Suit: George Carrington, Benjamin Bullock, John Teasley

The jury awarded George Carrington damages, partly remitted; John Teasley was fined for absence, and George Laws and John Neeley secured execution’s stay.

Kind of business

Suit

Court

August 1809 term, 29 August 1809

People

• George Carrington (plaintiff)
• Benjamin Bullock (defendant)
• John Teasley (witness)
• George Laws (surety)
• John Neeley (surety)

Jurors

John Thompson; William Wilson; David Patterson; Stephen Scarlett; James McCaddams; Samuel Crawford; James Turner; Alexander Russell; David Strain; William McDaniel; Thomas Lindly; David White

Amounts

£7.17.6

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 563
• Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1809 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).