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Deed proved: Stephen Wilson to Wm Guess

November 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Stephen Wilson to Wm Guess, proved by Jno Latta Jr.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1797 term
Grantor
Stephen Wilson
Grantee
Wm Guess
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the oath of Jno Latta Jr
The deed
Deed Book 6, page 297 →
Stephen Wilson to William Guess (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 324
  • 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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