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William Shepherd to Edwin Hickman

1 February 1790 · ODB 4/295

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
1 February 1790
From
William Shepherd
To
Edwin Hickman
Land
  1. Tract 1: 274 acres, Davidson County
    Waterways: on Cumberland River
    Neighbors: William Shepherd; Edwin Hickman
Citation
ODB 4/295
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 40002, “Record of Deeds, 1785-1793, Vols. 3, 4” (State Archives film).

Reading notes: The published abstract also gives 350 acres, a figure not assigned to any one tract here.

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 4 (look for ODB 4/295). Our record above is drawn from it.

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