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Sophiah Lewis to Benjamin Simpson

1 December 1820 · ODB 19/315

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
1 December 1820
From
Sophiah Lewis
To
Benjamin Simpson
Land
  1. Tract 1: 150 acres
    Waterways: on Haw River
    Roads and landmarks: old line
Earlier title
being part of tract of 500 acres granted to Henry McClure
Citation
ODB 19/315
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 40010, “Record of Deeds, 1821-1824, Vols. 19, 20” (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 19 (look for ODB 19/315). Our record above is drawn from it.

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