TIMELINE FROM 1700 TO 1950
July 6, 2008
1781 March 15th Cornwallis
won a technical victory over Green at Battle of Guilford Courthouse,
but began retreat toward Wilmington. Sept.12th Tories led by David
Fanning, captured Governor Thomas Burke at Hillsborough and took him to
Charleston. October 19th Cornwallis surendered to Washington at
Yorktown,Virginia.
1781 November term Orange NC Court Minutes: The last
Will & Testament of George Waggoner Decd.s was duly prov'd in open
Court by the oath of George CLOWER a subscribing Witness thereto &
ordered to be Recorded at the same time Mary Waggoner & Robert
BERRY Qualified as Executor & Executrix to the same. Ordered that
letters Testamentary issue to the accordingly. Court Minutes [1263]-108
folio 54 bk 3 p55
1781 Alexander Mebane the county commissioner for
Orange County purchased 200 pounds of beef on the 2nd day of June from
Robert Berry for the State of North Carolina. The purchase was made for
eleven Spanish milled dollars on credit to bear interest at 6% until
the general assembly could authorize payment
1781 Mary Berry Waggoner married James Kemp/Camp in
Orange County NC sometime in December of this year. Brides Parents
Robert and Elizabeth Cates Berry Grooms Parents: Thomas Camp &
Winifred Starling
1781 Sarah Cates 12/22/1781 Orange Co NC Parens:
William Cates Elizabeth Messersmith