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Deed proved: Wm Mebane to Tho Cates [Thomas Cole]

November 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Wm Mebane to Tho Cates [Thomas Cole], proved by Absalom Holt.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1797 term
Grantor
Wm Mebane
Grantee
Tho Cates [Thomas Cole]
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the oath of Absalom Holt
The deed
Deed Book 6, page 313 →
William Mebane to Thomas Cole (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 335
  • 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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