"Pr" is Mrs. Huggins's abbreviation of "proved by" Robert Kell. Kell was a witness to the deeds and attended county court sessions of April 1795 and attested to the deeds authenticity. > Author: KofJeffersonCo > Surnames: Garrison Stalcup > Classification: queries > > > Message Board Post: > > Can someone tell me the meaning of the "pr" in the following court records? I am trying to determine Robert Kell's role in these real estate transfers. > > April 1795: > Zachariah Downs to Henry Garrison, 183 a., Oct. 3, 1794, pr Robert Kell. > Zaheriah Downs to Peter Stalcap, 133 a., Oct. 30, 1794, pr: Robt. Kell. > BURKE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA RECORDS 1755-1821, Vol. IV, Edith Warren Huggins, Southern Historical Press, 1987, page 23. > >