1776 Bute NC - Land where Charles Blackard lived on Turkey Crk. and Macon Br
is sold
DB-l, page 104. 19 December 1764. WILLIAM STROUD, of Bute Co., to LEN HENLEY BULLOCK, of Granville Co. 75 Pds:15Sh:9d. Procl. money for 200 A. in Bute Co., on Smiths Creek, adj. JAMES DOZIER & WILSON, including the land bought from JOHN DOZIER, in two tracts. Wit: WILL. JOHNSON, PHILEMON HAWKINS. Proved by WILLIAM JOHNSON & PHILEMON HAWKINS, Bute July Court 1766, BEN McCUL-LOCH, C.C. Reg: 17 November 1766, by WILLM. JOHNSON, P.R.
DB-l, page 43. 20 August 1765. SAMUEL CROXTON to BENJAMIN JONES,JR., both of Bute Co. 130 Pds. Va. money for 490 A. in Bute Co., bought from JOHN JONES, on BS the Mill Branch, adj. PHILIP HAWKINS & PORTERS. Wit: JOHN HERNDON, ADAM JONES, JOHN JONES. Proved by JOHN JONES, Bute January Court 1766, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C.Reg: 27 October 1766, WILLM. JOHNSON, P.R.
DB-l, page 133. 30 July 1766. PHILEMON HAWKINS, of Bute Co. to his son JOHN HAWKINS. Deed of Gift, for natural love & affection & for his better maintenance & preferment, 1000 A. in Bute Co. on Fishing Creek, beginning where the Court House Road crosses the Little Creek, through my pasture to Johnson's Road, adj. my lower line & MACON, HURST & McLEMORE - all of the land granted 29 Nov. 1760, part of a tract bought 28 April 1753 and part of one obtained 25 March 1749. Wit: LEN HENLEY BULLOCK, STEPHEN JETT. Ack: by PHILEMON HAWKINS, Bute July Court 1766, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 24 November 1766, by WILLM. JOHNSON, P.R.
Page 140. 23 May 1766. ZACHARIAH MARTIN to PHILEMON HAWKINS, both of Bute Co. 50 Pds. Procl. money for 190 A. in Bute Co. on Sandy Creek, adj. BLEDSOE, to a swamp & along the branch to Martin's line, part of the land belonging to JOHN MARTIN, dec'd. Wit: JOS. MARTIN, PHOEBE TERRELL. Proved by PHOEBE TERRILL, Bute July Court 1766, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 26 November 1766, by WILLM. JOHNSON, P.R.
DB-3, page 191. 13 February 1769. PHILEMON HAWKINS to EDWARD CART, both of Bute Co. 6d. Procl. money for 1OO A. in Bute Co., at County Line.Wit: JNO. TWITTT, PHIL HAWKINS,JR. Ack: by PHILEMON HAWKINS,Esq., Bute February Court 1771, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 4 May 1771, by WILLIAM JOHNSON, P.R. Marginal notation: 2d. day Jany. 1772 Deld. to EDWD. CART.
Bute Co #55 Entry March 16, 1776 Jno Short enters 540 acres due to a former
entry made in Earl Granville's office by Phil Hawkins border: Roland
Wilson, Powell, Rivers adj Williams. on Macon Branch and Turkey Creek.
Includes some improvements volentarily made on said land by Chas. Black and
now in the possession of Samuel Morris.
Caveated May 7, 1778 by Samuel Morris.
Land got by Morriss.
(source: Louise Fuller)
"1776 Land where Charles lived on Turkey Crk. and Macon Br is sold. In 1777
a new law reorganized the land entry system as the state took over granting
the vacant land in NC." (source: Louise Fuller)