Author: Marilyn Poe LairdPublisher:
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Category : Court records
Languages : en
Pages :
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Gates County, North Carolina Court Minutes, 1779-1793
Author: Marilyn Poe LairdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Court records
Languages : en
Pages :
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Gates County, North Carolina Court Minutes, 1779-1793. (2 Volumes in 1).
Author: Marilyn PoePublisher: Southern Historical Press
ISBN: 9780893081515
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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By: Marilyn Poe, Vivian Poe Jackson & Judith Krauese Reid, Pub. 1977, Reprinted 2019, 226 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-151-5. Gates County was created in 1778 from Hertford, Chowan and Perquimans counties, N.C. It is located in the Northeastern corner of the state bordering Virginia. It is surrounded by the counties of Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans counties N.C. and by Nansemond County, VA. Many inhabitants of the "BURNED" counties of Hertford, N.C. and Nansemond, VA. which adjoin Gates county are mentioned in these early court minutes. In the minutes, one will find local office holders being appointed and/or qualified, including clerks of courts, registers of deeds, sheriffs, coroners, etc. The court controlled the levying and expenditure of local taxes, matters dealing with public buildings, roads, bridges, etc. were handled by this court and it also selected and summoned juries. Among the other responsibilities of the court found in its minutes were licenses granted to operaters of taverns, as well as deeds and bills of sale being acknowledged by the grantors. The court oversaw a wide range of matters involving estates, including probate of wills, settlements of estates, and appraisements as well as matters dealing with bastardy, and many other valuable bits of information.
Gates County, North Carolina, Court Minutes
Author: Marilyn Poe LairdPublisher:
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Category : Court records
Languages : en
Pages :
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Genealogy Division Subject Catalog, 1976-1984: A-O
Author: Indiana State Library. Genealogy DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
National Genealogical Society Quarterly
Author: National Genealogical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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The Genealogical Helper
Author: The North Carolina Historical Review
Author: Publications ...
Author: North Carolina. State Department of Archives and HistoryPublisher:
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Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 900
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The Biennial Report of the North Carolina Historical Commission
Author: North Carolina Historical CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Tenth Biennial Report of the North Carolina Historical Commission
Author: North Carolina. State Department of Archives and HistoryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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