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Orange County Indexed

John Hutchins to John Marrow trustee

15 May 1841 · ODB 29/290

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
15 May 1841
From
John Hutchins
To
John Marrow
Acting as
trustee
Land
  1. Tract 1: the residence of said Hutchins, in Chapel Hill
  2. Tract 2: in occupancy of Miles Davis, in Chapel Hill
  3. Tract 3: 104 acres
    Waterways: on Bolin Creek
    Neighbors: Neverson Cates; widow McCauley
Also conveyed
a horse bridle & saddle, caryall & harness, household & kitchen furniture, all remaining estate & property of John Hutchins
Enslaved people named
Maria; Sam; Martha Ann; Jim
Citation
ODB 29/290
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 40015, “Record of Deeds, 1836-1844, Vols. 29, 30” (State Archives film).

Reading notes: The names follow the county’s records of enslaved people; the published abstract reads Maria, Sam, Martha Ann, Jim, old Maria.

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 29 (look for ODB 29/290). Our record above is drawn from it.

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