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Deed proved: Joseph Hodge Sheriff to Shadrach Forrester

27 August 1795 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Joseph Hodge Sheriff to Shadrach Forrester, proved by John McKerrall.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1795 term, 27 August 1795
Grantor
Joseph Hodge Sheriff
Grantee
Shadrach Forrester
Proved by
by the oath of John McKerrall
The deed
Deed Book 5, page 288 →
Joshua Smith by Sheriff to Shadrack Forrester (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 5, page 42
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1795 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 30003, “County Court Minutes, 1795–1804” (State Archives film).
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