Thomas Oakly Deposition North Carolina ] Granville County ] Criminal Action Papers ] 1770 to 1779 ] 11 Oct 1760 Deposition of THOMAS OAKLY ] C. R 044 326.4 THOMAS OAKLY deposeth on oath that on the 11th day of this instant October 1760 he was at the house of Captain ANDREW HAMPTON at which place there was a muster. After the muster was over in the evening ROBERT HARRIS & EPHRAIM HAMPTON was at cards in the house of the said HAMPTON there arose a dispute between the said HARRIS & EPHRAIM HAMPTON about a four penny proclamation bill which occasioned the said HARRIS and EPHRAIM HAMPTON to get a fighting. The said deponent being a constable commanded the peace. They, not obeying his authority, the deponent said he would return them to court. THOMAS STAG and SHERWOOD HARRIS Senior took the said deponent by the hair of his head and hang him, the said deponent, to the joist of the house of the said Captain ANDREW HAMPTON and swore they would “see an land” of the tinker, meaning the deponent and at the same time hung a large cowbell about his neck. The son of the deponent, endeavoring to help his father, was tied neck and heels. Then the said THOMAS STAG brought a stick with human ordure [feces] thereon and rubbed it across the said deponents mouth, and further, this said deponent saith not. Sworn before us this 25th of October 1760 ROBERT HICKS THOMAS LOW Page 1 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK ** Thomas Oakly Deposition ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 2 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK **