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Jury

May 1791 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court recorded Jno Thompson, Christopher Barbee, James Thompson and 11 others for jury service.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
May 1791 term
Grand jury
Jno Thompson; Christopher Barbee; James Thompson; Joseph Woods; Wm McCord; Jno Steel; James Thompson; George Newton; James Hart; Wm McKee; Wm Couch; Jno Nichols; Thomas Bradshaw; Wm Durham; Henry Mason

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 337
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1791 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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