Karla, Do you remember seeing the name SELL in the records you read. Thanks Evelyn -----Original Message----- From: Karla Tipton <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 7:24 PM Subject: [NCSTOKES-L] Court of Pleas film, 1791-1803 >Does anyone know exactly what the court of pleas was in charge of in Stokes >County? > >I went through part of a film at the LDS library: Court of Common Pleas, >1790-1803 for Stokes Co., N.C. (LDS film # 0466252) and found all kinds of >things in there besides court cases, including wills and land deeds. > >Can anyone tell me what the "Iron Works" reference below is all about? > >"Ordered that John Shelton, John Easley, William Clayton, Charles >McAnnally, esq., Thomas Neil, Thomas Duncan, Josiah Calahan, Henry Tilley, >Wm. Hawkins, Charles Beasey, esq., Elisha Childress, Benjamin Tilley, >Robert Woods, Richard Woods be appointed a jury to insure(?) certain >entries made by Cot Martin, P. Pirkins in the use of Iron Works and report >to next court whether the land therein located is fit for cultivation or not." > >Thanks for any insights, > >Sincerely, >Karla > >