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Deed proved: John Reaves to Joseph Townsend

August 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, John Reaves to Joseph Townsend, proved by Benjamin Newman.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1787 term
Grantor
John Reaves
Grantee
Joseph Townsend
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
the oath of Benjamin Newman
The deed
Deed Book 7, page 235 →
John Reeves to Joseph Townsand (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 71
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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