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Orange County Indexed

Administration of an estate: Francis Decerne, Lucy Decerne

24 August 1790 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Administration of the estate of Francis Decerne granted to Lucy Decerne.

Kind of business
Administration of an estate
Court
August 1790 term, 24 August 1790
People

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 298
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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