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Orange County Indexed

North Carolina to James Adams

11 March 1799 · ODB 8/242

The deed

Kind of deed
Land grant
Date
11 March 1799
From
North Carolina
To
James Adams
Land
340 acres
Waterways
waters of Stony Creek
Neighbors
David Barker; Adams; John Moore; Thomas Moore
Roads and landmarks
Caswell County line
Citation
ODB 8/242
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 40004, “Record of Deeds, 1798-1800, Vols. 7, 8” (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 8 (look for ODB 8/242). Our record above is drawn from it.

Notes for researchers

  • Part of the abstract is unclear or incomplete.
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