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Deed proved: Nathaniel Christmas to Augustus Benton

27 February 1798 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Nathaniel Christmas to Augustus Benton, proved by Joseph Dixon.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
February 1798 term, 27 February 1798
Grantor
Nathaniel Christmas
Grantee
Augustus Benton
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the oath of Joseph Dixon
The deed
Deed Book 6, page 372 →
Nathaniel Christmas to Augustus Benton (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 356
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1798 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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