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James S Leathers to Major Green

25 December 1856 · ODB 36/187

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
25 December 1856
From
James S Leathers
To
Major Green
Land
  1. Tract 1: 1063 acres
    Waterways: waters of Eno River; on branch; on drain; on creek; on Tilleys Spring Branch; the Long Branch; on Ellerbe Creek
    Neighbors: Judge Cameron; Robert H Burton; Alves; Chisenhall
    Roads and landmarks: the fishdam road; Cameron's Mills; the old Penny ford; the old mill dam
  2. Held back from the sale: 0.1 acres, family grave yard
Citation
ODB 36/187
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 36 (look for ODB 36/187). Our record above is drawn from it.

Notes for researchers

  • Part of the abstract is unclear or incomplete.
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