I can say pretty safely, without seeing the document, that (IF the deed is from Cumberland, Robeson, Bladen, Richmond or any county around the Cape Fear area) it means: "...execution – Coll McDougal and others...." The '–' was a dash used as punctuation in almost every single deed I've ever transcribed/seen, and I've read and transcribed 2 or 3 thousand of them. Deeds were "executed" ("the execution of this deed, etc") by way of being made legal, sometimes used to mean recorded within the records' of the county. Coll was a Scottish given name which was probably short for Collin/Colin, or may have been a given name in itself. There was a Coll McAllister in early Bladen/Cumberland County records of the mid 1700s. Some people have thought it meant Col. as in 'colonel' but Coll was his first name. It seems you've got some abstracts below. It's always a better idea to go to the original deed and read it ALL. There are lots of little, possibly important, details in a deed that an abstract omits. In doing so you'll have the call numbers of the property so that you can compare them to call numbers in a later different deed—that way you could possibly connect separate generations of the same family. Fran wrote: >What is the meaning of the words found in the below deed abstract: >execution-Coll? Or is it meant to be execution, Coll MCDOUGAL and >others? > >Thanks for any help. >_______________________________ > >3 Nov 1845-G.W.Melvin, Esq. high Sheriff To John O. >Daniel...execution-Coll McDougal & others-Charles ONeal-200A >Wit: Durum Lewis. Feb Term 1846. H.H.Robinson, Clk > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

[email protected] wrote: It seems you've got some abstracts below. It's always a better idea to go to the original deed and read it ALL. There are lots of little, possibly important, details in a deed that an abstract omits. In doing so you'll have the call numbers of the property so that you can compare them to call numbers in a later different deed—that way you could possibly connect separate generations of the same family. Steve, thanks for the information contained in all of the replies you sent out yesterday. I believe the above summarizes the information you have sent, so I will not reply to each individual email. I thank you for your time and input and have decided you are 100% correct: to unravel this puzzle I will have to order the deed. I had hoped someone online might have a copy to scan and send but that is not what I asked for and it has not happened. Thanks again. fran > >3 Nov 1845-G.W.Melvin, Esq. high Sheriff To John O. >Daniel...execution-Coll McDougal & others-Charles ONeal-200A >Wit: Durum Lewis. Feb Term 1846. H.H.Robinson, Clk > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Why don't you contact the NC Dept of Archives and History and have them print out a copy for you? They can then send it to you. I don't know what the cost is because I lived about a mile from the archives so I go and find a deed if I want it. Their web address: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/ Fran wrote: >[email protected] wrote: >It seems you've got some abstracts below. It's always a better idea to >go to the original deed and read it ALL. There are lots of little, >possibly important, details in a deed that an abstract omits. In doing >so you'll have the call numbers of the property so that you can compare >them to call numbers in a later different deed—that way you could >possibly connect separate generations of the same family. > > >Steve, thanks for the information contained in all of the replies you >sent out yesterday. I believe the above summarizes the information you >have sent, so I will not reply to each individual email. > >I thank you for your time and input and have decided you are 100% >correct: to unravel this puzzle I will have to order the deed. I had >hoped someone online might have a copy to scan and send but that is not >what I asked for and it has not happened. > >Thanks again. > >fran > > > > > >>3 Nov 1845-G.W.Melvin, Esq. high Sheriff To John O. >>Daniel...execution-Coll McDougal & others-Charles ONeal-200A >>Wit: Durum Lewis. Feb Term 1846. H.H.Robinson, Clk >> >> >> > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

[email protected] writes: Why don't you contact the NC Dept of Archives and History and have them print out a copy for you? Steve, for out of state orders, the NC Archives charges twenty five dollars. A bit steep for my budget. Thanks again. fran ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Why don't you contact the NC Dept of Archives and History and have them print out a copy for you? They can then send it to you. I don't know what the cost is because I lived about a mile from the archives so I go and find a deed if I want it. They are open on Saturday but close for an hour at lunchtime. Their web address: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/ Fran wrote: >[email protected] wrote: >It seems you've got some abstracts below. It's always a better idea to >go to the original deed and read it ALL. There are lots of little, >possibly important, details in a deed that an abstract omits. In doing >so you'll have the call numbers of the property so that you can compare >them to call numbers in a later different deed—that way you could >possibly connect separate generations of the same family. > > >Steve, thanks for the information contained in all of the replies you >sent out yesterday. I believe the above summarizes the information you >have sent, so I will not reply to each individual email. > >I thank you for your time and input and have decided you are 100% >correct: to unravel this puzzle I will have to order the deed. I had >hoped someone online might have a copy to scan and send but that is not >what I asked for and it has not happened. > >Thanks again. > >fran > > > > > >>3 Nov 1845-G.W.Melvin, Esq. high Sheriff To John O. >>Daniel...execution-Coll McDougal & others-Charles ONeal-200A >>Wit: Durum Lewis. Feb Term 1846. H.H.Robinson, Clk >> >> >> > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

IF YOU LIVE IN N.C.THE COST NON REFUNDABLE IS JUST $2,00 PLUS COST FOR COPIES. IF YOU LIVE IN SC IT IS $20.00 NON REFUNDABLE PLUS COST FOR COPIES. BOB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve E" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Help with deed Why don't you contact the NC Dept of Archives and History and have them print out a copy for you? They can then send it to you. I don't know what the cost is because I lived about a mile from the archives so I go and find a deed if I want it. They are open on Saturday but close for an hour at lunchtime. Their web address: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/ Fran wrote: >[email protected] wrote: >It seems you've got some abstracts below. It's always a better idea to >go to the original deed and read it ALL. There are lots of little, >possibly important, details in a deed that an abstract omits. In doing >so you'll have the call numbers of the property so that you can compare >them to call numbers in a later different deed—that way you could >possibly connect separate generations of the same family. > > >Steve, thanks for the information contained in all of the replies you >sent out yesterday. I believe the above summarizes the information you >have sent, so I will not reply to each individual email. > >I thank you for your time and input and have decided you are 100% >correct: to unravel this puzzle I will have to order the deed. I had >hoped someone online might have a copy to scan and send but that is not >what I asked for and it has not happened. > >Thanks again. > >fran > > > > > >>3 Nov 1845-G.W.Melvin, Esq. high Sheriff To John O. >>Daniel...execution-Coll McDougal & others-Charles ONeal-200A >>Wit: Durum Lewis. Feb Term 1846. H.H.Robinson, Clk >> >> >> > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message