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Orange County Indexed

Jury

August 1761 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

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

Kind of business
Jury
Court
August 1761 term
Grand jury
Mark Morgan; John Alston; Robert Little
Jurors
John Armstrong; John Stroud; Gilbert Strayhorn
Places
Superior Court at Halifax
Other dates
1st day of September next

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 59-255'
  • Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 72
  • 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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