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Orange County Indexed

Sale, 31 March 1802

Sold Nancy and Demsey to David Ray under Bryan Dobbins's 1798 deed of trust, which let Henry Thompson Jr offer them for sale after 1 March 1799. They were about 7 and 4 in 1798.

Date
31 March 1802
Record
Sale
Citation
Orange County Deed Book 10/89
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From
Henry Thompson Jr
To
David Ray

People named

Name as recordedAgeNotes
Nancyabout seven
Demseyabout fourAlso read as Dempsey (UNCG’s reading)

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Other dates in the record

  • 27 September 1798: Dobbins's deed of trust to Thompson (D0064)
  • 1 March 1799: earliest sale date under the trust

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Sources

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