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John Walker to Philip Walker

17 April 1837 · ODB 27/566

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
17 April 1837
From
John Walker
To
Philip Walker
Land
  1. Tract 1: 195 acres
    Waterways: both sides of Jordans Creek
    Neighbors: John Hughes; James Walker; Joshua Walker heirs; John Enoch; William Hughes; John Meason; Tate
    Roads and landmarks: the mill; county line
  2. Held back from the sale: 2 acres
Earlier title
conveyed by Charles Jordan to Joseph Tate
Citation
ODB 27/566
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 27/566). Our record above is drawn from it.

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