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Orange County Indexed

Bill of sale: Robert Ashley to Jeremiah Edge

Will Book B, page 85

Robert Ashley made a bill of sale to Jeremiah Edge.

Kind of paper
Bill of sale
Made by
Robert Ashley (printed ROBERT ASHLEY), of Orange Co., N.C.
To
Jeremiah Edge (of Orange Co., N.C.)
Witnesses
Wm. Smallwood; Wm. Dyar

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 85.
  • 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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