Deed of gift: George Allen to George Mebane and others

George Allen made a gift to grandson George Mebane and granddaughter Elizabeth Mebane.

Kind of paper

Deed of gift

Made by

George Allen (printed GEORGE ALLEN)

Dated

1 March 1786

Proved

May 1786 court

Family named

Margaret (daughter; wife of James Mebane); James Mebane (wife of)

To

George Mebane (grandson, son of daughter Margaret; a minor); Elizabeth Mebane (granddaughter, sister of George Mebane)

Witnesses

Absolom Tatom; Wm. McCauley; A. Lytle

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 363.
• 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).
• Also listed in Mark Chilton, “Wills Recorded in Orange County, NC 1756–1893” (Wandering through the NC Piedmont, 2019), an index of the will books with references to the court minutes.
• Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80001, “Record of Wills, 1752–1795, Vols. A, B” (State Archives film).