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Deed proved: William Rainey & Benjamin Rainey to Arch’d D Murphey

August 1805 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed of Trust, William Rainey & Benjamin Rainey to Arch’d D Murphey, acknowledged in court.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1805 term
Grantor
William Rainey & Benjamin Rainey
Grantee
Arch’d D Murphey
Instrument
Deed of Trust
Proved by
acknowledged in open Court
The deed
Deed Book 12, page 9 →
William Rainey & Benjamin Rainey to Archibald D Murphey trustee (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 7, page 72
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1805 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 30004, “County Court Minutes, 1805–1814” (State Archives film).
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