3 Cabarrus County NC Petitions

North Carolina General Assembly - Sessions 1800
Box _, Petitions
North Carolina State Archives

The Honorable the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina!
Gentleman!
We the Subscribers being all close and thick settled near John Melchers Mill on Rocky River have petitioned a few years ago to the honourable the General Assembly to grant him leave to open his gates in the dam for only 2 months in fishing time, which you allowed us graciously; but We experienced still a great hurt by it, and no benifit from the fishery, take the liberty to petition herewith again to grant him to have his gates constantly shut, as he has removed his damm lower down in the river, and we can never derive any benifit from the fishery, very few [fishes]coming up that distance, and those few can go but about 6 miles higher up the river and Said Melcher always allotted a frea fishery on his premises but we [with] great Inconveniency have to hunt in the busiest times diffrent mills, when we could have it most comfortable at hand. We therefore expect confidentially you'll grant us also this just & humble request and remain respectfully The honorable General Assembly's obedient Servants

An adviser for my self To onorabrell Genrall as embely gentelmen Let I wish you wood let me on the Same footing as Elicander above me on the said river that imay in joy the fruite of my Labour at last and if Should any information be lacking call upon Mr. Bradshaw a nabur Between the 2 mills and member of your honorable body

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John Melcher
Henry Propsts James Russell
Jacob Lu_s Junr. William McClanathen
Lanard Barbick Jacob Lucas
David Mitchel Mical Overcast
Conrad Hise Gorge Hartman
Macal Goodman Daniel Starns
John Suter Jno Phizer
Elixander Paterson Abram Misenheimer
Adam Casper Jacob Misenhimer
Jacob Crell John Long

And then later on the petition

James Rowland Benjamin Cagle
Edward Hearin Robert Cagle
Joel Rowland Leonard Cagle
Absalom Harwood George Cagle
a__ Rowland Samson Cagle
Edward Almond Isaac Cagle Jr
Aaron Green Christopher Yow
Solomon Burris John Frederich
Robert Rowland Peter Long
Isaac Burlinson George Long

To the honorable the general assembly of the state of North Carolina the humble petition of a number of inhabitants of the county of Cabarrus humbly showeth that whereas an act of assembly passed 1792 for dividing the county of Mecklenburg and has in the Sixth Section of said act appointed a certain number of men to fix on the most central
place for erecting the public buildings in said county and accordingly the said men Commissioners [m]et and a majority of them agreed and fixed on a place (TORN) center of said county on the lands of William (TORN) __________ ________ being disagreeable to _________ (TORN) of the said Commissioners the said Commissioners ther(TORN) to lay down the business to the people at large the inhabitants of said county, Then a public (TORN) was held for the place and was kept open three days and there was a majority of 77 votes for the land of Sd.William Voils and the commissioners that was appointed to sperintend the buildings have have refused
to act by which means your petitioners labor under some difficulty for want of our Courthouse, prison and stocks, we do humbly pray that your knowledgeable body would sanction the aforesaid vote by your (TORN)______ _______ _____ ______given (TORN) petition at our last quartersession by advertising the same at our present place of holding court Your granting this the matter of our prayers will lay us under the strongest obligations to thankfulness and your petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray

Frederick Plyler Jacob Iferdt
George McReading Pheter _ochur
Tobias Klots Charles Parke
Junadan Hertzel John Long
Adam Derr John Readling
Jacob Derr Jacob Barenhart
Peter Missenheimer Nickles Wagnar
Leonard Kagel

And later on the petition

William Bug Claburn freemond
John Stoard? David Self
Henry Howell Wll m Polk
Joseph Howell Jr Isum Clay Abel Powel?
Allen Freeman Davies Clay Oseburn Powel?
George Heiser John Reet John Powel?
Jacob Watts Jacob Bird Morning Hopson
Edmond Smith Bonner Bird Harvey Cakel
Andrew Watts Sr. George Ginge? John Polk
Valintine Wattts George Garmons Fred Heiser
George Detter James Clay Halk Wether
James Long Lues Fouch James Meckgung
John Long John Gatomoune? John Meckgung
Joseph Watts Michel Garmon Joshua Johnston
Willm Watts John Garmon
John Watts Sr Dickles Wingesten
Henry Coledge Frances Wingesten
George Long David Wingesten
Richard ? Thomas Smith
Andrew Watts Jr Pavid Powl?
John Watts Jr Jesse Brinse
John Watts Jacob Sturd
William Smith Johnnsen Stroud?
James Brown Samuel Stroud?
John Currethers Joseph Stroud?
Lennerd Hise
John Meckgunk
William Johnston
John Herkey
Lues Underwood
William Michel
Jacob Selfe Sr
Jacob Selfe Jr.
John Fords
John Vaust

To the Honb'e General Assembly of North Carolina
The petition of a part of the inhabitants of Montgomery County
Respectfully Shewith:
That your petitioners labour under great inconvenience in attending the Courts of the County, and other public business at the Court-house, in consequance of their remote situation living in the South West corner of the County, and many of them having to travel from twenty [five] to thirty five miles without convenient roads leading to the same, and separated from it by the Yadkin or Pee Dee river which is often impassable and always oblidged to be ferried, by which circumstance they are frequently interrupted and eposed to personal danger, delay and expense These among other hardships and inconveniances, render them liable to be imposed upon & often to put up with abuses which in other situations might be readily addressed, your petitioners most respectfully & humbly pray that your Honb'e body will be pleased to grant them releif by annexing them to the County of Cabarrus, and incorporating them as part of said County of Cabarrus by a line, commencing at the corner tree of Cabarrus andRowan [& Montgomery] & runnig thence a direct course to Exodus Whitley's foard on Rocky river
your petitioners beg leave to inform you that a majority of them border on the line of said County of Cabarrus that it would be much more convenient for them on account of traveling to and from the Court-house and without any formadable stream of water to interrupt them. Your petitioners therefore with respectful submission beg leave to appeal to your Honb'e body for redress of their grievances,(some of which have been set forth) by passing an act, to annex & incorporate them with the County of Cabarrus by a line as above described. And your petitioners as in duty bound, will ever pray &c
r----- Jones Harsel Jonathon Whitley
Jas Little Peter Tucker Nedam Whitley
Ely Hunnicutt Allen Taylor
______Almond James Woferd Jonthan Davis
George Teter Henry Underwood
Henry Howell Joseph Hunnicutt Absolum Harwood
Wxophraditus Whitley William Long Jacob Green
John Davice