Dobbs County, NC - Court Records

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by
Grace Williamson Turner

Retyped and posted by
Annette Roebuck <aroebuck@hotmail.com>

Source: Secretary of State, 1721-1775, Petitions for Re-survey of Land
        Land Grants, Dobbs County, S.S. 727.4

     To His Excellency Josiah Martin, Esquire Governor & Commander in Chief 
in & over the Province of North Carolina And His Majesty's Honourable 
Councill now Sitting.

     The Petition of William Ormond of Dobbs County Humbly Sheweth That 
Whereas one William Curley (now deceased) in his life time on the twentieth 
day of April 1745 Obtained of his Excellency Gabriel Johnston Esquire at that 
time Governor of the said Province, a Patent for three hundred acres of land 
lying in the said Province at that time in Craven County but since by a Division 
been called Johnston County & since by a later division Called Dobbs County 
on the North side of Great Contentney Creek on Cat Tail Swamp, which said land 
the said William Curley quietly & peaceably possess'd & dwelt thereon many 
years & cleared & cultivated a great part thereof, And before his death in & by 
his last Will & Testament Devised the said land to his Son William Curley who 
peaceably & quietly dwelt thereon & paid Quit Rents to his Majesty's Deputy 
Receeiver Several years Then Sold & conveyed the said Land to one Elisha Tillman 
who without any Interruption possessed the said Land until he Sold & Conveyed 
the same to his Brother John Tillman who peaceably possessed the same untill he 
Convey'd it to your Petitioner who now remains in quiet Possession which makes 
Twenty Seven years possession without any dispute or Interruption. Now your 
Petitioner Humbly means to inform your Excellency & Honours that the Original 
Patent hath been much Worn & Torn & is only kept together by Pasteing Paper 
thereto & also appears to have been much wet with water so that the Words are 
very pale & Dull Scarce Legible & that some part thereof is intirely gone which 
appears from the Run of the Sence & meaning of the preceeding & succeeding 
words in the Patent & also as may appear from all the Deeds of Conveyance drawn 
from the Patent to be the following Words (that is to say) in our Province of 
North Carolina on the Northside of Great-Contentney-Creek Beginning at a Red Oake
on the East side of Cat-Tail-Swamp. & your Petitioner Sent by one James Glasgow
Esquire to the Secretary's Office for a Copy of the Patent from the Record,
But was inform'd by Mr Parrott the Clerk or Writer in the said Office that he
had made a thorough Search & that the Patent never was Recorded in the 
Secretary's Office & that the Recording of most of the Patents made out about
that time when Mr Rice was Secretary were neglected, So that perhaps your
Petitioner in time may be without a Proper Title to his land. Your Petitioner
further Saith that he hath the old Patent & all the Conveyances as also the
Quit Rent Receipt ready to Produce to your Excellency & Honours praying that
Your Excellency & Honours would Order the Old Patent to be Recorded with the
Words that are lost or gone to be properly Inserted, or to do Otherwise in 
regard thereto as Shall seem most Convenient to your Excellency & Honours
And your Petitioner as in Duty bound will ever pray &c &c

                                                   Will'm Ormond
On reverse: Wm Ormond's Petition. (No date)

____________________________________________________________________

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. The 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, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of 
this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives 
to store the file permanently for free access.
__________________________________________________________________________