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Deed proved: Abner B Bruce to Samuel Hancock

February 1817 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Abner B Bruce to Samuel Hancock, proved by Robert Eaton.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
February 1817 term
Grantor
Abner B Bruce
Grantee
Samuel Hancock
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
oath of Robert Eaton
The deed
Deed Book 16, page 8 →
Abner B Bruce to Samuel Hancock (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 9, page 285
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1817 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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