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Deed proved: Benjamin Cornell & Sarah Cornell his wife to John Galbreath

November 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Benjamin Cornell & Sarah Cornell his wife to John Galbreath, proved by Moses Crawford.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1797 term
Grantor
Benjamin Cornell & Sarah Cornell his wife
Grantee
John Galbreath
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the oath of Moses Crawford
The deed
Deed Book 6, page 223 →
Benjamin Cornell & Sarah Cornell to John Galbreath (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 314
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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