CRAVEN COUNTY, NC - COURT - Court Minutes Book 1, pp. 97-147 (1716) Surnames: GREEN, GRAVES, EDMONSON ==================================================================== 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. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Wood nancy_wood@email.msn.com ==================================================================== Craven Co. Court Minutes Book 1, pp. 97-147 (1716) Surnames: GREEN, GRAVES, EDMONSON Capt. RICHD. GRAVES and HANAH his Wife came to Court and acknowledged her Right of Dower of ye. sd. one hundr. and foure acres of land unto ELIZ. GREEN, ordr. it be Registered and it is registered in Book A fo: RICHD. GRAVES and HANAH his Wife came into Court and acknowledged the assignment of a patent for the land mentioned in ye. afsd. Deed of Gift unto ELIZ. GREEN ordered the assignmt. to be registered and it is registred in Book A fo: Capt. RICHD. GRAVES and HANAH his Wife came and acknowledged a deed of Gift of Two hundr. and Ninty acres of land unto James Green ordr. it be registred and is is registred In Book A fo: Then came Capt. RICHD. GRAVES and HANAH his Wife Into Court and acknowledged the assignmt. of a patent for ye. land mentined In ye. above Deed of Gift unto JAMES GREEN and his heirs ordr. it be recorded and it is registered in Book A. Then Came Capt. RICHD. GRAVES and acknowledged unto JOS. EDMONSON and his heirs and assigns A conveyance for Two hundred and seventy acres of Land ordr. it be registered and it is registered In Book A fo: Then came HANAH GRAVES Into Court and acknowledged her Right of Dowry of ye. above mentioned Land unto JOS. EDMUNDSON ordr. it be registered and it is Registered in Book A fo: Note: HANNAH, the widow of FARNIFOLD GREEN, had married Capt. RICHARD GRAVES. This was probably a dispersal of her late husband's property to his children. Her daughter, PRISCILLA GREEN, married (as his second wife) JOSEPH EDMONDSON of Craven Co. Nancy Edmondson Wood