My ancestor John Barton did the same thing in Randolph County, NC in 1778. Bought the land one day, sold it the next. Same price. It wasn't clear to me why - especially since he presumably didn't make any money off it if he was "flipping" it. I assume he was a straw buyer, and got some kind of incentive for acting as such "under the table." Barton Lewis On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 08:11 AM, audrey barber wrote: > I have moved to Wellsboro, PA to write a book about my paternal > ancestors who lived here during the 1800s. I knew that they lived on > Main St. and I have been trying to figure out from deeds etc. exactly > which property they live on. I came across a deed that described a > property that I identified and found that one of my ancestors had > purchased that property on Oct.2, 1844 for $1200. and the same day > sold it to someone else for the same price. I know it is the same > property because I had a land surveyor figure it out in case I was > wrong. Can anyone out there think of a reason that this would take > place? > Audrey Sofield Barber > [email protected] > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > [email protected] and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > 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 >