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Power of attorney: Zachariah Boothe to William Trice

Will Book B, page 299 · dated 7 November 1794 · proved February 1795

Zachariah Boothe appointed William Trice to convey White Oak land to James Trice.

Kind of paper
Power of attorney
Made by
Zachariah Boothe (printed ZACHARIAH BOOTHE), of Hancock Co., Ga.
Dated
7 November 1794
Proved
February 1795 court
To
William Trice (friend; of Orange Co., N.C.)
Witnesses
Jas. Trice; Edward Trice
Land
lands in Chatham Co., N.C. on the waters of White Oak
Places
Chatham Co., N.C.; White Oak
Also named
James Trice (land recipient)

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 299.
  • 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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