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Estate account: Sarah Lockhart, Samuel Lockhart, William Lockhart Sr

2 December 1808 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Sarah Lockhart received a lifetime dower interest in one-third of William Lockhart’s real estate; the sheriff was directed to arrange allotment and possession.

Kind of business
Estate account
Court
November 1808 term, 2 December 1808
People
Other dates
during her life

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 7, page 480
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1808 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 30004, “County Court Minutes, 1805–1814” (State Archives film).
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