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Deed proved: William McQuiston to John Strayhorn

November 1796 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, William McQuiston to John Strayhorn, acknowledged in court.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1796 term
Grantor
William McQuiston
Grantee
John Strayhorn
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
acknowledged in open Court
The deed
Deed Book 5, page 620 →
William McQuisten to John Strayhorn (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 159
  • 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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