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Daniel W Kerr to James A Whitsett trustee

9 January 1843 · ODB 30/71

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
9 January 1843
From
Daniel W Kerr
To
James A Whitsett
Acting as
trustee
Land
  1. Tract 1: 345 acres
    Waterways: waters of Stags Creek; on branch
    Neighbors: Reeves; E Walker
Also conveyed
1 bay horse, 1 sorrel horse, 1 sorrel mare, 1 chestnut sorrel mare, 1 wagon, 9 beds, bedsteads & furniture, 55 hogs, 25 sheep, 13 head of cattle, 1 sideboard, 1 bureau, 1 press, 2 walnut tables, 4 windsor chairs, 1 brass clock; 1 wheat fan, 1 gun, 6 silver teaspoons, 1 dozn silver table spoons, 3 wash stands, 2 tea boards, 1 medicine case, 1 candlestand, 1 small table, farming tools, kitchen, furniture, 1 stone, 1 set of china, 1 loom, 1 pair gloves, library, 5 pair andirons, 1 pair cast wheels, 6 teaspoons, 6 table spoons, 6 desert spoons, 2 butter knives, 1 barrouche & harness, six stands
Citation
ODB 30/71
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).

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 30 (look for ODB 30/71). Our record above is drawn from it.

Notes for researchers

  • Part of the abstract is unclear or incomplete.
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