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Deed proved: Josias Thetford & Elisabeth his wife to

August 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Josias Thetford & Elisabeth his wife, proved by John Sloss.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1787 term
Grantor
Josias Thetford & Elisabeth his wife
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
the oath of John Sloss
The deed
Deed Book 5, page 4 →
John Thedford & Elizabeth Thedford to James Dickie (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 72
  • 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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