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John Durham to Thomas Brewer trustee

2 October 1828 · ODB 23/310

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
2 October 1828
From
John Durham
To
Thomas Brewer
Acting as
trustee
Land
  1. Tract 1: 32 acres
    Waterways: Jones Creek
    Neighbors: John Durham
    Roads and landmarks: branch
  2. Tract 2: 129.5 acres
    Waterways: Jones Creek
    Neighbors: Ezra Durham; John; Henry O'Daniel
    Roads and landmarks: S side of the above tract
Earlier title
conveyed to John Durham of Susannah by Elizabeth Howard & Richard Howard
Citation
ODB 23/310
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 40012, “Record of Deeds, 1827-1832, Vols. 23, 24” (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 23 (look for ODB 23/310). Our record above is drawn from it.

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