Bladen County, NC - Abstracts of Bedsole Family Land Entries, #2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 04/23/1762, Bladen County, NC. John Mellon, planter, of Bladen County, part of the first part, hereby sells, and conveys unto Vincent Bedsole, planter, also of Bladen County, party of the second part, for 4 pounds sterling, a certain tract or parcel of land situated and lying in Bladen County, NC containing 300 acres as follows; To wit; Beginning at two white oaks near a ridge and running along Thomas Bedsoles line, N 156 poles, 23 chains and 12 links.....Note from JD Bedsole: Vincent Bedsole was a brother of Elisha, John and William Henry Bedsole, Jr., all 4 of whom were born 1727-1735 and had moved from Virginia to NC in 1748. Their father was William Henry Bledsoe/Bedsole, b. 1690-1700. 08/20/1764, Bladen County, NC Vincent Bedsole, planter of Bladen County, NC party of the first part hereby sells and conveys unto James Bailey, planter also of Bladen County, party of the second part, for 6 pounds sterling a certain tract of parcel of land situated and lying in Bladen County, NC, containing 190 acres, as follows:To wit: Beginning at a pine and running S along..... 07/07/1842, Sara Bedsole, Levi Jones, and his wife Elizabeth Jones, Ann Smith, Owen Jones and Clarry Jones his wife, to Joab Smith, $160 for all our rights in 4 tracts of land on the S side of Beaverdam Swamp, a branch of S River & both sides of the stage road granted to Thomas Smith deceased. Sara Bedsole, Elizabeth Jones, Ann Smith, & Clarry Jones, being 4 of the lawful heirs of Thomas Smith..Wit: Thomas Smith Sr., Stephen Smith, and David Lewis. Commission to Robert Melvin & Love McDaniel, Esqs., to take private examinations of Elizabeth & Clarry Jones, separate from their husbands Levi and Owen Jones- Said examinations had on 09/09/1842 at Beaverdam Meeting House. August Term, 1842. Note from JD Bedsole: Sara Bedsole was a daughter of Thomas Bedsole, Sr., b.1750 and Rebecca Jones, b. 1753. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by J.D. Bedsole ___________________________________________________________________