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Deed proved: James Freeland Sheriff to John McCanlis

August 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, James Freeland Sheriff to John McCanlis, proved by David McCanlis.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1797 term
Grantor
James Freeland Sheriff
Grantee
John McCanlis
Proved by
by the oath of David McCanlis
The deed
Deed Book 6, page 57 →
John Reilly by Sheriff to John McCandless (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 263
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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