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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bennie Altom BAltom@NovaOne.net *************************************************************** SMITH FAMILY DEED ABSTRACTS RICHMOND COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 1785 - 1809 1785 THOMAS and ELIZABETH MEGGINSON of Montgomery County NC to JAMES DBC-393 SMITH (CRIPPLE) of Richmond County NC, for five hundred pounds specie, four tracts of land; one containing 100 acres beginning at a white oak on south side of Little Buffalo Creek west to a black jack then to a black oak. Second tract containing 100 acres, begins at a white oak to Little Buffalo to ROBINSON’s corner, third tract 75 acres originally purchased by JOHN WALTERS of DENNIS NOWLING also 300 acres north with NOWLINGS line on north side of PeeDee River northeast of Little River containing 555 acres. [total 1130 acres]. 27 March 1785. Signed: THOMAS MEGGINSON ELIZABETH (X) MEGGINSON Witnesses: HEZEKIAH ATKINS JOHN DAVIDSON JOHN BROWN JAMES BOSTICK Testator: WM. LOVE 1787 JAMES SMITH LAND GRANT #100 for fifty shillings, DBA-6 100 acres east of Little River near THOMAS MEGGINSON’S line, ASHLEY’s line, and LEAK’s line. 9 August 1787 Signed: R.C. CASWELL 1789 JAMES SMITH, Jr. to CHARLES SMITH and JOHN SMITH all of Richmond County DBC-7 NC, for twenty pounds, part of several tracts on the waters of Little River bounded by the CANAL, near BUFFALO CREEK, to SILVESTOR CHUNN’s corner, originally deeded by NICHOLAS CHRISTIAN and THOMAS MEGGINSON to the said JAMES SMITH. 21 September 1789 Signed: JAMES SMITH, JR. Witnesses: B. SMITH JAMES SMITH, SR. MARY WARD Testator: WM LOVE 1789 JAMES SMITH, JR. and CONSTANCE his wife to SYLVESTER CHUNN DBC-122 all of Richmond County, NC for one hundred pounds specie, part of a tract containing 250 acres on waters of Little Buffalo to the ford of Little River across RICHARD POWELL’S line originally granted to THOMAS MEGGINSON near Bostick’s Road, east to CHARLES ROBINSON’S line. 21 September 1789 Signed: JAMES SMITH, JR. Witnesses: BENJAMIN SMITH JAMES SMITH, SR. MARY WARD Testator: WM. LOVE 1790 JAMES SMITH, SR. to JOHN SMITH (Bill of Sale) DBC-150 One Negro woman named Ann. 24 November 1790 Signed: JAMES SMITH, SR. Witnesses: JAMES TURNER JAMES SMITH Testator: WM. LOVE 1790 JOHN SMITH to BENJAMIN SMITH following death of JAMES and SARAH SMITH, DBC-151 SR. who will have use of Negro woman ANN that MARY WARD have oldest child of Negro ANN until her husband dies then if she remarries ANN’s children revert to BENJAMIN SMITH. 24 November 1790 Signed: JOHN SMITH, Witnesses: JAMES SMITH, JR. JAMES TURNER Testator: WM. LOVE 1790 JAMES SMITH, JR. to JAMES SMITH, SR. and wife SARAH SMITH, SR., DBC-168 and MARY WARD JAMES SMITH, JR., of Richmond County North Carolina to JAMES SMITH, SR. and his wife SARAH SMITH SR., for fifty pounds, that part and parcel of land below the branch that runs through the field and begins at the back of a line of a hundred acre survey granted said JAMES SMITH, JR., up the CANAL, touching the line to WALTER LEAK’s line and after the death of JAMES SMITH, SR. and his wife SARAH SMITH, SR., that MARY WARD enjoy all the land...during her present situation but should she return to her husband or marry after the death of her husband that the before mentioned land revert to JAMES SMITH, JR. 23 November 1790. Signed: JAMES SMITH, JR. Witnesses: JAMES TURNER BENJAMIN SMITH SIL (X) CHUNN Testator: WM. LOVE 1792 NICHOLAS CHRISTIAN and his wife of Montgomery County North Carolina to DBC-398 JAMES SMITH (Little River) of Richmond County North Carolina for four hundred pounds a certain tract of land on north side of Little River being part of a 500 acre tract granted to JOHN ASHLEY by His Majesty’s patent bearing date of November 1746. 9 July 1792 Signed: NICHOLAS (X) CHRISTIAN SARAH (X) CHRISTIAN Witnesses: JAMES TURNER W. LeGRAND 1794 JAMES SMITH to BENJAMIN SMITH parcel of land north side of Little River DBC-415 beginning at a red oak at the foot of LEAK’s mountain. 330 acres, for 30 pounds currency. 16 July 1794 Signed: JAMES SMITH Witnesses: JOHN SMITH JOSEPH MOREHEAD, SR. [?] Testator: WM. LOVE 1802 JAMES SMITH (LR), to SYLVESTER CHUNN for 100 pounds lawful money, tract of DBG-291 land, originally granted to TILMAN HELM, waters of Buffalo Creek, line of SQUIRE ROBINSONS where white oak formerly stood, corner ROBINSON’s land, Indian graves, THOMAS MEGGINSON’s line containing 100 acres. 18 November 1802. Signed: JAMES SMITH Witnesses: BENJAMIN SMITH CHARLES SMITH Testator: WM. P. LEAK 1807 JOHN and CHARLES SMITH to ARTHUR ROBINSON all of Richmond County, NC DBG-306 for eight hundred dollars, parcel of land east side of Little River, corner of JAMES SMITH’s fence, to JOHN SMITH’s line, CHARLES SMITH’s line, to the CANAL, THOMAS MEGGINSON’s line, SYLVESTER CHUNN’s corner, Little Buffalo Creek, containing 440 acres. 19 October 1807. Signed: JOHN SMITH CHARLES SMITH Witnesses: JAMES SMITH MURRY ROBINSON Testator: WM. P. LEAK 1807 JAMES SMITH (LR) to GEORGE SLAUGHTER, a parcel of land near OWEN DBH-143 SLAUGHTER SR.’s land containing ten acres more or less. 17 April 1807. Signed: JAMES SMITH Witnessed: JAMES MEACHUM JOHN BILLINGSLEY Testator: WM. P. LEAK 1807 BENJAMIN SMITH of Richmond County NC, to BENJAMIN COX of Randolph DBG-338 County, NC for fifty pounds, parcel of land on waters of PeeDee, containing 130 acres, chestnut oak, LEAK’s Mountain to LINDLEY’s line. 13 December 1807 Signed: BENJAMIN SMITH Witnesses: JAMES N. SMITH JOHN SMITH Testator: WM. P. LEAK 1808 JAMES SMITH (LR) to WILLIAM TERRY for $2,000 tract of land on banks of Little DBH-86 River corner JOHN and CHARLES SMITH’s land, north side of CANAL. 3 December 1808. Signed JAMES SMITH 1808 JAMES SMITH, JR. to ISAAC LINDSEY both of Richmond County, NC for fifty DBG-332 dollars, parcel of land beginning at black jack, chestnut oak, TERRY’s corner, three mile branch, sweet gum, white oak, Spanish oak, to ZEBULON SLAUGHTERS, 150 acres surveyed to said SMITH, from Little River to SLAUGHTER’s mill to LINDSEY’s line near point bank branch near LEAK’s Mountain containing one hundred thirty acres. 2 January 1808 Signed: JAMES SMITH Witnesses: C.A. SMITH JOHN LINDSEY Testator: WM. P. LEAK 1808 JAMES SMITH, (LR) to OWEN SLAUGHTER (PREACHER) both of Richmond DBH-121 County, NC for $150, tract of land on the drains of Mountain Creek, OWEN SLAUGHTER’s on ford of Little River at SLAUGHTER’s mill, and SLAUGHTER’s CORNER to ZEBULON SLAUGHTER’s line, to big branch and CARTER’s line containing three hundred acres. 31 October 1808. Signed: JAMES SMITH Witnesses: JOHN BILLINGSLEY, SR. C. A. SMITH Testator: WM. P. LEAK 1809 JAMES SMITH (LR) to JAMES MOORHEAD both of Richmond County NC for $300, DBH-111 tract of land including plantation on Mountain Creek that JOHN ROPER sold to said JAMES SMITH (LR) runs to PANKY’s corner, STROTHER’s line, SLAUGHTER’s corner, approximately 250 acres. 20 April 1809. Signed : JAMES SMITH Witnessed: DANIEL THOMAS ANN THOMAS Testator: WM. P. LEAK 1809 JAMES SMITH ( LR), to JOHN DUDLEY both of Richmond County, NC for $100, DBH-129 part of a tract of land granted to JOHN MARK (?), SR. 25 July 1774 on Haynes (?) Creek containing 240 acres. 8 April 1809 Signed: JAMES SMITH Witnesses: WM. BLACKWELL JAMES N. SMITH 29 September 1999 Abstracted by: Bennie Lou Hook Altom 9966 Galway Drive Dallas TX 75218-2821 214-327-9260 Baltom@NovaOne.Net