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Orange County Indexed

Power of attorney: George Ray to James Miller

Will Book D, page 308 · dated 11 May 1808 · proved May 1808

George Ray appointed James Miller attorney.

Kind of paper
Power of attorney
Made by
George Ray (printed GEORGE RAY), of Tennessee
Dated
11 May 1808
Proved
May 1808 court
To
JAMES MILLER (of Orange County, N.C.)
Witnesses
Sampson Moore; John Hart

Names and places are given as the abstract writes them, spelling and all. This record has not been checked against the will book.

Where to find it

  • Orange County Will Book D, page 308.
  • Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 46.
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80002, “Record of Wills, 1794–1822, Vols. C, D” (State Archives film).
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