Orange County Indexed

Marriage contract, 28 April 1814

Before their marriage James Herndon settled on Mary M Dixon about 454 acres, household goods and stock, and three enslaved people: Bob, about 17, Luse, about 14, and Milley, about 6, all three described as born locally.

Date: 28 April 1814
Record: Marriage contract
Citation: Orange County Deed Book 16/66
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From: James Herndon
To: Mary M Dixon

People named

Name as recorded	Age	Notes
Bob	about 17
Luse	about 14	Also read as Luce (UNCG’s reading)
Milley	about 6

Each name links to every record naming someone of that name. Family ties are listed only where the record states them.

Elsewhere in Orange County Indexed

The deed in the historic deeds collection, with its published abstract: James Herndon to Mary M Dixon, 28 April 1814

Sources

Orange County Register of Deeds, Expanded Collection of All Sales of Enslaved People in Orange County (2021), abstracts by Mark Chilton. This entry summarizes Chilton’s abstract. Orange County Indexed wrote the description.
People Not Property, UNC Greensboro, catalog entry NC.ORG.16.66.1.

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