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Orange County Indexed

John Baptista Moore to Thomas Davis

5 February 1785 · ODB 2/519

The deed

Kind of deed
Lease
Date
5 February 1785
From
John Baptista Moore
To
Thomas Davis
Share conveyed
undivided fourth interest
Land
  1. Tract 1: 3025 acres, Bath County
    Waterways: on Saxapahaw River; mouth of New River; mouth of Caterpiller Creek; mouth of Straight Branch; on branch of Rocky Run
    Neighbors: Lewis Conner
Earlier title
patent 12 Nov 1728
Citation
ODB 2/519
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 40001, “Record of Deeds, 1755-178[5?], Vols. 1, 2” (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 2 (look for ODB 2/519). Our record above is drawn from it.

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