William H Woods to Samuel S Claytor trustee

The deed

Kind of deed

Deed of trust or mortgage

Date

21 January 1839

From

William H Woods

To

Samuel S Claytor

Acting as

trustee

Land

1. Tract 1: 174 acres, on which William H Woods now resides
   Neighbors: Baxter Davis; James Bishop
   Roads and landmarks: the mills situated on said tract

Also conveyed

5 head of horses, 1 wagon with gear, 3 milk cows, 11 head of hogs, 4 beds with furniture, 1 sideboard, 1 bureau, 1 cupboard, 2 folding walnut tables, 1 candlestand, 1 dressing table, all the hardware & cutlery about his premises, 1 clock, 1 shotgun, all the crop which was raised by William H Woods during the past year consisting of corn, fodder, oats, hay & husks, all provisions of various kinds which he has laid in for th resent year, also 1 dutch fan, 1 set of Blacksmith tools, all my farming utensils, 2 saddles, 3 riding bridles, all his kitchen furniture & castings, 1 grind stone & two stills

Enslaved people named

Levina; Mitchell; Archey; Elizabeth; Dianah; Roseannah

Citation

ODB 28/248
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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 28 (look for ODB 28/248). Our record above is drawn from it.

Elsewhere in Orange County Indexed

• The record of the enslaved people in this deed: Deed of trust, 21 January 1839, naming Levina, Mitchell, Archey, Elizabeth and 2 others