Abstracts, NC, Bertie, Colonial 105 BERTIE COUNTY DEEDS C,223 EDWARD WOOD to EDWARD OUTLAW September 4, 1729. 40 pds.("bills of credit") for 200 A. "within mentioned deed". Wit: George Otway, Sarah Wilkinson, Rachel Otway, jurat; *.*. C,223 JACOB POPE to JOHN GODLEY, blacksmith. May 12, 1730. 80 pds. for 120 A. On SS Morattuck River on Looking Glass Pocoson. Wit; James Millikin, William Cutts, Edward Overstreet. *.*. C,224 FRANCIS HOBSON & WIFE ANN to JOHN HOBSON May 9, 1730. 100 pds. for 111 A. On NS Morattuck River on Meadow Branch. Part of patent for 222 A. Wit: Solomon Manning, Jeremiah Maglahon. *.*. C,225 JAMES SMITH to GEORGE HOUSE of Nansemond Co. ,Va. May 11, 1730. 28 pds. for 140 A. On NS Morattuck River and Flagg Run. Adj. Joseph Harrell, John Nairn. Wit: John Harrell, Joseph Harrell. *.*. C,226 JAMES BROGDEN to JOHN HARDY May 9, 1730. 20 sh. for 8 A. On Morattuck River. Adj. Holland's Gut and Hardy's line. Wit: Richard Holland, Ann Drinkwater. *.*. C,227 JAMES MOORE TO EMANUEL DEES May 12,.1730. 20 pds. for 290 A. On SS Fishing Creek and NS Maple Swamp. Wit: John Gray, John Hardy. *.*. C,228 JOHN PRICE TO ANTHONY DEAN January 13, 1729. 25 pds. for 200 A. At Islands of Rocquis. Adj. James Roberts. Wit:Samue1 Herring, William Jones, Samuel Westen(?). *.*. C,229 LAZARUS THOMAS to THOMAS HANSFORD April 16, 1730, 6O pds. for 150 A. On Holly Branch at mouth of Spring Branch. Wit: Benjamin Hill, Edward Outlaw, John Thomas. May 1730. Robert Forster C/C. C,229 RICHARD WILLIFORD TO JAMES JENKINS May 12, 1730, 30 pds. for 100 A. On Ahoskey Swamp. Wit: John Swenny. *. May Court 1730. Thomas Hansford D.C/C. C,230 GEORGE SKIPPER, JUN. to JEAN HEREIN March 17, 1729. 20 pds. for 615 A. On SS Potakasey Swamp. Patent dated January 1725. Wit: William Johnson, jurat, James Street, William Wicksin. *.*. C,231 JOHN SPEIR TO JOHN SURGINER May 4, 1730. 100 pds. (Providince Bills) for 400 A. On Gum Swamp. Adj. Donald MackDonald, Benjamin Foreman, Gov. Eden. On Beaverdam Swamp, Goose Meadow, SS Morattuck River, and "on head of Scotland Neck". Part of 640 A. grant to John Lovick dated July 20, 1721, and by him conveyed to Speir. Wit: Henry Walker, William Surginer, John Nairn. *.*. Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Abstracts, NC, Bertie, Colonial 108 BERTIE COUNTY DEEDS C,250 WILLIAM WHITEHEAD & WIFE RACHEL to DAVID (DAVIE) HOPPER August 10, 1730. 80 pds. for 150 A. Adj. Arthur Davis, Francis Pose(?). Wit: Thomas Jobey (?), John Briggs. August Court 1730. Thomas Hansford DC/C. C,251 JOHN FORT to DAVID (DAVIE) HOPPER July 14, 1730. 50 pds. for 122 A. On 88 Morattuck River on Looking Glass Swamp. Wit: William Fort, Alec. Fort. *.*. C,252 MARY FORT July 14, 1730. "Mary Fort wife of above mentioned John Fort … freely discharges right of Dower in land sold to Davie Hopper...". Wit: William Whitehead, William Binum [BYNUM]. *.*. C,252 WILLIAM WHITEHEAD TO DAVIE HOPPER August 10, 1730. 17 pds. for 320 A. On 85 Morattuck River and Hood's Creek. By patent dated August 2, 1730. Wit: John Briggs, Thomas Hoby. August Court 1730. Thomas Hansford D.G/C. C,253 JOHN POPE & WIFE MURINING to THOMAS WEST August 11, 1730. 10 pds. For 240 A. (200A). On SS Morattuck River and NS Elkmash Swamp. Part of patent of 480 A dated July 9, 1728. Wit: Davie Hopper, jurat, Benjamin Lane, Joseph Wats [WATTS]. *.*. C,254 EDWARD SIMMONS & WIFE MARY to BENJAMIN LANE February 18, 1729. 40 pds Virginia money amounting to 160 pds. Province Bills …". For 124 A. On SS Morattuck River and NS Conocano Swamp. Adj. Nathaniel Holley (Hollis), Richard Warren. Part of 450 A. patent granted Phillip Rayford dated August 13, 1720. Wit: Davie Hopper, Jane Simons, Grace Simons. *.*. C,255 JOSEPH LANE to EZEKIEL FULLER May 11, 1730 *. For 250 A. On NS Morattuck River bounded by Holly Bush Swamp in Yourah Woods. Adj. Benjamin Lane and Thomas Lane. Part of a tract granted to Joseph Lane March 1, 1729. Wit: Barnabee Thomas, Thomas Lane. August Court 1730. Thomas Hansford D.G/C. C,256 THOMAS MITCHELL & WIFE MARGARETT to JOHN BYRD (BIRD) 1729/30. 15 pds. for 60 A. On NS Cashy River "… being that land which I bought from Abel Johnson alias John Butlar …". Wit: Patience wast, William west, Matthew Raysons. *.*. C,257 THEOPHILUS WILLIAMS TO ARTHUR WILLIAMS August 10, 1730. 100 pds. for_200 A. On ES Horse Swamp and Turkey Swamp to Horse Spring Branch. Adj. Samuel Herring. Wit: Isaac Williams, William Daniel, William Eason. *.*. C,258 LAZARUS THOMAS to THOMAS STURGES August 10,1730. 3 pds. for 100 A. On Holly Swamp. Adj. Matthew Tobias Swanner, John Brown, James Curlee. Wit: William Crawford, William Bush. *.*. 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