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12 August 1766 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court convened with justices Tyrie Harris, Thomas Lloyd, Lawrence Thompson and 4 others present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
August 1766 term, 12 August 1766
Justices
Tyrie Harris; Thomas Lloyd; Lawrence Thompson; John Lea; John McGee; Jno. Oliver; John Sample
Places
Childsburg
Other dates
2nd Tuesday, 12th day, August 1766

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 449
  • Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 136
  • 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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