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Orange County Indexed

John C Cheek to Lem Morgan trustee

2 March 1838 · ODB 27/589

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
2 March 1838
From
John C Cheek
To
Lem Morgan
Acting as
trustee
Land
  1. Tract 1: 200 acres
    Waterways: waters of Ellerbe Creek
    Neighbors: Lewis Hutchins; Warren Brigsby
Also conveyed
my stock of horses, cattle & hogs, my household & kitchen furniture, wagon & cart & farming utensils
Enslaved people named
Patsey; Daniel; Mary; Lane; Anderson; Zack; Henry
Citation
ODB 27/589
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 40014, “Record of Deeds, 1836-1840, Vols. 27, 28” (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 27 (look for ODB 27/589). Our record above is drawn from it.

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