One sheet, folded, with writing on both sides. It seems to have served as a working paper for Clement Stubblefield, who was gathering powers of attorney and proof of heirship so he could claim military land warrants due to North Carolina Revolutionary soldiers and their heirs.
Deposition that Abner Tison is the only surviving son and heir of Revolutionary soldier Henry Tison, with notes on military land warrants – Pitt County, 1814
Transcription notes: spelling, capitalization and punctuation follow the original. Words in [square brackets] are editorial notes; [?] marks an uncertain reading and [illegible] marks words that could not be read.
State of North Carolina Pitt County Newbern January the 7th 1814
personaly appeared before us George Green and James Sheppard two of the Justices of the County aforesaid George Tison and Moses Tison, and after being Sworn upon the holy Evengelest of Almighty God Deposeth and Saith, that Abner Tison is the only Surviveing Son and heir of henry Tison Desesed who Served as a Continental Soldier in the Revolutionary War
George Green
James Sheppard
Moses Tison
George Tison
State of North Carolina Pitt County
we George Green and James Sheppard two of the acting Justices of County of pitt do hearby Sertify that we are personally aquainted with George Tison and Moses Tison who hath Sworn to and Subscribed the above Deposition and that they Deponants are persons of Credit Given under our hands at Greenviel [Greenville] the 1 Day of January 1814
George Green
James Sheppard
the above is Necessary to an heir
But for Daniel So this must be annexed to the Power of Attorney two County Seals
I James Stanley do hearby Certify that a Copy of this Power of Attorney is filed in my office Given, & with the Seal of the County annexed
the heir of Ben Commens is Morten Wilkisons point price 40 Dols
the hirs of James Nickels price 10 Dol
the hires of Funvial [?]
tom taunts [?] Deputy for barnal [?]
Freeu [?] french
Newshanover County John Sillivans heirs
[Written upside down at the foot of the same page:]
I Charles Butler do hearby transfer and assign over to Clemment Stubelfield all my Rights title and intrust to a Millitary Land Worrent [Warrant] Issued by the Secretary [written Seculary] of North Carolina No 381 for 228 acres it being for value Received of him as witness my hand and Seal this 19th of febuary 1813 [?] two witness
[On the back:]
Peter Smith iland [island] Creek
John Kincey
James filyaw 11 hundred living in onslow inquire at Kens [?]
Mikel Coons on Chinkapin
Die [?] Coons heir
About the original
The date line reads “Pitt County Newbern January the 7th 1814.” The justices’ certificate below it is dated at Greenville “the 1 Day of January 1814,” which looks like a slip for the 7th.
The rough list of heirs and prices in the lower part of the front is hard to read. “Funvial,” “tom taunts,” “barnal” and “Freeu” are uncertain. The year in Charles Butler’s assignment looks like 1813 but could be 1815.
The back lists names and places to follow up on: Island Creek, Onslow County and Chinquapin (spelled “Chinkapin”). The notes connect this sheet to the 1813 receipt in which Clement Stubblefield took Charles Roach Sr.’s power of attorney to obtain Thomas Fornes’s Tennessee land.
Source: Deposition that Abner Tison is the only surviving son and heir of Revolutionary soldier Henry Tison, with notes on military land warrants. Roach Family Papers (#346), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, Box 1, Folder d (Legal Records, 1784–1901). Collection guide. Digitized folder: ECU Digital Collections, 0346-b1-fd.
Images courtesy of East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. View in ECU Digital Collections: 35860.
Also from this folder: Swift Creek residents hire Turner Nelson as teacher of “Reading writing and Arithmetic” in 1823.
Part of the Roach Family Papers collection on East Carolina Roots.
