Misc. Dobbs County Land Records - Dobbs County, NC - Land Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Project Archives by Martha Marble EDWIN LAWRENCE MILLER PAPERS - FOUND AT THE NORTH CAROLINA ARCHIVES, RALEIGH, NC - PC 1098.1 - (DOBBS COUNTY) abstracted by Martha Mewborn Marble NOTE: There are numerous additional Grants in this Collection I did not do until the Hoffman books to checked to see if they are in there. Also see Lenoir County Archives Page PATENTS, WARRANTS PRIOR TO REVOLUTIONARY WAR #254 - From George III To JOSEPH DAVIS - 200 acres in Dobbs - 28 Sept 1766 - NS Branch of Trent River - called Wilson's Creek - above PHILIP MILLER Recorded Secretary's Office Book #12 #219 From GEORGE III 22 November 1771 - To BENJAMIN DAVIS - 75 acres in Dobbs - WS Joshua's Creek, adj JOSEPH KINSEY, PHILLIP MILLER Recorded in the Secretaries Office, Book 13 Survey for above - said land in Craven and Dobbs Co - WM DICKSON, surveyor DOBBS COUNTY #112 - DURHAM LEIGH 22 October 1782 - to DURHAM LEIGH - 200 acres in JONES County --- WS Joshua's Creek - adj FORDHAM, JOSEPH KINSEY, ELISHA BLACKSHEAR #785 - PHILIP MILLER 10 July 1788 - to PHILIP MILLER - 10 pds every 100 acres - 300 acres in Dobbs - Joshua's Creek adj BENJAMIN DAVIS, JOSEPH DAVIS D. Caswell, Regr Survey - 26 August 1786 - for above - Ja. WHITFIELD, Surv - Chain Bearers - JACOB TRUHIT, PHILLIP BROWN #219 10 pds for every 100 acress by PHILLIP MILLER - 610 acres in DOBBS - waters of Joshua Creek, adj DANIEL GOODINGS, WILLIAM DEANE - 2 December 1790 Surveyed for above land - MARKLAND, Surveyor CB WILLIAM DEAN, JOHN GRAY INDENTURES JOSEPH DAVIS TO MAJOR GRIFFIN Indenture - 30 September 1768 - JOSEPH DAVIS of Dobbs County, planter, to MAJOR GRIFFIN - 30 pds - both sides of Trent called Willson's Creek, adj PHILLIP MILLER - 200 acres part of patent to JOSEPH DAVIS on 6 September 1766 WIT - JOHN (X) WATSON, PHILEMON (X) NOBEL Received 30 September 1768 of MAJOR GRIFFIN - 30 pds To Court Oct Term 1769 on oath of PHILLIMON NOBLE Enrolled Dobbs Liber #3 pages 194 - 195 - 2 November 1769 PHILLIP MILLER TO JACOB TRUHITT 7 January 1777 - Indenture - PHILLIP MILLER of Dobbs Co, planter to JACOB TRUHITT of Dobbs, Young man (sic) on other part - MILLER had patent 10 October 1769 in Dobbs on head of Joshua's Creek - 30 pds - 100 acress Signed with mark which is very distinct - FM WIT JOSEPH FHRANK, WILLIAM TREHITT MAJOR GRIFFIN TO PHILLIP MILLER Indenture - 7 January 1777 - MAJOR GRIFFIN, planter of Dobbs to PHILLIP MILLER, planter of Dobbs - granted to him by deed of sale from JOSEPH DAVIS - 40 pds - 200 acres - patented by BENJAMIN DAVIS on 5 September 1766 - branch of Trent River called Wilson's Creek - adj PHILLIP MILLER MAJOR GRIFFIN SIGNED MARY GRIFFIN used a mark WIT - EVAN GRIFFITH, JOHN (X) TRUEHITT To Court - October Term 1777 on oath of EVAN GRIFFIN - M. CASWELL, Clk Enrolled - Liber B page 260 - 10 October 1777 M. CASWELL, Regr DANIEL MILLER TO PHILIP MILLER Indenture - 3 August 1781 - DANIEL MILLER of DOBBS to PHILIP MILLER of Dobbs - 50 pds - 190 acres - NS Trent, both sides of Joshua's Creek - part of tract patented by PHILIP MILLER on 20 April 1745 - adj EVAN GRIFFITH WIT SARAH MILLER PHILPENON (X) NOBLE To Court - April Term 1782 on oath of PHILIPINA NOBLES M. CASWELL, Clk Enrolled Liber C pages 301 and 302 - 9 April 1782 - SAML CASWELL, REGR WILLIAMS TRUHITT TO JOB IVES Indenture - 13 December 1786 - WILLIAMS TRUHITT of DOBBS to JOB IVES of Jones County - 50 pds - 79 acres ---- NS Bucks Branch adj to patent by JOSEPH KINSEY of 24 May 1773 and sold to sd TRUHITT Signed by mark also signed was ANN DELANCH TRUEHITT by mark WIT JACOB IVES, ? TRUHITT To Court Jan Term 1787 on oath of ANN DELANCH TRUHITT M. CASWELL, CLK Enrolled - Liber D page 273 - 20 January 1787 EVAN GRIFFITH TO PHILLIP MILLER Indenture - 18 April 1787 - EVAN GRIFFITH of Dobbs to PHILLIP MILLER of DOBBS - 100 pds - tract in Dobbs Co - ES Joshua's Creek - adj JOSEPH DAVIS --- part of 3 surveys --- 100 acres granted to JOSEPH DAVIS; 15 acres granted to PHILLIP MILLER SENR; 30 acres PHILLIPS MILLER lived on--- in whole 145 acres---granted by PHILLIP MILLER SENR to EVAN GRIFFITH WIT ELIZABETH (X) MILLER, COLLIN ? MILLER To Court April Term 1789 M CASWELL, CLK Enrolled Liber E pages 97,98,99 11 May 1789 W. CASWELL, Regr NATHAN BRYAN TO MOSES GOODING NOTE: This is a copy of the original and is not complete - Deed - ----- November 1790 - NATHAN BRYAN to MOSES GOODING - 13 acres --- BRYAN's corner JACOB TRUHITT TO PHILLIP MILLER Indenture - 4 March 1791 - JACOB TRUHITT of Dobbs to Phillip Miller of DOBBS - 80 pds - 197 acres - 100 acres of said land pattented by Phillip Miller, Senr and deeded from Sd PHILLIP MILLER to JACOB TRUHITT - viz - Joshua Creek - 97 acres granted to JACOB TRUHITT by patent - WS Joshua's Creek, adj JAMES BROWN Signed by mark WIT MOSES GOODING, JOHN NOBLE To Court Oct Term 1792 on oath of MOSES GOODING W. CASWELL, Clk Enrolled Liber B pates 261, 262, 263 10 November 1792 ----------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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