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Orange County Indexed

James M Smith to William Ward trustee

July 1845 · ODB 31/263

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
July 1845
From
James M Smith
To
William Ward
Acting as
trustee
Land
  1. Tract 1: 250 acres
    Neighbors: G B Lea; John Barnwell; John W McCauley; Richard Corn
Also conveyed
crop of corn & fodder, household & kitchen furniture; 1 bay horse Sam; 1 two-horse wagon; 1 walnut table
Earlier title
where he now lives
Citation
ODB 31/263
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 40016, “Record of Deeds, 1843-1847, Vols. 31, 32” (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 31 (look for ODB 31/263). Our record above is drawn from it.

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