Duplin Co., NC - Misc. Abstract Deeds, Submitted for use in the USgenWeb Archives by Dee Thompson ELISHA SPENCE (and Isaac Spence): 4A 316 Isaac (l) ( Note: appears to be a roman numeral one with a horizontal line crossing through the center) Spence to John Screws, both of Duplin Co., 6 Apr 1807, for $40, 20A on the Ns of Goshen Swamp, joining the lines of sd. Spence, William Underhill & lands belonging to the estate of John Shuffield dec'd, beg. at a stake in the center of 3 pines in the edge of Pompy's Pocosin. Wit: Bryan Bourden, Elisha (X) Spence, William ( Y) (Note: the mark is more of a u shape than a v on top of a vertical line) Underhill. Apr. Ct. 1811. ISAAC SPENCE: 3A 349 (and Timothy Spence) Jephtha (X) Daniel to Isaac Spence, both planters of Duplin Co., 26 Nov 1795, for 100 pds. current money 100A on the NS of Goshen Swamp & incl. part of the place called the Lake Land, beg. at a white oak, the beg. of John Sheffield's land near Pompey's Pocosin & running a direct line to the center of 3 pines, marked formerly Weston Prairses (sic) corner, to Hart's line, to a pine the beg. of the land John Hart sold to Jesse Cook & which the sd. Spence now lives on, being half of a patent granted to Jesse Barfield 1 Apr 1780 & conveyed through several hands unto sd. Daniel. Wit: Stephen Jones, Timothy Spence. July Ct. 1796. 3A 397 Thomas Bradley, planter, to Edward Winders, bachelor, both of Duplin Co., 1 Sept 1796, for 175 pds. current money 200A on the NS of Goshen Swamp & on Bear Marsh Branch in 2 tracts to wit: (Note: (1) is missing here)100A beg. at a black gum at Hennet's old corner in Bear Marsh, to a pine Isaac Spence's corner, to a white oak in Bear Marsh Branch, being part of a large tract granted to Christopher Burch & conveyed by deeds though several hands unto sd. Bradley; (2) 100A beg. at a pine at the head of Bear Marsh Branch, to a white oak Jesse Swinson's corner, to a pine sd. Swinson's other corner on the great path leading from sd. Swinson's to Thomas Bradley's, being part of a tract formerly granted to Reuben Weston & sold by him to sd. Bradley. Wit: Jesse Swinson, Francis Oliver. Oct. Ct. 1796. 4A 71 John Kornegay, planter of N.c. to Stephen Jones (co. not given), 26 Jan 1809, for 10 pds. 10 shill. 10 1/2 A on the SS of Deep Gully Branch, beg. at a hickory John Jones corner, to a water oak Deep Gully Branch, adj. John Jones. Wit: Henry Kornegay, Isaac (X) Spence. Oct. Ct. 1809. 4A 193 Isaac (l)(see note under Elisha Spence), planter of Duplin Co., to Giles Thomas Loftin of Lenoir Co., 9 Oct 1810, for $574.50 good & lawful money of N. C. 193A on BS of the road between Goshen & the Northeast, incl. a place called the Lake Savannah & the planta. whereon the sd. Isaac Spence now lives, it being land formerly patented by Jesse Barfield & part of a small survey patented by sd. Spence, beg. at a pine by his fence a corner of the _______ he sold to John Screws & runs with sd. Spence's old line along his fence, along Barfield's old line to a pine stump of his corner, then along Barfield's other line, to a white oak in the Northeast Pocosin his corner, joining Oliver, to a stake in the Lake Meadow, John Screw's corner. Wit: Wm. Dickson. Oct. Ct. 1810. 4A 288 John Kornegay, planter, to Basil Kornegay, both of Duplin Co., 8 June 1810, for $2000, 700A in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 550A on the SS of the Northeast Swamp, beg. at a white oak in the sd. Northeast Swamp Edmond Duncan's old corner, adj. Henry Kornegay, Jacob Duncan; (2) 150A on the head of the Northeast Swamp & Deep Gully Branch, beg. at a pine the corner of Elijah Jones, to a white oak in Little Pocosin, being the contents of a deed from sd. Jones & Benjamin Weston to Jacob Kornegay Senr. & by sd. Kornegay's estate laid off to George Kornegay who conveyed to sd. John Kornegay. Wit: John Oliver, Lewis Barfield. Apr. Ct. 1811. 4A 346 John (X) Screws to Giles T. Loften, both of Duplin Co., 10 Oct 1811, for $71, 20A on the Ns of Goshen Swamp, being part of a tract formerly Isaac Spence's, adj. the land of William Underhill & lands belonging to the estate of John Shuffield dec'd, beg. at a stake in the center of 3 pines in the edge of Pompy's Pocosin, joining Spence near the old path & along Shuffield's line to the beg. Wit: Joseph Osburne. Jan. Ct. 1812. TIMOTHY SPENCE: 3A 61 Michael (X) Menon (Minon) to Mary Kornegay (co. not given), 12 Sep 1796, for 40 pds. one black horse about 10 yrs. old, saddle, one filly about 1 yr. old, & 1 filly about 2 yrs. old. Wit: James Watkins, Timothy Spence. Oct. Ct. 1796. 3A 156 George Jernigan Hodom, planter, to Bartholomew Burns, both of Duplin Co., 15 Oct 1794, for 60 pds. good & lawful money of N. C. 85A on the SS of Hooks Marsh, beg. at a pine James Grimes corner, adj. John Winders & sd. Grimes. Wit: Timothy Spence, John Gibbs. July Ct. 1795. 3A 346 See Isaac Spence 4A 379 William (X) Munds & Sarah (Sally) Munds his wife of Duplin Co., to Sampson Grimes (co., not given), 27 July 1811, for $86, 93A on the NS of Goshen Swamp, patented by John Sulivent (little) & conveyed by him to John Sulivan Senr. who conveyed to Michael Sulivan, then fell by lott the 5th to Sally Munds, wife of William Munds, at the division of the sd. Michael Sulivan's lands. The 93A beg. at a laarge pine on sd. Grimes' line. Wit: Lewis Barfield, Timothy Spence. Sarah Mund acknowledged that she signed the above deed of her own free will & accord 21 Jan 1812 before David Wright & John Beck, Justices of the Peae. Jan. Ct. 1812. 4A 465 Sampson Grimes to his son Jesse Grimes, both of Duplin Co., 14 Jan 1813, "for natural love & affection" a deed of gift for 300A on the NS of Goshen Swamp & on the Ws of Absolam's Branch in 4 tracts to wit: (1) 60A beg. at a hickory William Herring's corner, joining Stephen Herring's old line & John Housman's old line; (2) (acreage not given) on Absolam's Branch & Goshen Swamp, beg. at a hickory on Goshen; (3) (acreage not given) beg. at William Herring's corner & beg. of a tract patented by William Bullard & also the beg. of the first tract mentioned in the deed, to a pine Absolam Weston's old line, being the contents of a deed of 2 sundry pieces of land conveyed by Reuben Weston to John Housman, patent dated 10 Dec 1788; (4) (acreage not given) between & joining the 2 other pieces afsd. mentioned, beg. at a pine stump in Absolam's Branch, Housman's old corner, William Bullard's old line, now William Herring's line, joining Sampson Grimes' old corner, to a maple in Big ! Meadow Branch, thence Outlaw's old line to the beg., being the contents of a patent granted to Reuben Weston 20 Dec 1791 & sold by execution as the prop. of sd. Weston by Thomas Wright, High Shff. of Duplin Co. to Daniel Glisson & conveyed by Glisson to Sampson Grimes. The last 3 tracts totaling 240A with the 1st tract of 60A, making a total of 300A, the 1st tract being patented 1 Apr 1780. Wit: Lofton Quinn, Nathan Waller, Timothy Spence. July Ct. 1813. MAGEE'S 1A 34 John Magee to Ebenezar Garrison, both of Duplin Co., 13 Dec 1783, for 30 pds. specie 135A on the Es of Northeast Branch of Cape Fear River & on a certain branch of Muddy Creek known by the name of Marsh Branch, being part of the planta. whereon sd. Garrison now lives on & the SS of sd. Marsh Branch, beg. at a gum & to the back patent line of John Magee dated 22 Dec 1779, & to James Blaks corner. Wit: Charles Bostick, William Farrior. July Ct. 1764. 1A 137 William Magee of Duplin Co. to John Magee(co. not given) 23 Nov 1784, 75 pds. specie 400A on the Marsh Branch joining Muddy Creek where the sd. William Magee formerly lived in 3 planta. to wit: (1) on the SS of Marsh Branch; (2) on the NS of the same branch where John Magee's store is; (3) one in the fork of same branch, being the tracts of land that William Magee bought of John Woodward, Jacob Brown, Richard Keen, Ebenezar Garrison. Wit: William Farrior, Andrew Laws, John Farrior. Apr. Ct. 1785. 1A 257 Wm. (William) Kenan, admr. of his father Felix Kenan, Esqr., dec'd, late shff. of Duplin Co., to Jesse Brown, planter of Duplin Co., 17 Jan 1786, 12 pds. for 100 A. The sd. Felix Kenan by virtue of a recovery & judgement in the Inferior Court of Duplin Co. against James Moore late of Duplin Co., did issue an execution for the afsd. sum of 12 pds. for the cost of a suit brought by Archibald Bell, then of Duplin Co. The sd. Felix Kenan by virtue of the execution did levy the same on a tract of land patented by John Brown on the NE side of Muddy Creek cont. 100A, beg. on the corner at the sd. creek, which sd. land is between the land now John Woodward's & John Magee's & the afsd. Jesse Brown purchased the same for the debt & cost afsd. of the sd. Felix Kenan. Wit: Catherine Kenan, Elizabeth (X) Cannon. Apr. Ct. 1786. 1A 488 John Magee of New Hanover Co., nigh the Town of Wilmington, to Ebenezer Garrison, planter of Duplin Co., 24 Aug 1787, for 35 pds. current money 50A on th Marsh Branch near Muddy Creek, it being part of 2 surveys of land patented by William Magee & the other one patented by John Magee, beg. at a red oak on the SS of the Mill Branch upon William Farrior's line, to a pine upon Thomas Blake's line, to William Farrior's corner. Wit: William Farrier, Justice Miller. Jan. Ct. 1788. 1A 552 John Magee to John Farrier, both of Duplin Co., (date not given), for 120 pds. specie one negro boy named Ceasar. Test. William Southerland, Justic Miller. Apr. Ct. 1788. JIM (JAMES) WARD: 1A 347 As a witness in 1787 to a transaction involving John Winders and his son James. 1A 349 As a witness in 1787 to a transaction involving John Winders and his son-in-law Jesse Swinson. 3A 146 Curling Smith to James Winders, both of Duplin Co., 20 July 1795, for 35 pds, 52A on the SS of Goshen & NS of Kings Branch, beg. at a pine on the main road sd. Smith's corner, to a pine on the side of the Mill Branch on James Ward's line, to a pine on Thomas Hooks' line. Wit: C. Hooks, Kitty Hooks. July Ct. 1795. 3A 409 William Sullivan to Lewis Thomas, both of Duplin Co., 5 Mar 1796, for 500 pds. current money 479A in 3 tracts to wit: (1) 237A on the SS of Goshen Swamp, being the place where the sd. Sullivan now lives on, beg. at a sweet gum John Ward's corner in the side of Goshen Swamp, along Ward's line to a pine his corner, to a pine at John Hill's corner; (2) 206A in the low grounds of Goshen Swamp, beg. at a cypress by a run in the sd. swamp and runs to a maple on John Hill's corner, up the swamp with Sullivan's own line, to a sweet gum his & John Ward's corner, to a white oak Curling Smith's corner, with Smith's line to a maple & a cypress at John Winder's corner; (3) 36A on the SS of Goshen Swamp, beg. at a pine the corner of John Robinson's land, to a pine John Hill's corner. (Tabitha (l) Sullivan, wife of William Sullivan, was privately examined before Joseph Dickson J.P. on 16 Aug 1796 & was willing to relinquish her right to dower or thirds in sd. land to be conveyed to Lewis Thomas.) Wit: Wm. Dickson, James Ward, William Alberson. Jan. Ct. 1797. 4A 45 As witness in 1809 to a transaction involving John Gore Senr. and Jonathan Goore. LUKE WARD: 1A 353 Robert Wilkinson to Luke Ward, both of Duplin Co., 30 Oct 1786, for 10 pds. current money 75A ont he NS of Bear Swamp, joining on the back of sd. Luke Ward's own land, beg. at a black gum & white oak sd. Ward's corner in a branch, to a new marked line between sd. Ward & James Wright. Wit: W. Dickson, Daniel Glisson. Jan. Ct. 1787. 1A 512 Robert Wilkinson to James Wright, both of Duplin Co., 13 Oct 1786, for 10 pds. current money 75A on the NS of Bear Swamp & SS of Poley Bridge Branch, joining & between Luke Ward's & Cullen Connerly's lines, beg. at a small live oak in a small branch, a little above the main road, up the branch to a pine by the head of the pocosin, along John Ward's line, to a dividing line between sd. Wright & Luke Ward. Wit: W. Dickson, Daniel Glisson. Jan. Ct. 1788. 1A 530 John Ward to James Wright, both of Duplin Co., 13 Oct 1786, for 200 pds. current money of N.C. 330A in 2 tracts: (1) 165A on the NS of Bear Swamp opposite Robert Wilinson's planta., beg. at a pine on Cullen Connerly's line by Bellot's impr. Deed mentions Like Ward's corner & the dividing corner between James Wright & Robert Wilkinson. (2) 150A on the NW side of Bear Swamp between the 2 main roads, beg. at a pine near the head of Poley Bridge Branch, Stephen Herring's upper corner, adj. & along the lines ofWilliam Dickson & Robert Wilkinson. Wit: W. Dickson, Danl. Glisson. Jan. Ct. 1788 (Note: The body of the deed says total acreage is 310, the heading says 330A, but the 2 tracts total 315A.) 3A 131 James Morris, planter, to William Guy, both of Duplin Co., 8 Nov 1794, for 50 pds. current money of N.C. 60A adj. Guy & the main road, beg. at a gum in the branch his & Guy's corner, to a gum Guy's corner & John Ward's corner in Hogpen Branch. Wit: JamesWright, Luke Ward, Thomas Guy. Jan. Ct. 1795. 3A 133 As witness in 1795 to a transaction involving William Guy and James Morris. MATHEW WARD: 3A 147 As witness in 1795 to a transaction involving Andrew Gufford and Jesse Ellison. 3A 542 Wm. (William) Turnage of Green Co., to James Wade of Duplin Co.., 8 Dec 1808, for $450, 300A on the NS of the Northeast Swamp & on Poley Bridge Branch, beg. at a stake & gum in sd. branch, to the beg. corner of a patent grantd to Joel Himes for 240A, to a pine near the co. line, to a gum in Wolf Branch near a fork of the same & the Buck Pond Branch, to the back line of the survey, being part of a survey granted to Mathew Ward for 120A & part of a survey formerly belonging to Isaac Hines & by sd. Ward conveyed to the sd. Turnage. Wit: Basil Kornegay, Jesse Turnage, M. Wilkins. Apr. Ct. 1809. 4A 52 Mathew Ward of Duplin Co., to William Turnage of Green Co., 4 Feb 1808, for 476 pds. 670A on Poley Bridge, a branch of the Northeast, in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 550A beg. at a stake in sd. branch & runs to the beg. corner of a patent granted to Joel Hines for 240A, to a corner of a 300A survey conveyed by deed from Isaac Hines to sd. Ward, the corner of a patent granted to Isaac Hines for 100A, exclusive of a piece of 50A which is covered upon by part of a patent granted to Joel Hines for 240A, beg. at a pine on the hill of Poley Bridge Branch, adj. Outlaw. Wit: Basil Kornegay, John Outlaw, Jesse Jesse Turning. Oct. Ct. 1809. COPIED EXACTLY AS WRITTEN. (unknown) BOON: 3A 291 William Ward to Jedidiah Blanchard, both of Duplin Co., ______Jan 1795, for 225 pds. current money of N. C. 300A in Duplin & Sampson Cos. in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 150A beg. at a water oak, to McCulloch's line & up the Spring Branch to Buck Hall Swamp to the mouth of the Mirey Branch; (2) 150A on BS of the main rd. on the drains of Buck Hall, beg. at a white oak, with Hatcher's line, along Robert Hick's line, to Boon's corner with D. Hicks' line. Wit: UR. Blanchard, Uriah Hinton Blanchard. (Deed also signed by Mary (X) Ward). Apr. Ct. 1795. 3A 503 Stephen Herring to Daniel Murphy, both of Duplin Co., 31 Oct 1804, for 125 silver dollars 100A on the waters of Rockfish, beg. at a maple at the mouth of Peg's Marsh Branch, adj. the lines of Moore, Timothy Murphy & John Matthis, to Matthis's Mill Branch, being part of a survey of 300A granted by patent to William Murphy dec'd. Wit: Thomas Lanier, Timothy Murphy. Oct. Ct. 1808. DUFF 1A 452 James Wright of New Hanover Co., to Jacob Wells, Junr. of Duplin Co., 8 Sept 1787, for 200 pds. 440A on the NS of Rockfish Creek, a place called Potter's land, adj. & between Hawkins' or Duff's line, James Phebus' line, & Shadrack Stallings' line. Elizabeth Wright also signed the deed. Wit: Daniel Teachy, Jacob Bony. Oct. Ct. 1787. 4A 233 Benjamin Duff to Jacob Wells, both of Duplin Co., 5 Feb 1811, for $196, 88A on the SES of Fussel's Creek, beg. at a water oak & black gum Hawkins' beg. corner at the run of sd. creek. Wit: Boney Wells, Stephen (S) Mills. July Ct. 1811. 1A 162 Jacob Fussell of Philadelphia, Pa., by his atty. Tomothy Bloodworth to William Duff of Duplin Co., 10 Apr 1784, for 40 pds. proc. 360A in 2 tracts: (1) 300A beg. at a poplar tree on a branch near the line of Benjamin Fussell's land near Rockfish Creek; (2) 60A beg. at a stake in Rockfish Road. Wit: John Duff, Thomas Devan, Junr. July Ct. 1785. 1A 418 Elijah (sign) Bowen to Meshack Stallings, both of Duplin Co., 15 Apr 1786, for 140 pds. specie 200A on the upper end of Benjamin Fussel's land , beg. at a stake in his cornfield, to a gum in Fussel's Creek. Wit: Shadrack Stallings, John Duff. July Ct. 1787. GURGANUS 1A 27 Wiley Gurganus to Absalom Mercer, both planters of Duplin Co., 10 Feb 1783, for a mare, bridle, saddle & 16 pds. 200A on the ES of the Northeast, & WS of Limestone Creek & BS of Cabbin Swamp, patented by William Mercer 1779, beg. at a pine WS of the swamp, crossing Poley Bridge Branch & Cabbin Swamp. Wit: John Wheeden, William (sign) Marcer, July Ct. 1784. 1A 27 Lemon Dunn of Duplin Co., to Uriah Gurganus of Onslow Co., 29 Jan 1784, for 100 pds. specie 175A on Maple Branch, beg. at a maple in the side of Maple Swamp. Wit: Lam. Dunn, Richard Cooper. 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