8 May 1784, Duplin Co., NC: A petition to the NC State Assembly notes offences in Duplin and Wayne Cos by Tories and Loyalists, specifically three Basses: Rice, Harman, John; and an Absalom Davis Victims included : Mt (Mr. or Matthew?) Whitfield, whose house and storehouse were broken into & arms, ammunition among articles stolen. NOTE: His name is written this way several times. Rob*d Hooks, whose cart was robbed when he was moving for safety; horse stolen Capt. Otiey Williams, was waylaid; horse shot Capt. Blanchard, house robbed of arms, etc. Franks, Blackshear and Becton (no given names) were murdered by group which included the Basses. Solomon & Frederick Bearfield (2 young men) were in their cornfield when they were shot (Basses & Absalom Davis involved) John Stevenson, murdered in his home; wife present George Kornegay was met in the woods by Herman Bass, who shot him in the arm, & when Kornegay fled into Miry Swamp, Bass pursued him in effort to kill him. Capt. Blanshard and Charles Hames proposed raising group to pursue the perpetrators. Their mill was burned to the ground. John and Rice Bass were caught and imprisoned for the murder of Solomon Bearfield (Frederick recovered) but they escaped. No further information (NC Gen. Soc Journal 1979 issue 4) . .

Could the Mt. Whitfield stand for magistrate?? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris R. Ryan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 4:59 PM Subject: [NCDUPLIN] Kornegay, Whitfield & others >8 May 1784, Duplin Co., NC: > A petition to the NC State Assembly notes offences in Duplin and Wayne Cos > by Tories and Loyalists, specifically three Basses: Rice, Harman, John; > and an Absalom Davis > Victims included : > Mt (Mr. or Matthew?) Whitfield, whose house and storehouse were broken > into & arms, ammunition among articles stolen. > NOTE: His name is written this way several times. > Rob*d Hooks, whose cart was robbed when he was moving for safety; horse > stolen > Capt. Otiey Williams, was waylaid; horse shot > Capt. Blanchard, house robbed of arms, etc. > Franks, Blackshear and Becton (no given names) were murdered by group > which included the Basses. > Solomon & Frederick Bearfield (2 young men) were in their cornfield when > they were shot (Basses & Absalom Davis involved) > John Stevenson, murdered in his home; wife present > George Kornegay was met in the woods by Herman Bass, who shot him in the > arm, & when Kornegay fled into Miry Swamp, Bass pursued him in effort to > kill him. > Capt. Blanshard and Charles Hames proposed raising group to pursue the > perpetrators. Their mill was burned to the ground. > John and Rice Bass were caught and imprisoned for the murder of Solomon > Bearfield (Frederick recovered) but they escaped. > No further information (NC Gen. Soc Journal 1979 issue 4) > . > > . > > >