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Deed proved: James Thackston to Nath'l. Rochester

August 1778 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Lott No. 117 in Hillsborough, James Thackston to Nath'l. Rochester, proved by John Sheels.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1778 term
Grantor
James Thackston
Grantee
Nath'l. Rochester
Instrument
Lott No. 117 in Hillsborough
Proved by
John Sheels
Places
Hillsborough

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 24-49
  • Published abstract: Alma Cheek Redden, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Inferior Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Orange County, N.C., 1777–1788, page 22 (Orange County Public Library, NC 929.375 HAU)
  • 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 30002, “County Court Minutes, 1777–1795” (State Archives film).
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