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Orange County Indexed

Guardianship: John McCauley, Anna Fossett, Nathaniel Fossett

28 August 1818 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

John McCauley became guardian of Anna Fossett and Nathaniel Fossett and Susan Fossett and John Fossett.

Kind of business
Guardianship
Court
August 1818 term, 28 August 1818
People
Amounts
£250

Reading note: The word dec’d followed the list ending John Fossett; the intended deceased parent versus ward relationship was unclear. The amount applied to each ward.

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 570
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1818 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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