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Names mentioned: Geo Cato, John Cato, Peter Lee
from search of CATO name, files at NCGenWeb Archives:
New Bern District Court Records Part 5 New Bern District Court Records DSCR
206.326.1 The District Court was the precursor to District Superior Courts.
The New Bern District covered Ccarteret, Craven, Beaufort, Hyde, PItt,
Dobbs, Jones, and Duplin. When Dobbs county was split and then abolished,
the new counties were also in the New Bern District.
The following are abstracts of Box 1. Dates when not otherwise noted are
the date of the event (e.g., the date that an assault took place).
Folder: 1779
Information: Indictment of John CATO, yeoman, for breaking, entering and
stealing $2500 and other property from the house of William RADFORD. Also
assaulted William RADFORD. Date: 29 May 1779, about the hour of 11 in the
night County: Dobbs
Folder: 1779
Information: The confession of Joseph KILLETT:
Thos HARRISON & Jno CATO robbed Wm. RADFORD of currency & property;
HARRISON stole a mare of Hampton SYLLAVAN, and HARRISON and CATO and KILLET
& David LAWHORN robbed Peter LEE of a mare and other property and money; he
believes that LAWHON sold the mare to Jno HONEYCUTT upon the waters of Deep
River;
that HARRISON & KATO stole of Jno. EDWARDS a horse & mare & KILLET saw
them on the horses and they sold the horses either to Jas. FARR,, Cap.
JOESON or Jno. ARTHUR between Jones1s Creek & Temptson1s Creek;
HARRISON stole Jno. Roache1s horse and he heard him say he would shoot the
horse as soon as he took him to Neuse R.;
on Tuesday 27 of this Instant [July 1779-sbg] he saw LAWHON with 2 mares
which he said he borowed the white one of Robt. KEY & the Dark Bay of David
RAINER;
on Thursday 28th KILLET and LAWHON went to Mr. WINKFIELD where they stole a
gray horse which he was to let Jno. COLE have to carry to Salisbury to sell
for halves; that he hired Jno. VICK to take his place as soldier and
returned him to Liet MCNES under the name of Jno. MITCHEL and as he and
VICK were going to Kingston they called at James MILES1S and VICK stole a
pair of leather breeches out of MILES1S house;
the following persons harbour and assist both thieves and deserters: Saml.
STRICKLEN, Tho. DAUGHTY, Andrew KILLET Sen. William KILLET Junr. (Dobbs
Co.), Robt. KEY, Kinchen CITCHER, Isaac WHEELER, Jno. MILES, David MILES,
Wm. MCLAN, Joel JOINER, Ben JOINER, Geo. LASSITER, Geo. CATO, Jno.
BAREFOOT, Peter LEE & Selah THORNTON (Duplin Co.).