Orange County Indexed

County court minutes

The business of the Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, item by item: 19,310 entries from 222 court terms, 1752 to 1818 so far. Deeds and wills proved, estates, children bound, roads, taverns, suits and county orders.

How the search works

Every word must appear in the entry’s summary, names or places. Put a phrase in quotation marks ("New Hope") to find the words together.
The search matches the start of a word (Faucet finds Faucett) and small spelling differences. Spellings that differ more need a search of their own; the clerks spelled names many ways.
Names are as the source gives them. Two entries naming a John Thompson may name two different men.

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1752: September 12 · December 21
1753: March 24 · June 52 · August (road commissioners) 8 · September 29 · October (road commissioners) 3 · December 33
1754: March 39 · April (road commissioners) 8 · July 31 · August (road commissioners) 9 · October 35
1755: January 5 · March 15 · April (road commissioners) 9 · June 44 · August (road commissioners) 9 · September 39 · December 21
1756: March 14 · April (road commissioners) 2 · June 15 · August (road commissioners) 2 · September 17 · December 62
1757: March 82 · April (road commissioners) 18 · June 47 · September 48 · December 44
1758: March 59 · June 69 · September 39 · December 47
1759: March 47 · June 68 · September 56 · December 27
1760: March 38 · August 41 · November 41
1761: February 74 · May 62 · August 75 · November 19
1762: February 26 · May 26 · August 27 · November 31
1763: May 118 · August 161 · November 155
1764: February 39 · May 200 · August 106 · November 120
1765: February 180 · May 200 · August 134 · November 4
1766: February 2 · May 44 · August 179
1777: May 77 · August 93 · November 64
1778: February 87 · May 86 · August 80 · November 41
1779: February 51 · May 59 · August 69 · November 20
1780: February 73 · May 40 · August 15 · September 15 · November 14 · December 4
1781: January 2 · February 1 · May 8 · August 16 · November 33
1782: February 54 · May 63 · August 71 · November 53
1783: February 62 · May 87 · August 69 · November 69
1784: February 51 · May 91 · August 93 · November 43
1785: February 76 · May 67 · August 98 · November 102
1786: February 102 · April (Superior Court) 11 · May 73 · August 84 · November 59
1787: February 130 · May 142 · August 113 · November 58
1788: February 71 · May 82 · August 124 · November 77
1789: February 57 · May 79 · August 89 · November 47
1790: February 66 · May 74 · August 91 · November 62
1791: February 90 · May 69 · August 89 · November 74
1792: February 103 · May 133
1793: May 109 · August 87 · November 77
1794: February 108 · May 130 · July 1 · August 73 · November 88
1795: February 51 · May 118 · August 86 · November 71
1796: February 63 · May 81 · August 120 · November 93
1797: February 196 · May 148 · August 198 · November 119
1798: February 210 · May 151 · August 107 · November 98
1799: February 103 · May 133 · August 95 · November 101
1800: February 162 · May 118 · August 112 · November 117
1801: February 214 · May 95 · August 92 · November 50
1802: February 53 · May 72 · August 65 · November 70
1803: February 57 · May 90 · August 74 · November 53
1804: February 129 · May 128 · August 116 · November 92
1805: February 42 · May 89 · August 124 · November 37
1806: February 44 · May 91 · August 99 · November 66
1807: February 160 · May 135 · August 87 · November 89
1808: February 135 · May 109 · August 50 · November 99
1809: February 87 · May 120 · August 76 · November 90
1810: February 161 · May 109 · August 95 · November 102
1811: February 176 · May 127 · August 111 · November 224
1812: February 151 · May 131 · August 82 · November 72
1813: February 112 · May 144 · August 102 · November 54
1814: February 92 · May 126 · August 113 · November 105
1815: February 136 · May 130 · August 114 · November 64
1816: February 168 · May 245 · August 150 · November 106
1817: February 215 · May 229 · August 130 · November 157
1818: February 218 · May 219 · August 180

More terms are being added. Minutes for 1767 to 1776 are not covered by any of our sources.

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