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Orange County Indexed

Guardianship: Ro Gray, Jno Murdock, Jno ????

November 1789 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed Ro Gray guardian of Jno Murdock upon a £200 bond with two sureties.

Kind of business
Guardianship
Court
November 1789 term
People
Amounts
£200

Reading note: One surety’s surname was illegible; the guardian was later called Robert.

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 242
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1789 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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