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John Allen to Thomas W Holden trustee

5 July 1834 · ODB 25/507

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
5 July 1834
From
John Allen
To
Thomas W Holden
Acting as
trustee
Share conveyed
my interest in
Land
  1. Tract 1: 1.25 acres
    Neighbors: James Phillips
    Roads and landmarks: Episcopal Church
  2. Tract 2: 122.5 acres
    Waterways: waters of Buck Quarter Creek
    Neighbors: Levi Whitted; Dr Webb; Polly Lynch
  3. Tract 3: 22.5 acres
    Neighbors: Polly Lynch; Ephraim Brown
  4. Tract 4: land cleared on Polly Lynch's land last winter
Also conveyed
4 head horses, stock of cattle, sheep, hogs, 1 ox cart, 1 gig & harness, 2 bedsteads & furniture, 2 sideboards, 1 clock, 1 silver watch, 2 dressing tables, wtih all the kitchen furniture, all the farming tools of every description belonging to the farm, the crop of wheat, straw & chaff, also the crop of hay, oats, corn fodder, shucks & cotton, 1 threshing machine & gear, 1 large screw, bee hives, 2 pair tongs, shovels and andirons, 3 set plough gear & 1 cutting box
Citation
ODB 25/507
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 40013, “Record of Deeds, 1831-1836, Vols. 25, 26” (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 25 (look for ODB 25/507). Our record above is drawn from it.

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