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Deed proved: Benj’n Davis to David Passmore

February 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Benj’n Davis to David Passmore, proved by John Moore.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
February 1797 term
Grantor
Benj’n Davis
Grantee
David Passmore
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the Oath of John Moore
The deed
Deed Book 5, page 702 →
Benjamin Davis to David Passmore (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 193
  • 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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