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Road order: Barnhill Ashley

25 May 1790 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed Barnhill Ashley as road overseer, replacing Wm Moore.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
May 1790 term, 25 May 1790
People
Road hands
Wm Moore; Ellinor Moores; James Tinnins
Places
Ellinor Moores; James Tinnins

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 278
  • 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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