Amanuensis Monday~Inquisition over the Death of Dempsey Honeycutt, 1853.

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.


His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

Today’s subject is an Inquisition over the Death of Dempsey Honeycutt, 1853.¹


State of North Carolina
Union County
I, W. H. Simpson, coroner pro tem of said Count bounded to Summon a jury of Good and Lawful men freeholders of said County to hold a Inquisition over the dead body of Dempsey Honeycutt in said County Viz No 1 Enoch Williams 2 B D Austin 3 Jno Simpson 4 Carswell Helms 5 Leggit Jenkins 6 W M Austin 7 Joab Griffin 8 Jourdan James 9 Lewis Griffin 10 John D Williams 11 Mofs Helms 12 Erwin Williams who after being duly sworn according to law we find upon our own Examination of the Dead body of Dempsey Honeycutt and the Testimony of Elisha James & A. G. Price that the aforesaid Dempsey Honeycutt came to his death by a Lick struck on the left side of said Honeycutt head just above the ear with a common siz’d hand Spoke which Lick or blow was Struck by one John E. Presley on said County of Union.
Given under our hand and seals this the 18^th day of April 1853.
Sworn to & Subscribed to before me 
                                                              E. Williams{seal}
                                                              B. D. Austin {seal}
                                                              John Simpson {seal}
                                                              Caswell Helms {seal}
Test                                                        J. D. Williams {seal}
W. H. Simpson Coroner pro tem            Moses Helms {seal}
                                                               Jourdan S. James {seal}
                                                               Leggit Jenkins {seal}
                                                               W M Austin {seal}
                                                               Joab Griffin {seal}
                                                               Lewis Griffin {seal}
                                                               Erwin Williams{seal}
 

State of North Carolina} Be it Remembered the <sic>
Union County} on the 18^th April Instant
Personally come before me, W. H. Simpson Coroner pro tem for the county of Union Andrew G. Price & Elisha James & John S. Stegall and Severally acknowledged themselves Indebted to the State of North Carolina in the Sum of two hundred dollars each to be levied on the Goods & Chattels, Lands & Tenements to be void on conditions that they appear before the Judge of our next Superior Court to be held at the Court house in Monroe on the 6^th Monday after the 4^th Monday in March 1853 to give evidence in behalf of the State against John E. Presley and not depart the court without Leave this 18^th April 1853.
Acknowledged before me                    W. H. Simpson Coroner pro tem
 
 

State of North Carolina) Be it Remembered that on the
Union County} the 7^th May 1853 personally
Came Dr. Tho. C. Caldwell before me W. H. Simpson coroner pro tem, for the said County and acknowledged himself indebted to the Sate of North Carolina in the Sum of One Hundred dollars to be levied on his Goods & Chattels, Lands & Tenements to be void on conditions that they appear before the Judge of our Superior Court at the Court house in Monroe on the 6^th Monday after the 4^th Monday in March 1853 to give evidence in behalf of the State against John E. Presley and not depart the court without Leave
Acknowledged before me                     W. H. Simpson Coroner pro tem
 

Young Dempsey Honeycutt, son of  William Riley Honeycutt and Mary Love, was just a mere 21 years of age when he was struck down by John E. Presley on 18 April 1853. He left surviving him, his mother, 5 sisters and one brother. His father, William Riley, had died just a few years earlier.
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[1] North Carolina Archives, C. R. 097.928.1; Union County Miscellaneous Records, Dempsey Honeycutt Coroner's Inquest, 1853.

Treasure Chest Thursday~William Honeycut to David Simpson, 1832.

I have seen some unusual deeds in my forty years of research but this one is the most unusual one that I have transcribed in all of those years. 


Transcription:
William Honeycut to David Simpson
Know all men by these presents that I William Honeycut of the county Anson and state of North Carolina hath Bargained Sold and delivered unto David Simpson him his heirs or afsigns all my property as follows for the consideration of Four Hundred dollars in hand paid by the said David Simpson to the said William Honeycut – One Bay mare and sorrel mair <sic>, Seventeen head of cattle forty head of Hogs eight Head of geese, one Grind stone, one saddle, one Bureau, four tables one shelf Furniture, one loone and gear, 4 pails, 3 pots, 2 ovens all my corn and fodder and Rye straw four Beds and furniture which property I the said William Honeycut do warrant and defend the same to said David Simpson him his heirs and afsigns forever. Given under my hand & seal this 6^th day of March 1832.
Test Charles Taylor} Anson April Sefs. 1832 Then this deed was proven in open court by Charles Taylor and ordered to be Registered.                                 WDismukes Clk.
 
 
This is the William Honeycutt that married Mary F. Love. His father was Dempsey Honeycutt.
 
 
 
 
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[1] Anson County, North Carolina, Deed Book Y: pages 169-170, William Honeycut to David Simpson; 6 March 1832, Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.