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Deed proved: Jonathan Sell to Wm Whitehead

May 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Jonathan Sell to Wm Whitehead, acknowledged in court.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
May 1787 term
Grantor
Jonathan Sell
Grantee
Wm Whitehead
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
acknowledged in open court
The deed
Deed Book 3, page 162 →
James Williams to John Estes (our deed record)

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

  • Minute book 4, page 44
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1787 term
  • 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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