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Deed proved: David Witherspoon to Jno Umstead

August 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, David Witherspoon to Jno Umstead, proved by Sam’l Benton.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1797 term
Grantor
David Witherspoon
Grantee
Jno Umstead
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the Oath of Sam’l Benton
The deed
Deed Book 6, page 93 →
David Witherspoon to John Umstead (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 289
  • 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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