Lenoir County, NC - Overseers Reports, 1826-1862
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LENOIR COUNTY OVERSEERS REPORTS
1826 - 1862
July 1826
Malachi Fields - appointed Overseer of the road in the
place of Thomas Walters and the usual hands work the
same under him.
Lewis C. Desmond - appointed Overseer of the road in the
place of Isaac Hardee and the usual hands work the
same under him.
Major C. R. Loftin - appointed Overseer of the road in
place of Frederick B. Loftin and the usual hands
work the same under him.
Daniel Miller - appointed Overseer of the road in the place
of Durant H. White and the usual work the same under
him.
Reubin Clark - of the New road heading from Kinston Road
across to Snow Hill road. Beginning at the lower end
of the lane between Joseph Tilghman and Reubin Clarke
and running into Snow Hill road at Richard Jones' with
the old road as it now runs or near the same; and the
hands of Reubin Clarke, John Moore, Eli Moore, Timothy
Langston, Wilson Tilghman, James Engram and William
Faulkners work the same under him.
David Evans - of the raod from the mouth of Stonington
creek to the main road and up said road to that road
leading to Daugherty's Bridge and from Daugherty's
bridge to the road leading to Kinston and the hands
comprized in said bounds work the same under him.
October 1826
Joseph Tilghman - of the road in the room and placce of
Abner Witherington and the usual hands work the same
under him. Executed by delivering a copy of the within
in Oct. Sherriff Jos. Loftin by F. B. Loftin.
Robert Wiggins - in the room & place of Daniel S. Wood and
the usual hands work on said road under him.
Greene Taylor - of the road in place of Shepard Jones and
the usual hands work theron under him. Exe. as above
John Smith - in room and palce of Malachi Fields and the
usual hands work thereon under him. Exe.as above
Council Phillips - in the place of John Perdew and the
usual hands work thereon under him.
Richard Nobles - in the place of Isaac Taylor (Trent) and
the usual hands work on said road under him.
Imla N. Miller - place of William Brown leading from Duplin
County line opposite William Brown's down to the fork
of the road at Joseph Pearces and the usual hands work
under him. Executed for Jos. Loftin Sherriff by F. B.
Loftin Deputy Sherriff.
Robert Bond - in the place of Lemuel Baker and the usual
hands work under him.
January 1827
Richard Nobles Jr. - road leading from William's Mill to
the fox pond in place of Isaac Taylor (Trent) and work
the usual hands.
Windale Davis Sr. - in the place of Robert Wooten and work
the usual hands.
April 1827
Walter P. Allen - of the road leading from the town of
Kinston to Fred.k Jones's Bridge across Neuse river
and work the usual hands.
Francis Gooding - in place of Isaac Stroud and work the
usual hands.
Enoch Cox - in place of Jacob Langston and work the usual
hands.
James Jones - road leading from Duplin County line to the
wild pond in the room of John A. Leary and work the
usual hands.
July 1827
Shadrack Wooten - road extending from Greene County line
near John Wootens to the Westernmost end of bear creek
bridgee near Joshua Moseleys in the county of Lenoir
with the following hands viz. the hands of John Wooten,
Eliza. Taylor, Sutton Hardy, Wm. Herring, Winafred
Rouse, Joshua Rouse, Benja. Rouse, William Rouse,
Nathan Daniel and Alex. Mosely
April 1836
Creed H. Dudley - extending from Snoad B. Carraways gate to
Wm. C. Loftins gin & work the usual hands except S. B.
Carraway.
John B. Stephens - extending from the Briary Branch to
Kinston and work the usual hands.
Levi Mewboorn - extending from Loosing Swamp to Wheat Swamp
and work the usual hands.
Solomon Scott - extending from Solomon Scotts to Joshua
Tuckers and work the usual hands.
Henry Edwards - extending from Gum Swamp to Greene County
line and work the usual hands.
Alfred Moore - extending from Loosing Swamp to the Briary
branch and work the usual hands.
Amos Harvey - extending from Edwards bridge on Contentnea
to the fork of the road near the mouth of the same
at John P. Dunns and work the usual hands.
Jesse Lassiter - extending from the fork leading to Moseley
Hall by Spring Hill to the Wayne County line and work
the usual hands.
James Davis - extending from Sally Smiths gate to Whitely
Creek and work the usual hands.
July 1836
William Holland - extending from Kinston to Jones Bridge
below Kinston and work the usual hands.
Evan Noble - extending from Evan Williams Mill to the pond
and work the usual hands.
James R. Croom - extending from the center between the
bridges across Falling Creek to the Squaling pond and
work the usual hands.
Evan Evans - extending from Daughetys upper bridge to the
fork leading to Kinston & work the usual hands.
October 1836
John S. Aldridge - extending from Falling Creek to Creeches
meeting house and work the usual hands.
Richard Jones of F. - extending from the centre of Stoning-
ton creek to the fork below Abner Witheringtons with
usual hands
William Faulkner Junr. - extending from the centre of
Stonington creek to the gate at Tower Hill and work
the usual hands.
Richard Mc Coye - extending from Johns branch to South West
bridge and work the usual hands.
James Warters - extending from Hughs Causeway to the fork
of the road at Benja. Rouses and work the usual hands.
Henry Cunningham - extending from the hill on the South
east side of deepe run to the South west creek and
work the usual hands.
January 1837
William Lyon - extending from the fork at Mrs. Lyons to
Loosing Swamp in the place of Fred Baker & work the
usual hands.
James Jones - extending from Whites fork to John Williams
in the place of Thos. Becton & work the usual hands.
Levi Mewboorn - extending from Solomon Scotts to John
Hartsfield and work his own hands, Stanton Taylors,
Jesse Hutchins and Solomon Scotts.
Calvin Rouse - extending from Jones County line to a maple
in the pocoson and work the usual hands.
Joshua Tucker - extending from Loosing Swamp to the fork
leading from Jones bridge to Hiikerton and work the
usual hands.
Bright Hardee - extending from Joshua's branch to Kinston
and work the usual hands.
April 1837
Oliver C. Fife - extending from Willaim C. Loftins gin to
the old county line and work the usual hands with four
of the hands of Wm. S. Murphey.
John Patrick - extending from the Newbern road to Edwards
bridge beginning at the fork near Thos. Harveys & work
to the end of Jno. P. Dunns lane, thence to the Greene
county line & work the hands of Jno. P. Dunn, Jacob
Johnson, Benja Jones, Jno. Perdew & his own.
Richard Moore - extending from Loosing Swamp to the Benja.
Phillips place & work the usual hands.
Richard Hill - extending from Hughs Causeway to the fork
above Jas. R. Crooms mills & work the usual hands.
William Ormond - extending from Washingtons ferry to
Edwards bridge & from Eagle swamp to the fork near
Abbots shop & work the usual hands.
Thomas Smyth - extending from Sally Smyths gate to Whitely
Creek and work the usual hands.
Moses Westbrook - extending from Robinsons branch to Fall-
ing Creek and work the usual hands.
Barney Wadsworth - extending from Wayne County line to the
Squaling pond and work the usual hands.
Thomas Rouse - extending from Panther Creek to Sally Smyths
gate and work the usual hands.
Isaac Stroud - extending from the Beaverdam Swamp to Jones
County line at the high hills & the Wilmington road to
Jones County Line and work the usual hands.
Shadrick E. Loftin - extending from Fools point to the
muddy causeway or maple in the pocoson & work the
usual hands.
David Jones - extending from Whitely Creek down to the fork
opposite Fredk. Jones dec'd & work the usual hands.
William Henry - extending from the old road below Jno. P.
Dunns and into the other road by Wm. Phillips and work
the usual hands.
July 1837
Benjamin G. Byrd - extending from Gum Swamp to Greene
County line and work the usual hands.
James B. Whitfield - extending from halfway branch to Wayne
County line and work the usual hands.
William S. Caswell - extending from the centre of South
West bridge to Johns branch below said Caswells and
work the usual hands.
Ila West - extending from the branch at Wm. Browns to the
fork of the road at the late residence of Jos. Pearce
& work the usual hands.
James A. Hodges - extending from the Neuse road to Gum
Swamp and work the usual hands.
October 1837
John Warters - extending from the corner of Thos. Warters
fence to the middle of Buck branch & work the usual
hands.
Parrott M. Hardee - extending from Hughs Causeway to the
fork of the road at Benjamin Rouses & work the usual
hands.
Jesse Phillips - extending from Deep run hill to the head
of Joshuas creek and work the usual hands.
Henry Herring - extending from James R. Crooms Spring to
the end of Mary Croom's land and work the usual hands.
Lewis Jones - extending from or near Evan Ervins by James
Davis's and David Kings and work the usual hands.
William G. Caswell - extending from the centre of South
West bridge to the centre of bridge at Daughety's
mills and work the usual hands.
Joshua Rouse - extending from a maple in the pocoson to
the Jones county line and work the usual hands.
Alexander S. Rouse - extending from the fork at John
Williams' to the fork at Blount Colemans and work the
usual hands.
Thomas Hill - extending from the centre between the bridges
across Falling Creek to the Squaling pond and work the
usual hands.
Isaac Barwick - extending from Stonington Creek to Tower
Hill gate and work the usual hands.
Joseph Tilghman Jr. - extending from Stonington Creek to
the fork of the road below Abner Witheringtons and
work the usual hands.
Michael Tilghman - extending from the cross roads below
Mrs. Cobbs to the fork of the road at Jesse West
plantation & work the usual hands.
Sheppard Jones - extending from Fools point to the Neuse
river bridge and from thence to Jesse Jones's gate &
work the usual hands.
Holliday Fife - extending from the fork at Wm. C. Loftins
gin to the old County near Jacob Langston and work
the usual hands.
January 1838
Benjamin Rouse - extending from Green county line to Wayne
county line near Lewis S. Whitfield & work the usual
hands.
David Griffin - extending from Fools point to the muddy
causeway or maple in the pocoson and work the usual
hands.
James Sutton - extending from Thomas Warters barn to the
Stage road near the Squaling pond and work the usual
hands.
April 1838
Lemuel Westbrook - extending from Robinsons branch to the
centre between the two bridges across Falling Creek &
work the usual hands.
Frederick Brown - extending from the branch against Wm.
Browns to the fork at James Jones's and work the usual
hands.
Reuben Clark - extending from the fork of the roads near
his house to Snow Hill road and work the usual hands.
Joseph H. Lyon - extending from the fork at Mrs. Lyons to
Loosing swamp and work the usual hands.
Allen W. Wooten - extending from Sally Smiths gate to
Whitely creek and work the usual hands.
Jacob Langston - extending from the fork at Wm. C. Loftins
gin to the old County Line near Jacob Langstons and
work the usual hands.
July 1838
Haywood Jones - extending from the fork at Wm. C. Loftins
gin to the old county line near Jacob Langstons & work
the usual hands in place of Jacob Langston.
Needham Loftin Junr. - extending from Loosing swamp to
Briary Swamp and work the usual hands in place of
Alfred Moore.
William P. Moseley - extending from Snoad B. Carraways gate
to W. C. Loftins gin and work the usual hands.
Needham Loftin Senr. - extending from Fools point to a
maple in the pocoson and work the ususal hands.
Guilford S. King - extending from the old road below Jno.
P. Dunns and in to the other raod by Wm. Phillips and
work the usual hands.
October 1838
Joshua T. Dawson - extending from Hughs causeway to the
fork above James Crooms mills & work the usual hands.
Job L. Jarman - extending from Mrs. Campbells to the Duplin
County line & work the usual hands except Windal Davis
Windal Davis - extending from the Neuse Road to Mrs. Camp-
bells landing & work his own hands.
Rigdon B. Watson - extending from the Briary branch to
Kinston and work the usual hands.
Thomas Gray - extending from the centre between the bridges
across Falling Creek to the Squuling pond & work the
usual hands.
Constantine Whitfield - extending from the Duplin County
line to Neuse road in place of Sarget Davis & work the
usual hands.
Richard Noble Jr. - extending from Evan Williams mills to
the fox pond and work the usual hands.
Joseph R. Croom - extending from South West bridge near Jno
Williams to the road leading to White Hall & work the
usual hands.
January 1839
William Rouse - extending from James R. Crooms spring to
the end of the lane at Mary Crooms & work the usual
hands.
John T. Rouse - extending from Gum Swamp to the upper
corner of Mrs. Hodges's fences & work the usual hands.
Stephen Phillips - extending from Washingtons ferry to
Edwards bridge and from Eagle Swamp to the fork near
Abbots shop and work the usual hands.
John Taylor - extending from Deep run to the head of
Joshuas creek and work the usual hands.
Lemuel Dawson - extending from Hugh's causeway to the fork
of the road at Benjamin Rouse's & work the usual hands
April 1839
George W. Whitfield - extending from Sally Smyths gate to
Whiteley creek and work the usual hands.
John Daughety - extending from the centre of South West
bridge to the centre of the bridge at Daughety's mills
and work the usual hands.
Shade Wooten - extending from Greene County line to Wayne
County line near Lewis S. Whifield's & work usual hand
Levi Mewborn - extending from the cross roads at Solomon
Scotts to the fork of the road above Nancy Hartsfields
& work the usual hands.
William Jones - extending from the Ferry branch to the fork
of the road near the South West Creek and work the
usual hands.
Whitfield Graddy - extending from Clarks branch to a pine
near Evan Williams mill and work the usual hands.
Amos Stroud - extending from Duplin County line to the wild
pond and work the usual hands.
July 1839
William S. Murphy - extending from the fork at Wm. C.
Loftins gin to the old county line near Jacob Langston
and work the usual hands.
Calvin Ervin - extending from Beaverdam Swamp to Jones
County line at the high hills and the Wilmington road
to Jones County line and work the usual hands.
Phillip Miller - extending from a maple in the pocoson to
Jones County line and work the usual hands.
Shadrick Loftin - extending from Fools point to a maple in
the pocoson and work the usual hands.
Dossy Herring - extending from Duplin County line to the
wild pond and work the usual hands.
October 1839
Thomas P. Hartsfield - extending from Wheat Swamp Meeting
House to Simon Brights and work the usual hands.
Henry Tull - extending from the Briry Swamp to Loosing
Swamp in place of Needham Loftin & work the usual hand
Reuben Clark - extending from the fork of the road near his
house to the Snowhill road below Thos. Harveys & work
the usual hands.
Jesse Jackson Junr. - extending from the fork of the road
below Doct. Grahams to the South west bridge & work
the usual hands.
Imla N. Miller - extending from the branch against Wm.
Browns to the fork at James Jones's and work the usual
hands.
Aretas Jones Jr. - extending from Evan Ervins to David King
and work the usual hands.
John Loftin - extending from a maple in the pocoson to
Jones County line and work the usual hands.
William Gray - extending from the centre between the
bridges across Falling Creek to the Squuling pond and
work the usual hands.
Sheppard Jones - extending from Southwest bridge to the
ferry branch & from the ferry branch to a holly at the
line fence below Jno. Tilghmans and work the usual
hands.
January 1840
Jacob Parrott - extending from Falling Creek to Robinsons
branch and work the usual hands.
Thomas Harvey - extending from Wm. C. Loftins down to the
old County line and work the usual hands.
Mercher Rhem - extending from the cross roads below Mrs.
Cobbs to the fork of the road at Jesse West plantation
and work the usual hands.
Amos Harvey - extending from Gum swamp to the upper corner
of Mrs. Hodges fence and work the usual hands.
Joel Wilson - extending from Stonington Creek to the fork
of the road below Abner Witheringtons and work all the
hands that formerly worked under Reuben Clark except
Jno. Ingram Reubin Clarks including the hands on Lewis
Whitfields Stonington plantation.
Tully Moseley - extending from Snoad B. Carraways gate to
Wm. C. Loftins gin and work the usual hands.
April 1840
George Moy - extending from the centre of South West bridge
to the centre of the bridge at Daughetys mills and
work the usual hands.
Thomas Cauley - extending from the South west bridge near
John Williams to the road leading to Whitehall and
work the usual hands.
Thomas W. Dawson - extending from Greene County line to
Wayne County line near Lewis S. Whitfields and work
the usual hands.
Frederick Laroque - extending Edwards bridge over Content-
nea to the foek of the road near the mouth of the lane
at Jno. P. Dunns and work the usual hands.
July 1840
William C. Cox - extending from Fools point to a maple in
the pocoson and work the usual hands.
Bryan C. Murphy - extending from Solomon Scotts to Joshua
Tuckers and work the usual hands.
Nathan Daughety - extending from the fork at the Stonington
planation to Daughety's upper bridge after the bridge
shall be completed and the said road be put in good
order, and the hands of Thomas Hardee, George Oxley,
& Evan Evans work on said road.
October 1840
Aretas Jones Senr. - extending from Evan Ervins to David
Kings and work the usual hands.
John Sutton - extending from the Neuse road to Gum Swamp
and work the usual hands.
John L. Hill - extending from the Briary Swamp to Loosing
Swamp and work the usual hands.
Bryan Jones - extending from Fools point to the bridge
across Neuse River & work the usual hands except
Green Taylor
Green Taylor - extending from Jesse Jones's gate to the
bridge & then up the other road to a Holly in Susan
Jones's lane & work his own hands & Wm. Barwicks
William B. Rhem - extending from Towerhill gate to the
centre of Stonington bridge and work the usual hands
Samuel Jones - extending from Daughetys bridge to the old
county line and work the usual hands.
Richard Aldridge - extending from Hughs causeway to the
fork of the road at Benjamin Rouses and work the usual
Lewis Tindall - extending from Evan Williams to the Fox
pond and work the usual hands.
Levi Hill - extending from the Briary Swamp to Kinston
and work the usual hands.
Jany. 1841
William Warters - extending from the mouth of Thomas
Warters lane to the Stage road near the Squaling pond
and work the usual hands.
Jesse Kennedy - extending from Falling Creek to the
Roberson branch and work the usual hands.
Henry Brown - extending from William Browns to the fork of
the road near James Jones's and work the usual hands.
April 1841
John L. Croom - extending from the fork of the road at
James R. Crooms spring to Mary Crooms and work the
usual hands.
David Evans - extending from the centre of South West
bridge to the centre of the bridge at Daughetys and
work the usual hands.
Benjamin Rouse - extending from Greene County line to Wayne
County line near Lewis Whitfields & work the usual
hands.
Charles Holland - extending from the South West Bridge near
Jno. Williams to the road leading to Whitehall and
work the usual hands.
Curtis Phillips - extending from Solomon Scotts to Joshua
Tuckers & work the hands of Leml. H. Mewborn, Solomon
Scott, Jesse Vause & his own.
William Aldridge Senr. - extending from the run of Falling
Creek near Mrs. Herrings mill by the way of Noah Rouse
& William Aldridge to the Snowhill road near Noah
Rouse's and work the following hands; Wm. Aldridge
Senr., Wm. Aldridge Jr., Alexr. Aldridge, Lemuel
Dawson, Thos. Dawson Jr., Joshua Dawson, Malakiah
Fields, Parrott M. Hardee, Henry Gibbon, & Elizabeth
Dawson and all the hands between Falling Creek Ground
Nut & the Green County line.
Chauncey Graham - extending from the fork of the road below
Doctr. Grahams to the South West bridge and work all
the usual hands.
Lemuel H. Aldridge - extending from Falling Creek to
Creeches meeting house and work the usual hands.
William H. Whitfield - extending from Sally Smyths gate
to Whiteley creek and work the usual hands.
July 1841
Bryan B. Becton - extending from Jones County line below
B. Colemans to a marked maple in the pocoson and work
the usual hands.
John Davis Jr. - extending from Mrs. Campbells plantation
to the Duplin county line and work the usual hands.
John G. Hill - extending from the ferry branch to the fork
of the road near South West Creek and work the usual
hands.
Columbus C. Dunn - extending from the old road below Jno.
P. Dunns & into the other road by william Phillips and
work the usual hands.
Newit D. Edwards - extending from Edwards bridge on Cont-
entnea to the fork of the road near the mouth of the
lane at John P. Dunns and work the usual hands.
October 1841
The following named person were appointed Overseers of
the Public Roads as will moore fully appear by rifferance
to minutes of Coarte (Viz) Abner Tilghman, Shetton Gray,
Charles Fuller, James Jones, James M. Spence, Aaron Wiggins
and Major Hardee.
Jan 1842
Edward Patrick - extending from the fork of the road by
Thos. Harveys to the Green county line by Jonathan
Carrs and work the usual hands.
John Davis, Shf. - extending from the Duplin county line by
his own house to a cross Mushers branch & work his own
hands.
Soloman W. Carmack - extending from the centre of the
Southwest bridge to the centre of the bridge at
Daughetys mills and work the usual hands.
Jacob Parrott - extending from Falling Creek to the Robert-
son branch and work the usual hands.
Job Leary - extending from Evan Ervins to David Kings and
work the usual hands.
Nathan Hill - extending from deep creek to the head of
Joshuas Creek and work the usual hands.
Wiley Rouse - from Wayne County line to Widdows Smiths gate
that the order directed to Thos. Rouse on a parte
of said road be rounded that he work the usual hands.
Needham White - from Briary Swamp to Kinston and work the
usual hands.
John C. Washington - from Kinston up the Snowhill road as
far as Cobb branch & also up the road for Waynsboro
to the divishion line between him & Henry F. Bond at
a large ditch that he work his own hands.
Henry F. Bond - from the divishion line between him and J.C
Washington on the road leading to Goldsboro to as far
as his own lands & work his own hands
Lewis C. Desmond - from where his corner line cross the
Raleigh road up the same to his upper line & work
the usual hands.
April 1842
Thomas Dawson Sr. - from the Kinston & Waynsboro road near
Barney Wadsworth by Thomas Dawson & Mrs. Herrings
mills to where the public road crosses the Falling
Creek work his hands Henry Skinner, Dred Mitchell,
Richard Benton, Martin Potter, James Canon & Jesse
Canon.
Needham Warters - from the mouth of Thos. Warters lane to
the Stage road near the Squaling pond and work the
usual hands.
John Jackson - from the road below Doctor Chancy Grahams to
the Southwest Bridge and work the usual hands.
Walter Kennedy - from Neuse road to Gum swamp and work the
usual hands.
John Warters - from Whitely creek down the road to when it
goes in the old road near Suttons fields and work the
usual hands.
Imlly N. Miller - from Will Browns to forks of the road
near James Jones and work the usual hands.
David Jones - from where Warters new road inters the old
down to the fork below John Tilghmans and work the
usual hands.
Lewis L. Loftin - from the crossroads near Mrs. Cobbs to
the fork of the road at the Jesse West plantation
and work the usual hands.
July 1842
Thomas Dawson Sr. - extending the Kinston & Waynsboro road
near Barney Wadsworths and runs by Thomas Dawson and
Mrs. Herrings mills to where the Pubblick road crosses
the Falling creek the above overseer will work the
following hands vs. his own, Henry Skinner, Dred
Mitchells Richard Bentons Martin Potter James Canons
& Jesse Canons Lewis Herrings & William Aldridges
hands.
Lemuel Dawson - extending from the runs of Falling Creek
near Mrs. Herring mill by the way of Noah Rouses &
William Aldridges to the Snowhill road near Noah
Rouses and work the following hands vis Wm. Aldridge
Jr. William Aldridge Sr. Alexander Aldridges Lemuel
Dawsons Thomas Dawson Jr. Joshua T. Dawson Malakeah
Fields Parrott M. Hardee Henry Gibbons & Elizabeth
Dawson lay all hands between Falling Creek & Ground
Nut & Greene County line.
William F. Nunn - from Clarks branch to a pine near Evan
Williams mill and work the usual hands.
Lewis S. Whitfield - from Green county line to Wayne county
near Lewis S. Whitfields and work the usual hands.
Oct 1842
John Sparrow - from Lousin swamp to the fork of the road
by the widow Lyons and work the usual hands.
S. E. Loftin - from Fools point to a maple in the pocoson
and work the usual hands.
Jesse Wiggins - from Falling creek to Squaling pond
and work the usual hands.
Benett Rouse - from Hughes Causeway to the fork of the road
at Benj. Rouses and work the usual hands.
Jan 1843
Henry Brown - from William Browns to the fork of the road
near Jas. Jones and work the usual hands.
Stephen Cauley - from the South west bridge near John
Williams to the road leading to Whitehall and work the
usual hands.
Apr 1843
S. E. Loftin - from fools point to a maple in the pocoson
and in addition to his usual hands it is ordered by
the court that William C. Cox, Frederick Cox, John
Warters and Jas. W. Cox hands help up the Southwest
bridge.
Alexander S. Rouse - from the fork at John Williams to the
fork at Blount Colemans and work the usual hands.
Thomas Hardee - from Stonington Creek bridge to the fork at
Carraways Blackledges place and also from the fork
near the Clark place to the snowhill road and work all
the hands that worked under former Overseer.
Thomas Kennedy - from Falling creek to the Roberson branch
and work the usual hands.
Alexander Fields - from Thomas Warters to William Fields
and work the usual hands.
Henry Brown - from William Browns to the fork of the road
near Jas. Jones and work the usual hands.
Stephen Cauley - from South West bridge near John Williams
to the road leading to Whitehall and work the usual
hands.
Jas. Harper - from Jas. R. Crooms spring to Mary Croom and
work the usual hands.
July 1843
John Davis Jr. - from the Cambells place to Mushers branch
Henderson Loftin - from Briary Swamp to Lousin swamp
and work the usual hands.
Wm. Gray - from Gum swamp to the upper edge of Mrs. Hodges
farm and work the usual hands.
John A. Warters - from the fork near Ila Loftins gate to
the Newbern road below John Cobbs and working his own
hands and the other hands that belong on said road.
Jeremiah Warters - from Whiteys creek down the road to the
old road near Suttons fields and work the usual hands.
Oct 1843
Emla N. Miller - from Wm. Browns to the fork of the road
near James Jones and work the usual hands.
Barny Phillips - from Washington Ferry to Edwards Bridge &
from Eagle Swamp to the fork near Abbots Shop and work
the usual hands.
Isaac Barwick - from M. B. Rhems gate to the Stonington
Creek and work the usual hands.
Jany 1844
Michael Tilghman - from the cross roads by Mrs. Cobbs to
the Jesse West plantation and work the usual hands.
April 1844
John Jackson - from the center of Southwest Creek bridge to
the fork of the road above doctor Grahams and from the
fork between Dr. Grahams to Cobb Mills
John H. Peebles - from the end of the street in Kinston to
the foot of the Kinston bridge and work the usual hand
Levi Hill - from Towerhill to Kinston and work the usual
hands.
Parrott M. Hardee - from the middle of Falling Creek bridge
near Mrs. Herrings mills by the way of William
Aldridges to the farm near Noah Rouse and work the
usual hands.
Charles Fuller - from Wayne County line to the Squaling
pond and work the usual hands.
Henry Herring - from the fork of the road at James R.
Crooms spring to Mary Crooms and work the usual hands.
Thomas Vause - from the run of Lousin Swamp to the Snowhill
road where Warren Kilpatrick now resides and work the
usual hands.
Curtis Phillips crossed out and James Daughety written
above - from Solomon Scotts to the farh near Josh
Tucker and work the usual hands.
Richard Sugg - from the center of Falling creek bridge to
Creeches meeting house and work the usual hands.
John Sutton (Gum Swamp) - from neuse road to Gum swamp
and work the usual hands.
James Herring - from Deep Creek to the head of Joshua Creek
and work the usual hands.
Lewis Herring - from the Kinston & Waynsboro road near
Barney Wadsworth and by the Herring mills to the
center of the Falling Creek bridge and work the usual
hands.
Wm. C. Jones - from the center of John Williams mill creek
bridge to the fork of the road at ferry branch &
thence up the White hall road to the holly tree
oppsite Wili Spence and work the usual hands.
Frederick Sutton - from the center of the main run of
Falling creek to Robertson branch and work the usual
hands.
James Warters - from Hughes Causeway to the fork of the
road at Benjamin Rouse and work the usual hands.
July 1844
Frederick Cox - from fools point to a maple in the pocoson
and work the usual hands.
James F. Daughety - from Solomon Scotts to the fork of the
road near Joshua Tuckers and work the hands of Lemuel
H. Mewboorn, Curtis Phillips Solomon Scott & Jesse
Vause.
Richard Hill - from Hughes Causeway to the fork of the road
near Jesse Wiggins and work the usual hands.
Jonathan Case - from the fork of the road by Thomas Harvy
to the Greene County line by Jonathan Case and work the
usual hands.
Lemuel H. Tull - from Washingtons land to Briary Branch
and work the usual hands.
Oct 1844
Lemuel H. Tull - from Kinston to Snow Hill begining where
John C. Washingtons line crosses said road next to
Solomon Huggins and work to the middle of the Briary
branch run and work the usual hands.
Thomas Hill - from Bryry branch to Lousin Swamp and work
the usual hands.
Drewry Phillips - Washingtons Ferry to Edwards Bridge
from Eagle Swamp to the fork near Isaac Chestnutt
and work the usual hands.
Felix Smith - from Southwest bridge near John Williams to
the road leading to Whitehall and work the usual hands.
John Wiggins - from the Center of Falling Creek to Squaling
pond and work the usual hands.
Wright Phillips - from the old road below John P. Dunns &
into the road by William Phillips and work the usual
hands.
Jany 1845
John Rhem - from the crossroads below Mrs. Cobbs to the
fork of the road at the Jesse West plan and work the
usual hands.
James Herring - from the head of Vine swamp to the Deep Run
on the east side & work the hands usual worked by Henry
Hill former Overseer
April 1845
James Herring - from Henry Hill to Rockford & attach the
hands of Wm. Dawson, Nancy Herring, Susan Dawson, James
P. Chesnutt, Isaac P. Chesnutt, Mrs. S. Sutton, Adam C.
Davis, Mrs. Lovit, John Lovit, Joshua Mosely, Hardee
Kince, Calvin Hinson, Jesse Rouse, James Herring &
Thos. McDanil
Irvin Vause - from the fork of the road near Solomon Scotts
to the fork near the fork at Joshua Tuckers and work
the usual hands.
Jas. W. Cox - from the fork near John Williams to the cross
road bear Needham Loftins & work his hands & Mary Coxes
John A. Parrott - from the run of Falling Creek to
Robertson branch and work the usual hands.
Walter Dunn Senr. - from Wm. B. Rhems gate to the center of
the run of Stoning creek and work the usual hands.
Jesse Jackson - from the fork of the road above Dr. C.
Grahams to the center of the South West bridge & from
the fork but in Dr. C. Grahams to the end of the mill
dam and work the usual hands.
Malachia Fields - from the middle of Falling Creek bridge
near the Herring mill by the way of Wm. Aldridges to
the fork near Noah Rouse and work the usual hands.
Hardy Daughety - from the center of Southwest bridge to the
center of the bridge at Daughetys mills and work the
usual hands.
July 1845
Stephen Gooding - from Wm. Browns to the fork near James
Jones and work the usual hands.
Thomas Harding - from the middle of the run of Stonington
Creek to the fork at Carraways Blackledge place also
from the fork near the Clark place to the Snowhill road
and work the usual hands.
Benaga Kenneda - from Greene County line across Bear Creek
bridge to Wayne county lin and work the usual hands.
Jesse Aldridge - from the center of Falling creek bridge
near Mrs. Herrings mill via of Wm. Aldridges to the
fork near Noah Rouse and work the usual hands.
October 1845
James Rouse - from the fork of the road at Benjamin Rouses
to Hughs Causeways and work the usual hands.
James Harper - from the fork of the road near the Spring at
the Jas. R. croom mill plantation to Jas. Harpers
and work the usual hands.
James Faulkner - from the run of Lousin swamp to the Snow
hill road to the Lyons plan and work the usual hands.
John Loftin - from fools point to a maple in the pocoson
and work the usual hands.
Furnifold Dupree - from where John C. Washingtons line
crosses the road heading from Kinston to Snowhill near
Solomon Huggins to the middle of the run of Briry
branch and work the usual hands.
Mathew Hill - from center of bridge on Southwest creek near
Williams mill to the fork of the road at ferry branch
then up the whitehall road to a holly tree of line
Wm. Spem(?) and work the usual hands.
Wm. Sutton - from Joseph Hines to the Southwest Creek
and work the usual hands.
Travis Kings - from the old road below John P. Dunns to the
fork by Wm. Phillips and work the usual hands.
Wm. Warters - from the center between the bridges at
Falling Creek to the Squaling pond and work the usual
hands.
Jany 1846
Bryan B. Bruton - from fools point to a maple in the
pocoson and work the usual hands.
Geo. W. Venters - from Gum Swamp to the edge of Mrs. Hodges
farm and work the usual hands.
James Daughety - from rhe Kinston road near Mr. Joshua
Tuckers to the fork of the road near Mr. S. Scotts
and work the usual hands.
April 1846
Chaucy Graham - from the fork of the road above Dr. Grahams
to the center of the South west bridge & from the fork
below C. grahams to the end of the mill dam and work
the usual hands.
Calvin Tucker - from Lousin swamp to the Benjamin Phillips
plan and work the usual hands.
Joel Warters Jr. - from wayne County line to Squaling pond
and work the usual hands.
Wm. N. Roundtree - from Daughetys bridge to the Old County
line and work the usual hands.
Wimbly Cox - from Fools Point to a maple in mott pocoson
and at that point of the road kep up by John A. Warter
and work the usual hands.
April 1846
James Herring - from the crossroads at Spring Hill by Bear
Creek river bridge by Rockford to the Wayne County
line and work the hands of William I. Sutton, Dr. A.C.
Davis, Wm. Lovit, Gulford Lovit, John Lovit, Nancy
Herring, Hardy Skinn, Susan Dawson, Wm. Dawson, Mrs.
McDaniel, Bright Hardee, Calvin Hinson, Jesse Rouse,
Isaac Chesnutt, James Chesnutt, & Joshua Moslys hands
Curtis Phillips - from the Kinston fork of the road near
Joshua Tuckers to the fork by Solomon Scotts and work
the usual hands.
Thos. W. Dawson - from Wheat Swamp Meeting House to the
middle of Falling Creek Bridge and work the usual
hands.
Isaac Barwick - from the gate at Tower Hill to the middle
of the Stonington Creek bridge and work the usual
hands.
Wm. Abott - from the fork near Thos. Harveys to the green
county line near Jonathan Cases and work the usual
hands.
Richard Kenneday - from Nun (Nuse) road to Gum Swamp
and work the usual hands.
July 1846
Jas. R. Croom - from Sally Smyths gate to Whitly Creek
and work the usual hands.
Christopher L. Davis - from Murkers branch to forks of the
road below the Cambell place then up the road to the
River Landing Road then to Nuse River known as the
Cambell landing and work the usual hands.
Nathan Hill - from the head of Vine swamp to the deep run
on the east side and work the usual hands.
October 1846
Lewis Jones - from the fork of the road at Ervin plan to
David Kings and work the usual hands.
Wm. S. Carlton - from the center of South west bridge to
the center of the bridge at Daughetys mills and work
the usual hands.
A. J. Rouse - from the middle of the bridge or run of
Stonington Creek to the fork near Candways Blackledge
plan from the fork near the Clark place to the
Snowhill road and work the usual hands.
Charles Rigsby - from the green county line across Bear
Creek bridge to Wain County line and work the usual
hands.
Henry Tull - from where John C. washingtons land line cross
the road heading from Kinston to Snow hill to the
middle of the run of Briry Branch and work the usual
hands.
Wm. Jones - from the center of the bridge across SouthWest
Creek near Williams mill to the fork of the road at
Ferry branch then up the Whitehall road to a holly tree
where Wm. Spinn lived and work the usual hands.
Abram Bedard - from the Center of the run of Lusin Swamp
to the Snowhill road at the Lyons plan and work the
usual hands.
Jany 1847
John Croom - from the fork of the road near the Spring at
the Crooms or Warters mill to James Harpers and work
the usual hands.
Luis M. Loftin - from the crossroad below Mrs. Cobbs to the
fork at the Jesse West plan and work the usual hands.
Noah Rouse - from the fork near Benjamin Rouses to the
Hughes Casway and work the usual hands.
Jesse H. Rouse - from Hughes Casway to the fork near Jesse
Wiggins and work the usual hands.
William Tull - from where John C. Washingtons land line
crosses the road leading from Kinston to Snowhill to
the center of the run of Briery Branch and work the
usual hands.
Daniel Hines Jr. - Extending from of (thats all)
April 1847
Samuel Croom - from the fork of the road near the South
West bridge by John Williams to the road leading to
White Hall and work the usual hands.
Wm. A. Pugh - from Washingtons fery to Edwards bridge &
from Eagle swamp to the fork near Isaac Chesnutts
and work the usual hands.
Geo. Gray - from the gate at Towerhill to the middle of
Stonington Creek bridge and work the usual hands.
Thos. McDaniel - from the crossroad at Springhill by the
corner Bear Creek bridge by Rockford to the Wain
county line and work the usual hands.
Jonathan Carr - from the fork near Thos. Harveys to the
green County line near said Cares and work the usual
hands.
Alexander Dawson - from the middle of Falling creek bridge
near Mrs. Herrings mills via Will Aldridges to the
fork near Noah Rouses and work the usual hands.
July 1847
Craven Jones - from fools point to the fur bridge across
Nuse river and work the usual hands.
Geo. W. Venters - from the Waynsboro Road to the Gren
County line & work the hands that work under him now
Oct 1847
William Perdew - heading from between the Falling Creek
bridge to William Fields and work the usual hands.
Will Gray - from Nuse Road to Gum Swamp and work the usual
hands.
Washington Sumerill - from edwards Bridge to Bells fery &
divide the hands between him & Druy N. Phillips
and work the usual hands.
Druy N. Phillips - from Bells fery to the Newbern road
leading to Snowhill & divide the hands between him &
Was. Sumrill
Stephen Miller - from the Jones county below B. Colmans to
a marked maple in the pocoson and work the usual
hands.
Shade E. Loftin - from the Fools point to a maple in the
pocoson & also that part of the road leading by the
Warters place and work the usual hands.
John Murvin - from Lousan Swamp to Wheate Swamp & that he &
his hands keep up said road.
John Murvin - from the crossroad at Solomon Scotts to the
fork of the road above Nancy Hartsfields and work the
usual hands.
Wilson Tilghman - from the middle of the bridge across
Stoningtons Creek to the fork at the Blackledge plan
& from the fork at the Clark plan to the Snowhill road
and work the usual hands.
Jan 1848
Jesse Kinsey - from Beaver dam on the Wilmington road to
the Jones County line and work the usual hands.
Ordered by the Court that the overseer of the road
leading from Bear Creek meeting House be compeled to
keep up a good footercy across the low ground of Bear
Creek
Joshua Herring - from the gren county line across Bear
Creek Bridge to the Wain county line and work the
usual hands.
Luis Warters - from Wayne County line to Squialing pond
and work the usual hands.
April 1848
John Johnson - from W. C. Loftins gin to the old County lin
and work the usual hands.
J. S. W. Pearce - from the center of the south West bridge
to the middle of the bridge at Pughs mills and work
the usual hands.
Jesse Jackson - from the fork of the road above Dr. C.
Grahams to the middle of the South West bridge & from
the fork between the Dr. to the end of the mill dam of
Mrs. Cobbs and work the usual hands.
John L. Hill - from the Briery Branch to the Lousin Swamp
& that Alfred Moores hands continue to work said road
with the others
Charles Holland - from the fork near the South west bridge
by John Williams to the road heading to White Hall
and work the usual hands.
Fur Dupree - from John C. Washingtons line heading across
the road from Kinston to snowhill to the middle of the
run of Briery branch and work the usual hands.
John M. Aldridge - from the fork of the road near Jas.
Warters mills by a Spring to James M. Harpers and work
the usual hands.
Jas. M. Parrott - from the center of Falling creek to the
Josh Crooms branch on the Kinston road and work the
usual hands.
Fred Verden(?) - from Evan Williams mills to Clarks branch
and work the usual hands.
Josh Herring - from the fork at Mrs. Rachel Herrings to
Charles Fields and work the usual hands.
July 1848
Stephen Miller - from Jones County line via the Colman plan
to a maple in the pocoson & work the hands of John
Loftin, Dan Miller, Wm. C. Coxes & Sarah Coxes
Wm. S. Carlton - from the Cambells landing to Murshers
branch & work John Davis (of Zack) & Zack Davis hands
at the Cambell plan James Davis, Jas. N. Jarman, Luis
Herrell & the hands belonging to the estate, the late
Windal Davis dec'd
Jany 1849
Wm. M. Johnson - from Fools point to a maple in the pocoson
& also that part of the road leading from the fork of
the Warters plan and work the usual hands.
Barnett Howard - from Evan Williams to the Fox pond and
work the usual hands.
April 1849
Wm. Rouse - from Whitleys Creek on the White Hall road to
Kinston to David Jones road and work the usual hands.
John Taylor - from the center of the bridge across South
West Creek to apoint the late residence of Wm. Jones
dec'd and work the usual hands.
Geo. Watson - from the middle of the South west bridge to
the middle of the bridge at Pughs MIlls and work the
usual hands.
Lemuel Dawson - from the crossroad at Spring Hill to the
Wayne County line via of Rockford and work the usual
hands.
Jesse Lassiter - from Wayne County line to Squaling pond
and work the usual hands.
Chacy Graham - from the fork above Dr. Grahams to the
center of thee South west bridge & from the fork below
to the end of the mill dam of Mrs. Cobbs and work the
usual hands.
Alfred Moore - from the middle of the Briery Branch to the
Lousin Swamp by said Moores to the middle of said
swamp and work the usual hands.
Walter Dunn Senr. - from the Towerhill gate to the middle
of the Stonington Creek and work the usual hands.
Thos. Hill - from John C. Washingtons line where it crosses
the road leading from Kinston to Snow Hill to the
middle of the run of Briery branch and work the usual
hands.
Alex Tilghman - from the crossroad below Mrs. Cobbs to the
fork at Jesse West plan and work the usual hands.
James B. Webb - from the Town of Kinston to the foot of the
bridge across Nuse River below the town & work the
hands in Kinston.
July 1849
John G. Davis - from Whitlys Creek to Wm. H. Whitfield on
the White Hall road from Kinston and work the usual
hands.
Ezkiel Creech - from edwards bridge to the mouth of the
line at John T. Davis & work the hands of John Coward,
E. T. Edwards, Nuit Edwards, C. L. Edwards, Luis Moore
Richard Buck(?) F. H. Laroque Robert Phillips & the
hands of C. Edwards kept at his plantation in Lenoir.
Thos. Harts - from Simon Brights to the Hull road & work
the hands of Simon Bright, Ivy Mulers Letchworth,
Calvin Hartsfield, Joseph Hardy, F. D. Hartsfield &
Jesse Hartsfield & James Letchworth.
Octr 1849
Wm. A. Pugh - from the Buton old field landing to Pughs
bridge and work the usual hands.
James Uzzell - from the mouth of James Harpers line to the
junction of the Spring Hill road and work the usual
hands.
Bright Kenneday - from the center of Falling creek bridge
to Squaling pond and work the usual hands.
Ezikeil Creech - from Edwards bridge to Thos. Harvys & also
the fork by Mr. Jonathan Cases to the Gren County line
and work the usual hands.
Wm. A. Boyette - from Duplin county line to the Wild Pond
and work the usual hands.
Richard B. Taylor - from Fools point to the bridge across
Nuse River near Kinston and work the usual hands.
Sam S. Howard - from the fork of the Road near the Ervin
plan to David King and work the usual hands.
Jany 1850
Luis C. Desmond - from Horse branch above Luis C. Desmonds
to Kinston and work the usual hands.
Frederick Sutton - from the center of Falling Creek to the
Josh Crooms branch and work the usual hands.
Philitus Pittman - from edwards bridge to Bells ferry &
divide the hands between him & Dry H. Phillips
Needham West - from Fools point on the South west Creek to
a Maple in the pocoson & from the fork leading by the
Warters plan and work the usual hands.
Wm. Davenport - from Vine Swamp to Deep Run and work the
usual hands.
David Lee - from the center of Deep Run to the South west
Creek and work the usual hands.
John K. Nobles - from Evan Williams to the Fox pond and
work the usual hands.
Frederick G. Taylor - from the crossroad above Solomon
Scotts to the fork above Nancy Hartsfield and work the
usual hands.
March 1850
James Rouse - from the middle of the run of the creek from
Hughs Casway to the fork of the road near Benjamin
Rouses old plan that he work the hands of Noah Rouse,
Benja Rouse & his own hands.
Augustus Moseley - from the line between R. F. Bond & James
E. Metts to Luis C. Desmonds & Eliza Metts near the
Hull road fork and work the usual hands.
Bryan C. Murphy - from the Tower Hill gate to the center of
Stonington Creek and work the usual hands.
Ardent Wiggins - from Daughetys bridge to the old County
line and work the usual hands.
John Mooring - from the middle of Falling Creek bridge near
Mrs. Herrings Mills via of Wm. Aldridge to the fork
near Noah Rouses and work the usual hands.
Thos. A. Heath - from Jones county line to Mrs. Cobbs mills
and work the usual hands.
Jacob West - from the middle of South west Bridge to the
middle of Wm. A. Pughs mill bridge and work the usual
hands.
Joel Warters Jr. - from the old Stage road near Squaling
pond by Spring Hill to the Center of Bear Creek and
work the usual hands.
Joseph Tilghman - from the middle of bridge across Stoning-
ton Creek to the fork at the Blackledge plan and from
the at the Clark plan to the Snow Hill road and work
the usual hands.
John L. Lee - from Cambells Landing to Murpin branch and
work the hands of George Jones, John Davis Jr., Calv
James Davis, Mrs. Smithy Davis, John L. Lee, John S.
Davis & Stephen Cauly.
Willy Davis - from Evan Williams mill to the Clark branch
and work the usual hands.
July 1850
Jesse Jackson - from the fork above Dr. Graham to the
Center of the South West bridge & from the fork below
Graham, to the end of the mill dam of Mrs. Cobbs
and work the usual hands.
Wm. F. Kenneday - from the fork of the Kinston road near
Mr. J. Tuckers to the fork near Sol Scotts & work the
hands of Jesse Vause, Curtis Phillips, & the hands
living where James G. Coxes & Sally Tulls & Adam
Greenfields live
Sept 1850
Henry Tull - from the middle of the Briary Branch to the
middle of the Lousin Swamp near Alfred Moores
and work the usual hands.
Thomas Wiggins - fromthe fork near Joshua Tuckers to the
crossroads near Solomon Scotts & work the hands of
Jesse Vause, Solomon Scott, Curtis Phillips, Thomas
Wiggins, Adam Greenfield, & Sally Tulls
Frederick Jones - from the center or middle of the Stoning-
ton Creek near Thomas Hardys to the fork near Black-
ledge plan of Snoad B. Carraways & from the fork near
Joseph Tilghmans Senr. to the fork near Jacob
Langstons and work the usual hands.
James M. Parrott - from Whitlys Creek on the White Hall
road to Kinston to David Jones road and work the
usual hands.
Wm. Aldridge - from the fork of the road near James Warters
mill to James M. Harper and work the usual hands.
January 1851
John Rhem - from Mrs. Cobbs to the West Plan and work the
usual hands.
John H. Coward - from Edwards across Contentnea Creek to
the fork near Thomas Harvys and work the usual hands.
Henry Cunningham - from the center of Deep Run to the
center of South west Creek and work the usual hands.
Needham Loftin Senr. - from fools point on the South West
Creek to a maple in the pocoson & the fork leading by
the Warters plan and work the usual hands.
Richard Nobles - from the Burn Coat Road to the Camble
Landing on Nuse River & work all the hands on the south
side of Trent & on the north side of the Path that
leads from Evan Williams farm on the road by Richard
Shop & so on by Nobles plantation to Buck branch near
Curtis Tindals then with Georges Old Path to Trent
River at the old ford which Company is to work the part
from the Burn coat road to the Slough at the North side
of Jonas Smiths Mill and work the usual hands.
Furny G. Mitchell - from the fork at Spring Hill to the
Wayne County line via of Rockford and work the usual
hands.
September 1851
Arden Wiggins - from Carraway bridge to the road leading to
Whitfields Old bridge & work his hands not attached to
other roads
Samuel S. Canady - from the fork of the Snow Hill Road to
the old County line And work the hands of S. B. Caraway
Fredrick Jones - from the Snow Hill Road to Stonington
Bridge & from the fork of said road back to the road
leading to Whitfields Old bridge & to work the hands as
before but Canadys
March 1851
Benjamin Rouse Jr. - from the Green County line to the
Wayne county line by the way of Bear Creek Church
and work the usual hands.
Edwin Taylor - Taylor Jr. extend to work the road over
which he is overseer to the branch South of Mrs.
Williams & work his usual Hands & Mrs. Williams
John Taylor - Extend in working the road to the branch
South of Mrs. Williams & work the hands on the South
West bridge near Mrs. williams
Blany Allen - extending from the center of falling creek to
Squealing pond and work the usual hands.
Jesse Barwick - from Henry F. Bonds line to Luis C. Desmond
line at the Hull Road and work the usual hands.
Stephen Waller - from Evan Williams mills to the Woodington
Meeting House & work the usual hands & atest with said
hands in keeping in repair the South west bridge near
the former residence of the late Colo. Williams
Jas. Wood - from the Spring Hill road to the mouth of
Harper Land and work the usual hands.
Edwin Taylor - from the fork near the South west bridge by
Mrs. Williams to the road leading to White Hall and
work the usual hands.
William Herring - from the center of near J. Warters mill
Falling creek to the Joshua Croom branch and work the
usual hands.
July 1851
Stephen Hines - from the holly near the Susan Jones plan
(deceased) to a small branch south of Mrs. Nancy
Williams & work the hands of the South West bridge
near Mrs. Williams
Chany Graham - from the fork above said Graham to the
center of the South west bridge & from the fork below
his house to the end of the mill dam of Mrs. Cobbs
and work the usual hands.
Richard Rouse - from the middle of the creek run at Hughes
Casway to the fork near Ben Rouses old plan and work
the usual hands.
Luis Tindal - from Evan Williams to the Fox pond and work
the usual hands.
Chancy Gray - from formerly worked by David Jones and work
the usual hands.
Sept 1851
Washington Johnson - from Tower Hill to Kinston and work
the usual hands.
Franklin Thomas - from Edwards Bridge to Bells Ferry &
divide the hands between him & Drury Phillips.
Robert B. Vause - from the fork near Joshua Tuckers to the
crossroad near Solomon Scotts and work the usual hands
Jacob West - from the South West Bridge to Wm. A. Pughs
mill bridge and work the usual hands.
John Fields - from hughes Causway to the fork of the road
at New Hope Meeting House & the hands living on the
north side of the road to Groundnutt & the Old mill
road Work all the same also Bryan Wiggins, James
Carter & Henry Cannon
Jany 1852
Jessee Vause - from where the line crosses the road
dividing the lands of Jessee Vause & L. W. Canaday
to the cross road near the widow Pridgens & work his
own hands & them he may have employed
Job Leary - from the fork of the raod near the Ervin place
to David Kings and work the usual hands.
Jesse Jackson - from Whitleys Creek on the White Hall Road
to kinston to David Jones road and work the usual
hands.
Curtis Phillips - from the fork near J. Tuckers to the cros
roads near Solomon Scotts and work the usual hands.
John Cauley - from the fork of the road at the Campbell
Place to a small branch south of Mrs. Nacy Williams
and work the usual hands.
Joseph Wooten - from the fork at Spring Hill to the Wayne
County line via Rockford and work the usual hands.
Thomas Dawson Sen. - from the fork at Rachel Herring to
Chas. Fullers and work the usual hands.
Lewis Warters - from the fork of the road near Jus Warters
mill to Jas M. Harpers and work the usual hands.
July 1852
John S. Davis - from Betts branch to Whitlys Creek and work
the usual hands.
Wiley Rouse - from Betts branch to Sarah Whitfields gate
and work the usual hands.
Noah Dunn - from the old road below John P. Dunns to the
fork by William Phillips and work the usual.
Jesse Lassiter - from squealing pond by Spring Hill to
Wayne County and that he be bound to keep up a foot-
way across the low grounds of Bear Creek
Franklin Thomas - from Eagle swamp to the forks of the road
near Edwards Bridge and work the usual.
September 1852
James Warters - from the center of Falling Creek to
Squaling pond and work the usual hands.
John H. Jackson - from the fork of the road above Dr.
Graham to the centre of South west bridge and from the
fork of the road & below Grahams to Mrs. Cobbs mill
dam and work the usual hands.
John G. Davis - from Betts branch to Whitleys Creek and
work the hands of Geo. W. Whitfield , Jno. S. Davis,
Mrs. Parkers, S. Davis Junr at the Campbell place &
Joseph A. Croom
Perry Cox - from the maple causway to fools point and work
the usual hands.
Richard Nobles - from a stake the other side of E. Williams
Machine Bridge to a short leaf pine on the north side
of said Williams Saw mill bridge and that the hands of
Evan Williams, Stephen Williams, Rich Nobles work the
same.
Blackledge Harper - from the top of the hill on the south
east side of deep run to the centre of South West
Creek and work the usual hands.
Thomas Warters Jnr. - from Thomas Warters to Wm. Fields
and work the usual hands.
Wilson Tilghman - from Snow Hill road to Stonington Creek
bridge and from the fork of said road back to the road
leading to Whitfields Old Bridge and work the usual
John L. Hill - from the center of Briary branch to the
Center of Lousin Swamp near Alfred Moores and work the
usual hands.
John C. Hartsfield - from Simon Brights to Hull road and
work the hands of Frank Bright, Lem'l Mewborn, Bryant
Pate, Furney Letchworth, & boys, A. T. Rouse, J. C.
Hartsfield, Joseph T. Hardee, W. G. Harper, James A.
Hood, Thomas W. Hart, Wm. & Geo. Harrison
Joshua J. Herring - from Green County line to Wayne County
Line via Bear Creek Church and work the usual hands.
January 1853
Jesse Jackson - from Whitleys Creek to a holly tree on the
north side of Pinkney Hardys plantation and that the
hands of Admiral Croom, Chauncy Grey, William Rouse,
John A. Parrott, & James M. Parrott that works at the
Steam Mill on the J. Harper land & John A. Suttons,
Will Suttons & Jesse Jackson, David M. Lawson and P.
Hardees work the same.
Jacob Langston - from Fork of the road at Mrs. Pridgens to
the old county line and work the usual hands.
Charles Holland - from Lawsons Turpentine Landing to
Zackariah Davis old home and work the usual hands.
Wm. C. Cox - from fools point to Neuse Bridge and work the
usual hands.
Alex Rouse - that the piece of road be extended to branch
south of Mrs. Williams house and work the usual hands.
Barnet R. Howard - from Evan Williams to the Fox pond and
work the usual hands.
Stephen Phillips - from belts branch to Whitleys Creek and
that the hands of J. S. Davis, G. Whitfield, J. G.
Davis, Mary Parker, Zach Davis at the Campbells place
J. R. Crooms & W. R. Crooms work the same.
Mar 1853
Jas. Herring - from Vine Swamp to Deep Run and work the
usual hands.
Haywood Waller - from E. Williams Sen. Mills to the fork of
the Road at Woodington Meeting house & work on the So
West Bridge and work the usual hands.
Joshua G. Dawson - from Spring Hill to the Wayne Co. line
via Rockford and work the usual hands.
Amos Harvey - from the fork of the Hull Road to H. F.
Bond's line and work the usual hands.
Josiah Sutton - from the mouth of Jas. Harpers land and end
at the Spring Hill Road near Jenny Lind and work the
hands of Jas. Wood, J. M. Aldridge, W. Y. Aldridge,
J. L. Croom, Dempsey Wood, Jas. Uzzell, Hardy Sutton,
Thos. Sutton Jr., Chas. Hays, Jas. Benton, Wm. Barwick
Josiah Sutton, J. & R. Daily, & Willis Rouse
Jno. Cauley - from a small branch So side of Mrs. Williams
Run to David Lawsons Turpt Boxes work the usual hands
with the addition of D. W. Lawsons
James M. Parrott - from the Center of Falling Creek to the
Josh Croom Branch and work the usual hands.
Fred Sutton - from Tower Hill gate to the Centre of
Stonington Creek and work the usual hands.
R. K. Suggs - from the fork of the Road near the former
residence of Mrs. Herring to the Spring Hill Road
near C. Fuller & work the hands of Thos. Dawson Sen.
Asa & P. D. Warters, B. Mitchell, Wm. Aldridge,
C. Fuller & Ezekeel Ham.
John Tull - from the Briery to J. C. Washington land and
work the hands of H. Tull which work on the plantation
known as the Taylor Place.
Augustus Moseley - from the fork at Joshua Tucker to the
Cross Road at Sol Scotts and work the usual hands.
W. H. Rountree - from the Aligator to the Contentnea Creek
Bridge & work the hands below the Aligator
Walter Dunn - from Kinston Bridge to Kinston & work the
hands of Washington & White that work at their Hill
W. C. Loftins that work at his Hall W. G. Taylor,
Aretus Jones & his own
Arden Wiggins - from Whitfield Road where it crosses to go
to the Stonington Plantation to the Aligator & work
the hands above the Aligator
Jesse Coward - from Edwards Bridge to the fork near Thos.
Harveys also the road from the County line near J.
Cases to the fork near Jno. P. Dun and work the usual.
Thos. J. Kenedy - from Neuse Road near Falling Creek Bridge
to Gum swamp including Gum Swamp Bridge & work the
hands of Jesse Kenedy, J. B. Kenedy, A. Hill, Simon
Hodges & his own
James K. Parrott - from Gum Swamp bridge to Hull Road &
work the hands of Thos. Hill, Reuben Barrow, Benj.
Parrott, Pinkney Hill, Bright Hill, & Westen Hill
July 1853
W. H. West - from the So West Bridge to W. A. Pughs Mill
Bridge and work the usual hands.
September 1853
C. C. Dunn - from Eagle Swamp to the fork of the Road near
Edwards bridge and divide the hands with Drury
Phillips
Samuel Scarborough - from the fork near James Warters Mill
to James M. Harper and work the usual hands.
Ben Parrott - from Gum Swamp to the intersection with Hull
Road and work the usual hands.
F. G. Jones - from the corner of J. J. Moors fence where
the little sister meeting house formerly stood running
by Mrs. Elizabeth Bonds to the Newbern Road and work
the hands of Francis Jones, Laney Jones, William
Jourden, L. H. Aldridge, Elizabeth Bond, & James Bass
Janury 1854
R. F. Bright - from Lousin Swamp to Wheat Swamp & from the
Cross Roads of Solomon Scott to the fork above Nancy
Hartsfield and work the usual hands.
March 1854
Wm. Herring - from half way between the two Bridges at
Falling Creek below James Warters Mill & running down
to Robinson branch and work the usual hands.
Ben Rouse Sr. - from the fork of the road at Ben Rouses to
Groundnut and the usual hands work under him.
Jesse B. Taylor - from the corner of Jesse Vause fence and
running to the green County Lian and that the hands of
Jesse Hartsfield, Jesse B. Taylor, Rich. B. Taylor, &
Wm. G. Taylor work said road.
George Daily - from the Squailing pond to the Middle ground
betwin the two Bridges on Falling Creek below James
Warters Mill and work the usual hands.
R. L. Wooten - from Jiny Lind by Rockford to the Wayne
County line and work the hands belonging to R. B.
Wooten, Ben Sutton, Joseph Wooten, William Dawson,
Furna Mitchell, Franklin Herring, Nancy Herring,
Leonades Herring, James Herring, Joshua T. Dawson,
William Coker, Ezekel Ham & Calvin Hinson work under
him.
James Langston - from the fork of the raod at Mrs. Pridgons
to the Old County Line and work the usual hands.
Senas Davis - from Evin Williams to the fox pond and work
the usual hands.
Amos Taylor - from Fools Point to the foot of Neuse Bridge
and work the usual hands.
John M. Aldridge - from the mouth of Jas. Harpers Lane &
end at the Spring Hill Road near Jeny Lind and work
the hands of James Wood, J. M. Aldridge, Wm. Y.
Aldridge, J. L. Croom, D. Wood, James Uzzell, Hardy
Sutton, Thos. Sutton, C. Hays, James Benton, Wm.
Barwick, Josiah Sutton, Joshua Daily, Robert Daily &
Willis Rouse (Willis Rouse Blotted out on original
page)
George W. Jones - in place of Wiley Rouse - extending from
Betts branch to the Wayne County Line and work the
hands of Sarah S. Whitfield, Allen W. Wooten, A. N.
Armany, George Jones, Wily Rouse, Wm. Stroud, Henry
Goodman, Nathal Parker, Henry N. Croom, & Samuel Croom
& G. W. Jones
John A. Parrott - in place of Jesse Jackson - extending
from Whitlys Creek to a Holly tree on the north side
of P. Hardee Plantation and you work the hands of A.
Croom, William Suttons, John A. Parrott, James M.
Parrott that work at the Steam Mill John A. Sutton,
Jesse Jackson, & Pinkny Hardee
B. W. Canaday - in place of Arden Wiggins - extending from
the Whitfield road where it crosses to go to the
Stonington Plantation to the Aligator & work the hands
above the Aligator
July 1854
Ben Rouses Jrs. - leading from the Green County line by
Bear Creek Meeting House to the Wayne County line
and that the usual hands work under him.
James M. Hines - leading from Charles Fullers by Thos.
Dawsons to where Rachel Herring formerly lived and
that the usual hands work under him also the hands of
Parratt D. Warters, Asa T. Warters, & William Aldridge
Sr.
September 1854
John S. Davis - Leading from Whitlys Creek to Betts Branch
and work his own hands & the hands of George W.
Whitfield deceased, Joseph R. Croom, John G. Davis,
Mary Parker and the hands of Zack Davis Sr. at the
Campbel place.
Benjaman Rouse of Richard - from South West Creek A long
by John Davis' to the fork at Mrs. Robertsons and work
the usual hands.
Worey L. Kilpatrick from the Center of South West Bridge to
Wm. A. Pughs Mill Bridge and work the usual hands.
Jas. Warters - from the Squalling pond to the Middle ground
betwin the two Bridges on Falling Creek below James
Warters Mill and work the usual hands.
James M. Harper - from the fork near James Warters Mill to
James M. Harpers and work the usual hands.
Franklin Moore - from Eagle Swamp to the fork of the Road
near Edwards Bridge and divide the hands with Drewry
H. Phillips.
John A. Parrott - from Whitley Creek to a Holly and from
the Holly to Briery Branch and work all his own hands
together with the usual hands (J. W. Cox Chairman)
Amos Taylor - from the Fools Point to the fork of the
Bridge, a cross neuse river and from there to the Edge
of the town of kinston and work the hands that he now
works and all the hands on the other portion of the
Road (vz) Joseph Brugmans, Craven S. Jones, & James B.
Cummings (J. W. Cox chairman)
January 1855
John W. Hardee - from the road (unknown) in the room of
Daniel Hines and work the usual hands. (unknown in the
original overseer book)
Jas. L. Cannaday - from the Aligator to Contentna Creek
Bridge & work the hands below the Aligator (Executed
by deliving a Copy of the within to James L. Cannady
on the 8th March 1855, Wm. Fields Shff by J. F.
Pridgen)
Stephen Cauley - from a Smaul branch South Side of Mrs.
Williams & Runs to David W. Lawsons Turpentine boxes
& work the usual hands with D. W. Lawson.
Richard Abbott - from the Squalling Pond to Spring Hill to
the Wayne County line and work the usual hands.
March 1855
Wm. Bond - from the corner of Jesse J. Moores fence where
the little Sister Meeting House formerly stood Running
by Mrs. E. Bonds to the Newbern Road & work the usual
hands (Executed 14 April 1855 Wm. Fields Shff)
Lemuel J. Mewborn - from the fork of the road at Joshua
Tuckers to x roads at Solomon Scotts and work the
usual hands (executed 17 Apr 1855 William Fields Shff)
Levi Hill - from the Snow Hill road to Stonington bridge
and from the fork of said road back to the road
leading to Whitfields old bridge and work the usual
hands. (Executed 6 April 1855 William Fields Shff)
Jason W. Loftin - from the maple causway to Fools Point and
work the usual hands (Executed on 2 June 1855 by
William Fields, Sheriff)
Mathias Harvey - from the fork of the road at Mrs. Pridgens
to the old County line and work the usual hands.
(Executed 7 Apr 1855 William Fields, Shff)
Wm. D. Warters - from the fork at James Fields by William
D. Warters to the fork at the end of the lane of
Thomas Warters and work the usual hands. (Executed
6 Apr 1855 William Fields Shff)
Thomas Heath - from the Dover road below the residence of
Mrs. Cobb to the South west Road where it intersects
below John Lewis as well as from John Jackson Mill
to the Jones County Line and work the hands of John
C. Wooten. (Executed to Thomas A. Heath on 7 Apr 1855
William Fields, Schff)
Stephen Gooding - from the gate opposite E. B. Coxes to the
Jones County line and work the hands of Stephen
Gooding, Henry Brook, & J. N. Miller (Executed 8 Jun
1855 N. Z. Parker D.Shff)
July 1855
Thomas H. Dawson - from the falling Creek Bridge to the
Bear pond near Noah Rouse and work the usual hands.
(Executed on 28 Jul 55 by William Fields, Shff)
Wm. W. Fuller - from Mrs. Herrings old place to Charles
Fullers and work the usual hands. (Executed on 21
Jul 1855 by William Fields, Shff)
Joshua J. Herring - from the Green County line by bear
Creek Meeting House to the Wayne County line and work
the usual hands. (Executed on 14 Sep 1855 by R. W.
Moore for Shff)
James M. Hines - from Wheat Swamp Meeting House to the
Middle of Falling Creek Bridge and work the usual
hands. (Executed on 28 Jul 1855 by William Fields,
Shff)
September 1855
Hardy Davis - from Vine Swamp to deep run and work the
usual hands. (Executed on Oct 5 1855 by M. C. C.
Lanier for Shff)
Will Moseley - extending and known as the Whitfield road
and the hands that worked under Burwell W. Cannaday
(Executed on 1 Dec 1855 by William Fields, Shff)
John Brown - from the fork of the road at James Jones to a
lightwood Stump oposite Mrs. Browns and work the hands
of Zack Brown, Hardy Brown, John & David Williams,
John Cauley, & Albert Morgan & Jas. Becton, John
Becton hands, J. Brooks & William Walker. (Executed on
8 Dec 1855 by William Fields, Sh.)
Dempsy Wood - from the mouth of James Harpers lane to the
Spring Hill road to Jiny Lind and work the usual
hands. (Executed on 8 Dec 1855 by William Fields,
Shff)
F. G. Jones - from the boundrey of Kinston to Nuse River
Bridge and work the hands of C. S. Jones, J. B.
Cummings, Ben F. Phillips, H. M. Hines, & F. G. Jones
(Executed 11 Nov by A. Fields DS for Shff)
James Thomas - from Eagle Swamp to the fork near Edwards
Bridge and divide the hands with D. H. Phillips and
the hands that will come in. (Executed 1 Dec William
Fields, Shff)
William Warters - from the Squalling pond to the center of
Falling Creek and work the usual hands. (Executed on
17 Nov 1855 by A. Fields DS for Shff)
James M. Harper - from the fork near James Warters mill to
J. M. Harpers and work the usual hands and the hands
of James Wood, Iziah Johnson, Saml Scarborrough, James
Rouse, and Jacob Parrott.
R. B. Warters - from the Squalling pond to Wayne County
line and work the usual hands. (Executed on 17 Nov
1855 by A. Fields DS for Shff)
July 1856 (This date out of place in original book)
Jacob Langston - from the fork of the road at Wm. Fields
to the old County line and work the usual hands of
Thos. Harveys, Jacob Langston, Granvil Johnson, Carrol
& Shade Jackson, & James & Henry Jackson & Winifred
Wiggins. (Executed 13 Aug 1856 William Fields, shff)
Janry 1856
Silas M. Turner - from the Duplin County line to the Old
Road at Mrs. Irvins and work the usual hands.
(Executed on 4 Mar 1856 by J. Herring DS)
R. F. Bright - from Lousain Swamp to Wheat Swamp and work
the hand of S. W. Bright, Lemuel Mewborns & his own
(Executed on 8 Mar 1856 by William Fields, Shff)
F. G. Taylor - from Solomon Scotts to the fork that leads
from Blany Cokers to Wheat Swamp Meeting House and
work the hands of Mrs. Hutchins and Mrs. Mewborns and
his own. (Executed 27 Feb 1856 by William Fields, Sh)
March 1856
Joseph B. Taylor - from the Greenvill road to the Newbern
road and L. H. Aldridge, Allen Brown, Louisa Barwick,
Mathias Harvey, and Elizabeth Bond hands work under
him. (Executed 10 Apr 1856 by William Fields, Sh)
Wright Phillip - from the fork below John P. Dunns to the
fork by William Phillips and work the usual hands.
(Executed on Jun 16 1856 by Alex Fields DS)
James M. Parrott - from half way betwin the two Bridges at
Falling Creek below James Warters Mill and running
down to Robinson Branch and work the usual hands.
(Executed on 14 Apr 1856 by William Fields, Sh)
July 1856
Jeremiah Warters - from the cross at Spring Hill to the
Junction with the Snow Hill road near J. J. Herring
and that the hands of Jesse Lassiter, Susan Warters,
Jeremiah Warters, and Benjamin Warters work under him.
(Executed on 1 Aug 1856 by William Fields Sh)
September 1856
Bright Hill - from Tower Hill to the Edge of town of
Kinston and and work the usual hands. (Executed on 13
Oct 1856 by William Fields Sh)
Nathan Hill - from Vine Swamp to deep run and and work the
usual hands. (Executed 21 Octr 1856 James Herring DS)
Elisha Grady - from the top of the hill on the south east
side of deep run to the center of South West Creek and
work the following hands vz Elish Gradys, Alex Gray,
Lemon Smith, Alex Carter, Richard Lee, Amos Lee, Levi
Lee, Graham Lee, Jas. Deaver, Richard Deaver, Olivir
Carter, Amos Stroud, Simpson Harper, Thomas Davis,
Calvin Deaver, Jno. Cunningham, Druy Parker & Chelly
Davis. (Executed 18 Oct 1856 by James Herring DS)
Senas Davis - from the Mill of Richard Noble to the
beaverdam, then the Burn Coat Road to the fox pond and
work the hands of James Nunn, B. R. Howard, James
Tindal, James Howard, Isaac Sparrow, Jerry Tindal,
Charles Tindal, Richard Tindal, Richard Tindal (son
of Lewis), Parker Howard, John Lee, Evin Lee, Kincy
Nobble, Joseph Nobble, Evvitt Nobble, Levi Braxton,
Ben White, Christopher Huffman, Aretus Huffman, Levina
Williams, Durant Alphins & Benjamin C. Turner.
(Executed 18 Oct 1856 by James Herring DS)
Alex S. Rouse - from the fork of the road at E. B. COXES
to a small branch South of Mrs. Williams & work the
hands of Thomas Becton, John Becton, Levi Becton,
Jarman Becton, Council B. West, James Jones, Reding
D. Nunn, & A. S. Rouse. (Executed on 30 Oct 1856 by
James Herring DS)
E. P. Loftin from the muddy causway to fools point and work
the usual hands. (Executed on 13 Oct 1856 by William
Fields Sh)
Major Hill - from the briery to Loosing Swamp & work his
own hands & the hands of Henry Tull, Alford Moore.
(Executed on 13 Oct 1856 by William Fields Sh)
S. W. Scarborrough - from the fork near James Warters Mill
to James M. Harper lane and work the hands of James
Wood, James Rouse, James M. Harper & his own.
(Executed on 13 Oct 1856 by William Fields Sh)
Haywood Waller - from Richard Nobbles saw mill to the fork
of the road near Woodington meeting house & work on
the Southeast bridge & work the hands of Whitfield
Grady, Phillip Miller, Stephen Herring, Jesse Noble,
Wilie Davis, Stephen Waller, James Grady, Curtis
Rodgers, and his own. (Executed on 15 Oct by James
Herring DS)
James Thomas - from Eagle Swamp to the fork near Edwards
bridge & work the hands of A. S. Edwards, Edmond
Brooks, P. N. Pittman, C. C. Dunn, Stephen C. Phillips
Mathew Carrs. (Executed 16 Dec by William Fields Sh)
Janry 1857
Chauncy Gray - from Fools Point to the bridge a cross neuse
river and work the usual hands. (Executed 16 Dec Sh)
D. A. Hill - from Simon Bright to Hull road and work the
usual hands.
March 1857
Stephen Miller - from the Jones County line to the maple
tree in the pocosan and work the hands of John F.
Wooten, John Loftin, William J. Hunter, Stephen Miller
George McDaniel, & Wm. Metts
Edward W. Wooten - from the Jones's County line to the Cobb
Mill; and from the deaver road below the residence of
Mrs. Ann B. Cobb to the Southwest road below John
Lewis's; and work the hands of Thomas A. Heath, James
Sowwell, Richard Koonce, Edward W. Wooten, Mrs. Ann B.
Cobb, Reding Hawkins, Bazzil Files.
Amos Stroud - from the top of the hill on the Southeast
side of deep run, to the center of Southwest Creek and
work the hands of Alexander Gray, Lemon Smith, Alex
Carter, Richard Lee, Amos Stroud, Amos Lee, Lewis Lee,
Graham Lee, James Deaver, Richard Deaver, Oliver
Carter, Simpson Harper, Thomas Davis, Calvin Deaver,
John Cunningham, Drewry Potter, & Chelly Davis.
Alex Fields Jr. - from the fork at James Fields to the end
of the lane at Thomas Warters dec'd and work the hands
of John Joyner, Lewis Johnson, Alex Fields, Wm.
W. Fuller, Lemuel Fields & Wm. Head.
F. G. Jones - from the boundry of Kinston to Neuse river
bridge and work the hands of Charles Phillips, Laney
Jones, Wright Quinn, Marshel Sloan, Elizabeth Bond,
Bryant Quinn, Martha Wiggins, Pery Edwards, J. B.
Gates, Jno. Gooding, H. M. Hines, Ben Phillips, C. L.
Jones, W. Dunn, & F. G. Jones.
John B. Stanley - from the Aligator to Contentnea Bridge,
and work the hands of James Kilpatrick, James L.
Cannady, Lewis Kilpoatrick, Lemuel Chesnutt, Lueritia
Coward, John B. Stanley, Wm. Summerall, Thomas
Phillips & Wm. Moseley.
Council Hooten - from the Snow Hill road to Stonington
bridge, and from the fork of said road back to the
road leading to Whitfield's old bridge and work the
hands of Reubin Barrow, James Barrow, Wilson Tilghman,
Council Hooten, Frederick Jones, C. H. Clark, Levi
Hill, Milchir Phillips, Charles Oxley, Jesse W. Broad-
way, Spensor Watson, & Almirine Hill.
Henry Brown - from the fork below John P. Dunns to the fork
near Wm. L. Phillips and work the hands of John King,
Wright Phillips, Henry Brown & Wyatt J. Phillips.
Wm. J. Pope - from Edwards Bridge to the fork near Thomas
Harveys and work the hands of N. D. Edwards, Charles
Edwards, E. P. Edwards, R. B. Jones, Lewis Moore, F.
H. LaRoque, John H. Coward, John P. Dunn, Wm. B.
Hartsfield & James Harrill.
July 1857
Richard Nobble - from the rice mill bridge to a short leaf
Pine near the Sawmill and work hands of Richard
Nobble, Isaac Sparrow & Benjamin C. Turner.
Wm. A. Jones - from the Duplin County line to the road
at Mrs. irvins, and work the hands of Lewis Jones,
Aretus Jones Sr., James Davis, Jobe Leary, John Davis,
Levi H. Carter, Samuel S. Howard, Cornealious Taylor,
& Silas M. Turner.
Wm. Lassiter - from Gum Swamp to the Green County line by
Mrs. Nancy Hodges and work the hands of Stephen
Hardee, Alex Wilson, Drewry Hill, Miller B. Creeck,
Josiah S. Bell, Penelope Bell, Joshua Bell, George
Bell, Nancy Hodges, Richard Brown, John Tilghman,
& Wm. Elmore. (Executed 22 Sep William Fields Shff)
George W. Venters - from the Spring Hill road by the Lenoir
Institute to the Green County line, and that the hands
of Josiah Aldrege, George W. Venters, Wm. H.
Cunninggim, Blany Pridgen, H. H. Gibbons, and George
W. Guilford.
September 1857
W. A. Boyett - from the Duplin County line to the wild pond
and work the hands of Isaac Stroud, M. C. C. Lawson,
Jerman Davis, Ivey Davis, Rich. Tindal, Danl. Holland,
Lott Stroud, Lewis Herring, Curtis Tindal, Isaac
Heath, Henry Heath, Bryant Carter, Isaac Stroud, Rich.
Stroud, Sam'l Stroud, Wm. I. Taylor, Jas. Basden, Jno.
W. Taylor, Lewis H. Taylor, Jas. W. Boyett & David
Quinn. (Executed by E. Goodman DS)
Samuel M. Croom - from Betts branch to the Wayne County
line; and work the hands of Sally E. Whitfield, Allen
W. Wooten, A. N. Arminia, George Jones, Wilie Rouse,
H. N. Croom, N. B. Whitfield, Calvin Smith, Curtis
Smith, Stephen Spence, and his own. (Executed by E.
Goodman DS)
James M. Harper - from the fork near James Warters' mill to
James M. Harpers' lane and that he work the hands of
James Wood, James Rouse, Samuel W. Scarborough and his
own. (Executed by delevery his copy of the within on
3 Oct 1857 Wm. Fields Shff)
Nathan Hill - from vine swamp to deep run; and work the
hands of Oliver Herring, Michael Tilghman, William
Devenport, John Devenport, Hardy Davis, James Taylor,
Bryan Devenport, Zack Hill, Alexander Grady, John
Gray, Lewis Devenport, and Nathan Hill. (Executed by
E. Goodman)
Joseph R. Croom - from Whitely Creek to the fork at Davis'
store house; and work his own hands. (Executed by E.
Goodman DS)
Samuel M. Croom - from the Wayne county line to the fork of
the burn coat road near C. L. Davis' and work the
hands of John S. Davis Esq., H. N. Croom, Constantine
Whitfield, Wilie Rouse, George W. Jones, George Jones,
A. W. Wooten, Dr. H. W. Blount, Nathan B. Whitfield,
Sally E. Whitfield, and his own. (Executed by E.
Goodman Ds)
Benjamin Sutton - from the Squalling pond to the center of
Falling Creek Run and work the hands of James Warters,
Bright Kennedy, Avey Allen, Benjamin Sutton, Betsy
Sutton, Jeremiah Sutton, Wm. Warters, Wm. Perdew, John
Perdew, Kelly Stevins, Wm. Wiggins, Bright Wiggins,
John Edgely, Wm. Potter, Reubin Fields, & Wm. R.
Benton. (Executed on 4 Dec by Hardy Sutton)
William H. Rountree - from Bell's ferry to the fork near
Chesnutt's; and work the hands of D. H. Phillips, Wm.
L. Phillips and hands, W. H. Rountree and hands, Henry
Cannon, Washington Summerell, Redding Fortner, Isham
Barfield, and Warren Bell's hands. (Executed on 14 Nov
by William Fields Sh)
R. E. Davis - from the Duplin county Line to the Campbell
Landing by the residence of John Davis and work the
following hands, B. F. Davis, Mary Parker, C. L.
Davis, Col. James Davis, Lewis A. Whitfield, J. L. Lee
A. N. Arminia, Mrs. Smythia Davis, James G. Davis,
Alex S. Davis, and the hands of the late J. Davis
dec'd. (Executed by E. Goodman DS)
January 1858
Jason W. Loftin - from the muddy causeway to fools point
and work the hands of S. E. Loftin, Needham Loftin,
Eli N. Loftin, John Lewis, the hands on the Warters
land and all the hands that live on the road & his
own. (Executed on 13 Apr by William Fields Sh)
F. J. Kennedy - from the fork near James Warters mill to
James M. Harpers lane and work the hands of James Wood
James Rouse, S. W. Scarborough, James M. Harper, and
his own. (Executed 12 Feb by S. E. Loftin DS)
Haywood Jones - from the fork at Wm. Fields' plantation to
the old County line and work the hands belonging on
said road. (Executed on 3 Apr by William Fields Sh)
John A. Parrott - from the centre of the branch at
Parrott's mill to the centre of Ferry Branch and work
the hands of John A. Sutton, Pinkney Hardee, his own
and the hands living on said road. (Executed on 5 Feb
by William Fields Sh)
Wm. Sutton (Pony) - from the centre of the branch at
Parrotts MIll to Whitely Creek and work the hands of
Martha Croom, Jesse Jackson, his own, and all the
hands living on the road except John A. Sutton's.
(Executed on 16 Feb by William Fields Sh)
Jesse Tindal - from Richard Noble's mill to the beaver dam
then the burncoat road to the fox pond and work the
hands of James Nunn, B. R. Howard, James Tindal, James
Howard, Isaac Sparrow, Jeremiah Tindal, Richard Tindal
(son of Lewis), Charles Tindal, Parker Howard, John
Lee, Evan Lee, Kinsey Nobles, Joseph Nobles, Everitt
Nobles, Levi Braxton, Benjamin White, Christopher
Huffman, Aretus Huffman, Laviny Williams, Durant
Alphin, and Benjamin C. Turner. (Executed by E.
Goodman DS)
March 1858
Joshua Rouse - from the fork below John P. Dunns to the
fork near Wm. L. Phillips and work the hands of John
King, Wright Phillips, Wyatt J. Phillips, Henry Brown,
and his own.
James Wood - from the fork of the Road near James Warter
Mill to the mouth of James Harpers lane and work the
hands of James Rouse, Samuel W. Scarborogh, James M.
Harper, and his own.
John J. Wadsworth - from the Squalling pond by Spring Hill
to the Wayne County and work all the hands living on
that sectin of said Road.
July 1858
E. P. Edwards - from Edwards Bridge to Thomas Harvey. Also
to the prong leading from Elder J. P. Dunns to the
Green County line near Johnathan Case included in one
order and that he work the hands of N. D. Edwards,
Charlton Edwards, Elbert P. Edwards, Robert Phillips,
F. H. Laroque, John H. Howard, Lewis Moore, Wm.
Hartsfield, James Daughety, J. P. Dunn, & Johnathan
Case. (Executed on 13 Apr by N. D. Edwards)
Sept 1858
Jobe Leary - from the Duplin County Line to the cross roads
at Mrs. Irvins, and work the hands of Lewis Jones,
Aretus Jones, James Davis, Levi H. Carter, S. S.
Howard, Cornelius Taylor, S. M. Turner & his own.
Miller B. Creech - from Gum Swamp to the Green County line
by Mrs. Ann Hodges and work the hands of S. P. Hardee,
Alexander Wilson, J. P. Bell, Penelope Bell, Joshua
Bell, George Bell, Nancy Hodges, Wm. Elmore, and his
own.
B. F. Davis - from the Duplin County line to the Campbell
Landing leading to the residence of the late John
Davis dec'd and work the hands of Mary Parker, C. L.
Davis, Col. James Davis, L. A. Whitfield, J. L. Lee,
Alex Armanie, Smythia Davis, J. G. Davis, W. T. Wooten
his own and all others that may live in his district
of Roads.
W. H. West - from Mrs. Cobb to the West place and work the
hands of R. T. Daughety, R. Daughety, S. Evans, E.
Evans, John Rhem, John B. Bryan, H. Warters, T.
Warters, C. S. Jones, his own, and all others that
live in his district of road.
Charles Clark - from the Snow Hill road to Stonington
Bridge and from the fork of said road back to the road
leading to Whitfields old bridge and work the hands of
Reubin Barrow, James Barrow, Wilson Tilghman, Council
Hooten, F. Jones, C. A. Clark, Levi Hill, Melcher
Phillips, C. Oxly, Jesse W. Broadway, Spensor Watson,
Almirne Hill, his own and all others that may live in
his district of Road.
J. A. Parrott - from the center of ferry Branch to cross
and work all the hands living in his district of road
in connection with turn in his present order.
January 1859
Thomas Albritton - from R. H. Rountree's gate to the centre
of Stonington Creek, and work the hands of R. H.
Rountree, Cynthia Dunn, Craven T. Barwick, S. H.
Rountree, Wm. W. Dunn, Elias Albritton, R. H. Herring,
Wm. Faulkner, Thomas Sutton, Isaac Sutton, his own
hands, and also all others that may live in said
District of Roads. (Executed by Alex Fields Ds)
A. N. Armanie - from the wayne County line to the fork of
the burn coat road at C. L. Davis and work the hands
of J. S. davis, H. N. Croom, Constantine Whitfield,
Wilie Rouse, Geo. W. Jones, H. W. Blount, A. W.
Wooten, N. B. Whitfield, S. E. Whitfield, Stephen
Spence, Saml M. Croom, and all others that live or may
live in said District of Road. (Executed on 2 Mar by
Alex Fields Ds)
John A. Sutton - from the branch at Parrotts mill to the
foot of Nesue River Bridge and work the hands of J. A.
Parrott, P. Hardee, J. H. Peebles, J. A. Sutton, and
all others living on the road.
Calvin Rouse - from Lusion Swamp to the Ben Phillips place
and work the hands of Calvin Tucker, William Fields,
and his own, and all others that live in said District
of Road. (Executed on 28 Feb by Alex Fields DS)
Wm. Hill - from the Hill road to the line of W. F. Bond's
land and work the usual hands and work the hands of
all persons that may live in said District of Road.
(Executed on 28 Feb by Alex Fields DS)
March 1859
Amos Harvey - from Tower Hill to the edge of the town of
Kinston and work the usual hands and work the hands of
all persons that may live in said District of Road.
John Taylor - from the muddy cause way to fools point and
work the hands of S. E. Loftin, Needham Loftin, Eli N.
Loftin, John Lewis, the hands of the Warters land, his
own, and all the hands that live in said District of
Road.
Jarman Davis - from the Duplin County line to the wild pond
and work the hands of Isaac Stroud, M. C. C. Lawson,
Ivey Davis, Richard Tindal, Daniel Holland, Lott
Stroud, Lewis Herring, Curtis Tindal, J. Heath, Henry
Heath, Bryan Carter, Isaac Stroud Jr., Richard Stroud,
Samuel Stroud, W. J. Taylor, L. H. Taylor, J. W.
Boyet, David Quinn and his own.
Thomas Harvey - from the fork at William Fields' plantation
to the old County line, and work the hands belonging
on said road.
N. H. Sutton - from the Neuse Road to Green Swamp and work
the usual hands and the hands of J. P. Hardee and
Henderson Loftin.
B. F. Parrott - leading by his residence across his own
lands and work his own hands.
Nathan Hill - from vine swamp to the hill on deep run above
J. K. Grady's and work the following hands: Oliver
Herring, Michael Tilghman, Wm. Davenport, John Daven-
port, Hardy Davis, Jas. Taylor, Zach Howard, Bryan
Davenport, Alex Gray, Jno. Gray, Elisha Grady, J. K.
Grady, his own and any other hands that may live in
said district of road.
James M. Hines - from Alexander Wilson's to Moseley Hall
and work the hands of Thomas H. Dawson, William
Aldridge, Josiah Aldridge, Robt. Daily and his own.
Benjamin Warters - from the cross roads at Spring Hill to
the junction of the Snow Hill Road near J. J. Herrings
and work the hands of Jesse Lasiter, Susan Warters,
and his own.
Aquillla Aldridge - from the fork of the road at the corner
of Alexander Wilson's fence, to falling creek,
including one half of the bridge, and work the hands
of John S. Aldridge, Thomas W. Dawson, Lemon Deal,
Mathew Smith, Wm. Warters, Freeman Smith, Stephen
Dunk, Warren Taylor and all others that may live in
said District.
Elisha Grady - from the top of the hill on the South east
side of deep run, to the centre of Southwest Creek,
and work the hands of Lemon Smith, Alex Carter, Rich'd
Lee, Amos Stroud, Amos Lee, Lewis Lee, James Deaver,
Rich'd Deaver, Oliver Carter, Simpson Harper, Thos.
Davis, Calvin Deaver, John Cunningham, Drewry Potter,
and all others that may live in said District of Road.
Geo. W. Vewnters - from wheat swamp meeting house to the
green county line via Lenoir Institute, and work the
following hands: G. W. Venters, J. M. Patrick, S. B.
Dozier, B. W. Pridgen, H. H. Gibbons, Luther Bobbitt,
F. A. Brothers, W. Dukes, J. J. Dukes, Alex Wilson,
S. P. Hardy, Frank Letchworth, Wm. Letchworth, Jno.
Stallings, Jas. Thigpen, Rigdon Harrison, and Levi
Branson.
Benjamin Phillips - from the boundary of Kinston to Neuse
River bridge and work the following hands viz: John
Stubbs, Charles Phillips, John H. Albertson Sr., John
H. Alberetson Jr., Wright Quinn, Bryan Quinn, Mr.
Savage, Wm. Brown, Franklin Brown, W. Dunn, and others
that may live in said District of roads.
C. H. Clark - from Aligator branch to the new Road cut out
by the late Lewis Whitfield dec'd to Stonington and
work the usual hands on said road.
September 1859
J. C. Hartsfield - from Simon Bright's to the Hull road and
work the hands of Joaiah H. Sugg, D. A. Hill, W. R.
Hill, Robt. Pate, Wm. Pate, Ephraim Sugg, Solomon
Littles, Isaac Williams, and all others that may live
in or may move in said district of road. (Executed on
22 Dec by William Fields Sh)
January 1860
Shepherd Jones - from Fools Point to his (Jones and Dibble
corner and work his own hands. (Executed on 11 Feb
1860 by A. Fields)
John A. Parrott - from Parrott Mill to Neuse river bridge
and work the hands of P. Hardee, J. H. Peebles, John
A. Sutton, his own and all others that may live in
said district of Road. (Executed on 1 Mar 1860 by
William Fields Sh)
Zack Brown - from the fork near James Jones to a lightwood
stump oposite Mrs. Browns and work the hands of Hardy
Brown, David & John Williams, John Cauly, Ivey Becton,
and all others that may live in said district of Road.
(Executed by H. N. Croom Ds)
F. M. Pittman - from the Aligator to Contentnea Creek
Bridge and work the hands of James Kilpatrick, J. L.
Cannady, Lewis Kilpatrick, Lemuel Chesnutt, William
Sumerlin, Thomas Phillips, his own and all others that
may live in said district of Road. (Executed on 29 Feb
1860 by A. Fields)
March 1860
Henry Fields - from the Greene County line to Bear Creek
meeting house and work the usual hands and all others
that may live in that D of R. (Executed on 20 June
1860 by A Fields)
Frank Moore - from aligator to the new road, cut out by the
late Lewis Whitfield, to Stonington and work the usual
hands and all others that may live in District of
Road. (executed on 23 Jun 1860 by William Fields Sh)
John Stubbs - from the boundary line of Kinston to Neuse
River Bridge and work the hands of Walter Dunn, George
Quinn, Charles Phillips, Franklin Brown, Benjamin F.
Phillips, James T. Uzzell, Lenoir Pate, Jesse Sumrell,
John L. Kinsey, Bryan Quinn, and Robert Hill and his
own and all others that may live in said District of
Road. (Executed on 20 June 1860 by William Fields Sh)
July 1860
Geo. W. Jones - from the Wayne County line to the fork of
the Burn Coat road, and work the hands of John S.
Davis, Wilie Rouse, Constantine Whitfield, Geo. Jones,
A. W. Wooten, H. W. Blount, N. B. Whitfield, S. E.
Whitfield, S. M. Croom, W. A. Croom, W. Lee, H. Smith,
his own and all others that may live in said District
of Road. (Executed by H. N. Croom DS)
P. M. Hardy - from falling creek to the Bear Pond near Noah
Rouse's and work the hands of Betsy Fields, F. B.
Fields, Wm. Hughs, Benjamin Hughs, and his own
(Executed on 24 July 1860 by William Fields Sh)
Nathan B. Hill - from the Bridge across gum swamp near
Alexander Hill's to the Hull road near Wheat Swamp
meeting house and work the hands of Thomas Hill, Mrs.
Parrott, and the balance of the hands belonging to
said road. (Executed on 15 Aug 1860 by William Fields
Sh)
Henry N. Croom - from the centre of Whitley's creek to the
fork of the road at B. F. Davis' and work the hands of
said H. N. Croom, C. G. Croom, L. A. Croom, & R. F.
Temple. (Executed on 20 July 1860 William Fields Sh)
Sept 1860
Simpson Harper - from Richard Noble's saw mill to the fork
near Woodington meeting house, and work the hands of
W. Grady, Jesse Noble, J. B. Grady, Haywood Waller,
D. G. Reynolds, Z. Hill, Alex Gray, Zach Howard, Geo.
W. Grady, and all others that may live in said
District of Road.
J. F. I. Sutton - from the briary to Loosing Swamp and work
his own hands and all all others that may live in his
District of Road.
Furney Dupree - from the Snow Hill road to Stonington
bridge and from the fork of said Road back to the road
leading to Whitfield's old bridge and work the hands
of Reuben Barrow, Wilson tilghman, Charles Oxley,
Council Hooten, Calvin Jones, Stephen Oxly, and all
others that may live in said District of Road.
David S. Davis - from the Duplin County line to the
Campbell landing leading to the late residence of John
Davis and work the hands of Mary Parker, C. S. Davis,
Col. James Davis, S. A. Whitfield, John S. Lee, A. N.
Armanie, Smythia Davis, J. G. Davis, W. T. Wooten, B.
F. Davis and all others that may live in said District
of Road.
R. T. Daughety - from the cross roads below Mrs. Cobb to
W. H. Wests and work the hands of Kinsey Noble, John
B. Bryan, William F. Loftin, John Rhem,Joseph Humphrey
John Randal, W. H. West, his own and all others that
may live in said District of Road. (Executed to
Richard F. Daughety on 10 Oct by Alex Fields DS)
January 1861
Jno. Aldridge (of Wm.) - from Alexander Wilson's to Moseley
Hall, and work the hands of Thomas H. Dawson, William
Aldridge, James M. Hines, Bryan Wiggins, Thomas M.
Aldridge, John Herring and Robert Daily.
R. B. Vause - from the Jones County line to the Cobb Mill
and from the deaver road below the residence of Mrs.
Cobb to the South West Road below R. D. Nunn's and
work the usual hands and all others that may live in
said District of Road.
Wm. H. Warters is extending from the fork of the road at
Alexander Wilson's fence to Falling Creek including
one half of the bridge and work the hands of Thomas W.
Dawson, Lemon Dail, Mathew Smith, William Warters,
Freeman Smith, Stephen Dunk, Warren Taylor, and all
others that may live in said District of Road.
March 1861
W. W. Carraway - from his gate to the residince of W.
Fields and work all the hands that live in his
District of Road. (Executed on 19 May 1861 by William
Fields Schff)
R. D. Nunn - from the Mudy Causway to fool point and work
the hands of E. P. Loftin, S. E. Loftin, W. C. R.
Loftin, Jason W. Loftin, Eli N. Loftin, Alex Hill Jr.
his own and all others living in said district of
Road.
July 1861
Bryan Davenport - from Vine Swamp to the Hill on deep run
above John K. Grady & work the following hands: Oliver
Herring, Michael Tilghman, Wm. Devenport, John
Devenport, Hardy Davis, James Taylor, Zack Howard, John
Gray, John K. Grady, his own & all others that may live
in said district of road.
Buckner Hines - from South West creek near Mrs. Nancy
Williams to ferry Branch and work all the hands living
in said district of road.
C. H. Clark - from the aligator to the new road cut out by
the late Lewis Whitfield to Stonington and work the
hands of Arden Wiggins, B. F. Wiggins, Louisa Wiggins,
W. A. Pugh, Jo Abbott, P. N. Pittman, and all others
that may live in said district of road.
Alex M. Dawson - from Falling Creek to the Bear pond and
work the hands of Betsy Fields, F. B. Fields, Wm.
Hughes, Benj. Hughes, P. M. Hardy, his own and all
others that may live in said district of road.
Joseph Williams - from the fork of the Hull road to the
bridge or line between H. F. Bond & W. H. Hill, and
work his own hands.
Sept 1861
John Johnson - from the fork of William Fields plantation
to the Kinston road near the residence of the late B.
W. Canady deceased, and work the usual hands and all
others that may live in said district of road.
Wilson Tilghman - from the Snow Hill road to Stonington
bridge and from the fork of said road back to the road
leading to Whitfield old bridge and work all the hand
living in said district of road.
J. T. Askew - from Wheat Swamp to Lousing Swamp Known as
the Kinston & Snow Hill road and work the hands of
S. W. Bright, R. F. Bright, his own and all others
that may live in said district of road.
Edward Deaver - from S. E. Whitfields to the Duplin county
line and work the usual hands and all others that may
live in said district of roads.
E. G. Wooten - from the cross roads at his house to
Campbell landing and work the usual hands and all
others that may live in said district of Road.
January 1862
B. W. Pridgen - from Wheat Swamp Meeting House to the Green
County line near the Lenoir Institute, and work the
hands of Bryan Mazingo, Thos. W. Dawson, James
Bartlett, Pinckney Wade, R. H. Harrison, F. A.
Brothers, W. B. Reed, J. B. Webb, Jm Patrick, Wm.
Walsh, F. F. Satterthawite, J. W. Sutton, his own and
all others that may live in said district of road.
John Rhem - from the cross roads below Mrs. Ann B. Cobb to
the fork at W. H. Wests and work the hands of J. B.
Bryan, Wm. F. Loftin, Jo Humphrey, W. H. West, his own
and all others that may live in said district of Road.
John K. Grady - from the top of the hill on the Southeast
side of deep Run to the center of South West Creek and
work the hands of Lemon Smith, Alex Carter, Rich Lee,
Amos Lee, Amos Stroud, Lewis Lee, James Deaver, Rich
Deaver, Olivir Carter, Simpson Harper, Thomas Davis,
Calvin Deaver, John Cunningham, Drery Potter, and all
others that may live in said district of road.
Wm. G. Taylor - from the center of Ferry Branch to South
West Creek near Mrs. Nancy Williams and work all the
hands that may live in said district of Road.
END OF BOOK
(on front cover) Know all men who may read these
lines that we whiped the South So badly that they did not
know what to do. An we left them lines S. Tery on the 5th
of Apr. A. D. 1861
(on back cover) Know all men that we whiped the rebs
so bad that there was no further use for us on or after the
6th day of June & upon that day was relived by Colored Troops.
Yours very Respectly,
J. K. Muns
Co. U6