Duplin County, N. C. Court of Pleas And Quarter Sessions, 1788-1791 (Vol. #2)

By: Leora H. McEachern, Pub. 1979, Reprinted 2021, 116 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-809-9. Duplin County was formed in 1750 from New Hanover County, NC. It is located in the Southeastern section of the state and is surrounded by the counties of: Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Sampson, and Wayne. In these abstracts, one will find local office holders being appointed, the levying and expenditure of local taxes, selecting & summoning of juries, licenses being granted to operators of taverns, as well as deeds & bills of sale being acknowledge by the grantor. The Court also oversaw a wide range of matters involving estates, including probate of will, settlements of estates, and appraisement, as well as matters dealing with bastardy, and many other valuable bits of information.

• | Author: Leora H. Mceachern
• | Publisher: Southern Historical Press
• | Publication Date: October 31, 2005
• | Number of Pages: 116 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0893088099
• | ISBN-13: 9780893088095