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Deed proved: William Dorris & wife to John Dorris

4 March 1791 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, William Dorris & wife to John Dorris, proved by Isaac Drake.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
February 1791 term, 4 March 1791
Grantor
William Dorris & wife
Grantee
John Dorris
Proved by
by Isaac Drake
The deed
Deed Book 4, page 398 →
William Dorris to John Dorris (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 335
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1791 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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