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Thomas Davis by Sheriff to John Newlin

28 May 1849 · ODB 33/286

The deed

Kind of deed
Sheriff's sale
Date
28 May 1849
From
Thomas Davis
To
John Newlin
Acting as
Sheriff
Land
  1. Tract 1: 166 acres, whereon John Wells now lives
    Waterways: on W Cane Creek
    Neighbors: George Stafford; William McPherson
  2. Tract 2: 240 acres, whereon William Reeves lately resided
    Waterways: on Cane Creek
    Neighbors: Paris Benbow; John Newlin
    Roads and landmarks: Thomas Davis (home or mill tract)
Citation
ODB 33/286
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 40017, “Record of Deeds, 1841-1856, Vols. 33, 34” (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 33 (look for ODB 33/286). Our record above is drawn from it.

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