Orange County Indexed
Historic deeds of Orange County
Our records of 22,729 Orange County deeds, from the colonial Register of Orange and Deed Books 1 to 42, 1752 to 1874, drawn from Mark Chilton’s published abstracts. Search a name, a place, a creek or a citation such as 13/49.
How the search works
- Every word must appear in our record of the deed: its parties, land, waterways, neighbors, roads and landmarks, goods, the enslaved people it names, and earlier title. Put a phrase in quotation marks ("Eno River") to find the words together.
- The search matches the start of a word (Faucet finds Faucett) and small spelling differences such as doubled letters and -ey or -y endings (Jenny, Jenney). Spellings that differ more, such as Faucett and Fossett, need a search of their own. Select Exact spelling to match whole words only.
- To find a deed by its citation, type the book and page: 13/49.
- The Kind of deed and Mentions choices are assigned automatically from the published abstracts and may be incorrect. Check the deed page before relying on one.
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- Book 1 1752–1756
- Book 2 1752–1788
- Book 3 1755–1799
- Book 4 1757–1797
- Book 5 1754–1797
- Book 6 1758–1798
- Book 7 1778–1799
- Book 8 1755–1800
- Book 9 1762–1807
- Book 10 1769–1803
- Book 11 1777–1818
- Book 12 1780–1807
- Book 13 1782–1811
- Book 14 1780–1821
- Book 15 1794–1817
- Book 16 1780–1819
- Book 17 1784–1819
- Book 18 1800–1821
- Book 19 1795–1822
- Book 20 1785–1824
- Book 21 1780–1826
- Book 22 1801–1827
- Book 23 1782–1830
- Book 24 1807–1832
- Book 25 1796–1834
- Book 26 1784–1836
- Book 27 1800–1838
- Book 28 1815–1840
- Book 29 1789–1842
- Book 30 1819–1845
- Book 31 1804–1853
- Book 32 1804–1848
- Book 33 1800–1858
- Book 34 1760–1856
- Book 35 1800–1858
- Book 36 1762–1862
- Book 37 1823–1868
- Book 38 1838–1869
- Book 39 1833–1869
- Book 40 1821–1872
- Book 41 1792–1873
- Book 42 1846–1874
- Register of Orange 1752–1793
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