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Deed proved: Stephen Wilson & wife to John Cain

February 1788 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Stephen Wilson & wife to John Cain, proved by James Latta.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
February 1788 term
Grantor
Stephen Wilson & wife
Grantee
John Cain
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
proved in open Court by James Latta
The deed
Deed Book 4, page 154 →
Stephen Wilson & Sarah Wilson to John Cain (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 102
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1788 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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