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Deed proved: Benjamin Smith to James Hogg

25 May 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed of Conveyance, Benjamin Smith to James Hogg, proved by Absalom Tatom Esqr came into Court and being duly sworn.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
May 1797 term, 25 May 1797
Grantor
Benjamin Smith
Grantee
James Hogg
Instrument
Deed of Conveyance
Proved by
Absalom Tatom Esqr came into Court and being duly sworn
Places
Kentucky; Green River; Cumberland; Powels; Clinch Rivers; Ohio
Amounts
one sixty fourth part
The deed
Deed Book 6, page 60 →
Benjamin Smith to James Hogg (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 234
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 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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