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Guardianship: John Towell, Joseph Woody, James Woody

August 1814 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

John Towell became guardian of Joseph Woody and James Woody and Sarah Woody and Nancy Woody and Mary Woody and Elizabeth Viney.

Kind of business
Guardianship
Court
August 1814 term
People
Amounts
£250

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 606
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1814 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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