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Orange County Indexed

Town of Hillsborough to William Tryon

31 August 1769 · ODB 2/571

The deed

Kind of deed
Town lot sale
Date
31 August 1769
From
Town
To
William Tryon
Land
in Hillsborough, bounded by lots 138, 135
Waterways
on Eno River
Roads and landmarks
Margaret Lane
Citation
ODB 2/571
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 2/571). Our record above is drawn from it.

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