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[Deed Book 30; pg. 10-11] Tilmon F. MIDGET and his wife Susan of Currituck County sold to Thomas NEWBERN of Currituck County, for $30.00, a tract of land in Poplar Branch District containing 5 1/4 acres joining Isaac OWENS, Thomas NEWBERN and Willoughby OLDS.  This indenture was made August 25, 1867.  /s/ Tilmon F. MIDGETT, Susan MIDGETT

[Deed Book 30; pg. 18-19] August 26, 1867.  Whereas William G. POOL has produced a deed made to him from Samuel N. MIDGETT and his wife Elizabeth for a tract of land in Currituck County and it being known that Elizabeth MIDGETT is so ages and infirm that she cannot travel to the Courthouse, I.C. MEEKINS and A.S. ETHERIDGE were appointed to take a private examination of her and bring it to Court on the last November 1867.

[Deed Book 30; pg. 19-20] Nancy GAYLOR, Samuel N. MIDGETT and his wife Elizabeth, all of Currituck County, sold to William G. POOL of Pasquotank County, for $30.00, a tract of land in Currituck County on Nags head beginning at the Atlantic Ocean at the SE corner of the land of the heirs of Lemuel TILLITT and running to John THOMPSON's land that formerly belonged to Nathan O'NEAL, then to the ocean, containing 50 acres.  This indenture was made September 14, 1866.  Wit: C.W. GRANDY.  /s/ Nancy [x] GAYLOR, Samuel N. MIDGETT, Elizabeth [x] MIDGETT. Registered: December 2, 1867.

[Deed Book 30; pg. 22] Mary MIDGETT of Tyrrell County sold to Daniel B. AUSTIN of Currituck County, for $13.00, a tract of land on the south end of Roanoke Island "...it being my right, title & heirship in a tract of land formerly belonging to my father Avery DANIEL, dec'd., it being 66 acres".  This indenture was made July 7, 1866.  /s/ Mary MIDGETT.  Registered: Dec. 5, 1867.

[Deed Book 30; pg. 29] William D. AUSTIN and his wife Anna M. AUSTIN and Bethany O. DANIEL, sold to Daniel B. AUSTIN, for $10,00, "...our right, title & heirship in a tract of land formerly belonging to Avery DANIEL, dec'd.," lying on the south end of Roanoke Island containing 67 acres and joining the lands of Charles S. DANIEL and others.  Bethany became 1/5 owner and William & Anna became 1/5 owner at the death of Avery DANIEL, dec'd.  This indenture was made October 21, 1867.  /s/ Wm. D. AUSTIN, Anna M. [x] AUSTIN, Bethany O. [x] DANIEL.

[Deed Book 30; pg. 285] John M. MIDGETT of Currituck County sold to Annie B. BURGESS, formerly MIDGETT "...my daughter", for $500.00 and for other considerations "...me thereto moving, one of which I executed to my said daughter of a deed for the land conveyed Oct. 1, 1862 which deed was informally drawn and does not as fully convey the land as I intended", a tract of land on Bodies Island at the NW point of Patricks Creek at John WEST's (should be Wise) and running to the sea, then to Solomon MANN's, then to the Sound, containing 500 acres.  This indenture was made April 22, 1869.  Wit:  I.R. ANDREWS, Edward DRINKWATER.  /s/ John M. MIDGETT

[Deed Book 30; pg. 290-291] John M. MIDGETT of Currituck County sold to Winnie B. ANDREWS of Currituck County, for $500.00, a tract of land on Bodies Island at Wash Creek and running to the sea, then to Solomon MANN's, then to the Sound, containing 300 acres.  This indenture was made February 10, 1869.  Wit: Edward DRINKWATER.  /s/ John M. MIDGETT

[Deed Book 30; pg. 300-301] Maurice MIDGETT and his wife Mary of Currituck County sold to George R. MIDGETT of Currituck County, for $140.00, a tract of land on Roanoke Island joining the Sound and containing 20 acres.  This indenture was made June 7, 1869.  Wit: A.C. ASHBEE, Jno. B. ETHERIDGE.  /s/ Maurice MIDGETT, Mary T. MIDGETT.  Mary MIDGETT was unable to attend Court because of sickness so John B. ETHERIDGE was appointed special commissioner to take the private examination asking her consent in the execution of the above deed.  This examination took place June 22, 1869.

[Deed Book 30; pg. 382] James M. LUDFORD of Tyrrell County sold to Marcus L. MIDGETT of Tyrrell County, for $700.00, a tract of land in Currituck County known as the Solomon ASHBEE land, it being all the right of Solomon ASHBEE on Roanoke Island (except one field known as the Charles tract), containing 480 acres.  This indenture was made May 27, 1868.  Wit: Daniel MIDGETT, R.P. MIDGETT.  /s/ James M. LUDFORD, Kate C. LUDFORD, Mary H. ASHBEE.

These deeds were abstracted and submitted by various researchers from microfilm of the original deed book [LDS Film #18759 and NC Archives Film #C.030.40003] or from the actual deed itself. No part of these deed abstracts may be used for any commercial purposes. However, please feel free to copy any of this material for your own personal use and family research. If you find anything in these deeds that pertains to your families, I would strongly suggest that you either order a copy of the deed from the county or look at a copy of the microfilm on your own to check for errors or possibly other additional and helpful information.

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