1815. Wife Mary, son Enoch, daughters Nancy and Peggy, sons Jethro, James and Seth, daughter Patsey Harrell, grand-children Benjamin, Mack Henry and Patsey Williams, grand-son George Harrell, Humphrey Hudgins Exr. Test, Asa Harrell, Abraham Beaman, Lucretia Beaman.

Williams, Jonathan, Gates Co., Jan'y 19th, 1815; Feb'y Court 1816. Wife, grand-children Henry G, Sally and Daniel (children of son Elisha), son Jonathan, Lilly Williams Demsey, grand-children (heirs of son Demsey), son George, daughters Priscilla and Mary, daughters Milly Arline, Mary Parker and Elizabeth Rogers, sons Jonathan and George Exrs. Test, Jonathan Rogers, Richard Barnes.

Williams, Ann, Gates Co., May 22d, 1820; Nov. Court 1822. Daughters Silvey Williams and Polly Phelps, sons Arthur and George Williams. Test, Wm. W. Riddick.

Williams, Mary, Gates Co., Nov. 9th, 1816; Feb'y Court 1817. Daughters Nancy and Peggy Williams, grand-son Robert W. Williams, Enoch Williams Exr. Test, James Williams, Nathan Cullens.

Williams, Lavender, Gates Co., Dec. 3rd, 1847; May Term 1848. Ann M. Daughtie (daughter of William and wife Ann), Dempsey Parker and wife Penelope and their children Reuben, William, Jane, Margaret, Jethro and Lavinia Parker, son-in-law Lemuel K. Fields, nephew John Williams, niece Mary Parker (wife of Miles), Crissy Hayes (wife of William W.), John Williams Exr. Test, D. Williams, Mary Field.

Williams, Jonathan, Gates Co., Feb'y 2nd, 1856; May Term 1856. Sons Isaac and John, daughters Charity Everett and Edith Duke, son-in-law W. H. Cross, daughters Sally Williams and Martha Eason, sons Isaac and John Exrs. Test, William Henry Lee, D. Williams.

Williams, James, Gates Co., Nov. 22nd, 1854. Probate without date. Grand-son Richard Jordan, grand-children of Demsey Jones (son of John and Elizabeth), James Eure (daughter of Mills) daughter Susan Jordan (wife of James), children of my daughter now deceased, (wife of Gilbert Saunders), friend Jane Rebecca Harrell, son-in-law James Jordan of Hertford Co., Exr. Test, J. A. Anderson, R. H. Shields, Abram Smith, David Howell.

White, John, Gates Co., March 9th, 1792; May Court 1792. Wife Elizabeth, my mother, George White (brother Joshua White's son), brothers Thomas, George and Joshua White, John White and wife Exrs. Test, Jarvis Outlaw, George Outlaw.

White, Thomas, Gates Co., March 31st, 1809; Nov. Court 1813. Wife Mary, sons Jeremiah, William and John, daughters Ruth Ward

and Charity Spivey, wife and son Jeremiah Exrs. Test, David Copeland, Nath'l Taylor, Jos. Taylor.

Wiggins, Bridget, Gates Co., June 7th, 1797; Feb'y Court 1798. Daughter Judith Wiggins and her daughter Edith Wiggins, David Rice Exr. Test, Hezekiah Jones, Chloe Jones.

Wiggins, Ambrose, Gates Co., July 6th, 1805; August Court 1805. Brother Pugh Wiggins, mother Mary Wiggins, brothers Thomas and Jacob Wiggins, Demsey Knight Exr.

Wiggins, Jesse, Gates Co., Sept. 5th, 1823; May Court 1826. Sons Jesse and Willis, Theresa Wiggins (widow of James dec'd), her children John, Mary, Margaret, Jesse, Martha and Elizabeth Wiggins, grand-son John Wiggins, daughters Sarah Powell, Nancy and Peggy Wiggins, Elizabeth Parker my grand-daughter, grandsons John W. and Jesse Parker, grand-daughter Mary Duke, grandsons Jesse Wiggins and Wm. Powell, sons Jesse and Willis Exrs. Test, George Kittrell, Wm. Parker, Robert Parker.

Wiggins, John, Gates Co., May 30, 1838; Nov. Court 1839. Wife Mary, sons John and James, brother Jesse Wiggins, property from Simon and Peter Brinkley's estate, Col. Jesse Wiggins Exr. Test, Wm. Hudgins, John P. Benton.

Willey, Hilary, Gates Co., March 11th, 1837; May Court 1838. Wife Mary, my children Jethro, John and Henry, Rachel Cross, Sally Morgan and Penina Goodman, sons John and Henry Exrs. J. Williams, H. G. Williams.

Test,

Willey, John, Sr., Gates Co., March 15th, 1862; May Term 1864. Wife Peninah, son Henry C. Willey, daughter Mary E. Hinton, grand-daughter Caroline Willey Taylor, son Hilery, John and Benjamin Franklin Willey, daughters Emily Gatling Willey and Peninah Willey, son James Gatling Bragg Willey, sons Hilery and Johu Willey Jr., Exrs. (Holograph Will.

Worrell, John, Gates Co., Dec. 14th, 1855; Feb'y Term 1856. Wife Nancy, grand-son Levi Worrell, grand-children Levi Worrell, Mary Hayes, Ann Savage, Margaret Russell, Sarah Worrell and George Worrell, Henry L. Eure Exr. Test, Richard W. Benbury, W. F. Riddick.

INDICTMENTS AGAINST EDWARD MOSELEY, MAURICE MOORE AND OTHERS.

(From Court Records at Edenton, N. C.)

These indictments have been mentioned in Histories of North Carolina but only in a general way as this paper contains all of the Court details it will be interesting to the reader.

North Carolina S. S.:

Att a General Court held for the sd Province at the Court House at Queen Anne's Creek in Chowan Precinct the 28 July, 1719 & continued to the 1st day of Augt. following. Court met and adjourned till to-morrow Morning 8 O'clock, July 29th, 1719. The Court mett according to adjournment, present Fred'k Jones Chief Justice, John Blount, Jno. Hardy, Tho. Miller, Thos. Harvey & Jno. Worley Esqs.

Coll. Edward Moseley and Maurice Moore appeared and moved this Court yt their appearance might be recorded to save them & their Bail & it was accordingly recorded. They also moved yt their Recognizances might be Discharged for Errors in the Commitm't; whereby they stand committed & for error in the Recognizances for their appearance. The Court over Ruled the Errors and ordered. yt the Recognizances be continued till the third day of the Court, being the day for the Crown business.

July 30, 1719. Upon the return of the Grand Jury, they Present the following Indictm't to the Court.

North Carolina S. S.:

To the Honble. Fred'k Jones, Esq., Chief Justice & to the rest of the Justices for holding the General Court for the Province of North Carolina:

The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King upon their oath; do present that the seven and twentieth day of December, 1718, Edward Moseley of Chowan Precinct, in the County of Albemarle in the Province afsd: did maliciously intending & imagining Chas. Eden, Esq., the Governor, Commander-in-Chief & Admiral of the Province afsd into the hatred & evil opinion of all his Maj't's good & faithful Subjects ye Inhabitants of the Province to bring the good governm't diligent and just administration of the said Eden as Governor into contempt, to Detract, Asperse & Contemn with words. and stir up Debates, Strifes, Differences, Seditions, Discord and Dissentions within ye Province to the Endangering the Destruction. and Subvertion of the good Governm't thereof & to the ruin and Dis

turbance of the King's Peace at *Sandy Point in Chowan Precinct afsd advisedly and with malicious & seditious intent agst the said Charles Eden ye Governor. He the sd Edward Moseley Did Maliciously, openly, contemptuously and opprobiously in the presence of Divers his Maj't's good and faithful subjects, Inhabitants within ye Province, speak, publish, utter & declare these false, malicious, scandalous, opprobious & seditious words and speeches following, viz: Yt you (one John Blount, Esq., a Justice of the Peace, then & there being present) should be concerned in so foolish & frivolous a business but 'tis like their Proceedings (the sd Chas. Eden ye Governor, Fred'k Jones, Esq., ye Chief Justice of ye Province & other Magistrates & good & faithful subjects of our Lord the King there being with the sd Govern'r removing him the sd Moseley & others who had unlawfully taken into their possession ye Records of this Province the Journals of the Council, the Colony seal, the Secretary's Office and the papers thereto belonging) and they (the sd Govern'r, Chief Justice & others with him again meaning) could easily procure arms now to come & Disturb quiett & honest men, himself & others who had so possessed themselves of the Records & office, (wch meaning) but could not (tho such a number would have done) raise them to destroy Thach (one Edward Thach formerly a Pirate meaning) but instead of that he (the sd Honble Meaning) was suffered to do his Villianies; My Commitm't is illegal (meaning his being yn in custody by the command of the sd Governor). It is like ye Commands of a German Prince I (himself again meaning) hope to see the Governor (the sd Charles Eden again meaning) who has so illegally committed me a Prisoner himself soon in Irons & sent home to answer what he has done here and I (himself again meaning) will endeavor to blacken his Character (the Governor again meaning) as much as it is in my power and then if his further malitious & Seditious intent to stir up the people & to procure ye disturbance & Ruin of the Kings Peace proceeded appealing the people & By Standers in these other seditious words & Speeches. Is not ye a hard case the Liberty & Property of the subject taken away by these illegal proceedings & you are as liable to have yours destroyed as ours now are, To the great Scandal & Defamation of him the said Charles Eden, Governor of yr Province & the Governmt therof, to the moving & inctem't of Discord & Sedition within ye Province & Danger of the Subversion of the Laws & Constitution of ye Province against ye Peace & in contempt of our Lord the King yt now is his Crown

NOTE-Sandy Point where the secretary's office was located at the time of its seizure, is 7 miles from the town of Edenton In Chowan county It lies immediately upon Albemarle Sound and is at present owned by H. G. Wood, Esq.

Dignity, &c., and contrary to the form of the Statute in such cases made & Provided. DAN'L RICHARDSON, Duc. Rege.

Upon return of the Grand Jury Indictment in the case between our Sovereign Lord, the King agt Coll. Edward Moseley, the Question was asked by the sd Moseley's Councill how many of the Jury were agreed in the Indictm't, the foreman answered all. Coll. Edwd Moseley informed ye Court yt he was very credibly informed yt Sundry Reputable Persons in Divers parts of the Country to ye number of thirty were summoned by the Marshall of the Severall Precincts to serve as Grand Jurymen for the body of ys Governm't the greatest part of them attended but by some Practices as the sd Moseley suggests there was but sixteen returned. It's therefore, moved by him yt ye Court would admit him to produce Persons to make proof of the summons of Sundry Grand Jurymen that were summoned & not returned altho they were present in Court or yt the Officers might be called & Examined on oath touching the Summons & Return.

The Court were of opinion yt Mr. Moseley might call any Evidence to prove any ill practice in the Marshall or any other of the officers but he not doing yt & there not appearing any anything in ys matter contrary to the constant method & Practice in ys Court for Summoning & Impannelling Grand Jurys & Jurys and the Officers of ys Court being upon their oaths & in their places. It is the opinion of ye Court that they ought not upon ys motion & suggestion to be sworn now & examined whether they had been Guilty of any Evil Practice in this matter.

Whereupon the Court ordered the Indictment to be read which was accordingly read and then the said Edwd Moseley moved that he might have time till the next Court to answer the sd indictmt And the sd Moseley making oath that he had evidences which he believed material who were out of the Governmt. Ordd yt the Tryall be referred till the next Court and also yt the sd Moseley enter into bond with security to appear the 3d 'day of the next Genl Court, &c., which is further ordd yt the said Moseley Plead to-morrow.

Coll. Edwd Moseley & Maj. Thos. Luten as surety entered into bonds in the sum of 100£ each for the appearance of sd Moseley at the next term of the Court.

July 31st, 1719. The Grand Jury present ye following Indictmt. North Carolin, S.S.:

To the Honble Fred'k Jones, Chief Justice & to the rest of the Justices for holding the General Court for the Precinct of North Carolina:

The Jurors for our Soverign Lord the King upon their oath Do