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Suit: Mallett, Estes, Mark Patterson

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

The jury found that Mark Patterson executed the deed at issue in the surviving partners’ action.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1787 term, 29 May 1787
People
Jurors
Joseph Baker; Wm King; Jno Bryan; David Scoby; Benj Yeargan; Joseph Stalsworth; Henry O’Dannel; Jno Ray; Jno Davis; Wm Wiley; Gilbert Strayhorn; Jno Strayhorn

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 25
  • 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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