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James Blanchard to James McCray

14 September 1835 · ODB 27/255

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
14 September 1835
From
James Blanchard
To
James McCray
Land
  1. Tract 1: 125 acres
    Waterways: Deep Creek of Stony Creek
    Neighbors: Cook; Fonville; Hardy Hurdle; Blanchard
    Roads and landmarks: great road
  2. Held back from the sale: half an acre
    Roads and landmarks: the meeting house
Citation
ODB 27/255
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 40014, “Record of Deeds, 1836-1840, Vols. 27, 28” (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 27 (look for ODB 27/255). Our record above is drawn from it.

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