Orange County Indexed
September 1752 term
12 items of business, in court order.
9 September 1752
- Court in sessionThe new county’s first court convened at John Gray’s home on Eno River.
- Livestock markHenry Bedingfield, Lawrence Bankson and William Serjant registered livestock marks.
- JuryThe court impaneled the fifteen named grand jurors.
- Deed provedDeed of Gift, John Douglas to George Douglas, proved by Andrew Mitchel & James Dickey.
- Deed provedDeed of Gift, Joseph Wells to Joseph Wells, proved by John Pike.
- Courthouse and jailMarmaduke Kimbrough was commissioned to build a courthouse, prison and stocks; James Allison, James Dickey and John Pittman were to select the site.
- Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed Edward Ball to James Lea until age 21.
- Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of Joseph Sidwell granted to John Sidwell; sureties Joseph Wells and David Miers.
- Road orderJames Dickey and the other named commissioners were assigned road responsibilities across five county divisions.
- TaxThe county imposed a tax on each taxable person.
- Constable appointedJohn Williams was appointed constable for the route from the trading path down Eno to New Hope.
- Court in sessionThe next sitting was directed to the planned courthouse site.
