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Orange County Indexed

Andrew Ross by Sheriff to John Mackerall

October 1796 · ODB 5/597

The deed

Kind of deed
Sheriff's sale
Date
October 1796
From
Andrew Ross
To
John Mackerall
Acting as
Sheriff
Land
163 acres
Waterways
on Gun Creek
Neighbors
Ludwick Albright; Huffman
Earlier title
Confiscated Property to Andrew Ross
Citation
ODB 5/597
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 40003, “Record of Deeds, 1787-1798, Vols. 5, 6” (State Archives film).

Reading notes: Only the month or court term 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 5 (look for ODB 5/597). Our record above is drawn from it.

Notes for researchers

  • Part of the abstract is unclear or incomplete.
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