ROQUIST SWAMP Roquist Swamp (From Hwy 308 Woodville to Windsor on North and Indian Woods Road on south. Roquist Creek just south of Hwy 308 and parallel to it. Chowan Records (Cathy Farris) 1249 1718 15 Dec pg 701 Timothy TRUELOVE res. not given and Elizabeth my wife to Alexander BENGALL res. not given 350ac upon Rockquiss Creek adj Meadow Branch. NOTE: I have several deeds in the Bertie deed book for areas with the name MEADOW From Hofmann in Chowan Records: 1246 1719 21 July pg 699 William WALLSTON residence not given to William WALLSTON of Keshia River for the love and affection I bear my grandson ?acres on south side of Kasiah River joining a branch of Rockquiss Creek. Wit: Henry LYSLE, Arthur DUGALL #1823 James WILLIAMS 1721 p71 410ac SS Cassiah Riv adj Sam HERON, FLAG Branch, WS Little Rocquist Swp. (All of these locations are later mentioned in the Bertie Deeds...cathy) 1724 A333 James WILLIAMS to Joseph MOORE 11 May 1724 35ac on Little Roquess Swp adj Samuel HERRING. wit: John HART, Needham BRYAN ========================= 1726 B118 James WILLIAMS to Robert HOG 380ac on Roquis and FLAGG Branch. Adj Henry OVERSTREET. wit: Theoph WILLIAMS, Richard WASHINGTON 1726 B245 7 Mar Wm GRAY to Robt HODGES 180ac NES of Little Roquis Swp adj James WILLIAMS, Richard MILTON. wit: John GRAY, Josp MOORE http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/wcharlt.txt William Charlton to Richd Swain on Rocquist Swamp 1726 1736 1 Aug E37 Owen MCDANIEL to Edward TOOLE 200ac at Jumping Run and Flagg Run adj Thom BUSBY. Part of a patent formerly granted to John NAIRN 1720 5 Apr. Made over by conveyance to Owen MackDANIEL in 1725. wit: John HARRELL, John HARRELL, Jr, George HOUSE 1739 E557 James WILLIAM and wife Rebecca to Robert HICKS marrinor 140pds for James WILLIAMS late of Boston in the county of Suffolk and Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England Marrinor. Land on NS Roanoke River and ES Jump and Run. [? Rocquist Swamp] Adj Land formerly belonging to James BLOUNT byt now Jeffery BUTLER. Adj Thomas PAGE. wit: John CLARK, Lott LEWIS. Dec 1 1739. Signed: Suffolk Boston Oct'r 17th 1739 Habijah SAVAGE Jus Pec. W. SMITH CJ Recorded in ye secretarys office Nath RILL sec...Rec'd on the day of the date hereof Mr. Robt HICKS the sum of one hundred and forty pounds in full consideration and purchase of the afore devised premises by me James WILLIAMS. 1742 Jan 24 F554. Abraham SHEPHERD to Jonathan TART of Northampton Co. 60 £ for 335 acres 'where Shepherd now dwells on Rocquis Swamp.Nov 21, 1743. J. Montgomery, C.J. G377 1751 Geo STEVENSON of Edgecomb to Needham BRYAN 120ac SS FLAGE RUN adj WILLIAM BRYAN, John HARAL. Part of a bottom which was grt to Geo STEVENSON 1725. wit: John SMITH, Henry HORN, Edward PERRITT http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/bryan1752.txt Bryan, Needham to Ellice, Aaron 1752 Deed Book G423 1752 one hundred acres of land and Plantation joyning to Robert HODGES Pattain Line and so including the maner Plantation that the said Aron ELLICE now liveth on and so acrose the neck down to Rocquist so along Rocquist to Robort HODGES line the first Station H80 1753 Thom PAGE* to AARON ELLIS 200ac out of a deed for 526ac grt to Thom PAGE 1753. wit: Wm POYTHRISS, Micajah HINTON, John ABINGTON 278 1753 Sec of State *Josp MOORE wife Ann MOORE riding chair, saddle, bed. Son Joseph MOORE, land on Little Swamp, also land in Bertie County on Rockquis Pocoson where William BRYANT formerly lived. son James MOORE, land I bought of William McGEE on SS of Conehoe Swp. NOTE: after the death of Ann BRANCH HODGE the children were given their lands promised in the will of their father Robt HODGE. Ann MOORE is daughter of Robt HODGE 1755 29 Dec H307 Robert HICKS and wife Sarah of Granville Co merchant to David MEADE of Nansemond Co VA merchant. 534ac Land on NS Roanoke River adj land formerly James BLOUNTs now Jethro BUTLERS, Thom PAGE on Jumping Run*.[Near Rocquist Swamp] Tract of land patented Nov 16, 1723 to John WILLIAMS who dying intestate it descended to his son James WILLIAMS who conveyed it to said Robert HICKS 16 Oct 1739..except four acres now in Possession of Jethro BUTLER on which he has a corn field that was formerly James BLOUNTS. wit: ___BARKER, John GILCHRIST, Darwin ELWICK 5 May 1756 1756 26 Jan H254 Martin GARDNER and wife Anah to William PEARCE 50ac adj Henry KING on Roquiss Swp, James WILLIAMS. Part of patent grt Martin GARDNER in 1745. wit: Needham BRYAN, John SHOALAR 1757 Michael BRYAN and wife Olive___ sell 100ac to Aaron ELLIS: and messuage or tract of land situate lying in Bertie County of No Carolina containing 100 acres of land joining to Robert HODGES patent line and SW to a corner forked Spanish Oak then east to Little Roquist. 26th day of April 1757, Mical BRYAN seal Olliff (Olive) BRYAN. Signed sealed and delivered in the Presence of James ABINGTON, Elias F. HODGES. Proved by James ABINGTON 1758 Jul I-93 William PEARCE of Bertie to William SPARKMAN of same 20 May 1748 50ac which was part of a patent to Martain GARDNER 1745, adj Henry KING, Roqust Swp, Martin GARDNER, James WILLIAMS wit: Josp BUTTERTON, Mary LAKEY. 1758 Jul 25. Bk I p 86. John JOHNSON to grandson John DUERS. Deed of gift. 100 acres part of land where Johnson lives. Patented by Martin GARDNER. 1 Jul 1716. join Roquist Swamp; reservin gland during life time of James Duers & Easter the father & mother of sd John Duers wit: Thomas Whitmell, George Stockly?, Ann Gibbons from Bradley 1757-1772 I 237 I (415) 1760 Needham BRYAN of Bertie to Wm FREEMAN of Norfolk 545ac adj FLAG RUN, Wm VANN, David HARRELL, George HOUSE, WIDOW BRYAN, STEVENS FORMER CORNER, AARON ELLIS, Ellis HODGES, John HARRELL. wit: Thom PAGE, Wm JUNKINSON 1765 Mar 19 Bk K p 443. Aaron ELLIS to James MORRIS. Wit: Needham BRYAN and William JUNKINSON 1765 May 18 Bk K p 475 James PURVIS to CHARLES KING 33 L 6 sh 8p 1/3 part of land which MARTIN GARDNER gave his 3 daughters on north side of Rocquist Swamp joining Wm Sparkman, John Rhoads. Wit: Wm Gouge, James Purvis Jun Ct. 1765 1767 MARTIN GARDNER to JOHN GARDNER 1Ol 87 1/2 ac. Roquist Pocosin, joining Long Island Branch, Main Swamp, Martin GARDNER, THOMAS MIERS wit: Wm Junkison, Robt X Carter Mar Ct 767 1767 MARTIN GARDNER to JOHN GARDNER Bk L p 61 23 Sept 1761 2r L 100 ac joining Roquist Pocosin, John Cochum Wit: Wm Junkison, James GARDNER, John x Hunt Mar ct 1767 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/vealgrant.txt 1778 50 acres . Thomas Miers sells his land grant to Thomas Veale Robert Freeman and William Ruffin lines. http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/miers1779.txt 1779 Thomas Miers, wife Elizabeth to William Ruffin Deed Book M pg 412 adjoins formerly Abram Shepherds ;said Miers and Thomas Veals to http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/gardner1788.txt 1788 Land Grant Gardner Martin 50ac Rocquist Pocoson Thomas VEALS corner in Wm FREEMANS ... William RUFFINS http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/wruffd2.txt 1800 10th Febry William Ruffin to son, John 500 acres on Rocquist Swamp..formerly Abram Shepards ... branch that divides between Thomas Miers http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/veal1805.txt Feb 8 1805 Dempsey VEALE to Richard VEALE Book T p 228 Veal and wife to Veale ROCQUIST POCOSIN,land that belonged to MORRIS VEAL 1808 Nov 14 Isaac Gardner (Henry Gardner Power of Attorney) to Richard Veale http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/gardner642gdd.txt http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/bryant1813.txt 1813 Deed Book V820 Needham BRYANT to William PUGH 6th day of February 1813 Beginning at a Pine in Silus SMITH'S line where the said BRYAN's pasture fence runs across his land to Whitmell H PUGH"S lines; thence along his line to Silus SMITH'S line; thence along his line to the first station containing Forty Acres more or less. 1822 Oct 15 Charles S. Moore to John Bond $1 2 tracts 1) Roquist Swamp http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/moore.txt 1822 Jan 5 Blount B. Ruffin to Wm B. Spivey $800 (Land of Jacob Garrett's heirs) http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/blountspivey2.txt 1822 Aug Blount B. Ruffin to Wm B Spivey $800 240 acres Nside of Roquist Swamp 1823 James WILLIAMS 1721 p71 410ac SS Cassiah Riv adj Sam HERON, FLAG Branch, WS Little Rocquist Swp http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/wills/smith.txt 1825 Silas Smith will I give and bequeath to my son Abram SMITH the mannor and plantation whereon I now live containing 220ac more or less 100ac of land lying on Roquist Swamp adj the land of William CLARK and the land formerly belonged to Martin GARDNER and John RUFFIN for particular boundary have reference to deed and patent http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/wills/butler1859.txt 1859 John Butler's will : To Hill Butler lot no. 4, containing the Home tract, lying on the south side of Roquist Swamp bounded by the Indian Woods road, ROCQUIST CREEK http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/kittrell.txt George Kittrell to Bird Hubbard 1792 DEED Book P p 352 353 five acres at a landing on Rocquist Creek called the Hare Landing Beginning at Collins' and Stranhon(?)'s Corner a white oak standing on the side of a Branch then down the Branch to a pine, thence Down the various courses of the Branch to Rocquist Creek, thence Down the Creek to a Gum [Note: this sounds like it is where Rocquist Creek joins Cashie near Windsor]