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Court Order Book 1784-1788 .......................................................Page 479

Name and Place entries on this page include:
John Blunt; Hardy Bunn; John Carstaphen; Philip Davis; Richard Doyal; Charlotte Gray; 
John Gray; Orphan Gray; Thomas Holloday; Hardy Johnson; John Johnson; Orphans Johnson; 
Peninah Johnson; Salley Johnson; Simon Johnson; Temperence Johnson; Britain Joyner; 
Jonas Joyner; Shadrack Lewis; Joseph Mountfortt; Sarah Mountfortt; Philes+; 
Benjamin Ruffin (Sheriff); John Simmons (Court Official); Henry Smith; Davis Turner; 
Francis Turner; William Turner; James Wilkinson; Matthew Williams; York+
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[At a court meeting on 8 Jan 1789]
447 ...| On the motion of Philip Davis who offered sufficient reasons to the Court 
......| it is ordered that the tax of two negros for the year 1786 be the remitted and 
......| certified
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243-1 .| Benjamin Ruffin Jr this day appeared and was qualified as deputy surveyor of 
......| this county
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......| On the motion of Benjamin Ruffin who offered sufficient to the Court 
244-6 .| it is ordered that his negros York and Philes be exempted from the payl 
......| of taxes and that Ned be excepted during his disability
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......| An indenture of bargain and Sale between Joseph Mountfortt and Sarah 
......| his wife of the one part and Hardy Johnson of the other part was acknowledged 
......| by Joseph Montford and continued for wife ......
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......| Thomas Holloway is by the court appointed guardian to Charlotte Gray orphan 
......| of John Gray decd on his giving bond and security whereupon the said Thomas 
98-2 ..| Holloway with John Simmons Sr his security entered into and acknowledged 
......| their bonds in the penalty of fifty pounds for securing the said orphans estate 
......| and the indemnification of the court
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......| On the motion of Joseph Mountfortt it is ordered that Peninah Johnson be 
195-1 .| summoned to appear for for the court in April to give counter security 
......| for her guardianship of the orphans of Jno. Johnson deced
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......| Richard Doyal is by the court appointed guardian to Temperance Johnson and 
......| Sally Johnson orphans of Simon Johnson decd on his giving bond and Security 
135- ..| whereupon the said Richard Doyal with John Carstaphen is security 
2 .....| entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of four hundred 
......| pounds for securing the said orphans estate and the indemnification of the court
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......| An indenture of bargain and sale between Davis Turner and Francis his .
......| wife and Hardy Bunn and Matthew Williams of the other 
......| part was proved by the oath of Britain Joyner and having been proved 
......| by the oaths Shadrack Lewis and Jonas Joyner is ordered to be recorded 
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......| Ordered that John Blunt James Wilkinson and Henry Smith or any two 
......| of them examine stall and settle an account corrent of the estate of William 
......| Turner decd and make report thereof to this Cort ~~ .
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Court Order Book 1784-1788 Page 479, database and images, Southampton Transcription Project 
(http://gostp.ddns.net/Court%20Order%20Books/Court%20Order%20Book%201784-1788/TOC%20479.html accessed 20 Jan 2021), 
from Southampton County Court Order Book 1784-1788 Page 479, 
transcribed 20 Jan 2021 by Fenton W Harrison.
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Received by the STP from Fenton Harrison on 1/22/22
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