Tyrrell County, North Carolina
Bastardy Records

1840 - 1849 (continued)

TYPE RECORD Warrant for Father in Default of Bastardy Bond
WARRANT ISSUED TO Sheriff, Tyrrell County
DATE OF WARRANT 4th Monday of Apr 1844
PERSONS SUMMONED Russell Armstrong (father)
TO APPEAR IN COURT 4th Monday in July next
TYPE BOND IN DEFAULT Bastardy
DATE OF BOND IN DEFAULT [Not stated]
AMOUNT OF BOND IN DEFAULT Allowed 12 dollars per year for 3 years
MOTHER OF CHILD Alice Smith
CHILD's NAME [Not stated]
REASON FOR DEFAULT Maintenance money not paid
WITNESS Jos. Alexander
OTHER INFORMATION Executed by Luther Babbitt
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TYPE RECORD Warrant for Father in Default of Bastardy Bond
WARRANT ISSUED TO Sheriff, Tyrrell County
DATE OF WARRANT 4th Monday of Apr 1844
PERSONS SUMMONED Asa West (father)
TO APPEAR IN COURT 4th Monday in July next
TYPE BOND IN DEFAULT Bastardy
DATE OF BOND IN DEFAULT [Not stated]
AMOUNT OF BOND IN DEFAULT Allowed 12 dollars per year for 3 years
MOTHER OF CHILD Nancy Tarkenton
CHILD's NAME [Not stated]
REASON FOR DEFAULT Maintenance money not paid
WITNESS Jos. Alexander
OTHER INFORMATION Executed by Richd. Davenport
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TYPE RECORD Summons to Testify
DATE OF SUMMONS 4 Mar 1844
PERSONS SUMMONED Matthew Brickhouse
COURT DATE 1st Monday in March immediately
PLAINTIFF IN CASE State
DEFENDANT IN CASE Jos. T. Sawyer
JUSTICES Jesse Sikes
EXECUTION BY John McClees
OTHER INFORMATION
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TYPE RECORD Warrant to Summon Unmarried Mother
MOTHER OF CHILD Polly Phelps
DATE OF WARRANT 4 Aug 1842
CHARGED BY [Not stated]
STATUS OF CHILD Delivered of a child within 3 years past
JUSTICES ISSUING WARRANTSaml. Rogers & D. S. Godfrey
OTHER INFORMATION Executed by Jas. S. Spruill
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TYPE RECORD Examination of Pregnant Woman
DATE 5 Aug 1842
WOMAN'S NAME Polly Phelps
MARITAL STATUS Single Woman
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE Tyrrell
NAMED AS FATHER Joseph T. Sawyer
STATUS OF CHILD Now delivered of a child
EXAMINING JUSTICES D. S. Godfrey & Wm. Norman
SIGNATURE Polly -x- Phelps
OTHER INFORMATION
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TYPE RECORD Warrant for Reputed Father to Appear
DATE OF WARRANT 5 Aug 1842
REPUTED FATHER Jos. T. Sawyer
COURT DATE [Not stated]
PREGNANT WOMAN'S NAME Polly Phelps
WOMAN'S MARITAL STATUS Single Woman
WOMAN'S COUNTY OF RESIDENCE Tyrrell
CHILD'S STATUS Delivered of a child within 3 years
JUSTICES D. S. Godfrey & Wm. Norman
EXECUTION BY Jas. S. Spruill
OTHER INFORMATION
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TYPE RECORD Appearance Bond of Reputed Father
DATE OF BOND 6 Sep 1842
AMOUNT OF BOND 100 pounds - Jos. T. Sawyer, 100 pounds - S. S. Simmons
PERSON TO APPEAR Jos. T. Sawyer
BONDSMEN S. S. Simmons
CHARGED BY Polly Phelps
CHARGED OF Bastardy
COURT DATE 4th Monday of Oct next
WITNESS Charles McClees & Saml. Rogers
SIGNATURES Jos. T. Sawyer & S. S. Simmons
OTHER INFORMATION
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TYPE RECORD Bastardy Case in Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
DATE CASE TRIED April Term 1843
DEFENDANT Jos. T. Sawyer (father)
PLAINTIFF Polly Phelps (mother)
ATTORNEY FOR THE STATE M. Haughton
ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANT R. R. Heath
JURY MEMBERS Peleg Simmons, Wm. Tarkenton, Devotion Tweedy, G. W. Davenport, Henry Bateman, Jas. S. Wood, Thos. Harriss, John D. Liverman, Solomon Mann, Turner Cahoon, Benj. B. Hathaway & Myles Liverman
VERDICT Jury could not agree on the verdict. Case withdrawn by consent.
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TYPE RECORD Bastardy Case in Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
DATE CASE TRIED October Term 1843
DEFENDANT Jos. T. Sawyer (father)
PLAINTIFF Polly Phelps (mother)
ATTORNEY FOR THE STATE M. Haughton
ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANT R. R. Heath
JURY MEMBERS Edmund Simmons, Charles Shepherd, Richd. Howett, Fredk. Liverman Jr., Wm. G. Armstrong, Asa Etheridge, John Hoskins, John Woodard, T. G. Tarkenton, Wm. Kemp, Isaac Walker & Franklin Simmons
VERDICT Jury ruled in favor of the defendant. Case appealed to next Superior Court session.
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TYPE RECORD Summons to Testify
DATE OF SUMMONS 4 Mar 1844
PERSONS SUMMONED Isaac Walker, Jesse Hassell & Jas. S. Wood
COURT DATE 1st Monday in March immediately
PLAINTIFF IN CASE State
DEFENDANT IN CASE Jos. T. Sawyer
JUSTICES Jesse Sikes
EXECUTION BY Richard Davenport
OTHER INFORMATION
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TYPE RECORD Summons to Testify
DATE OF SUMMONS 4 Mar 1844
PERSONS SUMMONED Wm. Norman, Thos. G. Tarkenton, Asa Etheridge & Silas Davenport
COURT DATE Spring term 1844
PLAINTIFF IN CASE State
DEFENDANT IN CASE Jos. T. Sawyer
JUSTICES Jesse Sikes
EXECUTION BY Richard Davenport
OTHER INFORMATION
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TYPE RECORD Summons to Testify
DATE OF SUMMONS 30 Mar 1843
PERSONS SUMMONED William Norman, Jesse Hassell & Willis Sawyer
COURT DATE 4th Monday in April next
PLAINTIFF IN CASE State
DEFENDANT IN CASE Jos. T. Sawyer
JUSTICES Joseph Alexander
EXECUTION BY John McClees
OTHER INFORMATION Note alleging that Polly Phelps was a public prositute.
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TYPE RECORD Summons to Testify
DATE OF SUMMONS 4th Monday of Jul 1843
PERSONS SUMMONED William Tarkenton
COURT DATE 4th Monday in Oct next
PLAINTIFF IN CASE State
DEFENDANT IN CASE Jos. T. Sawyer
JUSTICES Joseph Alexander
EXECUTION BY John McClees
OTHER INFORMATION
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TYPE RECORD Bastardy Case in Superior Court
DATE CASE TRIED 1st Monday in March 1844
DATE OF COURT ORDER 23 Apr 1844
DEFENDANT Jos. T. Sawyer (father)
PLAINTIFF Polly Phelps (mother)
ATTORNEY FOR THE STATE [Not stated]
ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANT [Not Stated]
JURY MEMBERS [Not stated]
VERDICT Ruled that defendant was father. Writ of precedence issued to county court to take bond and security from Jos. T. Sawyer.
WITNESS Jesse Sikes
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TYPE RECORD Warrant for Father in Default of Bastardy Bond
WARRANT ISSUED TO Sheriff, Tyrrell County
DATE OF WARRANT 17 Jul 1845
PERSONS SUMMONED Joseph T. Sawyer (father)
TO APPEAR IN COURT 4th Monday in July next
TYPE BOND IN DEFAULT Bastardy
DATE OF BOND IN DEFAULT [Not stated]
AMOUNT OF BOND IN DEFAULT Allowed 16 dollars for one year and 12 dollars for two more years.
MOTHER OF CHILD Polly Phelps
CHILD's NAME [Not stated]
REASON FOR DEFAULT Maintenance money not paid
WITNESS Jos. Alexander
OTHER INFORMATION Executed by Richard Davenport

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