Conway Creek (later called Little Fishing Creek)

Places named:
Reedy Creek
Melton's Creek
Macon's Branch

1745 James Alston, John Macon, Reedy Creek, Conway Creek, Melton's Creek
1748 Robert Brinkley, J. Blacker, Conway Creek
1759 John Lett, Robert Brinkley, Conway Creek
1761 John Lett, Robert Brinkley, Samuel Williams, Samuel Huckaby, Conway Creek
1773 James Alston, Capt. John Alston, Samuel Williams, Joseph John Williams, Meltons Creek, Macons Branch, Little Fishing Creek, Fishing Creek

1745

8 April 1745 Pattent to James Alston 350 A in Edgecombe on Melton’s Creek adj Reedy Creek, Fishing and said Melton’s Creek 20 April 1745 1000 A Edgecombe joining the mouth of a large run on NS of Melton’s Creek. Reedy Creek to Mouth where it meets with Conway Creek and said Conoway.

Bk 5-214 James Alston 8 April 1745 350 A in Edgecombe on Melton’s Creek adj Reedy Creek, Fishing and said Melton’s Creek Pat

Bk 2-18 James Alston 20 April 1745 1000 A Edgecombe joining the mouth of a large run on NS of Melton’s Creek. Reedy Creek to Mouth where it meets with Conway Creek and said Conoway.. Note indicates the reappearing an erasement in the date of the pattent, the same has been stopped in the office until further enquiry by J.A. Murray, Sec.

1748

Notes: 1) William Gilbert (b.1699 Va) was married to Lucy CONWAY. 2)J. Blacker is likely to have been a BLACKARD as he was recorded so close to where Charles Blackard (also recorded as Blacker/Black) was recorded in 1755.

1759

Halifax 7-88 John Lett to Robert Brinkley 20 Nov 1759 25 pds current money which had been a Granville Grant 25 March 1749 on Conway Crk. John (x) Lett Witn: Samuel Williams, John (x) Cook

Halifax County, NC Deed Book 7: Halifax 7-88 John Lett to Robert Brinkley 20 Nov 1759 25 pds current money 200 acres which had been a Granville grant 25 March 1749 on Conway Crk. John Letr Wit: Samuel Williams, John Cook Jun Ct 1760. CC: Jos MONTFORT. CC-Chain Carrier

1761

p 165 2867 p 113 Robert BRINKLEY 12 Jan 1761 450 acres in Halifax county in the Parrish of Edgecomb, joining Samuel WILLIAMS, Connaway Creek, Jno LETT, Brinkley's Corner, and Samuel HUCKABY OR:/s/ Robt BRINKLEY Wit: J MONTFORT, B McCULLOCH examined by Tho JONES and W CHURTON surveyed 12 Aug 1760 CC Wm GILBERT, Daniel PRINCE, Jos Jno WILLIAMS surveyor "The Granville District of North Carolina 1748-1763 abstracts of land grants Volume one" by Margaret M Hoffman

1773

DB-4, page 190. 8 June 1773. JAMES ALSTON, of Orange Co., to JOSEPH JOHN WILLIAMS, of Halifax Co. 180 Pds. Procl. money (& payment of Qt.rents) for700 A. in Bute & Halifax Cos., land willed to him by his father JAMES ALSTON, from SS Reedy Creek in Bute Co. to Meltons Creek, Macons Branch, Little Fishing Creek & Fishing Creek, adj. SAMUEL WILLIAMS, all of the land except for 300 A. now owned by CAPT. JOHN ALSTON & 640 A. already in possession of sd. JOSEPH JOHN WILLIAMS. Wit. JAMES ALSTON, REUBEN ALLEN. Proved by JAMES ALSTON, Bute May Court 1774, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg. 17 January 1775, by JAS. JOHNSON, P.R.