Duplin County, NC - Deed & Land Records File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Christine Grimes Thacker 1A p. 237 BAKER (B) BOWDEN (BOURDEN) of New Hanover Co., planter, to WILLIAM TAYLOR, planter of Duplin Co., 7 Nov 1784, for 12 pds. specie 500A on the NS of Goshen Swamp & on the head of Bear MARSH Branch, beg. at 3 pines on JOHN WHITEHEAD'S line & sd. TAYLOR'S corner, to a bay in the Huckleberry Pond on WESTEN'S line, to a pine in the head of Bear Marsh Branch, with BURREL BRANCH'S line, to JESSE BARFIELD'S corner, to a stake on THOMAS TAYLOR'S line, to a pine on JOHN WHITEHEAD'S line. Wit: SAMUEL BOWDEN (BOURDEN), JAMES STANDLEY. Jan. Ct. 1786. 3A p. 43 JESSE (X) BRANCH to JAMES WOODARD, both of Duplin Co., 19 Sep 1793 for 50 pds. current money 72A on the NS of Goshen Swamp & on the WS of the Mill Branch, beg. at a black jack by the road near a pond, adj. PARKER & BRACKS [sic] line, to a corner formerly made for JOHN ROGERS & along his line to the main road, being part of a patent of 350A formerly granted to WILLIAM PARKER & since the LW & T of sd. PARKER to his wife SUSANNAH PARKER & since by JOHN SWINSON & SUSANNAH his wife as of right in consequence of sd. LW & T of sd. PARKER sold & conveyed to sd. BRANCH. Wit: FRANCIS OLIVER, ZACHARIAH (X) TURNAGE APr. Ct. 1795. 3A p. 375 RICHARD HART & JOHN CARTER THOMPSON, both of Duplin Co. to THOMAS TITTERTON of Lenoir Co., 13 Oct 1796, for 100 pds. lawful money 300A on BS of Mathew's Branch, beg. at a maple in Rooty Branch, along JAMES WILLIAMS' line, by JONES' corner, to a pine on the sideof AZARIAH BRANCH, to Reedy Branch, as by patent granted to WILLIAM THOMPSON 11 July 1788 & transferred by ELIZABETH THOMPSON, admrx. to the estate of WM. THOMPSON & BENJAMIN THOMPSON to RICHARD HART SENR. & from him to his son the sd. RICHARD HART. Wit: STEPHEN HERRING, BIBB (X) BUSH. Oct. Ct. 1796. 3A p. 528 BRYAN BRANCH & SARAH (X) BRANCH his wife to JOHN WILSON, all of Duplin Co., 17 Jan 1809, for 180 pds. current money of N. C. 148A on the SS of the Northeast Swamp & on Rattlesnake Branch in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 70A beg. at a gum in Rattlesnake JOHN JERNIGAN'S lower corner & to ANTHONY JONES' line; (2) 78A in the Piney Woods on theGreat Branch , beg. at a hickory WINDERS' old corner, to a pine in the Great Branch, to JOHN JERNIGAN'S corner, along the 40A survey crossing the Wolf Scrape Branch. The 2 tracts being part of the lands owned & poss. by ELISHA JERNIGAN dec'd, late of Duplin Co., & laid off by the Court of Duplin to SALLY JERNIGAN (now SALLY BRANCH), one of the daus. & heirs of the sd. ELISHA JERNIGAN as her share of her father's land as by record April Term of Court 1807. Wit: WM. DICKSON. SALLY BRANCH privately examined & signed the deed of her own free will 17 Jan 1809. Signed by J. HALL, J. P., B. BOURDEN, J. P. Jan. Ct. 1809. 4A p. 79 LN. (LEVIN) WATKINS to ARCHIBALD BRANCH, both of Duplin Co., (date not given) for $400 a negro girl named SALLY about 15 yrs. of age. Wit: JNO. WATKINS. Oct. Ct. 1809. 4A p. 155 NEEDHAM BLOUNT to DAVID HOOKS, both of Duplin Co., 13 July 1810, for $700, 188A in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 103A between Goshen Swamp & Bear Swamp on the SS of Poley Bridge Branch & on the WS of the road, beg. on MCCALEP'S old line, joining BRANCH, BLOUNT & MCCALEB'S old corner; (2) 85A adj. the former tract where GILBERT MCCALEB lived of the land formerly sold & conveyed from HENRY EUSTACE McCULLOCH to GILBERT McCALEB, beg. at a stake in the run of Horse Pen Branch in the main roads, joining MAURICE MOORE'S boundary to the turn of the road, thence a dividing line between sd. BLOUNT & sd. MOORE, to a hickory on the bank of the run of Gilbert's Branch, to McCALEB'S old corner, joining WM. BRANCH, MATTHEW BRANCH, to a black gum in the fork of Horse Pen Branch. Wit: D. WRIGHT, L. DICKSON. July Ct. 1810. 4A p. 210 JOHN JERNIGAN, planter, to JACOB GILMORE, both of Duplin Co., 7 Oct 1809, for 200pds. current money of N. C. 153A in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 80A in the Piney Woods on the head of the Great Branch, beg. at a pine THOMAS TAYLOR'S old corner adj. BLIZZARD'S old line; (2) 73A on Rattlesnake Swamp, beg. at a gum in sd. swamp JESSE JOURNEGAN'S lower corner below the field & runs along his dividing line to a stake on ANTHONY JONES' line, thence along the dividing line between him & his sister SALLY BRANCH. The 2 tracts being the sd. JOHN JOURNEGAN'S share of the lands of his dec'd father ELISHA JOURNEGAN & aalso 1/3 of his father's lands which were laid off to ZILPHA JOURNEGAN, the widow of the sd. ELISHA JOURNEGAN by her dower in sd. lands, which will be sd. JOHN JERNIGAN'S after the death of sd. ZILPHA. Wit: WM. FREDERICK JUNR., JOHN GULLY. Oct. Ct. 1810. 4A p. 410 HAMPTON SULIVAN & JOHN SULIVAN to BRYAN GLISSON, all of Duplin Co., 13 Nov 1812, for $371, 371A on the NS of Goshen at the Cross Roads, being part of a patent granted to JOHN SULIVAN SENR. dec'd for 790A, beg. at a pine & black jack the patent beg., adj. EZE. BRANCH'S corner, BROCK'S corner, to a pine on the WS of the main road. Wit: HENRY GRADY, JOHN OUTLAW, A. BRANCH. Apr. Ct. 1813. 4A p. 441 STEPHEN B. HERRING of Duplin Co. to WILLIAM BRANCH (co. not given), ____Apr 1804, for $450 a negro boy named DAVIE about 19 yrs. of age. Wit: (none listed) Apr. Ct. 1804 ============================================================== 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. 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