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Deed proved: James Fosset to Sherwood Allen

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

Deed, James Fosset to Sherwood Allen, proved by Wm Wood.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
May 1797 term, 25 May 1797
Grantor
James Fosset
Grantee
Sherwood Allen
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the oath of Wm Wood
The deed
Deed Book 5, page 783 →
James Faucett to Sharod Allen (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 237
  • 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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