Orange County Indexed
Road commissioners, August 1754
9 items of business at the road commissioners’ meeting, in the order recorded. No county court is recorded this month.
5 August 1754
- Road commissioners’ meetingFourteen road commissioners attended the meeting.
- Road orderJohn Hendricks replaced Wm. Barnett as road overseer.
- Road orderThomas Cate became overseer from Camp branch to Western path in Robert Cate’s district, with twelve named road workers.
- Road orderJames Stewart became overseer under James Hendricks for a sixteen-foot road past Pryor’s and Dixon’s former home to Van Hook’s, using nearby Hico residents.
- Road orderMiles Parker became overseer of the lower Cape Fare road under William Rhodes.
- Road orderHenry Bazell became overseer from New hope to the head of White oak under Thomas Lloyd.
- Road orderThomas Prestwood replaced Wm. Barbee as overseer from Camp Creek to New hope under Thomas Loyd.
- County businessThe listed commissioners’ absences were excused because of other duties, travel, an accident or lack of notice (Lawrence Banckson, Josias Dixon, John Pitman, Joseph Boggs).
- Road orderJohn Jones, John Wright and George Hopson became commissioners for Cape fare road south of Haw River from Western path to the boundary.
