TIMELINE FROM 1700 TO 1950
July 6, 2008
1770 Elizabeth Berry estimated to have been born in
Orange County NC Parents Robert age 40 and Elizabeth Cates Berry age 35
1770 Hannah Cate born in Orange Co NC Parents William
Cate and Elizabeth Messersmith
1770 "Tryon Palace" colonial capital at New Burn, was
completed
1770 A narrow strip of the west part of Orange County
was used to make up parts of what would become Guilford, Randolph, and
Rockingham Counties.
1770 Part of Wake county was formed from the South
East corner of Orange County while Chatham was formed by what was left
of the southern part of Orange County