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Doctor C Parrish to Thomas Morris & W P Morris & Z J Lyon & W G Guess & Solomon Shepherd & John Leathers & F C Geer

24 November 1860 · ODB 36/315

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
24 November 1860
From
Doctor C Parrish
To
Thomas Morris; W P Morris; Z J Lyon; W G Guess; Solomon Shepherd; John Leathers; F C Geer
Land
  1. Tract 1: 91.5 acres, Durham’s Station
    Neighbors: Dr Blacknall; Turner; late Strayhorn; Pratt; Rigsbee’s; Mangum; Angier; Lowe; Jenkins’; Latta
    Roads and landmarks: the ware house lot; Raleigh Road; Rail Road line; the meeting house line
  2. Held back from the sale: measure not given
    Roads and landmarks: North Carolina Rail Road
  3. Held back from the sale: three acres, ware house lot
  4. Held back from the sale: one acre
  5. Held back from the sale: ½ acre, a place of worship for the Methodist Episcopal Church
Citation
ODB 36/315
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 36/315). Our record above is drawn from it.

Notes for researchers

  • Part of the abstract is unclear or incomplete.
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