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James Murdock to David Johnston

1 April 1818 · ODB 17/349

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
1 April 1818
From
James Murdock
To
David Johnston
Land
179.5 acres
Waterways
waters of McAdams Creek
Neighbors
William Tates; David Mebanes
Citation
ODB 17/349
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 40009, “Record of Deeds, 1818-1821, Vols. 17, 18” (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 17 (look for ODB 17/349). Our record above is drawn from it.

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