"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 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the PlanetComm WebMail system at mail.planetcomm.net > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at >http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the PlanetComm WebMail system at mail.planetcomm.net To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html