Guardianship: Leonard Carlton, Jarratt Yeargain, Nancy

After Leonard Carlton abandoned his wards, Jarratt Yeargain received temporary custody and management; Carlton was ordered to show cause against replacement.

Kind of business

Guardianship

Court

August 1810 term, 30 August 1810

People

• Leonard Carlton (guardian)
• Jarratt Yeargain (guardian)
• Nancy (ward)
• Caty (ward)
• Sally Carlton (ward)
• Joseph Barbee (surety)

Other dates

next Term

Reading note: Jarratt Yeargain was also an original surety; the first two wards shared the surname Carlton.

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 8, page 97
• Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1810 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).