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William Cole to John A Cole

25 January 1867 · ODB 37/511

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
25 January 1867
From
William Cole
To
John A Cole
Land
  1. Tract 1: 305 acres
    Waterways: waters of Flat Creek of Eno River
    Neighbors: Samuel Couch; Crabtree; Shields; James N Patterson heirs
    Roads and landmarks: Cains Mill road; Cains Mill
  2. Tract 2: 47 acres
    Waterways: on Eno River
    Neighbors: Shields; Jno Strayhorn; McCown heirs
    Roads and landmarks: road; branch below the fork
Earlier title
conveyed by William McCown
Citation
ODB 37/511
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 37/511). Our record above is drawn from it.

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