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Deed proved: John Barbee Jr to Chesley Page Patterson

February 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, John Barbee Jr to Chesley Page Patterson, proved by Mann Patterson.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
February 1797 term
Grantor
John Barbee Jr
Grantee
Chesley Page Patterson
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the oath of Mann Patterson
The deed
Deed Book 5, page 696 →
John Barbee Jr to Chesley Page Patterson (our deed record)

Reading note: The later proof used Jno Barbee Jr and Mann Paterson; the earlier spellings were retained.

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 167
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1797 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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