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Orange County Indexed

William Richardson Davie to Pleasant Henderson

23 October 1805 · ODB 12/159

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
23 October 1805
From
William Richardson Davie
To
Pleasant Henderson
Land
  1. First tract: 100 acres
    Waterways: waters of Bolin Creek of New Hope Creek
    Neighbors: Hardy Morgan; Alexander Piper; Bowles
    Roads and landmarks: Yeargan's Grist Mill
  2. Second tract: 50 acres
    Waterways: waters of Bolin Creek
    Neighbors: William Partin; Matthew Coulter
Earlier title
same tracts from John McCauley to Davie
Citation
ODB 12/159
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 40006, “Record of Deeds, 1803-1807, Vols. 11, 12” (State Archives film).

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 12 (look for ODB 12/159). Our record above is drawn from it.

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