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William Matkins to Alexander N Brannock trustee & William Foster trustee & George Harden trustee & George Foster trustee & Noah Matkins trustee & Jehu Bouldin trustee & Samuel Foster trustee & John Foster trustee & David Thomas trustee & Methodist Episcopal Church & Shiloh Methodist Church

7 November 1836 · ODB 29/379

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
7 November 1836
From
William Matkins
To
Alexander N Brannock; William Foster; George Harden; George Foster; Noah Matkins; Jehu Bouldin; Samuel Foster; John Foster; David Thomas; Methodist Episcopal Church; Shiloh Methodist Church
Acting as
trustee
Share conveyed
his interest in
Land
  1. Tract 1: 1 acre
    Roads and landmarks: road
Earlier title
in trust that they shall erect a house of worship for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States
Citation
ODB 29/379
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 29/379). Our record above is drawn from it.

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