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Jury

May 1790 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Fifteen grand jurors were empaneled and sworn, with Richard Bennehan as foreman.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
May 1790 term
Grand jury
Richard Bennehan; Sackfield Brewer; James Moore; Geo Long; Isaac Jackson; Jno Mitchel; Mathew McCauley; Tho Baker; Arch’d Campbell; Thomas Cate; Abraham Thompson; Jno Woods; James Mitchel; Samuel Nelson; Wm Cain

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 277
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 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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