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Deed proved: William Fentress to Barnabas O’Farrell

August 1805 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Bill of Sale, William Fentress to Barnabas O’Farrell, proved by James Palmer.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1805 term
Grantor
William Fentress
Grantee
Barnabas O’Farrell
Instrument
Bill of Sale
Proved by
by the Oath of James Palmer
The deed
Deed Book 12, page 5 →
William Fentress to Barnabus O'Farrell (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 81
  • 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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