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Deed proved: John McKey to Enoch Collins

May 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, John McKey to Enoch Collins, proved by Josiah Watts.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
May 1787 term
Grantor
John McKey
Grantee
Enoch Collins
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
the oath of Josiah Watts

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 45
  • 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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