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John W Riley to Ruffin R Tapp trustee

7 August 1849 · ODB 33/326

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
7 August 1849
From
John W Riley
To
Ruffin R Tapp
Acting as
trustee
Share conveyed
his interest in
Land
  1. Tract 1: 75 acres
    Waterways: waters of Eno River
    Neighbors: William Ward
Also conveyed
1 horse plow, 1 unfinished buggy; 1 bay horse; 1 bay mare; 2 pair plows & gear
Earlier title
purchased of William H Brown
Citation
ODB 33/326
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 33/326). Our record above is drawn from it.

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