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Guardianship: Daniel McPherson, Stephen, Nancy McPherson

1 December 1814 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Daniel McPherson was ordered to pay Sarah McPherson for two years’ care of Stephen and Nancy McPherson, with credit in his accounts.

Kind of business
Guardianship
Court
November 1814 term, 1 December 1814
People
Amounts
forty eight Dollars
Other dates
two years

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 640
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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