Person in the county’s record
From the state marker“Governor, 1795-1798; one of the first three state judges; president, Council of Safety, 1776. His grave is 3 miles east.”
State historical marker: D-7: Samuel Ashe 1725-1813
1840–1938 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗
The index holds one work for Samuel A. Ashe so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.
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Samuel A. Ashe's eight volume set of North Carolina biographies, published by C.L. Van Noppen from 1905 and running from the colonial period forward. The sketches take in governors, judges and public men, among them William Tryon, Frederick Nash, Richard Henderson and Matt W. Ransom. Genealogists use the set as a name source for families across the state, Orange County included.
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