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March 1755 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court convened with justices Alexander Mebane, James Dickey, Josias Dixon and 7 others present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
March 1755 term
Justices
Alexander Mebane; James Dickey; Josias Dixon; John Gordon; Andrew Mitchel; John Patterson; Lawrence Banckson; John Pryor; Joseph Boggs; James Allison

Names and places are given as the source writes them. This record has not been checked against the original minute book.

Where to find it

  • Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 75
  • Original: State Archives of North Carolina, Orange County court minutes (CR.073.301).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 30001, “County Court Minutes, 1752–1766” (State Archives film).
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