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This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kay Sakaris ======================================================= Transcribed by Kay Waters Sakaris with permission of the Heritage Place at Lenoir Community College, Kinston, N.C. Note: These are separate documents unless otherwise stated. Some are copies of the original while others are typewritten abstracts. Each sheet has a label at the top right (i.e. LCC/Miller/13647-27). I assigned the "LCC" for Lenoir Community College. I did not correct the spelling on any of the documents. Kay Waters Sakaris We thank the staff at LCC for their permission to copy selected documents from their files to place on the internet. It is requested that researchers give appropriate credit when using these documents. Permission to combine said documents together in printed form is not given. *** LCC/Hughes/08893-2. 3 pages (Front of page) Date: 24 April 1767 County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Survey Warrant For: Hester Hughs Acres: 200 Location: North side of Neuse River joining Major Crooms and Thomas Hughs Names Mentioned in Metes & Bounds: Major Croom, [illegible], Wm. Clark Surveyor: William Ormond Written on bottom: Chain Bearers: Wm. Lewest, Thomas Hughs (Back of page) Hester Hughs 200 Dobbs Wm. Ormond Surveyor R. Palmer April 24, 1767 *** Date: 7 Aug 1767 County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Survey including diagram For: Hester Hughs Acres: 175 Location: North side of Neuse River between lower Falling Creek and Bear Creek, including the Great Pond Names Mentioned in Metes & Bounds: Major Croom's land he purchased of Scrivin, [illegible], Wm. Clark Surveyor: William Ormond Chain Bearers: Wm. Lewest, Thomas Hughs *** LCC/Martin/13379-2. 2 pages Date: 19 May 1773 County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Survey Order Grantor: Josiah Martin, Esq., His Majesty's Captain General and Governor in Chief Grantee: Jane Fields Acres: 200 Location: On the East end of Bear Creek Names Mentioned in Metes & Bounds: Lemuel Hardy, John Creel, Philip Stone, John Hanks, John Rows (possibly Rouse?) *** Date: 7 July 1774 County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Survey including diagram of plat Grantee: Jane Fields Acres: 200 Location: North side of the Neuse River Names Mentioned in Metes & Bounds: Lazarus Turner, Richard Caswell, John Rouse, William Williams, John Ratcliff, Isaac Tull, John Linton, Atkins Branch Chain Bearers: Joseph Smith, Samuel Caswell Surveyor: W. Caswell *** LCC/Williams/23721-29, 1 page Date: 21 July 1774 County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Surveys with plat For: James Brown Acres: 500 total (two separate survey's--one for 200 & one for 300) Location: Head of Joshua's Creek Proven by: (1st survey) Isaac Brown (2nd survey) David Williams, Bryan Davidson Surveyor: Jno Martin Chain Bearers: Whitfield Brady, Jerry Smith *** LCC/ 23721-28. 1 page Date: 18 June 1782 County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Survey including diagram of plat Grantee: James Brown Acres: 250 Location: West side of Joshua Creek Names Mentioned in Metes & Bounds: Phillip Miller, Miller's Old Line, Benjamin Davis, Jacob Trechit Chain Bearers: Phillip Miller, James Heavon (?) Surveyor: Jesse Wingate At bottom of document: State of North Carolina, Office Secretary of State, Raleigh, July 6th, 1874. I, William H. Howerton, Secretary of State, hereby certify that the above plat is a true copy of one on file in this office. Sig. W.W. Howerton, Secretary of State." *** LCC/Miller/13647-27. 1 page Stamped in top right corner: Copied from the Hyatt Collection, Courtesy Kinston Public Library Top of typewritten page says: Originals in N.C. Hall of History There are seven abstracted documents on this page: [1] Date: 18 April 1787 County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Deed Grantor: Evan Griffith of Dobbs Grantee: Phillip Miller of Dobbs Money mentioned: 100 pds as well as the love and affection he doth bear toward the said Phillip Miller Acres: 145 Location: East side of Joshua's Creek next to Joseph Davis Witnesses: ___ Miller, Elizabeth Miller Registrar & C.C.: W. Caswell April Court [2] Date: 4 Dec. 1790 County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Grant Grantee: Phillip Miller of Dobbs Money mentioned: 61 ? Acres: 610 Location: Waters of Joshua Creek next to Daniel Gooding, William Dean Surveyor: M. Markland Chain Bearers: William Dean, Jon Gray Also mentioned: Gov. Alex Martin [3] Date: 4 Dec 1790 County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Deed Grantor: Jacob Truhitt of Dobbs Grantee: Phillip Miller Acres: 197 Location: West side of Joshua's Creek, next to James Brown Witnesses: Moses Gooding, John Noble [4] Date: 20 Dec 1790 County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Grant Grantee: Phillip Miller of Dobbs Acres: 130 Location: On Joshua Creek Surveyor: Jn. Holliday Chain Bearers: Frederick Brown, Wm Dean [5] Date: No date County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Grant Grantee: Phillip Miller of Dobbs Acres: 17 Location: On Joshua Creek Surveyor: Lemuel Byrd Chain Bearers: Phillip Brown, Henry Manor [6] Date: 28 Jan 1799 Date Registered: 12 May 1801, Bk. B, pages 220 and 221 County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Deed Grantor: William Brown and Phillip Brown of Lenoir Grantee: Phillip Miller Acres: 40 Money mentioned: 20 pds Location: On Joshua Creek next to James Brown's line and sd. Miller's line Witnesses: Nancy Miller, Polly Miller Registered 12 May 1801 Book B pages 220 & 221 [7] Date: 22 Oct 1798 Nature of Document: Deed Grantor: John T. Bryan and Nathan Bryan, exec. of the last will and testament of Nathan Bryan, Esq. dec'd. of Jones Co. Grantee: Phillip Miller of Lenoir Money mentioned: 1500 Spanish milled dollars Location: Tract in Lenoir and Jones on both sides of said county line, on northerly side of swamp called Ash Branch of Vine Swamp. One survey in name of Nathan Bryan for 250 acres, March 4, 1775 and No. 449 (except 13 acres of said survey heretofore deeded to Moses Gooding . . . Walter Lane's line now Thomas Bryan's line, to Robert White's line, bought of Pritchard, 200 acres on north side of Ashe Branch, patent bearing date June 21, 1746, in the name of Walter Lane. Witnesses: _az Pearce, John Brown, Wm. Dean Lenoir Oct. Court 1800 Reg.: James Bright *** LCC/Williams/23721-26. 1 page Date: 14 July 1788 County: Dobbs Nature of Document: Survey Order, Warrant No. 149 For: James Brown Acres: 100 called "Stamping Meadow" Location: on Vine Swamp Names Mentioned in Metes & Bounds: Francis Nunn, John Erwin, A__ell Hearon *** LCC/Jones/10760-15. Copy of original, 1 page Date: 11 Jan 1815 County: Craven Nature of Document: Bill of Sale for slave Grantor: Lewis Bryan of Lenoir Grantee: John Jones of the town of Newbern Slave's name: Sam aged about 50 years Money mentioned: $200 Witness: Abner Pearce Signed: Lewis Bryan *** LCC/Williams/23721-16 Date: Various County: Nature of Document: Itemized Bill 1821 Feb 10 To 1 Fine Comb 3/6 $.35 1822 April 2 1 Weeding Hoe 8/61 Tobacco ? 1.15 1822 May 28 1 Pair Cards 111 ? 5 Bowls a 11 1 Handkerchief 2/6 1.85 1822 Aug 3 1 Tobacco 3/ $.30 1824 Nov 11 2 ? Tobacco [illegible] $.92 1824 Dec 1 Balance Cont. 164 ? $.16 1824 Dec 21 1 pr Scissors 3/6 2 Combs a 2/ 1 Batch Snuff 3/6 1.10 1 Coffee a 3/6 1 Pepper 4/6 ? [illegible] 1.05 2 Handkerchiefs a 31 $.60 1825 Feb 12 1 Tobacco 3/-? [illegible] $.35 1 Saddle 85/ 1 pint Brandy [illegible] 8.75 May 28 ? Pint Brandy 1/6 $.15 Oct 18 1 Bushel Salt [illegible] ? Allum 1 paper [illegible] 1.32 ? 1 [illegible] Copperas 1/ ? doz Needles $.15 Dec 27 3/6 Hats a 10 6 yds Calico 4.80 *** LCC/Miller, 13647-25. 1 page Note at top of typewritten page says: Original in the Miss Mamie Kinsey Collection, N.C. Historical Commission. Stamped on top left: Copied from the Hyatt Collection, Courtesy, Kinston Public Library. Date: 10 Dec 1830 County: Lenoir Nature of Document: Court of Equity Contents: Nathan G. Blount, Clerk and Master in Equity of Lenoir County to Joseph Kinsey of Jones County. In a Court of Equity held at Court House in Kinston 3d Monday after the fourth Monday of March last--ordered, adjudged and decreed by said Court in a certain cause there depending between Daniel Miller, Nancy Miller, an infant under the age of 21 years by her guardian Furnifold Ivey, John Koonce an infant under the age of 21 years by his guardian Emanuel Jarman and Imla N. Miller, Petitioners and Michael Pickle and wife Mary, Benjamin Fordham and wife Alice (Note typed in: should be Ailsie or Elsie), Willie (Note typed in: should be Wiley) Miller, John Miller and Lewis Miller, Defendants, that the several Tracts and parcels of Land mentioned and set forth in the petition of the Petitioners (among which is the tract or parcel hereinafterparticularly described) be sold by the Clerk and Master of said Court at public auction, the said Master first giving forty days notice of the last sell at Courthouse in Kinston for $9.50. Tract situate in Jones Co. On Trent River in Blackshear's line, 14 acres, being the tract of last conveyed to Phillip Miller by George Koonce by deed bearing date 18th day of February 1796. Witnesses: W.P. Moor, Wm. Davenport, one illegible. Registered in Jones County. Jas. Reynolds, Registrar. *** LCC/Jones/10760-19. Copy of original, 2 pages. Date: 6 Oct 1832 County: Lenoir Nature of Document: Deed Grantor: Samuel Dillahunty, of Jones County as agent for John S. Lavender and his wife Elizabeth Lavender citizens of Georgia by Power of Attorney (dated 5 Mar 1829, witnessed by Seaborn Delk and Ammon Rice) Grantee: Caleb Wiggins of Lenoir County Acres: 110 Money mentioned in deed: $400 Location: North side of Neuse River between the Neuse and Contentnea Creek Names mentioned: Thomas Phillips, Lambert's Patent, Branton's Corner, "Phillips Old Corner tree then with Thomas Phillips line to the beginning by patent baring the date the 27th day of October 1784 and in the year of the Independence and pattented by John Phillips . . . which lands was purchased by Furnifold George and by his death fell to the said John S. Lavender and his wife Elizabeth . . . Witnessed by: J.P. Dunn, Abraham Congleton Signed: Sam'l Dillahunty Proven: Jan Term, 1833 by John P. Dunn Court Jan Tern 1833 Enrolled in register?s office: 6 March 1833, M. Bright, Reg. *** LCC/Westbrook/23523-1. Copy of original, 2 pages (front & back) Date: 17 March 1834 County: Lenoir Nature of Document: Deed Grantor: Lamuel Westbrook and wife Mary Grantee: Nancy Hardee Acres: 164 " . . . known in the division of Frederick Jones [illegible] land as Lot no. 1" Money mentioned: $600 Location: Contentnea Neck , north side of Neuse River, SS Contentnea Creek Witnesses: Jacob Parrott, Jessee Kennedy Signed: Lemuel Westbrook, Mary Jane Westbrook Mary Jane was privately examined Enrolled 14 May 1835 ? Bright, Regr *** LCC/Washington/23317-4. Copy of original, 2 pages (front & back) Date: 18 Sep 1841 County: Lenoir Nature of Document: Deed Grantor: John C. Washington Grantee: Alfred Tilghman Acres: 100 ". . .excepting that part of the crop which Ru___y (Reading ?) Jones made upon said land also one third of the corn made by P. Alford . . . ." Money mentioned: $600 Location: North side of Briery Branch, road from Kinston to Snow Hill Names Mentioned: John L. Hill, Witness: Geo Washington Signed: John C. Washington Enrolled: 7 Dec 1841 *** LCC/Williams/23721-15. Copy of original, 2 pages (1 with plat) Date: 18 March 1847 County: Lenoir Nature of Document: Grant Grantor: State of North Carolina Grantee: William Brown Acres: 19-1/4 Money mentioned: $5 every 100 acres Location: South side of Southwest Creek and both sides of Vine Swamp Names Mentioned: Alexander Rann, Thomas Cauly, J. Williamson, James Brown, Alexander Rouse Chain Bearers: ___ Be___? Entered: 23 March 1848 *** LCC/Williams/23721-17. Copy of original, 2 pages (front & back) Date: 7 Feb 1849 County: Lenoir Nature of Document: Deed Grantor: Joseph Waller and Stephen Waller Grantee: Fedrick Brown Acres: 78 3/4 Money mentioned: $196.87 Location: South side of Southwest Creek ". . . being a part of the land that Joseph Waller bought of William F. Nunn and a part of the land that Stephen Waller bought of Redden D. Nunn. . . ." Names Mentioned: Wiley Davis, Redden D. Nunn, Whitfield Grady Witnesses: James Jones, R.D. Nunn Signed: Joseph Waller, Stephen Waller Enrolled: 28 May 1849, Stephen White, Regist.