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Deed proved: Thomas Bailiff to Joseph Thompson

November 1791 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Thomas Bailiff to Joseph Thompson, proved by James Thompson.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1791 term
Grantor
Thomas Bailiff
Grantee
Joseph Thompson
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the Oath of James Thompson
The deed
Deed Book 4, page 486 →
Thomas Bayliss & Elizabeth Bayliss to Joseph Thompson (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 389
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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