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Orange County Indexed

William Hooper to William Hooper

28 August 1788 · ODB 4/63

The deed

Kind of deed
Deed of trust or mortgage
Date
28 August 1788
From
William Hooper
To
William Hooper
Enslaved people named
Judy; Jack; Molly
Citation
ODB 4/63
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 Molly.

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 4 (look for ODB 4/63). Our record above is drawn from it.

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