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Richard Wood to Peter Hart

30 April 1772 · ODB 3/380

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
30 April 1772
From
Richard Wood
To
Peter Hart
Land
  1. Tract 1: 133.5 acres
    Waterways: on E branch of Eno River; on Mile Branch; fork of Eno River
    Neighbors: Thomas Taylor; Henry Taylor; Thomas Lapsley
    Roads and landmarks: Frechal's Road
Earlier title
three tracts granted by late Governor Gabriel Johnston 25 Mar 1751
Citation
ODB 3/380
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 40002, “Record of Deeds, 1785-1793, Vols. 3, 4” (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 3 (look for ODB 3/380). Our record above is drawn from it.

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