Chowan County NcArchives Court.....Crisp, Capt. Nicholas 1714
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Source: Colonial Records
Written: 1714

Minutes of the North Carolina Governor's Council
North Carolina. Council
August 10, 1714 - August 11, 1714
Volume 02, Pages 139-142

[Council Journal.]

Att a Council holden at ye house of Majr Jno Hecklefield in Little River

Upon the Petition of Capt Nicho Crisp Setting forth yt about Six or Seven years 
agon he tooke up and Survey'd Six hundred & Twenty acres of Land on Morratock 
river a Place Called Skanwankee and hath duely pd ye Quit rents for ye Same as 
well as ye purchase money to ye Lords proptr receiver Genll as by ye same Survey 
& rect may appeare. And farther that upon his making applycation for a pattent 
for ye same Land he is advertised that an ordr is pass'd in ye Councill (long 
since his taken up ye sd Land) that ye same is reserved for hunting Quarters for 
some of ye Tuskurora Indyans which ordr he Conceives is not well grounded in as 
much as he who has right to ye Said Land was not Called to make his Title 
thereto. And he is further advised that ye said Order is passed Since ye Tusks 
Articled wth ye Governmt to be Confined and bounded between ye two rivers of 
Pamplicough and Nuse. And that if ye Indyans should be permitted to have hunting 
Quarters on ye Said River of Morattock it will very much prejudice ye setleing 
that river wch is Capable of Seating Some hundreds of familyes. And he farther 
Showeth that notwithstanding his right is so apparant to sd Land he has always 
been ready to make some reasonable Complyance to such Indyan or Indyans as should 
lay any pretenses to ye sd Land and which he is still ready to doe therefore 
prays that he may have a pattent passed for ye sd Land according to his purchase 
&c And ye matter being Considered & it appearing to this board that ye said Crisp 
has actually pd ye purchase money for ye Same Land.

It is ordered that soe soone as ye said Crisp shall have agreed wth ye said 
Indyans or that ye said Land shall by any other means be freed from ye Indyans 
title the sd Crisp shall have a pattent for ye same And that in ye mean tyme his 
Title be and shall be preferable to any other title of any Englishman.


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