Yes, Mike That is clearly the significance of Hillary CASON. Also note that one of the bondsmen in the complaint is Peter ADAMS. Peter is the G-Grandfather of Rachel Viola ADAMS, who married Francis Marion DANIEL (my G-Grandfather). PD > > From: Runforf471@aol.com > Date: 2004/04/15 Thu AM 10:14:44 EDT > To: DANIEL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [DANIEL-L] Significance of Hillary CASON > > In a message dated 4/15/2004 9:21:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > gpdfla@tampabay.rr.com writes: > What is the significance of this Hillary CASON connection to Daniel > research? > Payne, > > From NC, Craven County Court Records, New Bern District Court Records: > > Folder: 1780 > Information: Complaint by Coll. James ARMSTRONG that he had a Negroe wench > named Suck, seduced from him and carried to VA, and their sold to Benjamin BYNAM > at Brunswick Co. [VA] and he has received inteligence that Robt. DANIELS > Junr. with other persons conveyd her away and sold her. Therefore, order to arrest > Robert DANIELS to answer charge. > Date: 24 Nov 1779 (date of warrant) > County: Pitt > > Folder: 1780 > Information: Deposition of Silvanous PUMPHREY that Robert DANIEL came to his > house and told him that he had a negro wench to conduct away of Coll. James > ARMSTRONG'S, and he had been to Mr. BARFIELD'S to get him to carry her away. He > asked PUMPHREY if she could stay at his house, because Hillery CAHUN [CASON] > and Samuel BARROW was coming to dinner, and he was afraid she might be > discovered. PUMPHREY told DANIEL that she could not stay at his house, but later she > came and said Mr. Robert had sent her. PUMPHREY told her to leave. Sometime > later PUMPHREY happened to be at DANIEL'S house, and saw him rite the bill of > sale for Coll. ARMSTRONG'S negro wench and saw him deliver it to Davis VANER and > told Mr. VANER the wench must ride on his horse and that DANIEL went out the > door and came in and called his name John BRINSON after the terms of the sale > and that he DANNIEL would say a ? but ? was dead & ?Vance was gone. > Date: Nov term 1779 (date of deposition) > County: Pitt > > Folder: 1780 > Information: Appearance bond for Silvanus POMPHREY (£6000) with bondsmen > Peter ADAMS and James ARMSTRONG to appear and testify against Robert DANIEL > charged with stealing a negro slave > Date: 26 Nov 1779 (date of bond) \County:Pitt > > Folder: 1780 > Information: Appearance bond for Col. James ARMSTRONG (£3000) with Edwd. > SALTER and John SALTER to appear and testify against Robt. Daniel charged with > stealing a negro slave, the property of sd. ARMSTRONG > Date: 9 Dec 1779 (date of bond) > County: Pitt > > It was hoped that Hillary might help sort out the various Roberts. > > Mike > > > ==== DANIEL Mailing List ==== > IF YOU MISS ANY MESSAGE: You can easily search the DANIEL List Archives at: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=DANIEL > >