ORANGE COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - Thomas DURHAM to CATE, STROTHER, WORKMAN and
			    CHRISTMAS, Joint Trustees, 20 Aug 1789



Orange County Deed Book 4 p-223

State of North Carolina, Orange County
This Indenture made this twentieth day of August in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.  Between Thomas DURHAM
of Orange County of the one part and Thomas CATE preacher, Thomas CATE,
Robert CATE, John STROTHER, Richard CATE, John WORKMAN, Bernard CATE,
Joseph CATE, Mary CHRISTMAS {#33} jointly Trustees of Orange County of
the other part.  Witnessed that for  and in consideration of the sum of
twenty shillings North Carolina currency to the said Thomas DURHAM in
hand paid by the said Thomas CATE preacher, or either of the above
mentioned Trustees at or before sealing and delivery of these presents
the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and therefore doth
release acquit and discharge the said Thomas CATE preacher, or either of
the mentioned trustees them or their hairs, executors and administrators
by these presents he the said Thomas DURHAM hath granted, bargained,
sold, allied and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain,
sell, allien and confirm unto the said Thomas CATE preacher and the rest
of the above mentioned names of the trustees jointly they or their heirs
a certain piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the county
of Orange and state aforesaid for the use of building a meeting house to
hold public meetings in and thanksgivings for the Measures and Blessings
of Almighty God.  Bounded as followeth: Beginning at a black oak at the
old path joining John STROTHER's line then along the old path to a
hickory adjoining STROTHER's line thence east along John STROTHER's line
to a post oak thence a direct line to the beginning containing one acre
more or less and all houses, buildings, ways, water, profits,
hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the said premises whereby
granted or any part thereof belonging or in anyway appertaining and the
reversions and reversion, remainders and remainder, rents, issues and
profits thereof and forever to him the said Thomas DURHAM of in and to
the said premises and all deeds, indentures and indentures touching or
in anyway containing the same.  To have and to hold the land hereby
conveyed and all and singular other the remise hereby bargained and sold
and every part and parcel thereof with their and every of their
appurtenances unto the said Thomas CATE preacher, Trustees and the rest
of the above named trustees all jointly them and their heirs and assigns
forever to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Thomas CATE
preacher, trustees and the rest of the above names Trustees all jointly
named and heirs and assigns forever and the said Thomas DURHAM covenant
and agree that I have absolute authority to grant and convey the same to
the above trustees in manner and form aforesaid.  In witness whereof the
said Thomas DURHAM hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year
first above written.
				Thomas DURHAM [seal]
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us:  Thomas BASKET and Mark
COOPER
Orange County August Term 1789 


___________________________________________________________________

	Copyright.  All rights reserved.
	http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm

	This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives 
	by:  Ginger Christmas 	glxmas@ancestraltracks.com
___________________________________________________________________