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[Deed Book 16; pg .2,3] Sept. 1, 1821 - We Lemuel TUCKER & Kedar DAVIS for the sum of $200 paid to us by John TUCKER for a lot of land lying in Indian Town. Beginning at Joseph ROLPH corner near his ware house to the edge of the wharf to Samuel WILLIAMS’s line biniding his line to the main road near Samuel WILLIAMS Store House to the first containing 2 acres.  Witness: Ezekeel TROTMAN, Wm. MERRY.  The above deed is such if Lemuel TUCKER & Kedar DAVIS should pay unto me by Jan. 1, 1822 $160 & also the Book account which I hold against them then in that case the above deed to be void & of no effect otherwise to remain in full force. Signed John TUCKER; Witness: Ezekiel TROTMAN; Registered July 12, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 3] June 28, 1821 - We Lemuel TUCKER & Kedar DAVIS  for value received we this day sell to John TUCKER: 1 Bay horse valued at $75, 1 ditto $75, 2 beds & furniture $40, 6 Windson chears $3, 3 flag ditto 75/100, 1 cow & yearling $6, 2 iron potts $2, 1 dutch oven 50/100, 1 spider 1 frying pan 50/100, 1 tea kettle 25/100, 2 tubbs 1 pail 2 piggin 50/100, 1 bureau $5, 1 looking glass $2, 1 chest 50/100, etc..... list goes on.   Rec’d June 28, 1821 of John TUCKER $363.25 in full for above property.  Witness: Joseph ROLPH, Samuel WILLIAMS; Registered July 12, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 3, 4]  Jan. 12, 1822 - I Thomas FORBES for the sum of $300 paid to me by Daniel SANDERSON for a negro woman named Sarah age 16. Witness: S. JARVES JUN., Elihue HALL; Registered July 12, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 4] Aug. 17, 1821 - I Dennis SIMMONS for the sum of $355 paid to me by Evan JONES for a negro girl named Fillis.  Witness: J. SIMMONS; Registered July 12, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 4, 5]  Sept. 7, 1821 - I Thomas ETHEREDGE for the sum of $250 paid to me by William LEE for a piece of land in a place called Guinea near the Mill. Beginning at Roland Creek to Richard BRIGHTs orphans line thence binding on the undivided land of William FLORA SEN. heirs thence binding on William FLORA Jun. to Roland Creek to the first containing 25 acres of high land & 25 acres of swamp, the swamp not being divided.  Witness: W.D. BARNARD, Sarah COX; Registered July 12, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 6] Nov. 23, 1821 - I Jeremiah PLUMMER for the sum of $150 paid to me by Frederick BOWEN for a parcel of land in the neighbourhood of Gibbs Woods being a piece formerly belonging to James BOWEN being 19 acres, binding on Joel ETHEREDGE & William READs land.  Witness: Caleb SIMMONS, Fanny H. WOODARD, Gideon JONES; Registered July 12, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 7] Jan. 30, 1822 - We Caleb & Lovey SIMMONS his Wife for the sum of $110 paid to us by Thomas SIMMONS for a piece of land containing 7 ½ acres excepting as much yopon as my family wishes. Beginning in the lane between Polly SIMMONS & W. SIMMONS various courses to Thomas SIMMONS to the first.  Witness: William SIMMONS, Samuel SIMMONS; Registered July 12, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 7] Nov. 5, 1821 - I John SHIPP for the natural affection I have for the 2 children of David MORSE, James W. & Malechi M. MORSE give unto them all my right & title in 2 plantations of their Father which I purchased at a Sheriff sale to satisfy an execution in favour of William HOLT of Virginia.  Witness: Mariah MATTHIAS, D. LINDSEY Jun., Samuel BEASLEY; Registered July 13, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 8] Jan. 19, 1822 - We Thomas & Dorcas FORBES for the sum of $75 paid to us by Masick SAWYER for a parcel of land in Powels Point known as Duse Quarter Island. Beginning at the Sound side binding on Patsey Woodhouse to the Creek various courses to the first containing 20 acres.  Witness: Elihue HALL, Joshua GARD; Registered July 13, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 8, 9] Dec. 4, 1821 - I Davis BALLENTINE for the sum of $250 paid to me by Edith WILSON a woman of colour, for a negro man named Isaac.  Witness: Josiah JOLLEFF, Thomas BROOK; Registered July 13, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 9, 10]  Jan. 19, 1822 - I Hadley WOODHOUSE for the sum of $75 paid to me by Zebulon BEACHAM for a parcel of land on Powels Point known as Dues Quarter Island containing 30 acres.  Witness: Elihue HALL, Thomas CURLES; Registered July 13, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 10] Oct. 19, 1820 - I Josiah JOLLIFF for the sum of $1000 paid to me by Latimer WILSON for a tract of land near Moyock Mill, adjoining the Nancy DOZIER tract & the land of Douglass, Ross CASEY, & Thomas C. CASEY’S land containing 100 acres.  Witness: Thos. C. CASEY, Eliza J. CASEY; Registered July 13, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 11] Jan. 3, 1822 - I Ann WRIGHT for the sum of $7 paid to me by John SANDERSON for a parcel of land on the North Banks near Waterfield Cove. Beginning at the land belonging to Josiah DOWDY called Hiters Gut, it being part of the land formerly belonging to WATERFIELD & sold to Solomon FREZEL & he gave to Ann SIMPSON in his Last Will & Testament binding the land of John DOWDY bought of Joshua SIMPSON containing 50 acres of land, marsh & beach land.   Witness: Jesse BARNARD, John MERCER; Registered July 13, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 12]  Nov. 7, 1821 - I Thomas LUFFMAN for the sum of $55 paid to me by Daniel & Linton LEE for all my right & title in an undivided 1/5 part of 225 acres of swamp land which Daniel LEE SEN. dec’d purchased of John ETHEREDGE dec’d & divided to all his sons. Witness: Solomon BRIGHT; Registered July 12, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 12, 13] Jan. 23, 1822 - I Latimer WILSON for the sum of $35 paid to me by Thomas BROOK for a small piece of land I purchased from Samuel DOUGLASS. Beginning at the main road to a line called Nancy DOZIERs adjoining Christopher DOUGLASS containing 3 ½ acres.  Witness: Thomas LUFFMAN, Caleb SEARS; Registered July 13, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 13, 14]  Feb. 23, 1822 - I John ACKLIN for the sum of $40 paid to me by Griffen POYNER for a parcel of land known as Backwood near Coinjock. Beginning at a corner in Dina POYNERs line to William FISHERS line to Samuel ONEALs line to Dina POYNERs line to the first being part of a deed from Adam POYNER dec’d to Peter POYNER dec’d containing 8 ¼ acres.  Witness: Isaac CASEY, Levi POYNER; Registered July 13, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 14] Jan. 2, 1819 - Elisha GIBBS sold to Reubin TAYLOR, both of Currituck, for $295.50, 50 acres of land in the neighborhood of Coinjock by Spence ONEAL, Benjamin TAYLOR, Elisha GIBBS, Joseph SIMMONS. Witness: Thos. WILLIAMS, Robert WHITE, Andw. DUKE; Registered July 13, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 15, 16]  Nov. 24, 1821 -I William L. WILSON for the sum of $14 paid to me by Patrick NORTHERN, John COX, & J.J. BALLENTINE Trustees of a School House, for a lot of land for the full use of a School House, 1 ½ miles from Moyock Mill beginning in Caleb WILSON’S line containing ½ acre.  Witness: Josiah JOLLIFF; Registered July 16, 1822 

[Deed Book 16; pg. 16, 17]  Sept. 21, 1821 - I Abraham & Abia WATERFIELD his Wife for the natural love we have for our Sons & Daughter have granted unto them after our death the land & plantation that came by My Wife Abiah WATERFIELD. Binding on James WHITEHURST & Dennis SIMMONS, my Son Lewis Simpson WATERFIELD to have first choice. If either of my children should die without lawful heir to fall to the other & if Sanderson WATERFIELD dies without heir his land to go to Zachariah WATERFIELD.  Witness: John B. JONES, Vinson WHITE; Registered July 21, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 18]  Jan. 18, 1822 - I James SPRY for the sum of $10 paid to me by William EVERTON for a piece of land at Jesse HOLLOWAYs line to the first containing 60 acres or 1/3 part of the deed that I bought of Edward HOLLOWAYs sale.  Witness: E. BALL; Registered July 21, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 18, 19]  Apr. 10, 1821 - I Kader T. MARCHANT of Norfolk County, Borough of Norfolk Virginia for the sum of $250 paid to me by Malachi JONES of the same Borough, for a parcel of land on North West River in the State of N.C. Beginning at the marsh adjoining the lands of Abiah BRADLEY with her line to the State line that divides N.C. & Virginia as the line runs to a branch that divides this land from Kader MARCHANT former land that he bought of Josiah SLACK to the first.  Witness: Jno. B. JONES, Benjamin BARNES; Registered July 21, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 19, 20]  Jan. 3, 1814 -  We Spence GREGORY Adms. & Lovey GREGORY of the estate of Jehue HALL dec’d by order of Court having been licensed to make sale of negroes so fair as to satisfy the debts of Jehue HALL. For the sum of $329.60 paid to us by Samuel ROBINSON of Indian Town for a Mulato woman named Judah 20 years old.  Witness: S. HALL, Manloff R. GREGORY; Registered July 21, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 21]  Aug. 17, 1821 -  I Nathan H. GREGORY for the sum of $100 paid to me by Joshua W. HARRISON for a parsel of land. Beginning at the road & running SIMPSONs line to Joshua HARRISONs line to the road to the first containing 10 acres.  Witness: William BLACKWELL, Trmagin SANDLIN, Spence HALL; Registered July 21, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 22]  Jan. 4, 1822 - I Enock BALL Executor to the estate of Edward HOLLOWAY for the sum of $48.75 paid to me by James SPRY for a parsel of land that HOLLOWAY dec’d directed me in his Last Will & Testament to sell, which James SPRY became the purchaser. Beginning at William EVERTONs line at the Sound to Edward HOLLOWAYs line to the first, to contain all the land belonging to HOLLOWAY dec’d lying N. of William EVERTONs land to contain 200 acres.  Witness: Hosea BALL; Registered July 22, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 23]  Nov. 19, 1821 - I Jesse MERCER for the sum of $320 paid to me by John MERCER for a piece of land. Beginning at the main road adjoining John MERCERs land to the East Swamp to the West Swamp to the first, it being the land laid off by the commissioners agreeable to the Last Will & Testament of Thomas MERCER & Malechi MERCER Dec’d containing 30 acres. Witness: Wm. WROTEN Sen., Thomas LINDSEY; Registered July 22, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 141]  May 20, 1822 - I John CURLES for the sum of $100 paid to me by Thomas CURLES for a parcel of land on the North Banks. Beginning at Jane Guite Creek toward Joseph BEST line to the Sedge Pond along the Pond to Thomas CURLES line to the Creek to the first containing 50 acres.  Witness: Joseph BEST, Masick SAWYER; Registered June 3, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg 141, 142]  Nov. 29, 1822 - I Willis GALLOP for the sum of $148 paid to me by John HARRISON for a parsel of land on Powels Point, containing 18 ½ acres, it being the land formerly belonging to Enock MORRIS.  Witness: Abner HARRISON, John HARRISON JUN.; Registered June 3, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 142]  Jan. 16, 1823 - I James SPRY for the sum of $13.33 ¾ paid to me by Samuel McHORNEY for a piece of land. Beginning at Parkers Creek near William EVERTON’s corner various courses to the first containing 66 acres.  Witness: E. BALL; Registered June 3, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 143]  Jan. 16, 1819 - I Jacob LITCHFIELD for the sum of $350 paid to me by John LITCHFIELD parcel of land on Knotts Island containing 19 ½ acres. Beginning at Andrew CAPPS line to the heirs of George CHAPPEL dec’d to Stephen DUDLEY's dec’d heirs to Elizabeth LITCHFIELD line to the first.  Witness: Benjamin C. KALLAM, John HOLLEY, John LITCHFIELD JUN.; Registered June 9, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 143, 144]  Feb. 28, 1823 - I Eliza [Elizabeth in the heading] DOWDY for the sum of $10 paid to me by Reddick WARD for a tract of land on Roanoak Island, it being the land left me by my Father Adam ETHEREDGE being 10 acres.  Witness: Daniel MEEKINS, William NOWELL; Registered June 9, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 144]  Jan. 8, 1823 - We Samuel, & Joseph ETHEREDGE, & James MORRIS & Betsey his Wife, for the sum of $1500 paid to us by William SMITH for all our right & title to 3 tracts of land on Knotts Island. Bounded by Hillary WHITE on E., Currituck Sound on the S., Henry WHITE on W. containing 44 acres. The other tract adjoining William SMITH, MalachI BEASLEY, the Sound & Joseph ETHEREDGE containing 60 acres. The other tract bounded on the S. by William LITCHFIELD, on the E., W., & N. by William SMITH containing 4 acres, making in whole 108 acres. Witness: Jno. B. JONES, E. BALL; Registered June 9, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 145]  Oct. 29, 1782 - State of N.C. to William FEREBEE SEN. now Thomas C. FEREBEE - Know ye that we for the sum of 50 Shillings for every 100 acres paid into our Treasury by William FEREBEE SEN. for a tract of land containing 497 acres 1 rude & 24 Poles in the fork of North River that divides Camden & Currituck, mentions GREGORY’s line.  /s/ Alexander MARTIN Esq.   Registered at the request of Thomas C. FEREBEE June 26, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 146, 147]  Nov. 24, 1822 - I Isaac BERRY & Zelphia his Wife of Camden County, for the sum of $550 paid to me by Marina, Julia, Betsey, Augusta, John & Edna BRUMSEY for a piece of land near the Court House. Beginning on the Sound side then with the land Jeremiah LAND bought of Thomas SIMMONS & Wife, agreeable to the division among the heirs of Daniel DUNTON dec’d to Willoughby WHITE’S line to the Sound to the first containing 34 acres.  Witness: C. ETHEREDGE; Registered June 26, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.147, 148] - Feb. 21, 1822 - I Zacheriah BRAY & Polley his Wife for the sum of $20 paid to me by George GRIGGS for a piece of land, being Polley BRAY’s part of the land that fell to her by the death of her Sister Salley WHITE, which land was laid off to Salley WHITE by Commissioners that divided the real estate of Thomas JARVES dec’d Blacksmith, containing 4 acres.  Witness: William JARVES; Registered June 26, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 148]  Jan. 8, 1823 - We Joseph ETHEREDGE, James MORRIS & Betsey his Wife & William Smith & Edney his Wife for the sum of $1500 paid to us by Samuel ETHEREDGE for all our right & title to 2 tracts of land on Knotts Island. Adjoining Robert DUDLEY, James SPRATT & the Sound containing 50 acres. The other tract adjoining Dennis SIMMONS on the S. & Robert SIMMONS on N. & Joseph ETHEREDGE on E. containing 60 acres. Witness: Jno. B. JONES, E. BALL; Registered June 26, 1823 

[Deed Book 16; pg. 149]  Dec. 24, 1822 - I Robert J. WILLIAMS for the sum of $5 paid to me by John WILLIAMS for a piece of sand & marsh on the Banks. Beginning at Jacob DOWDY’s line on the Sound with his line to the Sea side to the first containing 25 acres, being my part of a deed given by Samuel SALYEAR to Dempsey WILLIAMS & Robert J. WILLIAMS dated Dec. 15, 1797.  Witness: E. BALL, H. BALL; Registered June 26, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 150]  Dec. 24, 1822 - I Robert J. WILLIAMS for the sum of $595 paid to me by John WILLIAMS for a piece of high & swamp land. Beginning at Jonathan LINDSEY’s corner thence binding William HOLLOWAYs line to the Bay Tree Swamp to John ALLEN Sen. Line to the high ground on Elizabeth WILLIAMS line to the main road on Edward NEALs line binding his line to the first containing 55 acres, to contain all the land conveyed to me from Elizabeth WILLIAMS dated Sept. 13, 1808, also 1 deed from Samuel JARVIS dated March 21, 1782.  Witness: E. BALL, H. BALL; Registered July 1, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 151]  Jan. 20, 1823 - I William S. ETHEREDGE for the sum of $50 paid to me by Willis GALLOP for a piece of land on the North Banks. Beginning at Dancing Ridge Pond to LANDs corner to Bull Ridge to Leven TWIFORDs corner to the first containing 100 acres.  Witness: James REAN; Registered July 1, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 151, 152]  July 15, 1822 - I Elihue HALL for the sum of $52.80 paid to me by Thomas GIBSON for a piece of land. Beginning at Zacheriah BRAYs land to Thomas GIBSONs land to the main road to the first containing ½ acre.  Witness: Thos. POYNER; Reg. July 10, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 152-154]  Feb. 26, 1823 - Isaac BAXTER Sheriff by virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa commanding me that at the instance of Thomas C. FEREBEE as Guardian against Hollowell & Josiah ETHEREDGE with intrest from May 7, 1822. Another Writ at the instance of Peter MORSE Adm. against Hollowell, Josiah, Caleb & Thomas ETHERIDGE for debt with interest from Oct. 27, 1817. In obedience of the several Writs I took into possession all the land of Hollowell ETHEREDGE, beginning at Spence HALL’S line various courses to the first containing 155 acres of up land. Also a piece of marsh & percoson lying on Tulls Creek to HALL’S line containing 42 acres. At the premises on Feb. 19, 1823 whare William ETHEREDGE appeared & bid the sum of $2.76 for up land & 6 ¼ cents for marsh, for the total sum of $432 I have conveyed the land to William ETHEREDGE.  Witness: S. FEREBEE, S. HALL; Registered Aug. 2, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.154, 155]  Nov. 30, 1818 - I Samuel WILKINS for the sum of $5962 paid to me by Willis WILKINS for a tract of land. Beginning various courses to a corner of W.D. BARNARD, Samuel FEREBEE, with BARNARD line to William FEREBEE line to the line near the house of M. GREGORY’S orphans various courses to the first containing 238 acres, it being the land that Samuel WILKINS bought from Willis WILKINS & Catherin his Wife.  Witness: B. BELL;

[Deed Book 16; pg. 155]  Jan. 4, 1822 - I Enock BALL Executor of Edward HOLLOWAY dec’d, for the sum of $8.75 paid to me by James SPRY for a piece of land. Beginning at Parkers Creek Pint binding on the water carious courses to the first being 12 acres.  Witness: Lemuel BALL; Registered Aug. 2, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.156]  Nov. 1811 - Whereas Amea SIKES hath this day executed a deed of conveyance of all her right & title & claim to the land & plantation of her late Husband Benjamin SIKES dec’d to Jonathan LINDSEY Esq. Jonathan LINDSEY for the Deed do hereby oblige myself to pay Amia SIKES the sum of $15 Silver per annum during her life which is to be paid at the end of each year as annual rent.  Witness: S. SALYEAR, D. SANDERSON; Rec’d Feb. 24, 1814 of Jonathan LINDSEY the sum of $30 for years 1812, 1813, payments made up to 1818 then Judgment on bond for $30 for 1820, & 1822 this March 30, 1822; Registered Aug. 2, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.156, 157]  Jan. 27, 1823 - We John & Thomas FISHER Sons of William FISHER dec’d for the sum of $70 paid to us by William FOSTER for a piece of land. Beginning at Daniel FISHER’s corner at the swamp binding his line to Samuel ONEAL’s line with his line to Griffeth POYNER’s line to the swamp to the first being 34 acres, all of our divided of real estate of William FISHER dec’d.  Witness: Levi POYNER, Thomas AYRES, Spence ONEAL, Thos. SIMMONS; Registered Aug. 2, 1823  (Note: Thomas FISHER did not sign this deed)

[Deed Book 16; pg. 157, 158]  July 4, 1822 - I Malechi ANSELL & Lydia his Wife for the sum of $160 paid to me by Mordeca BEASLEY for a parcel of land on Knotts Island being part that was set apart to my Wife out of the land of Patrick WHITE dec’d. Bounded on E. by the Sound, S. by the land of William WHITE, W. by Henery WHITE, N. by Church? WHITE being 12 acres. Witness: Samuel BEASLEY, William FENTRESS; Registered Aug. 2, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 158, 159]  April 26, 1822 - Clemmon WILLIAMSON & Elizabeth his Wife for the sum of $300 cash paid to me by John COX for a parsel of land in the District of Moyock. Beginning in the lane between Hamilton COTTER & the heirs of Thomas ALLASON dec’d to Patrick NORTHERN’s line to HAYMAN’s line to the first being 10 acres.   Witness: Dos. BRIGHT, Dolley MEGGS; Registered Aug. 2, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 159, 160]  Aug. 28, 1822 - Malechi J. WHITE for the sum of $453.66 paid to me by Henery WHITE JUN. for a piece of land on Knotts Island. Beginning various courses to Frances LITCHFIELD & Samuel ETHEREDGE down to the sound along the water to the line of Solomon WHITE to the first being 22 2/3 acres, being the land that Malechi J. WHITE bought of Samuel BEASLEY & Wife.  Witness: Samuel BEASLEY, Jno. B. JONES ; Registered Aug. 2, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 160, 161]  Nov. 1822 - I Isaac BAXTER Sheriff by virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa commanding me of the goods chattles & lands of Peter CULPEPPER to cause enough money to cover his debts that has been recovered by Willis BALLENTINE, & Demsey NORTHERN with interest from Nov. 5, 1819. In obedience to Writ I took into possession a tract of land in Moyock District bounded by the lands of William POWERS on the E., the Virginia line on the N., the land formerly belonging to James HAWKINS on W. & William POWERS on S. containing 139 acres. On the premises on Sept. 7, 1822 for ready money when Demsey NORTHERN appeared & bid 12 ½ cents per acre. I Isaac BAXTER Sheriff for the total sum of $17.37 ½ paid by NORTHERN I have conveyed the land unto him.  Witness: S. FEREBEE; [No Registeration date]

[Deed Book 16; pg. 161, 162]  Nov. 9, 1822 - Thomas DUDLEY & Elizabeth his Wife for the sum of $70 paid to me by John SHIPP for a piece of land in the neighbourhood of Gibbs Woods. Beginning at the Ready Branch which line divides this land from John SHIPP’s to a corner of Urias SIMMONS dec’d & Jeremiah PLUMMER various courses to first being 32 acres but Thomas & Elizabeth only entitled to ¼ heired from estate of William HALES dec’d.  Witness: Mariah MATTHIAS; Registered Aug. 5, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 162, 163]  June 1, 1822 -  Dorey DOZIER for the sum of $495 paid to me by Caleb MILLER for a parsel of land. Beginning at the swamp Lemuel TAYLOR’s corner to Evan SOALs line various courses to the first being 49 ½ acres.   Witness: E. BALL, C. ETHEREDGE; Registered Aug. 5, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 163]  Dec. 18, 1819 -  Willoughby WHITE for the sum of $200 cash paid to me by Caleb MILLER for all my right & title to a lot of land. Beginning at main road near Griffin NICHOLSON’s to Charles V. HERBERT’s corner that he bought of James NICHOLSON along main road to first being 2 acres. It being the land on which James NICHOLSON lately lived which was sold by Sheriff on May 27, 1812 and bought by James & Willoughby WHITE.  Witness: David JONES; Registered Aug. 5, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 164]  June 29, 1822 - Samuel SALYER Executor of Samuel SALYEAR dec’d for the sum of $32 paid to me by Cartwright BELL for a parsel of land near the head of Bay Road being 2 undivided 1/5 part of cypress swamp bought of Zacheriah & Maxey TAYLOR being 20 acres. Also 2 titles in the Town of Hertford in Perquimans County fronting Dabb Street & Mourhett Street.  Witness: Maxemilen TATUM, Jesse PERRY; Registered Aug. 5, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 165]  July 30, 1822 -  Richard JARVIS for the sum of $20 paid to me by Thomas JARVIS for 50 acres of Bank land on the marsh in Piney Island Patent, being part of the land willed by my Father.  Witness: Ivey A. JARVIS, Betsey JARVIS; Registered Aug. 5, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 165]  June 17, 1822 - I Dennis CAPPS am held & firmly bound unto Caleb CAPPS JUN. of Knotts Island in the just sum of $500. The condition of this obligation is that Caleb CAPPS has given his Son Dennis CAPPS a parsel of land & Dennis is to give or alow Caleb 1/3 of the corn & wheat that is rased on the land & also to pay up 2 obligations or notes of hand for said Caleb amounting to between $60 & $70.  Witness: John MILLER, Wm. SMITH; Registered Aug. 5, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 166]  Dec 28,1822 -  Thomas WALSTON sold to Joseph SIMMONS, both of Currituck, $ 1500, 117 acres of land in Currituck beginning at the head of the Bay Road at the main road and bounded by Amos GRAY, Thomas POYNER, WOODHOUSE Patent &  Lemuel SANDERSON.  /s/ Thomas (x-his mark) WALSTON.  Witnesses, Benjamin SIMMONS, Thomas TAYLOR.   Registered Aug. 8, 1823

 [Deed Book 16; pg. 167]  Dec. 28, 1822 - Thomas WALSTON for the sum of $200 paid to me by Joseph SIMMONS for a piece of land. Beginning at the head of the Bay in Thomas POYNER’S patent line to WOODHOUS patent to GRAY’s Island Creek to Coinjock Bay to the first being 179 acres.  Witness: Benjamin SIMMONS, Thomas TAYLOR; Registered Aug. 8, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 167, 168]  Jan. 13, 1823 - I Jacob DOWDY have farm let unto Catherin DOWDY all that messuage of land beginning in James WHITEHALL’s line binding his line to contain 1 acre of land whereon Catherin now lives during the term of her natural live, yielding & paying unto me 1 year of corn rent each & every year hereafter to be completed for & during her natural life time.  Witness: Benjamin MERCER; Registered Aug. 8, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 168, 169]  Dec. 30, 1822 - I Almon MORRIS of Camden County for the sum of $60 paid to me by Abner HARRISON for a piece of land on Powels Point. Beginning on John HARRISON’s line through the plantation to the marsh to Joseph SANDERS? Line to the first being 50 acres.  Witness: Rich. BERRY; Registered Aug. 8, 1823

]Deed Book 16; pg. 169]  Dec. 3, 1822 - I James SPRY for the sum of $13.33 paid to me by William EVERTON for a parsel of land. Beginning at the head of Parkers Creek to Jesse HOLLOWAY line to Samuel McHORNEY’s line to the Creek to the first being 70 acres, it being my 1/3 part of the tract of land that James SPRY bought at Edward HOLLOWAY’s sale.  Witness: Enoch BALL; Registered Aug. 8, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 170]  ??? 29, 1822 - Samuel SALYEAR, executor to Samuel MCHONEY, dec'd. , for $70, land in Currituck lying on the Banks where William LUTTS now lives known by the name of Great Hammock near the wood yard containing 200 acres agreeable to deed given by Richard & Henry SANDERSON to Samuel SALYEAR, dec'd.   Witnesses, Benjamin TAYLOR. W.G. (?) MERCER; Registered 10 Aug 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 170]  Jan. 20, 1823 - Thomas ETHEREDGE for the sum of $14.18 ¾ paid to me by Caleb GREGORY for a piece of swamp on North River. Beginning at William HUTCHINGS line to John LAMBs line then joining FEREBEE’s line along HUTCHINGS SEN. to William HUTCHINGS JUN. line to the first being 16 acres.  Witness: Philip DOZIER, John CHITTUM; Registered Aug. 10, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 171, 172[  Jan. 20, 1823 - Azariah BAUM for the sum of $50 paid to me by Willis GALLOP for a piece of land on the North Banks. Beginning at a corner in Viney Swamp formerly Andrew WYNN’s corner to Bull Ridge Swamp across Kitty Hawk Ridge to Viney Swamp to the first being 50 acres.  Witness: James BEAN; Registered Aug. 10, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 172]  Jan. 1823 - John OLDS of Camden County for the sum of $80 paid to me by Jeremiah ETHEREDGE for  his right & title in right of his Wife Claricy OLDS to a parsel of undivided land on North River being 142 acres. Bonded on S. by Samuel FEREBEE JUN., E. by William GREGORY, N. by John LAMB & the heirs of Enoch GREGORY, & w. By North River, it being a tract of land that belonged to Samuel FEREBEE & at his death fell to Claricy FORBES dec’d Wife of John OLDS, Merium GRANDY & John M. FORBES.  Witness: Caleb WILKINS; Registered Aug. 10, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 173]  Oct. 7, 1822 -Caleb CAPPS Sen. for the natural love & affection which I bare towards my beloved Son Joael CAPPS & me hereunto moving have given unto him 4 negroes Jim, Frank, Nan & Pleasant.  Witness: Saml. ETHEREDGE Jun., John CAPPS, Wm. SMITH; Registered Aug. 10, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 173, 174]  July 10, 1822 - Jesse BEST for the sum of $25 paid to me by Polley SAWYER for a parsel of land on the North Banks. Beginning at the corner of John LEWARK’s line & Truxken/Truxton TWIFORD’s line running with TWIFORD’s line to main road to James TWIFORD’s corner to Jesse BEST line to William B. ETHEREDGE to the first being 12 acres.  Witness: Mathias TOLER; Registered Aug. 10, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 174] Aug. 26, 1822 - Daniel TOLER for the sum of $25 paid to me by Elijah WALKER for a parsel of land on the North Banks. Beginning at the Bay Shore at Zacheriah BEST line various courses to a point called Graveing Point to the Bay Shore to the first being 20 acres.  Witness: Mathias TOLER; Registered Aug. 10, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 174, 175]  Feb. 21, 1823 - Nicholas SLACK & Sarah his Wife for the sum of $62.50 paid to me by Thomas BROOKS for ¼ part of a tract of land which did belong to Peter BALLENTINE dec’d, son of James BALLENTINE dec’d & adjoining the land of Davis BALLENTINE & the heirs of James BALLENTINE JUN. dec’d.  Witness: C. ETHEREDGE; Registered Aug. 10, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 175, 176]  Sept. 25, 1822 - Daniel DOWDY for the sum of $160 paid to me by Willis GALLOP for a parcel of land on Powells Point. Beginning at Caleb DOWDY’s line various courses to Luke GREGORY’s land to Caleb FORBES line to Mrs. GARRETT’s line to the first being 32 acres.  Witness: N.H. GREGORY, T. JARVIS; Registered Aug. 11, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.176]  Sept. 30, 1822 - Elizabeth ETHEREDGE Executor to the estate of Sampson ETHEREDGE & by virtue of his Last Will & Testament ordering me to sell 1 negro boy named Phillip & after advertising 20 days Willis GALLOP did appear & bid the sum of $365.25 & was best bid.   Witness: T. JARVIS, N.H. GREGORY; Registered Aug. 11, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 177]  Jan. 23, 1823 - Benjamin DANIEL for the sum of $10 paid to me by Spencer DANIEL for a lot of land on Roanoak Island caled wood land #8.   Witness: D. LINDSEY JUN.; Registered Aug. 11, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.  177, 178]  Feb. 14, 1823 - William EVERTON for the sum of $120 paid to me by William CASON for a piece of land. Beginning on WOODHOUSE’s at Betsey CASON’s land to Charles GRIGGS land to Daniel LINDSEY SEN. Land binding WOODHOUSE to LINDSEY’s land to the first being 30 acres.  Witness: Thos. POYNER; Registered Aug. 11, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 178]  Feb. 15, 1823 -  Ezekiel HOOPER for the sum of $20 paid to me by Evan WILLIAMS for a parsel of land on Hatteras Banks. Beginning at Noah PRICE’s corner line to Evan WILLIAMS line then with Thomas WILLIAMS line to back road to Noah PRICE’s line to the first being 5 acres.  Witness: Henery BARNES, Noah PRICE; Registered Aug. 11, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 179]  Feb. 21, 1823 - Caleb FORBES for the sum of $400 paid to me by Luke BROWN for a parsel of land on Powells Point. Beginning on Albermarl Sound to Thomas GARRETT’s dec’d line thence binding Willis GALLOP’s line to the Sound binding the Sound to the first being 50 acres.  Witness: John SIKES, Salley ALEXANDRIA; Registered Aug. 11, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 179, 180]  Dec. 20, 1822 -  Griffin & Kesiah WALKER for the sum of $50 Silver paid to me by William BEASLEY for a piece of land in Currituck Backwoods. Beginning at James WILLIAMSON’s line to Mark DOUGLASS’ line to Nancy COX’s line along his line to the first being 8 acres.  Witness: Dos. BRIGHT, M. WALKER; Registered Aug. 11, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 180] Jan 20, 1823 - Joseph SIMMONS sold  to Benjamin SIMMONS for $800,  117 acres in Currituck bounded at the head of the Bay Road at the main road by Amos GRAY, Thomas POYNER, WOODHOUSE Patent, Lemuel SANDERSON.  Witnesses, Thomas TAYLOR, Asa SIMMONS;  Registered Aug. 11 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.181, 182] 1818 - I William GRIEVES & Sally his Wife for the sum of $100 paid to me by Caleb SANDERSON for a piece of land. Beginning at the E. part of the tract of land formerly belonging to William GRAY to contain all the land William GRAY give to his Daughter Salley GRIEVES being 20 acres.  Witness: D. LINDSEY Jun.; Registered Aug. 11, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 182]  Sept. 9, 1822 - I John COX for the sum of $300 paid to me by Patrick NORTHERN for a tract of land in the District of Moyock.  Beginning in the lane between Hamilton COTTER & heirs of Thomas ALLASON dec’d to Patrick NORTHERN’s line to Gideon HAYMAN’s line down his line to the first being 10 acres.  Witness: Peter BRAY, Wallis BRAY; Registered Aug. 12, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 183]  Dec. 16, 1822 - I Adam POYNER for the sum of $325 paid to me by Isles SIMMONS for a tract of land. Beginning at the corner of Moses CREEKMER, Richard PARR & Isaiah PARR to Joael POYNER’s line to a corner of Adam POYNER SEN. Patent to James TAYLOR’s line binding his line to the patent & binding on Richard PARR’s line to the first being 64 acres. It being all that land contained in a deed of gift from Adam POYNER dec’d to me dated Nov. 19, 1785.  Witness: John HUMPHRIES, S. FEREBEE; Registered Aug. 12, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.183, 184]  Dec. 9, 1822 - We Samuel & Joseph ETHEREDGE & James MORRIS are held & firmly bound unto William SMITH in the just sum of $500, if bond is not complied with then this bond to remain in full force. The obligation is such that Samuel & Joseph ETHEREDGE & James MORRIS do not interfer with William SMITH as adms. of Samuel ETHEREDGE SEN. in the sale of a negro girl named Sarah.  Witness: Jno. B. JONES, Evan JONES; Registered Aug. 12, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 184, 185]  no date - I Salley GARRETT for the sum of $80 paid to me by Benjamin D. GARRETT for a negro man by name of George.  Witness: C. FORBES; Registered Sept. 19, 1822

[Deed Book 16; pg. 184, 185]  Jan. 8, 1823 - We Samuel & Joseph ETHEREDGE & William SMITH & Edney his Wife for the sum of $1500 paid to us by James MORRISS & Betsey his Wife for all of our right & title to a parsel of land on Powels Point adjoining Spence CHAPLAIN, Sampson ETHEREDGE dec’d & others being 100 acres. It be a tract of land formerly belonging to Samuel ETHEREDGE SEN.  Witness: Jno. B. JONES, E. BALL; Registered Feb. 24, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 185, 186]  June 17, 1822 - I Caleb CAPPS for the natural love & affection which I bear unto my Son Dennis CAPPS have granted unto him all that mesuage of land on Knotts Island with sufficient fire wood & timber from my land to support this above mentioned land.  Witness: Wm. SMITH, John MILLER;; Registered Aug. 12, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 186, 187]  Feb. 10, 1823 - I David POWERS of Princess Ann County Virginia for the sum of $224 paid to me by Arthur CULPEPPER for a tract of land in the Backwoods of Moyock. Beginning in Cornelius POWERS line to Samuel POWERS line to James POWERS TO Willis POWERS line to the first being 40 acres.  Witness: Wm. READ, John COX, Gideon HAYMAN; Registered Aug. 12, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 187]  Jan. 17, 1823 - I Elijah FREEMAN for the sum of $100 paid to me by Spence CHAPLIN for a parsel of land on Powels Point. Beginning in Spence CHAPLIN’S line to the corner of Samuel ETHEREDGE dec’d around the swamp to the heirs of Daniel DOUGH dec’d through the corner of the swamp adjoining the heirs of Daniel DOUGH dec’d along the Sound Shore to the first being 15 acres.  Witness: C. FORBES, Sally ALEXANDER; Registered Aug. 13, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 188]  Aug. 19, 1822 - I Rebecca HILL for the love & affection I bear to my Daughter Mary HILL have given unto her all my stock of every kind & all my hous hold furniture.  Witness: Thomas CURLES, Elizabeth BEECHAM; Registered Aug. 13, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 188]  Sept. 9, 1822 - I Thomas LUFFMAN for the sum of $15 paid to me by Patrick NORTHERN for a piece of cypress swamp in the District of Moyock. Beginning in STAFFORD old patent to the former line of Jovan COX’S line down his line to P. NORTHERN’s line with his line to BALLENTINE & BRIGHT’s dec’d line to Stephen N. DAILEY’s line binding on DAILEY & & William L. WILSON to the first being 25 acres. Being the piece of swamp that Silas BRIGHT Sen. dec’d devised to the Son of Aaron BRIGHT dec’d & is part of Thomas HAYMAN’s patent.  Witness: DOS. BRIGHT, Peter BRAY; Registered Aug. 13, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 189]  Oct. 9, 1822 - I James POYNER for the sum of $7 paid to me by Thomas POYNER for a piece of land in Coinjock, it being part of the plantation belonging to James POYNER. Beginning on Thomas POYNER’s line various courses of his line to the first being 2/3 of an acre.  Witness: John EDA, William KINSAY; Registered Aug. 13, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 189, 190]  Jan. 20, 1823 - I Thomas ETHEREDGE Blacksmith, for the sum of $400 paid to me by Caleb GREGORY for a tract of land near the head of North River Swamp. Beginning at Thomas HUTCHING’s line to Richard HUTCHING’s line to a corner pine in Huldah HUTCHING’s line to the first being 23 acres 3 Rods & ½ Pole.  Witness: Phillip DOZIER, J. CHITTUM; Registered Aug. 13, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 190, 191]  Nov. 21, 1822 - I Mitchael SIMMONS for the sum of $300 paid to me by Joseph FOSTER for a parsel of land. Beginning at Samuel ONEAL’s corner to the land belonging to the heirs of William STEVENS dec’d to John FISHER’s line thence binding on  Ruben TAYLOR, Mitchel SIMMONS, & Marcey/Maxey? FISHER’s line to the first being 23 acres.  Witness: John FORBES, E.L. STEVENS; Registered Aug. 13, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 191, 192]  Jan. 14, 1822 - I Daniel LEE have remised released & forever quit claim unto the Trustees Moses BUNNELL, H. BALLENTINE, Johnson MARCHANT, Hollowell WILLIAMS for a piece of land on Tulls Road near the Guinea sine post ½ acre for the benefit of a school given for 99 years.  Witness: M. McBRIDE; Registered Aug. 13, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 192]  Oct. 15, 1822 - I Polley ALLEN for the natural love & affection which I bear unto my Daughter Betsey CASON have granted unto her all that mesuage of land bounded on N. by Abigel ALLEN’s land, E. by Currituck Sound, S. by James SPRY, W. by Grate Swamp being 10 acres.  Witness: T. WHITEHALL, J. LINDSEY; Registered Aug. 13, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 193]  May 10, 1822 - I Thomas BROOKS for the sum of $1000 paid to me by Thomas SEARS for a piece of land in Moyock. Beginning at the Dam Bridge down the Dam stream to Johnson MARCHANT’s line binding his line to the first being 100 acres.  Witness: M. SIMMONS; Registered Aug. 13, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 194]  July 12, 1822 - I Jesse SEBRON for the sum of $100 paid to me by James HACKET for a tract of land on the North Banks. Beginning at Collington Creek binding on William ETHEREDGE’s line to the Fresh Pond along the run to Burket GARD’s line various courses to the first being 50 acres.  Witness: William S. ETHEREDGE, James DANIEL; Registered Aug. 14, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 194-195]  June 17, 1822 - I Jesse HOBBS for the sum of $120 paid to me by John LAND & William D. PARTRIDGE for a parsel of land on the North Banks. Beginning at Avery TILLETT & Gehue GAMEWELL’S line with GAMEWELL’s line to William PURDEY’s line to John DOUGH binding on DOUGH & Thomas BAUM’s line to John PARTRIDGE SEN. Line to the first being 60 acres.  Witness: Jesse PADRICK, Jonah GALLOP, T. WHITEHALL, Elihue HALL; Registered Aug. 14, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 195, 196]  Sept. 7, 1821 - I James SIMMONS & Polley his Wife of Halifax County N.C. for the sum of $700 paid to me by Dennis DOZIER for all our right & title to the land which fell to Polly SIMMONS by the death of Willoughby DOZIER Jun. dec’d which is undivided. Bounded by the land of Dennis DOZIER on the S., Joseph W. DOWNS & Thomas LEE & heirs of Samuel DOZIER on W., the land of the heirs of Samuel DOZIER dec’d & William F., John & Chloe HUMPHRIES & James COWELL & the heirs of Josiah BELL on the N., the heirs of Josaih BELL & Dennis DOZIER on the E. containing 600 acres our undivided part being 1/7 share.  Polly SIMMONS is too aged & infirm to travel to Currituck for private examination. Richard DICKENS & Benjamin DICKENS of Halifax privately examined her & she signed of her own free will.  Witness: Wm. SIMMONS, Willoughby D. SIMMONS; Registered Aug. 16, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 197]  Sept. 20, 1822 - I Hollowell WILLIAMS for the natural love & affection I have towards Mary Catherin WILLIAMS the Daughter of my Brother Thomas S. WILLIAMS & Margaret W. WILLIAMS, have granted the following unto her: 1 feather bed, half dozen flag chairs, 1 mahogine stand, 1 lot of glass & earthen ware, 2 pine tables, 1 large looking glass, 2 iron pots, 1 lot of wood ware, 1 cradle & 1 tea kettle, the items were legally sold by Dorastus BRIGHT Constable by execution & I became the purchaser.  Witness: Johnston MARCHANT; Registered Aug. 16, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 197, 198]  Dec. 19, 1822 - I John COX Sen. For the sum of $50 cash paid to me by Arthur CULPEPPER for a piece of land in the Backwoods of Moyock. Beginning at James POWER’s line to Willis POWER’s line to William SPENCE line down his line to James POWER’s line to the first being 34 1/3 acres.  Witness: Hardy CULPEPPER, Nicholas ALLASON; Registered Aug. 16, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 198, 199]  Jan. 20, 1823 - I Linton LEE Jun. for the sum of $90 paid to me by Moses BUNNELL for all the right title that I have in a parsel of cypress swamp or low land. Beginning in Henery & Willis LEE to Willis LEE’s corner to Duke BELL’s line to PERKINS line to Aaron BRIGHTs line to the first being 90 acres, it being all my interest in the cypress swamp that I bought of my Father Linton LEE & Thomas LUFFMAN.  Witness: Jno. HUGHS, Josiah JOLLIFF; Registered Aug. 16, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 199, 201]  No Date - I Isaac BAXTER by virtue of 2 Writs of Fi Fa commanding me of the goods chattles & lands of Joshua HOLSTEAD to satisfy debt recovered by Dempsey BURGESS against him, also another debt recovered by Mitchel SIMMONS as executor of E. JARVIS against Joshua HOLSTEAD. I took into possession a tract of land being all that tract that Joshua HOLSTEAD lived on in his lifetime. Beginning on the swamp side at a corner between Josiah BELL’S heirs & James COWELL to BELL’S road to the first being 33¼ acres. On May 22, 1820 on the premises when Dempsey NORTHERN appeared & bid the sum of $1 per acre, for the total sum of $33¼ I have granted the land unto him.  Witness: S. FEREBEE; Registered Aug. 18, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.  201, 202]  Jan. 31, 1823 - I Evan JONES for the sum of $100 paid to me by Cartwright BELL for a parsel of land & marsh on Mackies Island. Beginning on the edge of the Sound at my Sister Frances MORSE line along her line till it intersect the land of my Sister Martha along her line to the Sound to the first including all my interest in the land owned by my Father on Machies Island.  Witness: JNO. W. HUGHS, John HUMPHRIES; Registered Aug. 18, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.  202]  Sept. 10, 1822 - We Wilson & Joshua CORPREW for the sum of $60 paid to me by Betsey GARRETT for a parsel of land. Adjoining the land of Neal WILSON & James WILSON dec’d containing 13 acres.  Witness: Wm. W. WRIGHT, Kedar SOREY, Arthur McPHARSON; Registered Aug. 18, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 202-204]  Jan. 7, 1823 - I Jonathan LINDSEY for the sum of $400 paid to me by Hesekiah OWENS for a parsel of land. Adjoining the land of James GREEN & James THOMAS binding THOMAS line to the land of Thomas TILLETT binding his line to Luke GREGORY’s line binding his line to the first being 42 acres.  Witness: S. HALL, N.H. GREGORY ; Registered Aug. 18, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 204]  Feb. 20, 1823 - I Caleb WOOD of Princess Ann County Virginia, for the sum of $43 paid to me by John SIMMONS for a parsel of land on Mackies Island. It being all that lot of land that decended to Gideon JONES by heir ship from his Father, which I purchased from Gideon JONES. Beginning at MACHIE’S line to the head of Mingo Creek to the first being 40 acres.  Witness: Gideon JONES; Registered Aug. 20, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 204, 205]  Jan. 8, 1823 - We Samuel ETHEREDGE, William SMITH & Edney his Wife, James MORRIS & Betsey his Wife for the sum of $1500 paid to us by Joseph ETHEREDGE for a tract of land whereon Samuel ETHEREDGE SEN. formerly lived being 70 acres. Also 7 acres of land on the Eastard end of a tract of land that Samuel ETHEREDGE purchased from John SIMMONS adjoining Dennis SIMMONS on the S. & Robert SIMMONS on the N.  Witness: Jno. B. JONES, E. BALL; Registered Aug. 20, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 205, 206]  Sept. 30, 1822 - I Luke GREGORY for the sum of $100 paid to me by Willis GALLOP for a piece of land on Powels Point. Beginning at Daniel DOWDIE corner to a corner between Polley FORBES & the heirs of Zorabable HARRISON dec’d to the first being 20 acres.  Witness: N.H. GREGORY; Registered Aug. 20, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 206, 207]  Sept. 20, 1822 - I John LAMB of Camden County acting as the agent of Richard HUTCHINGS SEN. of Kentucky, for the sum of $1500 paid by William HUTCHINGS for a tract of land. Beginning by a line of marked trees to Thomas HUTCHINGS corner to Salley HUTCHINGS corner various courses to the first being 100 acres.  Witness: Philip DOZIER, J. CHITTUM; Registered Aug. 20, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 207, 208]  Feb. 15, 1823 - I Elijah HUNNINGS for the sum of $700 paid to me by George GRIGGS for a parsel of land. Beginning on Albermarl Sound at the land of Jonathan LINDSEY binding his line various courses to JARVIS’ land binding his land to a line between Zacheriah & Elijah HUNNINGS to the Sound being 74 acres, together with equal priviledges in the marsh & swamp if any to have.  /s/  Elijah HUNNINGS, Abigal HUNNINGS;  Witness: Wm. CAFFEE; Registered Aug. 20, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 208]  Sept. 6, 1822 - I Rebecca HOLLOWAY Sen. For the natural love & affection which I bear unto my 2 Daughters Polley & Rebecca HOLLOWAY & me hereunto moving have granted unto then all the property that I bought at Edward HOLLOWAY dec’d vendue & also all that he left me in his Last Will & Testament after my death to be equally divided between them.  Witness: E. BALL; Registered Aug. 20, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 208, 209]  Jan. 10, 1823 - I Samuel McHORNEY for the sum of $10 paid to me by James SPRY for a parsel of land. Beginning at William EVERTON’s corner line to Jesse S. HOLLOWAY’S line to Samuel McHORNEY’s  corner to the first being 63 acres or 1/3 of the tract I purchased of the estate of Edward HOLLOWAY dec’d.  Witness: John T. HAMPTON; Registered Aug. 20, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 209, 210]  Feb. 20, 1821 -I Daniel LINDSEY SEN. for the sum of $1600 paid to me by Nathan ONEAL for a tract of land on Narrow Shore. Beginning on the Sound at Samuel SALYEAR SEN. Line to Elizabeth WILLIAMS line to the main road to Jonathan LINDSEY Esq. line formerly IVES line binding his line to the Sound to the first being 200 acres.  Witness: E. BALL; Registered Aug. 20, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 210]  Oct. 5, 1822 - We Joseph & Charles SAWYER for the sum of $200 paid to us by Moses BUNNELL for a parcel of land near the head of Tulls Creek. Beginning at a corner of BRICKHOUSE & I. BOSWOOD corner line thence binding on I. BOSWOOD various courses to a gut that divides BRICKHOUSE & this land to the first being 50 acres.  Witness: William BUNNILL, Henry BRIGHT; Registered Aug. 20, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 211]  Nov. 19, 1822 - I Michael WATERFIELD for the sum of $50 paid to me by James WATERFIELD for a parsel of land on Knotts Island. Binding on the land of Vinson WHITE to the land of William WICKER to the first being 5 acres.  Witness: Wm. SMITH, Marey HALL; Registered Aug. 20, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 211]  Nov. 26, 1822 - I Isles SIMMONS for the natural love & affection which I have to my beloved Son Thomas C.F. SIMMONS have bequeath unto him a negro boy called Tatum age 13, which I purchased from William PERKINS.  Witness: William PERKINS; Registered Aug. 21, 1823 

[Deed Book 16; pg. 212]  Oct. 2, 1822 - I Seth CREEKMER of Norfolk County Virginia for the sum of $55 paid to me by James SCOTT for all my right & title in the real estate of Davis BRIGHT dec’d, which I purchased of Dempsey CREEKMER & Elizabeth his Wife, with benefits unto the premises belonging unto SCOTT during the natural life of the Widow.  Witness: K.T. MARCHANT, M. BALLENTINE, Joshua MORSE; Registered Aug. 21, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 212, 213]  Oct. 19, 1822

I John LITCHFIELD SEN. for the sum of $70 paid to me by Charles DUDLEY for a parsel of land on Knotts Island. Beginning at the water at the corner of Southward WATERFIELD dec’d land to the land of Abraham WATERFIELD’s land to the water, along the water to the first being 3 acres.  Witness: Jno. B. JONES An CAPPS; Registered Oct. 4, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 213]  Oct. 1, 1822 - I Caleb CAPPS Sen. have given unto my Son William CAPPS 2 negroes by name of Thomas & George, to remain the property of Caleb until his death.  Witness: D. SIMMONS, Stewart WILLIAMS; Registered Oct. 4, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.  214]  June 29, 1822 - I Cartwright BELL for the sum of $21.50 paid to me by Samuel SALYEAR for a piece of swamp land near the head of the Bay Road, being 1/5 part of undivided Cypress Swamp bought by Samuel SALYEAR dec’d bought of Zachariah & Maxey LAY, which I bought at Samuel SALYEAR dec’d sale of his Executor reference to Jonathan TAYLOR dec’d will will more fully appear being 10 acres. Also 2 lotts in the Town of Hertford in Perquimans County #67 fronting Dobbs Street & #106 fronting Morhett Street which I also bought at SALYEAR’s sale of his Exec.  Witness: Maxemillen TATUM, Jesse PERRY; Registered Oct. 4, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 215]  Nov. 25, 1822 - We Caleb & Lovey SIMMONS his Wife for the sum of $45 paid to us by Jesse HANNERS for a parsel of land in Gibbs Neck. Beginning at a corner between this land & Jeremiah PLUMMER’s bounded on the N. by the land of Jeremiah PLUMMER, E. by James Sinnaca & Frederick BOWEN to the publick road to the first being 9 acres.  Witness: Caleb BURKETT, William MORSE; Registered Oct. 4, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 216]  Feb. 14, 1822 - I William EVERTON for the sum of $34 paid to me by Betsey CASON for a parsel of land. Beginning at WOODHOUSE’s line to William VOLLEVEY’s land to Charles GRIGGS land binding his land as fare as will make 10 acres various courses to the first.  Witness: Thos. POYNER; Registered Oct. 6, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 217]  Oct. 2, 1822 - I Seth CREEKMER of Norfolk County Virginia for the sum of $550 paid to me by James SCOTT for a parsel of land. Beginning on the road that leads to Edward BRIGHT’s to a post that divides William JONES land & this land to the back line in Sarah WILSON’s various courses to the first being 56 acres.  Witness: K.T. MARCHANT, H. BALLENTINE, Joshua MORSE; Registered Oct. 6, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 218]  Nov. 20, 1822 - I Mathias TOLER for the sum of $40 paid to me by John TOLER for a piece of land on North Banks. Beginning at the corner of William CASY’s line at the main road to Joseph RICHERSON’s line various courses to the first being 50 acres.  Witness: Mathias TOLER, Masick SAWYER; Registered Oct. 11, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.  218, 219]  July 18, 1822 - I John HILL for the sum of $12 paid to me by James HACKETT for a piece of land on the North Banks. Beginning on Joshua GARD’s LINE as fair as to include 5 acres.  Witness: William S. ETHEREDGE, James DANIEL; Registered Oct. 11, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 219]  May 4, 1822 - I Steven WESKETT for the sum of $500 paid to me by John GRIEVES for a negro man named Ruben.  Witness: S. HALL; Registered Oct. 16, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 220] For and in consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars for every 100 acres hereby granted paid in to our Treasury by William WOODHOUSE to said William WOODHOUSE JUNR. A tract of land containing 80 acres laying and being in the County of Currituck an Island of Marsh by the name of Long Point beginning at West point on the sound side to Taylors Creek then binding said Creek various chains to Foster Creek. Entered August the 27, 1822.  Great seal to be affixed.  Witness Gabriel HOLMES Esquire our Governor Captain General and Commander in Chief at Raleigh the 19 day of December in 47 year of our Independence and the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Two by command Wm. HILL, Secretary.

[Deed Book 16; pg.220-222]  1823 - I James LEE & Mary my Wife for the sum of $700 paid to me by William C. ETHEREDGE for a parsel of land. Beginning at the road to the line belonging to the heirs of John HUMPHRIES dec’d to the road to the first being 60 acres. Being the land that William LURRY gave unto Mary FORBES Wife of Demsey FORBES, she being the Daughter of LURRY dated Nov. 18, 1816.  Witness: Jeremiah MERCER, Andrew BRAY; Registered Oct. 16, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 222]  Jan. 1, 1823  - We Jacob ONEAL & Olley ONEAL of Cape Hatteras Banks for the sum of $25 paid to us by Pharaoh FARROW for a parsel of land. Beginning on the Island at M.H. BARNES line with his line to the Sea with the Sea to FARROW’s line to the Sound with the Sound to the first being 37 ½ acres of patent land.  Witness: William JENNETT, James ONEAL; Registered Oct. 16, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 223]  May 4, 1822 - I William JENNETT Adm. of Arnuth FARROW in obedience to order of Court to sell the negroes belonging to the estate of Arneth FARROW dec’d. On May 4, 1822 I exposed the negroes for sale when Pharaoh FARROW bid for Anthony the sum of $500 & was best bid.  Witness: C. ETHEREDGE; Registered Oct. 16, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg.  223, 224]  May 26, 1823 - We John & Bethany GRIEVES for the sum of $600 paid to us by Stephen WESTCOAT for a piece of land on Little Collenton, all the stock cattle & sheep that belongs to us on Collenton. The land beginning at Dog Point to Collinton Creek being 300 acres.  Witness: S. HALL, Willis GALLOP; Registered Oct. 16, 1823

[Deed Book 16; PG. 224, 225]  Aug. 26, 1822 - I Wallis TWIFORD of Tyrell County for the sum of $250 Spanish paid to me by James TWIFORD for a parsel of land on the N. side of Kitty Hawk Bay on the North Banks. Beginning at the mouth of Mingo’s Ridge to Jesse BEST line to Ureas BEST line to the Bay along the Bay various courses to the first being 50 acres.  Witness: Nathan WALKER, John CRANK, Mathias TOLER; Registered Oct. 23, 1823

[Deed Book 16; PG. 225, 226]  Oct. 8, 1822 - I Elijah TOLSON for the sum of $70 paid to me by Jesse GIBSON for a tract of land. Beginning on Collonton Creek to an Island in the marsh various courses to the first being 50 acres.  Witness: John JERRY, Mathias TOLER; Reg. Oct. 23, 1823

[Deed Book 16; PG. 226, 227]  July 10, 1820 - I Isaac BAXTER Sheriff by virtue of 6 Writs of Fi Fa commanding me out of the goods chattles & lands of Thomas BRAY dec’d, & Thomas BAXTER in the hands of Edward HARDY his Adm., recovered for debt by Willoughby MORRIS Adm., Joshua WHITE SEN. & Isaac DAVIS, BALLENTINE, Gideon C. MARCHANT, LINDSEY, Charles GRIGGS, BAXTER, James D. MOSLEY. On May 12, 1820 I exposed for sale negro Lewis, when Capt. Aaron BISHOP appeared & bid the sum of $377 & was best bid.  Witness: Edward BRIGHT, S. FEREBEE; Registered Nov. 3, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 227]  April 24, 1822 - I Mavey PAINE of Chicknecomico for the sum of £20 paid to me by Banister MIDGETT of Chicknacomeco for a tract of land. Beginning at the Sound side Elizabeth PAINE’s line to the Sea along the beach the courses of the patent to Sally PAINE’s line to the Sound to the first being 20 acres.  Witness: Henery V. MIDGETT, Nicodemus MIDGETT; Registered Jan. 18, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 228]  April 2, 1823 - I Demsey NORTHERN for the sum of $250 paid to me by Isaac BAXTER for a tract of land which was formerly Joshua HOLSTEAD’s that I purchased at the Sheriff’s sale May 22, 1820. Beginning on the swamp side between Josiah BELL's heirs & James COWELL to BELL's road along the road various courses to the first being 33 ¼ acres.  Witness: Wm. MATTHIAS, Patrick NORTHERN; Registered Jan. 18, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 229]  Nov. 1821 - I Jabez JENNETT for the sum of $100 paid to me by Pharaoh FARROW for a piece of land. Beginning at Pharaoh FARROW’s land to Joseph FARROW’s line to Hezekiah FARROW’s line to Jacob FARROW’S line to the first being 60 acres.  Witness: William JENNETT, Thomas FARROW; Registered Jan. 18, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 230]  May 26, 1823 - We John Grey Blunt DEVENPORT & Betsey DEVENPORT of Tyrrell County for the sum of $600 paid to us by Jehu OWENS for a piece of land in Collonton & all the stock of cattle & sheep that belongs to us on Collonton. Beginning at Dog Point to Collonton Creek to Sandy Point binding the Creek to Bartletts Creek to the first being 300 acres.  Witness: S. HALL; Registered Jan. 19, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 231]  April 29, 1823 - I Benjamin PARKER for the sum of $275 paid to me by Caleb TOLER for a negro man called Joshua formerly called James TOLER old Joshua.  Witness: Abraham BAUM SEN., Matthias TOLER; Registered Jan. 19, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 231, 232]  April 29, 1823 - I Benjamin PARKER for the sum of $900 paid to me by Caleb TOLER for a piece of land on Powells Point. Beginning on the Sound side running Henery EVANS line to Mathias TOLER dec’d line to the Groving Creek along the Sound to the first being 100 acres.  Witness: Abraham BAUM, Mathias TOLER; Registered Jan. 19, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 232, 233]  Feb. 10, 1808 - I Caleb ETHEREDGE, Sheriff by a Writ of Fi Fa commanding me of the goods chattles & land of John WALMSLEY dec’d in care of Thomas GORDON Adm. for debt recovered by Peter OVERMAN. In obedience to the Writ I took into possession a tract of land whereon John WALMSLEY dec’d formerly lived. Beginning on Thomas LEE’s land with his line to DOZIER & FEREBEE’s line to the swamp with this line to the first being 50 acres. On Feb. 18, 1807 when Zebulon LEE appeared & bid the sum of 2 Shillings 7 Pence & was best bid, by virtue of Writ I have conveyed the land unto him.  Witness: Thos. ETHEREDGE; Registered Jan. 19, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 234]  Dec. 2, 1822 - I Elizabeth GREGORY do lease unto my Son William GREGORY my 1/3 of my land reserving out a potatoe patch & cotton patch garden with the yard whare his house is now building. I do give 1/3 of all the corn, wheat or peas that is raised on land until my decease & after my death the land is to belong to William GREGORY.  Witness: Lemuel GREGORY, Elijah GREGORY; Registered Jan. 20, 1824

[ Deed Book 16; pg.  234, 235]  Feb. 22, 1823 - I Henery BALLENTINE for the sum of $5 cash paid to me by Patrick NORTHERN for a small piece of land. Beginning at the main road to a corner between Patrick NORTHERN & formerly Javan COX & Henry BALLENTINE to the first being 1 acre.  Witness: Stephen N. DAILEY, Thomas LUFFMAN; Registered Jan. 20, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg.  235, 236]  Nov. 22, 1822 - I Reuben FARROW for the sum of $110 paid to me by Pharaoh FARROW for a piece of land on Cape Hatteras Banks. Beginning at the Sound side running with Joseph FARROWs line various courses to the Sound to the first being 25 acres.  Witness: William JENNETT, Christopher FLOWER; Registered Jan. 20, 1824

[ Deed Book 16; pg. 236]  May 26, 1823 - I Thomas C. FEREBEE for the sum of $150.50 paid to me by Isaac BAXTER for a negro boy named Fortune 8 years of age.  Witness: C. ETHEREDGE; Registered Jan. 20, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 236, 237]  May 23, 1823 - We Elizabeth SCARBOROUGH, Polley & Peggy PAINE for the sum of $40 paid to us by John PAINE for 15 acres of land on Chickenicomico Banks. Beginning on Banister MIDGETT’s line the courses of the patent to the first. Witness: Jacob MIDGETT, Wm. WEATHERINGTON; Registered Jan. 20, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 237, 238]  April 7, 1820 - We Edward HARDY & Lydia HARDY Adm. of the estate of Thomas BRAY dec’d by virtue of a Court order issued at Aug. Term 1819 ordering us to sell so many negroes belonging to the estate necessary for payment of debts & expenses. On Sept. 25, 1819 we offered for sale a negro boy named Rueben when Daniel B. LINDSEY appeared & bid $339.50 & was best bid.  Witness: C.W. HARDY, Wm. I. HARDY; Registered Jan. 20, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 238, 239]  March 17, 1823 - I Samuel FEREBEE for the sum of $165 paid to me by William GREGORY for a parsel of land. Beginning at William GREGORY’s fence a dividing line various courses to the first being 11 acres, it being a part of the tract I bought of Samuel GREGORY dated Dec. 18, 1807.  Witness: Joseph ROLPH, Caleb GREGORY; Registered Jan. 21, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 240]  March 12, 1822 - I Julia HEATH for the sum of $750 paid to me by Daniel LINDSEY SENIOR for a tract of land. Beginning on the main road ajoining the land of Jesse BARNARD Esq. & the orphans of Benjamin RUSSELL dec’d various courses to the first being 50 acres.  Witness: Jesse BARNARD, Jesse McCLANEN; Registered Jan. 21, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 241]  May 15, 1823 - I Luke GREGORY Adm. to the estate of Benjamin GARRETT dec’d by virtue of a Court order did on March 25, 1823 expose for sale for 6 months credit a negro named George when Nathan H. GREGORY by Spence H. GREGORY appeared & bid the sum of $100 & was best bid.  Witness: Thos. POYNER

[Deed Book 16; pg. 241, 242]  July 24, 1822 - I Samuel WILKINS for the sum of $300 paid to me by John E. WILLIAMSON both of Camden County, for a tract of land in Currituck County. Beginning at the fork of Buckskins & Cowel’s Creek up Cowell’s Creek various courses to Mrs. CAPPS line to Tulley DOZIER’s line to Beaver Dam Stream to the first being 150 acres of land & marsh, except a Widow’s Dower.  Witness: Mark GREGORY, Jobe GREGORY; Registered Jan. 21, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 242] Jonathan TAYLOR to Jesse and Samuel TAYLOR   20 May 1822(?). All of Currituck. Twenty dollars. Parcel of cypress and juniper swamp lying and being in the County and state aforesaid containing fifty acres in an undivided tract that Jonathan TAYLOR dec. left in his last will to me and my four brothers and I the said Jonathan TAYLOR doth hereby sell all my right title...in the said swamp land to the aforesaid Jesse and Samuel TAYLOR. /s/ Jonathan TAYLOR. Witnesses, John EDY, Wm. BALL, May Term 1823. Registered 21 Jan 1824.

[Deed Book 16; pg. 243]  Jan. 23, 1822 - I Jacob DOWDY for the sum of $64 paid to me by John DOWDY for a piece of land. Beginning at Spence DOWDY’s land bought of D. LINDSEY Sen. to Caleb LITCHFIELD’s land to the main road to Thomas SANDERSON’s line the land bought of Mathew GREGORY & Wife to the first being 80 acres.  Witness: George Wiltburger; Registered Jan. 21, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 244]  Apr. 5, 1823 -  I Betsey CAPPS for the sum of £50 paid to me by Solomon BRIGHT for a tract of land on 1 prong of Tulls Creek being 31 acres. Beginning at a corner tree that divides Betsey CAPPS & Peggy CCAPPS land  to James COWELL’S line to a corner tree that divides Betsey CAPPS & Ryland CAPPS land to Ralph KEELING’S line to the first.  Witness: Davis FANSHAW, Permelia CAPPS; Registered Jan. 22, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 245]  May 28, 1823 - I William HUTCHING & Salley his Wife for the sum of $675 paid to me by James BELL for ¼ part of undivided land.  It being a tract of undivided land left in his Last Will & Testament to be divided between all his children beginning at a corner between Samuel DOZIER dec’d to Thomas LEE’s line binding him to James COWELL’s to an entry of Edmund DOZIER’s to Samuel DOZIER’s line to Josiah ETHEREDGE’s line to the first being 484 acres & ¼ being 121 acres.   Witness: M. SIMMONS, J. HUMPHRIES  Reg. Jan. 22, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 246]  1823 - I James FULFORD & Tamer his Wife for the sum of $25 paid to me by David PARR for a piece of land. Beginning at James WHITEHURST’s corner then along Richard PARR’s line to Phillip GREGORY’s line to Davis PARR’s line to the first being 4 acres, it being a lot #1 see the division of William PARR’s land.  Witness: Ja. BELL, William SNOWDEN; Registered Jan. 30, 1824 

[Deed Book 16;  pg. 247, 248]  May 25, 1822 - I Isaac BAXTER Sheriff by virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa commanding me out of the goods chattles & lands of John GARRETT to cause money to be made for damages which Samuel DOWDY & Wife recovered for damages against him. In obedience to Writ I took into possession a tract of land whereon John GARRETT lives. Beginning at the S.E. corner of GARRETT’s dec’d lands to the land of John DAVIS dec’d to the swamp to the first being 24 ½ acres. On May 5, 1822 when Daniel SANDERSON appeared & bid the sum of $5.11 per acre & was best bid who then relinquished his bid to Caleb FORBES for the land. I Isaac BAXTER for the sum of $125 paid by Caleb FORBES have conveyed the land unto him.;  Registered Jan. 31, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg.  248, 249]  March 15, 1823 - I William F. HUMPHRIES for the sum of $100 paid to me by Thomas C. FEREBEE for a parcel of swamp land on the N. side of North River. Beginning whare the Indian line crosses the Sam’s Run binding this line to East Creek to Thomas C. FEREBEE’s formerly Griffeth DOZIER’s line  to North River to the first the whole being 400 acres, it being ½ of land mentioned known by name of LINDSEY tract & bought by William NEAVELL & William FEREBEE from Alexander LINDSEY & the part which was owned by William FEREBEE descended to his Daughter Martha & upon her death at the division of her children was allotted unto William F. HUMPHRIES.  Witness: Jno. W. HUGHS; Registered Jan. 31, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 249, 250]  May 15, 1823 - I Luke GREGORY Adm. to the estate of Benjamin GARRETT dec’d by virtue of order of the Court did on March 23, 1823 expose for sale on 6 months credit a negro named Samson when Spence H. GREGORY of Camden County appeared & bid the sum of $401 & was best bid.  Witness: Thos. POYNER; Registered Jan. 31, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 250]  Feb. 14, 1822 - I William CASON & Betsey his Wife for the sum of $34 paid to me by William EVERTON for a parsel of land. Beginning on the Sound at the land sold by Polly ALLEN to William EVERTON binding land to Parkers Creek to the land formerly belonging to Edward HOLLOWAY dec’d at Cutting Sedge Cove to the Sound along the Sound to the first being 26 acres.   Witness: Thos. POYNER; Registered Feb. 3, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 251, 252]  May 27, 1823 - I Caleb BURKET for the sum of $15 paid to me by William MORSE for a piece of land in Gibbs Woods. Beginning at Live Oak Hammock to Drupers Creek various courses to John BURGESS’s line being 2 acres.  Witness: Tulley MORSE, James WEST; Registered Feb. 3, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 252]  May 26, 1823 - I Andrew CAPPS for the sum of $50 paid to me by William MILLER for a parsel of land on Knotts Island. Beginning at a line of marked trees between this land & John LITCHFIELD Sen. & Abraham WATERFIELD Sen. land to the dividing line between Andrew CAPPS land & William MILLER’S unto the land of Thomas DUDLEY to the first being 2 ½ acres.  Witness: S. HALL; Registered Feb. 3, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 253]  Jan. 27, 1823 - I John CASON for the sum of $60 paid to me by Polley ALLEN for a parsel of land. Beginning at Charles GRIGGS line to WOODHOUSE’s line to the first being 10 acres of the tract that I purchased of William EVERTON.  Witness: James HAMPTON, John T. HAMPTON; Registered Feb. 3, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg.  253, 254]  April 16, 1823 - I Nancy MANN for the sum of $10 paid to  me by Daniel MEEKINS for a tract of land on Roanoak Island. Beginning at Daniel & Ester MEEKINS corner at the Sound to McDONALD’s line to the Alder Branch to the Sound to the first being 10 acres.  Witness: Solomon ASHBEE, Hue GAYLARD; Registered Feb. 3, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 254, 255]  May 26, 1823 - I Andrew BATES for the sum of $20 paid to me by Jesse LEE for a parsel of land consisting of Marsh & Percoson containing 50 acres.  Witness: J.G. HALL; Registered Feb. 3, 1824 

[Deed Book 16; pg. 255, 256]  Oct. 28, 1822 - I Hadley WOODHOUSE for the sum of $220 paid to me by Zacheriah BRAY for a piece of land. Beginning at a corner tree between this land, Thomas FORBES & Polly WOODHOUSE’s land binding on Polley WOODHOUSE’s land to Dues Quarter Creek to the land formerly belonging to Thomas JARVIS dec’d to FORBES’s land to the first being 60 acres.  Witness: T. POYNER; Registered Feb. 3, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 256, 257]  Aug. 26, 1823 - I William F. HUMPHRIES for the sum of $1400 paid to me by John HUMPHRIES for a tract of land on Indian Ridge, being ½ of 210 acres which desended to me by my Mother & being ½ of the same tract of land which formerly belonged to my Grandfather William FEREBEE Jun. Binding on the W. by main road, N. by the land of William C. ETHEREDGE & others, E. by the land which formerly belonged to James LEE, & S. by the land of John HUMPHRIES.  Witness: Thomas C. FEREBEE, Tulley BELL; Registered Feb. 4, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 257, 258]  June 7, 1814 - We Hezekiah SPRUELL, Morris BAUM, Samuel SPRUELL & Britton HOSKINS having intermarried with the several Daughters of Solomon ASHBEE dec’d, & he having left to his Son Joseph ASHBEE in his Last Will & Testament a negro boy named Jack, 2 cows & calves, 1 bed & furniture & Joseph having died in his minority & whereas no provision is made in the Will for Samuel ASHBEE bornd after the making of said Will. We being of right intitled to our several proportions of the legacy to Joseph and being desirous of making an equal provision for Samuel ASHBEE, that we Hezekiah, Morris, Samuel & Brittan for & in consideration of the premises & the sum of 5 Shillings paid by Samuel ASHBEE have transfair & set over to him all of our right title & interest in the negro boy Jack, 2 cows & calves, 1 bed & furniture.  Witness: Daniel MEEKINS, William ETHERIDGE; Registered Feb. 4, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 258, 259] - I Solomon ASHBEE JUN. having a share to my Brother Joseph ASHBEE’s legacy of a negro boy named Jack, 2 cows & calves & a bed & furniture left to him in the Last Will & Testament of our Father Solomon ASHBEE, & Joseph dying in minority, & my Father leaving no provision for Samuel ASHBEE born after the making of Will have transferred my share for the sum of 5 Shillings paid by Samuel ASHBEE to the above mentioned legacy.  Witness: Daniel MEEKINS, William ETHEREDGE; Registered Feb. 4, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg.  259, 260]  Aug. 4, 1822 - I James TWIFORD for the sum of $50 paid to me by Willis GALLOP for a parsel of land on the North Banks. Beginning at Willis GALLOP’s line on Kitte Hawk Ridge to Dancing Ridge Pond to the land Hues? GALLOP bought of Thomas GARRETT to the Ridge to the first being 50 acres of land & swamp.   Witness: Hiram GALLOP, Hodges GALLOP; Registered Feb. 4, 1824

[Deed Book 16, pg. 260, 261]  Jan. 20, 1823 - I Willis GALLOP for the sum of $50 paid to me by William S. ETHEREDGE for a piece of land in a place called Big Collonton. Beginning at Isaac LAM’s line running the Shore side various courses binding LAMB’s line to the first being 50 acres. Witness: D. LINDSEY; Registered Feb. 3, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 261] Joseph SIMMONS to Asa SIMMONS 23 Jul 1823. Both of Currituck. one hundred pounds . Land in Currituck bounded by Benjamin TAYLOR's line. Fifty acres. /s/ Joseph SIMMONS. Witnesses, E. BALL, Thos. TAYLOR. August Term 1823. Registered 5 Feb 1824.

[Deed Book 16; pg. 262, 263]  July 19, 1823 - I Isaac BAXTER Sheriff by virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa commanding me out of the goods chattles & lands of Enoch MORRIS from these goods to cause money to be made for debt recovered against him by Allen GALLOP. In obedience to Writ I took possession of a piece of land whereon Enock MORRIS then lived on Powells Point. Beginning at the main road at the mouth of William GREGORY’s land to a corner ajoining the land of the heirs of Simeon SAWYER’s dec’d line to Lemuel GREGORY’s corner binding his line to the road to the first being 18 acres. On May 27, 1820 when appeared Willis GALLOP Esq. & bid the sum of $.25 per acre & was best bid. I for the sum of $4.50 paid to me by Willis GALLOP Esq. have granted the land unto him.  Witness: James G. HALL; Registered Feb. 5, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 264]  Jan. 11, 1823 - I Seth HOLSTEAD for the sum of $25 paid to me by Tulley HOLSTEAD for a parsel of land. Bounded on the E. by the land of Samuel THOMPSON, N. by John GRAY, W. by the land belonging to the heirs of Thomas BAXTER dec’d & by the land of Tully HOLSTEAD to the first being 2 ½ acres, being 1/5 part of a tract formerly belonging to William POYNER.  Witness: John BUNNILL; Registered Feb. 5, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 264-266]  April 24, 1820 - I John WILLIAMS of Clark County Kentucky for the sum of $1000 paid to me by Dennis MALLBONE of Princess Anne County Virginia for a tract of land containing 135 acres on Knotts Island in Currituck County. Beginning at a corner at Mrs. CARROLL’s Northwardly until it intersect the land belonging to DUDLEY’s heirs to the Great Marsh Southwardly until it intersect with Malechi JONES to the first, being the same that was devised to John WILLIAMS by his Grand Father Thomas WILLIAMS a conciderable portion of which was purchased by Thomas WILLIAMS from John BEASLEY.  Except 20 acres on the S. end that ere sold to Andrew CAPPS lying all together in the swamp.  Registered Feb. 5, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 266] John MACKIE Lease to Henry WHITEHURST. 21 Oct 1822. Both of Currituck. Cost was "consideration of the improvement herein after contained" . Land in Currituck by Jeremiah PERKINS, Robert BELL, Francis MORSE. Term of seven years. /s/ John MACKIE. Witness, G.C. MARCHANT. August Term 1823. Registered 7 Feb 1824.

[Deed Book 16; pg. 267]  July 30, 1823 - I Malechi BEASLEY for the sum of $12 paid to me by Michael BEASLEY for a parsel of land on Knotts Island. Beginning at a corner of Michael BEASLEY & James ANSELL SEN. land various courses to the first being 1 acre.  Witness: Jno. B. JONES, John HALL; Registered Feb. 11, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 267, 268]  Aug. 21, 1823 - I Henery SPENCE for the sum of $100 paid to me by Henery BALLENTINE  SEN for a parsel of land. Beginning at a corner in Joseph BALLENTINE’s line to Moses BUNNELL’s line to the land belonging to the hiers of Amos LEE dec’d to the first being 37 acres.  Witness: James SCOTT; Registered Feb. 11, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 268] March 3, 1822 - William BRUMSEY to George A. HERBERT, both of Currituck, for $15.50 for 62 acres.  No apparent adjoining landowners named. . /s/ Will BRUMSEY  Witnesses, Dennis DUNTON, Bartholomew THOMPSON. Proved in open court by the oath of Bartholomew THOMPSON; Registered 12 Feb 1824.

[Deed Book 16; pg. 269, 270]  July 7, 1823 - I William S. ETHEREDGE for the sum of $125 paid to me by Elijah SIBBERN for a piece of land on the North Banks. Beginning at Jesse BEST line to Ridge Pond up to Willis GALLOP’s line to John LEWARK’s line to Jesse BEST line to the first being 100 acres.  Witness: Masick SAWYER; Registered Feb. 12, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 270]  Aug. 2, 1823 - I Peter CULPEPPER SEN. of Camden County for the natural love & affection which I bare to my Grand Daughter Mary J. HICKMAN of Norfolk County Virginia have given unto her a tract of land in Currituck County. Beginning near DOUGHTY’s new swamp road in William POWERS line to Moses BALLENCE’s line to whare Richard ETHEREDGE’s old line formerly intersected BALLANCE’s line various courses to the first being 50 acres, reserving to myself all issues rents & profits of the same till Jan. 1^st. next.  Witness: Wilson BRIGHT; Registered Feb. 12, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 270, 271]  Aug. 13, 1823 - We Edmund, Mathias & Jesse BEST, William PURDY & Polley his Wife, James TWIFORD & Frances his Wife for the sum of $100 paid to us by Isaac OWENS of Tyrell County for a parsel of land containing 100 acres on Kitte Hawk Bay on the North Banks. Beginning at Mill Pond Gut to Hickory Ridge Gut to DUSCON’s lain various courses of the Creek to Matthias BEST lain to the first.  Witness: Masick SAWYER, Charles OWENS; Registered Feb. 13, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 271, 272]  1823 - I Harney HUTCHINGS & Peggy his Wife for the sum of $20 paid to me by William WRIGHT for a piece of land. Beginning at the dividing line at Samuel PARR’s line to Joseph W. DOWNS  line to Martin PARR’s line to the dividing line to the first being 4 ½ acres, it being lot #6 in the division of William PARR’s land.  Witness: J. CHITTUM, Samuel DOZIER; Registered Feb. 14, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 272, 273]  Aug. 23, 1822 - I Harney MERCER for the sum of $800 paid to me by Jesse SAWYER for a piece of land on Powells Point in a plase called Broad Neck. Beginning on the Shore side adjoining the land of Jehu HALL’s heirs various courses to the head of a swamp at Jesse SAWYER’s line various courses to the Sound side to the first being 83 ½ acres.  Witness: D. LINDSEY Jun., J.R. EVANS; Registered Feb. 14, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 273, 274]   Aug. 7, 1821 - I Jacob QUIDLEY of Cape Hatterass Banks for the sum of $20 paid to me by Spencer ADKINS of the same place, for a parsel of land on Cape Hatteras Banks. Beginning at the Sound side at Christopher MIDGETT’s line with his line until it will bring it to Willoughby BASNETT’s line to the Sound to the first being 25 acres of patent land.  Witness: Wallace, STYRON, Joel POYNER; Registered Feb. 14, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 274, 275]  Aug. 14, 1823 - We Moses BUNNELL & John BOSWOOD for the sum of $550 paid to us by George DOZIER for a parsel of land. Beginning at a corner between Benjamin BRICKHOUS & John FLORA & this land along FLORA’s line to John CHURCH's orphans to the Creek up the Creek to BRICKHOUSE’s line to the first being 62 acres.  Witness: Ja. BELL, Willoughby BOSWOOD; Registered Feb. 14, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 275, 276]  Feb. 1, 1823 - I John LINDSEY for the sum of $50 paid to me by Jesse SAWYER for a negro girl named Winea.  Witness: J.R. EVANS; Registered Feb. 14, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 276]  July 21, 1817 - I Tully GREGORY for the sum of $400 paid to me by Samuel WILKINS for a negro woman named Amey age 31 & her boy child Riddick age 1.  Witness: Willis WILKINS; Registered Feb. 14, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 276, 277]  July 21, 1817 - I Tully GREGORY for the sum of $100 paid to me by Samuel WILKINS for a negro girl named Pegg age 2.  Witness: Willis WILKINS; Registered Feb. 14, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 277, 278] - July 30, 1823 - I William FLORY for the sum of $150 paid to me by William BRIGHT for a parsel of land on Roland Creek. Beginning in Duke BELL Jun. line to Henry LEE’s land to the first being 50 acres, also my right in the cypress swamp that lays undivided.  Witness: Moses BUNNELL; Registered Feb. 14, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 278, 279]  Aug. 1822  - I Edward COX am held & firmly bound in the just sum of $1000 unto John COX, SEN. The condition of this obligation is that I Edward COX have sold to John COX SEN. a piece of land in Moyock District. Bounded on N. by main road, N.W. by main road & the land of Thomas BROOKS, S. by the land of Joseph J. BALLENTINE, E. by the Moyock Creek. That John COX minor Son of Edward COX if he or his heirs shall when they arrive to lawful age make a proper right & title to the above land to John COX SEN. shall forever enjoy said land.  Witness: Thomas LUFFMAN, Caleb WEST; Registered Sept. 20, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 279, 280]  Jan. 27, 1823 - I William CARRIEL & Lydia his Wife of Princess Anne County Virginia for the sum of $30 paid to me by Mary CARRIEL for a tract of land on Knotts Island. Adjoining Mary CARRIEL on the S., Joseph CHAPPEL on N., Andrew CAPPS on E., & Dennis MALBONE on W., being 1 ½ acres in the Great Swamp, 7 acres in the whole.  Witness: John T. HAMPTON, Jno. B. JONES; Registered Feb. 14, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 280, 281]  Aug. 25, 1823 - We Linton & Nehemiah LEE for the sum of $50 paid to us by Moses BUNNELL & Joab DOZIER for a parsel of land on Tulls CREEK. Adjoining Jesse LEE, Duke BELL Sen., & Elisa McPHARSON’s land being the land of John LEE dec’d.  Witness: Nehemiah LEE, Nancy POYNER; Registered Feb. 16, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 281, 282]  July 23, 1823 - I Samuel ONEAL for the sum of £100 paid to me by Spence ONEAL for a parsel of land binding on STEPHEN’s line to the Backwoods road being 50 acres.  Witness: E. BALL, Thos. TAYLOR; Registered Feb. 16, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 282]  Aug. 23, 1823 - I Leven HARRIS for the sum of $20 paid to me by Mark HARRIS for all my right & title to a piece of property formerly the property of my Father Elias HARRIS on the North Banks.   Witness: Willis GALLOP, Mathias GALLOP; Reg. Feb. 17, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 282, 283]  Aug. 15, 1823 - I Edney PERKINS for the natural love I bear unto my Sons & Daughter, Solomon, Alfred, Pharaoh PERKINS & Angelica ETHERIDGE have granted unto them 4/9 of all that messuage of land in Moyock District. Beginning at Lamuel WILSON’s line in John PERKINS corner to John ETHEREDGE’s line various courses to Tatum WILSON’s survey line various courses to Willoughby BROOKS & Lamuel WILSON’s back line to the first being 4/9 of 250 acres, being all the remainder of my patent dated Oct. 27, 1784.  Witness: Alfred PERKINS, Pharaoh PERKINS; Registered Feb. 18, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 284]  Aug. 18, 1823 - I William CAPPS for the consideration of William WILLIAMS becoming my security to a Forfit? Bond give to the sail of a piece of land that belonged to my Wife before our inter marriage, I have sold to William WILLIAMS 2 negroes named Tom & George. Provided my Wife when my Wife arrive to the age of 21 years make a good & permanent title to the proper person laying claim to the parsel of land that was conveyed by William CAPPS & Wife during the time of her infancy, then this bill of sale to be void.  Witness: Wm. SMITH, Malechi DUDLEY; Registered Feb. 18, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 284, 285]  Aug. 15, 1823 - I William CAPPS for the consideration of the sum William WILLIAMS of Princess Anne County Virginia, is standing bound as security to a Personal? Bond that I give relative to selling land that belonged to my Wife before she reached 21 year. I do sell unto William WILLIAMS all my land on Knotts Island being 20 acres until such time as my Wife comes to age of 21 & shall make her right to the person that may be lawful owner of the parsel of land.  Witness: Wm. SMITH, Malechi DUDLEY; Registered Feb. 1, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 286]  Aug. 26, 1823 - I Ivey GREGORY for the sum of $100 paid to me by Peter GREGORY for all my part of the land descended to me from my Father Enock GREGORY. Adjoining the land of Abner DOZIER & the land now owned by Griffith GREGORY being 12 ½ acres.  Witness: John CHITTUM, Jas. WILLIAMS; Registered Feb. 23, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 286, 287]  March 1822 - I Samuel SALYEAR give to Juley SALYEAR Widow of Samuel SALYEAR SEN. all the rales on the S. side of the lane that leads from main road to sound & all she can make on the ground of Samuel SALYEAR to the S. of the lane for the year 1822 & after crop is housed to move rail on S. side of land to make a lane on the line between the lands of Samuel SALYEAR’s devised to him by his Father & willed to John B. SALYEAR. Also I lend to Juley SALYEAR during her widowhood 2 rooms in my barn the S.E. & N.E. rooms, also 1/3 of my Yopon nursery on the land. I Juley SALYEAR do relinquish all claims as to my 1/3 in land deeded to Samuel SLAYEAR the younger, by his Father Samuel SALYEAR SEN. dec’d, on the N. side of the lane.    Witness: Isaac BAXTER; Registered Sept. 20, 1823

[Deed Book 16; pg. 287, 288]  Aug. 26, 1823 - We Thomas C. & Enock D. FEREBEE Executors of the Last Will & Testament of Doctor David JONES dec’d, for the sum of $200 paid to us by Marey JONES a negro girl named Mariah.   Witness: Thomas MORSE, K.T. MARCHANT; Registered Feb. 23, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg.  287, 288]  Jan. 10, 1824 - I Elizabeth SOLES for the sum of $50 paid to me by Maxemillen TATTUM for a negro man named Cuse age 21.  Witness: Isaac BAXTER, Thos. CURLES; Registered Feb. 27, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg.  288, 289]  Aug. 28, 1823 - I Isaac BAXTER Sheriff by virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa issued out of the Superior Court of Hertford County, commanding me out of the goods chattles & lands of Caleb IVES to cause money to be made with interest from June 5, 1814 recovered in Hertford County by Jasper PICKET for debt.  In obedience to Writ I took into possession a tract of Bank land known as Brant Marshes being the balance of Caleb IVES patent containing 81 acres. On Aug. 25, 1823 when John W. HUGH’S appeared & bid 5 ¾ cents per acre & was best bid. I Isaac BAXTER Sheriff by virtue of Writ & the sum of $4.65 ¾ paid by HUGH’S have conveyed the land unto him.  Witness: S. FEREBEE, J.G. HALL; Registered March 10, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg.  290]  Jan. 11, 1823 - I Lydia POYNER for the sum of $25 paid to me by Tulley HOLSTEAD for a piece of land. Bound on E. by Samuel THOMPSON’s line, S. by the heirs of Thomas BAXTER, N. by Seth HOLSTEAD to the first being 2 ½ acres, being 1/5 part of tract formerly belonging to William POYNER dec’d & given to me by his Last Will & Testament.  Witness: Henery GREY, Angelica HOLSTEAD; Registered March 10, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 291]  Jan. 20, 1823 - I John WILSON for the sum of $600 paid to me by Thomas ETHEREDGE for a piece of land. Beginning at Lemuel WILSON’a line to the River to Peter MORSE’a line to Joseph ROLPH’a line the main road to the first being 104 acres.  Witness: Joseph J. BALLENTINE, Joseph SAWYER; Registered March 10, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 292]  March 15, 1823 - I Sarah CUMMINGS of Princess Anne County Virginia for the sum of $200 paid to me by Samuel B. LAND for a tract of land in Gibbs Woods. Adjoining the land of Luke WHITEHURST on the S., Caleb SIMMONS & Gideon JONES, the heirs of Phillip LEE to Joshua WEST land on N.W., being 500 acres, it being the same land which desended to me by the death of my Cousin Barcella JONES.  Witness: K.T. MARCHANT; Registered March 10, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 293]  Aug. 25, 1823 - I John LINDSEY for the sum of $350 paid to me by Jesse SAWYER for a negro boy named Major.  Witness: C. FORBES; Registered March 13, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 293, 294]  May 26, 1823 - I Isaac FLORA for the sum of $160 paid to me by Duke BELL JUN. for a parsel of land. Beginning in the line that was formerly Richard FLORA’s to John FLORA’s line various courses to LUFFMAN’s line to Henery LEE’s line to a corner in Duke BELL’s line being 110 acres. It being all the right & title of that land that fell to me by the death of my Father.  Witness: Josiah JOLLEFF, Linton LEE, A.M. BURR; Registered March 13, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 294, 295]  Dec. 15, 1823 - State of N.C. to Cartwright BELL - #626  Know ye that we for the sum of $10 for every 100 acres paid into our Treasury by Cartwright BELL for a tract of land being 10 acres of marsh & shoal being a small Island of marsh on the N. side of the North Channel. Entered April 16, 1822.  /s/ Gab. HOLMES; Registered March 14, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 295, 296]  Nov. 20, 1795 - State of N.C. to John HUMPHRIES - #161  Know ye that we for the sum of 30 Shillings for every 100 acres paid into our Treasury by John HUMPHRIES for a tract of land containing 90 acres on the N. side of Currituck Inlet. Beginning at Penny’s Hill & Crow Island various courses to the first.  /s/ Richard Dobbs S. SPAIGHT; Registered March 14, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 296, 297]  March 15, 1823 - I Sarah CUMMINGS of Princess Anne County Virginia, for the sum of $200 paid to me by Samuel B. LAND for a tract of land in Gibbs Woods. Adjoining the land of Joshua WEST on the S.E., Obediah WEST’s heirs on S.W., & Elizabeth READ on N.W. being 150 acres. It being the land that descended to me by the death of my Cousin Barcella JONES; Witness: K.T. MARCHANT; Registered March 14, 1824

[Deed Book 16, pg. 297]  Aug. 25, 1823 - I William WHITE for the sum of $450 paid to me by Daniel LINDSEY SEN for a negro woman named Sarah & her 2 children Abel age 4 & Rose age 18 months.  Witness: Charles GRIGGS, Samuel WHITE; Registered May 11, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 298]  Jan. 31, 1823 - I Waitman BEASLEY & Melbery his Wife for the sum of $10 paid to me by Reuben TAYLOR for a parsel of land in Coinjock. Beginning various courses to Andrew DUKE’s line to the first being 2 ½ acres.  Witness: C. TAYLOR, Jeleky BARTLET; Registered May 11, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 299, 300]  1822 - I Isaac BAXTER Sheriff by virtue of a Writ of Fi Fa commanding me out of the chattles goods & lands of Joseph W. DOWNS & Thomas DICKS to cause money to be made for debt recovered by Daniel LINDSEY. In obedience to Writ I took possession of a parsel of land whereon Joseph W. DOWNS then owned & lived on Indian Ridge. Beginning at Jacob PERKINS line at the lane that divides this land & Dennis DOZIER binding PERKINS  to PARR’s line various courses to the first being 10 acres. On Nov. 29, 1821 at the house of Levi ETHEREDGE in Indian Ridge whare William HUTCHINGS appeared & bid the sum of $5 per acre & was best bid, & HUTCHINGS directed me as Sheriff to deliver to Willoughby D. BARNARD a deed for the land. I Isaac BAXTER Sheriff for the total sum of $50 have conveyed the land unto BARNARD.  Witness: E. BALL; Registered May 15, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 301]  Feb. 3, 1823 - I Polley KINSEY Adm. of Peter KINSEY dec’d in obedience to a Court order to sell 3 negroes belonging to the estate on 6 months credit. For the sum of $180 paid to me by Isaac BAXTER for Hanner aged 20, Alfred age 2 & Emily age 7 months children of Hannah.  Witness: James POYNER, Thos. POYNER; Registered May 15, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 301, 302]  Feb. 3, 1823 - I Isaac BAXTER for the sum of $180 paid to me by Polley KINSEY for 3 negroes Hanner age 20, Alfred age 2, Emily age 7 months.  Witness: James POYNER, Thos. POYNER; Registered May 15, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 302]  July 17, 1822 - I Daniel B. LINDSEY for the sum of $750 paid to me by my Father Daniel LINDSEY SEN. for a negro man named Jonas age 30, a negro woman Bridget age 30, also 3 children 1 girl Nan age 4, 1 girl Melissa age 2 & 6 months, 1 boy George age 6 months.  Witness: William GRIGGS, Thomas DOWDY; Registered May 15, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 302, 303]  July 17, 1822 - I Daniel B. LINDSEY for the sum of $750 paid to me by my Father Daniel LINDSEY SEN. for a negro woman Rachel age 28, negro girl Mariah age 12, negro boy Abel age 7, negro boy Dave age 4, negor boy Jo age 18 months & negro girl age 6.  Witness: William GRIGGS, Thomas DOWDY; Registered May 15, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 303, 304]  Nov. 6, 1823 - I Thomas WHITEHALL for the natural love & affection that I bare unto my Son Alexander L. WHITEHALL have granted unto him all that messuage of land which I bought of James WHITEHALL & Caleb CHAPLAIN & his Wife Polley. Beginning at William HUNNINGS line to Dew Quarter Creek to Thomas GIPSONs land to Zachariah BRAY’s land binding his line to the first being 114 2/3 acres.  Witness: Wm. COFFEE; Registered May 15, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 304-306]  Nov. 12, 1823 - I Joseph ROLPH for the sum of $3000 paid to me by Gideon C. MARCHANT for a parsel of land in Indian Town. Beginning by the land of Thomas C. FEREBEE on N. & E., S. by North River, W. by the land of Samuel WILLIAMS.  Witness: John HUMPHRIES, Joseph ROLPH JUN.; Registered May 15, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 306, 307]  April 2, 1822 - I William JARVIS for the sum of $20 paid to me by George GRIGGS for a parsel of land. Being William JARVES' part of the land that fell to him by the death of his Sister Salley WHITE, laid off by the commissioners that divided the real estate of Thomas JARVES dec’d, Blacksmith, being 4 acres.  Witness: Zach. BRAY; Registered May 18, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 307]  May 23, 1823 - I Caleb WILSON & Lovey G. his Wife of Norfolk County Virginia for the sum of $400 paid to me by Phillip NORTHERN for a tract of land on S.E. side of Moyock Mill Stream, being part of the tract that formerly belonged to Caleb G.? WILSON. Beginning on the head of Entery a corner in LEE’s patent to Ameze? W. WILSON’s division line to LEE’S patent to the first being 43 acres.  Witness: Patrick NORTHERN, Alex. C.T. WILSON; Registered May 18, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 308, 309]  Aug. 14, 1822 - I Robert McPHERSON of Norfolk County Virginia for the sum of $15 paid to me by George M. LINTON for all my right & title to a piece of land binding on the State line known by name of Cow land formerly the property of Asa McPHARSON.  Witness: James FISK Sen., Matthias ETHERIDGE, James FISK; Registered May 24, 1824

[Deed Book 16, pg.  309]  Sept. 8, 1823 - I William HOLLOWAY for the love & affection which I bare my 2 Daughters Polley & Rebeca HOLLOWAY have granted unto them all my estate or property of what kind or nature within doors & without.  Witness: Thos. POYNER SEN., William CASON; Registered May 24, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 309, 310]  Nov. 25, 1823 - I John MORSE & Elenor his Wife for the sum of $60 paid to us by Dennis FLORA for a parsel of land. Bound on N. by Joseph BALLENTINE, E. BY Dennis FLORA's land, S. by Isaac SNOWDEN’s land & W. by Brantson BELL’s land being 6 ¼ acres.  Witness: Stephen BARCLIFT, John N. WILSON; Registered May 24, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 310-311] November 10, 1823 -  James G. HALL, Clerk and Master in Equity for Currituck County, and Caleb ETHERIDGE   Witnesseth that for and by virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Equity William BAXTER, Thomas BAXTER, Mary BAXTER, Sarah BAXTER, Edmund BAXTER, Hilliard BAXTER, Joseph and Ann BAXTER by their Gardien Grace BAXTER Petition to the court to sell land Spring term 1823 ordered Clerk and Master expose the lands to sale and a credit of 6 and 12 months credit, after given due and legal notice did expose to public sale on July 4, 1823, the above land containing 6 acres. Caleb ETHEREDGE Esq. bid the sum of $20.66^5/6 which amounted to the sum of $124.01 and gave his notes for the purchase money, it being the best bid.  Said land lyes near Currituck Court House joining the land of Burnus MATHIAS? and John WILLIAMS containing 6 Acres.  Registered May 24, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 311-312] Sept 15, 1823 - Know all men by these presents that I John DANIEL for and in consideration of the sum of $325.00 paid to me by Caleb TOLER for a certain negro woman and her child named Patience and Eliza.  Witness: Nancy FORBES, S. HALL; Registered May 24, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 312] March 23, 1823 -  I Daniel BAUM for and in consideration of the sum o$100.00 paid to me by John MIDGETT SEN. for all right of land that is divised to me by my Father to the North West of Morris BAUMs line to contain 100 acres more or less with what I have heired from my Brother Alpheus BAUM the line unknown.  Witness:  Samuel MIDGETT, Stephen WESKETT.  Registered May 24, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 312-313]  December 7, 1818 - We Isom HETER and Sarah HEITER his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of $30.00 paid to them by William VOLLOWAY mariner, for a certain tract of land formerly belonged to Joseph CASE Eastly Hadley WOODHOUSE land South by Thomas WHITE land Westly Charles GRIGGS land containing 40 acres.  Witness: Thos. JARVIS, D. SANDERSON.  Registered May 24, 1824  November Term 1823 Sarah HITER personly appeared in open court and acknowledged that she was at this time fully satisfied and that she did assign the within deed.

[Deed Book 16; pg. 313-314]  November 23 (no year given) - Know You that I John MIDGETT of the County of Currituck have given my Son John M. MIDGETT of the County of Tyrel the one third part of the land on Boddis Island divided to me by my Father to contain 100 acres more or less the timber only excepted if caled for.  Witness:  Samuel MIDGETT, Benjamin PAINE.  Registered May 24, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 314] March 23, 1823 - I Daniel BAUM for and in consideration of the sum of $300.00 paid to me by John MIDGETT SEN. For all the land divised to me by my Father and my Brother Alpheus BAUM on the South East side of Morris BAUMs line and known by the name of the BAUM and DALLEY?/DOLLEY? land to contain 200 acres.  Witness Samuel MIDGETT, Stephen WESKETT.  Registered May 24, 1824

[Deed Book 16; pg. 314, 315]  Nov. 21, 1823 - I John MIDGETT SEN. have given to my Son Samuel MIDGETT 1/3 part of all the land divised to me by my Father on Bodies Island being 100 acres timber only excepted if called for.  Witness: John M. MIDGETT, Benjamin PAINE; Registered May 24, 1824