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Deed proved: Wm Ray short & Wm Ray long & Rachel Chance to James Thompson

February 1798 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Wm Ray short & Wm Ray long & Rachel Chance to James Thompson, proved by James Clendenin.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
February 1798 term
Grantor
Wm Ray short & Wm Ray long & Rachel Chance
Grantee
James Thompson
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the oath of James Clendenin
The deed
Deed Book 6, page 431 →
William Ray & William Ray & Rachel Chance to James Thompson (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 364
  • 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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