Contributed by Bill Vanlandingham Posted October 15, 2007 by Myrtle Bridges
"Robeson County was formed January 1, 1789 from Bladen County, a part of Bladen at that time was ceded to Cumberland county, The northern line of Bladen was formerly the Earl of Granvilles southern Line, A line of Latitude just above the Rockfish Creek. Most of the Grant entries (plats, warrants, below) are available from the NC Archives. I am trying to establish the location of the property of William Brafford, this listing may help everyone if we share information. (Capt. Thames District 1800) (Capt. Jacksons District 1810)" Bill Vanlandingham Bladen County 1786 Capt. BYRNE'S DISTRICT Bladen County 1779 Tax List Bladen County 1789 Tax list Bladen County 1784 Tax list Samuel Cain 1789 Tax list 670 ac Saml. Cain 1779 Tax list 600 ac Saml. Cain + SW side of CFR Joseph Butler 1779 Tax list 220 ac Joseph Butler---------------Grant 1773 100 ac on the East side of the NW river on Wilkesons Lake Barnaby Murrel + Richard Singletary Sr. 1779 Tax list 640 ac Richard Singletary Sr Grant 1779 100 on the south side of Harrisons Creek begin at a pine near James Singletarys line James Singletary (short) 1779 Tax list 1 Etown lot- James Singletary Jr. 1779 Tax list 248 ac James Singletary Jr. John Bennet 1789 Tax list 250 ac John Bennet + Joseph Singletary 1789 Tax list 1 Etown lot Joseph Singletary------------------------------West side of CFR Mary Walker ---free negro William Landsdell + Terrance Conner + SW side of CFR Elizabeth Prickett 1789 Tax list 66 ac Eliz. Prickett + Elipha Fowler + James S, Purdie 1789 Tax List 1 Etown lot James S. Purdie 1789 Tax list 1920 ac James Saml. Purdie----------Grant 1778 195 ac beg. at the upper corner of 400 ac William McRee Snr. 1789 Tax list 4 Etown lots William McRee 1779 Tax list 4550 ac William McRee + SW side of CFR Aaron Plummer + E . Lalleestedt + James Council & Joseph Thames Grant 1785 300 ac on the east side of Gaulberry Captain Peter Robeson--Tax Assessor for Bladen County in 1779 1300 ac Peter Robeson---------------Grant 1771 100 ac on Wilkinsons Creek Grant 1774 80 ac NE of the NW river on the drains of Wilkesons Swamp Mary Storm 1779 Tax list none Mary Storm + Mine Creek--Lords Branch James Cain 1789 Tax list 800 ac James Cain + SW side of the CFR Olives Cain 1789 Tax list 250 ac Olive Cain + John Rogerson 1779 Tax list 600 ac John Rogerson + John Oviter + Peter Lord + Grant SW side of CFR Thomas Scrivin 1789 Tax list 200 ac Thomas Scriving 1779 Tax list 200 Thos. Scriving + John Scriven Grant 1757 200 ac on the west sid of the NW River beginning at Joseph Cain's corner Peter Gates-----------------Grant 1780 100 on the Bare Swamp Jonh Gates Grant 1784 100 NE side of Gallberry Swamp Joseph Plummer Grant 1763 200 ac NE side of the NW branch of CFR Maliciah Burgess + William Kirby + Mary Wilson + John Beard 1779 Tax List 670 ac John Beard Grant 1767 50 SW side of Harrisons Creek Swamp Agerton Willis 1779 Tax list 100 Agerton Willis Joseph Willis 1789 Tax list 530 ac Joseph Willis Grant 1786 50 on SE side of the NW river John Moore Grant 1778 156 Mine Creek Benjiman Willis Estate 1789 Tax list 1300 ac Benjiman Willis Sr. 1779 Tax list 1500 ac Benjiman Willis Grant 1772 300 ac on the branches of Plummers Creek Benjinman Lansdell 1779 Tax list none Benjiman Lansdell 1789 200 ac on Mine Creek Matthew Byrne 1779 Tax List none Margaret Byrne 1779 Tax list 1280 ac Margaret Byrne 1789 Tax list 1280 ac 2 Elizabethtown lots Margaret BYRNE John Hillard + Back Swamp Jerimiah Willis Grant 17781 175 on the East side of the Great Marsh William Godfrey 1778 100 ac Great Neck Morris Richards + Joseph Thime 1779 Tax list 1040 ac Joseph Timms---(Thames) and John Thames Grant 1816 begin at a stake in Harrisons Creek John Newberry + James Jackson 1779 Tax List 2340 ac James Jackson Grant 1783 120 AC SW of the NW river on a branch of Willis's Creek James Jackson Grant 1786 24 ac on both sides of Swans Creek James Ellis + Jesse Thims 1789 Tax list Jesse Thims 1779 tax list 900 ac Jesse Thims Robert Edwards 1779 Tax list 3000 ac Robert Edwards--------------Grant 1775 500 ac on Harrisons Creek Swamp Grant 1767 150 NE of the NW River on Hollingsworth or Harrison Creek Swamp Abel Corbett 1779 Tax list 350 ac Abel Corbet Grant 1779 100 ac On Duns Marsh Samuel Hollingsworth Sr. 1779 Tax list 3050 ac (Guardian for Carvers) '' 1779 Tax list 600 Samuel Hollingsworth Grant 1773 300 ac on the bend of Harrisons Creek Swamp 1768 200 ac between the head of Hollingsworth Creek and Harrisons Creek 1765 100 ac on the west side of Harrisons Creek near Locks Ford Samuel Hollingsworth & John Beard Grant 1765 100 ac on Hollingsworth Creek Swamp John Lock Sr. 1779 Tax list 840 ac John Lock Grant 1766 300 ac between the head of P. Wilkersons Creek Swamp and Harrisons Creek Swamp Thomas Lock 1779 Tax list 460 ac Thomas Lock Grant 1793 150 ac begin on the North side of Indian Creek Grant 1735 190 ac NE side of the NW River Robert NcKonkey 1779 Tax list 562 ac Robt. McKenkey + Eliz. Lock Joseph Lock Grant 1799 100 ac on both sides of the Wilkerson Lake Drains James Mash + Eliz. Willis Joseph Willis 1789 Tax List 320 ac Joseph Willis William Clark (Duncan) ? 1819 50 ac N side of the Horseshoe Cielia Laurence Daniel Willis Jr. 1779 Tax list 400 ac Daniel Willis John Small + William Elmore + May White + Garat Woodward + Rebeka Lock + Sarah Willis + Rebeka Wilson Robert Wilson + Isaac Sims 1779 Tax list 1430 ac Isaac Sims - Grant - Gallberry Swamp Benj Simms 1779 Tax List 1220 ac Benj. Sims Grant 1770 400ac on the head of Plummers Creek David Daniel + William Thims William Howard 1779 west of the great swamp James Stone 1779 Tax list 100 ac James Stone 1779 Ten Mile Swamp Arthur Graham + Thomas Thims Avery Dye + Stephen Hollingsworth John McDaniel & Willim Reeves Grant 1773 600 Eastern side of Harrisons Creek Swamp Mary Clark Horse shoe Swamp Thomas Stepto + David Holloway Cumberland Jesse Newberry 1768 SW side of CfR Died in this county, on Saturday night, the 16th instant., of a lingering disease, Mrs. Caroline Newberry, wife of Capt. Jesse Newberry. (Sept 27, 1826 Issue Carolina Observer (M. Bridges) John Newberry 1779 Tax list 970 ac John Newberry W of CFR Isaac Jessop 1779 Tax list 300 ac Isaac Jessup Grant 1791 150ac on the East side of Turnbull in the Hoopspole Neck Grant 1773 200 ac on the Eastern side of Harrison Creek Swamp George Thygert Grant 1786 100 ac NE of Harrisons Creek Archibald Bone Grant 1778 100 ac on the south side of Buckhorn Swamp near the mouth Daniel Beard + Elizabeth Hollingsworth Benj. Atkinson + Wm Grey McDaniel + Nathaniel Reeves 1779 Tax list 750 ac Nathaniel Reaves Grant 1773 300 ac NE of Harrisons Creek Samuel Butler & Nathaniel Reaves Grant 1768 100 ac NE side of the CFR John Stepto + Thomas Howell 1789 Tax list Theopohilus Evans 1789 Tax list Edward Brafford 1789 Tax list none William Brafford 1779 Tax List none (next door to Zacariah Reeves) William Brafford 1784 Tax list 10 1/2 ac William Brafford 1784 Tax list 1 Town Lot William Brafford 1 male 21 to 60 4 white males under 21 and over 60 4 females under 21 and over 60 5 white females Robt. Council Grant 1779 270 ac on the south side of Buckhorn Swamp John Plummer 1779 Tax list 130 ac Jerimiah Plummer 1779 Tax list 71 ac Jeremiah Plummer 1 white male 21 to 60 1778 73 ac on the NE side of the NW river between 1 white male under 21 and over 60 a piece of land that Ellipher Plummer 2 white females now lives on & William Plummers back land Jeremiah Plummer Grant 10 Oct, 1787 100 ac NE side of the NW River & NE of Wilkersons Swamp. Joel Pitman + Peter BYRNE Grant 1779 200 begin at a pine on Bee Tree Branch 1767 150 on the west side of Harrisons Creek Swamp Peter Byrne 1779 Tax lists 150 ac Laurence Byrne 1779 Tax List 50 ac Jesse Carver + James Beard 1779 Tax list 647 ac James Beard + William Anderson 1779 Tax List 260 ac William Anderson Grant 1764 150 ac on Harrison Creek Swamp laid out for William Anderson at a place called Toneys Camp William Sims 1779 Tax list 10 slaves William Sims + John Lansdell + Mine Creek ? Joseph Cain 1789 Tax list 1560 ac Joseph Cain Grant 1755 200 ac SW side of the NW river John Singletary Grant 1778 300 ac N side of NW river James Singletary Sr. Grant 1775 300 ac between watery lake drain and white oak swamp Elphia Plummer 1779 Tax List 150 ac Elipha Plummer William Plummer Zachariah Plummer 1779 Tax list 200 ac Zacariah Plummer Grant 1778 100 on the NE side of Phillips Creek 1786 100 ac NW of the NW river on the NE side of Wilkerson swamp Mary Robeson + Samuel Butlers Estate 1789 960 ac Saml Butler 1779 Tax list 645 ac Saml Butler & Daniel McDaniel Grant 1767 200 ac at the head of Jones Creek Swamp Sampson Carver & Robert Carver Grant 1784 100 In the fork between Buckhead and Beaver Creek Grant 1784 100 ac begin at a pine cormills line John Purnell 1779 Tax List 200 ac John Parnal Grant 1782 150 North side of the Gallberry Swamp Samuel Carver Wilson
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