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Orange County Indexed

Deed (sale or gift not stated), 26 October 1812

Benjamin A Rainey conveyed to Archibald D Murphey his undivided share of his grandfather William Rainey's land on Little Alamance Creek and of the enslaved people Rainey left, under an agreement with the widow.

Date
26 October 1812
Record
Deed (sale or gift not stated)
Citation
Orange County Deed Book 18/300
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From
Benjamin A Rainey
To
Archibald D Murphey
People whose names were not recorded
Slaves William Rainey died possessed of (undivided interest)

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