 1792 (sic) \u2013\u00a0approval was given to build a courthouse, prison and stocks in Glasgow now\u00a0Greene County \u2013 the total payment to be defrayed \u2013 such payment never been\u00a0completely carried into effect but the money was collected \u2013 monies need to\u00a0be called into account \u2013 William Ormond, Wm. Speight and Adam Heath be\u00a0appointed Commissioners to do so<\/p>\n
Dec 9 \u2013 A Bill to alter the names of persons within \u2013 name of Jesse Hatcher and\u00a0Allen Somersett illegitimate sons of Stephen Barfield be altered to Jesse and\u00a0Allen Barfield and Dennis Dupree to that of Dennis Williams \u2013 (no county given\u00a0for any of them but Dupree was of Greene Co)<\/p>\n
13 Nov – Petition of John Tutle of Lenoir Co \u2013 after reading the petition the\u00a0committee examined the notice given to William Easterling the sitting member \u2013\u00a0Easterling was to keep his seat – Report of Lazarus Pearce of Lenoir Co being\u00a0of full age \u2013 the election in August to elect members of the General Assembly\u00a0and William Goodman, the Sheriff, requested Pearce to keep a separate\u00a0account from the Clerk \u2013 candidates for the House of Commons were John Tutle\u00a0who received 183 votes, William Easterling who received 186 votes, and Hardy\u00a0Croom (no votes given) \u2013 after the official vote was taken 14 or 15 more\u00a0tickets were counted and all were for Easterling except two \u2013 Tutle contested\u00a0the election but lost<\/p>\n
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS<\/p>\n
29 Aug 1800 \u2013 Greene County \u2013 John Garland of Greene Co stated his son,\u00a0Matthew Garland, was only 20 years of age last January \u2013 Garland signed his\u00a0name \u2013 WIT was W. Holliday, J. P.<\/p>\n
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List of persons that voted at the last election in Greene Co<\/p>\n
NOTE: This list has been posted on the Greene Co Archives site<\/p>\n
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BOX 3<\/p>\n
JOINT COMMITTEE REPORTS<\/p>\n
Petition of James Holmes and Sherwood Barrow of Greene County to become good\u00a0citizens<\/p>\n
Holmes was convicted in Warrenton in 1786 and deprived of the privilege of\u00a0being a citizen \u2013 he stated he was a young man and has repented \u2013 he has led a\u00a0sober and honest life since that time and wishes his privileges restored. The\u00a0below signed his petition<\/p>\n
B. Mooring, J.P.
\nJohn Bell
\nJohn Edmundson
\nJacob Sauls
\nJohn Warr
\nThomas Ware
\nTurner Howell
\nMicajah Blas ??
\nR. Daniel
\nK. Garland
\nWm. Edwards
\nThomas Johnson
\nWilliam Lewis
\nJohn Pope
\nMichael Hill
\nMatthew Jordan
\nWm. Speight
\nZack Ellis
\nJo. Scurlock
\n?\u00a0Jordan
\nJoseph Whitley
\nBen Lain
\nJames Glasgow
\nSam Caswell
\nStephen Cullen ?? Smith
\nJoseph Williams
\nH. Hooker
\nSolomon Brand
\nBlane Harper
\nG. ? Bright
\nWilliam Taylor
\nRobt. Whyte
\nIsaac ??and
\nJesse Pridgon
\nW. Holliday
\n?? Glasgow
\nJonas Williams<\/p>\n
Barrow was convicted in Warrenton in 1786 and deprived of the privilege of being\u00a0a citizen \u2013 he stated he was a young man and has repented \u2013 he has led a sober\u00a0and honest life since that time and wishes his privileges restored. The below\u00a0signed his petition<\/p>\n
John Pope, Matthew Jordan, W. Speight,\u00a0Sam Speight, \u00a0Zack Ellis, Jo. Scurlock,\u00a0Frederick Jordan, Ben Sauls, James Glasgow,\u00a0Sam Caswell, \u00a0Steph. Cullen \u00a0Smith, Soloman Brand,\u00a0B. Mooring, John Edmunds, John Ware,\u00a0Thomas Warr, Jacob Sauls, Turner Howell,\u00a0Micajah Blace ??, R. Daniels, K. Garland,\u00a0Wm. Edmunds, Thomas Johnson , William Lewis,\u00a0Blanne Harper, Isdai?? Ward, H. Hooker,\u00a0Jesse Pridgen Bryant Land, G. ?? Speigt,\u00a0?? Glasgow, Jonas Williams, William Taylor,\u00a0Robt Whyts<\/p>\n
Petition of Samuel Speight \u2013 he was the Sheriff in Glasgow County in 1796 \u2013 he\u00a0was not able to settle and account for taxes of that year \u2013 he has been fined\u00a0100 pounds plus interest – everything is now settled and he wishes relief\u00a0(a note that he did not pay the tax until 1798)<\/p>\n
PETITIONS CONCERNING LAND<\/p>\n
13 Nov \u2013 Petition of William Croom \u2013 on 1 June 1799 William White, Esq sold\u00a0700 acres of land in Lenoir County known as Tower Hill and Croom purchased the\u00a0land for 1890 pounds \u2013 1\/3 to be paid one year later and other 2\/3rds to be\u00a0paid two years later \u2013 the first payment has been made and the next payment is\u00a0due next June \u2013 Croom has since found that 40 acres of the said land is claimed\u00a0by Thomas Collier and another 150 acres is claimed by Francis McIlwean \u2013\u00a0neither will give up their possession of said land \u2013 Croom wants justice done\u00a0and not have to pay all of the remained of what he owes.<\/p>\n
Petition of Penelope Abrams of Greene County \u2013 her husband was Lemuel Abrams\u00a0who has been gone for a long time with no intention of returning \u2013 Penelope\u00a0has a two year old daughter \u2013 Penelope would like to purchase land in her own\u00a0right with Lemuel having no right to it<\/p>\n
Petition of Robert Reynolds of Jones Co \u2013 he had a horse impressed in the\u00a0service of this State by John Smith, Brigadier Quarter Master \u2013 the horse was\u00a0valued by Lewis Williams, John Waldron and Isham Hawse as worth 40 pounds \u2013\u00a0Smith neglected to give a Certificate of Valuations until Sept 1791 \u2013 the\u00a0Board of Auditors for New Bern District had adjourned so no payment was made\u00a0\u2013 Reynolds wishes relief \u00a0—\u00a0Signed his name<\/p>\n
PETITIONS \u2013 MISC<\/p>\n
Lewis Bledsoe former Sheriff of Wake County by virtue of an Act of the\u00a0Legislature in 1798 issued a warrant for the arrest of James Glasgow of Greene\u00a0Gounty \u2013 Glasgow was brought to Raleigh \u2013 Willoughby Williams was indicted,\u00a0convicted, and sentenced to the New Bern Jail \u2013 on the way to New Bern we were\u00a0attacked by dysentery and Williams was seized by it \u2013 it took 18 days to get\u00a0to New Bern and return to Raleigh \u2013 Bledsoe wishes compensation\u00a0Certificate of Elections in the House\u00a0Greene Co \u2013 14th and 15th of August \u2013 Jones Williams and William Taylor were\u00a0elected to the House<\/p>\n
Lenoir Co \u2013 14th and 15th of Aug \u2013 Hardy Croom and Wm. Easterling were\u00a0elected to the House<\/p>\n
Jones Co – 14th and 15th of Aug \u2013 Amos Johnson and Thomas Bryan were elected\u00a0to the House<\/p>\n
Certificate of Elections in the Senate<\/p>\n
Greene Co \u2013 Robert Whyte<\/p>\n
Lenoir \u2013 Simon Bruton<\/p>\n
Jones \u2013 Durant Hatch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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