(13) Janr 6th 1778 Simon Totevine 400 acres Dobbs On the North Side of Neuse River & N Side of Walnut Creek Joining Joseph Greens William Stanleys, Samuel & Michael Herrings lines [Wayne] …
(18) Janr 6th 1778 George Jernigan 300 acres Dobbs Joining his own line, William Fellows and Thos Coors, John Coors lines ont he head of the deep Bottom Branch [Wayne]
(20) Janr 6th 1778 Joshua Herring 125 acres Dobbs. ON the East Side of Bear Creek Joining his own lines John Rouses …
page 16 (170) Janr 13th. 1778 Robert Ivey 300 acres Dobbs On the NoSide Neuse River & in Bough Marsh & low Grounds of the River Joining Mos. Span’s Joseph Greens, William Caswells & Moses Stanleys lines (Wayne)
Book 1 page 33 (355) June 6th 1778 Moses Stanley 50 acres Dobbs. On the NoSide of Neuse River and East Side Bogue Marsh between Robert Iveys & his Own lines (Wayne)
#(500) 532. Decr. 31st 1778 Burwell Hall 50 acres Dobbs, Begining at Bevely Line on the South Side of Contentnea Joining the Creek betwixt ( ) as Standleys, & Pool Halls Lines [Greene]
#(731) 1003. March 10th 1780 Benjamin Sheppard 400 acres Dobbs, On the South Side of Contennea Joining Standleys [Greene]
#307 30 March 1778 William Hooker – both sides of branch issuing out of Patricks Mill Creek, adj John Grainger, Alexander Harper
#836 – 14 April 1785 – Elijah Johnston – 100 acres – side of Great Contentnea Creek – adj Isaiah Johnston, John Pate, Henry Turner, Thomas Moseley, Vause (he married Elizabeth daughter of Alexander)
#837 – 14 April 1785 – Hugh Harper – 100 acres SS Great Contentnea Creek adj William Harper, Manosh Patrick, Alexander Harper, dec. John Grainer and William Hooker and also adj the old purchase
#840 – 20 April 1785 – WILLIAM HARPER in behalf of the orphans of ALEXANDER HARPER DEC – 100 acres – SS great Contentnea and NS Mill Creek – adj John Grainer, Joseph Miller’s patent line
#841 – 20 April 1785 – WILLIAM HARPER – 100 acres on SS great Contentnea Creek adj ALEXANDER HARPER dec, William Hooker, John Grainer and his own lines
#842 – 20 April 1785 – William Hooker – 100 acres – branch of Contentnea on the SS called great branch and on the WS of Patricks Mill Crek adj both sides of the branch, Joseph Miller” patent line, now WILLIAM HARPER and to the south adj ALEXANDER HARPER, Dec The above entries indicate that Alexander had a Will and a number of outstanding requests for Land Patents. The Hooker entry indicates a marriage between William Hooker and a daughter of Alexander although it appears they had no children based on the 1819 Law Suit.
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