Hey Craig. The quorum was that number of county justices--about 4 of the 12
individuals--who had to be present before the county court could initiate
their session. A bit of hierarchy within the hierarchy of the
self-perpetuating roster of magistrates--that is, when one of their number
died or resigned, the remaining 11 chose his successor.

Hope this helps.
Your pedantic friend,
Camille.

> Question for all. I am reading an endnote (#294, p. 178) to Edward Porter
> Alexander's *The Journal of John Fontaine*. He says here about James Fontaine
> in King William County that "he served on the quorum."  Quorum of what? This
> would be between 1718 and 1735.
> 
> Craig Kilby
> 
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