Person County, North Carolina, Creation Petition

Petition to Create Person County, North Carolina 

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Person County Creation Petition

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Petition to Establish Person County [edited a bit to make more understandable]

To Honorable Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Burgesses

We your humble petitioners of Caswell County labor under the ill conveniences of an ill situtate county, it being near forty miles in length and near twenty wide, which renders it very ill convenient to attend courts, general musters & other publick duties. We therefore pray an equal division.

And your petitioners as in duty bound shall every pray.

1. John Paine

2. David Whipple

3. William Rutherford

4. John Bell

5. Alexander __________

6. __________

7. Beverly __________

8. William __________

9. John Bowles

10. Thomas __________

11. David Roberts

12. Benjamin Yeargain

13. James Rim_____

14. Joel Ledbetter

15. John __________

16. William Pratt

17. John Satterfield

18. ______ James

19. Jacob __________

20. Matthew __________

21. Robert Hicks

22. James Cannady

23. James Bell

24. William King

25. James Roberts

26. John Cash

27. James __________

28. James __________

29. Moses Moore

30. James Davey

31. Henry __________

32. Richard Coleman

33. Samuel Winstead

34. Samuel __________

35. James __________

36. __________

37. Vincent __________

38. Isaac Vanhook

39. __________

40. Charles __________

41. John Coop______

42. Samuel __________

43. J___ Dickson

44. __________

45. Samuel Gentry

46. __________

47. James __________

48. David __________

49. __________

50. Woody __________

51. __________

52. Moses __________

52. Wm. __________

53. __________ Green

54. Robt. Davey

55. Jacob __________

56. Obednego Gentry

57. Robt. __________

58. __________

59. __________ Coleman

60. __________

61. J__ Bumpass

62. Hardy Crewes

63. Thomas __________

64. __________

65. Humphrey Beardin

66. John William

67. ______ __ Johnston

68. Franklin Scoggin

69. ______ Scoggin

70. James __________

71. ______ Jones

72. Hugh Barnett

73. John Barnett

74. Thomas Barnett

75. Hugh Barnett

76. John Clayton

77. Thomas Cate

78. Jno. Gunn

79. David __________

80. William __________

81. James Chambers

82. Ezekiel Harralson

83. John __________

84. Thomas __________

85. Thos. rice

86. James __________

87. Shadrach Hargis

88. Henry Jones

89. Wm. __________

90. David __________

91. Thomas Hargis

92. ______ Briant

93. Wm. Huston

94. David __________

95. Joshua Cate

96. James Carlisle

97. William __________

98. Joseph __________

99. James Smith

100. John __________

101. Richard Hargis

102. Elijah ___jant

103. Abraham Hargis

104. Thomas G______

105. John __________

106. Abraham Hargis

107. William Farrar

108. William Gatley]

109. Joseph Genion

110. John Gannett

111. Stephen Moore

112. William Nichols

113. Willis Nichols

114. John Cli___by

115. ______ Yarbrough

116. Joshua __________

117. John __________

118. David Ledbetter

119. Shadrach Roberts

120. Andrew Griffin

121. Daniel Worthen

122. William __________

123. Hugh McVay

124. James Monroe

125. William __________

126. __________

127. __________

128. Ben ______ Henderson

129. John Day

130. John __________

131. Robert Moore

132. John Williams

133. Daniel Nicks

134. Alexander __________

135. Stephen Henderson

136. Jno __________

137. Robert __________

138. William Baine

139. David __________

140. John __________

141. John __________

142. Lewis __________

143. Edmond __________

144. A____ __________

145. David Womack

146. Robt Blackwell

147. J______ D__________

148. Wm. __________

149. Wm. Carver

150. ______ Fuller

151. Wm. __________

152. __________

153. __________

154. __________

155. __________

156. Matt. J______

157. Richard __________

158. Samuel __________

159. __________

160. John Cooper

161. D__ Benjamin Jun.

162. __________

163. El___ Fuller

164. Elkanah Harralson

165. Joseph __________

166. Zachariah Denny

167. Henry ______

168. Shadrach Andrews

169. __________

170. __________

171. El______ Andrews

172. Wood Winston

173. A______ Brooks

174. David __________

175. __________

176. Wm. __________

177. Robert Huston

178. David __________

179. Wm. Stokes

180. Jno. James

181. __________

182. Richard __________

183. John __________

184. John Clayton Jun.

185. Coleman Clayton

186. Henry Williams

187. __________

188. William Swift

189. Wm. Gooch Sen.

190. Charles Allen

191. William Kimbro

192. Jonathan Lon_

193. John __________

194. Abraham More

195. Wm. Williams

196. Az. Robinson

197. __________

198. Bennett __________

199. Richard Jacobs

200. Charles Robertson

201. John Saterfield

202. John Fuller

203. James Saterfield

204. John S__________

205. William Rankin

206. Thomas Rag________

207. Thomas __________

208. James Benton

209. James ______ ______

210. Joseph __________

211. William __________

212. Gregory Farmer

213. Robert Mc__________

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