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Orange County Indexed

Samuel Benton to Henry Shepherd

24 February 1810 · ODB 13/349

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
24 February 1810
From
Samuel Benton
To
Henry Shepherd
Land
  1. Tract 1: 210 acres
    Waterways: on Eno River
    Neighbors: Chisenhall; Harris; Forrester
    Roads and landmarks: field
Earlier title
sold as confiscated property of Henry E McCulloh , Shepherd is purchasing half interest, Benton to refund purchase money if Shepherd is later divested by UNC which purports to have some interest
Citation
ODB 13/349
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 40007, “Record of Deeds, 1807-1815, Vols. 13, 14” (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.

Title and grant references

From the bracketed notes in Mark Chilton’s deed-book posts. OCPQS is the minutes of the Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions; RegLn is a line of the colonial Register of Orange.

Published abstract by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: Orange County Deed Book 13 (look for ODB 13/349). Our record above is drawn from it.

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