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Deed proved: James Few & wife to John Woods

February 1788 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, James Few & wife to John Woods, proved by Stephen Scarlett.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
February 1788 term
Grantor
James Few & wife
Grantee
John Woods
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
the oath of Stephen Scarlett
The deed
Deed Book 5, page 3 →
James Few Jr & Elizabeth Few to John Wood (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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