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Thomas Ward & Isaac Ward & Susannah Ward & Daniel Hightower & Mimey Hightower to Copeland Riley

30 June 1832 · ODB 25/206

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
30 June 1832
From
Thomas Ward; Isaac Ward; Susannah Ward; Daniel Hightower; Mimey Hightower
To
Copeland Riley
Land
  1. Tract 1: 180 acres
    Waterways: on Eno River
    Neighbors: Nathaniel Barns; John Barns; James Faucett; widow Barns
    Roads and landmarks: the Hillsborough Road; Hillsborough Road
Earlier title
late property of John Ward deceased which they inheritted PS 1 acre reserved for graveyard [cemetery] including the place where John Ward is buried
Citation
ODB 25/206
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 40013, “Record of Deeds, 1831-1836, Vols. 25, 26” (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 25 (look for ODB 25/206). Our record above is drawn from it.

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