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Orange County Indexed

Jury

May 1812 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court recorded David Ray, Thomas Wilson, Aquilla Herndon and 12 others for jury service.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
May 1812 term
Grand jury
David Ray; Thomas Wilson; Aquilla Herndon; Levi Hart; John Jameson; Benjamin Crutchfield; Thomas Gattis; John McDade; Joseph Woods; Andrew Bruns; Samuel Craig; John Holden; George Carey; David Strayhorn; Joseph Ellison

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 344
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1812 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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