William Black in NC
1740
NC State Archives
Abstracts of Deeds Edgecombe Precinct 1732-1758
GR 929.3 N8e H713a C.2
page 188:
Charles Smith to WILLIAM BLACK, 17 Oct 1740
15 pounds current money of Virginia
150 acres and all houses
witness: SAMUEL WILLIAMS, Richard Bonet
Reg: 1743
1747
1747 Granville NC Tax List
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26 John Duke
43 Samuel Person (young boy)
44 Henry Sims
45 Samuel Williams
47 Benjamin Sims
57 Samuel Duke
58 Joseph Duke
61 John Person - on Fishing Creek
77 Osborn Jeffreys
89 William BLACK - on great Fishing Creek
1747 Granville Road Ordinance - establish from Daniel Higdons Crossing Great
Shocco Near Joseph Rens and crossing Great Fishing Creek at WILLIAM
BLACKs and from there to Nearest and best way to Mr. Persons Road
near Ready [Reedy] Swamp.
1755
North Carolina Orange To Wit A List of Tythables for the Year 1755
William Black 1
1762-63
The Granville District of NC 1748-1763 Abstracts of Misc Land Office Records
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#2209 Charles Blackard SCC on the 1755 Samuel Williams land grant.
#2672 William Duke to Thomas Person, 1762 adj. William BLACK
#2673 another land deed in 1763 with SCC. William BLACK
1764
Pre-1764 Granville NC
tax list
Undated but before 1764 (Shocco District)
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John Lett
Robert Black,
overseer
Sol. Alston Jr., Willm. Black, and Wm. Nichols
1765
DB-2, page 50. 21 October 1765. CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS & ELIZABETH,. his wife,
of Bute Co., to WILLIAM HOLLEY, of Granville Co. 18 Pds. Procl. money for 336
A. in Bute Co. adj. JOHN MOSELEY, BENJAMIN MOSLEY, WILLIAM BIRSHOP, GEORGE BIRSHOP,
PARKER, & THOMAS MOSLEY. Wit: WILLIAM BRACK, JOHN BIRD. Proved by JOHN BIRD,
Bute February Court 1768, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 1 August 1768, by WILLIAM
JOHNSON, P.R.
DB-2, page 171. 30 October 1765. CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS & ELIZABETH, his wife,
of Bute Co., to HENRY COOPER, of Granville Co. 7 Pds. Procl. money for 100 A.
in Bute Co. adj. BENJAMIN MOSELE! & WILLIAMS BIRSHOP. Wit: WILLIAM BRACK, WILLIAM
BIRSHOP, JOHN BIRD. Proved by JOHN BIRD, Bute February Court 1769, BEN McCULLOCH,
C.C. Reg: 16 July 1769, by WILLIAM JOHNSON, P.R. Marginal notation: Deld. to
JILES BOWERS this Deed 9th. May 1770.
1767
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
Thursday after the last Tuesday in October 1767
John Ferdinand Smith proved his Attendance in the suit as a witness Black
vs Murphy Pr plaintiff amounting to £3.8.4 proc.
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Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
Thursday after the last Tuesday in October 1767
John Ferdinand Smith proved his Attendance in the suit Black vs Rockett as
a witness amounting to £2.6.4 proc.
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Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
Thursday after the last Tuesday in October 1767
s'd Smith proved his Attendance in the suit Black vs Jones as a witness amounting
to £2.6.4 proc.
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Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
Thursday after the last Tuesday in October 1767
s'd Smith proved his Attendance in the suit Black vs Ellis as a witness amounting
to £1.9.4 proc.
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Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
Thursday after the last Tuesday in October 1767
s'd Smith proved his Attendance in the suit Black vs Bullard as a witness
amounting to £1.9.4 proc.
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Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
Friday after the last Tuesday in October 1767
Jeremiah Bowles proved his Attendance in the suit Marshall vs Powell as a
Witness amounting to 11/9 proc. and in the suit Black vs Hawthorn amounting
to 11/9 proc.
1768
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
Thursday after the second Tuesday in February 1768
Thomas Reed proved his attendance in the suit William Black vs Mathew Durham
amounting to 7/6 proc. p't Def't.
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Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
13 May 1768
Charles Kimbell made oath to his attendance as a Witness for William Shearin
at the suit of William Black amounting to £1.12.4 proc.28
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Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
13 May 1768
Isaac Acre made oath to his attendance as a Witness against William Shearin
at the suit of William Black amounting to ten shillings and ten pence.
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Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
Friday after the second Tuesday in August 1768
Ordered that a Dedimus issue to take the Deposition of Jeremiah Bowles, in
the suit depending between William Black & Thomas Harton.
1769
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
Thursday after the second Tuesday in February 1769
William Black vs Thomas Harton. Jury Sworn & Pl't failing to Appear a
Nonsuit granted the Def't &c.
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Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
15 November 1769
Borden vs Black. Petit Jurors to wit.
1770
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
14 November 1770
The Petition of William Black for leave to Erect & Build a water Grist
Mill on Possum Quarter Creek below the Fork of the said Creek is referred
until next Court.
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Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
15 November 1770
A petition preferred before to this Court by William Black for a Mill on
Possum Quarter Creek below the fork praying to have one Acre of the Land
of Benjamin McCulloch surveyed & Valued according to Law, Ordered that
Julius Nichols, Thomas Green, Charles Allen & Thomas Christmass in Company
with the County surveyor lay off View & Value one Acre of Land on both
sides the s'd Creek opposite to where the Pet'r intends to Erect the said
Mill & report to next Court.
1771
1771 BLACK WILLIAM Bute County NC Tax List
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779 15 February 1771
On the Petition of Benjamin McCulloch for a Mill on Posom Quarter Creek the
same is granted to him &C & One acre of the land of Wm Black condemn'd
& Valued to 15/ Virginia money and the money paid down in Court.
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Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779 16 February 1771
The petition of William Black for Liberty to build a Mill on Posom Quarter
Creek & to Condemn one acre of the land of Benjamin McCulloch is rejected,
it being the place where a Mill formerly had been built & now the property
of Benjamin McCulloch
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Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779 14 May 1771
Lewis Kirk is appointed Overseer of the road from the Cross Roads near Mr
Roses's Store down to Cap't William Persons cornfield path, and that the
hands of William Black, William Person, Lewis Kirk, William Bobbett, Lewis
Bobbett, Richard Maddry and John Duke assist him in Clearing and keeping
the same in repair.
1772
Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
1767-1779
12 February 1772
A Deed from William Black to William Park was proved by the oaths of William
Johnson & William Elliott two of the witnesses & on motion the same
is Ordered to be registered.
1773
1773 BLACK WILLIAM Bute County NC Tax List