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Suit: Jane Lindsy

May 1816 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

After the court questioned the probate witnesses, a jury rejected the purported will of Jane Lindsy.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
May 1816 term
People
Jurors
Hugh Mulhollan; William P Mangum; Robert Hunter; John Marshall; James Hastings; Henry Goodrich; George Johnston; Ezekiel Trice; John Workman; George Reeves; William Bradshaw; James Barnhill

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 201
  • 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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