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Deed proved: Ezekiel Trotman to Michael Shoftner

2 December 1808 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Bill of Sale, Ezekiel Trotman to Michael Shoftner, proved by Michael Holt.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1808 term, 2 December 1808
Grantor
Ezekiel Trotman
Grantee
Michael Shoftner
Instrument
Bill of Sale
Proved by
by the Oath of Michael Holt
The deed
Deed Book 13, page 198 →
Ezekiel Trotman to Michael Shofner (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 484
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1808 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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