Lenoir County, NC - Deed Book 3 Abstracts

BOOK 3, LENOIR COUNTY DEED BOOKS – Part 2

These are selected deeds including re-registered deeds and deeds that 
refer to earlier deeds or inherited land.
Abstracted by Martha Mewborn Marble

P 131 – 24 Feb 1881 – Deed - Henry C. Bailey and wife Deborah E. to B. 
B. Stroud - $350 – lot in Kinston adj Cleus  ?? Bailey, Mrs. Mary A. 
Hunter – on Bright Street and it being a part of the lot that descended 
to Emma Wood in the lands of Mrs. Geo. Fields dec
WIT: W. A. Coleman
Deborah private examined
Enrolled 26 Jan 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD
NOTE: no lot # given

P 136 – Deed – 4 March 1879 – R. T. Temple of Wake Co and J. F. Parrott 
of Lenoir Co to J. B. Temple of Lenoir Co – whereas Wm. A. Croom on 24 
Nov 1873 delivered to the grantors a mortgage on a tract for $125 on a 
note due Nov or 24 Dec 1876 and on 27 Nov 1877 sd Croom executed 
another mortgage on the same tract for $68.75 on a note due 1 Dec 1878 
– the mortgage was in default and the land was sold at public auction 
on 20 Feb 1879 – J. B. Temple was the high bidder at $100
WIT: J. P. Haskitt
Enrolled 27 Jan 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD
 
P 142 – 1 Oct 1879 - Received of Ira Smith - $650 for 190 acres – a 
tract on SW Creek below the Mill
Signed Calvin P. Davis, Lizzie A. Davis
WIT: Ira S. Davis
Lizzie privately examined
Enrolled 27 Jan 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 146 – Deed – 5 Feb 1879 – J. A. Pridgen and wife Mary A. to L. F. 
Smith - $300 for 236 acres – tract adj Ann M. Croom, Wm. A. Croom, 
Trent road, Holland Cauley – it being the land conveyed by H. A. Croom 
to James Duncan 23 May 1868
Enrolled 11 Feb 1879, Book 47, pp 580, 581, B. L. Taylor, ROD
Re-enrolled 28 Jan 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 148 – Indenture – 6 Sept 1873 – William R. Becton and wife Mary C. to 
Margaret J. Sanderson - $313 for 52 Ό acres – tract SS Neuse, NS SW 
Creek
WIT: Wm. W. N. Hunter
Mary C. privately examined
Enrolled 6 Sept 1873, Book 41, pp 121, 122, Jas. K. Davis, ROD
Re-enrolled 30 Jan. 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 149 – Deed – 1 Jan 1876 – J. F. Parrott to J. M. Hardy - $1,322 for 
several tracts – first tract SS Neuse adj Rufus Temple, Rebecca Croom, 
James Duncan, Trent Road, Stephen Cauley, Mary E. Temple, S. H. Croom 
dec beginning at the 9 mile post on the Kinston Road and known as the 
portion of the land of Jas. R. Croom dec – 220 acres – another tract of 
40 acres on the NS of the above tract and in the river low grounds adj 
M. E. Temple, Rebecca Croom and was conveyed to J. F. Parrott by deed 
from C. S. Croom by his father J. R. Croom
WIT: M. A. Gray
Enrolled 26 July 1876, Book 44, pp 292, 293, James K. Davis, ROD
Re-enrolled 30 Jan. 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 150 – Indenture – 9 Jan 1873 – Elisha Grady and wife Sallie to Maggie 
A. Daly - $500 for 100 acres – SS SW Creek adj Dr. Richard W. Wooten, 
Richard F. Green dec – beginning at a bridge on Great Branch where the 
public road crosses sd branch to the mouth of SW Creek
WIT: Wm. W. H. Hunter
Enrolled 17 Jan 1873, Book 40, pp 392, 392, Jas. K. Davis, ROD
Re-enrolled 3 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 152 – Indenture – 10 Dec 1881 – Robert E. Daly and wife Maggie to 
Richard W. King - $1300 for 2 tracts adj to Richard W. Wooten, J. C. 
Wooten, E. F. Cox, E. P. Loftin – 1st tract beginning at the bridge 
over the canal in the Great Branch where the public road crosses the 
branch, to the run of SW Creek – 100 acres – 2nd tract SE of the Great 
Branch known as the Wooten land corner, dividing line between Cox and 
Loftin, NS British Road – 30 acres which tract was part of the land 
conveyed by E. Grady and wife to J. & D. Wood in a mortgage – the first 
tract was conveyed by Elisha Grady and Sally Grady to Maggie A. Daly on 
9 Jan 1873
WIT: Wm. Hunter
Enrolled 3 Feb. 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 154 – Deed – 20 July 1874 – Samuel and John Loftin of Lenoir Co to 
Moses Patterson of Craven Co - $2000 for 200 acres – tract adj J. F. 
Wooten, Stephen Gooding, dividing line between J. F. Wooten and John 
Loftin, run of Vine Swamp, main road, Whitehall road
WIT: Croom Stroud
Enrolled 12 Aug 1874, Book 42, pp 64, 65, James K. Davis, ROD
Re-enrolled 3 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 155 – Indenture – 1 March 1878 – John and Samuel Loftin of Lenoir Co 
to Mary Ann Patterson of Craven Co – on 20 July 1874 sd Loftins 
intended to convey a tract to Moses Patterson known as the Blount 
Coleman tract – land was not conveyed properly and this deed to convey 
sd land to Mary Ann Patterson – tract adj the beginning corner of a 
patent granted to Robert White for 560 acres on 20 July 1791 and adj to 
a tract sold by Blount Coleman to Council Gooding, on Vine Swamp, 
Kinston road to Duplin road, corner of a tract sold to Bryan B. Becton, 
a corner of Brock's land formerly Pearce's land, John Williams – 700 acres
WIT: R. W. King
Enrolled 18 March 1878, B. L. Taylor, ROD
Re-enrolled 3 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 157 – Moses Patterson and wife Mary Ann of Craven Co mortgaged a 
tract to Richard W. King on 21 Sept 1877 – tract SS Neuse, SS Vine 
Swamp – sd land conveyed by John and Samuel Loftin to Moses Patterson – 
the debt was not paid and King sold the land at public auction on 26 
Nov 1881 – Mary Ann Patterson was high bidder at $540
Enrolled 4 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 160 – Indenture – 3 Feb 1869 – Albert Day of Wayne Count to William 
Franklin Dibble and Huldah P. Dibble - $500 for 660 acres – tract NS 
Adkin Branch adj Richard W. King, Kinston to Greenville road, Tull, 
Shadrack Loftin, on the bank of the Neuse
Signed A. Day, Caroline E. Day
WIT: J. H. Stevenson
Enrolled 9 March 1863, Book 37, p 308, A. C. Wadsworth, ROD
Re-enrolled 4 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 166 – Mortgage – 26 Jan 1882 – Daniel Davis and wife Elizabeth to 
William C. Fields - $500 for 110 acres – tract adj Green Haynes, 
Stephen Cauly, David Lawson, public road – being the land where sd 
Davis now lives and was deeded to them by Chas. Holland Sr and his wife 
on 21 Oct 1869 in Book 38, pp 519, 520 – also personal property of a 
Bay horse and a sorrel mare - condition that if the debt is paid this 
deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction
Elizabeth signed by mark and was privately examined
WIT: James Herring
Enrolled 10 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 176 – Mortgage – 20 Jan 1882 – Samuel V. Laughinghouse and wife Sarah 
S. of Pitt Co are indebted to Samuel Quinerly of Pitt Co for $1000 and 
they are executing a mortgage due 1 Jan 1883 – on a tract in Sand Hill 
adj W. H. West – sd land formerly belonged to L. B. Pugh – 3 lots 
allotted to M. A. Pugh, S. E. Pugh and Lewis B. Pugh, Jr. dec – 828 acres 
Debt was paid 24 April 1883
Enrolled 13 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 201 – Mortgage – 6 Feb 1882 – Wiley W. Rouse and wife Susan F. to 
Wiley Rouse - $500 – a tract adj G. W. Jones, W. R. Bizzell and Geo. 
Jones's heirs – a portion I bought of B. E. Smith of 56 acres and a 
portion descended to me from my mother, F. A. Rouse of 26 acres – SS 
Neuse, Trotters Creek, James Davis and Aretas Jones - condition that if 
the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land 
can be sold at public auction
Elizabeth signed by mark and was privately examined
Signed Wiley W. Rouse, Sue F. Rouse
Enrolled 16 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 206 – Indenture – 10 Feb 1882 – Nathan B. Whitfield to W. H. H. Cobb 
of Wayne Co – Bettie G. Whitfield wife of Nathan inherited from her 
mother Ann S. Cobb of Wayne Co real and personal property valued at 
$7888 and her husband sold said property for $7888 and took it for his 
own use with the understanding he would settle with his wife which he 
has not done – Whitfield is conveying to sd Cobb articles of personal 
property ie: one horse, three mules, 16 cattle, 38 hogs, 2 buggies and 
all the farming tools and household and kitchen furniture in the 
possession of said Whitfield and real estate in the counties of Lenoir 
and Wayne Co – SS Neuse and known as lots No 5 & 6 in the division of 
the lands of James B. Whitfield, dec – SS Neuse River, adj James M. 
Kornegay, Hucklesberry Branch, Tar Kiln bed, the old William Kornegay 
corner, mill pod, - 1262 acres – sd Cobb to allow Bettie Whitfield to 
manage the sd property for her use and upon her death he can convey the 
property to whomever he pleases allowing sd Nathan a home for his lifetime
Enrolled 16 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 209 – Deed – 11 Feb 1882 – Elijah Rouse and wife Ellender to Malenda 
Dawson wife of Augustus Dawson - $250 - tract adj Dock Shepherd Dawson, 
Allen Arnold Kilpatrick (note no commas) - Stephenson, Deep Branch – 25 
acres – being half of the tract of land the said Rouse and Dawson 
purchased of L. H. Fisher and this deed is a conveyance from the said 
Elijah to the said Malinda Dawson of ½ of said tract
Both signed by mark
Enrolled 17 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 219 – Indenture – 2 December 1873 – Craven T. Barwick and wife Nancy 
Ann to Caleb Whitfield - $200 for 40 acres - tract beginning at the run 
of the Briery Swamp adj Wilson Tilghman, Ayract ??  Moore, Isaac Grant
She signed her name Nannie A.
WIT: W. W. N. Hunter
Enrolled 23 Dec 1873, Book 41 pp 206, 207, James K. Davis, ROD
Re-enrolled 17 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 215 – Mortgage Deed – 15 Feb 1882 – A. Mitchell to Bryan N. Fields & 
Mitchell and Fields – Croom Stroud in consideration of $350 pd by B. N. 
Fields, & Mitchell & Fields - a tract in 2 interests of land adj Jarmon 
Becton, S. A. Roberson, Sarah Loftin, - Woodington Township – being two 
undivided interests in the lands of Levi Becton dec - one of the 
interest intended to be conveyed is that of John B. Becton which was 
conveyed to Mitchell & Fields by Jarmon Becton his attorney and the 
other interest is that of Levi E. Becton which was conveyed to him by 
Croom Stroud being one half of the land of sd Levi Becton dec – 200 
acres – also personal property – condition that if the debt is paid 
this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at 
public auction
Signed A. C. Stroud
Registered 15 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 220 – Deed – 13 Feb 1882 – Amos Harvey executor to D. G. Taylor – 
Thomas Harvey dec died in 1867 with a will which instructed to sell 
this tract of land at public auction – this was done and sold for $900 
to Taylor who was high bidder -  tract in Contentnea Township adj Thos. 
Harvey Jr., Wm. Fields – beginning on the north of the New 
Bern/Goldsboro road, - 241 acres  
WIT: L. Herring, Oscar Williams
Enrolled 20 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 222 – Deed – a mortgage deed was executed by R. W. Moore and wife 
Francena J. to Edwards and Murchinson on 27 March 1878 for $214 but the 
payments were not made and the land was sold at public auction to 
Joseph Kinsey on 11 April 1879 for $95.87
Signed L. J. Edwards, D. C. Murchinson
WIT: John M. Kebler
Enrolled 20 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 230 – Deed - 3 Feb 1882 – H. C. Parrott to Ann M. Dibble – William F. 
Dibble is the absolute owner of this property and Huldah P. (sic) 
Parrott is the only sister of said Dibble and the only heir – if sd 
Dibble should die without an heir during the lifetime of his mother the 
said Ann M. Dibble, then the land should fall to sd Huldah C. Parrott – 
for promises and $50 – the Atkin Plantation or Dibble farm about 1 mile 
northeast of Kinston and being Lot #2 in the division of the said 
William F. Dibble and Huldah C. Parrott – at Kinston road, adj John 
Tull, to Neuse river, Loftin, Washington, Atkin Branch – 330 acres
Signed H. C Parrott, Huldah P. Parrott
Enrolled 21 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 235 – Mortgage – 20 Feb 1882 – Jack Sugg and wife Sarah to E. F. Cox 
- $5.00 for 65 acres – tract adj Council Hooten, John C. Wiggins – 
being Lot # 2 – adj Lot # 1, old county line – being lot # 2 in the 
division of the lands between Fred. Jones and his son Calvin E, Jones – 
also personal property – condition that if the debt is paid this deed 
is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction
Jack signed, Sarah used a mark
Registered 20 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 234 – Deed – 10 Feb 1882 – Frederick Jones and wife Nancy to Jack 
Sugg - $650 for 65 acres – tract adj Council Hooten, J. C. Wiggins – 
adj Lot # 1 in the division between Frederick Jones and C. E. Jones, 
old county line 
Both signed by mark
Enrolled 22 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 238 – Indenture – 23 Jan 1878 – Mary Flanekin, A. H. Flanekin her 
husband of Pitt Co to James H. Bell of Lenoir Co - $75 for 110 acres – 
tract SS Wheat Swamp adj Miller B. Creech, road, run of Wheat Swamp, 
Thomas Hodges, to a line made by Dunn and Creech Mary was privately 
examined in Pitt Co
Enrolled 22 Feb 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 247 – Mortgage – 20 Feb 1882 – William K. Whitfield to Joseph Kinsey 
- $384.65 for 44 acres – tract adj Geo. L. Taylor, Joseph Kinsey, Isaac 
Fields – bounded on the N of Midland RR, on the E by Spring Hill or 
Herring's old mill road, on the S by Isaac Field and Avy Taylor on the 
W. by Joseph Kinsey – being the land which descended to Thomas J., Geo 
L. and sd W. K. Whitfield by the will of their mother Demarius 
Whitfield dec - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null 
and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction
WIT: C. J. Taylor, W. C. Fields
Enrolled 24 Feb 1881, B. L. Taylor, ROD
Mortgage paid 2 June 1885

P 258 – Mortgage – 2 Feb. 1882 – Robert S. Taylor and wife Fannie W. to 
J. J. Edwards and wife Ida of Greene Co - $500 for several tracts – one 
tract in Vance Township adj Lot # 2 in the division of the lands of 
Robin Bond – 64 acres – another tract adj Lot # 1 in the division of 
the lands of John Jiemis???, adj to the line of the original patent – 
17 acres and it being the lands which descended to the sd Robert S. 
Taylor from his father Joseph B. Taylor - condition that if the debt is 
paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at 
public auction
Fannie was privately examined
Enrolled 27 Feb. 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 269 – Indenture – 21 Feb. 1882 – James Taylor and his sister Clarie 
Susan Taylor to Senas Taylor $65 for 50 Ό acres – our undivided 
interest in a tract that belonged to our Father Jessie Taylor dec – 
bounded on the West to A. W. Byrd, SS of Beaver Creek, on the South by 
John M. Nobles, on the West by Betsy Taylor – the beginning corner of a 
patent to Barnett Howard, Garris, Beaverdam Branch
Both signed by mark
WIT: Emmet G. Tyndall
Enrolled 28 Feb. 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 275 – Mortgage – 25 Feb. 1882 – S. M. Hardy to S. J. Edwards and O. 
C. Murchinson - $460 for 160 acres – tract being Lot # 5 in the Parrott 
M. Hardy Sr. tract on Falling Creek - adj Lot # 1 and Lot # 4 - 
condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if 
not paid the land can be sold at public auction
WIT: Joseph Kinsey
Enrolled 1 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 304 – 10 Feb 1882 – Commissioner's Report on the division of lands 
between Frederick Jones and C. E. Jones

Lot # 1 – 45 acres to Calvin E. Jones – adj Council Hooten, main road – 
valued at $400

Lot # 2 – 65 acres to Frederick Jones – adj Lot # 1, old county line – 
valued at $400
Signed Zadock Edwards, B. H. Lankston, S. J. Lankston
Enrolled 9 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD
NOTE: never gives the former owner of the land

P 318 – Deed – 24 March 1881 – J. W. Grainger and wife Sallie to E. P. 
Loftin - $5.00 – the Graingers had previously executed to the sd 
Loftins a deed but the deed was destroyed and this is to replace – 
tract SS of SW Creek, Spring Branch where the White Hall Branch empties 
into the Spring Branch, public road, Dillyhunt, path that leads from 
the Griffith place to Mrs. Elvy Becton, Elkanah Loftin, 5th corner of 
Charles Markland's 200 acres patent of 28 Sept 1791 – to the 4th corner 
of Markland's 80 acre patent, Whitfield, J. B. Loftin – except that 
portion conveyed to Penelope Whitfield and Isiah Johnson by Jas. G. Cox 
– this tract warranted to in a deed from F. B. Loftin assign of J. G. 
Cox to J. W. Grainger (no date)
Sallie privately examined
Enrolled 13 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 319 – Deed – 6 Oct. 1875 – J. M. Hadly and wife Lizzie E. to Mrs. 
Sidney W. Barwick and her husband, Isaac Barwick - $500 for several 
tracts – pd by Mrs. Sidney W. Barwick – for her natural life and then 
to her husband, sd Isaac - one tract of 70 acres – bounded on the south 
by W. Warters, on the north by Jesse H. Rouse's heirs, on the west by 
Alex Hill's heirs, on the east by Thomas Hill – also 10 acres adj on 
the west by the above tract, on the north by R. C. Hill and which is a 
portion of the distribution of Alex. Hill's estate, public path leading 
from Jesse H. Rouse to W. Warters – tract being a portion of the land 
drawn by Mary I. Sutton in the division of the lands of Alex. Hill – 
also a piece of 280 acres adj the above tract on the west
WIT: John Gray
Lizzie was privately examined
Enrolled 17 Nov. 1875, Book 43, pp 152, 153, Jas. K. Davis, ROD
Re-enrolled 14 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 320 – Indenture - 4 Dec 1857 – Oliver Bedard and Rebecca his wife to 
Hardy Hill - $2500 for 164 acres – tract NS river, Reedy Branch adj 
Stephen Moore, Wilson Tilghman, adj road that crosses Reedy Branch, 
Needham Morris, Martha's branch, Holmes Branch 
Oliver signed and Rebecca used a mark
WIT: Will C. Fields, S. B. West
Enrolled 10 July 1868 Book 37, pp 54, 55, W. W. N. Hunter, ROD
Re-enrolled 14 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 322 – Deed of Gift – 5 March 1861 – Argent Brown to her son Bryant 
Davenport – natural love and affection – tract NS Great Branch, Stephen 
Herring – 171 acres
Argent signed by mark
WIT: James Herring, Emma Herring
Enrolled  31 Jan 1867, W. Dunn, ROD
Re-enrolled 14 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 323 – Indenture – 21 Feb 1882 – Samuel H. Abbott and wife Nannie 
Abbott – to John A. Williams - $1635.50 for 214 acres – tract SS 
Contentnea Creek, NS Griffin Branch, adj Arden Wiggins, William King, 
Robert Nelson, Dawson, Joseph Lassiter, division corner of the lands of 
John King dec – known as the land that Samuel H. Abbott and wife deeded 
to sd John A. Williams about 28 Nov 1877 and said deed was burned – 
this deed to replace the original
Nannie privately examined
Enrolled 14 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 324 – Indenture – 10 Dec 1870 – Ephraim Farrels and his wife Lyddy 
and Rhoderic Cox and his wife Alsy to Benjamin Kennedy - $150 for 70 
acres – tract on both sides of Briery Branch adj William Sutton, Cicero 
Whitfield
Ephraim signed and the rest used a mark
Lydia and Alsy were privately examined
Enrolled 11 Jan 1871, Book 37, p 147, 148, no Reg of Deeds given
Re-enrolled 14 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 325 – Indenture – 4 Sept 1869 – David Pigott of New Hanover County to 
F. G. Griffin – for love and affection for his nephew Henry G. Griffin 
and $1.00 - tract in Kinston – SW corner of Lot # 13, north on McIlwean 
to Washington Street, then south to Gordon Street – in trust for the 
benefit of said Henry G. Griffin son of F. G. Griffin
Enrolled Book 38, p 43 25, Sept 1869, A. C. Wadsworth, ROD
Re-enrolled 14 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 326 – Indenture – 1 Jan 1859 – John Taylor to Theresa F. Chadwick - 
$1250 – lot in Kinston – lot # 67 formerly the property of Washington 
and White – bounded on the S by King Street, on the W by Lot # 66, on 
the N by Lot # 45, on the E by Lot # 68
WIT: John Tull, Stephen White
Enrolled 17 Jan 1859, Reuben Barrow, ROD
Re-enrolled 15 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 327 – Indenture – 17 May 1867 – John Tull and Winnie R. his wife to 
Samuel H. Rountree, Trustee of Theresa F. Chadwick - $2750 for 441 
acres – a tract NS Neuse, WS Adkin Branch, being part of the several 
tracts which formerly belonged to Joshua Croom dec – beginning on sd 
Atkin Branch where the patent line of Thomas Lewis grant of 372 acres 
crosses the sd run, Ratcliff WIT: Thomas J. Presson, W. H. Rountree
Winnie privately examined
Enrolled 7 Aug 1867, W. W. N. Hunter, ROD
Re-enrolled 15 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 328 – Mortgage – 1 Nov 1879 - Sue W. Rountree and S. H. Rountree Jr. 
to Theresa F. Chadwick - $5.00- tract on Snow Hill and Kinston road, 
Yakin (sic) Branch – 103 acres – the Rountrees owe Chadwick $1287.50 on 
notes – condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void 
but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction
Sue was privately examined
Enrolled 5 Oct 1877, Book 45, pp 413, 414, B. L. Taylor, ROD
Re-enrolled 15 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 330 – Indenture – 16 Oct. 1871 – Wilie Dawson and wife Ava to Levi 
Hill - $1000 for 95 acres – tract ES Bear creek, ½ in Buckleberry 
Pocosin and the other ½ in the Sand Hills on which is located the Dower 
of Mrs. Elsa Hill wife of the late Levi Hill Signed Avey Dawson
Avey was privately examined
Enrolled 18 Nov 1871, Book 39, pp 445, 446 – no ROD
Re-enrolled 16 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 332 – Indenture – 18 Oct 1876 – R. C. Croom and wife Mollie to Levi 
Hill - $1250 for 95 acres – tract ES Bear Creek, ½ in Buckleberry 
Pocoson and ½ in the Sand Hills on which is located the Dower of Mrs. 
Elsa Hill the wife of said Levi Hill – adj Levi Hill, John Sutton and 
his wife Nancy, dividing line of the Frilly place Mollie privately examined
Enrolled 7 Dec 1876, Book 44, pp 324, 343 – no ROD
Re-enrolled 16 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 336 – Indenture – 23 Jan. 1877 – Andrew J. McIntye and Mary A. his 
wife of LaGrange to Alexander Sutton - $750 – Ό interest in a tract in 
LaGrange – NS of A & NC RR being the gin house lot now being used by sd 
A. J. McIntye – adj G. S. Wooten – also Ό interest of a shafley steam 
engine and other equipment in the Gin house
WIT: Haywood Walters
Mary A. privately examined
Enrolled 17 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 338 – Deed – 14 Jan. 1878  E. M. Nettles and W. M. Nettles to Alex 
Sutton - $31.23 – for a lot in LaGrange – S N & NC RR, corner of King 
and Cary Streets
Signed Eliza M. Nettles, W. M. Nettles
Eliza privately examined
Enrolled 18 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 357 – Indenture – 8 Oct. 1875 – Washington Herring and wife Charity 
R. and Pinckney Sparrow and wife Martha to Thomas W. Smith and wife 
Caroline - $600 for 113 acres – tract NS of Cherry tree???, adj W. A. 
Jones, H. D. Moody, down the Tuckahoe
WIT: George Turner, Hugh Maxwell
Charity was privately examined but Martha had died after assigning the 
deed
Enrolled 22 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 365 – Deed – 5 March 1872 – John R. Hutchins and wife Eliza H. of 
Orange County to Henry A. Edwards - $1800 for 900 acres – tract SS SW 
Creek adj Henry Oldham – land given to sd Eliza by her father James W. 
Cox – adj Joshua Norris, James Cox, Jeremiah Loftin, Spring Branch to 
where it empties into SW Creek, Mott's swamp, new road, road from the 
Creek bridge to Vine Swamp, a corner formerly Ila and Needham Loftin's 
– excluding the cemetery
WIT: Alex Miller, William C. Pendergrass
Eliza was privately examined
Enrolled 18 March 1872l, Book 40, pp 50, 51, 52, A. C. Wadsworth, ROD
Re-enrolled 24 March 1882, B. L. Taylor

p 380 – Mortgage – 23 Jan 1872 – Frederick B. Fields and his wife Sally 
H to John H. Fields - $450 - lot in LaGrange – ES Caswell Street 
bounded on the N by Freeman Smith, H. E. Dillon on the S and being the 
house and lot now used as a store by sd Fields – Sallie H. privately examined
Enrolled Book 39, pp 586, 587, A. C. Wadsworth, ROD
Re-enrolled 28 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD
Mortgage paid 17 Jan 1884

P 381 – Deed – 20 April 1876 – Eliza H. Knox, John C. Washington and 
his wife Julia, James B. Hughes guardian of his children, Washington 
Bryan, Henry R. Bryan Attor W. Bryan and Co all of either Lenoir or 
Craven Counties to Margaret A. Webb wife of James B. Webb – Lot in 
Kinston –WS of McIlwean Street, North Street, RR tracts
Enrolled 22 August 1876, Book 44, pp 306, 307, 308, James K. Davis, ROD
Re-enrolled 28 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 388 – Deed – 19 Jan 1882 – John L. Daughety and wife Rezela C. to W. 
H. West - $230 – tract bounded by on the S by Isaac Cobb, on the W by 
Abram McCoy, on the N by Emanuel Daughetry and on the E by W. H. West – 
it being the same land allotted to Durant Daughety in the division of 
his father, John Daughety's lands
Both signed by mark
WIT: Seth West
Enrolled 29 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 398 – Committee divided on 27 March 1882 the lands to Thomas S. 
Phillips – adj corner of Jacob McCotter, to canal in Eagle Swamp – it 
being the lot assigned to W. F. Phillips, runs up the canal to the line 
of William Phillips, to road – 61 acres and valued at $774 – to make it 
equal we have charged the other half $50. The value of the whole tract 
being $3870
Signed E. J. Brooks, C. T. Barwick, Stephen Dawson
W. C. Moore was guardian to sd Phillips
Enrolled 31 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 399 – Deed – 31 March 1882 – Thos. S. Phillips to Jacob McCotter of 
Pitt Co - $769.71 – Contentnea Township, SS Contentea adj sd McCotter, 
William Rountree, road leading to Bell's Ferry – 61 acres.
WIT: J. Q. Jackson
Enrolled 31 March 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD
NOTE; This does not say so but this was land Thomas inherited from his 
father Drewry 
Hart Phillips

P 400 – Indenture – 6 March 1882 – N B. Outlaw and wife Smith P. of 
Duplin Co to John N. Fields - $110 – tract in LaGrange – SS RR, adj 
George F. Whitfield's heirs, Susan Fields, Taylor, Washington Street
Smith privately examined
Enrolled – 5 April 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 401 – Mortgage – 24 March 1882 – E. J. Brooks and Pattie his wife to 
Evalie McCotter of Pitt Co - $300 – tract – adj William Phillips's 
heirs, Julia Thomas' heirs – 50 acres – payable on notes – condition 
that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the 
land can be sold at public auction
Pattie privately examined
Enrolled 5 April 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 423 –Deed – 18 Nov 1880 - John Wollard and Eliza E. his wife of Wayne 
Co to Lizzie E. Hadley - $1300 – for several tracts – first one adj 
Joseph Elliott – 100 acres – another tract to the corner of Lot # 3 in 
the division of the lands of the late Simon Rouse, line dividing lots 
#3 & 4 and being the land conveyed by Jacob Elliott to R. B. Warters 
and W. Dawson by deed dated 6 November 1835 except those parts conveyed 
to others about 30 acres – another tract of 15 acres adj Charles Fuller 
and R. B. Warters adj the old Stage Road leading fron the Pretty ?? 
Place to C. Fullers Blacksmith shop
Eliza privately examined
Enrolled 13 April 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 426 – Deed - 14 March 1882 – Max Baer, Morris Baer both of New York 
to F. C. Loops - $200 – two undivided fifths of a tract adj R. M. 
Abbott - lot at the intersection of Gordon and Heritage Streets and 
known as the Baer lot
Enrolled 13 April 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 428 – Deed – 14 March 1882 – Betty Baer of New York to F. C. Loops - 
$5.00 – her life estate in a lot in Kinston adj R. M. Abbott – same lot 
as above – said lot belongs to heirs of Daren Baer at my death
Enrolled 13 April 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 457 – Indenture – 24 December 1875 – Isaac Sparrow to M. C. C. Lawson 
- $50 for 18 acres – tract adj Jarman Davis, sd Lawson, Buck Branch 
Signed by mark
WIT: J. K. Noble, Jas Dupree
Enrolled 26 April 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 470 – Indenture – 10 Dec. 1875 – Richard L. Rollins to Hebe ??? 
Rollins - $1.00 for 290 acres - tract in Trent Township adj Wm. S. 
Byrd, N. W. Wooten, mouth of Calf Branch, R. W. Holloway, heirs of A. 
W. Wooten, J. W. Rouse, Panther Creek
WIT: Jas. Rollins
Enrolled 23 Jan. 1879, Book 47, pp 462, 463, B. L. Taylor, ROD
Re-enrolled 27 April 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 471 – Deed – 24 March 1882 - S. E. Loftin to E. P. Loftin – about 
1858 ??? sd S. E. Loftin executed a deed to sd E. P. Loftin for this 
tract but it was destroyed by fire at the residence of E. P. Loftin in 
April 1880 – this is to replace – adj Iley Loftin, R. W. King, Alfonzo 
Patterson, John Cox, Barker land, corner of Markham's 80 acre patent, 
corner of Markham's 200 acre patent, Wooten and Sutton's corner – 80 acres
Enrolled 28 April 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 476 – Indenture – 5 Feb. 1872 – Jas. A. Spence and wife Winnaford, 
Jas. M. Hardy and wife E. Susan, Pinkney H. Spence, Nancy Winnaford 
Spence all of Lenoir Co and Jas. D. Gardner and wife Eley, Timothy 
Spence and wife Ursula of Wayne Co and W. D. Spence and wife Mary of 
Greene Co to Henry E. Spence of Lenoir Co - $500 for 108 Ό acres – this 
being the undivided interest in the Joseph Hines place more recently 
the property of James M. Spence, dec – adj W. S. Byrd, Edward Deavers, 
head of Panther Branch, Barbara Hines, Richard Rouse
Nancy W. Spence and Pinkney H. Spence signed by mark – the rest signed
Enrolled 5 Mary 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 482 – Mortgage – 4 May 1882 – E. S. Broadway to W. C. Fields - $1350 
for several tracts – one tract bounded on the east and south by Miller 
and Canady, on the west by the heirs of H. J. McCoy, on the west by 
Queen Street – 2 storehouses – plus a tract in Contentnea Township 
bounded on the north by C. M. Tilghman, on the east by Fred. Jones, on 
the south by Stonington Creek and Council Hooten, on the west by J. M. 
Tilghman, Council Phillips, E. F. Albritton – known as the Joseph 
Tilghman land – 498 acres – also my interest in the land known as the 
"Clark Place" in Sand Hill Township adj W. H. West, J. S. Pearce and 
belonging to the estate of my father J. W. Broadway dec of 350 acres – 
payable on bond - condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null 
and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction
WIT: W. A. Croom, T. J. Meacham
Enrolled 8 May 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD
Mortgage paid

P 484 – Mortgage – 23 April 1882 – Nancy F. Miller to Anderson R. 
Miller - $510 – tract adj Joel R. Hines, Mary Miller, Ephraim Taylor – 
being her distribution as an heir of I. N. Miller – payable on a bond - 
condition that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if 
not paid the land can be sold at public auction
WIT: H. O. Hyatt, A. R. Miller
Enrolled

P 499 – Mortgage – 8 May 1882 – Felix Taylor and his wife Sarah C., and 
Elizabeth Taylor to Jerry Smith - $145 for several tracts – our 
undivided interest – tract adj Henry Tyndall, Senah Taylor, A. W. Byrd 
– SS Beaverdam – another tract purchased from John Howard of 54 acres – 
another tract purchased from James Nunn of 2 acres – land purchased by 
Senis Taylor, father of sd Felix – payable on a note - condition that 
if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land 
can be sold at public auction
Elizabeth signed by mark
WIT: John M. Noble
Enrolled 12 May 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 505 – Indenture – 1 Aug 1879 – J. K. Davis assign of the estate of 
William I. Sutton to John W. Sutton – William I. Sutton declared 
bankruptcy on 3 Feb 1875 and Davis was appointed to administer the 
bankruptcy – on 11 June 1879 land was sold a public auction and John W. 
Sutton was high bidder at $500 - a tract of 264 acres being an 
undivided ½ interest – NS Neuse on the river, adj R. S. Wooten mill 
road, W. A. Blount
WIT: W. A. Coleman
Enrolled 16 May 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 516 – Mortgage – 7 June 1879 – Geo. A. Herring and Sue his wife to R. 
A. Darden and Barbary his wife of Greene County - $1580 for 242 acres – 
tract known as the W. Herring Sr. land adj Joseph Darden, W. I. 
Herring, Neuse River near "the rocks", Falling Creek - condition that 
if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land 
can be sold at public auction
Sue V. Herring privately examined
Enrolled 11 Dec 1879, Book 49, pp 296, 207, 208, B. Taylor, ROD
Re-enrolled 27 May 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 540 – Indenture - ___ June 1878 – S. B. West, G. I. Miller, John C. 
Washington, S.A. Abbott, W. T. ?? Taylor and D. S. Davis, Vestrymen of 
St. Mary's to E. F. Cox, James A. Pridgen, John F. Wooten, W. F. 
Stanly, W. C. Moore, John A. Pollock, Simon Einstein, G. E. Miller, J. 
F. Parrott, Cornelius Harper, W. B. Becton, John Tull, D. S. Davis, E. 
P. Loftin,, S. E. Loftin, C. W. Howard, James F. Hill, James M. Wooten, 
John R. Phillips and G. E. Miller, Sec and Treasurer of St. Mary's 
Parish, all of Lenoir County except W. B. Becton who was of Jones 
County and stock holders of the Kinston Collegiate Institute - $1000 
for a Lot in Kinston – bounded on the E by McIlwain Street, on the N by 
Shine Street, on the W by Lot #135 and on the S by Lots #123 & 134 – 
known as the Walsh School Lot
Enrolled 7 July 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 546 – Deed – 2 June 1882 – E. M. Spence to H. E. Spence - $65 for a 
tract adj Ed. Deaver, dec, J. W. Rouse dec, Capt. W. S. Byrd – it being 
an undivided interest in the lands of James M. Spence, dec (no acres given)
Enrolled 11 July 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 563 – Deed of Gift – 10 July 1882 - John Rhem to Teresa Pearce of 
Craven Co – love and affection – tract both sides of Moseley Creek, S 
bank of the Neuse River, adj corner of the Lovick patent, Wright 
Morris, Alligator Branch, Wiley Kilpatrick, tar kiln, John Carlton, 
dividing line between William and James Kilpatrick, old mill – 600 
acres it being the tract sold by Warren Kilpatrick to Benj. Sutton and 
purchased by sd Rhem in the division of the heirs of sd Benjamin Sutton
Enrolled 11 Aug 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 568 – POA – 3 Jan 1878 – Gideon D. Hines and Lou P. Hines of 
Susanville, Lassen County, Calif appoint Mrs. A. V. Fordham of Kinston 
as their POA to sell all real estate
Enrolled 25 Aug 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 578 – Deed – 3 Aug 1882 – Emma Williams to W. B. Nunn - $900 for 98 
acres – tract adj W. B. Nunn, Richard Noble, A. W. Byrd, run of 
Beaverdam Creek – it being Lot #3 allotted to Sarah A. Becton in the 
division of the James Nunn estate
WIT: John M. Noble
Enrolled 7 Sept 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 584 – Mortgage – Wayne Co. – 6 Sept 1882 – Jesse H. Hardy and wife 
Martha A. to E. Rosenthal, Henry Weil and Soloman Weil of the firm of 
Weil and Brothers of Goldsboro – a tract in Greene and Lenoir Counties 
adj James M. Hadley, Cicero Hadley, Shade I. Wooten, John Fields and 
being the land purchased by George V. Strong at public auction on 1 
April 1867 – Strong and his wife conveyed the land to Mrs. Jennette 
Staten of Edgecombe Co on 17 May 1869 "and by William J. Staten and 
wife (to whom sd lands were conveyed by will of Jennette Staten) to 
Martha A. Hardy on 1 Dec 1875" – 763 acres except 274 acres sold by sd 
Hardys to Mrs. Hattie Rice in 1876 or 1877 – subject to a mortgage for 
$714 to W. F. Kornegay & Co of Goldsboro – Hardys planned on purchasing 
goods from the firm from time to time not to exceed $1500 - condition 
that if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the 
land can be sold at public auction
Signed Jesse H. Hardy, Martha A. Hardy
WIT: R. W. Moore
Enrolled 11 Sept 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD
Mortgage paid 1927

P 595 – 26 July 1881 – Matthew Grimsley and wife Mary E. Grimsley of 
Greene Co to W. R. Jones of Lenoir Co - $750 - tract on Briery Branch 
adj W. P. Jones – 151 acres and being Lot #7 in the division of the 
lands of Theophilus Grimsley and allotted to sd Matthew by John Sugg, 
J. F. Frizzle and B. W. Edwards – the widow of Theophilus was Mary – 
being part of a tract adj R. H. Rountree, Daniel Worth, Briery of 281 
acres conveyed by John Tull and his wife Winnie to Theophilus on 21 Aug 
1871 – being the western portion of the tract
WIT: W. A. Coleman
Mary privately examined
Enrolled 21 Sept 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 601 – Deed – 27 Nov 1879 – Jesse & Dempsey Jr Wood to Alpheus T. 
Kennedy – whereas William S. Kennedy and wife, M. E. H., on 2 Feb 1876 
executed a mortgage deed on a tract of land to secure a note of $2000 
which was recorded in Book 43, pp 544, 545 – the mortgage was not paid 
and the land was sold at public sale to the highest bidder the sd 
Alpheus T. Kennedy for $10,000 - $2000 to go to the sd Woods and $8000 
to go to W. S. Kennedy trustee for Mrs. Mary A. Rayner and Mrs. 
Cornelia I. Wooten – tract adj Samuel Scarborough, Noah Rouse, Big 
Swamp Canal bridge in the White Hall road – 205 acres – another tract 
on Big Swamp Canal in White Hall road, adj D. H. Kennedy of 95 acres
WIT: H. G. West
Enrolled 8 Dec 1879, Book 49, pp 189, 190, B. L. Taylor, ROD
Re-enrolled 30 Sept 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 610 – Deed – 25 Jan 1876 – Thomas Cauley and Olin Olivia, his wife, 
to James Moody - $600 for 330 acres – tract adj Edwin Taylor, J. 
Holland, Little Horse Branch, Joshua Priests, Taylor's old corner, line 
of original survey
He signed and she used a mark
WIT: Franklin Cauley, Richard P. Cauley
Olin privately examined
Enrolled 19 Oct 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 617 – Indenture – 1 Jan 1980 – Daniel Harper & Olin his wife to W. K. 
Baker - $10 for 1 1/8 acres – tract on Wilmington road, Trent River adj 
saw mill bridge, road
Both signed by mark
WIT: S. W. Nobles, John M. Nobles
Enrolled 25 Oct 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 632 – Mortgage – 30 Oct 1882 – George M. Gray & wife to J. W. 
Grainger - $500 for 297 acres – on a note – tract in Institute 
Township, adj to Sutton on the S,  Benjamin Parrott on the W, Joseph 
Sugg on the E, Fields on the W – being the lands of my father William 
Sutton and later R. W. King - condition that if the debt is paid this 
deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction
Only George signed using a mark
Enrolled 11 Nov. 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 638 – Indenture – 16 Oct 1879 – Joel R. Hines and wife P. B. to Mrs. 
M. A. S. Turner of Jones Co - $800 for 200 acres – undivided interest 
in the lands of Levi Becton dec and being ½ or 2 shares – adj Wm. 
Perry, Jarman Becton
WIT: Richard B. West
P. E. privately examined
Enrolled 13 Nov. 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 646 – Bill of Sale – 2 August 1875 – Elizabeth M. Davis to Rebecca 
Croom - $5 – all my interest in the estate of Joseph R. Croom dec as my 
trustee – property of several Negroes (sic), bonds and accounts
Signed by mark
WIT: Jas. Wilkins
Enrolled 14 Nov 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 647 – Deed – 10 Dec 1881 – Stephen C. Spence & wife Susan to John 
Howard - $100 for 200 acres – tract adj John L. Williams, Amos Stroud, 
David Williams, Lightwood Knot Road, Jesse's pocossin, Brown, Dillahunt 
– it being the tract conveyed by John L. Williams & wife to sd Spence 
on 20 Feb 1867 and recorded in Book 42, pp 189, 190
Both signed by mark
WIT: W. C. Fields
Susan privately examined
Enrolled 15 Nov. 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 649 – Deed – 26 Oct 1875 – Stephen Miller to Cassie Greene - $20 – 
adj on the W by the heirs of Moses Cobb, dec, on the E by sd Miller, on 
the N by Shine Street, on the E by Lot #15, on the S by South Street – 
it being the eastern half of Lot #14 adj to the town of Kinston
Enrolled 15 Nov. 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 650 – Indenture – 7 June 1880 – John F. Wooten to Leah Freeman - $650 
for 125 acres – tract on SS Vine Swamp, adj John Loftin, Samuel Loftin, 
Mrs. Stephen Waller, Moses Patterson – known as Bryan Becton place 
which sd Wooten bought from the Clerk of Superior Court for a division 
of the heirs of Bryan Becton
WIT: W. J. Rasberry
Enrolled 16 Nov. 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 671 – Indenture – 29 Nov 1882 – J. F. Harper and wife Lydia to Henry 
Gray - $5,250 for several tracts – first tract adj W. W. Caraway 
beginning at the bridge on the public road from Brights Cross Roads to 
Sheriff Fields near Betty Hughes Branch, south to Askew's line, public 
road from Snow Hill to Kinston, Bright, Whitfield of 150 acres – this 
tract was conveyed to J. F. Harper by John S. Kilpatrick and wife on 9 
Jan 1878 – another tract beginning at the bridge across Betty Hughes 
Branch on the public road, running with the road to W. F. Moseley's 
corner (near E. M. Hodges house), the Wetherington tract, to Thomas 
Phillip's land, to S. E. Mewborn's land, to James Askew's land, to 
Kilpatrick's line (sold to J. F. Harper) of 287 acres – it being the 
same conveyed to Harper by W. F. Moseley on 27 Aug 1878
Lydia privately examined
Enrolled 7 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 679 – Indenture – 4 Dec. 1882 – B. W. Canady and wife Mary H. to Dr. 
F. M. Rountree – Dr. Rountree possessed a tract of land in Greene Co 
near Hookerton which he held in trust for the benefit of Florence M., 
Robt. H. Jr., F. M. Jr., Mattie H., Sally, and Albert Rountree, 
children of the sd Dr. F. M. Rountree by his wife Alice E. – Dr. 
Rountree had power to sell this land and purchase other lands – he sold 
the tract and wishes to purchase this one for his children - $5,000 for 
280 acres – adj Fannie Hartsfield, J. P. Tucker – beginning in the 
center of the Kinston to Snow Hill road, the run of Atkins Branch, R. 
H. Rountree to a corner of a tract conveyed to J. C. Washington by W. 
Tull dec on 20 July 1809 (sic), Wolf Branch
M. H. privately examined
Enrolled 7 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 681 – Indenture – 10 Feb 1872 – J. W. Harper, Administrator of  L.  
H/D ? Croom to Rebecca Croom – on 11 Nov 1871 the Superior Court of 
Lenoir Co gave permission to sell the land which he did on 15 Dec 1871 
for $600 – this part of the tract was set aside as dower for the widow 
of L. H/A?  Croom and was sold to Rebecca after the decease of sd widow 
Mrs. Kily ??? Smith
Enrolled 9 Dec 1882
NOTE: This may have been Lott R. Croom who md Christina Rhem and she 
remarried a Smith

P 684 – Deed – 18 Dec 1875 – J. F. Parrott to Betsy Venters (col) - 
$125 for a lot in Kinston – adj sd J. F. Parrott, on Gordon Street west 
of Heritage Street, the west corner of the blacksmith shop, Campbell's shop
WIT. M. A. Gray
Enrolled 9 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 685 – Deed – 15 Feb 1877 – S. B. West and Sarah A. his wife to Jacob 
Gatlin - $225 for 125 acres – tract adj William Stroud, James Williams, 
near Woodington Church, Thomas Becton's corner of disputed lands as 
agreed on by R. B. Cauley Adm of John Cauley
Sarah A. privately examined
Enrolled 11 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 708 – Agreement – 14 Dec 1882 – W. H. Byrd and wife Luerissa and 
Isaac J. Howard – about 1863 Isaac J. Howard, father of sd Luerissa 
Byrd died seized of a tract of 200 acres in Pink Hill Township NS 
Beaver Dam Swamp and bounded on the N by Barnett Howard, on the E by 
Barnett Howard, on the S by John B. Howard, and on the W by Sinas 
Davis, dec – the sd land was divided into two lots = Lot # 1 has 108 
acres and was assigned to Isaac J Howard as his full share of real 
estate owned by his father Isaac J. Howard – Lot # 2 has 72 acres and 
was assigned to W. H. Byrd and wife Luerissa as their share of the 
estate – these are the two sole surving heirs of Isaac J. Howard
W. H. signed and Luerissa and Isaac used a mark
WIT: W. A. Coleman, Jas. B. Cummings
Luerissa privately examined
Enrolled 15 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 710 – Deed – 14 Dec 1882 – C. M. A. Griffin and wife Smitha A. of 
Pitt Co to Henry Cannon - $1400 for 63 2/3 acres – bounded on the N by 
Mrs. Sidney A. M. Harper, on the W by Julia Thomas, on the S by the 
heirs of William Phillips and the heirs of Drew Phillips, on the E by 
Mrs. Nancy Sumerall – being the land given to B. F. Ormond by his 
father W. Ormond in his will
WIT: J. J. Jackson
Smithy A. privately examined
Enrolled 15 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 717 – Deed – 18 Nov 1882 – Zack Howard, Vicey An Sophia his wife, C. 
E. Howard and Leah, R. E. Howard and wife, Jonas Stanly and Mary A. S. 
Stanly and wife (sic) to B. F. Harper - $60 – for an undivided tract 
adj Jesse Tyndal, Everet Howard – NS Trent near Noble's Mill – for more 
information refer to the old deed made by Zack Howard to Daniel Harper (sic)
All signed by mark except Jonas Stanly
The wives were privately examined
Enrolled 18 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD
NOTE: The grantors were not completely clear

P 718 – Deed – 28 Feb 1882 – Harget Kornegay and wife Jane B. of Duplin 
Co to William R. Brown of Lenoir - $1.00 for 180 acres – tract in 
Lenoir Co adj David Williams, Pheneas Davenport – it being our dower 
and thirds in the lands of Zack Brown, dec – the entire tract contains 
180 acres including the dwelling
WIT: P. H. Kornegay
Jane privately examined
Enrolled 18 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 719 – Deed – 16 Dec 1882 – Launa G. Tilghman to Sarah Moore - $200 
for 41 acres – on bank of Briery and Lousing Swamps beginning in the 
division corner in the back line between Radner Moore and Rigdon Moore, 
to a dividing corner between Radner Moore and Bural Moore, Briery Run – 
it being the part of land willed to Radner Moore by Iseal (sic)  Moore 
and deeded by Radner Moore to Rigdon Moore on 1 Oct 1823 and by sd 
Rigdeon Moore to John Washington on 14 Jan 1825 and inherited by George 
Washington as one of the heirs of John Washington and conveyed by 
George Washington to Stephen Moore by deed 1 Aug 1857 and on the same 
day conveyed by Stephen Moore to A. B. Watson
WIT: Peter Phillips, Madeline Tilghman
Enrolled 18 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 721 – Mortgage – 1 Dec 1882 – Wiley W. Rouse and Susan F. his wife to 
James K. Davis – Rouses owed Davis $150 and placed a mortgage – tract 
in Trent Township adj G. W. Jones, W. K. Bizzell and George Jones' 
heirs – a portion sd Rouse purchased of B. E. Smith of 56 acres and a 
portion which descended to sd Rouse from his mother, F. A. Rouse, of 
about 29 acres – total of 85 acres – SS Neuse, Trotters Creek – also 52 
acres in Trotters Creek adj James Davis, Aretus Jones - condition that 
if the debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land 
can be sold at public auction
Susan privately examined
Enrolled 17 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 723 – Deed – 12 Feb 1874 – Stephen Miller to Thomas Morris - $75 for 
a lot in Kinston –adj sd Morris on the extension of Bright Street  and 
the extension of South Street adj Lot #41 belonging to sd Miller – the 
land being conveyed is known as the plot of David S. Davis Lots adj to 
the town of Kinston and being Lots # 42, 43, 44
WIT: W. A. Coleman
Enrolled 25 Jan 1875, Book 42, p 255, James K. Davis, ROD
Re-enrolled 17 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 731 – Indenture – 21 Dec 1882 – N. B. Outlaw to J. A. Outlaw all of 
Duplin Co - $450 for 200 acres – all rights conveyed to him by John C. 
Wooten as guardian of B. S. H. Wooten and being the land drawn by B. S. 
H. Wooten in the division of lands of A. Wooten – Poly Bridge Branch, 
to the division line of Lots # 6 & 7, Davis' corner, J. W. Rouse
Enrolled 27 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 737 – Deed – 28 Dec 1882 – Richard W. King and wife Susan to Sarah A. 
Warters wife of Jerry Warters - $2000 – tract adj John F. Wooten, 
Stephen Gooding, John Loftin – SS Neuse, SS Vine Swamp, Woodington 
Township and being the same conveyed in part by John Loftin and Samuel 
Loftin to Moses Patterson on 20 July 1874 and the balance conveyed by 
John Loftin and Samuel Loftin on 1 March 1878 – the latter made to Mary 
Ann Patterson – the entire tract contains 600 or 700 acres and the same 
conveyed by Moses Patterson and M. A. Patterson to R. W. King on ____  
Dec 1881
Susan privately examined
Enrolled 27 Dec 1882, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 739 – Mortgage – 28 Dec 1882 – above land then mortgaged by Sarah A. 
Waters and Jerry her husband to Richard W. King 
Mortgage paid

P 740 – Mortgage – 28 Dec 1882 - Spencer Smith and wife Catherine, 
Peter Brain ?? and wife Eliza, Dock Smith and wife Eliza to Kate Harvey 
– the grantors are indebted for $254.50 – lot in Kinston – NW corner of 
Independence and North Streets, Louisa Mills, John Abbott – known as 
part of the Cooker lot which was conveyed to Catherine Smith by Louisa 
Mills on 20 Oct 1874, Book 42, p 234 – also the west half of the 
Blakely lot, the east side having been sold to Dick Whitfield – SS 
North Street, R. M. Abbott, A. Best, Jacob Langston and conveyed by W. 
A. Blount and W. H. Blount to Peter Brain ??? 11 May 1872, Book 42 pp 
251, 252 – another lot known as the old Church of Christ Lot near Neuse 
River on Gordon Street, adj John R. Phillips, Simon Patterson and being 
the western part of the lot owned by Dock Smith - condition that if the 
debt is paid this deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be 
sold at public auction
WIT: C. F. Harvey
All used a mark except for Spencer Smith who signed

P 785 – Mortgage – 1 Jan 1883 – W. B. Nunn and India his wife to 
Anthony Davis – Nunns are indebted to Davis for $300 – tract in Pink 
Hill Township and being Lot # 2 in the division of James Nunn's estate 
– on Beaver dam – 92 acres - condition that if the debt is paid this 
deed is null and void but if not paid the land can be sold at public auction
India privately examined
WIT: John Nobles
Enrolled 16 Jan 1883, B. L. Taylor, ROD
Mortgage paid

P 794 – Mortgage – 13 Jan 1883 – Sylvia Whitty to Lemuel Harvey – 
Whitty indebted for $60 – lot in Kinston – NW corner of North and 
Heritage Streets and being the lot conveyed by sd Whitty by R. W. King 
on 21 Oct 1874
Signed by mark
Enrolled 17 Jan 1883, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 803 – Deed – 2 Jan 1883 – A. T. Kennedy and wife Sarah H. to William 
S. Kennedy - $4000 for several tracts – first tract adj James Williams, 
road across SW Creek going to Kinston, Joseph Waller, Williams old mill 
pond – 640 acres and being the tract conveyed by Reddie Bergeren to 
William S. Kennedy, trustee of Mrs. Mary A Raynor and Mrs. Cornelia 
Wooten on 1 Sept 1877, Book 42, pp 162, 163, 164 – another piece adj 
mill pond and being the tract conveyed by E. J. Turner and wife, S. K. 
Turner and J. S. Jackson on 17 July 1880 of 3 ½ acres and known as the 
Woodington Mill house and lot
Enrolled 18 Jan 1883, B. L. Taylor, ROD

P 904 – Deed – 2 Jan 1883 – A. T. Kennedy and wife Helen to W. S. 
Kennedy, Mrs. Mary A. Raynor wife of W. D. Raynor and Mrs. Cornelia J. 
Wooten wife of M. H. Wooten - $9000 for several tracts – one tract adj 
James Warters, Dec, Samuel Scarboro, Noah Rouse and being the tract 
where A. T. Kennedy formerly lived of 205 acres – another tract NS of 
Big Swamp Canal, WS of Bucklesbury road adj James Warters, dec, Noah 
Rouse, Oscar H. Kennedy dec of 95 acres
Helen privately examined
Enrolled 18 Jan 1883, B. L. Taylor, ROD

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