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Deed of gift: Edward Wilson to Mary Wilson

Will Book B, page 272 · dated 23 September 1793 · proved November 1794

Edward Wilson gave the goods and chattels in his dwelling house to his daughter Mary Wilson.

Kind of paper
Deed of gift
Made by
Edward Wilson (printed EDWARD WILSON), of Orange Co., N.C.
Dated
23 September 1793
Proved
November 1794 court
To
Mary Wilson (my loving daughter; of Orange Co., N.C.)
Witnesses
James Tate; George Tate
Deeds that cite this paper
Deed Book 5, page 41
Money and goods
All goods and chattels now being in my dwelling house

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 B, page 272.
  • 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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