{"id":2239,"date":"2014-08-23T00:15:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T04:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2017-06-20T22:47:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T02:47:40","slug":"hawkins-county-stray-masters-books-1787-1791","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/hawkins-county-stray-masters-books-1787-1791\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawkins County Stray Master’s Books, 1787-1791"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transcribed from the Knoxville Gazette<\/em>, vol. I, no. 18, 30 June 1792, page 3, by Jackie Robinson.<\/p>\n

Introduction: This list refers to the last step in establishing legal ownership of stray livestock under Chapter IX, Laws of North Carolina (1777), entitled “An Act to Prevent Abuses in taking up Stray Horses, Cattle, Hogs and Sheep, and other things herein mentioned.” In each county, each stray head of livestock was to be registered in an entry book, a record open to public inspection, with its appraised value. After twelve months time, these strays could become legal property of their keepers with the payment to county officials of two-thirds of the appraised value, less expenses and the ranger’s fee.<\/p>\n

“At a committee appointed by the worshipful court for Hawkins County, at June term, to examine the stray master’s books, do find the following persons are indebted to the county the following sums, viz.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Names of the Persons
\nwho have entered Strays.<\/td>\n		When Entered<\/td>\nWhat kind of Property<\/td>\nAppraisement
\n\u00a3. s. d.<\/td>\n		Two-Thirds of
\nthe Appraisment
\n\u00a3. s. d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richards, Stephen<\/td>\nApril, 27, 1787<\/td>\nTwo red cows –<\/td>\n7 15 0<\/td>\n5 3 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beaty, Walter<\/td>\nMay 19, 1787<\/td>\nSorrel Mare, –<\/td>\n12 0 0<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austin, Nathaniel<\/td>\nMay 19, 1787<\/td>\nRed Heifer, –<\/td>\n2 5 0<\/td>\n1 10 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cloud, Joseph<\/td>\nSeptember 4, 1787<\/td>\nBay Stallion,<\/td>\nnot appraised<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Armstrong, James<\/td>\nSeptember 4, 1787<\/td>\nBay Mare, –<\/td>\n7 10 0<\/td>\n5 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Daniel, James<\/td>\nOctober 20, 1787<\/td>\nBrown and White Steer, –<\/td>\n2 5 0<\/td>\n1 10 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brooks, Thomas<\/td>\nOctober 20, 1787<\/td>\nBrown Bull, –<\/td>\n3 15 0<\/td>\n2 10 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chisum, Elijah<\/td>\nJanuary 1, 1788<\/td>\nSorrel Mare, –<\/td>\n10 0 0<\/td>\n6 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brooks, Littleton<\/td>\nJanuary 24, 1788<\/td>\nSow, Four Pigs, & a Boar,<\/td>\n0 16 0<\/td>\n0 10 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hynes, Levi<\/td>\nMarch 14, 1788<\/td>\nRed Bull, –<\/td>\n2 15 0<\/td>\n1 16 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gray, Robert, Sr.<\/td>\nMarch 14, 1788<\/td>\nWhite Mare, –<\/td>\n1 5 0<\/td>\n0 16 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long, John<\/td>\nMarch 20, 1788<\/td>\nDun Horse, –<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n5 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bowen, John<\/td>\nMay 28, 1788<\/td>\nSorrel Mare, –<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n5 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dyer, Francis<\/td>\nJune 11, 1788<\/td>\nBlack Horse, –<\/td>\n2 0 0<\/td>\n1 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wallen, Joseph<\/td>\nJune 12, 1788<\/td>\nRed Cow, –<\/td>\n3 5 0<\/td>\n2 3 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patterson, John<\/td>\nJune 25, 1788<\/td>\nBay Mare and Colt, –<\/td>\n15 0 0<\/td>\n10 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smith, William<\/td>\nJuly 4, 1788<\/td>\nGrey Mare, –<\/td>\n12 0 0<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bell, William<\/td>\nJuly 8, 1788<\/td>\nBrown Horse, –<\/td>\n2 0 0<\/td>\n1 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilson, Samuel<\/td>\nJuly 28, 1788<\/td>\nSorrel Mare, –<\/td>\n20 0 0<\/td>\n13 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austin, Nathaniel<\/td>\nAugust 5, 1788<\/td>\nBay Horse, –<\/td>\n10 0 0<\/td>\n6 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Williams, John<\/td>\nAugust 16, 1788<\/td>\nSorrel Mare, –<\/td>\n9 0 0<\/td>\n6 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawson, Reuben<\/td>\nAugust 24, 1788<\/td>\nSorrel Mare, –<\/td>\n18 0 0<\/td>\n12 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bunch, John<\/td>\nOctober 17, 1788<\/td>\nBrown Horse, –<\/td>\n5 0 0<\/td>\n3 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thompson, James<\/td>\nNovember 17, 1788<\/td>\nRed Steer, –<\/td>\n1 0 0<\/td>\n0 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duke, Pleasant<\/td>\nDecember 2, 1788<\/td>\nBlack Mare, –<\/td>\n3 0 0<\/td>\n2 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Howard, Richard<\/td>\nJanuary 18, 1789<\/td>\nYellow Bay Mare, –<\/td>\n3 0 0<\/td>\n2 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hamilton, Robert<\/td>\nJanuary 18, 1789<\/td>\nDark Bay Mare, –<\/td>\n13 6 8<\/td>\n8 17 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crisson, James<\/td>\nMarch 2, 1789<\/td>\nBlack Mare, –<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n5 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilson, Samuel<\/td>\nMay 27, 1789<\/td>\nSorrel Mare and Colt, –<\/td>\n12 0 0<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cox, William<\/td>\nMay 27, 1789<\/td>\nBlack Stallion, –<\/td>\n6 0 0<\/td>\n4 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fitzgerald, William<\/td>\nJune 17, 1789<\/td>\nBlack Mare, –<\/td>\n6 0 0<\/td>\n4 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Looney, John<\/td>\nJuly 17, 1789<\/td>\nSorrel Horse, –<\/td>\n6 0 0<\/td>\n4 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cates, William<\/td>\nAugust 22, 1789<\/td>\nBay Mare, –<\/td>\n3 0 0<\/td>\n2 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Martin, John<\/td>\nAugust 27, 1789<\/td>\nBlack Mare, –<\/td>\n6 0 0<\/td>\n4 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Martin, John<\/td>\nAugust 27, 1789<\/td>\nBlack Mare and Colt, –<\/td>\n10 0 0<\/td>\n6 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bingham, William<\/td>\nAugust 27, 1789<\/td>\nSorrel Mare, –<\/td>\n2 0 0<\/td>\n1 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jones, Daniel<\/td>\nAugust 27, 1789<\/td>\nSpotted Boar, –<\/td>\n0 10 0<\/td>\n0 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austin, Hathaniel<\/td>\nSeptember 1, 1789<\/td>\nGrey Mare, –<\/td>\n5 0 0<\/td>\n3 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cooper, James<\/td>\nSeptember 8, 1789<\/td>\nBrown Horse, –<\/td>\n5 15 0<\/td>\n3 17 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cooper, John<\/td>\nSeptember 8, 1789<\/td>\nBay Mare, –<\/td>\n5 10 0<\/td>\n3 14 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simms, James<\/td>\nNovember 25, 1789<\/td>\nSorrel City, –<\/td>\n4 0 0<\/td>\n2 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smith, Alexander<\/td>\nDecember 2, 1789<\/td>\nBrown Bay Horse, –<\/td>\n6 0 0<\/td>\n4 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stubblefield, William<\/td>\nDecember 2, 1789<\/td>\nBlack Horse, –<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n5 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hunt, John<\/td>\nJanuary 22, 1790<\/td>\nYearling Steer, and Heifer,<\/td>\n1 10 0<\/td>\n1 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bean, William<\/td>\nMarch 6, 1790<\/td>\nBay Mare and Colt, –<\/td>\n15 0 0<\/td>\n10 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Craig, John<\/td>\nMarch 25, 1790<\/td>\nBay Horse, –<\/td>\n6 10 0<\/td>\n4 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bean, Robert<\/td>\nJune 25, 1790<\/td>\nBay Horse, –<\/td>\n13 6 8<\/td>\n8 17 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austin, Nathaniel<\/td>\nJune 25, 1790<\/td>\nBay Horse, –<\/td>\n10 13 4<\/td>\n7 2 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pevehouse, Abraham<\/td>\nJune 25, 1790<\/td>\nBay Horse, –<\/td>\n4 0 0<\/td>\n2 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Armstrong, Wm. Jr.<\/td>\nAugust 12, 1790<\/td>\nRoan Mare, –<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n5 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gwin, Hugh<\/td>\nAugust 12, 1790<\/td>\nTwo Sows, –<\/td>\n0 16 0<\/td>\n0 10 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawson, Morman<\/td>\nSeptember 13, 1790<\/td>\nBay Horse, –<\/td>\n1 10 0<\/td>\n1 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blevins, henry<\/td>\nSeptember 23, 1790<\/td>\nGrey Mare, –<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n5 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amis, Thomas<\/td>\noctober 11, 1790<\/td>\nFourteen Head of Hogs,<\/td>\n7 6 0<\/td>\n4 17 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fitzgerald, William<\/td>\nNovember 2, 1790<\/td>\nBrown Horse, –<\/td>\n2 0 0<\/td>\n1 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wright, Margaret<\/td>\nJune 21, 1790<\/td>\nBridle Cow, –<\/td>\n3 10 0<\/td>\n2 7 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Murrell, Benjamin<\/td>\nNovember 27, 1790<\/td>\nBarrow, –<\/td>\n0 15 0<\/td>\n0 10 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miller, John<\/td>\nNovember 29, 1790<\/td>\nBrown Bay Filley, –<\/td>\n3 0 0<\/td>\n2 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simms, Bartlet<\/td>\nNovember 29, 1790<\/td>\nPied Steer, –<\/td>\n1 10 0<\/td>\n1 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fitzgerald, William<\/td>\nDecember 3, 1790<\/td>\nSorrel Mare, –<\/td>\n7 0 0<\/td>\n4 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sharp, Henry<\/td>\nJanuary 1, 1791<\/td>\nWhite Heifer, –<\/td>\n1 5 0<\/td>\n0 17 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cox, John<\/td>\nJanuary 9, 1791<\/td>\nTwo Hogs, –<\/td>\n0 8 0<\/td>\n0 5 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bowen, Henry<\/td>\nJanuary 27, 1791<\/td>\nTwo Cows, –<\/td>\n5 10 0<\/td>\n3 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erwin, Edward<\/td>\nFebruary 12, 1791<\/td>\nOne Hog, –<\/td>\n0 14 0<\/td>\n0 9 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forgy, James<\/td>\nMarch 4, 1791<\/td>\nBay Mare, –<\/td>\n5 13 4<\/td>\n3 15 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilson, Samuel<\/td>\nMarch 8 1791<\/td>\nBlack Horse, –<\/td>\n4 0 0<\/td>\n2 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Williams, James, Jr.<\/td>\nApril 5, 1791<\/td>\nBlack Horse, –<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n5 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mizer, Thomas<\/td>\nMay 4, 1791<\/td>\nSorrel Mare, –<\/td>\n4 0 0<\/td>\n2 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hagwood, Mordica<\/td>\nMay 7, 1791<\/td>\nBay Mare, –<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n5 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cryner, Joseph<\/td>\nMay 17, 1791<\/td>\nSorrel Mare, –<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n5 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miller, Jacob<\/td>\nMay 27, 1791<\/td>\nHeifer, –<\/td>\n1 6 0<\/td>\n0 17 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fletcher, Aaron<\/td>\nMay 29, 1791<\/td>\nBay Horse, –<\/td>\n16 0 0<\/td>\n10 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawson, William<\/td>\nApril 12, 1791<\/td>\nBlack Horse, –<\/td>\n6 0 0<\/td>\n4 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McCain, Robert<\/td>\nJune 7, 1791<\/td>\nSorrel Horse, –<\/td>\n5 10 0<\/td>\n3 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fraley, Martin<\/td>\nMay 28, 1791<\/td>\nBay Mare, –<\/td>\n7 0 0<\/td>\n4 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McDonald, Daniel<\/td>\nMay 29, 1788<\/td>\nRoan Horse, –<\/td>\n16 0 0<\/td>\n10 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walker, William<\/td>\nJanuary 6, 1789<\/td>\nSteer, –<\/td>\n1 0 0<\/td>\n0 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beard, John<\/td>\nMay 6, 1789<\/td>\nBay Horse, –<\/td>\n8 0 0<\/td>\n5 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lee, William<\/td>\nJuly 11, 1789<\/td>\nBay Horse, –<\/td>\n10 0 0<\/td>\n6 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lee, Luke<\/td>\nJuly 26, 1789<\/td>\nBlack Horse, –<\/td>\n2 10 0<\/td>\n1 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evans, Nathan<\/td>\nNovember 28, 1789<\/td>\nSteer, –<\/td>\n1 10 0<\/td>\n1 0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rhea, Archibald<\/td>\nMarch 13, 1789<\/td>\nRoan Horse, –<\/td>\n20 0 0<\/td>\n13 6 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wood, James<\/td>\nApril 14, 1790<\/td>\nBrown Horse, –<\/td>\n10 0 0<\/td>\n6 13 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

We hereby inform the above persons, if they do not pay the two-thirds of the appraisement, to Richard Mitchell, our county treasurer, they will be dealt with according to law. Given under our hands this nineteenth day of June, 1792.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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