Edy Holland sues the Estate of Charles Turner for a deed to a tract of land in Township 54, Range 34, Section 24. The land was purchased from Joseph Gilkerson and that Gilkerson obligated Mary W. and Mary Ann Burnes to give to Charles Turner a fee simple deed to Plaintiff to the property "for the use and benefit of said Plaintiff and Townley her husband who is a slave..." Probate Court orders that the Estate of Charles Turner execute and deliver the deed to Edy Holland.
Date(s) of Creation
12/20/1853
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Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Edy Holland
Name Type
Enslaver
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Edy Holland vs James Dodds, Administrator of the Estate of Charles Turner
