Source: The
CHEEK Family of Alleghany County, NC -
Date - Alleghany Co., NC, Deeds, 1880 - Book Page
Jan. 9, 1880 John PHIPPS to Isaac F. BRINEGAR, 20 acres on Meadow
Fork of Cranberry Creek adj. Aaron
OSBORN, for $80. Signed: John PHIPPS. Wit: J.H. DOUGHTON. Proved
Apr. 8, 1946, by W.F. DOUGHTON from the
handwriting of J.H. DOUGHTON. Reg. Apr. 10, 1946. 54:120
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Jan. 12, 1880 Geo. Mc. REEVES Exec'r of Enoch REEVES to Nancy &
Rebecca MCMILLAN & Polly & Emeline REEVES,
a tract of land [no acreage stated] adj. T.J. CARSON, John L. SMITH,
& GAMBILL, for $780. Signed: G. Mc.
REEVES, Exec'r of Enoch REEVES, & Comm'r. Wits: L.C. REEVES,
W.A. EVANS. Proved July 1, 1886, by L.C.
REEVES. 7:202
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Jan 19, 1880 George W. THOMPSON & wife Phebe, John THOMPSON
& wife Ann, & Francis BRYAN of Alleghany &
Surry Cos., NC, to Andrew B. CARSON of Alleghany Co., NC, a tract of
land in Alleghany [no acreage stated]
adj. D.L. SPURLIN & the MOXLEY land, for $1. Signed: Phebe
THOMPSON, Geo. W. THOMPSON, Francis BRYAN, Ann
THOMPSON, John THOMPSON. Wit: W.B. KENEDY. Proved June 6, 1881 &
Oct. 22, 1881 (ack'd); A.M. SMITH, J.P.
Proved Apr. 15, 1884, by W.B. KENEDY. 5:354
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Jan. 20, 1880 Levi CORNETT of Grayson Co., VA, to Alexander REEVES
of Alleghany Co., NC, $2,000 bond, the
condition of which is that Levi CORNETT has conveyed to said REEVES
a tract of land in Alleghany Co. known
as the farm purchased by Levi CORNETT from Frank SCOTT & now
occupied by Richard HINES, adj. Alex HAMPTON,
Thomas CARSON & others; containing about 170 acres less 15 acres
conveyed to A.B. MCMILLAN in his
lifetime, the line to run where the suit decided it between William
CALLOWAY & said Levi CORNETT. Said
REEVES to pay $300 by Apr. 1 next & $700 in 4 equal installments
with interest. Levi CORNETT to make title
when all payments are made. Signed: Levi CORNETT by G.W. CORNETT.
Wit: L.K. CORNETT. Proved May 8, 1894,
by L.K. CORNETT. Reg. Sept. 21, 1895. 10:291
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Jan. 23, 1880 John GRUBB & wife Mary to Jacob R. GRUBB, 30 acres
on Prathers Creek, beg. on the Enchanted
Ridge, adj. OWEN, a branch, a soapstone rock, the road, &
GRUBB's corner, for $200. Signed: John GRUBB,
Mary (X) GRUBB. Wits: Eli A. REED, J.W. PLUMMER. Proved Jan. 17,
1885 (ack'd); J.L. SMITH, J.P. Filed Dec.
14, 1885. 6:237
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Jan. 26, 1880 J.R. WYATT, Sheriff, to David C. EDWARDS, 125 acres
belonging to T.M. PRUITT on headwaters
of Prathers Creek adj. D.J. CAUDILL, top of Jumping Log Ridge, &
Richard OWENS, for $41. Land sold at
public auction by virtue of a writ of execution in favor of Stephen
JOHNSTON & P.R. MCGRADY, Plaintiffs,
against T.M. PRUITT, Defendant, to satisfy several debts. Signed:
J.R. WYATT, Sheriff. Wit: W.B. CHEEK.
Proved Apr. 19, 1881(ack'd). Reg. Apr. 20, 1881. 2:566
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Jan. 26, 1880 Granville BLEVINS to Silas TEDDER, [chattel mortgage],
1 cow, 1 black sow & pigs, & my
interest in a certain piece of land which I have rented of H.S.
EDWARDS, to secure $15 debt. Signed:
Granville (X) BLEVINS. Wit: H.S. EDWARDS. Proved Nov. 1, 1880, by
H.S. EDWARDS. 4:458
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Jan. 31, 1880 State of NC to James F. CAUDILL, 15 2/5 acres in
Wilkes Co., NC, on Roaring River & east of
the Big Ford? adj. Anderson MITCHELL & a branch that runs from
the old Green Mountain home? [horse?]
place? Entered Dec. 11, 1879. (Wilkes Land Grant No. 6497.) 7:162
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Jan. 31, 1880 J.F. CAUDILL & wife Elvira to Solomon JOINES, 5
acres on Little River adj. said CAUDILL, for
$15. Signed: James F. CAUDILL, Elvira CAUDILL. Wits: C.F. TOLIVER,
L.J. JOINES. Proved July 6, 1897?
(ack'd). Reg. Jan. 30, 1908. 23:38
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Feb. 1, 1880 H.S. EDWARDS & wife Sally to Isom FENDER, 15 acres
on top of Black Mountain on headwaters of
Elk Creek adj. Allen FENDER & Isom FENDER, for $50. Signed: H.S.
EDWARDS. Wits: M.F. JONES, J.C. EDWARDS.
Proved Dec. 7, 1885, by J.C. EDWARDS. Filed Dec. 7, 1885. 6:298
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Feb. 2, 1880 State of NC to Goldman HIGGINS, 7 ½ acres on Crab
Creek adj. his own corner & Toliver
HIGGINS. Entered Mar. 25, 1878. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 146.) Reg.
Mar. 25, 1880. 4:371
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Feb. 2, 1880 State of NC to Samuel D. COLWELL, 7 ¾ acres on
Prathers Creek adj. his own land, Nathan
WEAVER, Enchanted Ridge. Entered Mar. 6, 1878. Surveyed May 18,
1878, by A.J. WARDEN, Jr.; wits: David
COLWELL, John C. WILLIAMS. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 147.) 4:378
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Feb. 2, 1880 State of NC to Wm. B. KENNEDY, 62 acres on Mitchells
River adj. George EDWARDS. Entered Jan.
5, 1880. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 148.) Reg. Aug. 5, 1881. 4:485
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Feb. 2, 1880 Henry EDWARDS & wife Eliza to H.S. EDWARDS, a tract
of land adj. Isom FENDER & others [not
identified], being the lands granted to Daniel MOXLEY on Oct. 1,
1875 [DB 6:68], for $67.50. Signed: Henry
(X) EDWARDS, Eliza (X) EDWARDS. [No wits.] Proved Feb. 2, 1880
(ack'd). Reg. Dec. 12, 1885. 6:69
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Feb. 4, 1880 H.T. CAUDILL & wife N.C. to E.D. IRWIN, 50? acres
on north side of P.B. Mountain on
headwaters of Prathers Creek, adj. T.M. PRUITT, J.C CAUDILL, &
others [not identified], for $150. Signed:
H.T. CAUDILL, Nancy C. CAUDILL. Wits: M.F. JOINES, H.J. ESTEP.
Proved Oct. 27, 1883 (ack'd); H.D. ESTEP,
J.P. 7:6
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Feb. 4, 1880 H.T. CAUDILL & wife N.C. to J.C. CAUDILL, 3 acres
on north side of P.B. Mountain adj. the H??
CAUDILL lands, for $20. Signed: H.T. CAUDILL, N.C. (X) CAUDILL.
Wits: E.D. IRWIN, J.M. WYATT. Proved June
25, 1881 (ack'd); M.F. JOINES, J.P. 7:12
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Feb. 5, 1880 Troy JONES to Daniel T. JONES, 20 acres on Prathers
Creek adj. D.T. JONES, for $100. Signed:
Troy JONES. Wits: M.F. JONES, W.D. LOVETT. Proved Dec. 28, 1885
(ack'd); A.W. LONG, J.P. Filed Dec. 29,
1885. 6:414
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Feb. 6, 1880 R.C. GAMBILL to John J. GAMBILL, a tract of land [no
acreage stated] beg. on north side Peach
Bottom Mountain on the southwest corner of the old Bottom tract,
adj. GAMBILL, John EDWARDS, Alex TOLIVER,
crossing Burtons Creek, Levi WILLEY, & Kiah WILLEY, for $5.
Interest of half tract. Signed: R.C. GAMBILL.
Wit: J.A.J. (X) SEXTON. Proved Dec. 23, 1885 (ack'd). 7:111
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Feb. 6, 1880 J.F. ROBERTS, Adm'r of James ROBERTS, dec'd, to W.M.
MILES, 63 acres in Wilkes Co., NC, on
Roaring River, adj. BROWN, L.J. ROBERTS, MILES own line, & the
high rock, for $55. Signed: J.F. ROBERTS,
Adm'r. Wits: M.G. ROBERTS, Robert BROOKS. Proved Aug. 20, 1915, by
Robert BROOKS. Reg. Sept. 28, 1915.
28:264
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Feb. 7, 1880 Morgan BRYAN & wife Susan to London BRYAN, Jr., 95
acres on Brush Creek adj. James WAGONER &
GILLESPIE, for $200. Signed: Morgan BRYAN, Susanna BRYAN. Wits: G.B.
GILLESPIE, W.W. GILLESPIE. Proved
Feb. 28, 1880 (ack'd); W.H. JOINES, J.P. Proved May 28, 1894, by
W.W. GILLESPIE. Reg. Nov. 30, 1898.
12:389
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Feb. 9, 1880 William G. SIMMONS of Wilkes Co., NC, to E.W. BROWN of
Wilkes Co., NC, 15 acres on Roaring
River adj. L.A. SIMMONS, E.W. BROWN, Wm. ROYAL, G.W. BROWN, for $15.
Signed: William G. (X) SIMMONS. Wits:
Wm. MILES, Margaret MILES. Proved Mar. 4, 1903, by Wm. MILES. Reg.
Mar. 9, 1903. 17:65
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Feb. 10, 1880 William LYNN & wife Emily to Alexander PUGH, 60 ½
acres on the Big Branch adj. L.J. CAUDILL,
the gap of a ridge, Alexander PUGH, Nancy GRIFFITH, & the head
of a branch, for $600. Signed: William
LYNN, Emily (X) LYNN. Wit: Alexander BLACK. Proved Feb. 16, 1882
(ack'd); J.S. PARSONS, J.P. 5:131
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Feb. 20, 1880 Troy JONES to Daniel T. JONES, 65 acres on Prathers
Creek beg. near a small branch, adj.
northwest side of Nobbly Ridge, for $500. Signed: Troy JONES. Wit:
J.W. PRUITT. Proved Dec. 28, 1885
(ack'd); A.W. LONG, J.P. Filed Dec. 29, 1885. 6:416
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Feb. 21, 1880 B.E. CAUDILL & wife M.L. of Clay Co., KY, to John
PHIPPS of Alleghany Co., NC, a tract of
land in Alleghany [no acreage stated] adj. Pleasant ANDERS,
DOUGHTON, PHIPPS, GAMBILL, Josiah CAUDILL,
HOLOWAY, & Martha CROUSE, for $1,573. Signed: B.E. CAUDILL, M.L.
CAUDILL. [No wits.] Proved Mar. 4, 1880,
in Clay Co., KY (ack'd); D.C. LYTTLE, Clerk, by Clark MCWHORTON,
Dep. Clerk. Reg. Jan. 5, 1881. 4:464
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Feb. 21, 1880 Lucinda Jane PENNINGTON & Nelly Ann RUTHERFORD of
Grayson Co., VA, to Andrew M. RUTHERFORD
of Alleghany Co., NC, 44 acres in Alleghany Co. on Potato Creek a
branch Fox Pen adj. Wm. BILLINGS, MILES,
the old road, & a ridge, for $200. Signed: Lucinda Jane (X)
PENNINGTON, Nelly Ann (X) RUTHERFORD. Wit:
J.F. WEAVER. Proved Mar. 6, 1880 (ack'd); Wm. HALSEY, J.P. Reg. Dec.
24, 1885. 6:133
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Feb. 21, 1880 B.E. CAUDILL & wife Martha L. of Clay Co., KY, to
W.S. GAMBILL, Robt. GAMBILL, & R.T.
GAMBILL of Alleghany Co., NC, 2 tracts of land in Alleghany Co. [no
acreage stated], for $940. 1st tract:
adj. Josiah CAUDILL. 2nd tract: adj. the 1st tract & PHIPPS.
Signed: B.E. CAUDILL. Wit: W.B. CHEEK. Proved
Dec. 31, 1885, by W.B. CHEEK. Filed Dec. 31, 1885. 6:579
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Feb. 24, 1880 State of NC to W.P. CAUDILL, 75 acres on Brush Creek
Rich Mountain Creek, adj. his own
corner, John CROUSE, & Robt. WOODRUFF. Entered Sept. 15, 1879.
(Alleghany Land Grant No. 144.) 6:559
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Feb. 26, 1880 Moses WOODRUFF & wife Mary to James L. AYERS, 100
acres on Bull Head & Little Glade Creek
beg. on top of the Blue Ridge, top of the Bull Head, adj. Francis
BRYAN, Sr., for $100. Signed: Moses
WOODRUFF, Mary WOODRUFF. Wits: George W. THOMPSON, Mody? WOODRUFF,
Jr. Proved May 24, 1880 (ack'd); George
W. THOMPSON, J.P. 5:155 \
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Feb. 27, ?? [prob. 1880] John A. BOYDEN of Watauga Co., NC, to
Margaret A. KENNEDY of Alleghany Co., NC,
200 acres in Alleghany Co. adj. James THOMAS, Jr., & others, for
$300. 1st tract: beg. on bank of Brush
Creek near John WOODRUFF's corner. 2nd tract: adj. John CLARKE &
John WOODRUFF. Signed: John A. BOYDEN.
[No wits.] Proved Apr. 13, 1880, in Rowan Co., NC (ack'd); J.M.
HARAH, Clerk of the Rowan County Superior
Court. Reg. Feb. 1, 1881. 2:542
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Feb. 27, 1880 William STURGILL & wife Mazy to Joshua DEBOARD, 13
acres on Brushy Fork of Prathers Creek
adj. H.J. WILLIAMS, Wm. STURGILL, & the wagon road, for $160.
Signed: W.M. STURGILL, Mazy (X) STURGILL.
[No wits.] Proved Feb. 28, 1880 (ack'd); Nathan WEAVER, J.P. 7:292
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Feb. 28, 1880 F.L. WOOLF [WOLFE] & wife Elizabeth to William
EDWARDS, a tract of land on Little River [no
acreage stated] adj. W.E. HUDSON & others [not identified], for
$100. Beg. at a rock on east side of the
River at the ford ... to the road ... north side of the river ... an
old field ... west side of the River.
Signed: F.L. (X) WOLFE, Elizabeth (X) WOLFE. Wits: T.C. DOUGLAS,
Martin WILLEY. Proved Feb. 28, 1880
(ack'd); T.C. DOUGLAS, J.P. Reg. Mar. 15, 1881. 2:551
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Feb. 28, 1880 Reid MAXWELL to Squire IRWIN, [chattel mortgage], 1
red & white spotted cow, to secure $3
debt due in 20 days. Signed: Reid (X) MAXWELL. Wit: H.D. ESTEP.
Proved by ack. [no date]; W.E. COX, J.P.
4:372
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Mar. 1, 1880 Martha BOON & Andrew BOON to Alex EDWARDS, [chattel
mortgage], 1 grey horse & the present
crop of grain now growing on the place of the widow & Andrew
BOON including wheat, rye & corn, to secure
$25 debt. Signed: Martha (X) BOON, Andrew (X) BOON. Wit: Sidney (X)
DIXON. Proved Mar. 22, 1880, by Sidney
DIXON. 4:373
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Mar. 1, 1880 John PHIPPS to William HOPPERS as agent & trustee
for Amanda J. HOPPERS, [mortgage deed], a
tract of land on Cranberry Creek [no acreage stated] adj. William?
ANDERS, J.H. DOUGHTON, & others [not
identified], to secure $500 debt due 2 years after date. Signed:
John PHIPPS, Frances (X) PHIPPS. [No
wits.] Proved Apr. 8, 1880 (ack'd); J.H. DOUGHTON, J.P. Reg. Apr.
12, 1880. 4:405
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Mar. 1, 1880 David HOLBROOK, Adm'r of Sowell CHOAT, dec'd, to Wm. H.
JOINES, 158 ¼ acres beg. on east bank
of Brush Creek adj. the wagon road, Little Pine Creek, the old line,
a branch, & old SCOTT line, for $293.
Sold at public auction in Oct. 9, 1874, pursuant to a decree of the
Superior Court. Signed: David
HOLBROOK, Adm'r of Sowell CHOAT, dec'd. Wits: W.K. HOLBROOK, H.C.
REEVES. Proved Aug. 3, 1894, by W.K.
HOLBROOK. Reg. Sept. 6, 1894. 9:588
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Mar. 6, 1880 Ancill CAUDILL to J.N. SMITH, [chattel mortgage], 1 bay
mare with a blaze face & 1 milk cow
known as the John CAUDILL cow, to secure $35 debt. Signed: Ancill
CAUDILL. Wit: A.M. SMITH. Proved July 5,
1880, by A.M. SMITH. 4:408
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Mar. 6, 1880 J.F. WEAVER & wife Phebe C. to James WEAVER, a 21
acres on Piney Creek adj. Lazrus HASH, Ira
HALSEY, & others [not identified], for $150. Signed: J.F.
WEAVER, P.C. WEAVER. Wits: W.C. WEAVER, A.P.
WEAVER. Proved Mar. 6, 1880 (ack'd); J.S. PARSONS, J.P. Reg. Dec.
17, 1885. 6:95
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Mar. 6, 1880 J.F. WEAVER & wife P.C. to Lazreth HASH, 81 acres
on Potato Creek adj. Ira HALSEY, WYATT, &
Joseph PARSONS, for $700. Signed: J.F. WEAVER, P.C. WEAVER. Wit:
W.C. WEAVER. Proved Mar. 6, 1880 (ack'd);
J.S. PARSONS, J.P. Filed Dec. 25, 1885. 6:300
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Mar. 8, 1880 John WHITEAD [WHITEHEAD], Adm'r of Daniel WHITEAD,
dec'd, to Nathaniel MOXLEY, a tract of
land [no acreage stated] adj. Minty CROUSE & others [not
identified], for $26. Signed: John WHITEAD, Adm'r
of Daniel WHITEAD. Wits: George (X) EVANS, H. EDWARDS. Proved Apr.
11, 1884 (ack'd). 7:275
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Mar. 8, 1880 Nathan WEAVER to Martha WILLIAMS, 75 acres known as the
Hutchon JONES place, beg. on west
bank of Prathers Creek adj. MOXLEY, WYATT, old wagon road, J.S.
OWENS, Enchanted Ridge, EVANS, & GRUBB,
for $300. Signed: Nathan WEAVER. Wits: M.A. WEAVER, B.A. WEAVER.
Proved Apr. 19, 1888 (ack'd). Reg. Apr.
25, 1888. 7:531
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Mar. 11, 1880 State of NC to John W. HIGGINS assignee of M.W.
HIGGINS, 22 acres on Crab Creek adj. John
TOLIVER, Thomas HIGGINS, Polly HIGGINS, & RICHARDSON. Entered
Mar. 14, 1878. (Alleghany Land Grant No.
150). 4:379, 5:29
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Mar. 11, 1880 State of NC to C.M. CROWSE [CROUSE], 22 acres on
Roaring River adj. Jacob CROUSE & Robert
WOODRUFF. Entered June 30, 1879. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 151.)
5:51
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Mar. 12, 1880 John PARSONS, Sr., & wife Phebe to T.F. PARSONS,
125 acres on Elk Creek adj. west side of
Turkey Knob, PHIPPS, north side of a branch, Zack. DIXON, & the
road, for $500. Signed: John PARSONS,
Phebe PARSONS. Wit: P.C. PHIPPS. Proved Mar. 26, 1881 (ack'd). Reg.
Mar. 26, 1881. 2:556
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Mar. 13, 1880 State of NC to James I. THOMPSON, 7 acres on Little
River. Entered Aug. 11, 1879. (Alleghany
Land Grant No. 152.) Reg. June 16, 1884. 5:369
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Mar. 13, 1880 State of NC to John CHOAT, 4 ¾ acres on Little River
beg. on his own line on north side of
the river, crossing the river, down the river to the beginning.
Entered June 29, 1878. (Alleghany Land
Grant No. 153.) 5:392
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Mar. 13, 1880 State of NC to H.S. EDWARDS, 82 ½ acres on Bledsoes
Creek beg. on the corner of 2 of tracts
of land of H.S. EDWARDS, adj. Samuel WILLEY's old line & east
side of H.S. EDWARDS' home tract. Entered
Jan. 16, 1880. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 156.) 5:121
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Mar. 15, 1880 J.T. ROBERTS Adm'r of Jas. ROBERTS to C.W. SMITH, 20
acres on Greasy Creek adj. the branch &
D.J. ROBERTS, for $13.75. Signed: J.T. ROBERTS Adm'r of James
ROBERTS. Wits: A.M. SMITH, M.T. ROBERTS.
Proved Aug. 7, 1883 (ack'd). 5:300
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Mar. 16, 1880 John K. CONNALLY [CONNELLY] & wife Alice Thomas
CONNALLY of Buncombe Co., NC, to Margaret A.
KENNEDY of Alleghany Co., NC, 330 acres in Alleghany Co. adj. Moses
WOODRUFF, John A. BOYDEN, a branch,
SIMMONS, & the creek, for $300. Signed: John K. CONNALLY, Alice
T. CONNALLY. Wits: James W. ALLISON as to
Alice T. CONNALLY. Proved Mar. 10, 1880, in Buncombe Co., NC, by
ack. of John K. CONNALLY; E.W. HERNDON,
Clerk. Alice T. CONNALLY ack'd her consent on Mar. 16, 1880, in City
of Richmond, Henrico Co., VA; E.M.
GARNETT, Comm'r of Deeds for the State of NC in Virginia. Reg. Feb.
1, 1881. 4:468
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Mar. 16, 1880 John R. [or K.] CONNALLY [CONNELLY] & wife Alice
Thomas CONNALLY of Buncombe Co., NC, to
John V. FRANKLIN of Surry Co., NC, 3 tracts of land in Alleghany
Co., NC, on Brush Creek adj. Morgan BRYAN
& others, for $300. 1st tract: beg. near the Fall Branch. 2nd
tract: adj. BRYAN. 3rd tract: [no geo.
features or neighbors given.] Containing 300 acres. Signed: John K.
CONNALLY, Alice T. CONNALLY. Wit: E.M.
GARNETT as to Alice T. CONNALLY. Proved Mar. 16, 1880, in Buncombe
Co., NC, by ack. of John R. CONNALLY;
E.W. HERNDON, Clerk. Alice T. CONNALLY ack'd her consent on Mar. 19,
1880, in City of Richmond, Henrico
Co., VA; E.M. GARNETT, Comm'r of Deeds for the State of NC in
Virginia. Reg. Aug. 27, 1888. 7:562
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Mar. 17, 1880 Thomas HIGGINS & wife Sally to David C. EDWARDS,
[mortgage deed], 150 acres in Glade Creek
Twp. adj. John TOLIVER, BLEVINS, & Gilbert EDWARDS, to secure
$80 debt. Signed: Thos. HIGGINS, Sarah (X)
HIGGINS. Wits: T.C. DOUGLAS, Wm. EDWARDS. Proved Apr. 10, 1880. Reg.
May 17, 1880. [Margin note:] Mortgage
satisfied, May 12, 1881. Signed: D.C. EDWARDS. 4:435
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Mar. 17, 1880 State of NC to M.J. EDWARDS, 8 1/6 acres on Elk Creek
adj. the road, LENORES [LENOIR's]
corner, crossing the west prong of Elk Creek & the ridge between
the 2 prongs. Entered Oct. 16, 1879.
(Alleghany Land Grant No. 155.) Filed Dec. 30, 1885. 6:220
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Mar. 18, 1880 D.C. CAUDILL & wife Sarah to Starlin EDWARDS &
W.B. CHEEK, 8 acres on headwaters of Elk
Creek near the school house adj. D.C. CAUDILL, the WALTON lands, top
of WALTON knob, & the ridge, for $26.
Signed: D.C. CAUDILL, Sarah (X) CAUDILL. Wits: Cloyd COX, M.F.
JOINES. Proved Dec. 28, 1885 (ack'd). Filed
Dec. 29, 1885. 6:353
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Mar. 19, 1880 State of NC. to W.M. MITCHELL, 30 acres on the
headwaters of Long Branch of Elk Creek on the
south side of Bakers Ridge, adj. WARD, BLACK, a bluff of rocks,
PERRIES [PERRY's] line, & BROWN. Entered
Mar. 8, 1880. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 157.) 5:120
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Mar. 19, 1880 A.J. CARSON & wife Emma to L.M. BLACKBURN, 30
acres on Glade Creek adj. the road & Jacob
LYON, for $200. Signed: A.J. CARSON, E.E. CARSON. Wit: Jas. BOYER.
Proved Apr. 22, 1884 (ack'd). 5:358
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Mar. 20, 1880 Isom JONES & wife Rebecca, Allen JONES & wife
Nancy J., Daniel JONES & wife Nancy, Troy
JONES, & Millard JONES & wife Ellin, to Craig JONES, 150
acres on Prathers Creek adj. Martin PRUITT, John
W. ROOP [ROUP], & others [not identified], for $1,000. Signed:
M.F. JONES, Ellen JONES, Troy JONES, Isham
JONES, Rebecca JONES, D.T. JONES, Nancy JONES, Allen JONES, Nancy J.
JONES. Wits: A.W. LONG, N.H. JONES.
Proved Dec. 28, 1884 (ack'd); A.W. LONG, J.P. Filed Dec. 31, 1885.
6:344
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Mar. 20, 1880 Isom JONES & wife Rebecca, Daniel T. JONES &
wife Nancy, Craig JONES & wife Elizabeth, &
Troy JONES, to Allen JONES, 290 acres on Prathers Creek known as the
Daniel JONES, Sr., old place, adj.
Cornelia MCMILLAN, top of the hill, & a road, for $1,000.
Signed: M.F. JONES, D.T. JONES, Craig JONES,
Troy JONES, Isham JONES, Rebecca JONES, Ellen JONES, Nancy JONES,
Elisabeth JONES. Wits: N.H. JONES, A.W.
LONG. Proved Dec. 28, 1885 (ack'd); A.W. LONG, J.P. Filed Dec. 29,
1885. 6:408
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Mar. 20, 1880 Isham JONES & wife Rebecca, Allen JONES & wife
Nancy J., Daniel T. JONES & wife Nancy, Craig
JONES & wife Rosabell E., & Troy JONES, to Millard F. JONES,
230 acres on headwaters of Prathers Creek
known as the John A. JONES old place, adj. northwest side of Knobbly
Ridge, the CAUDILL graveyard, a small
branch, Isham & Troy JONES corner, & D.C. JONES, for $1,000.
Signed: Allen JONES, Troy JONES, Isham JONES,
D.T. JONES, Rebecca JONES, Nancy JONES, Nancy J. JONES, Craig JONES,
Elizabeth (X) JONES. Wits: A.W. LONG,
N.H. JONES. Proved by ack. [no date]; A.W. LONG, J.P. Filed Dec. 29,
1885. 6:411
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Mar. 20, 1880 Allen JONES & wife Nancy, Daniel T. JONES &
wife Nancy, Craig JONES & wife Elisabeth, Troy
JONES, & Millard JONES & wife Ellen, to Isham JONES, 59
acres on Prathers Creek, beg. on west side of the
creek, crossing the creek, for $500. Signed: M.F. JONES, Ellen
JONES, Troy JONES, D.T. JONES, Nancy JONES,
Allen JONES, Nancy J. JONES, Craig JONES, Elizabeth JONES. Wits:
N.H. JONES, A.W. LONG. Proved Dec. 28,
1885 (ack'd); A.W. LONG, J.P. Filed Dec. 29, 1885. 6:413
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Mar. 20?, 1880 Isham JONES & wife Rebecca, Allen JONES &
wife Nancy J., Craig JONES & wife Elizabeth, Troy
JONES, & Millard JONES & wife Ellen, to Daniel T. JONES, 150
acres on headwaters of Prathers Creek adj. a
small branch, northwest side of Knobbly Ridge, & C.B.
RICHARDSON, for $1,000. Signed: M.F. JONES, Isham
JONES, Allen JONES, Craig JONES, Elisabeth JONES, Ellen JONES,
Rebecca JONES, Nancy J. JONES. Wits: N.H.
JONES, A.W. LONG. Proved Dec. 28, 1885 (ack'd); A.W. LONG, J.P.
Filed Dec. 29, 1885. 6:417
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Mar. 20, 1880 William A. GENTRY to A.J. WOODRUFF, 79 acres adj. A.J.
WOODRUFF, N.L. WILLIAMS, the branch,
& Francis BRYAN, for $250. Signed: William A. GENTRY. Wits: John
KENNEDY, Geo. W. THOMPSON. Proved Dec.
18, 1885 (ack'd). 7:106
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Mar. 21, 1880 Geo. T. REEVES to John HILL, $500 bond, to be void if
I make a good warrantable title to a
piece of land beg. on Hiram HILL's corner just above his house, adj.
the branch near the old shop place,
with the meanders of the branch as far down as my land extends that
is to CROUSE's? land, then with
various courses with the division? fence between C. COX & the
same boundary of land. Number of acres not
known. Signed: George T. REEVES. Wits: W.G. REEVES, Hiram (X) HILL.
Proved Mar. 5, 1883, by Hiram HILL.
5:230
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Mar. 22, 1880 State of NC to John CROUSE, 65 acres on Roaring River
adj. WOODRUFF, the branch, the old
cove line, CAUDILL, & John CROUSE's meadow. Entered July 13,
1879. Reg. July 21, 1880. (Alleghany Land
Grant No. 158.) 4:413
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Mar. 26, 1880 Morgan BRYAN, Adm'r of G.H. BRYAN, dec'd, to S.F.
JOINS [JOINES], 125 acres on Little Pine
Branch adj. Morgan BRYAN, for $500. Signed: Morgan BRYAN. Wits: W.H.
JOINS, James WAGGONER. Proved Feb. 1,
1886, by W.H. JOINS. Filed Feb. 1, 1886. 6:306
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Mar. 27, 1880 John R. COX to Mark ANDERS, 18 acres on Mockison
[Moccasin] Creek beg. west side of the Big
Road, adj. John ANDERS, for $93.75. Signed: John R. COX. Wits: Orfa
ANDERS, Richard CHEEK. Proved Apr. 13,
1880, by Orfa ANDERS. Reg. Apr. 29, 1880. 4:388
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Mar. 29, 1880 William BRACKINS & wife Nancy J. to A.J. WAGGONER,
[mortgage deed], 100 acres on Pine Swamp
adj. Stephen CAUDILL, D.C. CAUDILL, & said BRACKINS home tract,
to secure $100 debt due Sept. 30, 1880.
Signed: William BRACKINS, Nancy J. (X) BRACKINS. Wits: F.P.
BRACKINS, J.H. WAGGONER. Proved Mar. 30, 1880
(ack'd). Reg. May 12, 1880. 4:401
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Mar. 30, 1880 Franklin P. BRACKINS & wife Frances M. to A.J.
WAGGONER, [mortgage deed], a tract of land on
Pine Swamp [no acreage stated] adj. Creed WAGGONER, Richard JOINES,
D.C. CAUDILL etc., to secure $100 debt
due Sept. 30, 1880. Signed: F.P. BRACKINS, Frances M. BRACKINS. Wit:
Josiah CAUDILL. Proved Mar. 30, 1880
(ack'd). Reg. Apr. 14, 1880. 4:398
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Mar. 30, 1880 Kissa HOPPERS to Daniel HOPPERS, 89 ½ acres on Little
River adj. Daniel HOPPERS old corner,
for $500. Signed: Kissa (X) HOPPERS. Wit: M.F. JOINES, Calaway
HOPPERS. Proved Sept. 7, 1891, by M.F.
JOINES & Caloway HOPPERS. Reg. Sept. 11, 1891. 8:513
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Apr. 7, 1880 F.J. MCMILLAN & wife Polly to James DIXON, 300
acres on south side of New River adj. a
hillside, a fork of a branch, the point of a ridge, the bank of the
river below BALDWIN's Branch, & up the
river to a deep hollow, for $1,500. Signed: F.J. MCMILLAN, Mary
MCMILLAN. Wit: J.H. DIXON, J.M. PARSONS.
Proved June 22, 1880 (ack'd); Wm. HALSEY, J.P. 5:31
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Apr. 9, 1880 Washington LONG & wife Matilda to Cora GREER, 1
acre on Meadow Fork of Cranberry Creek adj.
the lands of Jacob MILLER, the said Washington LONG, & others
[not identified], beg. near where a branch
crosses the County Line Road, for $10. Signed: Washington LONG,
Matilda LONG. Wit: J.H. DOUGHTON. Proved
Apr. 9, 1880 (ack'd); J.H. DOUGHTON, J.P. 5:35
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Apr. 9, 1880 Levi COX & wife Margaret to John F. GREER, a tract
of land in Ashe & Alleghany Counties [no
acreage stated] adj. the bank of the creek, for $43. Signed: Levi
COX, Margaret COX. Wit: J.H. DOUGHTON.
Proved Apr. 9, 1880 (ack'd); J.H. DOUGHTON, J.P. 5:36
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Apr. 10?, 1880 Huriah PHILLIPS & wife Delila to W.T. VANNOY, 11
acres on Potato Creek adj. MCMILLAN & a
branch, for $110. Signed: Huriah (X) PHILLIPS, Delila (X) PHILLIPS.
Wits: John W. ATWOOD, D.E. DOUGLASS.
Proved Dec. 25, 1885, by Delila PHILLIPS widow of Huriah PHILLIPS;
W.H. BILLINGS, J.P. 7:17
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Apr. 10, 1880 James A. SMITH of Wilkes Co., NC, to Charles W. SMITH
of Alleghany Co., NC, 250 acres in
Alleghany Co. beg. on the south side of the Blue Ridge, adj. a
cond'l line made btw. William R. CAUDILL &
Henderson HARRIS, SIMMONS' line, the old 250-acre tract, & the
top of the mountain, for $500. Signed:
James A. SMITH. Wits: A.M. SMITH, J.W. NAYLOR. Proved Dec. 28, 1885,
by A.M. SMITH. 7:240
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Apr. 12, 1880 Ira SPURLIN & wife Amanda to R.Z. LINNEY &
E.L. VAUGHAN, [mortgage deed], 270 acres where
the parties of the 1st part now reside, adj. Elias SPURLIN, Daniel
HOLLOWAY, Joshua HOLLOWAY, Daniel
CROUSE, & the land of Daniel SPURLIN, dec'd, & being the
land conveyed to said Ira SPURLIN by Elias
SPURLIN on Mar. 31, 1877 [DB 4:383], to secure 2 bonds of $150 each
executed by Ira, Elias, & D.A.
SPURLIN, due Oct. 10, 1880. Signed: Ira SPURLIN, Amanda C. (X)
SPURLIN. [No wits.] Proved Mar. 12, 1880
(ack'd). 4:382
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Apr. 14, 1880 Jane FENDER releases all interest or claim in the
lands owned by her former husband William
FENDER who has this day or before the signing of this obligation by
a decree of the Superior Court been
divorced. This release is not to take effect until Wm. FENDER pays
to Joseph DOBSON $100 for which he has
this day indebted a mortgage. Signed: Jane (X) FENDER. Wit: Morgan
EDWARDS. Proved Sept. 8, 1880, by
Morgan EDWARDS. Reg. Sept. 8, 1880. 4:444
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Apr. 15, 1880 Wm. EDWARDS & wife Lucy to F.J. MCMILLAN,
[mortgage deed], a tract of land beg. on east side
of Little River at the ford, adj. F.L. WOLF & others [not
identified], to secure $770 debt due 1 day after
date. Signed: Wm. EDWARDS, L.C. EDWARDS. [No wits.] Proved Apr. 15,
1880 (ack'd). Reg. Apr. 15, 1880.
4:426
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Apr. 15, 1880 Wiliam FENDER to Joseph DOBSON, [mortgage deed], a
tract of land adj. Jane FENDER, Allen
EDWARDS, William JENNINGS?, J.W. DUNKEN [DUNCAN] & others [not
identified], to secure $100 debt due Sept.
1, 1880. Bounds set forth in the report of comm'rs to allot the
lands of the heirs of Levi FENDER, dec'd,
it being the lot assigned to the said William FENDER [see DB 1:197].
Signed: William (X) FENDER. Wit:
Morgan EDWARDS. Proved Sept. 6, 1880, by Morgan EDWARDS. Reg. Sept.
6, 1880. 4:437
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Apr. 15, 1880 Ira HALSEY & wife Zilva of Alleghany Co., NC, to
James HALSEY of Grayson Co., VA, 23 ½ acres
beg. on west side of Piney Creek in the Virginia line, crossing the
creek, adj. Wm. HALSEY, for $500.
Signed: Ira HALSEY, Zilphia HALSEY. Wit: Wm. HALSEY. Proved Mar. 10,
1881 (ack'd); William HALSEY, J.P.
5:84
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Apr. 16, 1880 N.H. VANHOY [VANNOY] & wife M.D. to John F. WEAVER
& wife P.C., 160 acres on Piney Creek
adj. James WEAVER, B.F. DICKSON [DIXON], James PARSONS, W.H.
BILLINGS, Solomon PARSONS, Stephen BALDWIN's
old corner, the cond'l line btw. WYATT & MAXWELL, top of the
ridge near the old ridge road, & the old
LENORE [LENOIR] line, for $2,000. Signed: N.H. VANHOY, M.D. VANHOY.
Wits: J.A. WEAVER, W.C. WEAVER. Proved
Sept. 21, 1880, in Carter Co., TN (ack'd); Geo. T. WILLIAMS, Clerk
of the County Court of Carter Co., TN.
Reg. Dec. 17, 1885. 6:96
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Apr. 16, 1880 Sam'l H. THOMPSON to my son James I. THOMPSON, 212
acres on Glady Branch & Little River,
adj. top of Bledsoe Ridge, FENDER, S.H. THOMPSON, John EDWARDS, L.D.
SEXTON, & others [not identified],
for $100, love & affection. Signed: S.H. THOMPSON. [No wits.]
Proved Sept. 21, 1898 (ack'd). Reg. Nov. 30,
1898. 12:387
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Apr. 17, 1880 J.F. ROBERTS, Adm'r of James ROBERTS, dec'd, of
Alleghany Co., NC, to A.J. BROWN of Wilkes
Co., NC, 25 acres on headwaters of Roaring River adj. D.J. ROBERTS
& the old SPARKS line, for $41. Signed:
J.F. ROBERTS, Adm'r. Wits: W.F. ROYAL, M.T. ROBERTS. Proved Aug. 1,
1881 (ack'd). Reg. Aug. 1, 1881. 2:579
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Apr. 17, 1880 Alexander RICHARDSON & wife Patsy to Meredith
RICHARDSON, 2 tracts of land on Little River,
for $1,000. 1st tract: 80 acres on south side Corn Camp Creek adj.
WHITEAD [WHITEHEAD] & the old corner
near the mill house. 2nd tract: 24 acres adj. old HOPPAS [HOPPERS]
line, Stephen HOPPERAS, & old CROUSE
line. Signed: A. RICHARDSON, Patsy (X) RICHARDSON. Wit: Wm. H.
JOINES. Proved Apr. 17, 1880 (ack'd); Wm.
H. JOINES, J.P. 5:96
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Apr. 17, 1880 Henry RICHARDSON & wife Nancy C. to Meredith
RICHARDSON, 130 acres on Little River adj. bank
of the river, the 28-acre line, top of the ridge, & the old
line, for $500. Signed: Henry RICHARDSON,
Nancy C. RICHARDSON. Wit: Wm. H. JOINES. Proved Apr. 17, 1880
(ack'd); Wm. H. JOINES, J.P. 5:97
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Apr. 17, 1880 Jesse ATWOOD & wife Sarah to Hiram ESTEP, 65 ½
acres on Elk Creek adj. Starlin EDWARDS, J.A.
DOUGHTON, & a small branch, for $250. Signed: Jesse A. ATWOOD,
Sarah ATWOOD. Wits: Jas. ESTEP, S.W.
ATWOOD. Proved Dec. 4, 1885 (ack'd); H.D. ESTEP, J.P. Reg. Dec. 25,
1885. 6:148
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Apr. 17, 1880 Meridith RICHARDSON & wife Sessa to Henry
RICHARDSON, 130 acres on Crab Creek adj. COX,
Henry RICHARDSON, a branch, & Eli RICHARDSON, for $500. Signed:
Merdith RICHARDSON, Sessa (X) RICHARDSON.
Wit: Wm. H. JOINES. Proved Apr. 24, 1880 (ack'd); A.J. WAGGONER,
J.P. 7:33
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Apr. 20, 1880 Harrison COMBS to A.J. WAGGONER, [chattel mortgage], 1
red cow known as the Jacob HOPPAS
[HOPPERS] cow, to secure $20 debt. Signed: Harrison (X) COMBS. Wit:
F.P. BRACKINS, J.H. WAGGONER. Proved
May 13, 1880, by the subscribing witnesses; C.J. EDWARDS, J.P. Reg.
May 13, 1880. 4:410
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Apr. 21, 1880 J.R. WYATT, Sheriff of Alleghany Co., NC, to John F.
GREER of Ashe Co., NC, 80 acres on New
River belonging to H.B. WILLIAMS, for $25. Beg. on the bank of the
road south of Lewis C. WILLIAMS' house,
adj. Eli WYATT, Wm. HALSEY, Stephen KIRK, the line of a parcel sold
by R.K. PIERCE to Lewis C. WILLIAMS,
the top of Rocky Knob, STURGILL, & a branch. Sold at public
auction on 2nd of [??] , 1879, by virtue of a
writ of execution in favor of John F. GREER, Plaintiff, against H.B.
WILLIAMS, Defendant, to satisfy
several debts. Signed: J.R. WYATT, Sheriff. [No wits.] Proved Apr.
14, 1881 (ack'd). Reg. Apr. 16, 1881.
2:559
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Apr. 21, 1880 J.R. WYATT, Sheriff of Alleghany Co., NC, to John F.
GREER of Ashe Co., NC, 2 tracts
belonging to M.B. WILLIAMS, for $100. 1st tract: 70 acres adj. Henry
WILLIAMS, top of the Knob, Alex
BLACK, Levi JONES, & the line made btw. said BLACK & Martin
WILLIAMS in the deed from Henry WILLIAMS to
said Martin WILLIAMS. 2nd tract: 35 acres known as the Martin
WILLIAMS entry adj. the old SIZEMORE tract.
Sold at public auction June 2, 1879, by virtue of a writ of
execution in favor of John F. GREER,
Plaintiff, against M.B. WILLIAMS, Defendant, to satisfy several
debts. Signed: J.R. WYATT, Sheriff. [No
wits.] Proved Apr. 14, 1881 (ack'd). Reg. Apr. 1881. 2:561
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Apr. 26, 1880 Berry F. EDWARDS to H.S. EDWARDS, [mortgage deed], a
tract of land beg. on the ford of
Mockison [Moccasin] Creek near the Zion School House, up a branch to
Gam? EDWARDS old line, the old wagon
road, T.C. DOUGLASS' line, to secure $150 debt due Oct. 24, 1880.
Signed: Berry F. EDWARDS. Wit: J.J.
GAMBILL. Proved Apr. 26, 1880, by acknowledgment. Reg. Apr. 26,
1880. [Margin note:] "The provisions of
this mortgage deed have been complied with and the same is hereby
cancelled Aug. 26, 1903." Signed: H.S.
EDWARDS. 4:419
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Apr. 27, 1880 State of NC to Martin CROWSE [CROUSE], 29 ½ acres on
Roaring River adj. W.P. CAUDILL.
Entered June 18, 1878. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 159.) 5:123
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Apr. 30, 1880 Dobson WAGGONER & wife Maggie to H.N. WOODRUFF, 15
acres on Little River adj. WOODRUFF, for
$225. Signed: J.D. WAGGONER, Maggie WAGGONER. Wit: E.L. VAUGHAN.
Proved July 13, 1880 (ack'd). 5:113
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May 7, 1880 Frank SPICER to J.H. PARKS, [chattel mortgage], 1 sorrel
horse, to secure $5.30 debt. Signed:
J.F. SPICER. Wit: R.K. PARKS. Proved May 15, 1880, by R.K. PARKS.
4:425
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May 10, 1880 Wm. HINES to John L. SMITH, [chattel mortgage], all my
growing crop of corn on the lands of
M.F. JOINES, to secure $9.80 debt. Signed: Wm. (X) HINES. Wit: M.F.
JOINS. Proved June 7, 1880, by M.F.
JOINES. Reg. July 2, 1880. 4:433
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May 10, 1880 State of NC to John T. KENNEDY, 190 acres on Little
Glade Creek adj. Thompson KENNEDY, the
Old Lick Tract, N.L. WILLIAMS, A.J. WOODRUFF, W.A. GENTRY, a branch,
& F. BRYAN. Entered Apr. 21, 1881
[1880?] (Alleghany Land Grant No. 160). Reg. Aug. 28, 1881. 4:482
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May 15, 1880 James P. HENDRIX to J.H. PARKS, [chattel mortgage], 1
red cow, to secure $4.30 debt. Signed:
James P. HENDRIX. Wit: R.K. PARKS. Proved May 15, 1880, by R.K.
PARKS. 4:424
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May 20, 1880 S.J. IRWIN & wife Caroline to Solomon TOLIVER, 45
acres on the northside of P.B. Mountain on
the headwaters of Elk Creek, beg. near a branch the old [??] corner,
adj. the road & S.J. IRWIN, for $175.
Signed: S.J. IRWIN, Caroline (X) IRWIN. Wits: W.B. CHEEK, Alfred
MOXLEY. Proved Dec. 21, 1885 (ack'd);
H.D. ESTEP, J.P. Filed Dec. 31, 1885. 6:527
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May 22, 1880 T.S. HIGGINS & wife Phebe to W.C. WILSON & wife
Mary Jane, 55 acres on Crab Creek beg. near a
hollow, adj. THOMPKINS, Goldman HIGGINS, & crossing Little Mill
Creek, for $250. Signed: T.S. HIGGINS.
Wits: Jackson HIGGINS, C.H. COLLINS, F.M. MITCHELL. Proved Mar. 19,
1886, by F.M. MITCHELL. Filed Mar. 19,
1886. 6:472
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May 24, 1880 A.J. RECTOR to Elizabeth RECTOR, 43 acres on Little
River adj. W.H. HOLBROOK, Henderson
PRUITT, & others [not identified], a sandy flat on the bank of
the old State Road, the Grayson Road, & the
ford of a branch, for $475. Signed: A.J. RECTOR. [No wits.] Proved
May 24, 1880 (ack'd). 5:58
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May 29, 1880 Daniel HOLLOWAY & wife Francis J. to I.C. WAGONER
& wife Sally E., a tract of land on Little
River [no acreage stated] adj. Josiah CAUDILL, William HOPPERS,
GAMBILL, David WATSON, & J.A. WAGONER, for
$800. Signed: Daniel HOLLOWAY, Francis J. (X) HOLLOWAY. Wit: Josiah
CAUDILL. Proved June 17, 1880 (ack'd);
Josiah CAUDILL, J.P. Reg. Sept. 2, 1902. 16:287
----------------------------
June 1, 1880 William B. HALSEY to John MCMILLAN, a tract of land on
New River belonging to Robert HALSEY,
dec'd [no acreage stated], for $1,625. Beg. on the west bank of the
New River at the VA line, running west
with the state line, adj. the line of the tract where the party of
the 2nd part now resides, J.A.
MCMILLAN's home tract, F.J. MCMILLAN, & Samuel PASLEY, then down
the river to the beginning. Land sold at
public auction by virtue of a court decree appointing William B.
HALSEY, John F. POOL, & G.F. HACKLER
comm'rs to sell the lands of Robert HALSEY, dec'd. S.F. HALSEY
became the purchaser & transferred his bid
to J.A. MCMILLAN. Signed: W.B. HALSEY. Wit: S.F. HALSEY. Proved
Sept. 26, 1881 (ack'd). Reg. Oct. 11,
1881. 2:584
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June 2, 1880 Eli SPURLIN & wife Rosabelle of Alleghany Co., NC,
to Bennett RECTOR of Grayson Co., VA, &
Martin WILSON of Alleghany Co., NC, as trustees of Crab Creek
Church, 1 ¼ acres where Crab Creek Church
now stands, adj. the east side of Wilkesborough Road, for $1 as long
as it is used as a Primitive Baptist
Church. Signed: Eli SPURLIN, Rosabell SPURLIN. [No wits.] Proved
July 20, 1881 (ack'd); P.C. HIGGINS, J.P.
Reg. July 5, 1904. 18:314
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June 4, 1880 J.H. DOUGHTON, Exec'r of David MAXWELL, to Eli OSBORN,
2 tracts of land on Prathers Creek [no
acreage stated], for $15. 1st tract: adj. the land where said OSBORN
now lives, the line of Hardin
CAUDILL's land now owned by Elijah IRWIN, the old VANOVER line,
Josiah CAUDILL, & down the branch to the
beginning so as to include all the Forge Bounty Land adj. same. 2nd
tract: adj. Thos. JONES, EVANS, & Eli
OSBORN, so as to include the Forge Bounty Land. Signed: J.H.
DOUGHTON, Exec'r of David MAXWELL, dec'd. [No
wits.] Proved June 3, 1895 (ack'd). Reg. June 5, 1895. 10:209
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June 5, 1880 H.S. REEVES & wife Nannie to Noah LONG, one
undivided fourth of the mineral ore pertaining to
a tract of land on Elk Creek adj. a branch & crossing the west
fork of Elk Creek, for $130.50. Signed:
H.S. REEVES, Nannie C. REEVES. [No wits.] Proved Dec. 15, 1880
(ack'd). Reg. Feb. 5, 1881. 4:473
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June 5, 1880 William WHITEAD [WHITEHEAD] & wife Nancy to James
C. RECTOR, 8 acres on Little River, for
$61. Signed: William WHITEAD, Nancy (X) WHITEAD. Wits: T.S. HIGGINS,
B.H. EDWARDS. Proved Feb. 21, 1884
(ack'd); John WHITEAD, J.P. Reg. Dec. 19, 1885. 6:108
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June 10, 1880 Martha Ann EDWARDS, relict of Allen EDWARDS, dec'd, to
the heirs of Allen EDWARDS (Matilda
TOLIVER wife of John M. TOLIVER, Nancy RECTOR wife of Warren RECTOR,
D.J. EDWARDS, and Irene HIGGINS wife
of Bryant HIGGINS), for the sum of [illegible], all her right,
title, interest, & claim of dower against
the estate of Allen EDWARDS, dec'd. Signed: Martha Ann (X) EDWARDS.
Wits: W.E. HARDIN, W.C. FIELDS. 4:409
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June 10, 1880 Richard INGERSOL to C.J. WYATT, [chattel mortgage], 1
bay horse, 1 pale red cow & calf, & 1
corn crop on John S. PARSONS' land 7 acres which I hold 2/3 of all
[on] the land lying toward William
HALSEY's, to secure $25 debt. Signed: Richard (X) INGERSOL. Wit:
D.E. DOUGLAS. Proved July 8th by D.E.
DOUGLAS. Reg. July 9, 1880. 4:410
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June 15, 1880 John R. WYATT, Comm'r, to C.P. MCCANN, a tract of land
on Laurel Fork of Brush Creek near
top of the Blue Ridge adj. Nancy SPARKS, WOODRUFF, corner of a
50-acre tract, line of a 9-acre tract,
CROUSE, & the old line of a 640-acre tract, for $375. Sold Nov.
15, 1878, by order of Presiding Judge J.F.
GRAVES for partition among the heirs of G.W. SIMMONS, dec'd. Signed:
John R. WYATT, Comm'r. Wits: W.C.
FIELDS, Wm. HALSEY. Proved Dec. 28, 1885 (ack'd). 7:213
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June 16, 1880 I.C. WAGGONER & wife Sarah E. to Daniel HOLLOWAY,
3 tracts of land adj. John PHIPPS, Patsy
HOLLOWAY, & others, for $800. 1st tract: [no acreage stated]
adj. Benjamin BILLINGS & the branch. 2nd
tract: 301 acres adj. the 1st tract, Ben BILLINGS. 3rd tract: 259
acres adj. the BILLINGS' old line &
ALEXANDER's old corner. Signed: Isom C. WAGGONER, Sarah E. (X)
WAGGONER. Wit: Josiah CAUDILL. Proved June
17, 1880 (ack'd); Josiah CAUDILL, J.P. 7:208
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June 18, 1880 Adam MOXLEY & wife Jane to John E. MOXLEY, 22
acres on Little River adj. a ridge & a knob,
for $300. Signed: Adam MOXLEY, Jane (X) MOXLEY. Wits: Thomas
EDWARDS, B.H. EDWARDS. Proved Dec. 29, 1885
(ack'd). Filed Dec. 29, 1885. 6:455
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June 19, 1880 Nathan WEAVER to William H. WEAVER, 46 acres on
Prathers Creek adj. Jane ELDRICH [ELDRETH],
PUGH, & a branch, for $100. Except 1 acre as laid off for a
school house & also 1/8 acre for a burying
ground where the graves is. Signed: Nathan WEAVER. Wit: J.S. OWINS
[OWENS]. Proved Apr. 19, 1881, by J.S.
OWINS. 5:83
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July 9, 1880 R.M. LANE to I.M. HALSEY, [chattel mortgage], 1 red
& white spotted cow, to secure $18 debt.
Signed: R.M. LANE. Wit: W.M. STURGILL. Proved July 12, 1880, by W.M.
STURGILL; W.C. [??], J.P. 4:429
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July 10, 1880 Daniel HOPPERS to Matilda HOPPERS, a tract of land [no
acreage stated] adj. a branch, a
spring, TAYLOR's line, E. TAYLOR, John TAYLOR, & Emily HOPPERS.
In consideration of the fact that said
Matilda HOPPERS this day executed a deed conveying &
relinquishing to said Daniel HOPPERS all her right of
homestead, dower, & alimony in all the real estate of said
Daniel HOPPERS. Signed: Daniel HOPPERS. Wits:
W.B. CHEEK, A.L. JONES. Proved Oct. 14, 1884, by A.L. JONES. Reg.
Feb. 23, 1895. 10:115
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July 16, ?? [probably 1880] J.W. CROWSE [CROUSE] & wife Nancy to
A.J. WAGGONER, [mortgage deed], 119 acres
on headwaters of Corn Camp Creek on top of the Blue Ridge known as
the Henderson CROWS tract, adj. J.M.D.
CAUDILL, John TETER, & others [not identified]. To secure $125
debt due Jan. 20, 1882. Signed: J.W. CROWS,
Nancy CROWS. [No wits.] Proved July 16, 1881? (ack'd); Josiah
CAUDILL, J.P. Reg. Aug. 1, 1881. [Undated
margin note]: Mortgage paid off in full. 2:574
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July 20, 1880 William L. NORMAN & wife Alice to C.C. STAMPER,
250 acres bounded by Thomas UPCHURCH, Jacob
PRUITT, the heirs of Stephen TAYLOR, dec'd, & the lands
purchased by R.P. STAMPER from Wiley MAXWELL,
including all the lands within & adjoining the tract on which
the residence of R.P. STAMPER is situated
except the portion purchased by R.P. STAMPER of Wiley MAXWELL &
Solomon MABE. For $530 subject to a life
estate in the same by R.P. STAMPER. Signed: W.L. NORMAN, Alice
NORMAN. Wits: J.C. EDWARDS, R.A. DOUGHTON.
Proved July 20, 1880 (ack'd). Reg. Jan. 4, 1881. 4:462
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July 29, 1880 Troy JONES to John WILLIAMS, 158 acres on Prathers
Creek, beg. on Jumping Log Ridge in
William EVANS old line, adj. Allen JONES, the branch, & Craig
JONES, for $600. Except 10 acres laid off to
H.S. REEVES. Signed: Troy JONES. Wits: S.D. CALDWELL, D. CALDWELL.
Proved Sept. 7, 1885 (ack'd). 7:54
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Aug. 4, 1880 Millard F. JONES & wife Ellin to John W. ROOP
[ROUP], 35 acres on Prathers Creek adj. Millard
F. JONES, Eli OSBORN, Craig JONES, & D.J. CAUDILL, being the
soutwest corner of the old EVANS tract, for
$145. Signed: M.F. JONES, F.E. JONES. Wits: H.S. REEVES, Allen
JONES. Proved Aug. 4, 1880 (ack'd); H.S.
REEVES, J.P. 5:33
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Aug. 6, 1880 John R. WYATT, Sheriff of Alleghany Co., NC, to John F.
GREER of Ashe Co., NC, a tract of
land belonging to Joseph RICHARDSON on Kings Creek [no acreage
stated] adj. John S. PARSONS, John BUSIC,
Nancy DEBORD, Joshua PRITCHARD, & others [not identified], for
$125. Being the lands where Joseph
RICHARDSON resided at the time of the levying of the execution. Land
sold at public auction by virtue of a
writ of execution in favor of John F. GREER, Plaintiff, against
Joseph RICHARDSON, Defendant, to satisfy a
debt of $64.40 with interest & costs. Signed: J.R. WYATT,
Sheriff. Wit: F.C. MCMILLAN. Proved Apr. 20,
1881 (ack'd). Reg. Apr. 20, 1881. 2:564
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Aug. 7, 1880 W.B. KENNEDY & wife Margaret to Thompson KENNEDY
& wife Sarah, 160 acres known as the Old
Lick Tract, beg. on the corner of the Double Branch Tract, adj. A.J.
WOODRUFF, Robert WOODRUFF, & Thompson
KENNEDY, for $500. Signed: W.B. KENNEDY, Margaret A. KENNEDY. Wit:
D.J. ROBERTS. Proved Oct. 5, 1880
(ack'd); J.F. ROBERTS, J.P. Reg. Feb. 5, 1881. 4:471
----------------------------
Aug. 11, 1880 State of NC to Henderson CHEEK, 53 acres on Little
River adj. his old line & HOPPRAS
[HOPPERS]. Entered Sept. 30, 1878. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 162.)
5:105
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Aug. 20, 1880 J.K. FRANKLIN to John BRYAN, 51 acres on Mitchells
River beg. in the Walnut Cove of said
BRYAN's hickory corner, adj. said J.K. FRANKLIN, for $10. Signed:
J.K. FRANKLIN, Lydia M. (X) FRANKLIN.
Wits: J.F. ROBERTS, Francis J. THOMPSON. Proved Aug. 20, 1885
(ack'd); J.F. ROBERTS, J.P. 7:69
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Aug. 27, 1880 Jesse BLEDSOE to J.S. MILLER, 3 tracts of land known
as the Wm. B. JOHNSON land on Meadow
Fork of Cranberry Creek, for $1,500. 1st tract: 300 acres beg. near
the head of the Mulberry Branch of
Cranberry, adj. Eli LONG, a cond'l line made btw. Wm. B. JOHNSON
& J.W. MARTIN, the gap of the mountain, &
the line of the 200-acre tract. 2nd tract: [no acreage stated] adj.
the 1st tract & the old road. 3rd
tract: 30 acres on Grandfather Mountain adj. Joshua LONG, Drury
RICHARDSON, top of the Blue Ridge. Signed:
Jesse BLEDSOE. Wits: W.F. ABSHER, F.O. MILLER. Proved Dec. 21, 1885,
by W.F. ABSHER. 7:277
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Sept. 2, 1880 W.J. SPARKS to I.M. HALSEY, [chattel mortgage], 1
two-horse wagon & 100 dozen oats? which is
stacked on the lands of Calvin WYATT, to secure $40 debt. Signed:
W.J. SPARKS. Wit: W.H. WEAVER. Proved
Sept. 13, 1880, by W.H. WEAVER; Nathan WEAVER, J.P. 4:450
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Sept. 4, 1880 Edwin CARSON & wife Sina of Smyth Co., VA, to G.W.
NICKOLS [NICHOLS] of Alleghany Co., NC, a
tract of land in Alleghany Co. [no acreage stated] on Little River
adj. A.J. CARSON, Franklin DUNCAN, R.C.
EDWARDS, & others [not identified], for $730. Signed: Edwin
CARSON, Sina CARSON. [No wits.] Proved July
22, 1882, in Smyth Co., VA (ack'd); C.F. MCDONALD, J.P. 7:159
----------------------------
Sept. 5, 1880 William FENDER & wife Sarah to Allen EDWARDS, 80
acres on Little River adj. the State Road,
the ford of Little River, the old line of "Lot No. 1",
DUNCAN, & William JENNINGS, for $300. Signed:
William (X) FENDER, Sarah (X) FENDER. Wits: Levi HUDSON, Martin
EDWARDS. Proved June 16, 1882 (ack'd);
C.J. EDWARDS, J.P. Reg. Dec. 22, 1885. 6:123
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Sept. 10, 1880 W.D. LOVETT & wife Jane to J.W. PRUITT, 31 acres
on Pine Fork of Cranberry Creek adj. S.S.
STAMPER, PRUITT, WAGONER, & A.M. LOVETT, for $165. Signed: W.D.
LOVETT, M.J. (X) LOVETT, A.M. LOVETT.
Wits: [??] HORTON, J.F. LOVETT. Proved Mar. 31, 1882 (ack'd); J.H.
DOUGHTON, J.P. Proved Sept. 17, 1907,
by Wm. HORTON one of the subscribing witnesses. Reg. Sept. 20, 1907.
22:299
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Sept. 18, 1880 Thomas C. HIGGINS to Richard M. CHEEK, 12 acres on
Brushy Fork of Little River adj. John F.
HOLBROOK & a branch, for $150. Signed: Thomas C. HIGGINS,
Margarit HIGGINS. Wits: Thomas MCGRADY, William
W. ANDREWS. Proved May 13, 1881 (ack'd). Reg. Sept. 6, 1886.
7:331
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Sept. 21, 1880 H.J. GRUBB to Allen JONES, [chattel mortgage], my
interest in a field of corn on Cornelia
MCMILLAN's land, also 1 bay colt, to secure $30 debt. Signed: H.J.
GRUBB. Wits: F.E. (X) TOLIVER, Norman
JONES. Proved Oct. 21, 1880, by Felix TOLIVER one of the subscribing
witnesses. 4:457
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Sept. 29, 1880 F.J. MCMILLAN, Andrew MCMILLAN, & George T.
REEVES, Adm'rs of A.B. MCMILLAN, dec'd, to
Peyton G. HALE, 11 ½ acres in Alleghany Co. adj. an old road, for
$400. Conveyed pursuant to a bond given
by A.B. MCMILLAN to Thomas J. AKER & since transferred to Peyton
G. HALE. Signed: F.J. MCMILLAN, George T.
REEVES, Admr's of A.B. MCMILLAN, dec'd. Wits: W.C. FIELDS, D.C.
EDWARDS. Proved Jan. 8, 1884, by W.C.
FIELDS. 5:407
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Oct. ?, 1880 Calvin CLERY [CLARY] & wife Clerisa to Joseph
PHIPPS, 28 acres on the Blue Ridge adj. Eli F.
RICHARDSON, a ledge of rocks, the branch, for $150. Signed: Calvin
(X) CLERY, Clerisa (X) CLERY, Nancy (X)
CLERY. Wits: J.H. DOUGHTON, Josiah CAUDILL. Proved Oct. 6, 1880
(ack'd); J.H. DOUGHTON, J.P. Filed Dec.
29, 1885. 6:323
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Oct. 2, 1880 John S. PARSONS to W.C. WEAVER, 14 acres beg. on the
northwest corner of Piney Creek Church
lot, adj. James PARSONS, VANHOY's [VANNOY's] corner now John F.
WEAVER's corner, & W.H. BILLINGS, for
$100. Signed: John S. PARSONS. Wit: I.M. HALSEY. Proved Oct. 18,
1880, by I.M. HALSEY. 4:456
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Oct. 3, 1880 Henry J. WILLIAMS & wife Mary to Rebecca SMITH, 48
acres on Brushy Fork of Prathers Creek
beg. on the branch in the meadow, adj. the clift, Levi JONES, &
Nathan WILLIAMS, for $500. Signed: Henry
J. WILLIAMS, Mary WILLIAMS. Wit: Nathan WEAVER. Proved Aug. 18,
1933, by W.H. WEAVER from the handwriting
of Henry J. WILLIAMS & Nathan WEAVER. Reg. Aug. 19, 1933. 42:376
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Oct. 4, 1880 L.J. JOINES & wife to A.J. WAGGONER, 30 acres on
headwaters of Corn Camp Creek known as part
of the MCGRADY land, adj. Lendolph HOPPERS, Calaway JOINES, a
branch, William L. HOPPERS, to secure $50
debt due Jan. 1, 1880. Signed: L.J. JOINES, Virginia E. JOINES. [No
wits.] Proved Oct 4, 1880 (ack'd).
Reg. Oct. 4, 1880. 4:440
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Oct. 5, 1880 Alfred REYNOLDS to D.C. EDWARDS, [chattel mortgage], 1
chestnut sorrel mare, to secure $10.59
debt. Signed: Alfred (X) REYNOLDS. Wit: H.S. REEVES. Proved Oct. 5,
1880, by H.S. REEVES. 5:40
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Oct. 5, 1880 Henry J. WILLIAMS & wife Mary to Mary COX, 26 acres
on Brushy Fork of Prathers Creek adj.
William STURGILL, Wm. H. WILLIAMS, H.J. WILLIAMS, top of the ridge,
the knob, & the gap, for $500. Signed:
H.J. WILLIAMS, Mary WILLIAMS. Wit: Nathan WEAVER. Proved Dec. 30,
1885 (ack'd); J.L. SMITH, J.P. 7:293
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Oct. 8, 1880 David HOLBROOK & wife Margaret to Thomas MCGRADY, 4
acres on east bank of Brush Creek adj.
HOLBROOK's old line, for $17. Signed: David HOLBROOK, Margaret (X)
HOLBROOK. Wits: T.S. HIGGINS, Wm. H.
JOINES, Y.G. EDWARDS. Proved Oct. 8, 1880 (ack'd); Wm. H. JOINES,
J.P. 7:332
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Oct. 9, 1880 E.E. NAYLOR of Wilkes Co., NC, to W.C. FIELDS of
Alleghany Co., NC, [chattel mortgage], 1
crop of corn cultivated with Nancy ROBERTS, 2/3 of it mine, the corn
now cut off and in shucks on a
portion of the old James ROBERTS tract of land; 1/2 of a crop of
corn now standing in ground known as the
Lathe? place on the same tract of land, Samuel WOODRUFF owning the
other half; my half of a crop of
buckwheat on the same land; a shotgun known as the John KENNEDY
shotgun; 1 set carpenter's tools; & my
household & kitchen furniture now at Jo. SPICER's? in Wilkes; to
secure $25 debt due Oct. 10, 1880.
Signed: E.E. NAYLOR. Wit: C.A. RECTOR. Proved Oct. 9, 1880, by C.A.
RECTOR. 4:453
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Oct. 15, 1880 Solomon FENDER & wife Charity to EDWARDS CHEEK
& Co., [mortgage deed], a tract of land adj.
Haywood EDWARDS, Joshua EDWARDS meadow, the DUNKIN [DUNCAN]
graveyard, towards Sparta with the new fence,
to secure $170.50 debt due Oct. 6, 1883. Signed: Solomon FENDER,
Charity FENDER. [No wits.] Proved by ack.
[no date]. Reg. Jan. 13, 1881. 4:466
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Oct. 19, 1880 Emanuel HOLLOWAY to David HOLLOWAY, [chattel
mortgage], 50 bushels of corn now gathered on
J.C. ROBERTS' land, to secure $25 debt. Signed: Emanuel (X)
HOLLOWAY. Wit: W.C. FIELDS. Reg. Oct. 19,
1880. 4:458
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Oct. 19, 1880 James HENDRICKS to J.J. GAMBILL, [chattel mortgage], 1
red cow, 1 red cow some white on her,
& 1 white pided calf, to secure $30 debt. Signed: James HENDRIX.
Wit: W.C. FIELDS. Proved Oct. 19, 1880,
by W.C. FIELDS. Reg. Dec. 8, 1880. 4:461
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Oct. 20, 1880 Horton S. REEVES of Alleghany Co., NC, to Joseph
TERGOLLAS of Frederick Co., MD, & T.J.
BERNARD of London, England, $10,000 bond, the condition of which is
that Horton S. REEVES has sold to
Joseph TERGOLLAS & T.J. BARNARD 1/4 of the mineral interest in a
tract of land in Alleghany Co., NC, on
Elk Creek adj. Geo. T. REEVES, Noah LONG, D.C. EDWARDS, &
others, known as the LENOR [LENOIR] Tract, said
mineral interest known as the WALKER shaft. Horton S. REEVES shall
make a good & sufficient deed upon
payment by TERGOLLAS & BERNARD of $1,000 on or before the 1st
day of June next, or $5,000 at the end of 18
months from this date; otherwise the obligation to be void. Signed:
H.S. REEVES. Wits: W.D. MAXWELL, Noah
LONG, D.C. EDWARDS. Proved July 31, 1883, by Noah LONG. 5:284
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Oct. 28, 1880 State of NC to A.A. WOODRUFF, 55 ¾ acres on Roaring
River adj. Wm. WOODRUFF. Entered Dec. ?,
1878. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 163.) Reg. Dec. 1, 1881. 4:496
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Nov. 1, 1880 John EDWARDS to W.C. FIELDS, [chattel mortgage], 1 red
heifer & 3 black hogs, the hogs I have
at my home & on G.W. THOMPSON's land, to secure $5 debt. Signed:
John (X) EDWARDS. Wit: O. Mc. SMITH,
Jennie FIELDS. Proved Dec. 1, 1880, by Jennie FIELDS. Reg. Dec. 8,
1880. 4:460
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Nov. 9, 1880 Alexander PUGH & wife Nancy to Joshua PRITCHETT,
1/2 acre on Big Branch for $3.14. Signed:
Alex PUGH, Nancy PUGH. [No wits.] Proved Dec. 8, 1880 (ack'd); J.S.
PARSONS, J.P. Filed Dec. 17, 1885.
6:369
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Nov. 22, 1880 David HOLBROOK, Comm'r, to Floyd CROUSE, 56 acres on
Jewel Swamp Creek, adj. Melvin EDWARDS,
Susan COX, Freeland CROUSE, & Jane CROUSE's dower land, for
$203.28; being a portion of the lands of
William CROUSE, dec'd. Sold at public auction on Mar. 15, 1879, by
virtue of a court order in a suit
brought by Jacob C. CROUSE & others against Solomon CROUSE &
others for the partition of lands of William
CROUSE, dec'd. Signed: David HOLBROOK, Comm'r. Wit: W.C. FIELDS.
Proved Dec. 4, 1885, by W.C. FIELDS. Reg.
Dec. 26, 1885. 6:161
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Nov. 27, 1880 Smith PIERCE & wife Lucinda of Smyth Co., VA, to
Stephen J. KIRK, 80 acres on the New River
in Alleghany Co., NC, adj. H.B. WILLIAMS, Samuel HALSEY, &
others, for $1,000. Beg. on west side of South
Fork New River opposite the mouth of the branch running west from
where Alford DIXON now lives, crossing
the river, adj. L.C. WILLIAMS & the courses of the deed given to
E.S. PIERCE by Calvin PASLEY [DB 4:166].
Signed: E.S. PIERCE, Lucinda (X) PIERCE. Wit: J.S. PARSONS. Proved
Nov. 27, 1880 (ack'd); J.S. PARSONS,
J.P. Reg. May 12, 1882. 4:506
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Nov. 27, 1880 Smith MILES to H.F. JONES, [chattel mortgage], 1
mortising machine & bits & chisels
belonging thereto, to secure $5.65 debt. Signed: Smith MILES. Wit:
R.S. CARSON. Proved Feb. 7, 1881, by
R.S. CARSON. 5:65
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Nov. 27, 1880 State of NC to James AYERS, 83 ¾ acres on Brush Creek
beg. near the old horse stomp in Moses
WOODRUFF's line on top of the Blue Ridge, adj. Moses WOODRUFF &
Robert WOODRUFF. Entered Apr. 7, 1879.
(Alleghany Land Grant No. 164.) 5:122
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Nov. 27, 1880 Rufus K. PEARCE & wife Eliza of Ashe Co., NC, to
Lewis C. WILLIAMS, 13 acres in Alleghany
Co. on South Fork New River adj. Daniel STURGILL, Stephen KIRK,
Lewis C. WILLIAMS, & top of the rocky
knob, for $105. Signed: R.K. PEARCE, E.C. PEARCE. [No wits.] Proved
Nov. 27, 1880 (ack'd); J.S. PARSONS,
J.P. Reg. Aug. 28, 1884. 5:388
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Nov. 29, 1880 Wm. EVANS & wife Elizabeth to James CROUSE, all
their interest in a tract of land of
Benjamin CROUSE, dec'd, that Minty CROUSE & James CROUSE now
live on, adj. A.J. EDWARDS, for $80. Signed:
Wm. EVINS, Elizabeth EVINS. Wit: [illegible]. Proved Nov. 29, 1880
(ack'd); A.J. WAGGONER, J.P. 8:552
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Dec. 1, 1880 John MCMILLAN to Lafayett WILLIAMS, [chattel mortgage],
1 bay horse, to secure $10 debt due
Feb. 1, 1881. Signed: John MCMILLAN. [No wits.] Proved Jan. 22, 1881
(ack'd); W.E. COX, J.P. 5:58
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Dec. 3, 1880 State of NC to Joshua M. CROUSE, 300 acres Little Glade
Branch adj. Francis BRYAN & WOODRUFF.
Entered Mar. 7, 1879. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 165.) 5:208
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12/6/1880 F.M. MITCHELL & wife Caroline, F.M. MITCHELL as Adm'r
of A.B. ALEXANDER, dec'd, & Hardin SPICER
& wife Sally, to Robert JOINES, 67 acres adj. William WHITEHEAD
& others [not identified], for $300.
Signed: F.M. MITCHELL, S.C. MITCHELL, F.M. MITCHELL, Adm'r. [No
wits.] Proved Oct. ?, 1880? (ack'd). Reg.
Oct. 11, 1881. 2:582
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Dec. 9, 1880 Josh PRITCHETT & wife Delila to Alexander PUGH, 3
acres on Big Branch for $17.35. Signed:
Josh PRITCHETT, Delila (X) PRITCHETT. [No wits.] Proved Dec. 9, 1880
(ack'd); J.S. PARSONS, J.P. Filed
Dec. 31, 1885. 6:391
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Dec. 10, 1880 John PHIPPS & wife Frances to William HOPPERAS
[HOPPERS], [mortgage deed], 350 acres on
headwaters of Meadow Fork & the head of Little River adj. Isaac
HOLLOWAY, the Public Road by the old
School House place, the lands formerly owned by B.E. CAUDILL,
GAMBILL, the wagon road, Kizzy WATSON, B.F.
TAYLOR, Calvin ANDERS, top of Bald Knob Ridge, & the Meadow Fork
Road. Also one other tract [no acreage
stated] adj. P. ANDREWS [ANDERS], DOUGHTON, PHIPPS, GAMBILL, Josiah
CAUDILL, HOLLOWAY, & Martha CROUSE,
being the same land conveyed to me by B.E. CAUDILL [DB 2:210. To
secure $973.34 debt due Dec. 10, 1882.
Signed: John PHIPPS, Francis PHIPPS. Wit: R.A. DOUGHTON. Proved Dec.
27, 1880 (ack'd); J.H. DOUGHTON, J.P.
5:69
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Dec.? 11, 1880 Lorenzo D. SEXTON to E.L. VAUGHAN & R.A.
DOUGHTON, [mortgage deed], a tract of land on
Little River adj. Wm. HARDIN, Martin LANDRETH, John EDWARDS, James
THOMPSON, & on the south by Little
River, being a portion of the land conveyed by M.G. ALEXANDER to the
said L.D. SEXTON [DB 1:321]; to
secure $200 debt. Signed: L.D. SEXTON. Wits: J.C. EDWARDS, A.J.
RECTOR. Proved Dec. 11, 1880, by J.C.
EDWARDS. Reg. Dec. 13, 1880. 5:47
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Dec. 13, 1880 H.S. REEVES & wife Nancy, Hardin SPICER & wife
Sarah, M.G. ALEXANDER, F.M. MITCHELL & wife
Caroline, & F.M. MITCHELL adm'r of A.B. ALEXANDER, dec'd, to
Daniel JOINES, 100 acres on Little River adj.
Wm. WHITEAD [WHITEHEAD] & others [not identified], crossing
Little River near the Long Branch, for $300.
Signed: H.S. REEVES, N.C. REEVES, M.G. ALEXANDER, M.C. ALEXANDER,
Hardin SPICER, Sarah SPICER, F.M.
MITCHELL, F.C. MITCHELL. [No wits.] Proved Oct. 23, 1881 (ack'd).
5:116
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Dec. 14, 1880 Joe REEVES to W.G. REEVES, [chattel mortgage], 1 bay
horse, to secure $34 debt owed to H.S.
REEVES due 6 months after date. Signed: Joe (X) REEVES. Wit: D.C.
EDWARDS. Proved Jan. 12, 1881, by W.G.
REEVES; Geo. Mc. REEVES, J.P. 5:57
----------------------------
Dec. 14, 1880 David LANDRETH & wife Rachel to Smith MILES, a
tract of land on south side of Main Street in
Sparta east of the Court House, adj. J.H. PARKS, for $15. Signed:
David (X) LANDRETH. [No wits.] Proved
Dec. 14, 1880 (ack'd). 5:160
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Dec.? 14, 1880 E.O. ELLIOTT & wife M.J. of Ashe Co., NC, to John
S. MILLER of Alleghany Co., NC, a tract
of land in Ashe & Alleghany Cos. [no acreage stated] beg. at
mouth of the Big Branch, adj. Washington
LONG, D. LONG, for $2,000. Signed: E.O. ELLIOTT, M.J. ELLIOTT. Wits:
Wm. E. ANDERSON, A.W. LONG. Proved
Dec. 29, 1885, by A.W. LONG. 7:277
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Dec. 16, 1880 F.M. MITCHELL & wife Caroline, Hardin SPICER &
wife Sally, & F.M. MITCHELL Adm'r of A.B.
ALEXANDER, dec'd, to Francis MCCANN, 50 acres adj. Wm. WHITEAD
[WHITEHEAD], John WHITEAD, HOPPAS
[HOPPERS], Robert JOINS [JOINES], for $200. Signed: F.M. MITCHELL,
S.C. MITCHELL, F.M. MITCHELL Adm'r of
A.B. ALEXANDER, Hardin SPICER, Sally SPICER. [No wits.] Proved Dec.
13, 1880, & Oct. 23, 1880 (ack'd)
[note: inconsistent dates]. 4:491
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Dec. 16, 1880 Ransey SEXTON to H.F. JONES, Berry EDWARDS, & J.J.
GAMBILL, 1 dark sorrel horse, 1 white
cow, 3 calves, 2 sows, 12 pigs, 5 shoats, 50 bushels corn, 7
haystacks, 1 two-horse wagon, 1 set smith
tools, household & kitchen furniture & farming tools, to
secure $1,000 debt due Apr. 1, 1881. Signed: L.D.
SEXTON. Wit: R.S. CARSON. Proved Dec. 16, 1880, by R.S. CARSON. 5:66
----------------------------
Dec. 17, 1880 F.P. BRACKINS & wife Frances M. to William HOPPAS
[HOPPERS], [mortgage deed], a tract of
land in Gap Civil Twp. on Pine Swamp Creek adj. the old MCMILLAN
line, Daniel HOLLOWAY, & near Peter
WILLIAMS' dwelling house, to secure $150 debt due Dec. 17, 1882.
Signed: F.P. BRACKINS, Francis M.
BRACKINS. [No wits.] Proved Dec. 17, 1880 (ack'd); Adam J. WAGGONER,
J.P. 5:52
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Dec. 17, 1880 William BRACKINS & wife Nancy to William HOPPRAS
[HOPPERS], [mortgage deed], a tract of land
on Pine Swamp Creek adj. ALEXANDER & the old MCMILLAN line, to
secure $100 debt due Dec. 17, 1882. Signed:
Wm. BRACKINS, Nancy (X) BRACKINS. [No wits.] Proved Dec. 17, 1880
(ack'd); Adam J. WAGGONER, J.P. 5:54
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Dec. 18, 1880 Leah RICHARDSON, Hustin RICHARDSON, Hastin RICHARDSON,
& Angeline RICHARDSON, to Drury
JOHNSON, all their interest in 21 acres on Crab Creek adj. the old
line, for $73.50. Signed: Leah (X)
RICHARDSON, Huston RICHARDSON, Hastin RICHARDSON, Angeline (X)
RICHARDSON. [No wits.] Proved Dec. 18, 1880
(ack'd); P.C. HIGGINS, J.P. Reg. May 31, 1886. 6:583
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Dec. 20, 1880 State of NC to Alexander BILLINGS, 27 acres on Roaring
River adj. M.C. BROOKS, [??] BLEVINS.
Entered Apr. 1, 1879. (Alleghany Land Grant No. 166.) [Note: very
hard to read] 7:104
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Dec. 24, 1880 Allen LANDRETH to W.S. BROWN, [mortgage deed] 60 acres
on Bledsoe Creek adj. W.E. HARDIN,
David LANDRETH, & others [not identified], it being the land on
which said Allen LANDRETH now lives. To
secure $20 debt due Dec. 24, 1881. Signed: A. LANDRETH. [No wits.]
Proved Dec. 24, 1880 (ack'd). Reg. Dec.
24, 1880. 2:537
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Dec. 25, 1880 James M. WARDIN & wife Rebecca to A.J. WARDIN,
Jr., T.J. WARDIN, & J.F. WARDIN, 1/8 interest
or one child's part by descent as one of the heirs of William WARDIN
at the death of William WARDIN, in a
tract of land on Elk Creek where the Wm. WARDIN family now resides,
adj. lands of the heirs of A.B.
MCMILLAN & the heirs of Jesse A. REEVES, for $250. Signed: James
M. WARDIN, Rebecca WARDIN. Proved May 20,
1882, by Rebecca WARDIN; J.H. DOUGHTON, J.P. Proved Oct. 29, 1884,
by the subscribing witness Felix B.
WARDIN; J.M. GAMBILL, J.P. 7:126
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Dec. 30, 1880 F.B. MCMILLAN & wife America to W.W. HASH, 170
acres on Potato Creek adj. F.B. MCMILLAN,
Caswell HALSEY, Mishel HALSEY, W.H. BILLINGS, & others [not
identified], for $1,338.75. Signed: F.B.
MCMILLAN, America E. MCMILLAN. [No wits.] Proved Dec. 28, 1885
(ack'd); William HALSEY, J.P. 7:32
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Dec. 31, 1880 Hugh LAWSON to Thomas J. MITCHELL, 3 acres on Walnut
Branch of Elk Creek beg. near said
MITCHELL house near the branch, adj. forks in the road &
LAWSON's old line, for $16. Signed: Hugh (X)
LAWSON. Wit: F.M. MITCHELL. Proved Jan. 4, 1881, by F.M. MITCHELL.
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