Dobbs County, NC - Court Records

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Grace Williamson Turner
Edited by Guy Potts

Source: Secretary of State 310, Court of Ordinary, Court of Claims

North Carolina}
 Dobbs County }

            This Day personally appeared before me James Calcote one of
his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid William Fort 
of Nauhunty of about 40 years of age & Person of known Probity and good
Character and made Oath to the following Deposition, to wit, That on or
about the year seventeen Hundred fifty five or fifty six he was in the
Company of Colo James Conner late of Terril County deces'd and heard him
declare that he had survey'd the Land of William Davis Deceased, and 
that he had made due Returns of the same and that there was a Patent for
any Person that would apply therefor; And the said Wm Fort further says
on his Oath that he was in the Company of John Weaver when he surveyed
the same Land Called Davis's Land, and that he and One John Elvinton were
appointed Possession Masters by an Order of the Vestry of said County and
that they Possessioned the said Lands Called Davis' Land and further saith 
not Given under my Hand this 25th Day of March 1763

                                         J L Callcote JP

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