John Grimes 1789 Wayne Co., NC (Dobbs Co., NC)
Does anyone know who this John might have been the son or brother of ?
Thanks for any updates .
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On the second Monday in July, 1782, the court sat again at John Herring's plantation. Among other business, William McKinne, Sr. was appointed commissioner to collect the Specific Provision Tax as provided by an act of the General Assembly. McKinne was a wealthy planter, member of the vestry of Christ Church Parish in Craven County, delegate to the Provicial Congresses of 1775 & 1776, member of the colonial Assembly, militia colonel during the Revolution, close friend & political supporter of Gov. Richard
Caswell & one of the committee appointed by the Assembly to lay off the new county of Wayne in 1779. He was married to a daughter of John Grimes of Dobbs County & had extensive plantations in what became Wayne county.
His prestige was no doubt needed to collect the special tax from citizens already overtaxed & fighting against such measures.
Source : Wayne County, NC - Historic
Reprinted with permission of the News-Argus and cannot be reproduced without
permission.
Early Wayne Buildings
Goldsboro News-Argus
Sunday, Oct. 12, 1975
Part One
Editor's note: This is another in a series of articles on Wayne County's
history from 1700 to 1900 provided in conjunction with the American
Revolution Bicentennial observance.
By John B. Flowers III
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170John Grimes
P.253
This Indenture made this fifteenth day of day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand and seven hundred and eighty nine. Between John Coorpinder, Esquire, high Sheriff of the County ofWayne oftheState ofNorth Carolina of the one part and, James Cobb of the same place on the
other part, Witnesseth whereas by writ of prima facia issuing from the County Court of Wayne in the following words towit. State of North Carolina:To the Sheriff of Wayne County,Greeting you are hereby commanded that whereas a writ of prima facia issued to you at the instance of Robert SIMMS Sr. on a judement he recovered in the said county Court of Wayne against the Estate of JOHN GRIMES,
late of Wayne County concern commanding you that of the goods chattells of the said John GRIMES declared aforesaid, you should cause to be made the sum of Ve_a- and you returned on that that no personal Estate was to be found, a writ of prima facias then issued against James COBB Guardian to the orphans of the said John GRIMES to show cause why execution should not issue against the Real
Estate of the said deceased to satisfy the said judgement. The said County Court of Wayne then and there ordered and directed that a writ of prima facia should issue against the Real Estate of the said John GRIMES, dec., aforesaid for damages Xes as alsothe further sum of Ten pounds, twelve shillings and one penny like money besides your own fees for this service for the cost and charges in the said
listexpanded whereof the said John GRIMES is convicted and liable as to us appears ofRecord- andhave you the said monies at our next court to be held for the County of Wayne at the Court House in Waynesborough on the Second Monday of January next in the year of 1789 then and there Rendor to the said Robert SIMMS his damages and costs aforesaid with this writ- and in and by virtue of the said
writ of prima facias I the said John COORPINDER Sheriff aforesaid did enter into and upon and take prossession of two thirds of the Tract of Land which belonged to the said deceased and wherein the said John GRIMESdeceased being two thirds of the said Tract of Land issued of by a Jury of twelve freeholders Summoned for that purpose of se_ting of to the widow of the said deceased one third part of the
said Tract of Land as her dower in and to the same which aforesaid Two thirds of the said Tract of Land contains seventy three and one-third acres be the same more ordefs being the lower part of the said Tract of Land in the County of Wayne on the south side of Contentnea Creek joining the lines of William TOMLINSON, Isaac DANIEL, and the lines of the land that John BAREFOOT purchased of Elias
COLEMAN, and so on the dividing line of the said Tract of Land as divided by the Jury whrn the widow aforesaid dower was site off to her which being the property of the said John GRIMES Dec’d according to law advertise and expose to sale to the highest bidder for ready money the said two-thirds of the said tract of land on the fifth day of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and Eighty eight,and the said James COBB being then and there upon the premises, on the said fifth day ofDecember aforesaid did bid off the said two-thirds of the said Tract of Land at the sum of Thirteen pounds, Ten Shillings T
pense andwas then and there the last and highest bidder for the said Tract of Land, now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said John COORPINDER Sheriff of Wayne County aforesaid by virtue of and in pursuance of his said office and the Writ aforesaid and for and in consideration of the said sum of thirteen pounds Ten Shillings to the saidJohn COORPINDER, Sheriff in hand paid before the Sealing and delivery of these presents by the said James COBB the reciept whereof the said Joh COORPINDER doth hereby
acknowledge hath Granted Bargains and Sold aliened tell over convey and convey and Confirm by the virtue of his said office and in purserance of the aforesaid as he can and is thereby impowered & enabled doth by these presents Grant bargain and will alott Transfer and assign and convey and confirm unto James COBB, his Heirs, Exors, Adminrs, and Assigns forever the aforesaid two thirds of the said Tract of Land, Situate lying and being as before mentioned, with all the woods, waters, profetsion, advantages whatever to
the said James COBB his Heirs, Admrs and Assigns, the said two-thirds of the said Tract of Land of every part and parcel thereof and all the estable Right, title Interest Claim or Demand of the said John GRIMES, his Heirs, Exors, Admnrs, or any other person or persons whatsoever claiming by from or under me my heirs, Exors, Admrs or of assignees or any other person for me to have and to the said bargained Land and permises mentioned or intended to be Granted, sold aliened Tranferred and set over assigned conveyed & confirmed unto the said James COBB, his Heirs Exors Admr’s or Assignees forever to the only proper use benefit and behoove of the said James COBB his Heirs and Assigns for ever, in as full and ample manner as The said
John COORPINDER Sheriff aforesaid by virtue of my Office of Sheriff as aforesaid and in Execution of the writ aforesaid is hereby enabled to convey alter transfer and Change the same and the said John COORPINDERcovenant promise and agree to and with the said James COBB his Heirs Exors and Admrs and the Assigneesthat these said John COORPINDER Sheriff will warrant and defend.
Found by Hugh & Betty Grimes at the GOLDSBORO, NC, FAMILY HISTORY .CENTER.