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Orange County Indexed

Jury

August 1796 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court recorded John Taylor, Benj Herendon, Edward Jones and 12 others for jury service.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
August 1796 term
Grand jury
John Taylor; Benj Herendon; Edward Jones; Owen Lindley; Henry Nale; Elias Turner; Page Patterson; Zach Herendon; Stephen Thompson; Wm Clark; Jarrot Yeargan; Barney Lasley; Thomas Howard; Geo Laws; James Lapsley

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 5, page 106
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1796 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 30003, “County Court Minutes, 1795–1804” (State Archives film).
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