Granville Co, NC Records. Will of George ANDERSON, of St John's Parish, Granville Co; dated 6 July 1757; pr. 7 March 1758. Wife: Mary Dau: Eave - land and plantation; if she die, land and planta to George ANDERSON, son of William ANDERSON; remainder of estate to be divided between George ANDERSON, and Elizabeth UNDERWOOD, daughter of John UNDERWOOD Exrs: wife and Osborn JEFFREYS Wits: James BRAZER, Wm. ANDERSON, Tho's SMITH. (HISTORY AND GENEALOGIES OF OLD GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, 1746-1800, Thomas McAdory Owen)
1760 NC Granville Pattent Book- St John's Parrish
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Patent Book 11-431 William Kimbrough 2 Dec 1760 Granville.Parish
of St. John's adj Brayzers line, Blacks line
Surveyed: 22 May 1760
SCC John Green, Wm Kimbro
(source: Louis Fuller)
Granville Co. Grant: Lord Granville to William Kimbrough 2 December 1760. 316 acres in Granville County in the Parish of St John, joining Brayzers line and Blacks line OR: /s/ (mark) Wits: Thos Lowe, John Burt examined by: Tho Jones and Will Hurst surveyed 22 May 1760 SCC: John Green, Wm Kimbro Tho Person Surveyor (Patent Book 11, p. 431)
Granville Co. Grant: Lord Granville to James Brazer 16 March 1761 329 acres in Granville County on the S side of Tar River, joining Sims's line, Billies Creek, and the sd River OR: /s/ (mark) Wits: Thos Lowe, Thos Conti surveyed 22 May 1760 SCC: John Burt, John Gun Thos Person Surveyor (Patent Book 11, p. 330
DB-2, page 22. 8 March 1765. JOHN GUN(N) to STEPHEN LOWE, both of Bute Co. 15 Pds. Va. money for 300 A. in Bute Co. on BS North fork of Mill Creek, adj. KIMBROW, WEST, WHITE(WHITT), BLAKE & BRAZIAR. Wit: THOMAS EATON, HAYNES (no given name). Proved by THOMAS EATON, Bute October Court 1767, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 24 February 1768, by WILLIAM JOHNSON, P.R.
DB-2, page 78. 25 November 1766. JOHN TOWNSEND, Planter, & JANE, his wife, of Bute Co., to JAMES BRAZOR, Carpenter, of Cumberland Co., N.C. 90 Pds. Va. money for 789 A. in Bute Co. on SS Tar River & on Mill Creek, where TOWNSEND now lives, he having bought 329 A. of this land 20 February 1765 from JAMES BRAZOR, being an EARL GRANVILLE grant to him 26 March 1761. The remaining 460 A. was bought also from JAMES BRAZOR 20 Feb. 1765, he having bought it, 16 October 1762, from WILLIAM BLAKE, it being an EARL GRANVILLE grant to him. Wit: OSBORN JEFFREYS, THOS. SMITH, SIMON WEST. Proved by OSBORN JEFFREYS, Bute May Court 1768, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 19 November 1768, by WILLIAM JOHNSON, P.R.
DB-3, page 120. 17 August 1768. JAMES BRA(I)ZER & SARAH, his wife, of Cumberland
Co., N.C., to STEPHEN LOWE, of Bute Co. 80 Pds. Va. money for 789 A. had by
patent, in 2 tracts: 1. 329 A. on SS Tarr River, down Billeys Creek to the River,
adj. SIMS 2, 460 A. adj. above. Quitrents to be paid by LOWE. Wit: JAMES MURRY,
GILES BOWERS, WM. RUSSELL.Proved by GILES BOWERS, Bute August Court 1770, BEN
McCULLOCH, C.C.Reg: 12 February 1771, by WILLIAM JOHNSON, P.R.