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Administration of an estate: Edward McCluskey, William McCluskey, Tho Ellison

May 1816 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Administration of the estate of Edward McCluskey granted to William McCluskey; sureties Tho Ellison and John Ellison.

Kind of business
Administration of an estate
Court
May 1816 term
People
Amounts
£

Reading note: The source contains an uncertain reading, missing information, conflicting wording or a variant name; retain the literal record pending manuscript review.

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 186
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1816 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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