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Subject: Robert R. Heath 1806-1871 NH>NC
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:09:07 EST

I would like to find out what happened to him - perhaps somebody in the area
could poke around for the rest of the story. Robert R. was a son of Sargent
Heath and Jennie, named Carlton in "Bartholomew Heath of Haverhill," etc.

The History of Newport, NH from 1766 to 1878 with a Genealogical Register
Author: Edmund Wheeler
Robert Heath, son of Sargent, was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1825;
taught at the elementary school at Hillsborough, where he studied law with
President Pierce. After being admitted to the bar he reported to ""Jefferson
county"", NC, where he held several important positions, and where he remained
until his death. He was an able lawyer, and fully realized the promise of his
youth.

1840 census of Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina

1850 NC, Chowan, Town of Edenton p 105 (17 Sep 1850):
Heath, R. R. 45 Lawyer 700 n/l
Heath, E. B. 40
Heath, Laura E. 20
Heath, Anna B. 17
Heath, Ellen B. 14
Heath, Louisa 07
Heath, Alice 09
Heath, Genevieve? 04

1860 NC, Chowan, Edenton, p 283B-284 (23 Jun 1860):
Heath, R. R. 45 Circuit Judge 1500 16400 NH (There is no
accounting for the ages)
Heath, Eliza 40 n/r
Heath, Ann 23 n/r
Heath, Ellen 21 n/r
Heath, Alice 18 n/r
Heath, Louisa 15 n/r
Heath, Robert 10 NC

Gaston Co NC District Court Judges: Robert R. Heath 1858 - 1860

Married (2): 19 Aug 1869 , Ashe, North Carolina: America C. BOWMAN

History of Western North Carolina - Chapter 8-A
Ashe county North Carolina -- Jefferson:
OLD BUILDINGS. The building now known as Jefferson Inn was built in two
parts by the late George Bower. The part used by the Bank of Ashe was built
first, but the date cannot be determined definitely, and the eastern part some
years later. The frame building next to the east was George Bower's store, in
which the postoffice was kept, and holes in the partitions are still visible
which had been used for posting letters. James Gentry was killed one snowy
Christmas night about the year 1876, in front of this building while Mont. Hardin
was keeping hotel. Douglas Dixon was tried for the murder, but was
acquitted. It was in this building also that Judge ROBERT R. HEATH, sick and
delirious, inflicted a wound upon himself from which he afterwards died (May 26,
1871).

1870 NC, Ashe, Jefferson:
Heath, America 52 Keeping Hse. 15000 10000 NC
Robert 20 Reading Law NC
Reeves, Harriet 50 B Domestic Servant NC
Celia 15 B NC
Bower, Ned 50 B Works on Farm NC
Frankey 30 B NC
Mahala 12 B NC
Hugh 08 B NC
Troy 08 B NC
Mira 06 B NC
Luskin 02 B NC

History of the University of North Carolina :

The Trustees were induced by the advice of counsel to bring suit for lands
located in West Tennessee under escheated Revolutionary land warrants granted
to the University. As fully described in Volume I of this history, the
Secretary and Treasurer (Charles Manly), in conjunction with Samuel Dickens, and
under instruction of the Executive Committee, had sold all the residue of these
real estate interests to Edward Orme and Alden Gifford, agents of a Boston
land company, and reported the same to the Board, which confirmed their action.
The result of the suit was a signal defeat to the University, the payment of
over $400 in fees and costs and the ill name of bringing a false claim,
contrary to her solemn agreement. This cost, however, was paid by the Trustees
elected in 1874.
The chief attorney of the University in this case was ex-Judge ROBERT R.
HEATH, who emigrated to Tennessee after the Civil War. He agreed to accept a
contingent fee of one-half the recovery. After this was discovered by his
associate counsel, S. W. Cochran, he called Judge Heath's attention to the fact
that such fees were illegal under the laws of Tennessee and subjected the
offender to being disbarred--the offense being called champerty. The Judge was
greatly troubled, as was shown by his repeated and urgent requests that all his
letters in relation to this suit should be sent to him, and by earnest
arguments to show that his action did not come within the purview of the law. It was
in his favor that the evidence was in North Carolina, among the University
papers. At any rate he was not prosecuted and died soon afterwards.

America C. Heath married again 24 Jul 1872 in Ashe County to DAVIS, Dolphin
Alston.

--Ian Heath

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