{"id":140,"date":"2011-12-12T21:51:06","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T02:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/orange\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2011-12-12T21:54:55","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T02:54:55","slug":"petition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/orange\/petition\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Petition Requesting a New County be Created from the Northern Half of Orange County [about 1776]<\/strong>
\nThanks to Mona Sarratt Knight for contributing this information. \u00a0Note: All spellings are as they appeared in the original document.<\/em><\/p>\n

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To His Excellency Josiah Martin Esqr., Capt General, Governor in and over the Province of North Carolina the Honourable Council Mr. Speaker and Gent of the House of Burgesses. The Humble Petition of the inhabitance of the north part of Orange County Humble Sheweth, that whereas by the large extent of said County, it renders it very burdensom to attend general musters and courts, and we pray that a line beginning where Granville County line corners on the Virg’a line thence running south on Granville line twenty five miles and there corner thence west to Guilford line thence North Along said Guilford to the Virg’a line thence east along the Virg’a line to the beginning and your petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray.<\/p>\n

Signed:<\/p>\n

Jno Tryor
\nJoseph Suttle
\nPeter Rogers
\nRichd Coleman
\nThos Clayton
\nJohn Rogers
\nIsaac Johnson
\nJohn Clayton
\nJohn Smith
\nGabriel Davis
\nLambroth Morgan
\nJohn Warrin
\nJohn Adams
\nThomas King
\nJames Warrin Jr
\nMoses Bridges
\nIsaac Reaves
\nJames Warrin, Sr.
\nRobert Paine
\nRashles Owin
\nTimothy Warrin
\nAaron Bridges
\nJoseph Shelewoth
\nHackley Warrin
\nJosiah Butler
\nJohn Bumpas
\nWilliam Warrin
\nDavid Womack
\nSamuel Bumpas
\nJohn Rogers Jr
\nAbraham Womack
\nEdward Bumpas
\nWilliam Fuller
\nJohn Lawson
\nWilliam Bumpas
\nJoseph Gold
\nJohn Bridges
\nJohn Day
\nJno Dunlevy
\nWilliam Stone
\nThos Day
\nJames Harker
\nJames Funer
\nWilliam Yarbrough
\nThomas Neeley
\nJames Jones
\nSamuel Yarbrough
\nThomas Neeley
\nJames Jones
\nSamuel Yarbrough
\nNathaniel King
\nGeorge More
\nJames Tabor
\nJoseph Dunkins
\nJohn Ragon Senr
\nAlexander Davison
\nDarby Henly
\nJohn Ragon Junr
\nJohn Davison
\nJohn Browing
\nJas Baird
\nJames Roye
\nJohn Moore
\nJohn Baird
\nJames Kirkland
\nWilliam Welch
\nThos Donaldson
\nJohn Hinge
\nAmbrose Williams
\nJames Hubbard
\nBenjamin Connel
\nJohn Williams
\nThos Camp
\nHenry Fuller
\nLawr Hook
\nHenry Ledbetter
\nJames Moore
\nLoyd Vanhook
\nJohn McCoy
\nJohn Tabor
\nJohn Garrett
\nPhilip Palmer
\nNuton Cannasor
\nRichard Foard
\nJohn Barin
\nWilliam Tomson
\nJohn Morrow
\nJames Anderson
\nRoger Rees Senr
\nArthur Moore
\nJoseph Surrott
\nJohn Saterfield
\nJohn Tomson Junr
\nDavid Vanhook
\nThomas Ray
\nPhilip Selph
\nSamuel Vanhook
\nJames Saterfield
\nHenry Ford
\nJames Gay
\nBarnabas Grims
\nWm Bridges Senr
\nRubin Nuton
\nStephen Auston
\nWm Bridges Junr\\
\nRichard Hargis
\nIsaac Vanhook
\nJno Isham
\nWilm Jay Junr
\nBenjamin Morrow
\nThos White
\nJoseph Jay
\nJohn Debond
\nTho Bumpas
\nJohn Tomson
\nJohn Arnol
\nJohn Mann
\nWilliam Morrow
\nJohn Boling
\nJames Jufus
\nJas Dunbar Hendby
\nJohn McMurry
\nThos Mann
\nCharles Trim
\nJas Griffin
\nJoseph Logan
\nSamuel Nealey
\nAlexr Canhorn
\nZachri Green
\nJesse Tomson
\nJohn Hardges
\nWilliam Byas
\nRoger Rees Junr
\nJohn Knight
\nDaniel Blackwell
\nJohn Rees
\nJohn Byas
\nJohn James
\nBenjamin Justis
\nJames Satterfield
\nThos Morrow
\nJohn Wilson
\nRobert Byas
\nT. Wyeman
\nElijah Edwards
\nCaldwell Saterfield
\nThomas Nucket
\nJohn Allen Tharp
\nWilliam Rankin
\nHam Carr
\nJames Long
\nWm Usrey
\nEdward Nash
\nRobert McReynolds
\nJames Turner
\nRobt Austin
\nMedford Dickson
\nJosias Dickson
\nWm Miles Senr
\nWm Miles Junr
\nJacob Sulph
\nJas Hitcherside
\nThos Barnet
\nElkannah Lacy
\nWm Carver
\nHenry Cockburn
\nAbram Ford
\nThos Whilkins
\nJohn Gan
\nJohn Womack
\nBenjamin Tuftin
\nWm Davison
\nBenjamin Huber<\/p>\n

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