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Deed proved: John Walraven & Wife to John McMurtery

27 August 1788 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, John Walraven & Wife to John McMurtery, proved by James McMurtery.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1788 term, 27 August 1788
Grantor
John Walraven & Wife
Grantee
John McMurtery
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
the Oath of James McMurtery
The deed
Deed Book 4, page 21 →
John Walraven & Elizabeth Walraven to John McMurty (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 148
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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