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Deed proved: Josiah Turner to Sterling Harris

August 1817 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Josiah Turner to Sterling Harris, acknowledged in court.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
August 1817 term
Grantor
Josiah Turner
Grantee
Sterling Harris
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
acknowledged in open Court
The deed
Deed Book 16, page 65 →
George Carrington by Sheriff to Sterling Harris (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. Josiah Turner appeared as Joseph Turner in the acknowledgment.

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 380
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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