Suit: William, John, James

The Ray minors recovered land-value damages against Henry E McCullock; entry of judgment awaited filing of the declaration.

Kind of business

Suit

Court

August 1797 term

People

• William (plaintiff)
• John (plaintiff)
• James (plaintiff)
• Robert Ray (plaintiff)
• Henry E McCullock (defendant)
• Wm Ray
• Henry Sharp

Jurors

Charles King; Andrew McBroom; Wm Blackwood; Alexander Strain; William Hooper; Thomas Fitch; James Faulkner; Levi Whited; James Stockard; Henry ??????; William Andrews; Samuel Torrentine

Amounts

£150; 100 Acres

Reading note: William, John and James shared Robert Ray’s surname in the caption; McCullock also appeared as McCulloch. One juror and a prior grantee were unreadable. One or more personal names or identifying annotations were uncertain in the transcription.

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 257
• Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1797 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).