Caswell researchers - I thought that the Red House was sold to William Croom? Not much information in this docment. Martha INDENTURE 17 Nov. 1796 - ROBERT WHITE, Sheriff of Lenoir County sold to JOSEPH GREEN of same - 168 pounds - 1000 acres in two tracts - one tract is commonly called The Red House adj to FRANCIS HILL, TURNER WIT W. CASWELL, WILLIAM PATE Lenoir Court July 1797 Enrolled Liber A p 37, 38, 39 7 August 1797 JAS. BRIGHT, Reg NOTE: It appears there may be a page missing from this instrument.

By 1828 William Croom did own the Red House and most of Caswell's peoperties, but this sale to Joseph Green must have been in response to the following court order: 1.SOURCE: Hillsborough District Court Records DSCR 204.508.2 Original at North Carolina Archives Transcribed (as best I could read it) and Submitted by Clair Hadley STATE of NORTH CAROLINA To the Sheriff of Lenoir County Greetings:Whereas we by our writ of Fieri Facias did command you that of the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of Richard Caswell Dec'd in the hands of Winston Caswell Ecr (?) & Dolham Caswell Ex you should cause to be made the sum of one thousand ninety four pounds 15 which lately in our Superior Court of law, held for the district of Hillsborough at the courthouse in Hillsborough The Governor for our use recovered against them the said Winston & Dolham Ex & Ex as aforesaid as(and?) also the endorsed fees or costs and charges filed in said suit expended, whereof the said Winston and Dolham are liable and convicted, as to us appears of record, and that you should have the said monies before the Judges of our Superior Court of law, held for the district of Hillsboro on the sixth day of October 1796 and you on that day, having returned to us on our said writ of Fieri Facias, that you had levied on all the Lands of Richard Caswell Decd lying in Lenoir County, to wit, the Red House & plantation and the adjoining lands, Newington do d do. Tan yard plantation & the adjoining Lands, the Yadkin Survey together with four houses & several Lenoir Lotts in the Town of Kinston with three houses on them, the same being subject to sundry Execution in favor of Nathan Smith vs. the said Estate but not sold for want of time. We therefore command you to expose to sale the said property levied on as aforesaid, and have you monies aforesaid, before the Judges of our Superior Court aforesaid, to be held at the courthouse in Hillsborough on the 6th day of October next, then and there to render, &c (?). Herein fail not and have you then and there this writ. Witness, Leonard Henderson, Clerk of Said Court, the 6th day of April A.D. 1797 and in the XX 1 year of American Independence. *the 31st day of M ay 1797 ----- Original Message ----- From: Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> To: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 2:52 PM Subject: [NCLENOIR] The Red House > Caswell researchers - I thought that the Red House was sold to William > Croom? Not much information in this docment. > > Martha > > > INDENTURE > 17 Nov. 1796 - ROBERT WHITE, Sheriff of Lenoir County sold to JOSEPH GREEN > of same - 168 pounds - 1000 acres in two tracts - one tract is commonly > called The Red House adj to FRANCIS HILL, TURNER > > WIT W. CASWELL, WILLIAM PATE > > Lenoir Court July 1797 > Enrolled Liber A p 37, 38, 39 7 August 1797 JAS. BRIGHT, Reg > > NOTE: It appears there may be a page missing from this instrument. > > > >