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Orange County Indexed

Deed of trust, 11 April 1837

Put James Blackwood's farm, made of tracts bought from John Bevill and James Barbee, and twelve enslaved people, among them Judah with her son Sam, in trust with James Watson.

Date
11 April 1837
Record
Deed of trust
Citation
Orange County Deed Book 27/199
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From
James Blackwood
To
James Watson

People named

Name as recordedAgeNotes
Whigabout 25 years of age
Jacobabout 40 years
Sealeyabout 37 years
Aquillaabout 8 years
Carolineabout 5 years
Davidabout 3 years
Judahabout 36 yearsMother of Sam
Samabout 1 year old
Robertabout 30 years
Suckyabout 25 years
Sarahabout 5 years
Georgeabout 6 months old

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This page is drawn from abstracts and catalog entries, not from the original document. Before relying on it, check the deed book page.

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