Bertie COUNTY NC Herring Deeds Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Walstein33@aol.com Jim Herring http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm ANTHONY HERRING circa 1637 -1710 ________________________________________________________________________ 1694, 28 April, Isle of Wight, Va. Wm. West Sr. & his wife Rebecca, for 2,500 lbs. tobacco sell to ANTHONY HERRING, of Long Ponds, (Ragged Islands ?) 200 acres of land on Black Water, adjoining John Smith and Will Westro, being part of the land purch from said Wm. West and Wm.. Oldest, adjoins Nosworthy's John Smith's lines. Witnesses: Wm. Kerle, Robert West, Elisa Bozeman. ************************************************************************************************* The four sons of Anthony, JOHN, SAMUEL, ABRAHAM, JOSEPH, are referred to in the Bertie County NC deeds seen below, plotted on the deed map in the Anthony scrap book. PROVINCE OF NC 1663-1729 ABSTRACTS OF LAND PATENTS (Margaret M. Hofmann) Waco (See NC folder for explanation of numbering system) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BOOK NO. PAGE DATE NAME PLACE JOINING 3 1618 29 4/5/1720 ? Chowan Pct. Wm. West, Plowman, Turner, John Herring * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3 2099 142 3/26/1723 Tho. Williamson, 214a Bertie Pct. s side Buckleberry Pocoson Laurence Sarson, Rose, Philip Walston, John Herring John Holbrook * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 8 2894 169 10/8/1717 John Herrin 640a Chowan Pct. Will's Quarter Swamp, John Turner * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 8 2895 169 10/8/1717 John Plowman 640a Chowan Pct. includ. Beaver Dam Islands called Norwitch, John Herring on Beaver Dams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3 2026 123 3/26/1723 John Herring Jr. 260a North side of Roquiss Pocoson, joining the bottom of the neck where the great broad branch falls into the pocoson. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3 2027 124 3/26/1723 Samuel Herring 120a North side of Roquiss Pocoson joining James Williams and Broad Branch that falls into Roquiss. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3 2274 185 12/22/1724 John Herring Jr. 640a Bertie Pct. North side of Roquiss Poc. joining mouth of a great branch that (note: lapsed in Samuel Herring's name.) falls into the pocoson; Wm. Jones, John Williams, Sam Herring * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3 2402 212 2/1/1725 George Stephenson 332a North side Morattock (Roanoke?) River, Bertie Pct. joining Sam Herring * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3 2451 224 8/3/1726 Samuel Herring 640a East side Cashy River on Bucklesbury Pocoson, Bertie Pct. joining Laurence Searson. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3 1736 49 12/6/1720 John Heron 380a Chowan Pct. South side Bear Swamp joining said swamp. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3 1640 25 8/10/1720 Samuel Heron 270a Chowan Pct. back of Theophilus Williams on south side Cassia R., joining west side of a swamp that makes into Rocquiss, a branch and the said Williams. *********************************************************************** COLONIAL BERTIE COUNTY NC DEED BOOKS A - H 1720 - 1757 copyright 1963, Mary Best Bell, Southern History Press ____________________________________________________________________ BOOK PAGE 1 398 GEORGE & CATHERINE MARBE to JOHN HERRING of Isle of WIght, 150a in Bertie. 10/18/1715. B-C 243 RICHARD FRYAR to JOHN HERRING- 150a for 50 lbs. West side Cropley? R. 2/9/1730 B 223 AMBROSE AIRES & WIFE, MARY WHITE to THOMAS POWELL,4/8/1727 15 barrels of pitch for 178a ajoining land formerly COL. ROBERT WEST's called "New Market" on Cashay swamp. wit: SAM & ANN HERRING. May court, 1727. Col. Rbt West by virtue power of att. acknowledged in open court. B 388 WILLIAMS, JOHN & ANN to HENRY OVERSTREET, 8/2/1727. 12 LBS for 135a on Casiah Swamp and Roquist. Line back of a survey of MARTIN GARDNER. wit ISAAC WILLIAMS, WM JONES, ANN HERRING, May court, 1728. EDWARD MASHBORNE, D. & c/ of C. B 419 HERRING Swamp: POPE, DUFFIELD, JONES, DICKINSON C 118 GEORGE SKIPPER SR. & wife MARY to WM. HALL, 1/11/1728: 45 lbs, 5 shillings for 120a on N side of Hollybush or Porter Swamp ajoining BARNABY THOMPSON. wit: WM. JOHNSON, DAVID HERRING, May court 1729, EDWARD MASHBORNE, clerk of court. C 145 WILLIAMS, JOHN & ANN to THO. CASTELAW, son of JAMES CASTELAW, 10 lbs FOR 250A on N side of the Roanoke R. "being the plantation whereon JOHN GLISSON now lives., by Indian Village Pond, ajoining JAMES BLUNT, ANTHONY HERRING, Indian Village Meadow & Great Swamp. wit: EDMUND DAVIS & JOHN MATTHEWS. Aug. court, 1729, THO. CREW, clerk of court. C 184 JOHN HERRING & wife REBECCA to GEORGE CLEMENTS, 2/9/1729: 40 lbs. for 100a on Roquiss Swamp ajoining RICHARD FRYAR, wit: HENRY GUSTAN, JOHN EDWARDS, HENRY EDMUNDS, Feb. court, 1729,. THOL CREW, clerk of court. C 195 GEORGE CLEMENT to JOHN HERRIN JR. 11/20/1729 for one Negro called DICK,. wit: WM. JONES, JOHN HATCHER. C 196 JOHN ROUSE to WILL HARRIS, 2/6/1729: 5 shillingsfor 180a on Kersey (Cashie) on CONNERISTAT CR. wit: HENRY GUSTAN, WM. GRIFFIN, JOHN HERRING. C 228 JOHN PRICE to ANTHONY DEAN, 1/13/1729: 25 lbs for 200a at Islands of Rocquiss, ajoining JAMES ROBERTS. wit: SAM HERRING, WM. JONES, SAM WESTON. C 230 GEORGE SKIPPER JR. to JEAN HERRIN, 3/17/1729. 20 lbs for 615a on S side of Potecasy Swamp, patent dated Jan. 1725, wit: WM. JOHNSON, JURAT, james street, wm. wickson. C 257 THEOPHILUS WILLIAMS to ARTHUR WILLIAMS, 8/10/1730; 100 lbs for 200a on E side of Horse Swamp and Turkey Swamp to Horse Spring Branch, ajoining SAM HERRING. wit: ISAAC WILLIAMS, WM. DANIEL, WM. ESON. C 328 JOHN HERRING JR. to RICHARD FRYAR, 2/7/1730, "A valuable sum of money for 160a on Rocquist Pocoson" to Roanoke River. wit: JOHN HERRING, J. HORO?. Also signed REBECCA HERRING, wife of JOHN. D 2 JOHN HERRING to THO. WHITMELL, 5/14/1733, 100lbs. for 150a on W side of Cashy R. ajoining GARDNER, JOHN GREY, and JOHNSON, wit: JOHN GREY, ALEXANDER R. THOMPSON. Aug. court, 1733, JOHN WYNNS, clerk of court. C 371 GEORGE RALSTON to JOHN BOWER (BAWEN?) 4/30/1739, 30 lbs of 284a on Deep Run, ajoining WM. ROWLAND, PHILIP RALSTON, and Bear Sw. wit: RICHARD LEARY, ABRAHAM HERRING. PHILLIP RALSTON, jurat May court, 1739. D 56 SAMUEL HERRING to JOHN CLEMENT, 5/14/1734; 42 lbs for 640a on E side of Cashy River in Bucklesberry Pocoson, ajoining LAURENCE LARSON. wit: THOMAS WHITMELL JR., OWEN O'DANIEL. May court, 1734, JOHN WYNNS, clerk of court. D 86 RICHARD FRYER of Craven Pct. to SAMUEL HERRING, 5/15/1734. 160 lbs for 160a on N side of Roquiss Pocoson, at the neck where the great branch falls into the pocoson, part of track containing 260a. wit: JOHN HODGESON, THO. SUTTON. May court, 1734. D 276 JOHN HERRING to ABRAM HERRING, 5/10/1736; 100 lbs for 380a on S side Bear Swamp; part of patent granted JOHN HERRING on 8/10/1720. wit: RBT. WARREN, SIMON HERRING, May court, 1736. (see Bk3, #1736, p49). E 91 JOHN HERRARD, witness with THEO. WILLIAMS,BAKER. E 158 JOHN HERRING JR. & wife REBECCA to JOSEPH HARDY, 3/17/1736; 160lbs for 150a on E side of Cashy River, ajoining JOHN HAW, EDWARD MOORE, at mouth of Licking Branch, "thense along lines of patent". wit: THO. TURNER, JOHN ROWS, SIMON HERRING, jurat. "I, REBECCA HERRING, wife of JOHN HERRING JR. do assign over all my rights of dowry of the within deed". wit: JOHN PRICE, KATRINE HERRING.Aug. court, 1737. E 210 JOHN HERRING JR. & wife REBECCA to JOHN HOW, 4/7/1737, 100 lbs for 150a on NE side of CASHY River, part of tract pat. by THO. JONES and purchased by JOHN HERRING HE. from JOHN JONES, son of THO. JONES desc. At a dividing line between Herring & Haw, ajoining JOHN EDWARDS at Licking Branch. wit: JOHN HERRING, CHARLES BARBER, JOHN WALLACE. Feb. court, 1737. E 219 ANTHONY HERRING to JAS. GLISSON, 12/14/1737; 20 lbs for 230a; part of pat. formerly granted to JOHN WILLIAMS & willed unto ANTHONY HERRING; ajoining WM. HINTON at Village Swamp.wit: JOHN HINNANT jurat, wit: JOHN HERALD. Feb. court 1737. E 223 JANE GLISSON to JOHN HINNANT; 21 lbs for 13a, part of patent formerly granted JOHN WILLIAMS JR. and made over to ANTHONY HERRING and thence tp JANE GLISSON. On Village Swamp. Feb.court, 1737. E 328 JOHN HERRING & wife CATHERINE to WM. BYRD, 7/22/1738. 550 lbs for 600a; pat. by JOHN HERRING 10/8/1717 at Will's Quarter Swamp,wit: ARTHUR WILLIAMS, JOHN HERRING JR. JAMES CORRIE. Aug. court, 1738. F 2 GEORGE WATSON & WIFE to JOHN BOWIN, 4/30/1739; 30 lbs for 184a at Deep Run on Bear Swamp ajoining WILLIAM NEWMAN, PHILIP RALSTON. wit: RCH. LEARY, ABRAHAM HERRING, PHILLIP RALSTON. May court,1739 F 18 HERRING Creek. F 42 ABRAHAM HERRING to JOHN AIRES, 11/7/1739. "6000 weight of fresh pork and 20 days work", for 380 acres on S side of Bear Swamp. wit: JOHN WAY, JOHN BOWIN. Feb court 1739. F 111 JOHN WILLIAMS & wife ANN to THO. WHITMELL, 1/21/1739. 40 lbs. for 440a ajoining THO. TURNER on branch of ROCQUISS, ajoining JOHN EDWARDS. wit: SAMUEL HERRING, ARTHUR WILLIAMS, ISAAC WILLIAMS. Feb. court 1739. F 211 ROBERT HINES of Craven Co. to GEORGE HOUSE 3/30/1741; 96 LBS FOR 240a on Cassia Branch ajoining ABRAHAM SHEPARD at Rocquiss Branch. wit: ANTHONY HERRING, GEORGE GERNIGAN, WM. HINES. May court 1741. F 366 SAMUEL HERRING of Craven Co. to GEO. HOUSE 5/11/1742; 45 lbs for 300a on N side Rocquiss Pocoson at Broad Branch ajoining JAMES WILLIAMS, THOMAS WEMBERLY. wit: ANTHONY HERRING, THOMAS JONES. Aug. court 1742. F 421 JOHN AIRES to ABRAHAM HERRING JR. 12/27/1742; 3000 lbs of fresh pork and 20 days labor for 380a on S side Bear Swamp. wit: JOHN SALLIS, ABRAHAM GORDON. May court 1743. F 445 JOHN PLOWMAN WHITE of Craven Co. trader, to THOMAS RYAN, 1/3/1741-2; 200lbs for 640a by patent dated 10/6/1717 to Capt. JOHN PLOWMAN and coming to JOHN PLOWMAN WHITE by will, including Beaver Dam Islands called Norwich, ajoining JOHN HERRING. wit: JAMES McLAUGHLAND, THO. WILLIAMSON, GRIFFITH POWELL. Nov. court 1742. F 500 JOHN HILL to ABRAHAM HERRING 8/10/1743; 50lbs for 500a on N side of Kesia River and N side Bucklesberry swamp. wit: ARTHUR WILLIAMS, JAMES CANSALEST?. Aug. court 1743. F 501 SAMUEL HERRING of Craven Co. to CHARLES KING of Chowan Co. 2/28/1742; 40 lbs for 100a on Roquiss at Braod Branch. wit: THOL JONES, THO. WIMBERLY, SAMUEL HERRING, ANTHONY HERRING, Aug. court 1743. G 135 GEORGE CLEMENTS to HENRY KING; 10/27/1746; 60lbs for 100a. "I am obliged to HENRY KING of Chowan Co. in 70 lbs Va. money bargained and sold 100a of land lying on Rocquis Pocoson which GEORGE CLEMENTS formerly purchased of JOHN HERRING JR. "ajoining CHARLES KING as back patent to JOHN HERRING. wit: MICHAEL KING, CHARLES KING, THO. RETTER. May court 1748. G 167 SAMUEL ORMES to THO. YATES JR. 9/19/1748, 20lbs for 540a on S side of Buckles- berry Swamp ajoining LAWRENCE SARSON, ? ROSE, PHILLIP RALSTON, JOHN HERRING, ? HOLLBROOK, by patent dated 4/1/1723. wit: JOSEPH BUTTERTON, JOHN LOVICK. Feb. court 1748. G 220 ABRAHAM HERRING to ARNOLD HOPKINS 1/9/1748-9, 20 lbs for 380a on S side of Bear Swamp. wit: JOHN LOVICK. Feb. court 1748. G 262 MICHAEL HILL to JAMES McDOWELL 5/28/1749; 10lbs for 100a on Bucklesberry Sw. ajoining JOHN WILLIAMS, ABRAHAM HERRING, "containing 100a square from the said WILLIAMS line". wit: JOHN SALLIS, ARNAL HOPKINS. Feb court 1749. G 445 WM. REDDICK of Duplin Co. blacksmith, to JOHN REDDICK 3/3/1752; 10 lbs for 200a on S side Bucklesberry Swamp ajoining ABRAHAM HERRING. wit: ROBERT LAWRENCE, JOHN HOPKINS. May court 1752 G 493 MICHEL KING to NATHAN MIERS, 1/18/1753; 28 lbs for 72a on Broad Branch ajoining JOHN WILLIAMS JR., SAMUEL HERRING. wit: WM. KING, HENRY ROADS, CHARLES KING. May court 1753. G 522 WILLIAM BYRD of Duplin Co. to JOSEPH KNOTT, 1/3/1753; 500 lbs for 600a "a tract of land taken up by JOHN HERRING bearing date the 8th day of Oct. 1717 on Wills Quarter Swamp ajoining CHARLES BARBER, RBT. TURNER. wit: ABRAHAM JORDAN, NATHANIEL KNOTT, JOSEPH HARDY. May court 1753. H 106 JOSEPH REDDITT of Duplin Co. to JOHN HOPKINS 8/1/1754; 4 lbs for 5a ajoining JOHN HERRING in Bucklesberry Swamp. wit ARNOLD HOPKINS, WM. BAKER, WM. HOPKINS. Aug. court 1754. H 121 ANTHONY HERRING of Johnston Co. to JOSEPH MORT JR. of Edgecomb Co. 11/6/1754 18lbs for 270a on Rocquiss Swamp ajoining THEOPHILUS WILLIAMS. wit: BRIDGETT HERRING, SARAH HERRING. Nov. court 1754. H 218 WILLIAM YEATES planter, to JOHN YEATES, 7/22/1755; 20lbs for 214a of land on S side of Bucklesberry Swamp ajoining LAWRENCE SARSON, ? ROSE, PHILLIP RALSTON, JOHN HERRING, ? HOLBROOK, by patent dated 8/1/1723. wit: JOSEPH REDDICK, EDWARD VANDANIEL. Oct. court 1755. H ? HERRING CREEK H 372 JOHN BRICKELL sheriff of Bertie Co. to THOMAS WHITMELL 1/26/1757; 2lbs 5 shillings for 100a. Ordered to sell lands of JAMES McDOWELL held by JOHN SMITH late of Edgecomb, executor of last will and testament of JAMES McDOWELL by order of a judgement at New Bern to JAMES HOGAN & wife RUTH in the amount of 33 lbs 6 shillings 9p against THOMAS NORFLEET, dec'd. Due to the obligations of NORFLEET and McDOWELL in their lifetime. THOMAS WHITFIELD appeared at sale and bought within land. In Bucklesberry Swamp ajoining JOHN WILLIAMS, ABRAHAM HERRING. Parcel sold by MITCHELL HILL to JAMES McDOWELL by deed 5/28/1748. wit: BENJAMIN WYNNS, BURRELL BELL. Jan. court 1757. BENJAMIN WYNNS, c/c.