Record #:

44507

Author(s):

Winslow, Jr., Raymond A.

Abstract:

From the the chartering of Carolina in the 1660s until 1868, the "County Court" affected nearly every aspect of life in North Carolina. Beginning in 1760, this body was more formally referred to as the "Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions". the term "pleas" noted its connection to civil actions. "Sessions" indicated its criminal jurisdiction and "quarter" noted its frequency of meeting. Primary agents of the court were its clerk and the sheriff. The author of tis article gives extensive detail as to all components structuring the county court.

Source:

North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal (F253 .N882A), Vol. 10 Issue 2, May 1984, p70-79, il

Subject(s):

County Court--historical description; Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions; Courts--Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions