Abstract of Wills Bertie County, North Carolina 1774-1797 and 1797-1816

1797-1816 by David B. Gammon page 65 (279) Bethia (X) Kington  (F/299)  24 Oct 1807  Nov Ct. 1815 “… being sick …” Daughter Frances Kington – cow and calf, etc. Grandson Jesse Cobb – gun.  Son-in-law Cullen Currie and his wife Sarah Currie – bed which they have in their possession.  Remaining estate to be […]

The Heritage of Lenoir County, North Carolina – Sparrow Family

720 The Sparrow Family       In the 1600’s, with other English royalists the Sparrow family came to Tidewater Virginia and the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  By the mid-1700’s, many members of the family had settled in the Coastal Plains of North Carolina.  The first to settle in Lenoir County was Patrick R. Sparrow, […]

Colonial Families of Surry and Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia 1666-1719

Vol. 8 Will and Deed Book 2  (1666-1719) page 245 Hodges Councell  to makeinge 4 Wastcoats for ditto to makeinge a Mans Wastcoate for ditto to makeinge a paire of leather Breeches to makeinge a Justico and petticoate for ditto George Pierce  for akeinge one Wastcoate for Makeinge one Childs gowne for alteringe of a […]

Talbot County Maryland Land Records 1733-1740

Volume XIV page 12 075.  6 May 1735  John Fellow and Pheby Fellow his wife, to their sister Mary James, now wife of John James, Jr., Planter – gift of 58 acres part of “Abraham’s Lott,” on the north side of Pitts his Bridge Branch – adjoining “Goughton.”  Wit:  Joseph Parrott, John Frith. 075. 6 […]

Land Office Rent Rolls Talbot County 1658-1665

II, TA, i of tracts   folios 1-53 100 a ..02..  THIEF KEEP OUT             Surveyed: 03/19/1664 Surveyed for Ralph Elston lying on the north side of the Second Creek and on the north west branch of the creek. Possessors:           Robert Felows           100 […]

Isle of Wight County, Virginia Deeds 1647-1719

p.46  (p.96) 8 Apr 1694 … William West, Sr. and wife, Rebeccca West, of the lower parish for 2,500 pounds tobacco to Anthony Herring of the same … 200 acres (being part of the land bought fro Will Olds) adjoining John Smith, William Westobrey, Nosworthy and the Long Branch.    William (X) West, Sr. Rebecca […]

Isle of Wight County, Virginia 1747-1752

Deed Book 8 page 7 (p415) 3 Sep 1751 … Samuel Wilkins and wife, Mary Wilkins, of Newport Parish in Isle of Wight to John Lankford of Stratton major Parish in King & Queen County … 375 acres (200 acres of it being part of 400 acres granted on 23 Apr 1681 to George Peirce […]