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Deed proved: Cutbred Burton to Joseph Sears

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

Deed, Cutbred Burton to Joseph Sears, proved by Thomas Holloway.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1788 term, 27 August 1788
Grantor
Cutbred Burton
Grantee
Joseph Sears
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
the Oath of Thomas Holloway
The deed
Deed Book 4, page 24 →
Cuthbert Burton to Joseph Sears (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 149
  • 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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