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Deed proved: Alexander Piper & Sarah Piper his wife to

28 November 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Alexander Piper & Sarah Piper his wife, proved by Matthew McCauley.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1797 term, 28 November 1797
Grantor
Alexander Piper & Sarah Piper his wife
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
the oath of Matthew McCauley
The deed
Deed Book 6, page 221 →
Alexander Piper to William Brewer (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 319
  • 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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