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Jonathan Fort to Daniel Umstead

4 November 1825 · ODB 23/488

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
4 November 1825
From
Jonathan Fort
To
Daniel Umstead
Land
  1. Tract 1: 301 acres
    Waterways: waters of Knap of Reeds Creek
    Neighbors: William Madison deceased; William Laws deceased
    Roads and landmarks: Granville County line
  2. Tract 2: 5.75 acres
    Neighbors: Elisha Umstead; Reuben Day
    Roads and landmarks: above mentioned tract
Earlier title
which John Fort purchased of Richard Bennehan in 1815 obtained by Fort from NC 24 Dec 1822
Citation
ODB 23/488
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 23/488). Our record above is drawn from it.

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