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Willis B Dillard to James Bennett

18 February 1846 · ODB 33/482

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
18 February 1846
From
Willis B Dillard
To
James Bennett
Land
  1. Tract 1: 189 acres
    Waterways: waters of Ellerbe Creek
    Neighbors: Benjamin Carroll Sr; Robert Gresham
    Roads and landmarks: the Fishdam road
  2. Tract 2: 136.9 acres
    Waterways: waters of New Hope Creek
Citation
ODB 33/482
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 33/482). Our record above is drawn from it.

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