NC, Dobbs, Land Survey, Murphy Dixon
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This file was contributed by Carol P. Martoccia 
<carolmartoccia@earthlink.net> 
Copyright June 2000.

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The following was transcribed by Carol P. Martoccia and is from the 
Lee Edwards Collection.

Order for a Survey for Murphy Dixon
North Carolina, 			No. 143

His Excellency Arthur Dobbs, Esq; Captain-General, governor, and Commander
in Chief, in and over the said Province.

To the Surveyor-General, Greeting.
You are forthwith to admeasure and lay out, or cause to be admeasured and
laid out, unto Murphy Dixon  a Plantation, containing two hundred Acres of
Land, in the county of Dobbs On the Rain Bow Branch joining John Suggs and
John Masewells Lines

Observing his Majesty's Instructions for running out Lands; two just and
fair Plans whereof, with a proper Certificate annexed to each, you are to
return into the Secretary's Office, within Twelve Months from the Date
hereof: And if the Warrantee shall not within Eighteen Months from the Date
hereof, take out a Patant for the said Land, this Warrant, and all
Proceedings thereon, shall be void and of no Force; and the said Land shall
be deemed vacant and free to be taken up by any other Person.

Given at Wilmington unto my Hand, the 10th Day of April Anno Dom 1761.
Arthur Dobbs
Arch Spaight--
John Ancrum ___

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State of North Carolina   #313

Richard Caswell, Jun.
Entry Officer of Claims for
Lands in the County of Dobbs.

To the Surveyor of said County, Greeting.
You are hereby required, as soon as may be, to lay off and survey, for
Murphy Dixon a Tract or Parcel of Land, containing Forty acres, lying in
the County aforesaid, 
	On the Southside of Contentnea Creek joining Isaiah W. Negle (?), William
Hooker his own line

Observing the Directions of the Act of Assembly in such Case made and
provided for running out Lands. Two just and fair Plans of such Survey,
with this Warrant, to the Secretary's Office without Delay.

Given under my Hand at Kingston
the first Day of July Anno Dom. 1770 (?)

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Land Surveyed for Murphy Dixson 
State of North Carolina
Dobbs County, October the 8th, 1779

Surveyed for Murphy Dixson a Tract of Land containing thirteen acres. Lying
on the S side of Contentaney Creek, begining at a Red Oak Maxwell's corner
and Running then with his line S. 54 W 64 pole to a Pine. Then with his
other line S 24 W 30pole to a Stake. Then with his other line N 66, W 24
Pole to a Hickory, then with his other line S 45, 74 pole to Keathley's
Marsh, then up said Marsh N 50 W 20 pole to a Stake in said Maxwell's line.
Then west his line to the Beginning

Chain...Absalom Sugg
Chain...Josiah Sugg                        Jesse Wingate 

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State of North Carolina    No 371

Richard Caswell, Jun. 
Entry Officer of Claims for
Lands in the County of Dobbs.

To the Surveyor of the said County, greeting.

You are hereby required, as soon as may be, to lay off and survey, for
Murphy Dixon a tract or Parcel of Land, containing thirty Acres, lying in
the County aforesaid, Joining his own line including his improvements also
Joining William Hooker's line.

Observing the Directions of the Act of Assembly in such Case made and
provided for running out Lands. Two just and fair Plans of such Survey,
with a proper Certificate annexed to each, you are to transmit, with this
Warrant, to the Secretary's Office without Delay.

Given under my Hand at Kingston
the 14th Day of October Anno Dom 1770(?)
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