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Erasmus Compton estate by Clerk to John Christopher

21 January 1840 · ODB 29/13

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
21 January 1840
From
Erasmus Compton
To
John Christopher
Land
33 acres
Waterways
waters of Stags Creek
Neighbors
Lemuel Compton; Fill Birch?; John Christopher
Citation
ODB 29/13
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 40015, “Record of Deeds, 1836-1844, Vols. 29, 30” (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 29 (look for ODB 29/13). Our record above is drawn from it.

Notes for researchers

  • Part of the abstract is unclear or incomplete.
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