Probate, NC, Edgecombe, Nicholas Bynam 1783 State of North Carolina Know all men by these presents that we JOHN ROBSON, WILLIAM QUIN and ABSALOM CAUSEY are held and firmly bound unto ETHELDRED PHILLIPS Sheriff of Edgecombe County in the sum of two hundred pounds to which payment to be made and done, we bind ourselves and each of our heirs executors and administrators firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this 4th day of November Anno Domini 1783. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above JOHN ROBSON to make his personal appearance at our next County Court to be held at the courthouse for the county of Education on the first Monday of February next then and there to answer JAMES BYNUM, administrator to the estate of NICHOLAS BYNUM, deceased, of a plea of trespass on the case damage one hundred pounds specie, then the above obligation to be void or else to remain in full force and virtue. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of JOHN ROBSON seal WILLIAM QUIN seal ABSALOM CAUSEY seal WILLIAM NORTHEN Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Edgecombe, Nicholas Bynam 1783 State of North Carolina Edgecombe County Do the sheriff of Edgecombe County greeting. You are hereby commanded to take the body of JOHN ROBSON [otherwise ROBINSON] if to be found in your county and have him safely keep so that you have him before the justices at the next County Court of pleas and quarter session to be held for the said County at the courthouse in Tarborough on the first Monday in February next then and there to answer JAMES BYNUM, administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits of NICHOLAS BYNUM, deceased, of a plea of trespass on the case damage one hundred pounds specie. And have there this writ. Witness EDWARD HALL Clerk of our said Court this 4th day of November Anno Domini 1783 and in the year of our independence. EDWARD HALL, Clerk of Court Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Edgecombe, Nicholas Bynam 1783 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **