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Orange County Indexed

Division of an estate, 28 August 1854

Divided a group of enslaved people among heirs: Allen Brown took Julia, Frances and Guilford in right of his wife Letitia, and Ezekiel C Forrest took John, Isabel, James, Rachel and Mark in right of his wife Nancy.

Date
28 August 1854
Record
Division of an estate
Citation
Orange County Deed Book 35/7
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Parties
Ezekiel C Forrest; Allen Brown; David T Clark

People named

Name as recordedAgeNotes
Julia
Frances
Guilford
John
Isabel
James
Rachel
Mark

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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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