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Orange County Indexed

Jury

November 1816 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court recorded John Durham, Isaac Shugars, James Murdock and 12 others for jury service.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
November 1816 term
Grand jury
John Durham; Isaac Shugars; James Murdock; Daniel Albright; Elisha Brackstone [Braxton]; Samuel Woody; William Walker; John McFarland; John Thompson; James Gaunt; John Lee; Amos Nichols; Martin Loy; Robert Tinnin; John Murray

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 252
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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