So, you know there was a deed as acknowledged by that court in his
minutes.  Whether or not it then was physically copied into the
clerk's permanent records, and what happened to that record, do not
effect the fact that such a deed once was valid, executed and existed.
Recordation was not required as a matter of law, and remained an
option only till very recently.  Paul

....Partly Proven Deeds


"A Deed from Zachariah Lea to Wm. Lea proved by two wits & O.C."


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Paul Drake <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Paul Drake <[log in to unmask]>
Date:          Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:24:23 -0500

>what exactly do the minute book entries say????
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: hwelch
>  To: [log in to unmask]
>  Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 10:56 AM
>  Subject: Partly Proven Deeds
>
>
>  In researching my Lee family in Orange Co. I came across two
>  entries in the minute books for deeds that were never recorded.
>  The time period was 1801 - 1803. These deeds don't show up
>  anywhere in the Orange Co. deed books. Among LVA's microfilm
>  holdings for Orange Co. are several rolls of "Partly Proven
Deeds"
>  on which I found the two deeds mentioned in the minute books.
>
>  My question to the list is, are the "partly proven deeds" on
this
>  microfilm, copies of the original deeds?  Based on my
>  understanding of the "proving" process, my first thought was
that
>  these were the originals being held, pending the remaining
>  witnesses showing up before the clerk or JP.  The problem is
that
>  the handwriting through out the deeds, including *most* of the
>  signatures, looks the same.
>
>  Thanks for any help!
>
>  Harriet Lee Welch
>
>
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