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Robert Shaw & William Shaw & John Shaw & James Shaw & Mary Ann Shaw & Margaret Shaw & Rachel Shaw by Sheriff to Henderson Scott

6 March 1847 · ODB 32/555

The deed

Kind of deed
Sheriff's sale
Date
6 March 1847
From
Robert Shaw; William Shaw; John Shaw; James Shaw; Mary Ann Shaw; Margaret Shaw; Rachel Shaw
To
Henderson Scott
Acting as
Sheriff
Land
  1. Tract 1: 15 acres, whereon John W Thomas now lives
    Waterways: on Haw River
    Neighbors: John Allen; Henderson Scott
    Roads and landmarks: on Haw River
Earlier title
the real estate of William Shaw deceased which descended to shaw heirs consisting of undivided interest (one half) of defendants
Citation
ODB 32/555
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 32 (look for ODB 32/555). Our record above is drawn from it.

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