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John Walker & James Walker to Abel Griffis trustee

12 March 1830 · ODB 23/559

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
12 March 1830
From
John Walker; James Walker
To
Abel Griffis
Acting as
trustee
Land
  1. Tract 1: 587.5 acres
    Waterways: waters of Back Creek; waters of Stags Creek
    Neighbors: Dr John Mebane
Also conveyed
5 head of horses, 2 sorrel mares names Net & Jody, 1 gray filly Brandy, 1 wagon
Enslaved people named
Diner; Tenor; Patsey; Mary; Carolina
Citation
ODB 23/559
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 40012, “Record of Deeds, 1827-1832, Vols. 23, 24” (State Archives film).

Reading notes: The names follow the county’s records of enslaved people; the published abstract reads Diner, Patsey, Mary, Carolina.

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 23 (look for ODB 23/559). Our record above is drawn from it.

Notes for researchers

  • Part of the abstract is unclear or incomplete.

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