Chowan County NcArchives Court.....Governor's Council, Minutes Of 1735 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connie Ardrey n/a August 2, 2009, 2:53 pm Source: Colonial Records Of North Carolina Written: 1735 Minutes of the North Carolina Governor's Council North Carolina. Council September 04, 1735 - September 29, 1735 Volume 04, Pages 53-63 At a Council held at —— the 4th Sept Anno Domini 1735 Present His Excellency The Honoble Will Smith Esqr Member of Council The Honoble M Rowan Esqr Member of Council The Honoble N. Rice Esqr Member of Council The Honoble E. Moseley Esqr Member of Council The Honoble R Halton Esqr Member of Council The Honoble R. Moore Esqr Member of Council His Excellency was pleased to lay a form of a patent before this Board which was approved by a Majority of His Majestys Council Tis therefore Ordered That all Grants to be made of his Majestys Lands within this Province be of the Form and tenor following Vizt Read the Petition of the following Persons setting forth That they obtained Warrants from the late Govr which have been duly executed and returned and praying Patents for the same Vizt Thomas Fall for 200 Bladen, Ditto 200 Ditto, Thos Lock 190 Ditto Ordered That patents issue accordingly Read the Petition of Thomas Hall setting forth that he obtained His Excellency's Warrant for 560 Acres in Bladen which has been duely executed and returned and praying a Patent for the same Ordered that a Patent issue accordingly September 5th 1735 Present His Excellency The Honoble Will Smith Esqr Member of Council The Honoble E Moseley Esqr Member of Council The Honoble Math Rowan Esqr Member of Council The Honoble Nath Rice Esqr Member of Council The Honoble R. Moore Esqr Member of Council Read the Petitions of the following Persons setting forth That they obtained Warrants from the late Governour which have been duly executed and returned and praying Patents for the same Vizt George Gibbs 200 Bladen, Griffin Jones 350 Ditto, Griffin Jones 160 Bladen, Jno White 640 Bladen, Pet Evans 200 Bladen, Ev Ellis 450 Bladen, Thos Lock 190 Ditto, Do 196 Ditto, Grif Jones 350 Do, Do 350 Do, Wm Mason 400 Bladen, Jno Polhton 250 Do, Sara Lewis 160 Bladen, Step Brock 409 Do, Eph Vernon 657 Do Ordered that Patents issue accordingly Read the Petitions of the following Persons setting forth that they obtained Warrants from the late Governour which have been duely executed and returned and praying Patents for the Same vizt Jane Husbands 640 Bladen, Jos Waters 320 Ditto, Hugh Campbell 640 N. Hanover, Edwd Mitchell 640 Bladen, Thos Lock 640 Do, Geo Gibbs 320 N. Hanover, Nath Rice 640 Bladen, Do 640 Do, Edward Jones 640 Bladen, Edwd Mitchel 640 Do, Jane Husbands 640 Do, Mary Vail 400 Do, Hugh Campbell 640 N. Hanover, Nath Rice 320 Bladen, Mich Blocker 640 Do, Jos Waters 200 Do Ordered that Patents issue accordingly September the 9th 1735 Present His Excellency The Honoble Will Smith Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble Math Rowan Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble Nath Rice Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble E Moseley Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble Robt Halton Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble R Moore Esqr Member of His Majestys Council Read the petitions of the following Persons setting forth that they obtained Warrants from the late Governour which have been duely executed and returned and Praying Pats for the same vizt John Green 640 Bladen, Wm Forbs 640 N. Hanover, St Holingsworth 640 Bladen, Jo Clark 640 Do, Do 640 Do, Robert Forster 640 Bladen, Jno Montgomery 320 Do, Jno Hill 640 Bladen, Jno Montgomery 320 Do, M. Rowan 640 Do, Wm Cane 320 N Hanover, Wm Forbes 640 Do, Ja Campbell 640 Bladen M Rowan 600 Bladen, Jas Espy 640 Do, Robt Forster 640 Bladen, Jno Green 640 Do, Jas Campbell 640 Do, Wm Forbes 640 N. Hanover, Benfitz Randolph 640 Do, Jos. Clark 260 Do, Robt Forster 640 Bladen, Do 640 Do, Da Lewis 200 Do, Geo Gibbs 640 N. Hanover Jno Montgomery 320 Do. Ordered that Patents issue accordingly Read the Petitions of the following Persons setting forth that they have obtained Warrants from his Excellency which have been duely Executed and returned and praying Patents for the same Vizt Jno Russ 360 Bladen, Jas Carver 640 Do, Chas Benbow 640 Do, Jno Linscomb 300 Do, M Rowan 176 Bladen, W Norton 700 Do, Thos Freeman 400 Ditto, Hugh Blanning 320 Ditto, Geo Gibbs 640 Ditto, Ja Lyon 640 Ditto, Wm Lord 640 Ditto, Richard Heller 2000 Bladen, Phil Wilkinson 400 Do, Mich Blocker 300 Do, Jno Hodgson 600 N Hanover, M Rowan 144 Bladen, Jas Carver & Chas Benbour 640 Bladen, Richd Richardson 640 Bladen, Jno Hodgson 600 N. Hanover, Jas Lyon 500 Bladen, Jno Hodgson 600 N. Hanover, Mathew Rowan 230 Do Ordered that Patents issue accordingly September the 10th Present His Excellency The Honorable Will Smith Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honorable R Halton Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honorable N. Rice Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honorable E. Moseley Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honorable M. Rowan Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honorable R. Moore Esqr Member of His Majestys Council Read the Petition of Clemt Machons of the Island of Jersey in the Kingdom of Great Britain by his Attorney Joshua Gabourel Setting forth that some time ago Moses Machon arrived here in Cape Fear and purchased a certain tract of Land scituate on the N. W. Branch of this river and seated and cultivated the same and had a large stock of Cattle and Hogs thereon that some time afterwards the said Moses Machons business called him to N. England where he died intestate That thereupon Roger Moore Esqr procured a Warrt in his own name for the said Land he now praying a Patent for the same the said Joshua Gabourel in behalf of the aforesaid Clemt Machon opposed the said Petition and on hearing the arguments on both sides it is the opinion of this Board that the property of the said Land be and is in the said Clemt Machon Whereupon the said Gabourel prayed a Warrt in the name and to the use of the above named Clemt Machon which accordingly is Granted Read the Petition of Jam Welch setting forth that he formerly obtained a Warrant for a tract of Land under the proprs opposite to the thoroughfare and had built and cleared thereon and praying a Patent for the same Whereupon his Excellency was pleased to Order the Petitr to prove the Allegations set forth in the said Petition which he failing to do it is the unanimous opinion of this Board that he has no right to the said Land and that Roger Moore Esqr have a Grant or Patent for the said Land in consequence of a Warrant he the said Moore obtained from the late Govr Burrington Read the Petitions of the following Persons setting forth that they obtained Warrants from the late Governour which have been duely executed and returned and praying Patents for the same Vizt Jos Sowl 640 Bladen, Ja Innes 640 Ditto, Wm Forbes 1000 N. Hanover, Jno Brook 400 Bladen, Jno Worth 640 Ditto, Wm Gray 108 N. Hanover, Jno Arthur 640 N Hanover, Ja Innes 640 Bladen, Wm Gray 350 Bladen, Jas Innes 320 Do, Wm Gray 350 Do, Jas Innes 320 Do, Ed Harrison 640 Do, Jas Innes 320 N Hanover, Do 640 Bladen, Wm Gray 350 Do. Ordered that Patents issue accordingly Read the petition of Geo: Perry and Giles Hicks setting forth that they obtained Warrants from his Excellency for 640ac and 320 acres which have been duely executed and returned and praying Patents for the same Ordered that Patents issue accordingly September 11th Present His Excellency The Honoble W. Smith Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble M. Rowan Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble N. Rice Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble E Moseley Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble R Halton Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble R. Moore Esqr Member of His Majestys Council Read the Petition of Jno Calkings setting forth that one Baxter had sureptitiously obtained a Warrt for 640ac of Land part of the said Calkings Land which he had taken up in South Carolina before the Boundary Line was run it being designed then to belong to that Government but the same now falling within this Government he prays a Warrant for the said Land by him taken up as aforesaid Vizt 1100ac and that the said Baxter's Warrt be vacated Ordered that a Warrant issue to the said Calking for the said 1100ac of Land and that the said Baxters Warrant be vacated and cancelled as prayed Read the Petitions of the following Persons setting forth that they obtained Warrts from the late Govr which have been duely executed and returned and praying Patents for the same Vizt Wm Bartram 400 Bladen, Jno Dallison 640 N. Hanover, Do 640 Ditto, Eliz Dallison 640 Ditto, Jno Watson 640 Bladen, Lewis Febuer 640 Bladen, Wm Flavel 640 Do, Henry Sistims 640 Do, Jer Bigfurd 320 N. Hanover Ordered That Patents issue accordingly On motion of the Attorney General in behalf of the Survr Genl setting forth that it will be impracticable for the said Survr to survey the several tracts of Land in New Hanover and Bladen Precincts ordered to be resurveyed without the Patents Ordered that the Several Patentees of such Lands when thereto required do produce their several and respective Patents to the Surveyor Genl and if any Person fail in obedience to this order the said Surveyor General is hereby directed to inform His Majestys Attorney General of their refusal he is ordered to prosecute all and every person so refusing in His Majestys Court of Exchequer Read the Petitions of the following Persons setting forth that they obtained Warrants from His Excellency which have been duely executed and returned and praying Patents for the same Vizt Thos Assop 640 N Hanover, Andrew Soleyree 1808 Bladen, Cath Edwards 200 Do, Zebulon Clayton 300 Do, Richd French 1000 Do, John Davis 308 N. Hanover, St Holingsworth 250 Bladen, Zeb Clayton 700 Do, Henry Simmons 360 Do, Richd French 300 Do, Mich Dyer 320 N Hanover Ordered that Patents issue Accordingly September 13th Present His Excellency The Honoble W. Smith Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble R. Halton Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble E. Moseley Esqr Member of His Majestys Council The Honoble R. Moore Esqr Member of His Majestys Council Read the Petitions of the foll. Persons setting forth that they obtained Warrants from the late Govr which they have duely executed and returned and praying Patents for the same vizt Thos Mathews 400 Bladen, Zebulon Clayton 250 Ditto, Roger Haymer 640 Ditto, Timothy Bloodworth 300 N. Hanover, Richd Hellier 200 Bladen, Jno Maultsly 300 Do, Do 320 Do, Richd Sanderson 250 Do, Do 750 Do, Do 500 Do, Jno Dallison 640 N. Hanover, Warren Bauldwin 100 Bladen, Jno Maultsly 300 Ditto, Rd Mullington 640 N Hanover, Roger Hayns 640 Bladen, Rd Sanderson 150 Do, Richd Hellier 200 Do, Jno Watson 640 N. Hanover, Jno Marshal 300 Do, Mary Harnet 640 Bladen Ordered that Patents issue accordingly. Read the Petitions of the following Persons setting forth that they obtained His Excellencys Warrant which have been duely executed and returned and praying Patents in Consequence thereof Vizt Jas Hasel 400 N. Hanover, Do 320 Ditto, Rd Dun 150 Bladen, Jno Winning 350 Bladen, Do 350 Ditto, Rd Dun 150 Bladen, Do 320 Do, Wm Lord 640 Do, Moses Plumer 300 Do, Rd Dun 320 Bladen, Jno Dalzel 432 Ditto, Moses Plumer 250 Ditto, Wm Smith 1000 N Hanover, Wm Gray 500 Bladen, Benjm Sowle 320 Bladen, Do 320 Do, Moses Plumer 250 Do Ordered that Patents issue accordingly Read the Petition of Zebulon Clayton setting forth that he obtained his Excellency's Warrant for 700ac which have been duely executed and returned and praying a Patent for the same Thos Lock appeared and acquainted this Board that he had seated and cultivated the said Land and therefore prayed a Warrant for the same and that the said Claytons Warrant be cancelled both which Petitions having been considered by the Board It is Ordered that the said Zebulon Clayton have a Patent for the Land for the said Land He praying the said Thos Lock for his Improvements. On motion of Roger Moore Esqr praying that Grants for certain tracts of Land which he alledges to belong to him that have passed the Council may be stopped from going out till he shall be heard thereon Vizt Jno Debzal 430ac on the N. W. river joining Land of Jno Montgomery, Moses Plumer 350 on the N. W. on Swann's Creek and 300ac on the N. W. joining Rd Singletary's upper Line, Ben Sowl 300ac on the N. W. above Swann's Creek, 320ac on Hammond's Creek, Moses Plumers 250ac opposite Swann's Creek, Wm Lord 640 on the N. W. joining Wm Hawksworths Land Ordered that the said Patents lye in the Secretarys Office till the 20th of January next. Upon application of Rd Evans Ordered that Col Maurice Moore do forthwith get his Warrant executed for laying out to him a Plantation on Barnet's Creek to the end it may be known where Richard Evan's Survey is to begin he having a subsequent Warrant for Land on the said Creek. Edward Moseley and Roger Moore Esqrs desired the following papers might be read in Council which was accordingly read Vizt His Majesty by his Royal Instruction to the late Govr Burrington having directed him not to grant to any person more than fifty Acres for every white or black man, woman or child of which the Grantees Family shall consist at the time the Grant shall be made And His Majesty having given an Instruction to the Present Govr in the very same words Edward Moseley and Roger Moore Members of his Majesty's Council for this Province are of Opinion the same Instructn ought to be observed they move that before any Grant be signed Proof should be made of the No Persons in each grantees family so as to entitle him to the Quantity of Land mentioned in the Grant They also humbly desire leave to enter in the Council Book this as their Protestn against any Grant being signed other than such as shall be conformable to the Royal Instruction both with respect to the form of the Grant and the No of acres comprized therein. His Excellency the Governour by and with the advice of his Majestys Council was pleased to allow the said Paper to be entered in the Journal of this Board but rejected the rest of the motion because he knows of no such Instruction directing not to Grant to any Person more than 50ac for every white or black man woman or child of which the Grantees Family shall consist and in case such an Instruction had been it was the Duty of the Members who made this Motion to have done it before the Grants were Ordered in Council which would have saved a great charge to the Persons applying Ordered that the arrears of his Majestys Quit Rents due in the County of Bath be collected in March next His Excellency was pleased to adjourn the Council to the 22d Instant to meet at Newbern, North Carolina. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/chowan/court/governor1037wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 15.4 Kb