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William H Ellis estate by administrator & Comr to James W Riley

1869 · ODB 39/246

The deed

Kind of deed
Sale by executor or administrator
Date
1869
From
William H Ellis; Comr
To
James W Riley
Acting as
administrator
Land
39.3 acres
Waterways
waters of Eno River
Neighbors
Joseph Faucett; Nathaniel D Bain; Paul
Citation
ODB 39/246
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 40020, “Record of Deeds, 1869-1872, Vols. 39, 40” (State Archives film).

Reading notes: Only the year is given.

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 39 (look for ODB 39/246). Our record above is drawn from it.

Notes for researchers

  • Part of the abstract is unclear or incomplete.
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