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Deed proved: Frances Child to Frances McKerrall

November 1794 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Bill of Sale, Frances Child to Frances McKerrall, proved by John McKerrall.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1794 term
Grantor
Frances Child
Grantee
Frances McKerrall
Instrument
Bill of Sale
Proved by
the Oath of John McKerrall
Enslaved person named
Jude
The deed
Deed Book 11, page 367 →
Francis Child by administrator to Frances McKerall (our deed record)

Names and places are given as the source writes them. This record has not been checked against the original minute book.

Where to find it

  • Minute book 4, page 616
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1794 term
  • Original: State Archives of North Carolina, Orange County court minutes (CR.073.301).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 30002, “County Court Minutes, 1777–1795” (State Archives film).
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