Deed, NC, Dobbs, Lewis Franklin Bryan, 1763 No. 032 County: Dobb Name: LEWIS FRANKLIN BRYAN Acres: 145 Grant No. Issued: Warrant No. 21 Entry No. Entered: 15 April 1763 Book No. Page No. Location: S. side of Neuse River Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Dobbs, Lewis Franklin Bryan, 1763 North Carolina No. 21 His excellency ARTHUR DOBBS, Esq., Captain-General, Governor and Commander in Chief, in and over the said province. To the Surveyor-General, Greeting, You are forthwith to admeasure and lay out, or cause to be admeasured and laid out unto LEWIS FRANKLIN BRYANT a Plantation, containing two hundred acres of land, in the county of Dobbs on the south side of Neuse River near the westernmost prong of Falling Creek called Back Swamp, bounding on his own line or ARTHUR FORT’S former land and joining JOSEPH PIPKIN and WILLIAM CRAWFORD’s lines. Observing his Majesty’s instructions for running out lands; two just and fair plans whereof, with a proper certificate annexed to each, you are to return into the Secretary’s office, within twelve months from the date hereof: And if the warrantee shall not within eighteen months from the date hereof, take out a patent for the said land, this warrant, and all proceedings thereon, shall be void and of no force; and the said land shall be deemed vacant and free to be taken up by any other person. Given at Wilmington under my hand, the fifteenth day of April Anno Domini 1763. ARTHUR DOBBS THOMAS RUTHERFORD D. Sec. BENJAMIN HERON, D. Aud. Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Dobbs, Lewis Franklin Bryan, 1763 No. 21 LEWIS FRANKLIN BRYAN 200 Dobbs To JOHN SHEPARD LEWIS DEROSET returned December Court 1763 LEWIS DEROSET 15th April 1763 Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Dobbs, Lewis Franklin Bryan, 1763 John Pipkin o-----------------------------------o | | | Lewis Franklin Bryan | | 145 Acres | | | | | William Crawford Woodward line | o-------------------o | | Luke Pipkin | | Arthur Fort | | | | | | o o \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / o Take from corner tree references below North Carolina May the 14th 1763 Surveyed for Mr. LEWIS FRANKLIN BRYANT one hundred & forty five acres of land in the county of Dobbs, lying on the south side of Neuse River near the westernmost prong of Falling Creek. Beginning at a Black oak, the dividing corner between WILLIAM CRAFFORD [CRAWFORD] & LUKE PIPKIN in ARTHUR FORT’s former Line; thence running along said line S 65 E 70 poles to a Pine, JOHN PIPKIN’s corner of said land; thence with his N 25 E 320 poles to his corner Red Oak on the swamp side; thence along WOODARD’s line S 7 E 420 poles to a Pine; thence N 65 W 215 poles to a White Oak; thence N 14 E 77 poles to the first station. JOHN SHEPARD, D. S. JOHN PIPKIN WILLIAM CRAFFORD Chain Bearers Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, NC, Dobbs, Lewis Franklin Bryan, 1763 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 5 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK **