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Orange County Indexed

Road order: Wm Jenkins

February 1798 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed Wm Jenkins as road overseer, replacing John Hinchey.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
February 1798 term
People
Road hands
John Hinchey; Mark Pattersons; Wm Couch
Places
Mark Pattersons old place to the fork of the road near Wm Couch’s

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 382
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1798 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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