DEED OF CONVEYANCE: DUNCAN & DANIEL DARROCH TO MALCOLM DARROCH
August 24, 1825
Whereas John Darroch of the County of Cumberland in the state of North Carolina lately died intestate seized and possessed at the time of his death of certain lands and tenements and goods, chattels, situated in the said County of Cumberland in the state of North Carolina and leaving his children Malcolm Darroch, Duncan Darroch, Neill Darroch, Daniel Darroch, Effiah Darroch and Sally Darroch his heirs at law and whereas the said Neill Darroch also lately died intestate and without issue seized and possessed at the time of his death of certain lands and tenements and goods and chattels situated in the said county of Cumberland and the State of North Carolina leaving his brothers the said Malcolm, Duncan, Daniel and his sisters the said Effiah and Sally, his heirs at law. Now therefore know all men by the presents that we the said Duncan Darroch and Daniel Darroch for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to us in hand paid by the said Malcolm, Effiah and Sally Darroch and also for the love and affection which we bear to them the said Malcolm, Effiah, and Sally have remised released and forever quit claimed and by these presents do remise release and forever quit claim to the said Malcolm, Effiah & Sally all of the estates, rights, titles, interest, claim and demand which we or either of us may have in and to all and singular the lands and tenements of which the said John Darroch and the said Neill Darroch respectively died, seized, situated in the said county of Cumberland in said state of North Carolina, the same now being in actual possession of then the said Malcolm, Effiah and Sally and the appurtenances thereof, together with all and singular the reversion and reservations, remainder and remaining rents, issues and profits thereof to have and to hold the said lands and tenements with the appurtenances to the said Malcolm, Effiah and Sally and their respective heirs and assignees in equal parts as tenants in common to the sale and only proper use benefit and behoove of the said Malcolm, Effiah & Sally their heirs and assigns forever and also for the consideration aforesaid we the said Duncan and Daniel have revised, released, assigned and forever quit claimed and by these presents do remise, release, assign and forever quit claim to the said Malcolm, Effiah and Sally all right title interest claim and demand of us or either of us and all singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits which were of the said John Darroch and Neill Darroch respectively at the time of their deaths to have and to hold the same in equal portions to them the said Malcolm, Effiah and Sally and their respective heirs executors administrators and assigns for their own use and benefit forever in testimony whereof we the said Duncan and Daniel have hereunto respectively affixed our hands and seals this twenty fourth day of August Anne Domini 1825. (Signed) Duncan Darroch & Daniel Darroch In presence of John B. Porter & John H. Campbell
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... ... Pleas held before the Hon. John R. Porter President of the first Judicial Circuit in the State of Indiana and Thomas Vandever and Samuel Cobb associates for the County of Orange at the Court House in Palo on the 24th day of August 1825. Be it remembered that on said day Duncan Darroch and Daniel Darroch appeared in open court and acknowledged a deed of conveyance by them made to Malcolm Darroch and Effiah Darroch and Sally Darroch of Cumberland County and State of North Carolina for the conveyance of real and personal estate, which deed bears date the twenty fourth day of August 1825 and signed by said Duncan and Daniel and certified by John B. Porter and John H. Campbell. Source: Orange County, Indiana Deeds Book 36 Page 244 - 1825
Duncan and Daniel, sons of John Darroch, Sr. of Cumberland County, NC, moved to Orange County, Indiana. Later they gave their siblings, Effie, Sophia/Sally, Malcolm and John, in Cumberland County their share of their father's, estate. All were born in Scotland and came to America about 1792-1794 on the ship "Molly".
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