Chowan County NcArchives Court.....Governor's Council, Minutes Of 1717
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Source: Colonial Records Of North Carolina
Written: 1717

Minutes of the North Carolina Governor's Council
North Carolina. Council
June 04, 1717 - June 05, 1717
Volume 02, Pages 282-283

[Council Journal.]

North Carolina 
Att a Council holden at the House of the Honble Coll Thomas Pollock in Chowan 
on Tuseday the 4th day of June Anno Dom 1717 

Present the Honble Charles Eden Governor Captn Genll & Adll 
The Honble Thos Pollock Esqr Lds Proptrs Depty 
The Honble Fredk Jones Esqr Lds Proptrs Depty 
The Honble Fras Foster Esqr Lds Proptrs Depty 
The Honble T Knight Esqr Lds Proptrs Depty 
The Honble N Chevin Esqr Lds Proptrs Depty 

Upon Petition of John Gray setting forth that a Tract of Land lying in Chowan 
Containing acres was formerly granted by Patent to Wm Fulk is now Lapsed for 
want of being Seated in due time pursuant to the Tenor of the said Patent and 
prayes the same may be Granted to him

Ordered that the same be Granted as pray'd for

Upon Petition of John Nairne shewing that a Tract of Land formerly Granted by 
Patent to Edward Howard is lapsed for want of Seating and prays the same may 
be Granted to him

Ordered that the same be Granted as pray'd for

Upon Petition of John Nairn Shewing that a Tract of Land formerly Granted by 
Patent to John Miner is Laps'd for want of being Seated in due time and prayes 
ye same may be granted to him

Ordered that the same be granted as pray'd for

Then this Board Adjourned till to morrow morning 9 of the Clock

Wenesday morning June the fifth 1717 this board mett again

Present Ut Supra together with Coll Reed

Upon Petition of Catherine Morby shewing that her late Husband George Morby is 
Dead and hath left no Heires in this Govermt by which means a Tract of Land on 
the Head of Cashoke Creek whereon he lived is become Escheatable and prayes 
the same may be granted to her

Ordered that the same be granted as prayd for and that a Warrt be directed to 
the Escheat master accordingly Upon Petition of Henry Bonner showing that a 
Tract of Land Lying on Morratock River was formerly Granted to Thos Hoskins by 
Patent and is now lapsd for want of being seated in Due time pursuant to the 
purport of the said Patent and prayes the same may be Granted to him

Ordered that the same be granted as prayed for

Upon Petition of Henry Lysle Junior shewing that a Tract of Land on Cashoke 
Creek formerly Granted to Henry Lysle Senior by Patent is Elapsed for want of 
being seated in due time pursuant to the Purport of the said Patent and prayes 
that the same may be Granted to him

Ordered that the same be granted as prayed for

North Carolina ss 
Whereas the Tuscarora Indians by their articles of peace with this Governmt 
were bounded and Limited for their future Settlement to a certain Tract of 
Land lying between Onion quits-tah Creek on Pamplico River and Nuse river to 
which settlement they were to repaire so soon as the Warr should be over But 
for as much as the Indyan Warr is since broken out in South Carolina the 
aforesaid Tuscarore Indyans have Signified to this Government that they are in 
Danger of being Attacked and destroyed by those Indyans and therefore has 
prayed to be allowed a Settlement on Morratock River for their further 
Security Now be it known that it is hereby mutually agreed on between the 
Honble Charles Eden Governor Capt Genll and Admll of this Province by and with 
the Advice and Consent of the Council for and on behalfe of himselfe and the 
Inhabitants of this Governmt and King Blount for and on behalfe of himselfe 
and ye rest of the Tuscarora Indyans that for as much as the said Blount and 
his Indyans have been very Servicable to this Government and still Continues 
so to be And as a particular mark of Favor from this Government They do hereby 
Give unto him the said Blount for his further and better support of himselfe 
and his Indyans all the Land lying between Mr Jones's Lower land on the 
northside of the Morratock river to Quitmak Swamp And the said King Blount 
doth hereby agree to remove all his Indyans from off the other Lands down to 
Roovosskee by Chrismas next And that they shall not molest nor disturb the 
Inhabitants nor their stocks in Hunting in any of the adjacent Grounds but 
that they shall take all the due Care therein they can and that they shall not 
nor will not Claim any Right or property to any Other Lands hereafter on 
Either side of Morratock River

In Witness whereof the said Parties have Interchanably Set their hands and 
Seals this fifth day of June 1717

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