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William Jean to Hart Lewis

14 July 1826 · ODB 22/303

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
14 July 1826
From
William Jean
To
Hart Lewis
Land
  1. Tract 1: 324 acres
    Waterways: waters of Cane Creek; on a branch; on spring branch
    Neighbors: William Morrow; Kirk; McDaniel; Griffin; Strudwick; Milliken; Robert Moore
    Roads and landmarks: path on the Meeting House road; great road
  2. Held back from the sale: 10 acres
    Neighbors: widow Clancy
Citation
ODB 22/303
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 40011, “Record of Deeds, 1824-1828, Vols. 21, 22” (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 22 (look for ODB 22/303). Our record above is drawn from it.

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