collecting the seeds of a Smith tree
It was previously learned that when Richard Smith in 1773 purchased 100A from John Smith Sr on Black Creek, it was annotated that Richard was of/from Cumberland County. Shifting map focus to the south southeast across the Johnston County line into Cumberland County, on 22 May 1772 Hardy Sanders received a grant for 500A on... Continue Reading →
On 1 June 1774 William Ward of Johnston County deeded 100A to John Adams (JoCo H1:95) for 20£ proc. On 12 May 1775 John Smith Sr of Bladen County deeded his 417A tract of land to his son John Smith Jr (JoCo H1:243) for 30£ proc. The deed was witnessed by Samuel Smith, Brittain Smith... Continue Reading →
On 2 July 1767 William Smith of Johnston County deeded 100A to Philip Jones (JoCo E1:244) for 12£ proc. The deed was witnessed by Robert and David Mims. The following year, in 1768, Philip Jones would become Johnston County Sheriff upon the death of Sheriff John McCullers. Fast forward 4 years later, Philip Jones is... Continue Reading →
I've decided to jump over to Cumberland County, North Carolina to start plotting some land grants and deeds. I was interested in locating the land that Hardy Smith bought from Richard Smith in 1783. Hardy Sanders was issued a land grant on 22 May 1772 for 500 acres in Cumberland County, North Carolina on the... Continue Reading →
In 1745 James Mackelwean was patented 200A on the Neuse River. It appears that James' plantation was on a 640A parcel on the north side of the Neuse River, at the border of Johnston and Craven County. In 1751 he would sell the lower 100A of the 200A parcel to John Brady. By 1777 James... Continue Reading →
digging our roots 