Jul 1783 Nash Co Court: Grand jury qualified incl. Thomas Deens (listed as 'Thos Deans')

[124] July Court 1783 890-Hardy Griffin Esqr in Capt Jas Battles District 891-Thos Mann, Jos Arrington senr & Francis Rose in Capt Jas Battles District. 892-Edmund Drake, Wm Whiddon, Benja Bunn in Devanports, Hattons & Wm Battles District. 893-Saml Bryant, Simon Williams, Bennit Body in Capt Warrens District 894-Wm Chapman Junr, Wilson Taylor, Jeremiah Nichols Nicholson & Crowells 895-Grandy Jury Quallified Edward Gandy Foreman, Reubin Whitfield, John Whiddon, Wm Whiddon, James Woodward, Arthur Braswell, John Jones(Hatter), Willoughby Manning, Thos Deans, John Sellars, Saml Braswell, Thos Beckwith, Henry Reed, Wm Sandiford, Benja Whitehead. 896-Richard Holland Orphan of Thos Holland be bound to John White to learn the Art and Mystery of a Taylor the sd Orphan to Serve untill He attain the age o[ Twenty One Years old [125] 897-The petition of Sundry inhabitants for a Road out of the New Road That Leads into Andrews Road near Sampson Sikes pat thence the nearest & Best Way to the Turkey Creek meeting House & from thence into the Road to Williams Ferry Granted agreeable to Petition. 898-The following persons are appt to lay of the above Road agreeable to Petition (to Wit) Jerey Deans, Henry Deans, Daniel Taylor, Edwd Pursell, Wm Braswell, Simon Williams, Richd Deans, Solomon Collins, Thos Richard, Peter Etheridge, Willoughby Manning, Charles Brown, Dorrel Devanport, William Harris, James Moore, Jacob Carter. 899-Holland Orphan of Thos Holland be bound unto Henry Burne til He attain the age of Twenty One Years to learn the art and Mystery of a Hatter. 900-Henry Burne is appt Guardian to Hardy Holland Orph o[ Thomas Holland. He accordingly entered into Bond of Three liundred pounds Specie with Edmund Branch & Fredk Daniel Senr.