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Deed proved: Robert Johnston Steel to John Sneed

November 1796 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Robert Johnston Steel to John Sneed, proved by Travers Moore.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1796 term
Grantor
Robert Johnston Steel
Grantee
John Sneed
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the oath of Travers Moore
The deed
Deed Book 5, page 612 →
Robert Johnston Steel to John Sneed (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 157
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1796 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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