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Court Records of Thomas Hearns Sr.
Minutes of the Commissioners for detecting and defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York, Albany Sessions 1778-1781, Volume 2, published by the State of New York, Albany, 1909
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1780 Aug. 29. Joseph Hawkins, Thomas Yarns, William Ball and William Griffen having been apprehended by Order of Albert Baker, John Moss & Noah Pain Esqrs. three of the Justices of the peace for the County of Charlotte were brought before the Board under Guard and it appearing from the charges transmitted by the said Justices that the said prisoners are dangerous & disaffected Persons and that they have been with the enemy-- It is therefore resolved that they be committed and a mittimus be made out for them -- Deborah Baker was brought before the board by Col. Henry K. Van Rensselaer as an evidence against Thomas Blewer and the said Deborah Baker being examined saith as follows (to wit) (see examination on file) Adjourned -- Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies State of New York p. 508 |
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1780 Aug. 30. Met August 30th August 1780 Present: John M. Beekman, Samuel Stringer, Mathew Visscher An Act for the Legislature of this State entitled “An Act for the Removal of the Families of Persons who have joined the enemy passed 1st day of July 1780 was laid before the Board and as it is highly Necessary the said Act should be put into immediate Execution and as there are not a sufficient number of printed Copies for the different districts therefore ordered that the secretary to this Board make copies of the said Act for every district in this County and that the same be forthwith transmitted to the Justices of the said district in order that no delay may be occasioned in the Execution of the same -- Adjourned -- Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies State of New York p. 508 |
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1780 Sept. 22. Met Albany 22nd September 1780 Present: John M. Beekman, Jeremiah Van Renssalaer, Mathew Visscher, Samuel Stringer Noah Pain Esqr. one of the Justices of the peace for the County of Charlotte appeared before the Board and laid before us several Examinations taken by him respecting Thomas Yarns and others now here confined in Goal which Examination’s are in the following words (to wit)(see examinations on file)-- Adjourned --Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies State of New York p. 529 |
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1780 Dec. 4. Thomas Yarns was brought before the Board and examined and then ordered to be Recommitted -- Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies State of New York p. 592 |
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1780 Dec. 12. A Letter from Ebenezer Clark and Alexander McNit Esqr. two of the Commissioners for Conspiracies for the County of Charlotte dated New Perth 2nd Instant was laid before the Board setting forth that they inclose a Petition signed by sundry of the Inhabitants of Kingsbury in Favour of Thomas Yarns, William Griffin and William Bell who are at present in Confinement resolved that the said Petition be taken into Consideration at some future Day -- ~~Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies State of New York p. 596 |
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1781 Feb. 5. Met Albany 5th February 1781 Present: John M. Beeckman, Samuel Stringer, Isaac D. Fonda Resolved that Thomas Yarns be discharged from Confinement on entering into a Recognizance for his good Behaviour doing his duty and appearing before any three of the Commissioners for Conspiracies when thereunto required during the Continuance of the present war with Great Britain. Thomas Yarns of Kingsbury in Charlotte County Farmer in £100 Rowland Perry of Palmertown in the County of Albany Farmer his Bail in £100 As the above mentioned Thomas Yarns live[s] upon the Frontiers and has it in his Power to aid and Comfort the Enemy resolved that he be ordered to remove into the Interior Parts of this State by the first day of May next -- Adjourned -- Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies State of New York p. 627 |
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