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Orange County Indexed

Jury

August 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court directed the sheriff to summon twelve named jurors for the next Superior Court.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
August 1787 term
Jurors
Eli McDonald; John Sloss; James Freeland; James Carson; Wm Mebane; Wm King; David Scoby; Jno Tilley; Jno Woods; Andrew Murdock; Jacob Marshal; Wm Nunn

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 52
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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