Deed of gift: John L. Kirk to John L.f. Kirk

John L. Kirk gave an unnamed enslaved girl to his son John L.F. Kirk.

Kind of paper

Deed of gift

Made by

John L. Kirk (printed JOHN L. KIRK)

Dated

20 November 1812

Proved

February 1815 court

To

JOHN L.F. KIRK (his son)

Witness

Sarah Kirk

Enslaved people not named

An enslaved girl

In the records of enslaved people

• Anaka (this paper, from the Register of Deeds’ compilation, which gives the names the abstract leaves out)

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 D, page 423.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 62.
• Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80002, “Record of Wills, 1794–1822, Vols. C, D” (State Archives film).