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Deed proved: Robt. Rea to Tence & James Massey

November 1785 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed of Gift, Robt. Rea to Tence & James Massey.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1785 term
Grantor
Robt. Rea
Grantee
Tence; James Massey
Instrument
Deed of Gift

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 14-260½
  • 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 15 (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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