To the Group: Several of you have asked for the Court Case that I mentioned in my post "Re: Henry Sasser (Take 2)". Below is a transcript of the document that I copied from the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina. If you have the list of John Sasser and his children, it should help you to understand the relationships mentioned below. With regard to Henry Sasser being listed as John Henry Sasser, the first mention of that I have seen was the listing for his death in Laurel County. In all of the Court Minutes, deeds, and census records from North Carolina, he is listed simply as Henry Sasser. Even his marriage bond lists him that way. Doug Sherman dougsherma@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- State of North Carolina New Bern Superior Court of Jan March Term 1792. Doe on the demise of Jas. Sasser & Guardian vs Samuel Blyth. Ejection! The following Jury impaneled and charged Viz! 1. James Coore 7. James Jaspen 2. Thos. Armstrong 8. Wm. R. Jaspen 3. P. G. Roulhai 9. Wm. Whitfield 4. Casan Gibbs 10. Wm. M. Herritage 5. Wm. Watson 11. Joel Tison 6. Nathl. Tooley 12. Robert Tolan find that John Sassers the elder was seized of an Estate in fee Simple of Land in question, and that on the Seventh day of April 1774 he executed a deed of the Land in question to his Son John Sasser Junior, which deed is hereunto annised [?] and is admitted by both parties as a true Copy from the Original. The Jury further find that the said John Sassers Junior died Seized in fee simple of the premises in Question in the year 1776 intestate and without issue, leaving at the time of his death Wm Sassers his elder brother living, who afterwards died intestate in the year 1781. leaving James Sassers his only son then an infant about five years old who is the Lessor of the Plaintiff. The Jury also finds that John Sassers the elder in his life time,executed a deed of the Land in question to Mary Blyth daughter of the said John Sassers Senior which deed is also hereunto annised [?] and admitted That the said John Sassers Senior afterward died in the Year 1782 in possession of the Land in Question. If the Law is for the Plaintiff they find the defendant guilty and assess Damage & Costs. if for the Defendant they find the defendant not guilty, and so they say all. Copy from the minutes Silas Cooke Esq. ------------------------------