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Orange County Indexed

Henry T Gates to Herbert H Sims

17 June 1856 · ODB 35/128

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
17 June 1856
From
Henry T Gates
To
Herbert H Sims
Land
140 acres
Waterways
on Eno River
Neighbors
Joseph Dunagan; Benton Ray; Kinchen Leathers
Roads and landmarks
the Red Mountain Road
Citation
ODB 35/128
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 40018, “Record of Deeds, 1856-1862, Vols. 35, 36” (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 35 (look for ODB 35/128). Our record above is drawn from it.

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