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Orange County Indexed

Nathaniel Rochester to Francis McKerral

1 October 1779 · ODB 2/75

The deed

Kind of deed
Town lot sale
Date
1 October 1779
From
Nathaniel Rochester
To
Francis McKerral
Land
  1. First tract: lot 117, in Hillsborough, bounded by lots 108, 118
    Roads and landmarks: King Street; Hazel Street
  2. Second tract: lot 126, in Hillsborough, bounded by lot 127
    Roads and landmarks: King Street; Hasel Street; Margaret Lane
Citation
ODB 2/75
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 2/75). Our record above is drawn from it.

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