Kevin, This is the normal language for registration of deeds. No challenge whatsoever. Warren Kevin Kelly wrote: > would appreciate,some help,re two land deeds that I viewed at FHC. They're > > both from Deed book Z-1,1797-1801. > > Both of these deeds state this,"This was the execution of this Deed duly > > process(ed) in open court by the Oath of > > (Henry Sharp,witness) and ordered to be registered. (R? or S? > > Sanders,(Clerk ?) > > Does this mean,that these deeds were challenged in court? Or was,this the > > way that witnesseses were notarized, > > in those days ? > > > > Kevin Kelly, St Louis, researching Pearce,McKinney and David Davis from > > Johnston(& Wayne) Co's,NC > > > > ==== NCJOHNST Mailing List ==== > Johnston County, North Carolina NCGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncjohnst/index.htm > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com