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32550
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Noah Ward assaulted Jacob Joyner, 1792…he bit off Joyner’s ear;
State vs. John Haddock, 1795…for slave stealing;
Levin Ross vs. Granberry Causey, Samuel Kite and Allen Smith, 1802…drove out Levin and wife Mary from their house;
John Roach, counterfeitor, 1802;
Charles Roach, counterfeitor, 1814;
Martha Sealy vs. Philip and Hannah Roach, 1791-1794…for not paying for a horse;
State vs. Nathaniel Nelson, George Nelson, St. Clair Lancaster, Lovenah Warren, and others, for riot.
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33867
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On Apr. 5, 1790, Solomon Cherry, William Cherry, Charles Waldom and Willis Cherry, of Pitt County; John Smith, John Council, Frederick Jones, and John Edmondson, of Martin County; David May/Mayo, Thomas Jenkins, Walker Knight and Jesse Knight, of Edgecombe County, gathered at the hose of John Worsley, in Dobbs County, and broke into his house and assaulted him.
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32625
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A Swift Creek, Craven County Tax List from 1786; the year that it was cut off into Pitt County…being that portion of Pitt County from Ayden to Grifton.
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31785
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1795 Pitt County Diary
This 1795-96 diary was written by Gen. Samuel Simpson (1765-1830) son of Col. John Simpson and Elizabeth Hardee. It was found in a garret in his later residence at Fort Barnwell, Craven Co., NC and presented to the North Carolina Archives in 1880’s. There are several deaths and marriages mentioned:
Jan. 1795—John Moye Esq. died in Greenville;
Jan. 28, 1795---George Falconer died;
Jan. 28, 1795---Samuel Dudley died;
Feb. 1, 1795---Robert Dixon died;
July 2, 1795---Polly Moore married to James Brooks;
Dec. 17, 1795---Sally Simpson married to Joseph Brickell;
Jan. 3, 1796---John Barbers funeral;
Jan. 3, 1796---Mrs. Walter Dixon’s funeral preached by Parson Blount.
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32973
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Josiah Griffin vs. Reuben Speir
Samuel Ralston vs. Jacob A. Blackwell.
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33102
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31959
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Ichabod Moore (1773-1857) son of William and Millicent Moore; md. Elizabeth Jones, dau. of James and Martha Jones.
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31814
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In Dec. 1879, Henry Keel, aged about seventeen, son of Mrs. William Staton, was accidently killed by his younger brother.
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34032
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33104
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Mentions: William D. Jones and wife; Robert E. Turnage and wife; Lydia Joyner; Eleanor Ruff.
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33219
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Mentions: William D. Jones and wife Dicea; Robert E. Turnage and wife Celia; Lydia Joyner; and Eleanor Ruff.
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33515
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Simeon Cason, b. on Aug. 25, 1823 in GA, son of Hillary Cason and Mary Smith, of NC. Hillary Cason was born on Apr. 3, 1779; m. 1803 to Mary Smith and had thirteen children.
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32896
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33012
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32248
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This is a feature article on Mrs. Lydia Nelson Coburn, b. 1871, dau. of John and Agnes Nelson; md. John William Hedley Coburn.
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