Court session begun, Monday, 17 Oct 1785. 

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Wednesday morning: "Read petition of sundry inhabitants of Rockfish praying to have a road laid 
off [sic/m junction of Duplin & Sampson Counties with New Hanover County at Bulltail Branch to 
the Court House, to cross Rockfish Creek first at old foard below John Goff, Jr. & next at Bowens 
old foard below Tim. Murphys & join the road at or near Edward Dicksons or at most convenient 
or usefull place; Granted & Ordered Shadrick Stallins, Edward Dickson, John Goff, Sr., John 
Goff, Jr., Abraham Newton, Hardy Powell, Joseph Beven, Sr., Frederick Williams, William Beven, 
Elijah Bowen, Thomas Crumpton, Nathaniel Edwards, Joshua Edwards, William Goff, William 
Murphy, or any 12, be a jury to lay off said road & report a plan to next Court."





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