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Deed proved: Thos. Hart to Jesse Benton

May 1784 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed for 414 acres, Thos. Hart to Jesse Benton, proved by Thomas Pratt.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
May 1784 term
Grantor
Thos. Hart
Grantee
Jesse Benton
Instrument
414 acres
Proved by
Thomas Pratt

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 40-197½
  • 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 29 (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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