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John Hopkins to Silas M Link trustee

24 May 1845 · ODB 31/233

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
24 May 1845
From
John Hopkins
To
Silas M Link
Acting as
trustee
Land
  1. Tract 1: 129.75 acres, upon which John Hopkins now resides
    Neighbors: William Ray
Also conveyed
4 head of horses, 10 head of cattle, 20 head of sheep, 20 head of hogs, 1 wagon & gear, all household & kitchen furniture, all growing crops
Enslaved people named
Edwain; Lucy; Sithe
Citation
ODB 31/233
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 31/233). Our record above is drawn from it.

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