This information is contributed by Fran West Powell At a County Court begun and held for the County of Duplin at the Court House in the said County on the third Monday of January, being the 20th day of said month in the year of our Lord 1812. Present: The Worshipfull Timothy Teachey, Phill Southerland, Frederick Pickett, Esquires Timothy Spence is ·appointed to attend the Court as a Constable this Term. Daniel Herring is appointed to attend the Grand Jury as Constable this Term. Bela W. Strong, Esq'r, came before the Court and produced a license from under the hand and seal of the Hon'b John Lewis Taylor and Francis Locke, two of the Judges of the Superior Court of law, authorizing him, the said Bela W. Strong, to plead and practice as an Attorney and Councilor at Law and Equity in this State; and took the oaths prescribed by law for the qualification of public officers and the oath of an attorney and took his seat at the Barr of the Court. The said Bela W. Strong has also paid into this office ten [£10]pounds current money, the tax by law on the admission of an Attorney. The Grand Jury, being called, tried and' sworn, answered to their names on the panel, to wit: 1. William McGee, Foreman 2. James Murray 3. William Bland 4. James Pearsall, Jr. 5. Timothy Bryan 6. William Frederick, Jr. 7. John Roberts 8. Thomas Garrison 9. James Gufford 10. William Hunter 11. William Branch 12. John Mercer 13. James West 14. William Sloan 15. William Boyet 16. James Cavenagh 17. Abraham Glisson 18. Joseph Williams The Petit Jury being called and qualified, to wit: 1. Joseph Hodgeson 2. Jesse Hardy 3. Stephen Brown 4. John Crumpton 5. William McCurdy 6. Solomon Rouse - Venieri men - 7. Archibald Thomas 8. Uriah Blanshard 9. Willis Hines 10. Williams Dickson 11. John Swinson 12. William Frederick, Sr. - Tallismen - |