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Suit: Jno Cocke, Jno M Whitney

May 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury awarded Jno Cocke £100 plus costs against Jno M Whitney.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1787 term
People
Jurors
Joseph Baker; Wm King; Jno Bryan; Ro Faucet; Lewis Kirk; Theopl Thompson; Samuel Thompson; David Scoby; Gilbert Strayhan; Jno Strayhan; Wm Wiley
Amounts
£100

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 28
  • 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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