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Pinkney Sykes to William Dodson trustee

11 March 1845 · ODB 31/172

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
11 March 1845
From
Pinkney Sykes
To
William Dodson
Acting as
trustee
Share conveyed
his interest in
Land
  1. Tract 1: 145 acres
    Waterways: waters of Turkey Hill Creek
    Neighbors: Thomas Sykes; Nicholas Holmes
Also conveyed
his interest in half the value of a wagon, 2 horses, 2 cows, 2 heifers, 2 yearlings, 12 sheep, 2 saddles, 1 clock, 1 bureau, 2 tables, 1 candestick & stand, 8 chairs, 1 chest, 3 beds, 1 cupboard, wheat fan, one third seven barrels of corn and 300 lbs of bacon
Citation
ODB 31/172
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 40016, “Record of Deeds, 1843-1847, Vols. 31, 32” (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 31 (look for ODB 31/172). Our record above is drawn from it.

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