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Orange County Indexed

Guardianship: Elizabeth Steel, Rebecca, Rachel

February 1815 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Elizabeth Steel became guardian of Rebecca and Rachel and William Alston and Chr??? Emily Steel.

Kind of business
Guardianship
Court
February 1815 term
People
Amounts
£250

Reading note: The final ward name or names were ambiguous; no missing separators or surnames were supplied. Bond applied per child. One or more names, ages or identifying annotations were uncertain in the transcription.

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 9, page 30
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1815 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 30005, “County Court Minutes, 1815–1826” (State Archives film).
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