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Orange County Indexed

William Hawkins Sr to John Baird

17 September 1770 · ODB 3/344

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
17 September 1770
From
William Hawkins Sr
To
John Baird
Land
  1. Tract 1: 200 acres
Enslaved people named
Kate; Dina
Citation
ODB 3/344
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 40002, “Record of Deeds, 1785-1793, Vols. 3, 4” (State Archives film).

Reading notes: The names follow the county’s records of enslaved people; the published abstract reads Kate.

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 3 (look for ODB 3/344). Our record above is drawn from it.

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