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Jury

November 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Fifteen grand jurors were empaneled and sworn, with Sterling Harris as foreman.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
November 1787 term
Grand jury
Sterling Harris; Joseph Hart; Sam’l Craig; James Newland; Samuel Torrington; Jesse Miller; Wm Burns; Wm Holiday; Francis Baldridge; Wm Clarke; Wm Bracken; Jacob Rily; Alex Piper; Empson Bird; Jno Thompson

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 80
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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