Samuel Morris
Places named:
Macon's Branch
Turkey Creek
1776 Charles Blackard I vacated Phil Hawkins land
on Macon Branch/Turkey Creek that was bought by Morris from John Short.
1774 Bute Co., NC
1774/1778 Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions, 1767-1779
12 November 1774
A Deed from Richard Acock to Samuel Morris was proved by the oath of John
Thompson a witness thereto and on Motion the same
is ordered to be registered.
1775 Bute Co., NC
1775 Bute Safety Mtg
1774-1803
Bute Oaths
1774 Bute Co., NC
DB-5, page 212. l0 May 1774. RICHARD ACOCK to SAMUEL MORRIS(S), both
of Bute Co. l0 Pds. Sterling money of Great Britain for 150 A. in Bute Co.,
adj.HUDSON. Wit: JOHN THOMPSON, JOHN ACOCK. Proved by JOHN THOMPSON,
Bute February Court 1775, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 12 April 1775, by JAMES JOHNSON,
P.R.
1776 Bute Co., NC
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 and 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: Louis Fuller)
1778 Bute Co., NC
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
12 May 1778
55. Samuel Morris Caveats John Short for five hundred and forty acres
of Land.
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1767-1779
14 August 1778
William Green Entry taker returned into Court a List of Caveats made and
Entered in his office and Ordered to be recorded as
P List viz Lawrence Lancaster against William Person &c, Philemon Hawkins
against William Faulkner &c, Lidia Massey & James Merony
against Mary Massey &c, John Arnold against Aaron Fussell, Philemon
Hawkins against Solomon Dorsey &c. Thomas Piner, John Gwinn
& Morris Railey ag't James Huckaby; John Richards against Drury - &c,
Benjamin Cook against Edward Richardson(?); John Hawkins
against James Burk & John - &c; James Merony against William Ball
&c, Thomas Cook against Benjamin W-; William Morris against
Mich'l Coilins &c; John Christmas against Young McLamore &c; Osborn Jeffreys against George Smith &c; Michael
Dent, Osborn
Jeffreys &c; Enoch Powell against John Hawkins Jun'r; William
Ferrill against John Ferrill &c; Osborn Jeffreys against David
Mimms &c; Gibson Martin against John Hogg &c; Stephen Beckham against
Merryman Thorn &c; Philemon Hawkins against Osborn Ball
&c; Samuel Taylor and Peter Brinkley against Thomas Young &c; Joseph
Norris against James Cone &c; Rebecca Perry vs 126 against
Thomas Arrendell &c; Burwell Perry against Daniel Potter &c; Philemon
Hawkins ag't Samuel Morris &c; Osborn Jeffreys against
Jesse Mabry &c; Thomas Person ag't Giles
Bowers.
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1767-1779
10 November 1778
A Deed from Samuel Morris to Charles Daniel was proved by the oath
of Francis Capps a witness thereto and on Motion the same
is Ordered to be Registered.