Court, NC, Nash State of North Carolina KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that we THOMAS BRYANT and DRURY WILLIAMS are held and firmly Bond unto DENTON MANN, DAVID PADGEN, and LEWIS DORTCH Esquires, and the rest of the justices assigned to keep the peace for Nash county, in the just in full sum of £2,000, current money of the said state, to be paid to the said justices their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns: to the which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, and every of us, our, and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. SEALED WITH with our seals, and dated this 14th day of November 1797. WHEREAS the above bounden THOMAS BRYANT has been this day chosen by MULBERRY BRYANT, orphan of SAMUEL BRYANT deceased: now the condition of the above obligation is such, that if the said THOMAS BRYANT, guardian, as aforesaid, shall well and truly discharge his guardianship, by taking care of and improving all the estate belonging to the said orphan; and shall also settle his guardianship accounts with the said Court of said County as is required by law; and that he will deliver up to the said MULBERRY BRYANT orphan, as aforesaid, when he shall attain lawful age, all such estate as he ought of right to be possessed of, or sooner if required, agreeable to the true intent and meaning of the ACT of the general assembly in such case made and provided; then this obligation to be void otherwise remain in full force and virtue. THOMAS BRYANT {seal} DRURY WILLIAMS {seal} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of WILLIAM HALL Page 1 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Court, NC, Nash State of North Carolina Nash County KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we, ANN JONES, BENJAMIN WHITFIELD, and THOMAS GRIFFIN are held in firmly bound unto JOHN VICK and JOHN RICE Esquire and the rest of the justices assigned to keep the peace for Nash County in the just in full sum of £500 current money to be paid to the said JOHN VICK and JOHN RICE their heirs executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents. SEALED WITH our seals and dated this 18th day of May Anno Domini 1803. WHEREAS the above bound bound and ANN JONES has been this day by the worshipful Court of said County appointed Guardian to ALLEN JONES orphan of JOHN JONES deceased now the condition of the above obligation is such that if the said ANN JONES, guardian, as aforesaid, shall, will, and truly discharge her said guardianship by taking care of improving all the estate belonging to the said orphaned and shall might be appraising and shall also settle guardianship accounts with the court of said County as is required by law and that he will deliver the said ALLEN JONES orphan, as aforesaid, when he shall attain lawful age and such a state as he ought of right to be possessed of or sooner if required agreeable to the true intent and meaning of the act of the assembly in such case made and provided. they're the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. ANN JONES {seal, her MARK} BENJAMIN WHITFIELD {seal} THOMAS GRIFFIN {seal} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of Page 2 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Court, NC, Nash State of North Carolina Nash County KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we, ANN JONES, BENJAMIN WHITFIELD, and THOMAS GRIFFIN are held and firmly bound unto LEWIS DORTCH, JOHN VICK Esquires and the rest of the justices assigned to keep the peace for Nash County in the just and full sum of £500 currency to be paid to the said LEWIS DORTCH and JOHN VICK their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns to the which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves and each of our heirs, executors, and administrators jointly and severally, firmly, by these presents. SEALED WITH our seals and dated this 10th day of May Anno Domini 1803. WHEREAS the above bounded ANN JONES hath been this day appointed guardian to POLLY JONES orphan of JOHN JONES deceased. NOW THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such that if he said ANN JONES Guardian as a forehead shall and will and truly discharge her said guardianship by taking care of and improving all the estate belonging to the said orphan and shall also settle her guardianship accounts with all with the court of said County as required by law and that she shall deliver up to the said POLLY JONES orphan, as aforesaid, when she shall attain lawful age all such a state as she ought of right to be possessed of War sooner if required agreeable to the true intent and meaning of the act of the general assembly in such case made and provided. then this obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. ANN JONES {seal, her mark} BENJAMIN WHITFIELD {seal} THOMAS GRIFFIN {seal} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of Page 3 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Court, NC, Nash State of North Carolina KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that we JAMES SHAMLY and JOHN RICE are held and firmly bound unto LEWIS DORTCH JOHN VICK and DAVID SELLS, Esquires and the rest of the justices assigned to keep the peace for Nash County in the full and just some of £5,000 to the which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and several, firmly by these presents. SEALED WITH our seals, and dated this month 9th day of February 1808 WHEREAS the above bound and JAMES SHAMLY has this day by the worshipful Court of said County been appointed Guardian to WILLIAM JONES orphan of FREDERICK JONES deceased. NOW THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such that if the said JAMES SHAMLY Guardian, as aforesaid, shall well and truly discharge his guardianship by taking care of an improving all the estate belonging to the said orphan and she will also settle his guardianship accounts with the court of the said county, as is required by law and that will deliver up the said WILLIAM JONES orphan, as aforesaid, when he shall attain lawful age all such a state as he ought of right to be possessed of or sooner if required agreeable to the true intent and meaning of the act of the general assembly in such case made and provided then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. JAMES SHAMLY {seal, his mark} JOHN VICK {seal} Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of Page 4 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Court, NC, Nash ========== 18 ORDERED THAT the following persons be a jury to lay off a road beginning at SAMSON SIKES’ path then the nearest and best way to Peach Tree near NATHAN BODDIE's into MICAJAH THOMAS's Road to wit: WILLOUGHBY MANNING, WILLIAM BODDIE, RICHARD DEAN, DANIEL TAYLOR, JERRY [JERY] DEAN, SIMON WILLIAMS, WILLIAM BRASWELL, WILLIAM ROSS, WILLIAM LINSEY, DORREL DAVENPORT, THOMAS MORRIS, STEPHAN YOUNG, SAMUEL BRYANT, ROBERT YOUNG, and WILLIAM HARRIS ... 19 WILLOUGHBY MANNING is appointed overlord of the said Road overseer whatever of the said Road and the following hands work under him to wit DORREL DAVENPORT, SOLOMON COLLINS, PETER ETHERIDGE, THOMAS RICHARDSON, JOSEPH PARROTT, WILLIAM ANDREWS, HENRY BAINS, HENRY DEAN, JOHN LINSEY, BENJAMIN TUCKER, WILLIAM HARRIS, WILLOUGHBY MANNING, THOMAS TUCKER, CHARLES Britton, and that he put the same in repair according to law. ========== 19 The following persons are appointed to attend at next court as jurors WILLIAM S. MEARNS, JAMES GRANT, JOSEPH ARRINGTON, GREEN BELL, WILLIAM BODDIE, JETHRO DENSON, JOHN DAVENPORT, WILLIAM ROSS, SAMUEL BRYANT, NEWIT LANE, ARTHUR BRASWELL, WILLIAM BATTLE, THOMAS WHITEHEAD, EDMOND DRAKE, NATHANIEL DRAKE, FRANCIS ROSE, THOMAS “VIVUS”, LAZARUS WHITEHEAD, LEWIS DORTCH, REDMUN band, RICHARD DEANS, WILLOUGHBY MANNING, WILSON CURL, LEWIS HINES, REUBEN TAYLOR, JOHN JONES, HATTER JOHN JONES HATTER, SOLOMON CARTER, JOSEPH LINSEY, MARK STRICKLAND, and WILLIAM DRAKE. ========== 115 CHARLES BROWN overseer of the road from rock at Peach Tree to the crossroads at JAMES GRIFFIN's and that the following hands worked under him WILLIS DEAN, WILLIAM LINSEY, JAMES MOORE, DAVID BALLARD, ordered & c. ========== 132 JOHN BRYANT on motion is exempt by infirmity from the payment of a poll tax in future. ========== 74 WILLIAM BRYANT Sr. his appointed overseer of the road from SAMUEL BRYANT's Ferry over Great Sapony Bridge at STEPHEN BATCHELDER and that the following hands work under him to wit: SAMUEL and WILLIAM BRYANT, PASSON RACKLEY, MICAJAH LANE, JOHN LANE, ISAAC HENRY, WILLIAM HENRY, DANIEL WARREN, and SION HILL and their hands. ========== 75 Page 5 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Court, NC, Nash ISAAC BASS has leave to turn the road around his Plantation called the COBB Place. Page 6 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Court, NC, Nash ========== 77 The last will and testament of ROBERT ROGERS exhibited on oath by the executors there and named and proved by the oath of HILL JONES and at the same time the executors therein named qualified according to law. ========== 78 WILLIAM BRYANT and WILLIAM BRYANT, SAMUEL BRYANT, WILLIAM HENRY and WILLIAM BRASWELL are appointed to divide the land of NEWIT land between the widow and the orphans, of said deceased, and report. ========== 78 ORDERED THAT the hands of JOHN JONES and the widow TAYLOR be added to the road where on JAMES MOORE is overseer. ========== 60 ANN JONES, widow of JOHN JONES exhibited her petition for dower in the lands of her husband whereupon the court appointed FREDERICK HINES Esquire, guardian [latin] for JOHN JONES and ALLEN JONES the infant sons of the said JOHN [JONES], deceased and he, BRITTAIN [JONES] and LAZARUS JONES two other sons and heirs at law appeared in court and admitted the service of the said petition and it is there upon ordered that the Sheriff summons a jury to a lot and set off to the petitioner her legal dower in the said lands agreeable to the act of assembly in such case made and provided, but the said JOHN [JONES] and ALLEN [JONES], being now infants, shall have liberty within 5 months after their respective coming to lawful age to appear in this court and object to the validity of this decree in the same manner that they could if they were now of age. ========== 61 Order that the sheriff sale the perishable part of the estate of JOHN JONES deceased to pay the debts of said deceased Page 7 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK ** Court, NC, Nash ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. BRYANT & Martha M. BRYANT. 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. BRYANT Martha M. BRYANT BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 8 of 8 ** PAGE BREAK **