BURKE COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - Miscellaneous Land Records Contributor's Note: Found in research files of my Father, EUGENE JEFFERSON PEARSON (1910-1980), genealogist. SOME LAND ENTRIES FOR BURKE COUNTY, NC, 1778-1779 ENTRY # SETTLER OR ENTERER ACRES DESCRIPTION 22 Patrick HENNESSEE 150 N side of Catawba River from mouth of Lower Crk. to mouth of Middle Creek, both sides of river 26 Robert PATTON 600 On both sides of fork of Muddy Crk. & a branch of Second Broad River 45 William NEIL (NEILL / NEAL 300 N side of Catawba River, including improvements where Peter KELLER now lives 51 John DOBSON 300 On South fork uppermost Irish Creek of the 3 creeks where he now lives 5? John PERKINS 300 Encloses mouth of Carroll's Creek on John's River; joins Samuel Simpson, 1st improvement by Daniel BOWMAN, pre- Rev. War (directly S of John PERKINS' Granville Grant of 1755) 63 Elias ALEXANDER 200 Both sides of Hunting Creek including the forks & other improvements now occupied by David THOMPSON joining survey where John CRISWELL (CARSWELL ?) now lives 83 Joseph MORGAN 320 On both sides of Buckland Creek and Ward's Creek, branch of Catawba River near head of Ward's Creek (McGalliard's Creek) 85 James ALEXANDER 200 On S. Fork of uppermost creek of the 3 creeks where he now lives; joining Capt. William PENLAND 96 William BERRY 350 North side of Catawba River on BEATUS' (BEATTIE'S) line below mouth of Linville River. 111 John DOBSON 350 On both sides of south fork of Irish Creek of uppermost creek of the 3 creeks between Amos BIRD (BYRD) and Thomas SCOTT, including his own improvements 117 Zachariah DOWNS 300 On Hunting Creek joining Richard BURGESS, John GRAHAM, and Mordicai MORGAN, including Patrick McFALL'S improvements 119 Robert PENLAND 150 Both sides of Canoe Creek(branch of Catawba that enters Quaker Mead); joins George BATES' line 124 Walter SORRELS 200 Both sides of Silver Creek; joins John NALES' (NEILL) and crosses main wagon road, including Little Silver Creek and John MACKEY'S line 125 Joseph McDOWELL 640 On John's River joining John McKINNEY's & John PERKIN's 126 Peter MULL, SR. 100 On North side of Henry Fork of south fork of Catawba River 127 Peter MULL,SR 65 both sides of a spring branch on the south side of Henry River, joining his old survey 136 William PENLAND 300 Both sides of south fork of uppermost creek of the 3 creeks between James ALEXANDER and James Thomas SCOTT. 177 John WAKEFIELD 640 Both sides of Linville River between Charles WAKEFIELD and Hezekiah INMAN. 180 Peter MULL, JR. 50 On fork of Sandy Run joining surveys of Joseph MORGAN and John HUGHES 183 John CARSWELL 440 both sides of Hunting Creek including where he now lives 184 C. McDOWELL 300 On Wills Creek joining William MILLER's and Abraham COLLETT's line 185 Patrick HENNESSEE 300 South side of Catawba River below mouth of Hunting Creek 195 Robert BRANK 300 south side of Catawba River above Rocky Ford 196 Robert BRANK 200 beginning just below forks of Meadow Branch, running up both sides 200 Henry WAKEFIELD and Samuel ALEXANDER 100 On Linville River beginning above Hezekiah INMAN's running up both sides 204 Erasnus MAYS (MACE) 640 East fork of Hunting Creek between John HARDIN, Richard OSGATHORPE, William WOCKER (WALKER), Patrick McFALLS & John JEWELL 205 George KILLIAN 640 both sides of east fork of Hunting Creek beginning at head of Racepaths above his own improvement 206 Mordicai SOUTHERLAND 640 On the 3 forks..a branch of Hunting Creek , including Isaac THOMPSON's improvement 214 Fredrick HISON 300 On John's River, north of John PERKINS joining Perkins' east line 215 Adam NUNCASOR 300 Between upper and lower middle creeks; joins Abraham COLLETT, James McKINNEY, Joseph McDOWELL, and Charles McDOWELL; transferred to Mary CRAFORD 217 Zacharia DOWNS 300 both sides of Hunting Creek, a branch of Catawba River joins Richard BURGESS, John GRAHAM, Mordacai MORGAN, and including Patrick McFALL's improvements 228 John KENNEDY 640 both sides of both forks of KENNEDY's fork of Silver Creek, including his own improvements & joins John NAIL's (NEIL) branch 229 Richard BURGESS 200 both sides of Middle Fork of Hunting Creek, joining Zacharia DOWNS'. Transferred from John HARDIN 252 Patrick McKINNEY 150 both sides of Canoe Creek joining & including his own improvements 253 William COSBY (CAUSBY) 400 both sides of a small branch that runs into Silver Creek on the east side, including his own improvements & joining John McDOWELL 254 Jacob EBERHARDT(EVERHARDT?) 300 both sides of Silver Creek joining William COSBY's 255 John McDOWELL 640 on both sides of Silver Creek, joining William COSBY's 256 Richard OSGATHORPE 300 On east fork of Hunting Creek joining Erasmus MAYS and Mordacai SOUTHERLAND 257 John HARDIN 500 On both sides of east fork of Hunting Creek joining George KILLIAN 259 John George HIPPS 300 at heat branch of east fork of Silver Creek, 2 miles above SIBLY's Mill, joining John COOPER at Bailey's Fork 260 John HARDIN 200 On east side of Hunting Creek joining George KILLIAN and including James BRITTAIN's improvements 261 Jacob HIPPS 100 west side of George HIPPS on head of Long Branch, joining John DERREBERRY 262 John DEAL 300 On both sides of Catawba River, beginning above mouth of Johns River on North side and below mouth of Hunting Creek, on both sides. 289 Humphrey MONTGOMERY 150 On south side of Catawba River at John NOLES' entry 291 Stephen HALAWAY (HOLLOWAY) 100 North fork of Drowning Creek on both sides 292 Patrick HENNESSEE 150 South side of Catawba River, joining William WAKEFIELD and Arthur LOCKHART's improvements 316 James McKINNEY 100 On north side of Johns River, joining Joseph McDOWELL and John FRANKLIN (later part of the E. Jones Erwin place) 318 Samuel STEEL 320 On north side of uppermost creek of the 3 creeks joining "ye Chery old fields", both sides of fork and extending up creek where Philip ADAMS and Mathias BARRINGER "was killed on" 330 John FRANKLIN 320 On a branch of Lower Creek, where he now lives 331 John FRANKLIN 200 On lowermost creek of the 3 creeks, including improvements he bought from Adam DERREBERRY 333 Samuel HARRIS 300 Linville Cove, a branch of Catawba River beginning below the upper old fields 337 William ALEXANDER 150 On south side of Catawba River opposite mouth of Upper Creek, including improvements made by DERREBERRYs & now owned by ALEXANDER 338 John McMULLEN (McMULLIN) 320 on both sides of Warrior Fork of uppermost creek of the 3 creeks, including Moses WAKEFIELD's 359 Waightstill AVERY 220 On north side of Catawba River joining old place known as Swann Ponds; up river 1 mile and 1/2 mile wide, including 100 acres entered by James GREENLEE and "caveated" to said AVERY 361 Waightstill AVERY 250 Both sides of Canoe Creek, the waters of Catawba River; joining widow Jean McDOWELL's place where she now lives 365 Christian ISAM (ISOM) 150 On east side of Johns River joining Joseph McDOWELL 369 William WALKER 250 On east fork of Hunting Creek, joining Erasmus May 370 Samuel LUSK 400 on both sides of main Silver Creek between John McDOWELL and Thomas HEMPHILL 371 Joseph DOBSON 200 on south side of Catawba River where he now dwells 377 Conrad MULL 415 In Rowan County beginning on Conrad BOOBY's (BOVEY's) (later(Granville Grant) POOVEY) line on west side of a fork that runs into Elk Creek and on west side of Catawba River April 28, 1750 391 Hezekiah INMAN 200 On both sides of Linville River, adjoining Charles WAKEFIELD 392 William EAGAN 200 on both sides of forks of Double Branch, on both sides of Main Wagon Road leading from Silver Creek to the south fork 395 James GREENLEE 800 On south side of Catawba River on both sides of Silver Creek, beginning on south branch of the river, running south with old line of Isaac SHERRILL, deceased, crossing Silver Creek, including George WINTERS' improvement, including an island with his crop of corn 425 Robert WATSON (WOODSON ?) 100 On north fork of STEEL's Creek of the uppermost of the 3 creeks; joins at upper end of Robert STEEL's place, including Thomas ASHER's improvement. 426 Robert WATSON 300 On uppermost creek of the 3 creeks 427 Robert PENLAND 100 On bth sides of Canoe Creek, including a small branch and a cane brake 428 Jacob COOPER 200 On south side of Catawba River above the Swann Ponds, beginning on line between COOPER and James LOCK and running said river 431 David McCLOSKEY 300 on a branch of Siler Creek that empties at John PEARSON's 432 David McCLOSKEY 300 On PEARSON's fork of Silver Creek about 1/2 mile above John PEARSON's where John JEWELL now lives 450 Abraham COLLETT 200 On northeast side of ye Upper Creek 459 Francis HODGE, JR.(HODGES) 150 On both sides of Paddy's Creek at or near conditional line made between Robert ROOSBERRY and John MATTHEWS 466 Samuel SNODDY 300 On Warrior Fork of uppermost creek of the 3 creeks beginning on upper line of John McMULLINS and running up both sides of said fork 473 Alexander HARBISON 640 on both sides of Falling Branch that empties into Silver Creek on east side bounded by John NALE (Neill), Jno. KENNEDY and a ridgeand including Two Spring Branch and Bare Branch 479 Robert ERWIN 200 On Silver Creek between the Shoal Branch and Caney Branch 480 Francis HODGE (HODGES) 300 On both sides of Paddy's Creek 482 Daniel GOWING 150 On Paddy's Creek branch of the Catawba River 495 James JEWELL 383 On Hunting Creek and both sides of main branch 499 Alexander ERWIN 250 on both sides of Jacob's River, a fork of the south fork of Catawba River including William RAMSEY's improvements. 503 Jacob ANTONY (ANTHONY) 250 On both sides of Steels Creek of the Upper Creek, beginning at small branch on west side below a field the did belong to John HUSS 511 John HUGHES 633 On both sides of Hunting Creek and a branch known as DERREBERRY or Meadow Branch or Goose Creek, bounded by Robert BRANK, David THOMPSON, William WEKCH, Charles McDOWELL, Joshua YOUNG and William ALEXANDER, on both sides of road. 517 Robert WATSON 200 On both sides of Canoe Creek including improvements made by Moses McKUES (McKEES) 524 James LOCK 300 On south side of Catawba River opposie Swann Ponds 526 Elizabeth ALEXANDER 150 On both sides of Bair Branch that empties on the east side of Silver Creek. bounded by John NALES, Walter SORRELLS, and Charles McDOWELL 529 James CONWAY 100 On WHITENER's Fork, a branch of Jacob's River that empties at Henry's Bottoms 530 James CONWAY 100 On Queens Creek on south side near Conrad HILDEBRAND 572 Jesse WALKER 300 On head branch of Hunting Creek, formerly improved by Jonathan CURTIS 573 Paul ANTONY (ANTHONY)200 on both sides of north fork of uppermost creek, joining Jacob ANTONY's line, including improvements by John HINES 574 James BEDFORD 100 On Walnut Mountain next above Zachariah DOWNS entry, including both sides of a branch that falls into Henry River just above where GIBBS lives at the foot of a very high nob. 599 James GREENLEE 570 Includes Spring Branchof Catawba River and crossing Wagon Road opposite Quaker Meadows and bounded by Robert BRANK on north and James STRINGFIELD on south. 600 James GREENLEE 640 On south side of Catawba River joining land he now lives on and Robert BRANKS old survey 602 James GREENLEE 640 On both sides of Linville River where Sam SHERRILL formerly lived,including improvements joining Hezekiah INMAN 603 James GREENLEE 500 On both sides of Canoe Creek including George BATES' improvements 603 James GREENLEE 500 On south side of Catawba River on both sides of Mill Fork or Hunting Creek, bounded by James JEWELL, James STRINGFIELD 604 Alexander ERWIN 200 On Jacobs River on both sides & including a branch below McBRIDE's on south side of a fork at mouth of said branch 611 Waightstill AVERY 50 On both sides of Catawba River above Swann Pond to HOBSE's (HOBB's) improvement and on south side up from John COOPER's 631 Thomas SCOTT and Alexande COLE. On both sides of Warrior Fork of uppermost creek of the 3 creeks (transferred to Wm. PENLAND) bounded by John McMULLINS and John DOBSON 670 Mordacai MORGAN 320 On Hunting Creek including forks & where he now lives, bounded by Thomas MACKEY and John DOBSON 671 John McGIMSEY 300 On YOUNG's branch and including what he now owns, joining FORNEY's west line 701 James STRINGFIELD 500 On both sides of the Mill Fork of Hunting Creek bounded by Jos. MORGAN, George KILLIAN, and James JEWELL (MAGNOLIA PLANTATION). 708 James GREENLEE 200 both sides of the Ridge Rd. to Patrick McKINNEYs and on both sides of SHERRILL'S path 711 Caleb HICKS 300 On Plumb Branch of Canoe Creek that falls in just above James meadow in the forks 712 John SIMPSON 150 Includes both sides of west fork of the north fork (Steel's Creek) of Upper Creek & where he now lives 718 Thomas SCOTT 200 Both sides of south fork of Upper Creek beginning where John DOBSON lives down to where SCOTT lives. Transferred to Anna Maria SCOTT agreeable to her purchase. 723 Thomas YOUNG 100 both sides of Paddy Creek on north side of Catawba River, including bank of iron ore. 724 George RUSSELL 200 Lying in forks of Cosbey's (Causby) branch of Silver Creek 725 George WALKER 100 On north fork of Jacob's River between mouth of the flat branch and mouth of High Shoals branch. 726 Leroy TAYLOR 200 On Warrior Fork of Johns River between Thomas DAVENPORT and Gideon GILBERT 734 John GRAHAM (John GRIMES?) 200 both sides of Hunting Creek between Joseph MORGAN and Mordacai MORGAN 735 John WAGLEY 200 On Linville River beginning on Ezekial INMAN's line running up a small creek... 736 John WAGLEY 200 on both sides of Linville River up from Ezekial INMAN 742 Joseph MORGAN 640 on both sides of Hunting Creek including mouth of Poney's Branch, bounded by James STRINGFIELD , James GREENLEE, Isaac THOMPSON, Richard BURGESS, John GRAHAM, and Zachariah DOWNS 748 Caleb BLAGG 100 Beginning near head of a branch of Canoe Creek that falls on north thru Patrick McKINNEY's 749 John GOULDING 320 Lying on lower end of Linville River...below Abednego INMAN's entry & running down both sides 751 John COOPER 100 Lying between Robert BRANK and James GREENLEE and place where David THOMPSON lives. 754 Isaac THOMPSON 150 Lying on east side of Hunting creek joining John HARDIN's line and Mordacai SOUTHERLAND's survey .... 755 Edward SMITH 640 On both sides of Main Wagon Road and where he now lives..including some of Horse Ford Creek 756 William McMULLEN 640 on both sides of Great Wagon Road including forks leading to Salisbury & Charleston. About 2 miles below Edward SMITH, including where he now lives (Hickory Tavern site) 759 Elexander COLE 100 on north fork of Upper Creek joining Thomas SCOTT 775 Peter BRANK 73 on south side of Catawba River joining lower line of Robert BRANK 777 Francis HODGE 150 on both sides of Paddy's Creek where Robert ROOSBERRY lives 779 Charles McDOWELL 300 on both sides of Jacob Fork of Catawba River, including improvements bought from John FRANKLIN and now claimed by William RAMSEY and held by a strong hand. 783 Charles McDOWELL & William McELROY 640 On Linville Cove including the "led mines and old furnis". 784 Frederick SHULL 400 Joining Henry POPE's (? PROPST) and Robert KING's lines on Silver Creek 784 James MATTHEWS 100 on east fork of Hunting Creek where he now lives 785 Ambrose WILLIAMS 100 Below ROOSBERRY's on the Mill Creek on Robert MONTGOMERY's line running up both sides of Paddy's Creek 788 William PENLAND 100 on both sides of first fork that falls into Linville River below Charles WAKEFIELD's, north of Henry WAKEFIELD and south of Thomas WAKEFIELD 790 George PENTLAND 200 on south fork of Upper Creek bounded by James ALEXANDER 792 Joseph BALLEW 320 on south side of Catawba River joining James WILLIAMS 799 Elexander COLE & Thomas SCOTT 400 On both sides of north fork of Paddy's Creek where Robert ROOSBERRY now lives, beginning above the mill. 810 Thomas KENNEDY 300 joins lines with John KENNEDY on Canady's Fork of Silver Creek and John NAIL (NEILL) 820 Robert MONTGOMERY 400 on north side of Catawba River including both sides of Paddy's Creek 821 Robert MONTGOMERY 200 On Paddy's Creek beginning above WAKEFIELD's Mill at main fork 823 William PENLAND 50 joining his present west line running north of James ALEXANDER's 824 John MATTHEWS 100 On south side of Catawba River opposite mouth of Paddy's Creek 825 John BOWMAN 200 On Drowning Creek including spring on west side 826 Margaret, Hannah and Mary McDOWELL 551 On both sides of Canoe Creek including improvement where Jane McDOWELL now lives (Willow Hill) 866 Elisha PERKINS 100 joining said PERKINS' survey on west side of Johns River opposite Joseph McDOWELL's survey (Pleasant Valley) 892 John PRICE 500 or 600 Lying on long branch of Drowning Creek & joining lines with Conrad WINKLER 901 Michael GILBERT 200 south side of Catawba River joining Conrad WINKLER's lower line 906 James BURKES 200 south side of Catawba River on Drowning Creek 930 Joseph WHITE 640 Lying on White's Fork of Silver Creek 931 Joseph WHITE 200 joining his own land on White's Fork 940 Richard STRINGFIELD 50 joining his former entry on head of Cottale (Cattail) Branch including the pipe clay spring 954 James ALEXANDER 100 on both sides of a creek running into south fork of Upper Creek where Alexander McFERLING (McFARLAND) Made a brush heap 955 James ALEXANDER 200 lying on branch that runs by Samuel STEEL's old improvement 956 John MAYS 150 On north side of Catawba River opposite to BRANDON's Bottom beginning at Beehive Rock 1013 James GREENLEE 200 On both sides of path that leads from Wagon Road on this side of Ward's Branch to the left hand of George KILLIAN's 1014 Samuel TENEY 100 On head of branch that runs on south side of Catawba River 1 1/2 mile below mouth of Lower Creek known by name of "Ye Jumping Branch" 1062 Robert PATTON 150 On both sides of Silver Creek between Samuel LUSK and John McDOWELL 1063 James NEILL (NEAL) 10 on north side of Catawba River joining land of heirs of John McPETERS and William NEILL (25 Dec, 1778) 1064 James HEMPHILL 300 On both sides of White's Fork of Silver Creek on William MORRISON's lower line & running down 1084 William ALEXANDER 300 on both sides of south fork of Upper Creek where James YOUNG now lives 1085 Uriah (Ute) SHERRILL 100 on north side of Catawba river where he now lives 1092 James STRINGFIELD 200 Lying & joining his east line joining Richard BURGESS 1093 Patrick McKINNEY 250 Lying on Canoe Creek joining his foregoing entry 1094 Greenberry WILSON 100 Lying on north side of Linville River... 1104 Thomas WILSON 350 On Silver Creek including head of Andrew WOOD's branch that joins Thomas MACKEY's line 1105 Jacob FORNEY 100 on west side of Upper Creek ... 1106 James JEWELL 300 bounding on line of Joseph MORGAN and William EAGAN 1109 William CASBUY (CAUSBY) 100 On east side of Silver Creek bounding John McDOWELL 1110 John KELLER 200 Bounding on William COSBEY's line and Jacob EBERHARDT's 1111 David McELRATH 640 on both sides of Silver Creek joining John NALES (NEILL) including his mill 1121 Charles McDOWELL 450 on both sides of Henry's River bounded by Conrad HILDEBRAND 1269 John BELLEW 400 on south side of Catawba River at mouth of Rocky Branch at Patrick HENNESSEE's line & joining Arter LOCKART (LOCKHART ? ) 1270 John CEBELY (SIBLEY) 600 On both sides of east fork of Silver Creek running up John MACKEY's entry where John Cebely now lives 1274 William WELCH 257 on both sides of Hunting Creek & both sides of Sandy Run bounded by George KILLIAN on south, Elias ALEXANDER on west & Charles McDOWELL on north (25 Dec 1778) 1275 David CONOR (CONNOR )200 on branch of KENNEDY's fork of Silver Creek joining John KENNEDY and John PEARSON (25 Dec 1778) 1294 Paul ANTONY (ANTHONY) 100 on south side of Upper Creek..... 1323 James McKINNEY 300 on both sides of White's Mill Creek near Chesterfield, also called BOLLINGER's, KINCAID's and BRISTOL's Mill Creek; borders Hugh MONTGOMERY & John FRANKLIN 1377 John McDOWELL 300 on west side of Silver Creek bounded by John COSBEY.... 1378 Margaret McDOWELL 200 On Ready Branch & both sides of Wagon Road joining John McDOWELL's land 1379 James McKINNEY 640 on both sides of Johns River ...... 1380 James McKINNEY 100 on uppermost creek joining Paul ANTONY's land 1383 Charles McPEETERS(McPETERS)150 On north side of of his own survey on north side of Catawba River 1384 Charles McPEETERS 300 on south side of Catawba River beginning at wagon ford of Johns River, opposite John MONTGOMERY and bounded by William MORRELL, Daniel RUSSELL & Benjamin INMAN 1390 John FOX 100 On middle fork of Warrior Fork of Johns River bounded by Benjamin WHITE, Thomas WHITE, & Jonathan GILBERT 1407 Joshua YOUNG 200 on south side of Catawba River near DEAL's line including improvements bought from "the FLANEGANs", bounded by William ALEXANDER, John HUGHES & John DEAL 1417 Ambrose WILLIAMS 100 on a branch of Canoe Creek that runs above James JAMISON's 1421 John HARDIN 200 On both sides of east fork of Hunting Creek joining his own lines 1431 Alexander BALEY (BAILEY) 640 on NW side of east fork of Silver Creek between Thomas PATTON and Bailey's Fork 1432 William BAILEY 640 On east fork of Silver Creek joining lines with John MACKEY and Thomas MACKEY 1442 David MUCKELRATH(McELRATH) 400 Lying & joining entry he now lives on & joining John KELLER's extending over Wagon Road & including old school house 1443 David MUCKELRATH(McELRATH) 300 on both sides of head of branch he now lives on... 1460 Charles McDOWELL 1000 Quaker Meadows survey. on north side of Catawba River including Quaker Meadows and where he now lives, bounded by Abraham COLLETT, Moses LANGLEY, William MILLER, James NICHOLSON, Jane McDOWELL, James GREENLEE. 1481 Jacob ANTONY (ANTHONY) 200 on both sides of south fork of uppermost creek between Robert STEELE & said ANTONY including improvements by Obediah WINTERS 1482 Joseph WHITE 300 on both sides of COSBEY's branch of Silver Creek joining own entry that Francis PEARSON settled 1495 Thomas PIERSON(PEARSON) 400 on both sides of PIERSON's fork of Silver Creek, joining David McCLOSKEY and Charles PERSON (PEARSON ? ) 1503 Robert PENLAND 175 on east side of Canoe Creek & both sides of Falling Branch joining James GREENLEE 1505 Alexander ERWIN 340 on both sides of uppermost creek bounding Conrad MULLS old line and Charles McDOWELL old line & Jacob FORNEY (Bellevue Plantation) 1557 James STRINGFIELD 100 on south side of Henry Fork of Catawba River on Walnut Mountain below Jonas BEDFORD's survey 1558 John HARDIN 200 On Sandy Run joining his own line... 1561 Hezekiah INMAN 150 running up both sides of Linville River at the place Sam SHERRILL sold to James GREENLEE 1575 Thomas LARGENT 100 on both sides of Lower Creek joining lines of John FRANKLIN & Charles McDOWELL 1576 John TOLES 100 on both sides of Lower Creek joining lines of John FRANKLIN & William GIBSON 1595 William EAGAN 200 on both sides of north fork of Double Creek that runs down north side of Wagon Road 1597 Thomas SCOTT 200 on Jumping Branch of Canoe Creek..... 1610 John PIERSON (PEARSON) 600 On both sides of GILLEY's Fork of Silver Creek on west side of Falling Branch bounded by widow DERREBERRY, James THOMPSON, John KENNEDY, & said PEARSON's own land. 1633 Thomas WILCHER (WELCHER) 175 on north side of Catawba River joining Charles McDOWELL 1687 Zachariah DOWNS 200 on both sides of Jacob's River including WARD's Plantation, bounded by John MILLER 1704 Matthew KIRKINDOLE(KUYKENDAL) 200 on waters of Hunting Creek bounded by John HARDIN, Zack DOWNS, Erasmus MAYS & Richard BURGESS 1716 Peter SHOUPE 200 On PETERSON's Creek , transferred to John SHELL 1738 John McGIMSEY 200 On FORNEY's Mill Branch.... 1756 William PURCY (PIERCY) 640 on both sides of north fork of Upper Creek..... 1757 Lazarus PHILLIPS 250 on both sides of north fork of Upper Creek....... 1777 Jacob ANTONY (ANTHONY) 100 on south side of Johns River including forks above pig pens 1778 Jacob ANTONY 100 lying on the hog pen branch 1/2 mile from his foregoing entry 17__ Jacob ANTONY 100 on both sides of north fork of upper creek at William WHITE'S line 1819 Robert MONTGOMERY 100 on both sides of Paddy's Creek between Samuel MATTHEWS' & his own 2521 John HALL 100 On waters of Silver Creek bounded by Michel PIERSON , Zacheus HICKS & John JEWELL ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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