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Orange County Indexed

Jury

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

The sheriff was directed to summon thirteen named jurors for the October Superior Court.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
August 1790 term, 27 August 1790
Jurors
Thomas H Perkins; James Kenneday; Wm Tate; Edw’d Gwinn; James Carson; Wm Murray; Wm Whithead Sr; Jno Armstrong; Ro Tinnen; James Freeland Jr; Andrew Murdock; Jno Rhodes; Wm Strudwick
Places
Orange; Hillsbo; Q Creek; Enoe
Other dates
first day of October next

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 309
  • 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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