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. 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 In 1757 Michael BRYAN and wife Olive___ sell 100ac to Aaron ELLIS: and messuage or tract of land scituate lying in Bertie County of No Carolina containing 100 acres of land joyning 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 BRYAN. Signed sealed and delivered in the Presence of James ABINGTON, Elias F. HODGES. Proved by James ABINGTON H80 1753 Thom PAGE* to ARON 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 50acj Henry KING on Roquiss Swp, James WILLIAMS. Part of patent grt Martin GARDNER in 1745. wit: Needham BRYAN, John SHOALAR 1758 Jul I-93 William PEARCE of Bertie to William SPARKMAN of same 20 May 1748 50ac which was part of a patent to Mertain GARDNER 1745, adj Henry KING, Roqust Swp, Martin GARDNER, James WILLIAMS wit: Josp BUTTERTON, Mary LAKEY. 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, WIDDOW BRYAN, STEVENS FORMER CORNER, AARON ELLIS, Ellis HODGES, John HARRELL. wit: Thom PAGE, Wm JENKINSON http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/vealgrant.txt 50 acres 1778. Thomas Miers sells his land grant to Thomas Veale Robert Freeman and William Ruffin lines. http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/miers1779.txt Thomas Miers, wife Elizabeth to William Ruffin 1779 Deed Book M pg 412 adjoins formerly Abram Shepherds ;said Miers and Thomas Veals to http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/gardner1788.txt Land Grant Gardner Martin 1788 50ac Rocquist Pocoson Thomas VEALS corner in Wm FREEMANS ... William RUFFINS http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/wruffd2.txt 10th Febry 1800 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 Dempsey VEALE to Richard VEALE Feb 8 1805 Book T p 228 Veal and wife to Veale ROCQUIST POCOSIN,land that belonged to MORRIS VEAL http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/deeds/bryant1813.txt Deed Book V820 1813 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. 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 Silas Smith will 1825 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 John Butler's will 1859: 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]