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Preferred Citation:
Carrington Surveys, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Purchase of 5 items.
Scope and Contents
Includes survey with plat, 1785, of 65 acres on Willis Creek in Cumberland Co., Va. conveyed by Joseph Carrington to Mayo Carrington; bond, 1812, of John Adams, Richard Adams and Samuel Adams (guardians of the children of Mayo Carrington) with Benjamin Carrington to make title good on land belonging to estate of Mayo Carrington purchased by Benjamin Carrington; release, 1812, by Ann Carrington of dower right in land of Mayo Carrington; release (draft), [1812], of Eliza G. Carrington to claim as heir in land of Mayo Carrington; and plat, n.d.,of 473 3/4 acres of land belonging to Benjamin Carrington in Cumberland Co., Va.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Cumberland County (Va.)--History--18th century
- Cumberland County (Va.)--History--20th century
- Cumberland County (Va.)--Surveys
- Deeds--Virginia--Cumberland County
- Legal documents
- Surveys (documents)
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Adams, Richard
- Adams, Samuel
- Carrington, Ann
- Carrington, Benjamin, 1768-1838
- Carrington, Eliza
- Carrington, Joseph, 1741-1802
- Carrington, Mayo
Container List
Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Cumberland County, Virginia, belonging to Joseph Carrington. 1785. 1 piece. Bond given by John, Richard and Samuel Adams to guarantee to Benjamin Carrington a good title to a tract of land in Cumberland County, Virginia, and copies of quit claim deeds executed by Ann Carrington and Eliza G. Carrington. 1812. 3 pieces. A surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Cumberland County belonging to Benjamin Carrington. No date. 1 piece.