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Deed proved: Peter Ream & Mary his wife to John Forest

November 1764 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed for 202 acres of land, Peter Ream & Mary his wife to John Forest, proved by Michael Holt, Jr..

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1764 term
Grantor
Peter Ream; Mary his wife
Grantee
John Forest
Instrument
202 acres of land
Proved by
oath of Michael Holt, Jr.

Names and places are given as the source writes them. This record has not been checked against the original minute book.

Where to find it

  • Folio and page 249
  • Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 112
  • Original: State Archives of North Carolina, Orange County court minutes (CR.073.301).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 30001, “County Court Minutes, 1752–1766” (State Archives film).
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