Daily AncestorGrantor
The grantor is the person who transfers land or property in a deed, by sale or gift; the receiver is the grantee.
In a deed the grantor gives up the land, whether by sale or gift. A married couple selling together both appear as grantors.
County deed indexes are usually split into a grantor index and a grantee index. Search both, because your ancestor may appear on either side of different transactions.
As seen in a recordCounty deed index, 1800s
Grantor: Wm. Ellis and Mary his wife. Grantee: Abner Cole. Book F, page 212.
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