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Henry Merritt estate by commissioners to George F Merritt & James Y Merritt & William Merritt & Mary A Merritt & Edward S Merritt

2 October 1873 · ODB 42/102

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
2 October 1873
From
Henry Merritt
To
George F Merritt; James Y Merritt; William Merritt; Mary A Merritt; Edward S Merritt
Acting as
commissioners
Land
  1. First tract: 285 acres, lot 1
    Waterways: on Morgans Creek
    Neighbors: George Purifoy; Guthrie or Cave
  2. Second tract: 415 acres, lot 2, bounded by lot 3
    Waterways: on Morgans Creek
    Neighbors: Battle
    Roads and landmarks: lot 3; Fayetteville Road
  3. Third tract: 410 acres, lot 3
    Waterways: on Obids Creek
    Neighbors: Pendergraf
  4. Fourth tract: 360 acres, lot 4, bounded by lot 5
    Neighbors: George Purifoy
    Roads and landmarks: the Chatham County line; lot 5
  5. Fifth tract: 360 acres, lot 5, bounded by lot 4
    Roads and landmarks: lot 4
Citation
ODB 42/102
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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 42 (look for ODB 42/102). Our record above is drawn from it.

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