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Deed proved: Andrew Murdock Sheriff to John McKerrall

November 1796 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Andrew Murdock Sheriff to John McKerrall, proved by William Norwood.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1796 term
Grantor
Andrew Murdock Sheriff
Grantee
John McKerrall
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the oath of William Norwood
The deed
Deed Book 6, page 79 →
John McKerrall to Adam Whitsell (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 161
  • 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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