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Deed proved: John Taylor to Cain & Ray

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

Deed of trust, John Taylor to Cain & Ray, proved by John McCauley.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
May 1797 term, 27 May 1797
Grantor
John Taylor
Grantee
Cain & Ray
Instrument
Deed of trust
Proved by
the Oath of John McCauley
The deed
Deed Book 6, page 416 →
John Taylor to William Cain & David Ray (our deed record)

Reading note: Text following the grantee firm’s description was unreadable.

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 252
  • 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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