Franklin County Deeds 1778-1785, Part 1 Land Warrants issued in part of Bute County that became Franklin County Spelling is left as written in original documents &  have noted that some names are written differently within same entry; notations made in square brackets [ ] are mine. (Transcribed by Deloris Williams) 1) Bute County Issued 16 June 1778 WILLIAM DENSON enters Six hundred & forty acres of land on the waters of Peachtree & Cypress begining at BELL's line, thence to WEBB's line, thence to WILSON's line, thence to PARK's line, thence to SIMMONS' line, thence to CARR's line, thence across the vacant land, to BELL's line. 16th March 1778        WM DENSON 2) Issued 16 June 1778 Bute County WILLIAM DENSON enters two hundred & Sixty acres of land, begining at BELL's northerly corner, bending on my other entry in the same place, Including the Fork of IVEY & FERRELL's X Roads & thence to CARR's fork the complement. 16th March 1778        WILLIAM DENSON 3) Issued 16 June 1778 Bute Company WILLIAM DENSON's entry of Land Bute County No. Carolina on the branches of the little Cypress, joining HENRY HUNT's line & WILLIAM WARD's line for the complement of 300 acres land. 16th March 1778      WILLIAM DENSON 4) Issued 16 June 1778 Bute County JESSE MABRY enters nine hundred & forty acres of land on the North side of Tar River upon the said River & the waters of Bear Swamp, little Swallow & the Pigpen Branch, joining my own line, MABRY's line, PERSON's line, [faded] line, IVEY's line & ROSSes line. 16th March 1778       JESSE MABRY 5) Issued 16 June 1778 Bute County HENRY POPE enters Six hundred & forty acres of land on the south side of Tarr River on the waters of the Buffelo & little Creek joining MABRY's line, BENJ. SEWELL's line & PARK's line. 16th March 1778       HENRY POPE 6) Issued 16 June 1778 Bute County THOS. NELMS's entry in Bute County, No. Carolina joining WM. PARK's line on the Branches of the Cypress thence running to WILSON's line on the Branches of Peachtree, for the complement of Six hundred & forty acres land. 16th March 1778      THOS. NELMS 7) THOS. COOK Caveat War't Issued as per Order Court 25 Sept. 1779 Issued a second War't. the 4 March 1782. The other being on oath lost. Bute County BENJ. WARD entered two hundred acres of land, upon the waters of Flat Branch on the south, begining at my own line & along the same to FESSELL's line thence to BAGLEY's line thence to my own line & to the first station. B. WARD 16 March 1778 8) Issued JAS. DENTON Caveat 8 May 1778 Bute County BENJ. WARD enters Six hundred acres of land begining upon the west side of Weaver's Creek upon my own Corner running up the said Creek to HACKNEY's line & thence along HACKNEY line & so out for the complement. B. WARD 16th March 1778 9) OSBORN SMITH Caveat Cav't described SMITH hath convey'd this entry to JNO. ROBINSON other War't is issued in ROBINSON name this 24 June 1779. Bute County GEORGE SMITH enters Six hundred & forty acres on the south side of Tarr River upon the waters of the Buffello & little Creek joining JEFFERY's line, PARK's line & MABRY's line. GEO SMITH 16 March 1778 10) Issued 16 June 1778 Bute County HENRY POPE entry joining WM. DENSON's entry on the Branches of the Cypress & so to JOHN SIMMONS line A North course for the complement of 300 acres HENRY POPE 16th March 1778 11) Issued 16 June 1778 Bute County LODEWICK ALFORD enters two hundred acres of land, begining on ROSS's line, thence to ARNOLD's line, thence to WRIGHT's line & then to ALFORD's south side of Tarr River & on the waters of Crooked Creek including WM. ALFORD's Improvements. 16 March 1778       LODEWICK ALFORD 12) Issued 16 June 1778 Bute County LODEWICK enters two hundred acres of land on the south side of Tarr River begining at my own line, upon the Beaver Dam & up the same on both sides for the complement. LODEWICK ALFORD 16th March 1778 13) GEORGE RICHARDS Caveats the entry of G. HILL 1 Apr. 1778 Issued as per order Court 6 Apr. 1779 State of North Carolina GREEN HILL entered a claim for fifty three acres of unappropriated land in Bute County on the Branches of Fox Swamp bounded by the lines of sd. HILL, WM. CONYERS BENNETT HILL & GEORGE RICHARDS. G. HILL 16 March 1778 14) Issued 16 June 1778 Bute County JAS. BARROW enters Six hundred & forty acres of land, lying on the waters of Peachtree & waters of little Creek begining on the south side of THOS. NELMS entry. JAS. BARROW 16th March 1778 15) Issued 16 June 1778 (BENJAMIN WESTER Caveat 8 Augt. 1778) with Order. EDMOND DENSON's entry of land in Bute County Joining WILLIAM DENSON's entry & JNO. CARR line & running toward Red bud & Co[torn] for complement 640 acres of land. EDMOND DENSON 16th March 1778 16) WM. MORRIS Caveat 15 June 1778 Issued 21 Dec'r 1778 Bute County MICHAEL COLINS enters Six hundred & forty acres of land upon the waters of Sandy Creek & Red Bud begining on DAVIS's, thence to Dear's Branch, thence to HILL's line, thence to WELL's line thence to my own line down Red Bud to the first Station including one improvement on sd land. 16th March 1778      MICH'L COLLINS 17) Issued 16 June 1778 Bute County For WILLIAM GREEN 200 Acres of land in the fork of IVEY's Road & Halifax Road joining GOSWICK's, MURRAY's & HILL's lines. 16th March 1778 18) Issued 16 June 1778 Bute County For WILLIAM GREEN 640 acres of land on the No. side of WM. DENSON's entry upon the waters of Red Bud joining JOSHUA YARBROUGH, ELEY & others for Comp't. 16th March 1778 19) Issued 16 June 1778 sent by OS. JEFFERYS SIMON JEFFERY's enters 450 acres of land lying in Bute County northerly of Buffello Runn joining OSBORN JEFFERY's, WM. MAYS his own brought of while, BLAKES, SAM'L FULLERS' & HENRY COOPER's lines in during WM. KIMROUGH & WM. MOSELEY's improvement for the complement. 16th March 1778      SIMON JEFFERYS 20) Issued 16 June 1778 State of North Carolina, Bute County HENRY HILL enters a claim to Six hundred & Forty acres of unappropriated land in the County aforesaid, on the Branches of Mill Stones Cypress & Cycamore, bounded by the lines of JOS GOSWICK, MORGAN MURRAY, WM. BOON, WM. ELEY, WM. BRINKLEY & sd. HILL's own lines. 16th March       H. HILL 21) JOHN CHRISTMASS Caveat Issued as per order of Court 24 Dec'r 1778 Deed sent by JNO. BAXTER 14 Dec'r 1779 YOUNG McLEMORE enters 640 acres of land in Bute County joining the lines PHIL. HAWKINS, WM. BROCK, GEO. NICHOLAS, JAS. MILLS & JAS. HOUSE on the waters of Sandy Creek including one improvement made by MARTIN DICKERSON. YOUNG McLEMORE 16th March 1778 22) Issued 17 June 1778 Bute County YOUNG McLEMORE enters 100 acres of land joining the lines of MATHEW ORGAN, R'D WARD, & PENNEL's line including all the land within the said lines for complement on the waters of little Shoco. YOUNG McLEMORE Bute County 16th March 1778 23) Issued 7 June 1778 YOUNG McLEMORE enters 250 acres of land lying Bute County on the waters of Shoco & WEAVER's Creek, begining at SETH WILLIAMS line, thence along his line to JAS. HOUSE line, thence along the sd. HOUSE's line to BEN WARD's line thence along the sd WARD's line to said McLEMORE's line, thence along that line to Shoco thence up Shoco for complement. YOUNG McLEMORE 16 March 1778 24) JNO. GRIGGS Caveat 9 May 1778 Issued 15 Feb'y 1779 Agreeable to Order of Court SAM'L JONES by virtue of Improvement enters 400 acres land in Bute County on the waters of Sandy Creek lying partly on the Buzzard Branch adjoining his own line GOSWICK line & MOSLEY's line thence in the vacant land for the Complement. 16th March 1778       SAM'L JONES 25) Issued 7 June 1778 OSBORN JEFFERY's enters 640 acres of land lying in Bute County, joining his own line RAY's Creek, BASSes & DAVID JEFFERYS line & outwards DAVIS' Creek for the complement. 16 March 1778        OSBORN JEFFERYS 26) Issued 7 June 1778 OSBORN JEFFERYS enters Six hundred & forty acres of land lying in Bute County on both sides Crooked Creek, Joining hs own lines, including ROGER RICKS improvement & towards little River for the comp't. OSB. JEFFERYS 16th March 1778 27) WM. DURHAM Caveat 9 May 1778 Issued on & order of Court & sent by Son 20th Nov'r 1778 I, JAS. NICHOLSON do enter 640 acres of land lying in Bute County on the waters of Stone house Creek & Hubb Quarters Creek on both sides EATON road & Halifax Road beg'n. EDW'D HOLLEMOND's line, thence by KELLIE's line, thence by WM. DURHAM's line, thence by JOS. SHEARINGS line thence by DAN'L SLEDGE's line, thence by sd. NICHOLSON's line thence by NEWITT HARRISS's line &c including the survey to the begining & including one improvement made by said NICHOLAS [sic] 16 March 1778        JAS. NICHOLSON 28) Issued by 7 June 1778 OSBORN JEFFERYS enters 100 acres of land lying in Bute County southwesterly of Cedar Creek bound all round by his lines. OSBORN  JEFFERYS 16th March 1778 29) JOHN PARK Caveat 7th May 1778 War't issued 2 June 1784 OSBORN JEFFERYS enters 200 acres of land lying in Bute County on both sides Buffello Run on the southwest side Tar River all the Vacant lands joining FR'S MABRY's, JNO. PARKS, & BENJ. SEWELL's lands there alias Tarr River. OSB. JEFFERYS 16 March 1778 30) Issued 7 June 1778 OSBORN JEFFERYS enters all the surplus land lying Bute County within his old lines on both sides of DAVIS's Creek on old Survey & Deed granted to the said JEFFERYS by EARL GRANVILLE three hundred acres within the same. OS. JEFFERYS 16th March 1778 31) Issued 17 June 1778 OSBORN JEFFERYS enters five hundred acres of land lying in Bute County on both sides Taylors Branch, southerly of Cedar Creek joining his own lines & sd. JEFFERYS bounded for the complement. OS. JEFFERYS 16th March 1778 32) MICHAEL DENT Caveat 15 June at Night 7? War't issued per Order Court 29 June 1780 (3 head Rights) OSBORN JEFFERYS enters 640 acres of land lying in Bute County near the Head of Mill stone & Smith's Creek, joining his own lines on the same, little River, THOS. JACKSON's lines including his own & LILINGTON BANKS improvement for the Complement. OSBORN JEFFERYS 16 March 1778 33) Issued 17 June 1778 JOHN SIMONS JN'R entry in Bute County No. Carolina joining WILLIAM DENSON entry & thence along sd. SIMONS' own line a northerly course on the branch of the Cypress for the complement of 300 acres land. JNO. SIMONS ["+" his mark] 16 March 1778 34) Issued 17 June 1778 I, JOHN MACON do enter 250 acres of land lying Bute County on the waters of Shoco on both sides the Granville old Court House Road & bounded as follows. Begining at sd. MACON's line at YOUNG MACLEMORE's Corner thence along McLEMORE's line to BENJ. WARD's line thence along WARD's line to URBANE NICHOLSON line, thence along NICHOLSON's line to ALEX'R DONALD's line, thence along DONALD's line to the sd. MACON line, thence along his line to the first Station including the Cross Roads as leads from MRS. PEEBLES' to COL. HAWKINS &c 16 March 1778        JNO. MACON 35) THOS. GARROTT Caveat 7th May 1778 Issued 3 Apl. 1780 agreeable to Order of Court JOHN HAWKINS JR. enters 640 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of Sandy Creek known by the name of Buckorns Branch & THORNTON's Mill Creek joining the lines of EDWARD JONES, formerly CENSEYS & DUKES, formerly ROBOCKS thence along them lines & out on the Vacant land so as to include the improvements of MARY WEAVER, the Widow GAROTT & the Widow PENDERGRASS's being an entry formerly made in LORD GRANVILLE's office for PH'L HAWKINS, by SOL. MARTIN & given to the sd. JNO. HAWKINS by the aforesaid PHIL. HAWKINS. 16 March 1778      JNO. HAWKINS 36) ENOCH POWELL Caveat 15 June 1778 at Night a Second War't issued the 4th March 1782 Oath being made the first is lost JOHN HAWKINS JR. enters 640 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of Sandy Creek CALEB THORNTON's Mill Creek ajoining the lines of BURWELL & SAM'L DUKE & thence out on the Vacant lands so as to include the said JOHN HAWKINS' improvement whereon JAS. STOWERS now line for complement including also the improvement whereon ENOCH POWELL..............line JNO. HAWKINS JR. 16 March 1778 37) JOHN HAWKINS JR. enters by virtue of an Improvement 30 acres of land on the borders of Sandy Creek the nearest water course adjoining the lines of WM. TABB, formerly the property of CHAS. LYLES & also adjoining the lines of the lands that he purchased of JAS. STROTHER & ISUM COGWELL including all the vacant land contain'd with these boundaries for complement. 16 March 1778         JNO. HAWKINS JR. 38) Issued 17 June 1778 Bute County BENJAMIN WARD enters 150 acres of land, bounded by JOSHUA PERRY JNO. GRANTs, JNO. THORNTONs & THO'S HILL lines for his complement. BENJ. WARD 16 March 1778 39) Issued 17 June 1778 PARTRICK M. BOYD Caveat 24 July 1778 Caveat withdrawn 17th Aug't 1778 BAYLEY FLEMMING enters Six hundred & forty acres of land in Bute County on the waters of Fishing Creek & ANDERSON's Swamp, begining at JAS. BASKETT's corner a box Oak thence to JNO. BOWDOWN's corner, thence to a corner of the purchase patten land, then to LEWIS BALLARD's line thence along s'd BALLARD's line to his corner thence a northwest course to CAUTHORN's line thence by sd. COLTHORN's [sic] line to JOS. DARNAL's line thence by sd. DARNAL's line to BOWERS line thence to a dividing line of JAS. BALEYs the sd land is on the no. side of BASKETT's path to COLYERS Road & on both sides COLYERS Road including sd. FLEMMINGS improv't. 16 March 1778        BAYLY FLEMMING 40) Issued 17 June 1778 March 16th 1778 ATKIN MACLEMORE [sic] enters 500 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of Fishing Creek upon a branch called Ready Branch beg. at ROB'T WILLIAMS thence to WM. BROWN's thence to WILLIAM DUTYs thence to Widow BASKETT's thence to BASS thence to the beg. for Comp't including an improvement upon the survey. 16 March 1778       ATKIN McLEMORE 41) Issued 17 June 1778 Entered this 16th day Mary 1778 by ATKINS McLEMORE two hundred & fifty acres of land begining at the said McLEMORE Corner on Bear[?] Branch at a White Oak thence running up the said branch to COL. HAWKINS' line, thence down the said line to JNO. HAWKINS line then down JNO. HAWKINS' line to SIMMONS Corner 3 White Oaks. ATKINS McLEMORE 16 March 1778 42) WM. BROGDEN Caveat ZACHARIAH DICKSON Caveat JNO. RACKLEY Caveat 9 May 1778 Bute County March 16, 1778 GEORGE TASSEY do enter Six hundred & forty acres land bounded as follows, begining at WM. BROGDEN's corner on Little Buffello from thence to a corner on Flat Rock then No. to great Buffello, then down said Run to JAS. WOTON's line, thence along said line to GEO. BROGDEN's and Ch?????? corner then so to the first station. GEO TASSEY 16 March 1778 43) Issued 17 June 1778 THO'S PERSON enters 640 acres in Bute County of land on the waters of Stone house Creek the Marsh & Hob quarter Creek adjoyning his own several lines & the lines of EATON & others including all the land between the said lines runing for compliment. 16 March 1778 44) Issued 17 June 1778 THO'S PERSONS enters 640 acres of land on the Branches of Shoco Creek adjoyning his own lines (the lands in dispute formerly between ROUNDTREE, FREEMAN & PERSON) and ajoyning the lines of others runing for complement. 16 March 1778        THO'S PERSON 45) Issued 17 June 1778 Bute County WM. PERSON enters 640 acres of land on waters BOBITT Branch, Beef Creek -- ajoining his own lines JNO. LANCASTER's, MATHEW HARRIS & others runing for Compliment. WM. PERSON 16 March 1778 46) LAWRENCE LANCASTER Caveat Bute County WILLIAM PERSON enters 640 acres on the waters Beef & Fishing Creek adjoyning his own and the lines of JOSEPH HA????? and others running for complement. WM. PERSON 16 March 1778 47) Issued 17 June 1778 Bute County WM. PERSON enters 500 acres of land on the north side Tar River including a survey formerly made by FRANCIS MABRY laps'd & afterwards resurveyed for FRED'K PARKER adjoining the lines formerly cal'd FRANCIS MABRYS and adjoining the lines of others runing for complement. 16 March 1778       WM. PERSON 48) Issued 17 June 1778 Bute County WM. PERSON enters 550 acres of land on Tar river adjoyning the lines formerly cald FRANCIS MABRY & the lines of others, including a survey same year made for FRED'K PARKER runing 16 March 1778        WM. PERSON 49) JOHN THORTON [sic] Caveat 7th May 1778 Issued 10 March 1787 March 16 1778 this day ROBERT HILL entered 640 acres of land in Bute County begining at THO'S HILL's corner & joining JOHN THORNTON's GEORGE ----- WILLIAMSON & DORSEY entry including JONIGANs Improvement. RO. HILL 16 March 50) Issued 17 June 1778 Caveat by MATHEW GARRIOTT 7 Aug't 1778 Caveat withdrwan 17 Aug't 1778 Deeded & sent by JNO BAXTER 14 Dec'r 1779 JOS. HAWKINS by virtue of an old entry given him by his father PHI. HAWKINS enters 640 acres of land on the waters of Linches Creek in Bute County, begining at a white Oak a corner of JNO. REEVES in PHIL HAWKINS line, the east side of HAWKINS' land then by REEVES line East then No. to PHIL HAWKINS JUN'R line then by his line west, then South so as to include a plantation formerly purchased of one NELSON by his Father PHIL HAWKINS & several other small improvements volentarily made on the same entry 16 March 1778        JOS. HAWKINS 51) OSBORN BALL Caveat 600 Acres of land in WM. FORKNER's entry. [illegible phrase] The Request of WM. FORKNER this Warrant issued in the name of [illegible] JINKINS for ?? March 1780 WM FORKNER enters 640 acres of land on both sides of [illegible] branch, begining on the line of the PHI. HAWKINS JR. including an improvement the sd. FORKNER purchased of NATH'L FORKNER runing up the sd Branch for complement Bute County 16 March 1778 joining PHIL HAWKINS LINCHEs Creek land & the land D'L BALL lives on WM. FORKNER [Note: much of the above entry is very smudged & blackened, very difficult to read] 52) LYDIA MASSEY Caveat 13 June 1778 JAS. MERONEY Caveat 15 June 1778 Bute County MARY MASSEY enters for ABSOL. MASSEY 640 acres of land lying being the land formerly survey'd for HEZEKIAH MASSEY where the said MASSEY lived on the southside of Tar River agreeable to the old lines 16 March 1778 53) Issued 17 June 1778 sent by WM. RICHARDS Bute County LUCY McGUFFEE enters by improvement 300 acres of land in Bute County lying on the waters of Bennett's Creek adjoining RICHARDS line BENNETT line, DENMARS line JONES line & HAWKINS' line including all the vacant within these boundaries for the complement 16 March 1778        LUCY McGUFFE 54) issued 17 June 1778 Bute County, March 16th, 1778 JNO. RIGGAN Seven Hundred acres of land lying on the East side of little Creek the waters of Hub Quarter, begining at a Birch in JAS. MERRICK's line, thence up the Creek to WM DURHAM's line thence along his line to the So. corner thence along a line of mark'd trees to my corner thence along a line to JOS. SHEARING line thence along the sd. SHEARINGS line to a corner thence along a line of mark'd trees to MRS. S'h JOHNSON's line, thence along her lilne to THO'S REED's line thence along the sd. REEDs line to JAS. MYRICKS, & thence along the said MYRICKS line to the Begining. JNO RIGGAN 55) SAMUEL MORRISS Caveat 17 May 1778 Land got by MORRISS JNO SHORT enters 540 acres of land by virtue of former entry made in EARL GRANVILLE's office by PHIL. HAWKINS the sd. land joins the lines of ROLAN WILSON, POWELL, RIVERS & WILLIAMS line, lying on MACON branch & Turkey branch including some improvements voluntarily made on said land by CHAS. BLACK & now in possession of SAMUEL MORRISS & the Huckleberry Bond. Bute County      16 March 1778       JNO. SHORT 56) Issued 17 June 1778 Bute County March 6 1778 JNO. SHORT enters 500 acres of land in said County on the waters Rockey Creek 7 ANDERSONS Swamp, joining the lines of WILLIAM WALKER, JAS. CAUTHAN, JNO. CAUTHAN & JOS DARNALL, thence to LEWIS BALLARDs line for complement including the sd. JNO. SHORTs improvement. JNO. SHORT 57) Issued 17 June 1778 PARTRICK M. BOYD [sic] by virtue of improvements enters 250 acres of land in Bute County lying on Fishing Creek adjoyning the purchase patten side, BOWDOWN line, thence along Stoney Ridge path to the old Court House Road, thence down the road to Wrigings Ridge path thence down his path to BALLARD's line, thence along that line to the purchase patten. PATRICK M. BOYD 16 March 1778 58) Issued 17 June 1778 WM. TABB Caveat 24 Aug't 1778 Caveat admitted by the Court got 600 acres Bute County The Subscriber claims a right to enter 640 acres of land, with improvements in the County afores'd begining at a White Oak in SHUGAR JONES old line, then along SHUGAR JONES new entry line to COL. HAWKINS line & along his line to WM. CLEMMEN's line then along that line to COL. SUMNER's line, along SUMNER's line to the subscribers line, then along his line to JNO. MACON's line, alont MACON's line to SHUGAR JONES old line & along that to the begining. 16 March 1778       BENJ. CIMBALL [sic] 59) Issued 17 June 1778 GEORGE ALLEN enters by virtue of improvement 640 acres of land in Bute County lying on Saul's Creek adjoining his own line MRS. JOHNSTON's line, BARNHAMS line & ROB'T CALLER's line 7 JNO. DUKE's line including the vacant land for the Complement. 16 March 1778         GEORGE ALLEN 60) Issued 17 June 1778 Bute County ARTHUR SMITH enters 100 acres of land joining the lines of the late B. PERSONS dec'd & bounded by Stone House Creek & COL. THO'S EATON's line including Stone Creek Marsh and the vacant land for the complement. ARTHUR SMITH 16 March 1778 61) JAS. BALEY Caveat 8 May 1778 Issued as & Order of Court 24 Nov'r 1778 PHIL. HAWKINS JR. enters 640 acres of land lying in Bute County by virtue of an improvement purchased of JOS. KIMBELL lying on the waters of Fishing Creek joining the lines of WM. EARL's, W. E.[?] BASKETT, WILLIAM DUTY, JAS. BASKETT, thence to Granville line &c for complement the sd. land is lying on both sides of CALLERS Road. 16 March 1778       PHIL HAWKINS JR. 62) Issued 18 June 1778 PHIL HAWKINS JR. enters 640 acres of land joining the sd. HAWKINS line & bounded by lines in formerly survey'd on the waters of LINCHES Creek including an improvement &c PHIL HAWKINS JR. 63) THOS. PAINE Caveat 6th May 1778 THOMAS GARRIOTT Caveat 7th May ---- JAS. DUGLASS Caveat 7 May 1778 CHARLES ASQUE enters four Hundred acres of land in Bute County on the waters of Flat Rock adjoining JNO. ARNOLD's new entry & ZACHARIAH DICSONS [sic] entry & HAWKINS lines including the vacant lands within these Boundaries for the complement. 16 March 1778       CHAS. ASQUE 64) Issued 18 June 1778 Bute County JOHN MAY enters 300 acres of land on the waters of Six Pound & Hawtree Creeks adjoining the lines of PAINE, JONES & others running for complements. JNO. MAY 16 March 1778 65) Issued 18 June 1778 Sent by WM. GUINN 24 Aug't 1778 CHARLES ASKEN enters 640 acres of land on the waters of LINCHES'Creek in Bute County adjoining PHILE. HAWKINS line on the said Creek begining at JONES' Corner in HAWKINS line runing West and North along these lines so as to include improvement the said JNO. HAWKINS purchased of DANIEL CRAB then out on the vacant land for complement 16th March 1778. 66) Issued Feb'y 1783 ESROM COGWELL Caveat JOHN ARNOLD Caveat 13 June 1778 R'D JONES Caveat 10 Feb'y 1779 Bute County AARON FUSSELL enters 640 acres of land on the waters of Sandy Creek begining at BAGLEYs Corner, in POPE's[?] line thence along BAGLEY's line to HAWKINS line thence out in the vacant land for compl[ement] including two improvements. March 16 1778      AARON FUSSELL 67) PHIL HAWKINS Caveat 15 June 1778 Issued as Order of Court 24 Nov'r 1778 March 16, 1778 For enter a certain tract of land lying in Bute County in the State of North Carolina (to wit) that is to say on the waters of Sandy Creek on the North side thereof begining at a red oak in GOODING's line thence a northerly course to ELIAS DORSEY's line from thence by WOODARDS line thence along untill I strike JNO. TYRRELLs line and thence down TYRRELLs line to the first station Including all the vacant land within the above mentioned lines. N:B. the above tract contains 100 acres} WILLIAM WOODARD SOLOMON DORSEY 68) JAS. BALEY Caveat 9 May 1778 Issued as per order of Court 24 Nov'r 1778 JAMES BASKETT enters 300 acres land in Bute County joining the said BASKETT's line on the West side runing Northwest south and East for complement the said land is lying on the waters of Fishing Creek including the Piny Branch for complement. March 16 1778      JAMES BASKETT 69) Issued 18 June 1778 Bute County March 16 1778 JAMES BASKETT enters 640 acres of land joining PHIL. HAWKINS line on the waters of LINCHEs Creek & Sandy Creek including 2 improvements one made by MICHAEL GUARTNEY the other made by PINES WELDON likewise a place known by the name of Grassey Pond. JAMES BASKETT 70) Issued 18 June 1778 JOHN EDWARDS enters 575 acres of land on Bare Swamp begining ISAAC COLLIER's line thence along JACOB CROKER's [sic] line and thence to BEN SEAWELL's and from thence to JAMES HUCKABY's line and from thence to GEORG PIERCE's line and from thence to BELL's line and from thence to TABB's line & from thence to the begining. JOHN EDWARDS Bute County March 16, 1778 71) THOS. PENER [?] Caveat 11 June 1778 JOHN GIVENS Caveat 11 June 1778 MORRISS BAILEYs Caveat 12 June 1778 War't issued 25 March 1780 agreeable to Order Court By virtue of Two improvements JAMES HUCKABEY enters 640 acres of land in Bute County beginning in an old line called MORRISS BAILEY's from thence to JOSEPH WILLIAMS' line along his line and from thence to COLLIER's line by his line to TABB's line from thence to BAILEY's line to the begining. March 16, 1778        JAMES HUCKABEY 72) JNO. RICHARDS Caveat 15 June 1778 War't issued 22 April 1785 March 16, 1778 Bute County DRURY PERRY enters 640 acres of land joining NATHANIEL PERRY's line and JNO. PERRY's line on both sides Flat Rock Creek including the fork of said Creek the Eaton[?] branch the fort Branch and one improvement made on the said land by the said DRURY PERRY. DRURY PERRY 73) BENJ. COOK Caveat 15 June 1778 Issued 12 Nov'r 1778 Agreeable to order of Court EDWARD RICHARDSON enters by improvement 200 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of red bud creek adjoining the lines of WELLS and DAVIS lines & COLLINS new entry line thence into the vacant lands for compl't so as to include his improvement. 16 March 1778       EDWARD RICHARDSON 74) JONATHAN SALMON Caveat Given to SALMON Bute County, March 16, 1778 SAMUEL BELL enters two hundred acres land beginning at MRS. PATTYSHALL's corner thence running along HARDWAY DAVIS's line to HENRY DICKINS line thence along his line to BENJ. JONES' line thence along said line to MRS. PATTYSHALL's line thence along said line to the beginning. SAM'L BELL 75) Issued 22 May 1779 Bute County JOHN CHRISTMASS enters 500 acres of land lying on each side of the pounder branch bounded by GEORGE NICHOLS line to Nutbush path thence by the said path to WILLIAM BROCK's and by his own line including his own improvement for the complement. March 26, 1778       JOHN CHRISTMAS Disputed between CHRISTMAS & McLEMORE 76) JOHN BAXTER Caveat 9 May 1778 JNO. HAWKINS Caveat Issued for the remainder 22 May 1779 JAMES BURKE enters 648 acres of land lying on the waters of Smith's Creek bounded on the lines of ROBERT CALLER, THOMAS SALES, JONATHAN JOHNSON, MATHEW ROBINSON in Bute County. March 16 1778        JAMES BURKE 77) JAMES MERONEY Caveat 15 June 1778 Issued 14 July 1785 in the name of JNO. DEBORD March 16, 1778 WILLIAM BALL enters 500 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of EVANS' Mill Creek and LINCHEs Creek joining the lines of THOMAS PERSONs olives, SAM'L FULLER & JNO. STONE on both sides of SIMMS Road & BELLs Road being beginning at JAMES SMITH's line WILLIAM SMITH's line and AAORON OVERTON's line and ROGER JONES' line the said land is enter'd by virtue of some improvement, made by ROBERT HAM & JNO. LEWIS. WILLIAM BALL 78) (Disputed) Issued agreeable to Order of Court 28 Aug't 1778 MICHAEL DENT enters for 640 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of Richland Creek, Smith Creek & little River bounded by JOHN CLAYTON, THOMAS JACKSON, JOSEPH McGEHE & OSBORN JEFFREYS on the vacant land for his quantity including his improvement. MICHAEL DENT 16 March 1778 (Disputed DENT & JEFFREYS) 79) Issued 18 June 1778 JOHN MATHIS enters 640 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of Brandy Creek RAY's Creek Crooked Creek & little River bounded on each side by JOHN CLAYTON on the one & THOMAS PERSON on the other and OSBORN JEFFREYS and thence into vacant lands for his quantity including his improvements. JOHN MATHIS 16 March 1778 80) Issued 18 June 1778 I WILLIAM DARNALL do enter 640 acres of land lying in Bute County on the waters of Shocco and WEAVERS Creek, begining at EDW'D BASS' line thence along his line to RHEUBEN BENNETT's line thence along BENNETT's line to COLO. SUMNERs, thence along SIMMONS to YOUNG McLEMORE's line thence along McLEMORE's to Shocco and thence up Shocco to SETH WILLIAMS thence along his line & including 640 acres to the begining including a place known by the name of the poke patch & sd DARNALL's improvement. 81) Issued 18 June 1778 Bute County WILLIAM TRUELOVE enters 432 acres of land lying Southerly of Cedar Creek bounded by OSBORN JEFFRIES, JOSIAH REDDICK & WILLIS PERRYs lines including his own improvement for the complement. WILLIAM TRUELOVE 26 March 1778 82) Issued 18 June 1778 Bute County EPHRAIM PERRY enters 640 acres land on BOOKERS Branch joining the line of THOMAS ARNOLD & NATH'L PERRY's line including an improvement whereon the said PERRY lives & some small branches of sd. water course. EPHRAIM PERRY 16 March 1778 83) Issued 18 June 1778 JESSE ROWLAND enters 640 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of DAVIS Creek bounded by OSBORN JEFFREYS line on each side & JOSEPH BRIDGERS line thence into the vacant land for complement including the sd. ROWLAND's improvement. JESSE ROWLAND 16 March 1778 84) Issued 18 June 1778 RALPH RACHEL enters 640 acres of land lying in Bute County joining OSBORN JEFFRIES DAVID JEFFRIES WILLIAM PERRY's lines and JESSE ROWLAND's bounds including his own and MARY DENTS improvements for complement. RALPH RACHEL 85) DANIEL PEGRAM Caveat 9 May 1778 War't Issued as per order of Court for 517 acres and sent by MR. NICHOLSON 20 Nov'r 1778 Bute County 16 March 1778 FRANCIS RIGGAN enters Seven hundred & fifth acres land beginning at THOMAS BELLs corner on little Creek thence along sd. BELLs line to another corner thence along same line to GEDION PEGRAMs line thence along the sd. line to GEORGE PEGRAM's line, thence along the said PEGRAMs line to EDWARD PEGRAMs line thence along sd. PEGRAMs line to ROBERT HARRIS's line thence along sd. HARRISS line to THOMAS WILLIAMS' line thence along his line to JORDAN HARRISS line thence along sd. HARRISS line to JNO. FAULCON's line thence along sd. FAULCON's line to EDWARD HOLLIMONs line thence along sd. HOLLIMONs line to his corner from thence along WILLIAM CELBY's line (the land he bot of MARY THORNTON to the beginning. FRANCIS RIGGAN 86) Issued 24 June 1778 Bute County March 16, 1778 SILVANUS MERRITT enters three hundred acres land lying on the head of Stone House Creek, begining at EDWARD HOLLIMAN's corner thence along his line to another corner, thence runing along LEWIS PATTERSON's line to THOMAS WALKERs line, then along sd. line to a corner, thence along NEWELLHARRISS' line to the begining. SILVANUS MERRITT 87) Issued 24 June 1778 Sent by AND. BAGLEY RICHARD WALKER enters by improvement 75 acres of land in Bute County lying on EAVES Mill Creek & LINCHes Creek adjoining EAVES line, THARRINGTON, RICHARDS line & LENSLING JONES including all the lands with these boundaries for complement. 16 March 1778         R. WALKER 88) Issued 20 June 1778 Bute County WM. RICHARDS enters for 300 acres of land lying on both sides of LYONS Creek beginning on JOHN RICHARDS' line from thence to JOSEPH WILLIAMS line to the vacant land for complement including my improvement. MARCH the 16 Day 1778       WM. RICHARDS 89) Issued 20 June 1778 Sent by WM. RICHARDS JOHN RICHARDS enters by virtue of improv't 400 acres of land in Bute County lying on the head of LYONS Creek adjoyning his own line & HAWKINS line, thence into the vacant land for complement including his improvement. 16 March 1778 JNO. RICHARDS 90) Issued 24 June 1778 THOS. BRIGERS [sic] enters 640 acres of land on the long fork of RAYS Creek in Bute County begining at JEFFERYS line on Crooked --- including the improvement whereon the said BRIDGER now lives 7 so out on the vacant land for complement. 16 March 1778       THOS BRIDGERS 91) THOS. PENER Caveat 16 May 1778 Satisfied Issued 10 Sept 1778 JNO THOMAS enters by virtue of improvement 450 acres of land in Bute County lying on the waters of LYONS Creek on both sides CUPLES' old Spring branch bounded by MERONEY's line GEO. BLECKERs line & the glebe line, thence out into vacant land for complement so as to include his improvement. 16 of March 1778        JOHN THOMAS 92) Disputed Lost GEORGE RICHARDS Seventy acres of land lying between GEORGE RICHARDS line, GREEN HILL lines, CONYERS lines, BENNETT HILL lines. GEORGE RICHARDS 16 March 1778 93) Issued 24 June 1779 MICAJAH YARBOROUGH [sic] enters 100 acres of land by improvement in Bute County on the branches of Mill Stone adjoining STUARTs line & his own line & his fathers line JOSHUA YARBROUGH's line thence in to the vacant land for the complement including his improvement. 16 March 1778        MICAJAH YARBROUGH 94) Issued 24 June 1778 Sent by OS. JEFFREYS Bute County WM JEFFERYS enters 640 acres of land lying on the North side of little River begining on OSBORN JEFFERYS line running East & including his own improvements upon the Fork branch for his complement. March 16, 1778         WM. JEFFERYS 95) Issued 24 June 1778 Sent by OS. JEFFREYS This Warrant was assigned by DRURY JONES to WM. JEFFREYS 1 Nov'r 1779 Bute County DREWRY JONES [sic] enters 640 acres of land lying on the north side of little River begining on OSBORN JEFFERYS line running East and including his own improvement upon the River Dam Branch for his complement. DRURY JONES 16 March 1778 96) Issued 26 June 1778 HENRY HUNT entered 640 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of Turkey Creek, little Creek & little peachtree bounded by HILLIARDS line, MURDENS line, JNO. TAYLOR's line & NATH'L WHEETLEYs line & thence in to vacant land to include my quantity of land with my improvement. H. HUNT 16 March 1778 97) Issued 26 June 1778 ANDREW BAILEY enters 640 of the land by improvement in Bute County on LIONS Creek & on waters of GILES Creek on both sides the falling Branch adjoining MORRIS BAILEY's line his own line CLIFTON line JNO. RICHARDS line, thence down LIONS Creek to WILLIAMS line, along WILLIAMS line thence through vacant lands to HILLs line, thence along HILL's line including all the vacant lands for the complement. 16 March 1778       AND. BAILEY 98) Issued 26 June 1778 WILLIAM BROCK enters 400 acres of land on Sandy Creek in Bute County adjoining the lines of PHIL. HAWKINS, FORKNER, & CHRISTMASS then out on the vacant land so as to include the plantation of the said BROCK now lives on. 16 March 1778      WM. BROCK 99) WILLIAM FARRELL Caveat 18 May 1778 Issued 8 June 1779 JNO. FARRELL enters 640 acres of land in Bute County on the So. side of Tarr River on the Camp Branch, begining at said FARRELLs line & bounded by BURWELL PERRY's & BENJ'N PERSON's line including a hog pen upon sd. entry &c fo complement. 16 March 1778        JNO. FARRELL 100) OSBORN JEFFREYS Caveat Bute County DAVID MIMS enters four Hundred acres of land upon little Creek joining MABRY's line, MASSEY's line & JEFFERYS line on the south side of Tar River. DAVID MIMS 16th March 1778 101) Disputed JOHN RACKLEY entered 640 acres of land lying on Buffello Creek begining on JOS. WOOTON line runing west to a certain bounds according to agreement thence South for complement in Bute County 16 March 1778      JNO RACKLEY 102) Issued 26 June 1778 Bute County JOSEPH MERRITT enters 450 acres of land on the waters of MARTIN's Creek & LINCHES Creek joining the lines of THOS. GARRATT JOSEPH ROGERS &c fo complement including two improvements. JOS. MERRITT 17 March 1778 103) Agreed Issued 13 July 1778 Bute County JAMES MERRITT enters 450 acres of land on the waters of LINCHES Creek joining HAWKINS line, EDWARDS line & the County line Including one Imp't whereon the sd MERRITT lines. JOS. MERRITT 17 March 1778 104) Issued 26 June 1778 THOS. COOK enters 100 acres of land lying in Bute County on the waters of Shoco on both sides the Church Road near the Church beginning at ED'D JONES' line thence by RIC'D WARD's line thence by sd. COOK's line to the beg'g for compliment. THOS. COOK 17 March 1778 105) Disputed This Land lost THOS. COOK enters 150 acres of land in Bute County upon the waters of Shoco & Sandy Creek on both sides BARFORDS old road beg'g at WM. BAGLEY's line thence by AARON FUSSELL & thene by BEN WARD's line for complement March 17, 1778        THO'S COOK 106) GIBSON MARTIN Caveat 27 May 1778 Issued as per order Court 8 April 1779 Bute County JNO. HOGG enters 640 acres of land lying on the waters of great Crooked Creek begining CERBER SANDERS line & THO'S SANDERS line from thence up THO'S SANDERS line to JOS. NORRISS's line from thence on to the vacant land so as to include my complement. 17 March 1778        JNO. HOGG 107) Issued 26 June 1778 Bute County BENJ. HILL enters 640 acres land where SAMSON BOBO formerly lived joining THO'S HILLSON's line NICHOLAS MURFEY's JOHN PERSON's & the vacant land BENJ. HILL 17 March 1778 108) Issued 26 June 1778 I CALEB DORSEY do enters Six hundred & forty acres of land lying in Bute County on the waters of Sandy Creek begining at WATLEY's corner on PIERCEs line thence along PIERCE's line to JNO. HOWELs line by HOWELs line to BENJ. HILL's line by HILL's line to the lower corner at edge from that corner across to GEO. WILLIAMSON line by WILLIAMSON's to JOHN MYRICK's line by MYRICK's line to WATLIES [sic] line by WATLIES [sic] line to the begining settled & improv'd by me. 17 March 1778         CALEB DORSEY 109) Issued 26 June 1778 Bute County, March 17, 1778 JOHN PINNELL [sic] entered 100 acers of land on the waters of little Shoco joining of his own line, MATTHEW ORGAN line & RICHARD WARDS's all the vacant land for complement. JNO. PENNELL 110) This Land is Sold & the Entry altered Issued 26 June 1778 HENRY HILL enters 400 acres of land in Bute County on the south side Tarr River begining upon the long branch in MACON's line thenc to JOS. BAKERs thence to JAMES MURPHY thence to HENRY HILL JUNR. thens to the begining for complement. 17 March 1778       HENRY HILL 111) Issued 29 Jue 1778 Bute County THOMAS NELMS enters 640 acres of land on the waters of Sicamore & Cypress begining at Brinkley lines then joining WM. DENSON's entry runing on the vacant land including the great fork for the complement. 17 March 1778          THO'S NELMS 112) Disputed Granted 640 acres on the W't Peoples Road joining his own. Peoples not to Interfere with Trespass claims on the sd. Road 28 Sept 1779 Bute County ESROM COGWELL enters 640 acres of land begining on BECKUM's Branch in his own line, then up the sd. Branch to the fork near PENDERGRASS's field then up the East fork to the Bridge at or near the path then east down the sd. path to BAGLEYs line then along his line to PEEBLES line, then along that line to COGWELLs own line for complement. 17 March 1778        ESROM COGWELL 113) Mistake Disputed Issued 7 Oct'r 1783 JOHN ARNOLD enters 500 acres of land by virtue of improvement in Bute County on the south side of Sandy Creek adjoining JNO. HAWKINS line BAGLEY's line & by COGWELLs new line so as not to intere [interfere] w't DAVIS's entry thence down to JAS. WOOTTENS line, to HAWKINS' line for complement. 17 March 1778       JNO. ARNOLD 114) THO'S PINER Caveat 200 acres 11 April 1778 Issued 27 July 1779 as per Order Court Bute County JNO. GWIN enters 300 acres of land begining at RICHMONDs line & runing down Shoco Rode to JNO. WILLIAMS line to JAS. HUCKABY line & from thence to RICHMOND's line down to the first station including my improvement. 17 March 1778        JNO. GWIN 115) HENRY HILL Caveat 9 May 1778 This Land not got by CONYERS & r'd him his money back 24 Feb'y 1779 Bute County RICH. CONYERS enters 150 acres of land on the South side of Tarr River begining on THO'S PERSONs line runing sd. line to JOHN PERREY's line from thence to HEN. HILL's line down sd. HILLs line to first station. 17 March 1778        R. CONYERS 116) Issud 29 June 1778 Bute County EDWARD SCARBROUGH enters 500 acres of land on the waters of Iseing Glass & Sandy Creek my own former entry & Survey. EDWARD SCARBROUGH 17 March 1778 117) Issued 29 June 1778 JENKINS DEVANEY enters by improvement 180 acres of land in Bute County on the waters o Buffellow adjoing his own line JNO. TABB's line, HUCCABEs line & HAWKINS line including all the vacant lands within these boundaries so as to include his improvement & complement 17 March 1778        JENKINS DEVANEY 118) Issued 29 June 1778 Bute County THOMAS GLOVER enters 250 acres of land on the North side of Tarr River on the waters of little Turkey Creek joining HENRY TAYLOR's line, & JNO. HUBBARDs lines thence into the vacant land for complement. 17 March 1778          THOS. GLOVER 119) Disputed Issued 12 Dec'r 1778 Bute County HENRY HILL enters 400 acres of land in Bute County on the south side of Tarr River begining at my own line thence to PERSON's line thence to JNO. PERRY's line & so round for the complement. 17 March 1778          HENRY HILL 120) Disputed Bute County LAURANCE LANCASTER enters for 640 acres of land begining on MATHEW HARRISS's line thence runing to CHA'S HARRISS's line & JOS. HARRISS's line & JNO LANCASTER's & WM. PERSONs for complement. LAURENCE LANCASTER 17 March 1778 121) Issued 29 June 1778 HENRY HUNT enters 300 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of little peach tree & Turkey Creek bounded by ISAAC HILLIARD's line, HENRY TAYLORs line & my own first entry. To include my quantity of Land. HENRY HUNT 17 March 1778 122) Issued 29 June 1778 Bute County BRYAN FARRELL [sic] enters for three Hundred acres of land begining on my own line & on WIL'S PERRY's line thence runing on sd PERRYs line & thence cornering & thence runing to my own line on the North side of Crooked Creek for complement. 17 March 1778          BRYAN FERRELL 123) Issued 29 June 1778 Bute County JOHN MOSLEY enters One hundred & fifty acres of land begining at my own corner, thence to GOSSETT's lne & along the same to the Road thence along the Road to HILL's line & so round by lines to the first Station for the complement. 18 March 1778        JNO. MOSLEY 124) Issued 29 June 1778 Sent by NO. RACKLEY JAMES SMITH SEN'R enters a certain piece of land bounded as follows 50 acres, begining at WM. SMITH's line & runing west to JNO. STONEs line thenc east to the said WILLIAM SMITH's corner on the said lines then North for Complement in Bute County. 18 March 1778       JAS. SMITH 125) Issued 29 June 1778 Bute County EDWARD FREEMAN enters 640 acres of land on the No. side & waters of Crooked Creek including his own improvement bought of BRANDERWAY. 18 March 1778         EDW'D FREEMAN 126) Issued 29 June 1778 Bute County EDWARD FREEMAN enters 200 acres of land joining his other entry on the north side & on the waters of Crooked Creek & Seder(sic) Creek. ED. FREEMAN 18 March 1778 127) Issued 29 June 1778 THO'S ARENDELL enters 600 acres of land in Bute County on the water of Crooked Creek bounded by JNO. YOUNG EPH'M PERRY & WIDOW YOUNG on the East side thence into the vacant land for quantity including the sd. ARENDELL's Improvement. THO'S ARENDELL 19 March 1778 Six head Rights 128) Issued 29 June 1778 Bute County JOSEPH WRIGHT enters 640 acres land lying upon the waters of Crooked & Sedar (sic) Creek joining his own FARRELL's, PERRY's & PERSON's lines including his improvement. 19 March 1778          JOS. WRIGHT 129) Issued 29 June 1778 WM. ST. JOHN enters 640 acres of land lying in Bute County upon the waters of ANDERSON's Swamp & fishing Creek, begining at JORDAN's Corner & down TURDEN line to TABBs Corner & from thence to BASKETTs & from thence to conclude made by me WM. ST. JOHN 19 March 1778 130) STEPHEN BECKAM Caveat 11 May 1778 Issued 20 Aug't 1779 Agreeable to Order Court A Second Warrant Issued 4 March Oath being made the first is lost 19 March 1778 MERRIMAN THORNE enters 640 acres of land lying in Bute County on the waters of WEAVERS Creek & head of Fishing Creek begining at SETH WILLIAMS' line thence to the Widow BASKETTs line thence along BASKETTs line so as to include the Survey by running to TABBs line & from thence to the begining including an improvement, made by said MERRIMAN THORNE. 19 March 1778        MEM. THORNE 131) Issued 13 July 1778 THOMAS THORNE enters 640 acres of land lying in Bute County upon the waters of WEAVERS Creek & Sandy Creek begining at ARTHUR JORDAN line at the Granville County line, thence by WM. TABBs line (formerly HOBB's) thence by ROB'T WILLIAMS' line, thence by DENTONs, thence by COL. PHIL HAWKINS, thence by WM. BROCKS thence to the begining for complement including an entry made by JAS. LAWHORN &c. 19 March 1778           THO'S THORNE 132) Issued 13 July 1778 THO'S SHERROD is desirous that this Deed for this entry may be in the Name of JOHN CHEAVES 10 June 1782 Test: WM. GREEN Bute County THOMAS SHERRARD enters for 640 acres of land on both sides of Tarr River begining at JNO. FERRELL line runing on the vacant land for complement including an improvement made by THO'S JONES. 19 March 1778       THO'S SHERRARD 133) Issued 26 Aug't 1778 Bute County ZACHARIAH DICKSON enters 640 acres of land by virtue of one or two improvements begining at JOS. WILLIAMS corner in EDWARD YOUNG's line along sd. line to DEVANEY's line along DEVANEY's to corner then extend the line to little Buffello thence up Flat Rock Creek on both sides for complement. 20 March 1778        ZAC'H DICKSON 134) Issued 26 Aug't 1778 Bute County ZACHARIAH DICKSON enters 200 acres of land by virtue of one improvement joining his others & up Flat Rock Creek on both sides upon the vacant lands for complement. 20 March 1778         ZACHARIAH DICKSON 135) Issued 13 July 1778 MATHEW GARRIOTT enters 400 acres of land in Bute County the south side Lick Branch bounded DUKEs line PHIL HAWKINS line PHIL HAWKINS JUN'R line &c including the survey for complement with two improvements thereon. 24 March 1778          MAT. GARRIOTT 136) Disputed Bute County THOMAS GARRIOTT enters 400 acres of land upon the east side of ROGER THORNTON's Mill Creek upon the said Creek including sd. GARRIOTT's improvement & THO'S CANNON's improvement thence upon the vacant land for the complement. 21 March 1778         THO'S GARRIOTT 137) Issued 13 July 1778 RUSH BLEDSOE enters 640 acres of land in Bute County in the waters of LYONS Creek joining BROWNING WILLIAMS's line THO'S HILLs, BENJ. HILL's, JAS. MILLS, ENOCH STRINGFELLOW & JAS. MERONEY's line and the vacant land for complement 21 March 1778          RUSH BLEDSOE 138) PHIL HAWKINS Caveat 15 June 1778 OSBORN BALL enters 600 acres of land in Bute County on both sides the Lick branch begining on the line of PHIL. HAWKINS including on the improvement of WM. FORKNER purchased of NATH'L FORKNER runing up the sd. Branch for complement. 21 March 1778         OSBORN BALL 139) Issued 13 July 1778 MARCUS GILLIAM enters by improvement 640 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of Red Bud adjoining COOK old line, YARBROUGH's entry thence into vacant lands for complement including his improvement. 21 March 1778        MARCUS GILLIAM 140) Issued 13 July 1778 ROBERT GOODLOE enters for 262 acres of land on the waters of RICHLAND Creek & SMITH Creek bounded by GOODLOE's line THO'S JACKSON, BENJ. HARDY Esq., deceased & JONATHAN DAVIS's which land is improved in Bute County. 21 March 1778        ROB'T GOODLOE 141) SAM'L TAYLOR Caveat 11 June 1778 PETER BRINKLEY Caveat 11 June 1778 Issued as per Order of Court 24 Nov'r 1778 Bute County THO'S YOUNG enters 640 acres of land upon the waters & North side of little Fishing Creek begining upon the Bank of the said Creek at MOSLEYs Corner thence East to BOBBITT corner thence South to BOBBITTs other corner, thence North to another corner of BOBBITT's thence round by lines & joining line for the complement. Including his improvement. 24 March 1778        THO'S YOUNG 142) Issued 22 Sept. 1778 DAVID JEFFERYS enters 640 acres of land lying in Bute County on both sides DAVIS Creek joining OSBORN JEFFREYS lines running out & up both sides the said Creek including GEORGE KEETH's improvement for the complement. 26 March 1778           DAVID JEFFREYS 143) Disputed Issued as per Order Court 27 Oct 1778 Bute County WM. BROGDEN enters 200 acres of land joining JENKINS DEVANY's line & sd. BROGDEN's line & the south side of little Buffello Creek including one improvement & likewise including all the land between the said lines & the sd. Creek for complement. 27 March 1778        WM. BROGDEN 144) JOSEPH NORRIS Caveat 27 May 1778 Bute County JAMES CONE enters 200 acres of land on the south side Crooked Creek begining on JOS. NORRISS's line, thence So. to LAMBERTs line then West to NORRISS's line & along to the begining including his improvements. 1 April 1778         JAMES CONE 145) Issued 15 Sept. 1778 Bute County HENRY FITS enters 200 acres of land on the waters of HAWKINS Creek joining the lines of ELLIS, GIBREATH, DOWNNEY & improvements for complement. 4 April 1778          HENRY FITS 146) Issued 15 Sept 1778 Bute County BENJAMIN ELLIS entered 450 acres of land on the waters of Hawtree Creek joining YOUNGs line, FITS, EDW'D ELLIS, TOWNS & JESSE ELLIS & GLOVER. 4 April 1778      BENJ. ELLIS 147) Issued 15 Sept 1778 Bute County WILLIAM ELLIS enters 450 acres of land joining BEJ. ELLIS's entry GLOVERs line, PERSONs, NICHOLAS THORNTON EDWARDS & JOHNSTON. 4 April 1778          WM. ELLIS 148) Issued 22 Sept. 1778 Bute County April 4, 1778 JAMES MURPHEY enters 640 acres of land lying on the south side of Tarr River on th ewaters of the Woolf pit Swamp begining on HILLs line on sd. Swamp to BAKERs line and thence to PERSONs line & from thence to BIRD's line & thence to my own line & then to STRAUTHERS line & then to the begining so as to include two improvements. 4 April 1778           JAS. MURPHEY 149) Issued 22 Sept. 1778 Bute County JOHN THORNTON enters 640 acres of land begining on JOHN CARR's line on the head of CYPRESS running East, north, west & south Including JAMES MURRAYs impr't. 4 April 1778           JNO. THORNTON 150) Disputed Issued 15 July 1779 So as not to interefere with SA'D JONES land contrary to Verdict of a Jury had JOHN GRIGG enters 640 acres of land in Bute County an imp't made by JNO. MALLABY in the year 1778 & conveyed untill it became to the sd. GRIGGS on the waters of Wild Cat Branch bounded by the following lines to MIT. WOOLBANKS, GOSSETTs line, MOSELEYs line JOYNER line, FOSTER line & a line where ALLEN MONJOY formerly lived, RAINWATERs line, WESTERBROOKs line & JNO GANTs line so to the begining for compl't. 8 April 1778         JNO. GRIGGS 151) Issued 22 Sept. 1778 Bute County JOHN ELLINGTON enters 640 acres of land joining the County line & between the Hawtree & SMITH's Creek begining at ED. DAVIS line, then to ROSS's line, thence to HANSELLs line, thence to KINGs line, thence to JONES' line, thence to DICKENS's line to the County line & then to the begining. 8 April 1778         JNO. ELLINGTON 152) Issued 22 Sept. 1778 Bute County JAMES JONES enters 120 acres of land upon the Waters of Hawtree lying upon HENRY DICKEN's line, thence to JONES' line, thence to ROSS's line & so round for the complement including my own improvement. 8 April 1778         JAS. JONES 153) Issued 20 July 1778 Bute County CHRISTOPHER BUTLER enters 640 acres of land upon the waters of Peach-tree begining at THO'S BABB's line thence to JNO. TAYLOR's line, thence to ELIAS GAY's line thence to FARRELLs Road, thence to my own line on peachtree including one improvement. 9 April 1778        CHRIS'R BUTLER 154) Disputed Issued agreeable to Order of Court 15 May 1779 Bute County THO'S PINER enters 200 acres of land begining on JOHN WILLIAMS corner- running South upon the Glebe line, thence from the corner a west course to the Road & then the Road to RICHMONs line & so round the complement including my own Improvement 11 April 1778       THO'S PINER 155) REBECCA PERREY Caveat Issued 10 March 1783 Agreeable to An Order of Court- Warren Bute County THO'S ARENDELL enters 200 acres of land on the waters of Crooked Creek joining my own line & the WIDOW WEATHERS line, Including my own improvement there. 20 April 1778        THO'S ARENDELL 100 Acres at 52 156) Disputed Bute County REBECCA PERRY enters 640 acres of land upon the waters of Jumping Run & ROGERS Branch begining at THO'S ARENDELL's corner in the WIDOW WEATHERS line, then a west course with ARENDELL's line, then So. to NATH'L PERRY's line, then E't to WM. SANDERS line then No. to the begining including said land & premisses. 22 April 1778       REC'A PERRY 157) Issued 13 Oct'r 1778 Bute County GEORGE SORRELL enters 640 acres of land upon the waters of LYONS Creek begining at. GEO. WOOTONs corner, thence to JNO. HUCKABYs corner, So. then to JNO. WILLIAMS corner, thence to JOHN WILLIAMS' So. corner thence a w't corse to COLLERs line, thence to the begining for compl't. Including three improvements. 24 April 1778        GEO. SORRELL 158) Issued 13 Oct'r 1778 Bute County JOSEPH WILLIAMS enters 640 acres of land upon the waters of LYON Creek begining upon COLLERS line & joining GEORGE SORRELL's entry on the west for Comp't including one improvement. 24 April 1778        JOS. WILLIAMS 159) Disputed Issued 31 Aug't 1779 agreeable to the verdict of a Jury Got 573 acres Bute County BENJ. COOK enters 640 acres of land on the No. side Red Bud Creek, begining at COLLERs line thence to WELL's line, thence west to WELLS corner thence No. to WELLS' corner thence West thence No. along WELLS' line to RICHARDSON's line thence West to CHARLES COOKs line thence along sd. line to a Corner thence So. to Red Bud & down the said Creek to the begining including one improvement. 25 April 1778      BENJ. COOK 160) Issued 27 Sep'r 1778 Bute County BENJAMIN WESTER enters 640 acres of land begining at a corner of NELMS & my own, thence to YARBOROUGH's, & AX'M WESTER's thence on the vacant land joining on WM. DENSONs & THOS. DAVIS's entry Including one improvement. 25 April 1778        BEN WESTER 161) Issued 22 Sept. 1778 JACOB COOK's entry for 300 acres of land in Bute County begining at a Turkey Oak E't running W't to the Creek thence up the Creek to DAVIS's line, thence along his line to the Cedar, down the Branch to JOHN NAZARAH's line so to the first Station. 4 May 1778        JACOB COOK 162) BURRILL PERREY JUN'R Caveat 3 July 1778 MR. POTTER gits no land as per Certificate from Court- pd. him his money 12 Nov'r 1779 DANIEL POTTERs entry for 300 acres of land in Bute County begining at a corner tree of JEREMIAH PERRY's upon the head of Jumping Run South so running north upon the said PERRY's line thence along JOHN PERRY's line to include as above. 4 May 1778         DAN'L POTTER 163) Issued 25 Aug't 1778 Sent by LUNSFORD Bute County JESSE ROLAND enters one hundred acres of land upon the waters of Cedar Creek bounded by JAS. PERRY's & PERSONs lines including WM. HEADs improvement. 4 Mary 1778         JESSE ROLAND 164) JAS. DUGLASS Caveat 7 May 1778 This land is conveyed to GEO. TASSIE and at the request of THO'S PINER this Warr't hath issued in the sd TASSIE's name. 20 Dec'r 1780 Bute County THOMAS PINER enters 640 acres of land by virtue of an Improvement known by the Name of McINTOSHEs Improvement, begining at a pine in DELANEYs line, then No. a quarter of a mile across the little Buffellow, then W't to SMITH, GEO. TASSIE's line, then on the vacant land so as to include said improvement. 6 May 1778       THO'S PINER 165) Issued 24 Sept 1778 as per order Court Deed 155 acres Bute County JONATHAN SALMON enters 200 acres of land on the waters of Hawtree begining at HENRY STURDIVANs line, thence to BALLARDs line thence to HARDIWAY DAVIS's line, thence to HENRY DICKENS & JOS. JONES entry's to BEN JONES Corner, thenc to STURDIVANS & then to the begining. 6 May 1778         JON'N SALMON 166) PHIL HAWKINS caveat 4 Aug't 1778 Issued 17 Aug't 1779 agreeable to order of Court Bute County SAMUEL MORRIS enters 540 acres of land lying on MACONs Branch joining WM. ROLANDs line & WELDENs & POWELLs & WIGGANS & JOHN WILLIAMS lines including the improvement whereon the said MORRIS now lives. 7 May 1778          SAM'L MORRISS 167) Disputed Bute County THOMAS GARRIOTT enters 500 acrs of land lying on the east side of ROGER THORNTONs Mill Creek begining on BRITTAIN DUKEs line on the south side Including the Imp'ts & running for compliment the above land is where MRS. GARRIOTT & MRS. PENDERGRASS now lives. 7 May 1778        THOS. GARRIOTT 168) Disputed Bute County ENOCH POWELL enters 300 acres of land upon the waters of Sandy Creek & THORNTONs Mill Creek begining at HAWKINS line, then runing as per former agreement between said POWELL & PINES WELDEN & on the vacant land so as to include said POWELLs Improvement. 7 May 1778       ENOCH POWELL 169) Issued 20 Aug't 1778 GEORGE MILLS enters 250 acres of land lying in Bute County, begining on JOHN RICHARDS on a post Oak & running from thence east along WILLIAM RICHARDS's line to ZACHARIAH DIXONs line & following the same to JNO. RICHARDS's line & from thence to the first station. 7 May 1778        GEO. MILLS 170) Disputed Bute County JOHN THORNTON enters 640 acres of land begining at THO'S HILLs corner & joining said THORNTON's GEO. WILLIAMSONs lines & DORSEY's entry including JORNIGANs Improvement. 7 May 1778        JNO. THORNTON 9 Head rights 171) Disputed Issued agreeable to Order Court 19 Jan'y 1780 JAMES DUGLASS doth enter by Virtue of one improvement three hundred acres of land in Bute County lying in the fork of Great Buffellow (joining JOHN RATLEYs entry & out upon the vacant land for comp't. 7 May 1778      JAS. DUGLASS 172) Disputed Issued 20 March 1788 by P. GOODWIN Esq'r. Bute County JOHN PARK enters 200 acres of land lying on both sides of BUFFELLOW Creek on the South side of Tarr River all the vacant land joining my own line & SEAWELL & MABRY so as to include the Improvement I bought of WILLIAM HEAD &c 7 May 1778          JNO. PARK 173) Issued 22 Sept. 1778 Bute County WM. ANDREWS enters 400 acres of land upon the waters of Tarr River & the Cypress, beg'g at a pine in JNO. BUTLERs line then E't to the Cypress Creek, down the Creek to SIMON WILLIAMS line then by sd. WILLIAMS myw own, JACOB POWELLs & the River to BUTLERs thence to the first station Including one Improvement. 7 May 1778       WM. ANDREWS 174) Disputed Issued 22 May 1779 Bute County JAMES BAYLEY enters 640 acres of land upon the waters of ANDERSONs Swamp & Fishing Creek begining at JOHN BOWAYS corner runing E't to BOWAYs other corner thence to BASKETTs line & across the piney Branch & bending the County line including one improvement for complement 8 May 1778        JAS. BALEY 175) Issued 22 Sept. 1778 Bute County MOSES HARRISS enters 150 acres of land lying on the waters of great Fishing Creek begin'g at a Red Oak in THO'S HILLs corner & running sd. HILL's line to DAVIS's line thence along DAVIS line to GREENs branch down sd Branch to AB'M GREEN's line. Down said line to the Creek & thence up the Creek to the Creek to the first station so as to include my own improvement. May 8, 1778       MOSES HARRISS 176) Issued 11 Sept 1778 Bute County JAS. SOLOMON enters 260 acres of land lying on the waters of Great Peach tree & little peach tree begining on THO'S BABBS line & runing on GEO. RENNs line to HENRY TAYLORs line thence along said TAYLORs line to the corner, thence into the vacant land for comp't so as to include my Improvement. 8 May 1778       JAS. SOLOMON 177) Disputed Issued pursn't to Order of Court 16 Nov. 1778 by D. HALL Bute County JAMES DENTON enters 640 acres of land lying on little Creek begining on my own Corner, thence to JOSEPH HACKNEY's thence to JAS. HOUSE thence to BENJAMIN WARDs thence on the vacant land so as to include my complement. 8 May 1778         JAS. DENTON 178) Disputed Bute County STEPHEN BECKAM enters 250 acres of land lying on the waters of WEAVERS Creek on a Branch call'd JESSEY's Branch begin'g at SETH WILLIAMS corner, running from thence to EDW'D BASS's corner from thence along said line to the Road to the north prong of JESSEY's Branch, thence a South Course to DENTONs line & from sd line JOSEPH HACKNEY's corner & from thenc to SETH WILLIAMS corner & from thence to his first station. 8 May 1778         STEPHEN BECKAM 179) Issued per Order Court 24 Nov'r 1778 Bute County JOHN BAXTER enters 500 acres of land upon the waters of MALONES Mill joining the lines of BENJ. DUKE, JONATHAN JOHNSTON & ROB'T CALLIER runing for complement so as to include the improvement I bought of JNO. RAN. 9 May 1778       JNO. BAXTER 180) OSBORN JEFFREYS Caveat Issued as per order 8 April 1779 Bute County JESSE MABRY enters three hundred acres of land on the waters of the Buffellow & little Creek joining SMITH's entry there & laying on both sides of the New Road. 9 May 1778       JESSE MABRY 181) Issued 6 June 1779 as per Order Court Bute County DANIEL PEGRAM enters 223 acres land upon the waters of little Hub Quarter Creek being one half of a Survey formerly taken up by JOSEPH RIGGAN & DANIEL PEGRAM deceas'd Including one improvement. 9 May 1778        DANIEL PEGRAM 182) Disputed Bute County WILIAM DURHAM enters 320 acres of land upon the waters of little Hub Quarter and Stone House Creek on both sides of EATON & Halifax Roads joining the lines of HOLLAMON KELLEYs said DURHAMs and others for complement. 9 May 1778       WM. DURHAM 183) Issued 22 Sep'r 1778 Bute County JORDAN ROWLAND enters 640 acres of land on the waters of falling Creek begining at WELDENs line, thence to ROLANDs line, thence to DOOLINGS, thence to GOALDs & HUDSONs & WELDENs lines Including one improvement. 11 May 1778         JORDAN ROWLAND 184) THO'S PERSON Caveat Bute County GILES BOWERS One hundred acresof land on the waters of Tarr River joining the lines of THOMAS SMITH, my own & JESSEE BOWERS. 11 May 1778       GILES BOWERS 185) Issued 22 Sept. 1778 Bute County MOSES CARR enters fifty acres of land upon the waters of KINGS creek begining at THO'S WOODLEYs Corner runing eastward to BENJAMIN SMITHs Corner, then to CAPT. STONEs line & t his corner to WOODLEY line to the begining. 11 May 1778       MOSES CARR 186) Issued 22 Sept 1778       526 got 417 acres       109 JAMES MORRISS enters for 526 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of Richland Creek Joe Creek & Sedar Creek joining ROBB GOODLOE, WILLIAM LILES, THO'S BELL, ISAAC WINSTON, his own line JAMES BETTIS, THO'S PERSON and County line which land is part of a survey & improvement that ROBERT GOODLOE bought of BULLOCK & LASITER & sold to said MORRIS. 11 May 1778         JAS. MORRISS 187) Issued 25 Aug't 1778 Bute County LINUM LUNSFORD enters 300 acres of land on the waters of Crooked Creek begining at JAMES YOUNGs line thence to THOMAS ARNOLDs including my improv't 11 May 1778        LINUM LUNSFORD 188) iIssued 1 Sep'r 1778 Delivered himself Bute County CHAS. DARNALL enters 640 acres of land on the South side of Ceder Creek on Porches Branch, thence to JOSEPH RIGHTs Corner & out on the vacant land for complement including 2 Improvements 11 May 1778        CHARLES DARNALL 189) Issued 22 Sep'r 1778 HARBERT HANES (sic) enters 200 acres of land on the waters of Roanoke River adjoining his own & the lines oof BURRELL ROBENSON, WHITE's & others runing for complement including his improvement. 12 May 1778       HAR. HAYNES 190) Issued 15 Sep'r 1778 Bute County JAMES HILLS enters 100 acres of land including all that lays between the lines of JAMES EGERTON, WILMONT EGERTON, JNO. EGERTON & JAS. HARRISS runing for comp't. 12 May 1778        JAS. HILLS 191) Issued 2 Nov'r 1778 As per Ord. Court Bute County JNO. HAWKINS enters 640 acres of land lying upon both sides of HICKOE Road begining at CALLIORs thence to DUKEs thence to JONATHAN JOHNSTON's MARTIN DYE, thence around for complement. 12 May 1778          JNO. HAWKINS 192) Issued 22 Sep'r 1778 Bute County WILLIAM HANSELL enters 550 acres of land on the waters of SMITHs Creek and MELONEs Mill Creek begining at BALLARD's Corner, thence South to NICHOLSON's line thence to ROBINSON line thence for complement. 12 May 1778      WM. HANSELLS 193) Issued 30 Aug't 1778 & sent by CHAS. ASQUE I, JAMES RANSOM do enter 150 acres of land in Bute County begining at MACONs corner runing to HAWKINS corner, thence to the sd. RANSOMs line thence down to the first station. 12 May 1778        JAS. RANSOM 194) Disputed Bute County THO'S PERSONs enters 100 acres of land on the No. side Tarr river adjoining the lines of GILES BOWERS, JESSEE BOWERS & the lines of others including part of a former entry made in LORD GRANVILLE's Office. 13 May 1778       THO'S PERSON 195) Issued 22 Sep'r 1778 Bute County WILLIAM GUTTERY enters 200 acres of land on both sides of Woolf Branch adjoining WM SPRUNT's line his own & County line for complement. 13 May 1778        WM. GUTTERY 196) Issued 22 Sep. 1778 Bute County BENJAMIN BROWN enters 200 acres of land on the waters of the Cypress joining my own line & FARRELLs &c for comp't. 15 May 1778        BENJ. BROWN 197) Disputed Issued 8 June 1779 Bute County WILLI FERRELL enters 640 acrs of land on the So. side of Tarr River ajoining JNO. FARRELL, JNO. CHEEVES, JULAS ALFORD, BENJ. PERSON & BURRILL PERREY's lines. Including his own Improvement. 18 May 1778       WM. FERRELL 198) Issued 22 Sep'r 1778 Bute County JOB SELF enters 100 acres of land lying on the waters of Mill Creek joining his own, WM PERREY's & BODINE's lines Including an Improv't bought of WEST. 20 May 1778      JOB SELF 199) Issued 22 Sep'r 1778 Bute County JACOB BASS enters 640 acres of land lying on the waters of Sandy Creek, begining at GATLINS line, thence to MAT. THOMAS's, thence to DAVIS's line &c for complement. 20 May 1778       JACOB BASS 200) Issued 25 Sep'r 1778 Bute County JNO. LANCASTER enters 640 acres of land on the waters of BOBBITTs Branch & Beef Creek begining at NATH'L HARRISS's Corner, thence mup Beef Creek to MATHEW HARRISS's line, thence round for complement Including 3 Improv'ts. 20 May 1778       JNO. LANCASTER 201) War. Issued 22 Sept. 1778 MR. JOSHUA YARBOROUGH hath sold this entry of land No. 201 to to ELI ELEY and requested the return of his Warrant for one to Issue in Said ELI ELEY's name. 3 Apl 1780 Bute County JOSHUA YARBOROUGH enters 640 acres of land upon the waters of Red bud, joining his own, WM. HILLs line &c. Including three improvements as per former survey. 25 May 1778       JOSHUA YARBOROUGH 202) Mistake, entered Twice Bute County HARBERT HAYNES enters 200 acres of land on the waters of Roan Oke joining THOS. CARRELL, WALL, BURRELL ROBINSON, JOHN WHITE, and the land he purchased of LEWIS 26 May 1778        H. HAYNES 203) Disputed Issued agreeable to order of Court 2 Feby 1779 Bute County JOSEPH NORRIS enters 250 acres of land at the South Side of little Crooked Creek beginning at JNO. MARTINs corner running East to his own corner thence South to the County line thence along the same to JOSEPH WHEELESS line thence North to the first station, including his improvements. 22 May 1778        JOS. NORRIS 204) Disputed Lost Bute County GIBSON MARTIN enters 300 acres of land on the North side of little Crooked Creek beginning on JNO. MARTINs line, running north along JOS. NORRIS line a straight course to TOBIAS BUTLERs line thence East KERBY SANDERS's line, thence South to THOS. MARTINs line thence West to the first station Including his improvements. 27 May 1778       GIBSON MARTIN 205) Issued 19 Sept 1778 Bute County THOMAS VINSON enters 640 acres of land on the waters of Crooked Creek joining JEFFREYS line & BRIDGERS line &c Including his improvement 5 June 1778        THOS. VINSON 206) Issued 22 Sept 1776 Bute County JOSEPH MANGUM enters 90 acres of land on the waters of THOMAS MARTIN's Creek, begining at CHRISTMAS's Corner in BALL's line, thence North 75 poles to FORKNERs line, thence West 121 pole to the County line and by the same to CHRISTMAS's line,thence East to the begining Including one improvement. 6 June 1778         JOS. MANGUM 207) Issued 24 Nov. 1778 Bute County WILLIAM MATHIS enters 400 acres of land on the waters of Hawtree & falling Creek joining DAVIS's line, EDWARDS line, BRINKLEYs line & JAS. DOOLING line. Including one improvement. 8 June 1778        WM. MATHIS 208) Issued 14 Oct 1778 Bute County FRENCH HAGGARD enters 378 acres of land in the waters of Buffello and LINCHes Creek joining the lines of JOSEPH LEEMAN, JOHN MERRITT, SAM FULLER, ROGER JONES, JOHN FINCH & THOMAS SMITH & the County line including his improvement. 8 June 1778       FRENCH HAGGARD 209) Issued 8 June 1779 Bute County SOLOMON BATCHELOR enters 475 acres of land on the waters of little Peach Tree joining ISAAC HILLARD's line including his improvements. 8 June 1778       SOLOMON BATCHELOR 210) JOHN DRIVER Caveat 25 Aug't 1778 Issued 22 Jan'y 1782 in the Name of JAMES NOSLEY[?] by the consent of JOSEPH BATCHELOR Bute County JAMES BRADLEY enters 215 acres of land on the waters of Fishing Creek joining the line of HENRY TAYLOR and WILLIAM ANDREWS including his improvements. 8 June 1778          JAMES BRADLEY Test W. GREEN 211) Issued 15 Sept 1778 Bute County ABRAHAM SMITH enters 200 acres of land on the waters of LINCHes Creek joining the lines of DANIEL EDWARDS, JOSEPH ROGERS and the County line including two improvements 11 June 1778          ABRAHAM SMITH 212) Issued 15 Sept 1778 Bute County ROGER THORNTON enters 200 acres of land on the waters of WEAVERS Creek joining the lines of WILLIAM HOUSE and BENJAMIN WOOD and lying between the said lines. 11 June 1778        ROGER THORNTON 213) Disputed, Lost Bute County SAMUEL TAYLOR enters 125 acres of land lying on the waters of Little fishing Creek joining the line of ALSTON, BOBBITT, and TAYLORs line, including one improvement 11 June 1778        SAM'L TAYLOR 214) Disputed, Lost Bute County PETER BRINKLEY enters 200 acres of land lying on the waters of Little Fishing Creek joining BOBBITT's & TAYLOR's line. Including one improvement. 11 June 1778       PETER BRINKLEY 215) Disputed Bute County MORRIS RAILEY enters 640 acres of land upon CIMBROUGH's & Long branches josining the lines of JOSEPH WILLIAMS, COLLIERs TABB & his own and RICHMONDs lines including 3 improvements. 12 June 1778       MORRIS RAILEY 216) Issued 28 Jan'y 1779 Bute County THOMAS TURPIN enters 60 acres of land on the N. side of Tarr River joining the lines of his own CLAPTON, and MABRY formerly surveyed by THOMAS PERSON. 13 June 1778       THO'S TURPIN 217) Disupted Issued as per Order of Court 11 Jan'y 1779 Bute County LYDIA MASSEY enters 640 acrs of land on the South Side of Tar River as formerly surveyed for HEZEKIAH MASSEY joining the lines of GOODLOE HARDMOND & MASSEYs, & upon the said River including her improvements. 13 June 1778 218) Disputed Issued 6 Apl 1785 Bute County JOHN RICHARDS enters 640 acres of land on the waters of Flat Rock Creek on both sides said Creek joining the lines of JOHN PERRY and NATH'L PERRY including his improvements. 15 June 1778      JOHN RICHARDS 219) Disputed Entry withdrawn No Land 26 March 1780 Bute County PHIL'M HAWKINS enters by virtue of a former entry made 23rd Feby 1763, 150 acres of land on both sides Sandy Creek joining the lines JNO TERRELL, WM. WOODARD, GOODINGS, ELIAS DORSEY &c as to include the vacant land. 15 June 1778        PHIL. HAWKINS 220) Disputed Issued 25 March 1780 Agreeable to order of Court Bute County PHIL HAWKINS by an improvement purchased of NATH'L FORKNER enters 320 acres of land adjoining the lines of PHIL HAWKINS SR. his own lines formerly purchased of DANIEL BALL, THOMAS GARROTT &c so out on the waters of lick branch, and MARTINs Creek for complement. 15 June 1778        PHIL HAWKINS 221) Issued 24 Nov 1778 Bute County RICHARD PENNELL enters 50 acres of land on the waters of Shocco joining the line of GATLING and NELMS including one improvement. 15 June 1778       RICH'D PINNELL 222) Issued 25 Sept 1778 Bute County BRIDGES FREEMAN enters 620 acres of land on ANDREWS Creek joining the line of ALFORD, JOHN MULLINS, WM FREEMAN, SAM'L JONES, JNO. COOLEY, HARTSFIELD, WRIGHT, WOMMOCK. 15 June 1778       BRIDGES FREEMAN 223) JOSEPH LINSEY Caveat 25 August 1778 LINSEY is dead Warrant Issued 7 Feb'y 1785 Bute County EPHRAIM VAUGHAN enters 300 acres of land on the waters of little Peach Tree joining the line of HILLIARD including his improvement. 15 June 1778         EPHRAIM VAUGHAN 224) Disputed Issued as per order of Court 9 Apl 1779 Bute County WILLIAM MORRISS enters 50 acres of land on the waters of Red bud joining the lines of CAPT. COLLINS, FRANCIS WELLS and MONTFORTs including one improvement. 15 June 1778      WILLIAM MORRISS 225) Issued 15 June 1778 Bute County JOSEPH HARRISS enters 250 acres of land on the waters of Fishing Creek joining the lines of DAVIS and the County line upon the East Side of GREEN's branch. 15 June 1778         JOS. HARRISS 226) Disputed Bute County JAMES MERONEY enters 400 acres of land on the waters of LINCHEs Creek joining the line of STONE, OVERTON & Others Including the Improvements of SMITH & HAM. 15 June 1778          JAS. MERONEY 227) Disputed by Request of parties this Warrant is issued in the Name of GEORGE WILLIAMS 14 July 1779 Bute County JAS. MERONEY enters 246 acres of land on the waters of Woolf Pit Swamp joining the lines of DUNCAN & WM. MASSEY Including the Imp't whereon JNO. DAVIS now lives. 15 June [no year]        JAS. MERONEY 228) Issued 24 Nov 1778 Bute County NATHANIEL LEWIS enters 100 acres of land on the waters of LINCHEs Creek joining the lines of HAGGARD, HIGHTE, CRABB, HUCKOBY & the County line Including his improvement. 15 June 1778          NATH LEWIS 229) Issued 8 June 1779 Bute County CORNELIUS TAYLOR enters 280 acres of land on the waters of little Turkey Creek joining WM ROSSes line, WM. ANDREWS line, JNO. DRIVERs entry WM. ANDREWS formerly belonging to GOODRIDGE ALFORD including his Imp't. 15 Jun 1778         COR'S TAYLOR 230) Disputed Issued 7 Feb'y 1785 Bute County JOHN DRIVER enters for 400 acres of land begining WALTER BRACES line upon the waters of little Turkey Creek & HILLIARDs line HENRY TAYLOR & WM. ANDREWS Including his impr't. 15 June 1778       JNO. DRIVER 231) Disputed Issued 7 Feb'y 1785 Bute County JOSEPH LINSEY enters 200 acres of land on the waters of Peach Tree joining the lines of his own & HILLIARDs Including his Imp't. 15 June 1778         JOSEPH LINSEY 232) This Land sold & included in a War't from WM. GREEN TO JNO. NORWOOD No. 319 31 March 1780 Bute County THEOPHILUS ODUM enters 100 acres of land, begining at HENRY TAYLORs line runing a south course thence west thence North, thence East for Complement. 15 June 1778        THEO. ODUM 233) Issued 19 Sep'r 1778 sent by T. VINSON No Land to be found Bute County ADAM JONES enters 250 acres of land on the heads of DAVIS' Creek joining the lines of D. JEFFREYS OS. JEFFREYS, &c Including his Improvement 16 June 1778       ADAM JONES 234) Issued 8 June 1779 Bute County HENRY MONTFORT enters 550 acres of land both sides of Mill Road as formerly surveyed for JNO. LINTON. 16 June 1778 235) Issued 11 Jan'y 1779 Bute County HENRY MONTFORT enters 640 acres of land on the So. side Tarr River on both sides the Chapple Road as formerly surveyed for JNO. LINTON 16 June 1778 236) Issued 8 June 1779 Remember the plots from surv'rs Bute County HENRY MONTFORT enters 640 acres of land on the O. side Reedy Creek as formerly survey'd for JNO. LINTON. 16 June 1778       HENRY MONTFORT 237) Issued 26 Sep'r 1778 Bute County WILLIAM JEFFREYS enters 400 acres of land lying in Bute County joining OSBORN JEFFREYS lines on the waters of little River Including the three prongs of the said River for the Complement. 25 June 1778        WM. JEFFREYS 238) Issued 8 June 1779 Bute County BETSY SOLOMON enters fifty acres of land on the waters of Peach tree Wild Cat Creek joining the lines of HENRY TAYLOR DRURY ARRINGTON & GEORGE REN Including an Improvement where she now lives. 25 June 1778       BETSY SOLOMON 239) Issued 12 Dec'r 1778 Bute County BURRILL PERRY JR. enters 640 acres of land on the Branch call'd Jumping Bean - joining the lines of JEREMIAH PERREY, JOHN PERREY, BEN PERSONs & JOSEPH WRIGHT. Including his improvement. 3 July 1778       BURRILL PERRY J'R 240) Issued 6 Nov'r 1778 Bute County ROGER JONES enters 700 acres of land on the waters of LINCHEs Creek begining at a corner in HARBERT HIGHTS line thence East to COL. HAWKINS line & joining the lines of THO'S COOK AUGUSTIN WILLIS his own & JNO. HIGHT as formerly survey'd for GEO DEBOARD 7 July 1778        ROGER JONES 241) Issued 24 Dec'r 1778 Bute County JETHRO SUMNER enters Seven hundred acres of land on the head of Shoco and fishing Creek begining at a White oake in WARD's line & joining the lines of TABB, BECKUM, the purchase PATTEN, FOXes & YOUNG McLEMORE as formerly surveyed for MATHEW DUTY. 8 July 1778        JETHRO SUMNER 242) Issued 16 Nov'r 1778 Bute County DURHAM HALL enters 250 acres of land on the waters of Tarr River bounded by RICH'D CLAPTON, SETH MABRY, CHAVIS's &c his own lines Including one Imp't bought of SIMON HANDCOCK. 14 July 1778 243) Issued 24 Nov'r 1778 Bute County ROBERT CALLER JUN'R enters 400 acres of land begining at ABR'M MAYFIELD line, & joining the lines of ROB'T CALLER, MARTIN DYE & EDWARD SIMONS also the lands lately entred by JAMES BURK & JOS. HAWKINS. 20 July 1778       ROB'T CALLER JR. 244) Issued 8 June 1779 Bute County MARTIN HALL enters 640 acres of land on the waters of Crooked Creek on both sides of the Road joining the lines of WILLIAM REAVES, WEAVER,***WM. HIGGS and JACOB POWELL Including 2 improvements. 27 July 1778        M. HALL 245) Issued 8 June 1779 Bute County WM. STILES enters 400 acres of land on the waters of Turkey Creek joining the lines of ALFORD JEREMIAH STEVENS & THO'S GLOVER's entry runing for Complement Including tWO improv'ts. 5 Aug't 1778        WM. STILES 246) Issued 24 Nov'r 1778 Bute County MARCUS GILLAM entered 100 acres of land on the waters of Red Bud joining the lines of his own entry PRESLEY NELMS, DAVIS, CHARLES COOK & ROB'T CARR runing for complement. 8 Aug't 1778       M. GILLAM 247) Disputed Bute County WILLIAM TABB enters 900 acres of land upon the waters of Shoco, joining the lines of SUGAR JONES, HAWKINS, CLEMENTS, SUMNER,MACONs & CIMBALL according to an old Warrant and Surveys in EARL GRANVILLE's Office. 14 Aug't 1778       WM. TABB 248) Issued 6 June 1779 Bute County WM. DURHAM enters 50 acres of land lying in Bute County joining ISAAC ACRE's line, ANN RAYs line, THO'S HARTHORN & JNO. ALSTON, FENNER's line &c for Comp't. 14 Aug't 1778       WM. DURHAM 249) Entry withdrawn No land. Money paid GARRETT 20 Dec'r 1780 Bute County MATHEW GARRIOTT enters 200 acres land on the waters of LINCHes Creek on the west side of JOSEPH HAWKINS line joining JAS. MERITT entry & CHARLES ASQUE's entry. MAT GARRIOTT 250) Issued 24 Nov'r 1778 Bute County JAMES MILLES enters 300 acres of land lying on the waters of Stone House Creek adjoining the lines of PERSONs & lines of the land formerly JNO. MINGE now THO'S EATONs &c for Comp't. 17 Aug't 1778       JAS. MILLES 251) This Warrant sld as below Issue 9 Jan'y 1779 Two warrants Iss'd for this Land. Oy't one MOSES BABB 200 acres & MRS. PACE 192 acres land sold by SHEFFIELD & JNO. ROBERTSON to the above named BABB & PACE Bute County ROBERT SHEFFIELD enters 380 acres of land on the waters of Tarr River begining at CONYERS & PACEs Corner & joining the lines of CONYERS & GEO. HUNT, JAS. HUNT, JACOB JONES, JAS. WALKER, FERRELL & PACE. 24 Aug't 1778        ROB'T SHEFFIELD 252) Issued 2 Dec'r 1779 Bute County SAMUEL HORTON enters 200 acres of land on the waters of the Peach Tree Branch joining his own, BUR'L PERRY, AVORETT & FERRELLs lines. 24 Aug't 1778      SAM'L HORTON 253) Issued 1 March 1785 Bute County SIMON PERREY enters ??? acres of land on the waters of Creek joining the lines of HOBBS, BUTLER & JEREMIAH STEVENS Including his Imp't. 24 Aug't 1779       SIMON PERRY 254) Issued 30 Nov'r 1779 Bute County JNO. FREEMAN enters 600 acres of land on the waters of Flat Rock Creek & little River begining at a White Oak in the fork of said Creek & joining the lines of DRURY PERRY & JNO. RICHARDS Including his Improv't. 25 Aug't 1778         JNO. FREEMAN 255) Issued 21 June 1779 Bute County THOMAS CANNON enters 200 acres of land on both sides of Flat Rock Creek & the waters of Sandy Creek joining the lines of RICHARDS, PHIL HAWKINS & ZACHARIAH DIXSON's new line runing for complement. 26 Aug't 1778       THO'S CANNON [256, 257, 258 Missing] 259) Issued 7 Jan'y 1779 Bute County JOHN GREEN enters 250 acres of land on the waters of Crooked Creek joining of THOMAS ARENDELL, OSBORN JEFFREYS & LINUM LUNSFORD's line Including his Improvements. 4 Sept 1778       JOHN GREEN 260) THO'S FROHOCK Caveat 11 Nov'r 1778 War't Issued agreeable to order Court 10 Nov'r 1782 Bute County SHEM COOK 600 acres of land on the So. Side of Tarr River. Begining at a Beach thence by DAVIS line, to FROHOCK's line, thence to BILLEYS Creek & down the said Creek to the River, then up the River to FROHOCK's line thence to the first station. 4 Sept 1778       SHEM COOK 261) Issued 11 Jan'y 1779 Bute County JNO. TUCKER enters 424 acres of land on HILLS Branch & joining HUDSON BLANCHETT's & PHIL ALSTON's lines Including his Improvement. 5 Sep'r 1778        JNO. TUCKER 262) Issued 11 Jan'y 1779 Bute County GEORGE BEAM enters 500 acres of land on HILLS Branch and GREENs Branch joining DAVIS's, HARRISS's & ALSTON's lines. Including his Improvement. 5 Sep'r 1778       GEORGE BEAM 263) Issued 7 Jan'y 1779 Bute County MOSES JOINER enters 85 acres of land on Crooked Creek, bounded by lines all round Including the Improvement he purchased of FREDERICK REEVES. 8 Sep'r 1778       MOSES JOINER 264) Issued 7 Jan'y 1779 Bute County SAMUEL HIGH enters 328 acres of land on the waters of Richland Creek bounded by the lines of JNO. CLAYTON, WM. LYLES, JAS. PETERS, BELL's, JON'N DAVIS and his own Including his Improvements. 12 Sep'r 1778       SAM'L HIGH 265) ISSUED 22 May 1779 Bute County JNO. HAWKINS enters 110 acres of land on the waters of little Creek. Joining the lines of RANSOME HUNT, MACON and his own runing for compl't. 15 Sep'r 1778 266) Issued 22 May 1779 Bute County JOHN HAWKINS enters 100 acres of land on the Heads of LINCHes Creek joining ASQUE's, SMITH's and JOSEPH MERRITT's entries. 15 Sep'r[no year]         JNO. HAWKINS 267) Issued 7 Jan'y 1779 Bute County JNO. PRIM enters 200 acres of land on the waters of Crooked Creek joining the lines of OSBORN JEFFRIES & running for complement. JNO. PRIM 268) Issued 21 June 1779 Bute County BENNETT HILL enters Sixty acres of land on Bear Swamp, joining the lines of WM. CONYERS, SEAWELL and others Runing for Complement. 21 Sep'r 1778         BENNETT HILL 269) Issued 21 June 1779 Bute County BENNETT HILL enters 150 acres of land on the waters of Flat Rock & Bear Swamp, joining the lines of BLEDSOE, HILL and others Running for complement. 21 Sep'r 1778         B. HILL 270) WM. MUSHAW Caveat as per MUSHAWs Entry 7 Nov'r 1778 Warrant Issued 7 Apl 1780 by Consent GREEN HILL enters 640 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of Cypress & Turkey Creek Including the Improvement Purchased of PRISCILLA EASTON[?] line and the great Meadow. 24 Sep'r 1778        G. HILL 271) Issued 21 June 1779 Bute County DAVID VINSON entered 100 acres of land on DEAR's Branch joing his own line CHARLES COOK's & others for complement. 24 Sep'r 1778       D. VINSON 272) Issued 11 Jan'y 1779 Bute County JNO. ROBINSON enters 75 acres of land on the south side of Tarr River joining LYDIA MASSEY's Entry for Complement. 26 Sep'r [no year]      JNO. ROBINSON 273) Issued 11 Jan'y 1779 Bute County JNO. ROBINSON enters 75 acres of land on the south side of Tarr River joining HENRY MONTFORT's line (on both sides of the Chapple Road) for complement. 26 Sep'r 1778       JNO. ROBINSON 274) Issued 30 Jan'y 1779 This warrant was assign'd by MORGAN to OSBORN JEFFREYS 21 March 1779 ROB'T MORGAN enters 720 acres of land lying in Bute County on both sides of Buffelow's joining & bounded by SIMON JEFFREYS, WM. MAYS, THO'S PERSONS, WHITEs YARBROUGH's, HUDSON & BOWDINs lines, for the same. 28 Sep'r 1778        ROB'T MORGAN 275) Issued 30 Jan'y 1779 Warrant was assigned by MAY to OSBORN JEFFREYS 22 March 1779 Issued a Second time and now in JEFFREYS Name 1 Jan'y 1783 the first was & being lost WM. MAY enters 1000 acres of land lying Bute County on the waters of Cedar Creek and Tarr River joining and bounded by OSBORN JEFFREYS, THO'S PERSON, alias SIMON JEFFREYS, FRANCIS MABRY, and MASSEYs line for the Complement. 28 Sep'r 1778        WM. MAY 276) Issued 21 June 1779 Bute County WM. GREEN enters one Hundred Acres of Land on the waters of Mill Stone, joining the lines of HENRY HILL, MURRAY BOON and others for Comp't. 24 Sep'r 1778 277) Issued 21 June 1779 This Land sold to RICHARDSON Warrant granted by Consent to Him 20 Oct'r 1779 Bute County HOLOWELL DENSON enters 100 acres of land on the waters of Red Bud Creek joining the lines of FRANCIS WILLS & the entrys of COLLINS, MORRISS and RICHARDSON for Complement. 30 Sep'r 1778          H. DENSON 278) Entry Withdrawn the same being Deeded Land 10 Feb'y 1779 Bute County JOHN COOK enters 300 acres of land on the So. side of Tarr River & both sides of BILLEY's Creek, joining the lines of ROB'T ALLEN, WILLIAM HUTSON, JNO. HUTSON, WM. PERREY, WILLIAM WINSTON, and BENJAMIN FULLER for Comp't. 3 Oct'r 1778           JNO. COOK 279) THOMAS FROHOCK Caveat 11 Nov'r 1778 Bute County SHEM COOK enters 300 acres of land on the South side of Tarr River, joining the lines of WM. DAVIS, WM. WINSTON, PHIL. CHAVIS, FROHAWK, & RICH'D CLAPTON, for compl't. 3 Oct'r 1778        SHEM COOK 280) Issued 21 June 1779 Bute County WILLIAM MORRISS enters 200 acres of land on both sides of Red Bud Creek joining the lines of COOKs own entry, DAVIS's, COLLINS, RICHARDSON's & WILLS running for complement. 12 Oct'r 1778        WM. MORRISS 281) Issued 21 June 1779 Bute County TOMMEY ARENDELL enters 200 acres of land on the waters of Crooked Creek joining THOMAS ARENDELL's line and EPHRAIM PERREY's line and the vacant land for complement. 7 Oct'r 1778         TOMMEY ARENDELL 282) 21 June 1779 Bute County THOMAS SHERROD enters fifty acres of land on the waters of Buffello, on the No. side joining the lines of his Own, PARK & JNO.NELSON runing for complement. 27 Oct'r 1778         THO'S SHERROD 283) Issued 22 May 1779 Bute County CHARLES HICKS enters 100 acres of land on the waters of Hawtree Creek and joining the lines of JNO. ELLIS, JNO. SHEARING, JAS. PAIN, and JNO. MAY runing for comp't. 30 Oct'r 1778           CHA'S HICKS 284) Disputed Issued 24 July 1783 Bute County WILLIAM MEWSHAW enters 464 acres of land on the waters of Turkey Creek begining at JEREMIAH STEVENS line, thence to his corner, then by his line, then to BUTLERs line, by his line, to the corner & joining of ROSSes line, then his line to a Branch & up the same to the begining Including his Improvement. 7 Nov'r 1778         WM. MEWSHAW 285) Issued 21 June 1779 Bute County JNO. ALFORD enters 640 acres of land on the So. side of Tar River on both sides of the Beaver Dam, joining the lines of ALLEN, GNL. ALFORD, CHEAVES, ALFORDs Entry, & WM. FERRELLs entry, Including his Improvement. 9 Nov'r 1778      JNO. ALFORD 286) Disputed Bute County THOMAS FROHOCK enters 500 acres of land lying on the South side of Tar River, between BILLEYs Creek & the said River, and joining the land the said FROHOCK bought of JOSEPH EDWARDS on the one side, the River on the other & the land whereon ROB'T PARKER formerly lived it now being the property of the sd. FROHOCK & Including the vacant land between lines & River for Comp't. Nov'r 11, 1778      T. FROHOCK 287) Issued 22 May 1779 Bute County JOHN JONES enters 540 acres of land on the No. Side of Reedy Creek & joining the Meadow Branch as formerly survey'd for CHAMBERLAN HUTSON. 13 Nov'r 1778               J. J. 288) Issued 22 May 1779 Bute County ELISHA SIMMS enters 640 acres of land on the waters of SMITHs Creek joining the WIDOW JONES, HOWARDs and SPRUNTs lines Including 2 Imp'ts. 13 Nov'r 1778            E. SIMMS 289) Disputed RICH'D JONES enters 200 acres of land on the waters of Sandy Creek in Bute County joining JAMES BAGLEY's line, the great Fork & JNO. HAWKINS line Including his Improvement. 16 Nov'r 1778          R'D JONES 290) Issued 21 June 1779 Bute County SAM'L FULLER enters 400 acres of land on the waters of LINCHEs Creek joining JNO. DICKERSON, his own, & ZORABABEL WILLIAMS's line &c for complement Including 2 Imp'ts. 24 Nov'r [no year]            SAMUEL FULLER 291) Issued 21 June 1779 Bute County AARON OVERTON entrs 550 acres of land on the waters of Kings Creek & joining the lines of JNO. STONE, BENJAMIN SMITH & JNO.MERRITT Including 2 Improvements. 24 Nov'r 1778              A. OVERTON 292) Issued 22 May 1779 Bute County ATKIN McLEMORE enters 40 acres of land in Bute County on the waters of LEE's Branch and bounded by the lines of COL. SUMNER, MAJ'R HAWKINS & his own. 24 Nov'r 1778            ATKIN McLEMORE 293) Issued 22 May 1779 Bute County WM. PARK enters 300 acres of land on the water of Opossum Quarter & Reedy Creek joining his own DUKE, GREEN & others Including his Improvements. 24 Nov'r 1778           WM. PARK 294) Issued 21 June 1779 Bute County MICHAEL COLLIN enters 50 acres of land on the waters of Red Bud joining the lines of his own JNO. WEBB & WM. KIRBY. 24 Nov'r 1778 295) Issued 22 May 1779 Bute County PHILEMON HAWKINS enters 40 acres of land on the waters of Deep Creek joining the lines of JOSEPH BIRCHETT his own & the County line. 25 Nov'r 1778            PHIL HAWKINS 296) Issued 22 May 1779 Deed for 247 Bute County Dec'r 3, 1778 NATH'L HARRISS enters 360 acres of Land South side little fishing Creek adjoining Beef Creek and the old House Branch ajoining JORDAN HARRISS line, JNO. LANCASTER's, STERLING HARRIS & his own. 3 Dec'r 1778             NATH'L HARRISS 297) Issued 21 June 1779 Bute County JEREMIAH STEVENS enters 640 acres of land on the waters of the Cypress and joining the lines of DENBEY, STILES, MEWSHAW, HOBBS and his own. Including one Imp't. 4 Dec'r 1778          JERE. STEVENS 298) Issued 5 Apl 1779 This Warrant was assigned by MORGAN to OSBORN JEFFREYS 5 Apl 1779 Bute County BENJAMIN MORGAN enters 800 acres of land on both sides of Crooked Creek, joining & bounded by LIMUN LUNSFORD, JOSEPH BRIDGERS, WM. PERREYs,FARRELLs, RACHELS, VINSONs & OSBORN JEFFREYS for &c complement. 8 Dec'r 1778          BENJ. MORGAN 299) Issued 22 May 1779 Bute County SAM'L HARPER enters 200 acres of land on the No. Side of Reedy Creek joining the lines of JONES, PERSONs & NEWETT for Comp't Including his Imp't. 11 Dec'r [no year]         SAM'L HARPER 300) Issued 22 May 1779 Bute County RICHARD ACOCK enters 640 acres of land on the ** side of Reedy Creek on the Piney Branch joining the lines of his own, POWELL, GREEN, WM. GREEN, TOMSON, &c Including one Improvement and the Meeting House. RICH'D ACOCK 301) Issued 22 May 1779 Bute County SPENCER SNOW enters 640 acres of land on the waters of Reedy Creek & on the No. Side joining the lines of DAVID GILL, JAMES NEWELL & HARPER & the Creek for Comp't Including 2 Imp'ts. 11 Dec'r 1778              SPENCER SNOW

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