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Deed proved: Andrew Murdock Shff &c to Samuel Benton

May 1798 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Andrew Murdock Shff &c to Samuel Benton, acknowledged in court.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
May 1798 term
Grantor
Andrew Murdock Shff &c
Grantee
Samuel Benton
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
ack’d in open Court
The deed
Deed Book 7, page 43 →
Andrew Murdock Sheriff to Samuel 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 401
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 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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