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Road order: Henry Loy

2 March 1799 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed Henry Loy as road overseer.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
February 1799 term, 2 March 1799
People
Road hands
Philip Albright; Peter Sullinger; Daniel Albright; George Albright; Jeremiah Holt; William Dickson; Thomas Dickson; Jacob Boon; John Boon; Jacob Wilhoit; Shadrack Holt; Absalom Wilhoit; James Ellis; Jacob Whitsell; Adam Whitsell; Daniel May Jr; James Wilson; John Summers; Reuben Holt; Stewart; Robert McCullock; Mrs Oneals; Michael Charles
Places
the Little Allamance Creek above Mrs Oneals to Guilford County Line above Michael Charles’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 529
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1799 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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