Orange County NC - DEEDS - Horn/Horne Land Entries 1778-1786 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ms. Louise Overton ------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 Aug 1778 page 150 John HORN enters 300 acres in Orange Co. on both sides of Seven Mile Cr of Eno River: border Jacob ALLEN, and John McVINCH; includes his improvement: warrant issued 11 Dec 1778 Page 46 29 Mar 1778 Samuel MAY enters 150 acres in Orange Co. on waters of Eno River; border John BAKER on NW, Benjamin FORREST on N, and William Chisen HORN's claim on E; includes his improvement; warrant issued 20 June 1778 Page 796 25 Nov 1778 James Barton Horn enters 400 acres in Orange County on waters of New Hope Cr; border William RHODES, Thomas HORN, Joseph WHITE, Mark PATTERSON, and READ'S former line: includes his improvement: warrant issued 9 Aug 1779. Deed Book 3 Page 83 25 May 1785 James FREELAND High Sheriff of Orange Co. to Archibald GRESHAM Esq. of same, fire facias issued levying on land of James Barton HORN, judgement offourteen pounds seventeen shillings in favor of John HART and Francis ROSS, land auctioned August 1784, Archibald GRESHAM was high bidder, one pound eleven shillings, 240 acres in tract, 200 acres sold, begin at a hicory, w 43 ch. to a White oak on a branch, down branch 24 ch to a red oak, E five ch. to a red oak, S 39 ch. to a post oak, E 35 ch to a stake, N 53 1/2 ch to a white oak, N13W 11 ch to first station: signed: James FREELAND witness: William MEBANE, James MEBANE proved May Term 1785 by William MEBANE #1472 Page 137 Thomas HORN enters 250 acres in Orange Co. on Wolf Branch of Enoe River border; Howel HUNT, William CABE, and Edward GRISSUM; warrant issued 20 Aug 1786 #1501 Page 162 7 June 1786 Mary SCARLET enters 50 acres in Orange Co on waters of Enoe River; border William McCABE, Thomas HORN, Howel HUNT, and Jacob ALLEN; warrant issued 30 Aug 1786. SCARLET'S "ticket" is raised from f1.18 to f18.8 ticket lodged with Col McCAULEY. Page 64 2 March 1778 Joseph WHITE enters 22 acres on waters of New Hope Cr. border; Thomas HORN and Thomas COUCH: warrant issued 3 June 1778 #1096 23 Feb 1779 Joseph WHITE enters 100 acres in Orange Co on waters of New Hope Cr. border; his other entry, Thomas HORNE and Peter HAY; includes his improvement; warrant issued 16 Dec 1779. #1167 4 Sept 1779 Michael WHATLEY enters 200 acres in Orange Co. on the head branches of First Cr. of New Hope Cr; border the land formerly the property of Gideon LINESCMUM and land of Thomas HORN and ---RHODES; warrant issued 29 Dec 1779. # 793 25 Nov 1779 Thomas HORN Sr enters 100 acres in Orange Co. on waters of New Hope Cr. border; on S by his own land; warrant issued 9 Aug 1779. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.