Wyatt Cates by assignee to John W Norwood

The deed

Kind of deed

Land sale

Date

18 December 1868

From

Wyatt Cates

To

John W Norwood

Acting as

assignee

Land

1. First tract: 36 acres
   Waterways: waters of Cane Creek
   Neighbors: William Thompson; John Workman heirs
   Roads and landmarks: public road
2. Second tract: measure not given
   Waterways: waters of Cane Creek; on creek
   Neighbors: Thomas Sykes
   Roads and landmarks: the stony trap; a flat stone; head of the spring
3. Third tract: 117 acres
   Waterways: on Bear Creek; on Cane Creek
   Neighbors: B Walker; R Cates

Earlier title

Martha Cated to Wyatt Cates 15 Jul 1838 ODB A/238, being share of Martha Cates allotted to her in division of land of her father John Cates

Citation

ODB 39/308
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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 40020, “Record of Deeds, 1869-1872, Vols. 39, 40” (State Archives film).

Reading notes: The published abstract also gives 33/25 acres, a figure not assigned to any one tract here.

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 39 (look for ODB 39/308). Our record above is drawn from it.