Orange County Indexed
March 1760 term
38 items of business, in court order.
Day not given in the source
- Court in sessionThe March court opened at Corbin Town.
- Will provedWill of Henry Mayner, proved by Charles Davis and John Pyke.
- Estate accountJoseph Maddock submitted widow Hannah Stanfield’s receipt concerning John Stanfield’s estate.
- Livestock markHackley Warren and Edward Moore registered their marks.
- TaxGilbert Patterson was exempted from taxes because of poverty, age and infirmity.
- Livestock markDyall Pevey registered his mark.
- Road orderRobert Davis replaced James Murdoch as road overseer.
- Road orderAndrew McBroom replaced Patrick Rutherford as road overseer.
- Will provedWill of Maryann Currie, proved by Edward Nash.
- Road orderA jury was appointed for the road from John Roberson’s toward Solomon Debow’s and McCoy’s mill; William Lea became overseer.
- Tavern licenseWilliam Grace received permission to operate an ordinary.
- Road orderBenjamin Pickett became road overseer from Stinking Quarter to Cain Creek.
- Road orderCharles Davis became road overseer from Cain Creek to Rocky River District.
- Road orderSamuel Dark became overseer for Rocky River District.
- Road orderJames Williams became overseer for Lick Creek District.
- Road orderSamuel Norris became road overseer from Bear Creek to Deep River.
- Road orderJohn Tomlinson became road overseer from Deep River to the county line.
- Road orderWilliam Morrow and Joshua Hadley became overseers of adjoining sections of Cape Fare Road.
- Road orderCairns Tinnen replaced Alexander Lackey as road overseer.
- Administration of an estateAdministration of the estate of James Forrest granted to William Forrest; sureties Benjamin Forrest, Thomas Forrest, James Forrest and Abraham Nelson.
- Road orderThomas Pugh replaced Samuel Allen as road overseer.
- Constable appointedAndrew McBroom replaced Joseph Allison as constable.
- Estate accountAnn Morrow submitted discharges from two unnamed children for their shares of Benjamin Morrow’s estate.
- FerryMichael Trollinger received permission to operate a public ferry near Pine ford on Haw River.
- Estate accountNathan Melton filed an account of sales for Robert Melton’s estate.
- Constable appointedSackfield Brown replaced George Smith as constable.
- Constable appointedDaniel Cain became constable in Samuel Stewart’s district near the courthouse.
- Constable appointedMordecai Gwin replaced Thompson as constable in Pinson’s Settlement.
- Road orderGilbert Strean replaced William Craig as overseer of Cape Fare Road.
- Tavern licenseJohn Grace’s ordinary license was renewed.
- Tavern licenseZachariah Martin’s ordinary license was renewed.
- Official appointedWilliam Reed exhibited his commission as Orange County sheriff.
- Child or servant boundThe court apprenticed John Gaddis to Edmund Dennice until age 21.
- Constable appointedSamuel Allen Junior replaced Samuel Allen Senior as constable.
- Estate accountThe court considered an unspecified matter concerning James Hopkin’s estate.
- Livestock markGiles Chapman and Samuel Chapman registered their marks.
- Official appointedJames Bowie, Thomas Whitehead and John Dowell qualified as deputy sheriffs.
- Deed provedDeed.