Bertie COUNTY NC deeds location Dogwood Neck Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Marilyn http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm DOGWOOD NECK Bk B pg 58 John (Page) Paidge) & wife Hanner to Samuel Garland (Sammewell Garlen) Nov 9, 1725. "a valuable consideration already reserved" for 320 acres on Horse Pasture Cree and Dogwood Neck. By patent. Wit: Nedham Bryan, John Protis, Thos Busby Nov. Court 1725 Mar 10, 1740 The Crown to William Willson, 100 ac in Bertie Co on the HEAD OF CASHIA, joining Dogwood Neck. this land was sold by one of Willson's heirs to COL JOHN DAWSON, who died a few month later, devising it to his son HENRY DAWSON who resold it in 1766 to WILLIAM RAWLS. John Dawson bought the dower rights from Judith Moore Wilson and her new husband, John Hurst in 1750, after some kind of legal challange was settled: Aug 27, 1750 "100 acres in Bertie Co. known by name of Dogwood Neck. Wit: Richard Wills & Benja. Lee & Isaac Willson,(son of William Willson) " Col. John Dawson devised this 100 acres to his son Henry in his will: Nov ___, 1750 "Henry Dawson, son plantation whereon __ live, joining Alexander Stevenson, Crooked Marsh, Mrs S____ and William Burns being 300 acres in Braswell's Neck, also also to son Henry, land and plantation I bought of Maurice Moore and Island plantation and the 640 ac thereunto belonging. Also 100 ac in Bertie Co. bought of JOHN WILSON and all of my land on Tar River being in 3 parcels and being in the whole about 700 ac. Also a horse and Maurice Moore's debt to me by bond." 1766 sale, HENRY DAWSON to WILLIAM RAWLS Wit: ARTHUR BROWN, ETHELRED LANE and NICHOLAS SKINNER 100 ac adjoining Dogwood Neck. [BERTIE CO] 1766 September court on the 4th Tuesday in September a deed of sale from HENRY DAWSON to WILLIAM RAWLS was produced in open court and proven in due form of law by the oath of ARTHUR BROWN & ordered to be registered Researcher: Marilyn lynnjack@bright.net