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Orange County Indexed

Granville to William Churton

1756 · ODB 1/280

The deed

Kind of deed
Land grant
Date
1756
From
Granville
To
William Churton
Land
300 acres
Waterways
both sides of Richland Creek
Citation
ODB 1/280
See the deed book page at the Register of Deeds →
A page can hold several deeds, and a long deed can run onto the next page.
Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 40001, “Record of Deeds, 1755-178[5?], Vols. 1, 2” (State Archives film).

Reading notes: Only the year is given.

Names, places and measures are given as the published abstract writes them. This record has not been checked against the deed image.

Published abstract by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: Orange County Deed Book 1 (look for ODB 1/280). Our record above is drawn from it.

Notes for researchers

  • Part of the abstract is unclear or incomplete.
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