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Orange County Indexed

John McGee to Jesse Benton

6 December 1789 · ODB 4/313a

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
6 December 1789
From
John McGee
To
Jesse Benton
Share conveyed
undivided two thirds
Land
  1. First tract: 2560 acres, Davidson County
    Waterways: waters of Main W Fork of Harpeth River; waters of Leepers Fork
  2. Second tract: 1500 acres, Western District of NC, bounded by lots 561, 1754
    Waterways: near Big Hatchee River
    Neighbors: Goodloe; Alston
  3. Third tract: 690 acres, Western District
    Neighbors: John Rice
Earlier title
granted to John McGee as heir of Jesse Steed 25 Apr 1789
Citation
ODB 4/313a
Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 40002, “Record of Deeds, 1785-1793, Vols. 3, 4” (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 4 (look for ODB 4/313a). Our record above is drawn from it.

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