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Orange County Indexed

George Carrington to William Cain Sr

20 April 1816 · ODB 16/72

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
20 April 1816
From
George Carrington
To
William Cain Sr
Land
  1. First tract: 328 acres
    Waterways: waters of Mountain Creek
    Neighbors: Joseph Collins; John Knight
  2. Second tract: 172 acres
    Waterways: both sides of Mountain Creek; on a branch
    Neighbors: James Common; Walter Alves
Earlier title
John Carrington to George Carrington 10 May 1795 recorded ODB Q/363
Citation
ODB 16/72
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 40008, “Record of Deeds, 1815-1818, Vols. 15, 16” (State Archives film).

Reading notes: The published abstract also gives 500 acres, a figure not assigned to any one tract here.

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 16 (look for ODB 16/72). Our record above is drawn from it.

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