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Orange County Indexed

Guardianship: Elizabeth Thomas, Owen Thomas, Solo. Austin

August 1778 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Elizabeth Thomas, daughter of deceased Owen Thomas, chose Solo. Austin as guardian; Wm. Laughlin and Wm. Bradford secured a £200 bond.

Kind of business
Guardianship
Court
August 1778 term
People
Amounts
200 pounds

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 25-50
  • Published abstract: Alma Cheek Redden, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Inferior Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Orange County, N.C., 1777–1788, page 23 (Orange County Public Library, NC 929.375 HAU)
  • 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 30002, “County Court Minutes, 1777–1795” (State Archives film).
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