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Orange County Indexed

William T Shields to Robert Moderwell

25 April 1833 · ODB 25/287

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
25 April 1833
From
William T Shields
To
Robert Moderwell
Land
  1. Tract 1: 115 acres
    Waterways: waters of Eno River
    Neighbors: J Redding; John Cabe; B Carroll; J Copley
  2. Tract 2: 200 acres
    Waterways: waters of Ellerbe Creek
Citation
ODB 25/287
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 25/287). Our record above is drawn from it.

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