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Deed proved: Joshua Wittie to John Umstead

25 August 1791 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Joshua Wittie to John Umstead, proved by James Grant.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1791 term, 25 August 1791
Grantor
Joshua Wittie
Grantee
John Umstead
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the Oath of James Grant
The deed
Deed Book 4, page 495 →
Joshua Wittie to John Umstead (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 368
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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