Clayton, James Sr. - Hyde County, NC - Land Patents Prepared and Submitted by Larry Clayton THE PATENTS of JAMES CLAYTON, SR. in Hyde Co., NC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sept 29, 1756 3 grants issued for 640, 640 and 400: 640 on sw bay on lake running to the point of Harron Bay. 640 ne side of lake joining John SWINDAL. 400 on lake beg Sam SULBURY's corner tree. Survey by James ELLISON with Robert PALMER, surveyor genl. 1755/62 500 acres around Hearn Bay. On s side of lake on Hearn Bay, beginning on the lake side at James CLAYTON's west Corner running with his line sw and around. April 23, 1762 Grant of 100 acres issued nw side of the lake beg on lake side of a tract called the Sycamore Tract running north to John TUCHBURY's (STUCHBURY’s) land, then with his line to the lake and along the lake to beg. April 2, 1767 200 acres on n side of Matamuskeet beg lake side of James CLAYTON's easternmost corner of his westernmost survey running with his line n to Col. PALMER's line, then with his line, etc. (Plat suggests this fills in the gap between CLAYTON's and PALMER's property.) Oct 26, 1767 200 acres issued at east end of lake beginning at s end of an island at HARRIS's cove, running e to GIBB's line, then with GIBB's line to the lake and along the lake to beginning. (Plat shows a wide lake frontage.) (This makes a total of 3300 acres of land on all four sides of the lake.) May 6, 1769 300 acres n side adj CLAYTON, PALMER, PORTER, the lake and TUCKBERRY's (SUCKBERRY’s) old field. 1774 Hyde deed book A p 538 the indenture between James CLAYTON in Craven County and Rich BLACKLEDGE, John JONES, Edward SPENCER and Christopher NEALE for 10 lb n side of lake beg easternmost corner of James CLAYTON deceased westernmost tract running up the lakeside to SWINDELL's corner and CARTWRIGHT line. wit Robert and John, Jr. JENNET. SALES of LAND by JAMES CLAYTON, SR. (Starting with Grantor index of conveyances in Hyde) Name Date Acres Book Page 1 to John MORRIS July 18, 1752 100a N A 411 2 to James DAVISSON Oct 28, 1752 150a N A 403 3 to Rich Wm SILVESTER Apr 28, 1753 200a W A 432 4 to Morris JONES Mar 22, 1755 200a N A 523 5 to John JENNETT Jan 8, 1756 300a A 495 (In 1719 John JENNETT had property adj to the family Mary CLAYTON, Wm HALL, Henry CLAYTON tract on s side of Albemarle Sound.) 6 to John STOKESBERY Feb 14, 1756 100a A 528 7 to James ELLISON Feb 14, 1756 320a NE A 511 8 to Henry GIBBS, Jr. Feb 14, 1756 100a N A 521 9 to Hugh HENRY Feb 25, 1756 100a NE A 525 10 Daniel GRIFFITH Aug 23, 1756 150a N A 554 (of North Hampton Co on Eastward shore of Va, planter and James CLAYTON, ginor of Hyde Co. and in the govt aforesaid, cons. 20 lbs of Va. money gives 150 acres n side of lake adj John MORRIS, between John MORRIS and John STUCKBERRY and Henry GIBBS. wit: Samuel WESTON, Thomas RADWELL, Stephen X HARRIS.) 11 Joseph WESTON Aug 26, 1756 A 549 12 John STOKESBURY June 2, 1756 100a N A 592 (Deed says John STUCKBERRY for 15 lb. 100 acres n side of Arrowmuskeet Lake adj where STUCKBERRY now lives and running with the lake 100 poles to Henry GIBBS corner.) 13 James DAVISSON Apr 12, 1758 300a NE A 620 (25 lb for 300 acres ne part of Arromuskeet Lake beg near head of the willows.) 14 James CLAYTON, Jr. Mar 18, 1759 110a NE A 651 (Sr., carpenter to Jr. blacksmith, for 16 lb n side of Arromuskeet Lake beg w side of John MORRIS' land running westerly with the lake 110 poles to gum corner then n to a cyprus then e, then s to first station 110 acres. wit. John SPENCER, Samuel SELBY ???a E.) 15 James CLAYTON, Jr. Mar 19, 1759 A 654 (same people: 25 lb ?? acres e end of lake beg at ? end of Capt. James ELLERSON's land running with his line n to Henry GIBBS, Sr., then by GIBBS line to... and back to beginning./ wit. John SPENCER and Samuel SELBY.) 16 James CLAYTON, Jr. Sep 16, 1760 110a N A 726 17 James CLAYTON, Jr. Sep 16, 1760 A 724 18 James CLAYTON, Jr. Sep 17, 1760 640a S A 728 19 Andrew HOPKINS Oct. 8, 1760 110a N A 730 20 James HALL Oct. 8, 1760 A 732 21 William PORTER Oct 9, 1760 100a NE James CLAYTON, Sr. died ca 1760. Many other grants were made by James CLAYTON, Jr. N.C.Hist.Rev. Vol 47 (1970) p 52 footnote gives Hyde County Deed Book B, 571 (1775) in which James CLAYTON, Craven County, blacksmith, transferred to John JONES, of the same county, 80 acres on the N side of Aromuskeet Lake. For additional land deals of John JONES in Hyde County see pages 607,782,792,800, 804,891. This suggests that the 1774 deed to BLACKLEDGE, JONES, SPENCER, and NEALE was his first venture into Hyde, JONES had at least two deals with CLAYTON and very likely took his place as the primary owner of the lakeshore. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prepared and Submitted by Larry Clayton ============================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listed USGenWeb archivist.