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Deed proved: Thomas Cate to George Smith

31 August 1798 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Thomas Cate to George Smith, proved by Green Bower.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1798 term, 31 August 1798
Grantor
Thomas Cate
Grantee
George Smith
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the oath of Green Bower
The deed
Deed Book 7, page 305 →
Thomas Cate to George Smith (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 470
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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