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Orange County Indexed

Deed of gift: John Steel, Sr to John Steel, Jr.

Will Book A, page 343

John Steel gave John Steel Jr. a wagon, gear, cattle and other goods.

Kind of paper
Deed of gift
Made by
John Steel, Sr (printed JOHN STEEL, SR)
To
John Steel, Jr.
Witnesses
Thomas Howard; Samuel Steel
Money and goods
wagon and gears, cattle, etc, etc.

Names and places are given as the abstract writes them, spelling and all. This record has not been checked against the will book.

Where to find it

  • Orange County Will Book A, page 343.
  • Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded 1752 through 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, Will Books A, B and C (Davie Poplar Chapter NSDAR, revised edition 1966).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80001, “Record of Wills, 1752–1795, Vols. A, B” (State Archives film).
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