Surry County NcArchives Deed.....# 1 - 40, Land Entries - North Carolina, Surry Co. 1778 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Anne Livingston kybullittanne@yahoo.com February 13, 2007, 10:07 pm Written: 1778 SURRY COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA LAND ENTRIES 1 - 40 # 1 29 Apr 1778 ARMSTRONG, JOHN 640 acres on Figley's Creek bounded by: Gideon Wright "land formerly belonging to John Sneed" caveat filed by Robert Walker - new survey ordered # 2 29 Apr 1778 ARMSTRONG, JOHN 640 acres on Figley's Creek bounded by: town of Richmond caveat filed by Robert Walker - new survey ordered # 3 4 May 1778 JOHNSON, JOHN 640 acres on Lunys Branch; a draft of Joseph's Creek including improvement first made by John Wagner who sold to John Howard caveat filed by Andrew Spears "jury finds for Spears" # 4 [not dated] JOHNSON, JOHN 300 acres on the N. side of the Yadkin & a little below Rock Run entry first made by John Howard # 5 [not dated] LINDSAY, ROBERT 375 acres on the head branches of the S. Fork of Deep River known as Schoolhouse Branch bounded by: Surry & Guilford Co. line; James Wheatley's field first surveyed for William Simons in 1763 # 6 12 Nov 1778 THOMPSON, SAMUEL 360 acres on the N. side of the Yadkin & crossing Buffalo River including Owen's cabins for complement it was determined this land fell in Wilkes Co. - money returned # 7 12 Feb 1778 LANIER, ROBERT 50 acres on the Yadkin River "including the fishing island in the River above the shallow ford" bounded by: Abraham Creason, Jiles Hudspeth # 8 12 Feb 1778 LANIER, ROBERT 550 acres on head branches of Panter Creek, Reed Creek & Allens Branch mentions road leading to Shallowford on the Yadkin to the Moravian Town bounded by: John Salers, Thomas Johnson, "Kimboroughs Estate" and David Hudspeth # 9 12 Feb 1778 CHILDRESS, JOHN 400 acres on Pounding Mill Branch bounded by: Frederick Cox caveat entered by John Smith "jury found for Smith" # 10 12 Feb 1778 JOHNSON, THOMAS 600 acres on the N. side of the Yadkin on Panter Creek "at the agent's line" # 11 12 Feb 1778 MELTON, DAVID 300 acres on the Little Yadkin bounded by: John Connald # 12 12 Feb 1778 CLOUD, JOSEPH Jr. 150 acres on Peters Creek formerly bordering property of Joseph Tate Sr. dec'd now owned by John Dycke caveat entered by John Lemons of Guilford Co. "jury found for Cloud" # 13 12 Feb 1778 CLOUD, JOSEPH Jr. 150 acres on Peters Creek caveat entered by John Lemons of Guilford Co. # 14 12 Feb 1778 SAYLOR, JOHN 640 acres on Mill Creek bounded by: Moravian Tract & Michael Houser # 15 12 Feb 1778 BLACKBURN, AMBROSE 200 acres on Long Branch of Mill Creek including the head springs of Panter Creek # 16 12 Feb 1778 CAMPLIN, JACOB 300 acres on Reed Creek bounded by the Guilford Co. line # 17 12 Feb 1778 DEATHERAGE, GEORGE 640 acres on Dan River & Peters Creek bounded by: Thomas Rogers, John Deatherage & George Deatherage and land formerly the property of Joseph Tate dec'd, now John Dyckes # 18 12 Feb 1778 DEATHERAGE, GEORGE 200 acres on Dan River & Barnes Branch bounded by: land George already owned that had formerly belonged to Capt. James Roberts # 19 12 Feb 1778 BRIGGS, THOMAS 200 acres on Mill Creek bounded by: Joseph Harrison # 20 13 Feb 1778 CUMMINGS, SAMUEL 640 acres below the mouth of the Little Yadkin bounded by: Gideon Wright "including his mill etc." # 21 13 Feb 1778 IDLE, BARNET 240 acres [does not say where] bounded by William Dill's fence & the Rowan Co. line # 22 13 Feb 1778 DILLS, WILLIAM 200 acres [does not say where] bounded by Barnet Idles & the Rowan Co. line # 23 13 Feb 1778 SHORE, HENRY 300 acres on the Townfork bounded by: John Shores # 24 13 Feb 1778 SHORE, HENRY 350 acres Bushava (?) Creek bounded by: Michael Page / Dage # 25 13 Feb 1778 SAYLOR, JOHN 300 acres [does not say where] bounded by: Michael Houser & Adam Woolf # 26 13 Feb 1778 WATSON, WILLIAM 300 acres on Stony Creek including improvement bought from Matthew Lindsey caveat entered by Robert Lanier - entry withdrawn # 27 14 Feb 1778 MARTIN, ALEXANDER 640 acres near the mouth of Island Creek on the N. side of Dan River to the mouth of Buck Island Creek including improvement made by John Slayton, William Mullen & George Slaton which he purchased from James Lanford in 1764 Caveat entered by John & George Slayton # 28 16 Feb 1778 UNTHANK, ALLEN 150 acres on a draft of the head branches of Dan River called Schoolhouse Branch bounded by: Robert Lindsey, "Wheatley" and William Lewis # 29 16 Feb 1778 EASON, MARY 100 acres on Dan River below the big falls bounded by: Robert Warnock caveat returned by Robert Warnock "jury found for Eason" # 30 20 Feb 1778 WEBB, JOHN 400 acres on Beaver Island & Buffelow bounded by: William Meredith # 31 20 Feb 1778 MARTIN, SALATHIEL 640 acres on the N. side of the Yadkin on Big Elk Creek caveat entered by John Caster "jury found for Caster" # 32 24 Feb 1778 PHILLIPS, JOSEPH "for RICHARD PHILLIPS in the Continental Service" 50 acres on the Fishing Island bounded by: the s'd Richard Phillips improvement that formerly belonged to Joseph Gentry # 33 27 Feb 1778 MOSBY, SAMUEL Senr. 150 acres bounded by: Samuel Mosby' Jr. & John Williams # 34 27 Feb 1778 CARTER, JOHN Junr. 200 acres on the N. side of the Yadkin River bounded by: "Martins" "Entered by mistake - money refund." # 35 27 Feb 1778 SHORES, REUBEN 350 acres at the mouth of a branch on the S. side of the Yadkin River at the Island ford near Allen's Iron Works # 36 27 Feb 1778 ALLEN, DAVID 640 acres beginning at the mouth of the big Elkin on the N. side of the Yadkin River up the river to the county line Caveat entered by William Carell of Wilks Co. - caveat withdrawn # 37 27 Feb 1778 ALLEN, DAVID 5 acres "North west of a certain Iron Mine pit near Thomas Yeates dwelling house" # 38 7 Mar 1778 AYRS, ROBERT 550 acres on the South side of Forbushes Creek above Jiles Mill # 39 7 Mar 1778 CARSON, THOMAS 552 acres on the North Fork of Forbushes Creek above Burks deeded land # 40 7 Mar 1778 TOMSON , THOMAS 234 acres lying on Deep Creek below the bridge bounded by: Thomas Howell & Simon Groce [Tomson also sp. 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