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View Entry | Henry Arrowsmith v. Mrs. M. E. Rainey et al., Mrs. M. E. Rainey, et al. | Giles | Loan |
Additional defendants: Miss Ida Moore, Richard Moody and wife. |
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View Entry | Sally & Timothy Merrill, Henry & the late Betsey S. Merrill Billings, Nemrod & Jenny Merrill Leat, Douglas Merill, Peter & Polly Merill Cowan, Samuel Merill, Peter & Leney Merrill Pritchett v. Phillip Parchment, John S. & Margaret Johnson | Giles | Slaves, Ownership of |
Sally Haden of Rowan, NC married William Merrill, & her father William loaned Sally an enslaved girl Dinah, a boy named Harry. Her father bequeathed the enslaved to Sally & after her death her children. When she died some of the enslaved were at other estates. The suit was filed to return the enslaved for the benefit of Sally's children. Dinah's children included: Milly, her children Dinah, Randolph, Dicey. |
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View Entry | William McKee et al.. v. Joseph Porter et al.. | Giles | Deed of Assignment |
Additional plaintiffs - Griffith McKee and James McKee - additional defendants - James Austin, Elisha Eldridge, German Lester, George Barnard, John McClelland - Land Warrant# 772 for 640 acres, warrant# 773 for 640 acres, warrant # 774 for 640 acres, warrant #775 for 640 acres, warrant #776 for 200 acres, warrant# 777 for 100 acres, warrant #778 for 100 acres, warrant #779 for 190 acres and warrant #780 acres for 180 acres |
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