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Herbert H Sims & Melissa A Sims & Robert D Patterson & Samuel F Patterson to James McCown & Sally McCown & John McCown

28 January 1874 · ODB 42/172

The deed

Kind of deed
Land sale
Date
28 January 1874
From
Herbert H Sims; Melissa A Sims; Robert D Patterson; Samuel F Patterson
To
James McCown; Sally McCown; John McCown
Land
  1. First tract: 95 acres
    Waterways: waters of Eno River
    Neighbors: William J Duke; Harris Woods
  2. Second tract: 10 acres
    Waterways: on Eno River
    Roads and landmarks: the Durham Road; Sims ford; the mill spring; Durham Road
Citation
ODB 42/172
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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 42/172). Our record above is drawn from it.

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