LDS #1887725 COURT ORDERS 1755-1758 13 Feb 1755 - Thomas Berry came into court and made oath that he came into this colony from Great Britain in 1715 and this is the first time proving his importation either by himself or parents and assignes the same over to James Taylor gent. 13 June 1755 - Action of debt between John Younger and THOMAS WHITE def. the def. not appearing judgment agst. him and Thomas Roy and William Parks his security…. 14 Aug 1755 - LW&T of Thomas Terry proved by Thomas Terry Jr., exec. names….ordered Benjamin Faulkner, John Mason, RICHARD DAVENPORT, and Thomas Mason…appraise estate of Thomas Terry dec’d. 15 Aug 1755 - Action of debt Enoch Berry agst. Benj. Long. Action of debt William Copeland agst. Samuel Poe dismissed. 9 Oct 1755 - THOMAS WHITE and Margaret his wife ack. deed to Robert Farish Jr. Lucy Terry chose guardian Thomas Terry. 13 Nov 1755 - ordered Elizabeth Riddle and JAMES WHITE exec. of James Riddle give counter security. 8 April 1756 - jury included Simon Poe, Samuel Chapman. 13 June 1756 - ordered John Asburn Sr. pay DAVID DAVENPORT 150 pounds tobacco for 3 days coming and going 26 miles. LDS #1887725 COURT ORDER BOOK 1777-1780 Jan 1778- A division of the land of CHARLES YARBROUGH dec’d. between Henry Yarbrough and Benjamin Yarbrough was returned and recorded. 12 Feb 1778 - Motion of David Mason certificate for obtaining letters of administration on the estate of DAVID DAVENPORT dec’d….ordered recorded. Melchizadech Brame, Charles Mason, William Barlow, and John Ellis to appraise the negroes and personal estate of David Davenport dec’d. 12 Mar 1778 - inventory and appraisal of the estate of DAVID DAVENPORT dec’d. returned and recorded. Motion of David Mason, William Sutton, George Guy, Anthony New, M. Brame, Robert Graham, and John Ellis or any three of them are appointed to examine state and settle DAVID DAVENPORTS accounts of his executorship of the will and adm. of the estate of RICHARD DAVENPORT dec’d. and report. 14 May 1778 - Settlement of DAVID DAVENPORT’s account of his executorship of the will and administration of the estate of RICHARD DAVENPORT dec’d. returned. MARY DAVNEPORT is appointed guardian to Francis, Janey, and Mary Davenport, orphans of DAVID DAVENPORT dec’d. Inventory and appraisal of the estate of James Yarbrough returned. 9 July 1778 - DAVID DAVENPORT agst. John Wilkinson def. In detinue…parties agreed to final determination…agreed that depositions of WILLIAM DAVENPORT & MARTIN DAVENPORT shall be taken and produced as evidence. Ordered John Wilkerson pay WILLIAM DAVENPORT for 7 days coming and going 6 times 28 miles. Ordered DAVID DAVENORT pay MARTIN DAVENPORT for 5 days, 3 times, 26 miles. 13 Aug 1778 DAVID DAVENPORT agst. John Wilkinson…arbetrators “We have this day been attended by the plt. and def. being removed from out of this state Mrs. Mary Yarborough adm. of James Yarbrough dec’d. special bail for def. and John Wilkinson. father of def. appeared on his behalf and he agreed to indemnify sd. Mrs. Yarbrough from the event of this suit…order plt. recover from def. three of the slaves in the declaration mentioned to wit: Doll, Robert, and Judy….and as to the negroe Myrtilla mentioned in the declaration……. 12 Aug 1779 - deed from REUBEN DAVENPORT, GIDEON DAVENPORT, and _______ his wife she being first privately examined ack. and ordered to be recorded. ) This record is torn at the name of his wife and is missing.)