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Orange County Indexed

Jury

17 February 1761 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Three grand jurors and three petit jurors were appointed for Halifax superior court on March first.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
February 1761 term, 17 February 1761
Grand jury
James Allen; James McAlister; Robert Abercromby
Jurors
William Horton; James Clarke; Hugh Woods
Places
Superior Court at Halifax
Other dates
1st day of March

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

  • Folio and page 46-229
  • Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 64
  • 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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