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Orange County Indexed

Road order: William Allison

29 November 1811 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed William Allison as road overseer.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
November 1811 term, 29 November 1811
People
Road hands
John McDade; Charles; Wesley Debruler; John Lindsey; John Maddin; Joseph Allison Senr; Joseph Ellison; Thomas Allison; William Ellison; James Ellison; Elijah Ellis; James Smith; John Smith; Brox Corn; William Shepperd
Places
Colo William Shepperds lane to the ten mile tree

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 285
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1811 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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