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Orange County Indexed

John Trolinger to Jesse McCuistin

7 December 1838 · ODB 29/173

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
7 December 1838
From
John Trolinger
To
Jesse McCuistin
Land
  1. Tract 1: 6 acres, High Falls, bounded by lot 1
    Waterways: on Haw River
    Neighbors: Elmon
    Roads and landmarks: the dam & abutment lot
  2. Tract 2: 0.1 acre
    Waterways: on river
  3. Tract 3: 0.75 acres
    Waterways: on Haw River; Stony Creek
Citation
ODB 29/173
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).

Reading notes: The published abstract also gives 6 acres, a figure not assigned to any one tract here.

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 29/173). Our record above is drawn from it.

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