Chowan County, NC - King Deeds, 1713-1755 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 Guy Potts - egpotts@gmail.com ========== Chowan Precinct, NC, 1696-1723 Genealogical Abstracts of Deed Books by Margaret M. Hofmann 10 Dec 1713 - I, William Duckenfield of Chowan Prect. am held and firmly bound unto Henry King of Albemarle Co. in ye full sum of 500 pounds the condition of this obligation is that the sd. Duckenfield doth make a good deed for 600 acres as by patent to the sd. Duckenfield and called ye Logg house. Wit: John King, William Drury, John Plowman, John Duckenfield, Thomas Ashley. Acknowledged ye 2 Jun 1715. Reg. 10 7ber 1715. 15 Apr 1715 - Robert Patterson and Jannet my wife to Henry King, letter of attorney to acknowledge sale of 100 acres to John Davison. Wit: Thomas Doiele, William Fryer, James Woods. Reg. 10 Sep 1715. 20 8ber 1715 - Thomas Dyall of Chowan Prect. and Mary his wife to Henry King of Chowan Prect., letter of attorney to acknowledge for us a deed of 100 acres unto Leonard Langstone. Wit: William Whitfield, John Davison, Thomas Cope. Reg. 25 8ber 1715. (After Michael King died, his wife Isabel married a Dyal in 1742 and they were in Bertie Co by then) 20 8ber 1715 - Thomas Dyall of NC and Mary his wife to Henry King of Chowan, letter of attorney to acknowledge to Richard Moore of Nancimond Co, VA 1 deed of 220 acres. Wit: William Whitfield, John Davison, Thomas Cope. Reg. 25 Oct 1715. 20 8ber 1715 - Thomas Dyall of Chowan Prect. and Mary his wife to Henry King of Chowan Prect., letter of attorney to acknowledge for us a deed of 100 acres unto Leonard Langstone. Wit: William Whitfield, John Davison, Thomas Cope. Reb. 25 8ber 1715. 9 Mar 1716 - Gerrard Lynch of Chowan Prect. and Katharine his wife to Coll. Edward Moseley of the same place, 50 pounds for 640 acres more or less on the Midle swamp of Salmon Creek, joining a branch and the swamp granted to Katharine King relict of Henry King dec'd the sd. patent being lapsed from Henry King and purchased from John Plowman 1 Dec 1712. Wit: Cary Godbee, Sarah Wilkinsson, Judith Fox. Reg. 24 Jan 1717. 17 Apr 1716 - William Duckenfield of Chowan Prect. to Thomas West of the same Prect., 56 pounds, assignment of a patent of 342 acres on the south west side of Chowan River joining Henry King and the land lately belonging to Francis Parrott dec'd. Wit: William Maule, Benjamin Blount. Reg. 8 May 1716. 2 Aug 1716 - A receipt from R. Calfe to Gerrard Lynch at West Shore Log House for sundry merchandise taken up per Henry King lately dec'd. Reg. 19 Aug 1717. 4 Apr 1717 - Agreement between Gerrard Lynch on behalf of his wife Katharine King (relict of Henry King) and John King guardian of Michael King and one of the administrators of the estate of the sd. Henry King. The said Lynch receives use of slave Frances during the life of Katharine and then the sd. slave to go to Katharine's children. Wit: Thomas Boyd, Edward Moseley. Reg. 19 Aur 1717. (Document signed: Catharine Lynch) 25 Jun 1718 - James Wilkisson of Chowan Prect., planter to Coll. Thomas Pollock of Chowan Prect., Merchant, 60 pounds for 100 acres on the south west side of Chowan River joining the sd. Pollock and Mr. Henry King, all housing, orchards, etc. Wit: Thomas West, John Walker. Reg. 2 8ber 1718. 23 Aug 1718 - Martin Frederick Razor of Chowan Prect., Planter to Col. Thomas Pollock of Chowan Prect., Merchant, 10 pounds for 182 acres on the west side of Chowan river joining the land lately belonging to Henry King and the sd. Pollock as by a lapse patent to Martin Frederick Razor, all housing fencing, orchards, etc. Wit: John Hardy, Thomas West. Reg. 24 Apr 1719. 13 Feb 1719/20 - This Bill bindeth me, Michael King, of Chowan Prect., planter unto Robert Bell of Chowan in the sum of 150 pounds and the above bound Michael King will warrant and defend me Robert Bell as Extr. of the last will and testament of Henry Woodmite dec'd and of Isobel Ferguson's will proved in open court. Wit: John Crombie, Thomas Bell. Reg. Chowan Ct. Apri. 1721. Michael King and Isobel King his wife acknowledged the within bond to Robert Bell. Test: Thomas Hanman, Clerk. 19 Apr 1721 - Robert Bell, Michael King and Isabel his wife (residence not given) to the Hon. Charles Eden, Governor of NC, 71 pounds for 606 acres on the middle swamp at the head of the Beaverdam, joining the sd. Charles Eden, Colo. Thomas Pollock and Major John Plowman. Wit: John Lovick, William Alexander, J. Plowman. Reg. Chowan Ct. 19 Apr 1721. Test: Thomas Henman, Clerk. ========== Chowan County, NC Deed Books C-1, Unk, H1-1, Misc. Deeds dated 1723-1759, Vol III by Weynette Parks Haun 28 May 1728 - Henry King of Chowan pct. to Charles King, 100 pounds for 240 acres in Chowan pct. part of a survey of 540 acres formerly surveyed for Wm. King which 240 acres lyes on the easterly side of "King's branch" on the Cypress Swamp. Wit: Jno. Jones, Rt. Forster. Ackd. 28 May 1728 C. Gale CJ. Oct 1755 - Joseph Speight, Chowan Co., to Henry King, same, £3:10 VA for 50 acres in Chowan Co. beginning at a hickery on the west side of the Deep Cypress Swamp a corner tree of Wm. King's to the beginning. Wit: Thos. Rotler, Catherine Speight, Jesse Rotler. Ackd Oct Ct 1755. Thos. Jones CC Regd 21 Mar 1756. Geo. Disbrowe Reg. Oct 1755 - Henry King, Chowan Co. for love good will and affection to my daughter Ann Speight all that land I purchased of Thos. Sanders in Chowan Co. on the Cypress Swamp, only I except and reserve to myself as much timber and as many trees as I shall think fit for my use during my natural life. Wit: Thos. Ritter, Cath Speight, Jesse Ritter. Ackd Oct Ct. Thos. Jones CC Regd 21 Mar 1756. G. Disbrowe Reg. 23 Oct 1755 - Henry King, Chowan Co. for love and good will and affection to my daughter Sarah Sanders, 105 acres which I purchased of Jos. Ballard of Chowan Co. on the So. west side of Cypress Swamp, metes and bounds, to the beginning on Cypress Swamp. If sd Sarah Sanders decease without heir of her body lawfully begotten then I give the above land to my heirs forever only I except and reserve to myself the use of afsd land during the term of my natural life then to sd Sarah Sanders. Wit: Chas. King, Heny King Jr, Solomon King jurat. pvd Jul Ct 1756. Thos. Jones CC Regd 11 Jun 1757. G. Disbrowe Reg.