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Orange County Indexed

William H Ball by Sheriff to Josiah J Ward

25 November 1867 · ODB 37/493

The deed

Kind of deed
Sheriff's sale
Date
25 November 1867
From
William H Ball
To
Josiah J Ward
Acting as
Sheriff
Share conveyed
his interest in
Land
  1. Tract 1: 200 acres
    Waterways: waters of Little River
    Neighbors: Henry T Gates; John Roberts; John B Leathers
Earlier title
which belonged to John Bealy decd, interest of defendant being undivided share of Wesley Watson which Watson sold him
Citation
ODB 37/493
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 40019, “Record of Deeds, 1862-1869, Vols. 37, 38” (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 37 (look for ODB 37/493). Our record above is drawn from it.

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