Hart Deeds in Dobbs/Greene & and Pitt Counties, NC

Involving Moses Hart and other Harts

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Moses Hart was suggested by well known professional researcher, Jonathan B. Butcher, dec, to be the father of many or most of the Harts in old Dobbs County. Moses came from Nansemond Co., Virginia, first to Pitt and then to Dobbs/Greene County. He died by 1786, therefore it is reasonable to conclude the remaining records are of a younger Moses Hart, possibly a son.

These deeds are from Pitt Co., NC, with the exception of those indicated from Dobbs and Greene:

Pitt Co.NC Bk. E (1771-1774) p. 44 12/31/1771 William Stafford to MOSES HART

161 A; 60 lbs. Adj.: Moses Tyson, Edmund Tyson, Jr. Wit.: Samuel Stafford, John Tison, Mary Mallet.

Pitt Co.NC Bk. E (1771-1774) p. 46 12/31/1771 William Stafford (SC) to MOSES HART

220 A; 65 lbs.

Pitt Co.NC Bk. E. (1771-1774) p. 181 2/19/1774 MOSES HART to George Tison

70 A; 20 lbs. Former owner: William Stafford (Pat)

Pitt Co.NC Bk. F (1774-1801) p. 65 3/19/1774 MOSES HART to William HART

100 A; 20 lbs. former owner: William Stafford. Wit.: Robert HART, George Tison, William Johnson

(John Cupit's report also says this was signed by Moses, without a mark).

Pitt Co.NC Bk. F (1774-1801) p. 174 11/17/1775 William HART to Watkins HART

100 A; 37 lbs. Former owners: William Stafford, MOSES HART. Wit.: George Tison, Rachel Tison

Pitt Co.NC Bk. F (1774-1801) p. 255 10/16/1776 MOSES HART to Watkins HART

50 A; 16lbs. Wit.: Robert HART. Former owner: William Stafford

Pitt Co.NC Bk. F (1774-1801) p. 376 1/26/1778 Nathaniel&Mary Lanier to Watkins HART

31 A; 31lbs. Former owner: Robert Flake (Pat. 1751). Wit.: Robert HART

Pitt Co.NC Bk. F (1774-1801) p. 385 1/5/1778 William Baldwin to Mary HART, daughter

100 A; 10 sh. and love & aff. Men.: Watkins HART, husband of Mary HART, grantee. Former owner: John Forbes (Pat. 1745)

Pitt Co.NC Bk. F (1774-1801) p. 463 2/7/1778 Watkins HART to Robert HART

150 A; 80 lbs.

Dobbs Co.NC Bk. 3, Entry 749 April 5th 1780

Alexander Williams 200 acres Dobbs, On the North Side of Sandy Run, joining Williams, MOSES HARTS William Hamiltons William Reddicks & his Own lines (Greene)

Pitt Co.NC Bk. G (1779-1784) p. 263 10/21/1782 Granted to Robert HART

Received grant for 200 A. Chain bearers: Benjamin Smith, Abraham Tisons

Pitt Co.NC Bk. G (1779-1784) p. 264 10/21/1782 Granted to Robert HART

Received grant for 100 A. Men.: Moses Tison

Pitt Co.NC Bk. H (1778-1782) p. 57 2/5/1780 Robert HART to Everitt Pope

150 A; 2500 lbs. Wit.: Benjamin May, Henry Ellise, Moses Tison

Pitt Co.NC Bk. H (1778-1782) p. 95 2/9/1780 MOSES HART to Robert HART

300 A; 2000 lbs. Wit.: Benjamin May, Moses Tison, Henry Ellis

(Cupit's report added: "...on the south side of Tar River")

Pitt Co.NC Bk. H (1778-1782) p . 132 10/9/1780 Robert HART to Samuel Vines

350 A; 200 lbs. Former owners: William Stafford, Moses HART. Wit.: Azaniah Langley, Wm. Tuten

(This description added by John Cupit's report: "...on the south side of the Tar River to Roger's line, and by his -Stafford- heirs transferred to MOSES HART and by deed from him to me. Rec. Jan., 1781")

(All of the above, with the exceptions of the Dobbs deed and the remarks made in Cupit's report, came from Vol. I, Index and Abstracts of Deeds of Record of Pitt County, North Carolina by Judith DuPree Ellison, 1986)

Pitt Co.NC Bk. I (1782-1785) p. 346 2/16/1784 Watkins and Mary HART to William Peebles

200 A + 100 A; Adj: John Forbes, Phillip Pumphrey. Wit.: Wm. Baldwin, John Ellis, Wm. Ellis

Dobbs Co.NC Bk. 4, Entry 806 March 11th 1784

Moses Fields 200 acres Dobbs County, On the North Side of great Cotentnea Creek between the lines of John Williams, Robert HART, Zachariah Rice, Samuel Holliday and his Own (Greene)

Dobbs Co.NC Bk. 4 , Entry 830 April 4th 1785

Robert HART 200 acres Dobbs Co, on the south Side of Sand run joining John Reddick, Jesse Skinners MOSES HARTS and his own lines (Greene)

Dobbs Co.NC Bk. 4, Entry 868 Jany. 4th 1786

Melus Broom 100 acres Dobbs County, on the South side of Sandy Run on the head of Pole Cat pocoson Joining his own John Popes and MOSES HARTS DECEASED Lines (Greene)

It would seem that since Moses Hart was reported as deceased in the last entry, all references from this time on refer to the younger Moses Hart, as was implied in the inclusion of the name, Moses Hart, SR in the 1781 list of men too old to serve in the militia.

Pitt Co.NC Bk. M (1788-1794) p. 226 12/15/1788 Edmund Tison to Robert Sanders

200 A; 70 lbs. Adj.: William HART, William Peebles, Watkins HART. Wit.: Josiah Lawrence, Thos. Crowson, Drury Rogers.

Pitt Co.NC Bk. M (1788-1794) p. 206 10/28/1789 MOSES and Cherry HART to John Foreman

166 A; 132 lbs.. Adj.: Joel Tison. wit.: Susannah Johnson, Josiah Laurence, Charity Lawrence

(This description added by John Cupit's report: "...on the south side of Tar River on both sides of Meadow Branch". Mr. Cupit's report also interpreted Cherry as CHASEY, which I believe could be correct. It was signed by both, with their marks X).

Pitt Co.NC Bk. M (1788-1794) p. 516 2/1/1791 Lewis Davis, Jr. to Moses HART (DOBBS)

230 A; 126 lbs. Adj.: Jacob Barnes. Wit.: James Barrow, John Barrow

Pitt Co.NC Bk. N (1793-1797) p. 131 2/9/1793 Moses HART (GLAS) to Benjamin Bynum

230 A; $300

Pitt Co.NC Bk. N (1793-1797) p. 335 3/10/1795 Robert HART to Reuben Harrell

Negroes; 255 lbs. Wit.: John Harrell

Pitt Co.NC Bk. N (1793-1797) p. 349 11/2/1795 Robert Vick (GLAS) to Frederick Tison

Negro; 100 lbs. Wit.: Edwin HART, Esther HART

(All of the above, with the exceptions of the Dobbs deed and the remarks made in Cupit's report, came from Vol. II, Index and Abstracts of Deeds of Record of Pitt County, North Carolina by Judith DuPree Ellison, 1986)

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The following deed came from General Abstracts of Greene Co., North Carolina Deeds, 1776-1860, p. 43:

188. Bk. 2, p. 550 11 Dec., 1848.

Susan E. Williams to Theophilus Grimsley. $800. four tracts totalling 600 acres. --- acres known as the Jackson land on the Wt side of Litle Contentnea Creek adj. Edwd. Carman, Jordan Whitley, Mathew H. Carr, the heirs of Titus Carr, near the road above the hickory field, Broome, down the branch to the mouth of Porter's branch. 40 acres deeded from Wm. Reddick to Robert Carr adj. a patent to Titus Carr now Robert Carr, Thos. Dail now Jordan Whitley, Robert Hart's patent now Mathew H. Carr. 137 1/2 acres deed to Robert and Elias Carr from George Diskinson. 1/2 of the tract deeded from Elias Carr to Robert Carr.

wit: Sarah Carr, Edward Carman

Signed: Susan E. Williams

May Term, 1849 Jam. Williams, Clk.

31 Jan., 1881 J. C. Dixon, Reg.

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The Dobbs County, North Carolina, deeds are from:

State of NC Entries of Claims for Lands Within the County of Dobbs 1778-1790, by Wm. L. Murphy, Jr.

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The Cupit references are to a Hart genealogy, "Our Kin", prepared by John T. Cupit of Rosepine, Louisina. A copy was found at the Edgefield, NC, Tompkins Library.

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