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Orange County Indexed

Jury

29 May 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court directed the sheriff to summon jurors Lewis Hornaday, Joseph Wills Sen’r, James Craig Jun’r and 29 others for the next county court.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
May 1787 term, 29 May 1787
Jurors
Lewis Hornaday; Joseph Wills Sen’r; James Craig Jun’r; James Ball; Jno Grisham; Wm Morrow; Geo Reeves; Thomas Baker; Wm Porter; Thomas Connelly; John King Jun’r; Thos King; Henry Server; Henry Morrow; Wm Bracken; Henry White; James Tate; Robert Millikin; Joseph Stalsworth; Jno Lindsay; Benjamin Davis; Jno Patten Sen’r; Joseph Holt; Ro Ray Sen’r; Wm Philips; Stephen Forrest; Richd Cate; Stephen Wilson; Jno Dannel Sen’r; Jno Tinnen; James Guttery; Mathew Lindsey
Places
Eno

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

  • Minute book 4, page 24
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1787 term
  • 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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