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Deed proved: Absalom Alston to William Cook

November 1815 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Absalom Alston to William Cook, acknowledged in court.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1815 term
Grantor
Absalom Alston
Grantee
William Cook
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
acknowledged in Open Court
The deed
Deed Book 15, page 194 →
Samuel Whitsett & Joseph Whitsett by Sheriff to William Faucett (our deed record)

Reading note: The source contains an uncertain reading, missing information, conflicting wording or a variant name; retain the literal record pending manuscript review.

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 9, page 106
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1815 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 30005, “County Court Minutes, 1815–1826” (State Archives film).
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