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Orange County Indexed

Jury

February 1790 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Seventeen grand jurors were empaneled and sworn, with Jno Carter as foreman.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
February 1790 term
Grand jury
Jno Carter; James Fosset; Theophilus Thompson; Geo Madden; Wm Andrew; Peter V Williamson; Jno McKee; Wm Whithead; Jno Millason; Alexander Russel; Robert Morris; Jno Lindsey; Andrew McBroom; David Gilston; Jno Sturgis; Jacob Riley; Jno Collins

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 254
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1790 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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