LENOIR COUNTY, NC - COLLECTIONS - The Lovit Hines Collection, 1800-1830 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be 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 for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Martha Marble mmarble@erols.com ==================================================================== COLONIAL RECORDS OF LENOIR COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ALSO KNOWN AS THE LOVIT HINES COLLECTION - abstracted from Microfilm Roll Mf.P.194 by Martha Mewborn Marble NOTE: Lovit Hines collected as many originals or copies of original documents located in private hands as he knew about and had the NC Archives place said documents on microfilm. Some of these original documents are still in the possession of private individuals and some have been placed at the NC Archives or other institutions in Collections. In addition there is another Lovit Hines Collection at the NC Archives of original papers in P.C. 1759 (two boxes). My thanks to Ed Morris of the Archives and Records Branch for this information. I have tried not to duplicate individual documents already abstracted from various sources especially the Edwards Collection where the original Hill and many of the Hardee documents are found. No doubt many of the originals of records in this Collection are in the James Hines and Wiatt Hines Collections, but they have not been abstracted as yet. The researcher also needs to refer to the Dobbs County Archives Page for those records that predate the founding of Lenoir County. 1800 - 1810 INDENTURE - JOHN ALDRIDGE TO 1 January 1800 RICHARD BYRD SEN INDENTURE - DREWRY ALDRIDGE SENR 1 Jan 1800 TO RICHARD BYRD INDENTURE - J. M. PARROTT TO 19 Nov 1800 M J. P. HARDEE INDENTURE - JOSEPH KING TO EZEKIEL CREECH Nov 1801 INDENTURE - THOMAS BOND TO JOHN WILSON 26 Jan 1802 INDENTURE - ELIZABETH HAMILTON TO 19 February 1802 JOHN WILSON INDENTURE - BENJAMIN BYRD 9 August 1802 TO JOHN BYRD INDENTURE - RICHARD BYRD AND 28 Feb 1804 JOHN BYRD TO RACHEL BRYAN LAND GRANT TO FRANCIS CASWELL 27 April 1804 DEED - WILLIAM PETERS TO JOHN MOOR 1804 ? QUIT CLAIM - HARDY CROOM & WM. 27 February 1806 SUTTON TO SIMON HOUSE INDENTURE - JOHN AND SUSANNA GATLING 1 May 1806 TO WILLIAM LOVICK INDENTURE - AMBROSE JONES TO HARDIE 8 April 1807 CROOM INDENTURE - JAMES BRIGHT to WILLIAM LOVICK 18 April 1808 LAND GRANT - GOV. TO MAJOR HARDEE 12 August 1808 INDENTURE - BENJAMIN DAVIS SR. TO 3 October 1808 BENJAMIN DAVIS, JR SURVEY - for SALLY BAKER 7 August 1809 INDENTURE - BENJAMIN AND ABIGAIL 2 April 1810 GRIFFIN TO WILLIAM LOVICK INDENTURE - WM. CROOM TO JOSEPH HARDEE 10 August 1810 INDENTURE - MARY KENNEDY, OLLIFFS 6 April 1810 HARDEE, JESSE H. CROOM & wife To JOSEPH HARDEE 1811 - 1820 INDENTURE - WM CROOM & OTHERS 1812 TO JOSEPH HARDIE INDENTURE - WILLIAM EASTERLING TO 13 April 1813 JOSEPH HARDEE INDENTURE - RASBERRY & THOMAS BYRD 5 January 1815 TO WILLIAM HERRING INDENTURE - MILLER BYRD TO WILLIAM 8 Nov 1816 HERRING INDENTURE - LEWIS BRYAN, SHERIFF TO 27 February 1819 JOHN WASHINGTON SALE OF NEGRO WOMAN - ISAAC CROOM 5 January 1819 TO JOSEPH HARDEE INDENTURE - WILLIAM GARNER TO WILLIAM 3 Dec 1819 HERRING 1821 - 1830 INDENTURE - LEWIS BRYAN, esq to WALTER DUNN 13 Jan 1821 INDENTURE - LEWIS BRYAN, SHERIFF TO 1 July 1821 WALTER DUNN INDENTURE - LEWIS BRYAN, SHERIFF TO WALTER DUNN LEASE - WALTER DUNN SR to WALTER DUNN JR 4 July 1821 INDENTURE - ROLAND MOORE TO 24 July 1821 WILLIAM B. KILPATRICK SURVEY - HENRY OWENS April 1822 WILL OF JAMES MILLS - ONSLOW CO 31 July 1823 DEED - JOHN ROUSE TO SON JOHN ROUSE 29 September 1824 INDENTURE - WILEY WILSON TO BENJAMIN 10 December 1824 PARROTT DEED OF GIFT - BENJAMIN PARROTT SENR 17 July 1825 TO BENJAMIN PARROTT, JUN WALTER DUNN'S RECEIPT 31 Oct. 1825 INDENTURE - WILLIAM B. KILPATRICK & WIFE TO 28 September 1826 WALTER DUNN NOTE - WALTER AND J. P. DUNN 27 Feb 1826 COURSE OF DEED - JOHN & MARY 14 March 1827 KENNEDY TO JACOB PARROTT GRANT TO BENJAMIN PARROTT 3 April 1827 INDENTURE - FRED BAKER to WALTER DUNN 29 June 1827 GRANT TO BENJAMIN PARROTT 30 June 1827 DEED OF GIFT - BENJAMIN PARROTT, SENR December 1827 TO LEMUEL PARROTT INDENTURE - JOHN WASHINGTON TO WM. LOVICK 9 July 1828 MORTGAGE - THOMAS ABBOTT TO ABNER 1 May 1828 WITHERINGTON WALTER DAVENPORT TO JOSEPH HARDEE 3 December 1829 1800 - 1810 INDENTURE - JOHN ALDRIDGE TO RICHARD BYRD P 244 - 1 January 1800 - Indenture - JOHN ALDRIDGE of Lenoir (or) to RICHARD BYRD Senr of Lenoir (ee) - 12 pds --- NS Jumpting Run --- adj WILLIAM ALDRIDGE, THOMAS BYRD, RICHARD BYRD'S PATENT --- 12 acres --- part of survey granted to JOHN ALDRIDGE --- houses, gardens, orchards Signed by mark WIT T. ? W. MEWBORN, THOMAS SAMSON To Court January Term 1801 - SMS BRIGHT, Clk Enrolled Liber B page 240 20 January 1801 JAS BRIGHT, Regr INDENTURE - DREWRY ALDRIDGE SENR TO RICHARD BYRD P 253 - 1 January 1800 - Indenture - DREWRY ALDRIDGE SENR of County of Greene (or) to RICHARD BYRD (ee) of Lenoir - 20 pds - ES Falling Creek, NS Jumping Run, Sawpit Meadow in RICHARD BYRD'S corner of a patent granted to WILLIAM ALDRIDGE JUNR, adj THOMAS BYRD --- 17 1/2 acres, houses, gardens, orchards Signed by mark WIT JAM BYRD, JOHN (X) ALDRIDGE To Court January Term 1800 on oath of JOHN ALDRIDGE S. BRIGHT, CC Enrolled Liber B pages 153, 154 11 February 1800 JAS BRIGHT, Regr INDENTURE - J. M. PARROTT TO J. P. HARDEE 19 November 1800 - Indenture - JAMES M. PARROTT exec of JESSE J. MOORE dec (or) to JOSEPH P. HARDEE (ee) - all of Lenoir Co - PARROTT exec of Will of MOORE - authorized certain lands on SS Lousin Swamp WS public road from Kinston to Greenville - adj JAMES MOORE - line is a direction for his mansion to run of Swamp, CALVIN TUCKER - including mansion house where JESSE J. MOORE dec lived being all the land MOORE willed to DEBORAH MOORE - 206 acres WIT LEM. J. MEWBORN BERRY F. PARROTT NOTE: The year is clearly 1800 on this document; however, keeping in mind it is a copy, the transcriber made an error in the date as this Jesse J. Moore did not die until 1857. INDENTURE - JOSEPH KING TO EZEKIEL CREECH P 313 - ---- November 1801 - Indenture - JOSEPH KING (or) to EZEKIEL CREECH (ee) - both of Lenoir --- $225 pds - a tract --- NS Neuse both sides of White Marsh - part of patent of WM. GRANT --- adj THOMAS MARTIN, BENJAMIN CREECH --- 96 acres WIT D. L. FREEMAN JOHN WASHINGTON To Court January Term 1802 on oath of JOHN WASHINGTON C. WESTBROOK, Clk Enrolled Liber C pages 89 & 90 24 January 1803 JAS. BRIGHT, Regr INDENTURE - THOMAS BOND TO JOHN WILSON - 1802 27 January 1802 - THOMAS BOND of County of Lenoir (or) to JOHN WILSON of County of Lenoir (ee) - 1507 pounds, ten shillings - sold a certain tract in Lenoir County - 141 acres patented by WILLIAM WITHERINGTON in 1768 and conveyed by WITHERINGTON to THOMAS BOND by deed 19 July 1773. NS Neuse, SS Sam's Branch and Long Branch, above BRIGHT's line. This indenture is signed "Mrs. Bond" WIT JAS. (X) BRIGHT Robt. L. (X) Argoe To Court July Term 1802 on oth of JAMES BRIGHT Enrolled 24 July 1802 - JAS. BRIGHT, Regr INDENTURE - ELIZABETH HAMILTON TO JOHN WILSON Indenture - 19 February 1802 - ELIZABETH HAMILTON of Craven County (or) to JOHN WILSON of Lenoir (ee) - 40 pounds - a certain tract in Lenoir County - SS Briery Branch, adj Sams Branch, JOHN BECTON - 50 acs of which 18 is excepted and has been sold to JOHN HAMILTON WIT ROBERT ARAJOE, MARKLAND (X) WOOTERS To Court July Term 1802 on oath of MARKLAND WOOTERS J. WESTBROOK, Clerk Enrolled Liber C pages 149 and 150 20 July 1802 - JAMES BRIGHT, Regt. INDENTURE - BENJAMIN BYRD TO JOHN BYRD P 237 - 9 August 1802 - Indenture - BENJAMIN BYRD of Lenoir County (or) to JOHN BYRD of Lenoir (ee) - 300 silver dollars --- NS Jumping RUN --- 100 acres --- adj THOMAS BYRD, Huckleberry Pond, Jumping Run --- line of a patent granted to JOHN CLARK, patent line of SAMUEL THOMAS --- being part of 2 patents --- one granted to RICHARD BYRD, the other to JOHN MOSELEY - all houses, gardens, orchards etc WIT - SIMON HERRING, SAM BYRD To Court October Term 1802 on oath of SIMON HERRING Enrolled Liber C pages 192, 193 20 October 1802 JAS BRIGHT, Regr INDENTURE - RICHARD BYRD AND JOHN BYRD TO RACHEL BRYAN P 255 - 28 February 1804 - Indenture - RICHARD BYRD and JOHN BYRD (or) to RACHEL BRYAN (ee) , all of Lenoir - $2000 --- Falling Creek, Jumping Run - being part of 4 surveys --- one granted to SAMUEL THOMAS, one to RICHARD BYRD, SENR, one to RICHARD BYRD, JUNR and one to JOHN ALDRIDGE --- adj Miller Byrd, JESSE BYRD, THOMAS BYRD --- 380 acres --- including plantation where RICHARD and JOHN BYRD now live, the graveyard excepted Both signed by mark WIT SAM SMITH, ARON SMITH, BRYAN WHITFIELD To Court July Term 1804 on oath of BRYAN WHITFIELD C WESTBROOK, Clk Enrolled Liber I pages 63, 64, 65, 66 13 September 1804 LAND GRANT TO FRANCIS CASWELL p 196 27 April 1804 - No 276 - Land Grant to FRANCIS CASWELL from JAMES TURNER, Gov State of North Carolina #276 - for fifty shilling every 100 acres paid by FRANCIS CASWELL - 5 acres - FARMERS Swamp adj WILLIAM ARRANDALL, MARTIN CASWELL dec, JOHN GARROT Entered 21 September 1802 as by platt. Grant to be registered in Lenoir within 12 months JAMES TURNER, Gov WIT WILL WHITE, sec a platt accompanies Lenoir County - July 1802 - by virtue of warrant #415 dated 21 September 1802 I have surveyed a parcel of 5 acres for FRANCIS CASWELL (description as above) GEORGE WIGGINS WIT WILLIAM HARDY, JOSIAH POOL Whereas I purchased the title of FRANCIS CASWELL'S grant at a sale of the Sheriff of Lenoir Co, WILLIAM EASTERLING, for sum of 5 pounds. I relinguish unto JOSEPH HADEE all my rights and titles. A. JONES Recorded in secretary's office R. N. GOODMAN, Secy QUIT CLAIM - HARDY CROOM AND WM. SUTTOM TO SIMON HOUSE P 317 - 27 February 1806 - WILLIAM SUTTON and HARDY CROOM both of Lenoir for diverse good causes and consideration ---- released and quit claim to SIMON HOUSE --- a tract in Lenoir --- adj 2nd corner of WILSON dower ---- 39 acres --- which is 1/4 part of the land laid off and alloted to widow of PAUL HARTSFIELD dec and as her dower in the land and and adj to lot #2 drawn by MOSES HARTSFIELD and lot #4 drawn by SILAS HARTSFIELD as heirs of the dec SUTTON signed by mark and CROOM signed WIT D. CASWELL, JAS. ARENDALL, R. W. CASWELL To Court January Term 1808 on oath of DALTON CASWELL C. WESTBROOK, Clk Enrolled 15 January 1808 JAS. BRIGHT, regr INDENTURE - JOHN AND SUSANNA GATLIN TO WILLIAM LOVICK 1 May 1806 - JOHN GATLIN and his wife SUSANNA of Lenoir (or) to WILLIAM LOVICK of Lenoir (ee) - 262 pounds - sell 2 parcels granted to RICHARD CASWELL - NS Neuse, ES Adkins Branch adj STRONGER POTTS, BENAJAH WHITE, THOMAS DICK'S patent line now JOHN WASHINGTON'S line, WILLIAM WHITE - 66 acres; another tract starting at DICK'S third corner, LOW's corner now WHITE'S corner, THOMAS DICK - 65 acres signed Jno Gatlin and Susanna Gatlin WIT D. CASWELL, RICHD CASWELL To Court July Term 1806 by oath of DALLAM CASWELL BENJAH WHITE and JOHN WINSTON esq members of court examined SUSANNA GATLIN C WESTBROOK CLERK NOTE: in another place it indicates it was JOHN WOOTEN not WINSTON who examined SUSANNA -mmm Enrolled Book WI Liber A pages 120 & 121 8th Sept 1806 Wm LOVICK Regr INDENTURE - AMBROSE JONES TO HARDIE CROOM p 169 - 8 April 1807 - Indenture - AMBROSE JONES of Lenoir (or) to HARDIE CROOM of Lenoir (ee) - $2550 - several tracts on NS Neuse - first tract granted to MAJOR CROOM 30 March 1754 - adj corner mentioned in patent - 100 acres; another tract beginning at a line granted to JOHN WILLIAM adj RATCLIFF, corner of MAJOR CROOM'S patent, WILLIAM WILLIAMS - 120 acres; another tract above Tom's Branch, JOHN WILLIAMS, RICHARD CASWELL, Flat swamp Branch, beginning at land granted to SAMUEL CASWELL in 1770 - 15 acres; another tract adj above tract, SAML CASWELL, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, to dividing line of HILL Plantation - granted to SAMUEL CASWELL in 1764 - 30 acres; another tract granted to RICHARD CASWELL, bank of Falling Creek to River - 115 acres; another tract - adj land I bought of DALLAM CASWELL in May1800, goes to the river and my other line - 60 acres; a total of 440 acres WIT Wm CROOM, WM LOVICK To Court Jan Term 1811 on oath of WILLIAM LOVICK - C. WESTBROOK Clerk Enrolled 15 January 1811 - JAS. BRIGHT, regr SURVEY FOR ABOVE LAND p 179 - The Course of land sold by _____ survey A. JONES to H. CROOM regt. The Will CASWELL land & the Great Island lands or JOHN GATLIN additional description identical to above Indenture INDENTURE - JAMES BRIGHT TO WILLIAM LOVICK 18 April 1808 - Indenture between JAMES BRIGHT of Lenoir County (or) and WILLIAM LOVICK of Lenoir County (ee) - 166 pounds, 16 shillings and 8 pence - 78 acres NS Neuse being part of a patent granted to SIMON BRIGHT (father of said JAMES - sic) for 500 acres being date of -----; adj LINTON WIT HENRY GOODMAN, GEORGE WIGGINS Jan Court 1811 Enrolled Reg Office 15 Jan 1811 by JAS BRIGHT, Reg LAND GRANT - WILLIAM HAWKINS GOV TO MAJOR HARDEE p 198 - Entered 12 August 1808 - State of North Carolina #344 - 50 shillings for every 100 acres pd by MAJOR HARDEE - grant a tract of 53 acres - NS Neuse, NS Tom's Creek - beginning at a patent line granted to NATHANIEL BIRD, adj WILLIAM WILLIAMS, RICHARD CASWELL'S formerly line. WILLIAM HAWKINS, Gov A platt accompanies Lenoir County - Warrent granted to MAJOR HARDEE 12 August and #521 and issued 16 December 1808. I have on 17 December 1808 survy sd land containing 53 acres - land description as above - JOSEPH LOFTIN, surveyor WIT WILIAM LOFTEN, ABRAHAM HARDEE INDENTURE - BENJAMIN DAVIS, SR. TO BENJAMIN DAVIS, JR. P 332 - 3 October 1808 - Indenture - BENJAMIN DAVIS, SR (or) to BENJAMIN DAVIS, JR. (ee) both of Lenoir ---- for consideration of maintance during his lifetime to be made by GEORGE DAVIS JR. (sic) --- two tracts --- one horse, all farming utensils --- one tract WS Joshua Creek adj JOSEPH KINSEY, PHILLIP MILLER --- 75 acres --- other tract - NS Trent, SS Buck Swamp --- adj JOB IVES, HENRY MANERS Signed by mark WIT PHILLIP MILLER SOLOMON CASSEY, BARNET HOWARD, BRITE TRUITT To Court October 1808 on oath of PHILLIP MILLER C. WESTBROOK, Clk Enrolled - 25 October 1808 JAS. BRIGHT, regr LINES FOR 283 acres for SALLY BAKER Adj MARKLAND WARTERS, THOS. CAMPBELL, WM KILPATRICK, briery, WM. MOORE'S corner, to corners of deed from JOHN WILSON to FREDERICK BAKER - as as to contain the lands drawn by the guardian of SALLY BAKER for her at a division August 7 1809 by a committee of JAS BRIGHT, AZ. MOORE, CHARLES TULL Surveyor - JOSEPH LOFTIN DEED - WILLIAM PETERS TO JOHN MOOR p 33 - State of NC - Craven County - I WILLIAM PETERS of Craven Co (or) to JOHN MOOR (ee) - $80 - 58 acres - a tract in Craven Co - part of a patent of 60 acres dated 17 June 1799 , 2 acres excepted which I have deeded to THOMAS PETERS - NS Neuse - SS Contentney Creek - adj THOMAS PHILLIPS, SUMERLINE'S patent line, MOOR - WIT DANL (x) WITHERINGTON, WILLIAM YORKERMON, MARY WITHERINGTON To Court Sept Term 1804 on oath of WILLIAM YORKERMON - Sam. Chapman, Clerk INDENTURE - BENJAMIN AND ABAGAIL GRIFFIN TO WM LOVICK 2 April 1810 - Indenture between BENJAMIN GRIFFIN and ABIGAIL GRIFFIN wife of County of Lenoir (or) and WILLIAM LOVICK of Lenoir (ee) - 50 lbs - one undivided moiety of the two following tracts - lst - in Lenoir Co NS Smith's Branch, corner of Oweans patent, JAMES BRIGHT - 60 acres being part of tract granted to LAB (?) IVES by patent bearing date 1 March 1738 and was later the lands of the late MARY MARKLAND dec and decended from the late MARY MARKLAND to said ABAGAIL GRIFFIN - 2nd tract - 37 acres also in Lenoir - NS Yadkin branch SS Briery, both sides of Eleras branch and on the upper side of Mirstletoe branch being part of a patent granted to SIMON BRIGHT dec for 500 acres - WIT H. W. GOODMAN, HEN GOODMAN To Court Oct Term 1810 - proved by oath of HENRY GOODMAN ABAGAIL was examined Enrolled 15 Oct 1810 - JAS BRIGHT, Reg p 178 - INDENTURE - WM. CROOM TO JOSEPH HARDEE 10 August 1810 - Indenture - WILLIAM CROOM, town of Kinston (or) to JOSEPH HARDEE of Lenoir (ee) - WILLIAM CROOM has purchased the following shares in the lands of HARDIE CROOM dec viz - the share of RICHARD G. CROOM which is one third part of one full share; the share of WILLIAM BRYAN and wife OLLEZ which is also one other third part of the said full share; the share of ISSAC HARDEE which is one ninth of one full share; and the share of JONATHAN ROUSE and wife CATHY which is also one ninth of one full share. A full share being estimated to be worth twelve hundred and eighty two dollars and fifty cents the above mentioned shares is therefore estimated to be worth eleven hundred and forty dollars. I WILLIAM CROOM for the sum of eleven hundred and forty dollars paid by JOSEPH HARDIE sold: the share of R. G. CROOM, the share of Wm BRYAN and wife OLLEX, the share of ISAAC HARDIE and the share of JONATHAN ROUSE and wife CATY WIT F. KILPATRICK, JNO HARDEE To Court October 1810 on oath of JOHN HARRELL C. WESTBROOK CC Enrolled 15 October 1810 - JAS. BRIGHT, Regr I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of record - Given under my hand Janu 19th 1833 M. BRIGHT Rgr. NOTE: This Indenture is given twice in the Collection with the only difference being in the WIT - this version gave J. WALRICK and JNO HARELL as the WIT INDENTURE - MARY KENNEDY, OLLIFFS HARDEE, JESSE H. CROOM and WIFE TO JOSEPH HARDEE p 195 - 6 April 1810 - MARY KENNEDY, OLLIFFS HARDEE, JESSE H. CROOM and wife SUSANNAH of the Counties of Wayne and Lenoir (or) to JOSEPH HARDEE of Lenoir (ee) - $427.50 - sell our interest of our shares of HARDE CROOM estate dec and heirs of SARAH HARDEE dec --- sell the 3 shares in lands of HARDEE CROOM dec J. H. CROOM signed and the ladies used a mark WIT WM. CROOM, C. M. CROOM To Court October Term 1810 on oath of CALVIN CROOM and ABRAHAH CROOM - C. WESTBROOK, Clerk Enrolled 15 October 1810 - JAS. BRIGHT, Regt 1811 - 1820 INDENTURE - WM. CROOM AND OTHERS TO JOSEPH HARDIE p 191 - ____ 1812 - Indenture - WILLIAM CROOM (or) (who purchased the shares of RICHARD G. CROOM, WILLIAM BRYAN and wife OLLIVE, ISAAC HARDEE and JONATHAN ROUSE and wife CATHERINE, who were heirs at law in and to a part of the real estate of HARDIE CROOM dec and also between MARY KENNEDY, OLIVE HARDIE, and JESSE H. CROOM and wife SUSANNA who were also heirs in and to a part of the real estate of this said HARDEE CROOM decd) to JOSEPH HARDEE (ee) - sum of $1565 pd by JOSEPH HARDEE --- we the said WILLIAM CROOM, MARY KENNEDY, OLIVE HARDEE, JESSE H. CROOM and wife SUSANNA --- the following tracts in fee simple which was formerly the property of HARDEE CROOM dec and which was alloted and laid off to the heirs of SARAH HARDEE and JOSHUA CROOM who were heirs of the aforesaid HARDEE CROOM dec - NS Neuse - 1st tract patented by MAJOR CROOM on 30 March 1754 - 100 acres; 2nd tract - beginning in line of land granted to JOHN WILLIAMS adj RATCLIFF, patent line of MAJOR CROOM, WILLIAM WILLIAMS line - 120 acres; 3rd tract - adj Tom's Branch, JOHN WILLIAMS, RICHARD CASWELL, Flat swamp to line of land granted to SAML CASWELL in 1770 - 15 acres; 4th tract - adj SAML CASWELL, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, HILLS Plantation to line patented by SAML CASWELL, JOHN WILLIAMS - 30 acres ---- total of 265 acres it being the land whereon MARTIN CASWELL dec formerly lived and which was transferred by deed from WILLIAM CASWELL to AMBROSE JONES and from JONES to HARDEE CROOM on 8 April 1807. No further information INDENTURE - WILLIAM EASTERLING TO JOSEPH HARDEE 13 April 1813 - Indenture - WILLIAM EASTERLING former Sheriff of Lenoir County (or) to JOSEPH HARDEE (ee) - Superior Court in New Bern in day of ______ directed that the good, chattles, lands of Francis Caswell should make the sum of ___ which was awarded against him the sd FRANCIS CASWELL for cost of suit wherein HARDEE CROOM was plantiff. Sheriff advertized tract of 500 acres - adj WILLIAM ARANDALE & MARTIN CASWELL, JOHN GARROTS (sic) --- Sheriff sold to AMBROSE JONES for 5 pounds --- JONES transferred to JOSEPH HARDEE WIT JAS. BRIGHT To Court July Term 1813 - C. WESTBROOK Enrolled 15 July 1813 JAS. BRIGHT, Reg INDENTURE - RASBERRY AND THOMAS BYRD TO WILLIAM HERRING P 241 - 5 January 1815 - Indenture - RASBERRY and THOMAS BYRD (or) of South Carolina to WILLIAM HERRING of Lenoir County (ee) - $826 - ES Falling Creek, NS Jumping Run, adj sd HERRING, lands of JESSE BYRD, dec, WILLIAM GARNER, line of patent granted to SAMUEL THOMAS --- 188 acres - part of patent granted to SAMUEL THOMAS for 300 acres --being land of THOMAS BYRD dec and in his will given to his two sons parties to this deed - excepting the life estate of our mother, FEREBY BYRD RASBERRY signed THOMAS used a mark WIT WM CROOM, SAML BYRD Jan Term 1816 on oath of SAMUEL BYRD C WESTBROOK, Clk Enrolled 15 January 1816 JAS. BRIGHT, Regr INDENTURE - MILLER BYRD TO WILLIAM HERRING P 251 - 8 November 1816 - Indenture - MILLER BYRD (or) to WILLIAM HERRING (ee) - both of Lenoir --- $1775.00 --- 202 acres - NS Neuse River, lower side of Falling Creek being part of 2 surveys --- one granted to SAMUEL THOMAS 1745 and the other to RICHARD BYRD, Sr in 1767 --- adj Falling Creek, SAML or LAML MEWBORN, Jumping Run --- 202 acres WIT JNO MEYER, JOHN SHIRLEY To Court January Term 1817 C. WESTBROOK, Clk Enrolled 15 January 1817 JAS. BRIGHT, Regr INDENTURE - LEWIS BRYAN, SHERIFF TO JOHN WASHINGTON 27 February 1819 - LEWIS BRYAN, esq Sheriff of Lenoir County (or) to JOHN WASHINGTON of Lenoir (ee) - by virtue of Court 1st Monday October 1818 - $1928.14 of which said sum as follows: was recovered by adm of WM. WASHINGTON sum of $1076.29, by ABNER WETHERINGTON $378.12, by F. S. GEORGE $103.32, by JNO. WASHINGTON $180.42, by SAMUEL COX $189; the whole of 2nd executor being transferred to JOHN WASHINGTON by 2nd executor against JOSEPH ALLEN as executor --- Sheriff to take into custody of said JOSEPH ALLEN - -- a tract NS Neuse, SS Contentny Creek, Eagle Swamp in line of patent granted to HENRY GIBBONS 15 March 1744, JOSEPH ALLEN's 130 acre patent of 24 October 1782; corner of GREENS patent of 1 July 1758 (note: may be more names but too faded to read on microfilm) --- land put up for public auction on 27 February 1819 --- JOHN WASHINGTON highest bidder at $1800. WIT C. WESTBROOK, WILL. LOVICK To Court April 1819 - C. WESTBROOK, Clerk Enrolled 17 April 1819 - JAMES BRIGHT Reg. D. CASWELL, Dep Reg SALE OF NEGRO WOMAN - ISAAC CROOM TO JOSEPH HARDEE 5 January 1819 - ISAAC CROOM of town of New Bern (or) sold to JOSEPH HARDEE of Lenoir Co (ee) for $600 a negro woman Ruth about 37. WIT JAS. WIGGINS, C, WASHINGTON April Term 1819 C. WESTBROOK Clk Enrolled 17 April 1819 - for JAS. BRIGHT Regr D CASWELL Dept Regr INDENTURE - WILLIAM GARNER TO WILLIAM HERRING P 245 - 3 December 1819 - Indenture - WILLIAM GARNER (or) to WILLIAM HERRING (ee) - both of Lenoir County ---- $600 --- ES Falling Creek, NS Jumping Run adj sd HERRING, Falling Creek ---- 59 acres --part of patent to SAMUEL THOMAS for 300 acres being lands of THOS. BYRD, dec and by his will given to me, WILLIAM GARNER --- excepting the life estate of my grandmother, FEREBY BYRD, as described in will of THOS BYRD, dec WIT JOHN STEPHENS, JAMES WIGGINS BUIN To Court April Term 1821 on oath of JOHN STEPHENS C WESTBROOK, CLK Enrolled 19 April 1821 D. CASWELL, Regr 1821 - 1830 INDENTURE - LEWIS BRYAN, esq to WALTER DUNN 13 January 1821 - LEWIS BRYAN, esq, Sheriff of County of Lenoir (or) and successor in office of LAZARES PEARCE - to WALTER DUNN, esq (ee) - for sundry executors fines - $69.67 which sum was recovered by JOHN WASHINGTON, DAVID GRANT, THOMAS HOOD and JOHN GATLIN against REDDIN FAULKNER as a record of said lease may appear (note this action started under Sheriff Pearce) - the lands were seized as no goods or chattel were found; land adj FREDRIK BAKER, DANIEL POWELL & others and lots #1 and #2 in the division of WILLIAM FAULKNER, dec; 33 1/3 acres. LAND sold to highest bidder on 7 Jan 1811. DUNN was the highest bidder at $72 WIT D. CASWELL, WINSTON ANDREWS To court April 1821 on oath of WINSTON ANDREWS Enrolled 17 April 1821 by D. CASWELL, Reg INDENTURE - LEWIS BRYAN, SHERIFF TO WALTER DUNN 1 July 1821 - Indenture between LEWIS BRYAN, Esq, Sheriff of Lenoir County (or) to WALTER DUNN, esq of Lenoir (ee) - issue of court 1st Monday October 1814 along with cost --- sum of $1000 which was recovered by JOHN GATLIN and others against ELIZABETH BAKER - that the goods, chattle, land of said ELIJAH (sic) BAKER to make $1000 sell a parcell - SS Breiry & Stonington Creek --- adj the dividing line between ELIZABETH BAKER as heirs of FRANK BAKER, dec, BENJ CURTIS, Briery to Stonington Creek - 250 acres - to be sold to highest bidder - dwelling house of ELIJAH BAKER on 22 Nov 1814 --- WALTER DUNN was highest bidder at the sum of $750.00 WIT D. CASWELL, WALTER DUNN, JR. To Court July Term 1823 Enrolled 15 July 1823 - D. CASWELL Regs INDENTURE - LEWIS BRYAN, SHERIFF TO WALTER DUNN Indenture _______ 1821 - LEWIS BRYAN, esq Sheriff of Lenoir Co (or) to WALTER DUNN (ee) by order of Court 1 ___ 18_____ together with cost for a sum of ______ which sum recovered by ____ against REDEN JONES --- Sheriff to make from property, chattles etc of REDDEN JONES the entire sum - no goods or chattles found --- a certain tract - on Loosin Swamp (it being the lands formerly owned by WILLIAM JONES short dec (NOTE: the s in short is not in CAPS so the surname is not clear - mmm) - adj Loosing swam, JOHN JONES, HARVEY, JOSEPH BRUTON - 250 acres --- WALTER DUNN was high bidder at public sell for the sum of ____. This appears to be a copy LEASE - WALTER DUNN SR TO WALTER DUNN JR 4 July 1821 - WALTER DUNN SR of Lenoir Co to WALTER DUNN JR of Lenoir County - a lease a piece of land (called the REDDIN and LEWIS FAULKNER land) - for 5 years for sum of $10 per annum - all houses, buildings WIT D. CASWELL, WM PHILLIPS INDENTURE - ROLAND MOORE TO WILLIAM B. KILPATRICK 24 July 1821 - Indenture between ROLAND MOORE of Lenoir County (or) to WILLIAM B. KILPATRICK (ee) - $90 - sell a tract - SS Briery part of a patent granted to SOLOMON WITHERINGTON and conveyed by JOHN MOORE to ROBERT MOORE on 10 Nov 1784 - Sam's Branch, BRIGHT'S line, THOMAS RAMSEY, BOND - 18 acres signed ROWLAND MOORE WIT THOS. CAMPBELL, FREDERICK BAKER Court October Term 1822 on oath of THOS. CAMPBELL - C. WESTBROOK, Clk Enrolled 19 October 1822 - D. CASWELL regr SURVEY - HENRY OWENS April 1822 - A survey for HENRY OWENS - 198 acres in Craven County - Jericho Branch running into Stonington Creek, NS Neuse A true copy from Secretary's office WILL OF JAMES MILLS - ONSLOW COUNTY - 31 July 1823 JAMES MILLS of Onslow County - low state of health --- brothers LOTT and JOHN should have my land that I bought of BENJAMINE BARRONS equally divided. I am now owing them the crop excepted. I give to my sister POLLY BARDEN the land I bought of JAMES PHILYAW. To brother WILLIAM MILLS land I bought of JESSE BARDEN the crop excepted. The land where WILLIAM KING now lives to be sold at public sale; land I bought at exectives sale sold by LEWIS L. (?) OLIVER being land EVANS HANDEY sold to JOHN KING to be sold; if a title can be obtained in my name to the lands of my father sold by PARISH the Tax collection and bought by me I give part unto JESSIE MILLS. Brother LEWIS MILLS a portion of above tract. Father was WILLIAM MILLS. Negro to brothers LOTT and JOHN. Mother to be maintained. Brother WILLIAM a negro, sister Nancy mentioned. Brothers WILLIAM, LOTT and JOHN to be executors WIT JAMES GREENE (?) NEOBD (X) ? KING NOTE - This will should be in Onslow records and can be consulted for more details. DEED OF TRUST - JOHN ROUSE TO SON JOHN ROUSE, JR. A Copy 29 September 1824 - To all - greetings - I, JOHN ROUSE of Lenoir (or) for natural love and affection unto my son, JOHN ROUSE (ee) --- the home plantation wherein I now live also 15 or 16 acres taken off the land which I bought of EZEKIEL CREECH to be added to the home land, also one horse, also one negro boy named Jack after my lifetime JOHN (X) ROUSE WIT JOSEPH WALTERS, BARRY B. (X) WADSWORTH To Court January Term 1825 D. CASWELL, CC Enrolled 9 January 1825 - LEWIS C. DESMOND Regt A True copy taken for LEWIS C. DESMOND INDENTURE - WILEY WILSON TO BENJAMIN PARROTT P 309 - 10 December 1824 - Indenture - WILEY WILSON (or) to BENJAMIN PARROTT -(ee) - $85 - a tract - NS White Marsh adj W. Y. ALDRIDGE, JOHN ROUSE, high water mark, land drained by mill NOTE: PARROTT referred several times as BENJAMIN PARROTT, SENR WIT JOHN GRAY, CAY (X) GRAY To Court January Term 1828 on oath of JOHN GRAY D. CASWELL, Clk Enrolled 8 January 1825 LEW. C. DESMOND, Regr DEED OF GIFT - BENJAMIN PARROTT, SENR TO BENJAMIN PARROTT, JUN P 318 - 17 July 1825 - Indenture - BENJAMIN PARROTT, SENR (or) to BENJAMIN PARROTT, JUN (ee) both of Lenoir --- natural love and affection to my son - a tract of 228 acres --- adj Gum Swamp, WILLIAM Y. ALDRIDGE, prong of Reedy Branch WIT THOS. HOOD CHARLES I. BENTON To Court January Term 1825 on oath of THOS. HOOD WALTER DUNN'S RECEIPT 31 October 1825 - From County Treasurer - No 460 - Treasury office - WALTER DUNN paid sum of two dollars and fifty cents for 26 acres of land - by entry takers certificate #693 & 694 - JOHN HAYWOOD, Treas INDENTURE - WILLIAM B. KILPATRICK & WIFE TO WALTER DUNN 28 September 1826 - Indenture between WILLIAM and SALLY KILPATRICK of Lenoir (or) to WALTER DUNN (ee) - $1500 - sold a tract - NS Briery Branch beginning in the division between sd WILLIAM & SALLY and THOMAS AND ELIZABETH CAMPBELLK; adj WILLIAM WITHERINGTON'S patent line, DUNN, land purchased of said KILPATRICK of ROLLAND MOORE, ISAAC BARWICK, Briery, Beaverdam Branch - 300 acres signed by W. B. KILLPATRICK and SALLY R. KILLPATRICK WIT THOS. CAMPBELL, HOLLEN B. CAMPBELL SALLY was examined by JOHN P. DUNN and MOSES WESTBROOK To Court Oct. Term 1826 by D. Caswell Enrolled Regis Office 17 October 1826 by LEW C. DESMOND, Regt, D. CASWELL, AY Regt NOTE - WALTER & J. P. DUNN On or before 1 March 1827 we promise to pay HENRY BLACK - $1000 - received 27 February 1826 Signed WALTER DUPRE (probably should be DUNN - mmm) and J. P. DUNN Received in part $340 on 20th Dec 1826 - signed H. BLACK received in part - $420 on 29 October 1827 - signed by GEO. WILSOn I guarantee the payment of this note - HENRY BLACK COURSE OF DEED - JOHN AND MARY KENNEDY TO JACOB PARROTT Recorded 14 March 1827 - JOHN and MARY KENNEDY (or) to JACOB PARROTT (ee) all of Lenoir - bounded as follows - adj WESTBROOK'S ditch, branch, ISAAC PARROTT - 65 acres - another tract - beginning at Lot 2, adj MAJOR HARDEE, JACOB PARROTT - 63 1/4 acres A true copy taken from the record on 18 August 1839 GEO LOVICK, Regr GRANT TO BENJA PARROTT, SENR P 312 - entered 3 April 1827 - Land Grant #392 - State of North Carolina - HUTCHINS G. BURTON to BENJA PARROTT, SENR - $10 for every 100 acres - 30 acres in Lenoir - NS Neuse, WS Gum Swamp, Reedy Branch HUTCHINS G. BURTON, Gov Enrolled Lenoir County 13 February 1828 for LEWIS C. DESMOND, regr D. CASWELL, dep regr INDENTURE - FRED BAKER TO WALTER DUNN 29 June 1827 - FREDERICK BAKER of Lenoir Co (or) to WALTER DUNN of Lenoir Co (ee) - for $10 for 10 acres - land BAKER purchased of THOMAS CAMPBELL on 19 May 1823 - NS Briery Branch, adj WILIE MOSELY'S corner now Wm B. KILPATRICK'S corner WIT E. THOS. CAMPBELL To Court July Term Enrolled Register's office - 9 July 1827 by LEW C. DESMOND, Reg. D. CASWELL, dept Reg GRANT TO BENJAMIN PARROTT P 311 - entered 30 June 1827 - Land Grant #395 State of North Carolina - ISAAC IREDELL to BENJAMIN PARROTT - $10 for every 100 acres --- grant BENJAMIN PARROTT a tract - 5 acres in Lenoir - NS Neuse, NW of Gum Swamp - adj WM. G. ALDRIDGE dec corner, White Marsh JAMES IREDELL, Gov 1 January 1828 WM. HILL, secretary Survey - Pursuant to a warrant date of 12 October 1827 #721 entered 30 June 1827 CC JOSIAH POOC ?? for BENJA PARROTT, SENR THOS MOOSLY, GS DEED OF GIFT - BENJAMIN PARROTT, SENR TO LEMUEL PARROTT P 324 - ----- December 1827 - Indenture - BENJAMIN PARROTT, SENR (or) to LEMUEL PARROTT (ee) - both of Lenoir - in consideration of natural love and affection to my son ---- give tract of 172 acres - adj White Marsh, BENJ. PARROTT, SENR, JOHN GRAY --- another tract (no acres) NW White Marsh - conveyed by deed by WILEY WILSON dec on 10 December 1824 to BENJAMIN PARROTT SENR --- adj WILLIAM Y. ALDRIDGE, JOHN ROUSE, high water mark by a mill built by said BENJ. PARROTT ----- also one acre laid off for the mill seat. WIT THO. HOOD, J. D. HUTCHINS INDENTURE - JOHN WASHINGTON TO WM. LOVICK 9 July 1828 - I, JOHN WASHINGTON of Lenoir Co (or) to WILLIAM LOVICK of Lenoir (ee) - $259.00 - sold a tract NS Neuse, WS Jericho Branch - part of patent granted to JOB IVEY - adj WM LOVICK, Jericho Branch - 35 acres WIT REUBEN BOSWELL STEPHEN WHITE To Court July Term 1828 D CASWELL, Clerk Enrolled 27 July 1828 - LEWIS C. DESMOND, Reg. MORTGAGE - THOMAS ABBOTT TO ABNER WITHERINGTON 1 May 1828 - I, THOMAS ABBOTT of Lenoir for $400 paid by ABNER WITHERINGTON - sold a negro girl, Hetty, aged 16; and a parcel of land containing 400 acres being part of the land formerly belonging to RICHARD WITHERINGTON late of Lenoir Co, dec - being lot #8 - this is to secure the sum of $400 which I, ABBOTT owe ABNER WITHERINGTON signed by THOMAS ABBOTT Test DANL DAUGHETY Proved 31 May 1828 Enrolled 2 June 1828 by LEW C. DESMOND, REG WALTER DAVENPORT TO JOSEPH HARDEE 3 December 1829 - Lenoir County April Court directed to the Sheriff --- as the Court found in favor of JOHN GALLON, GEORGE W. DIXON, WILLIAM ALLEN, BLOUNT COLEMAN, WILLIAM POPE, JOSEPH LOFTIN, COBB & SPENCE (not sure if this is a full name beccause of the & in between - mmm), JOHN W. BALLARD, KATHARINE BROWN, RIGHT STANLEY & REUBIN KNOX commanding line of the lands levied in on CHARLES L or T. BYRD - Sheriff to make sum of $107.72 which above plantiffs recovered against CHARLES T. BYRD for certain debts --- also sum of $63.72 to plantiffs for damages they sustained, cost and charges by them I their suits. Money to be raised by July Court --- Sheriff DAVENPORT advertised and sold to JOSEPH HARDY for $225 --- run of Wheat Swamp, HODGES, corner of a patent granted to JOHN BYRD, DAXSON'S corner WIT GEO. S. LOVICK, BECTON WATKINS To Court - January 1831 Term - LEWIS C. DESMOND, Clerk Enrolled - 30 January 1831 - M. BRIGHT, Regt