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Noah Rouse Collection

JOHN HERITAGE BRYAN COLLECTION, UNC, Chapel Hill

FOLDER 713
 
1. To the Judge of the Court of Equity of County of Lenoir
In the matter of ANDREW J. ROUSE, THOMAS HILL & SARAH his wife, RICHARD
WARTERS & ELIZA his wife & others - Petition for sale of real estate of JONATHAN
ROUSE dec for partition , Filed Spring Term April 1845
 
The Petition of ANDREW J. ROUSE, QUINCY ROUSE, ALEXANDER ROUSE,
SUSAN E. ROUSE, ELIZABETH ROUSE and JEFFERSON ROUSE, the last five
named children of RICHARD C. ROUSE by their next friend, ANDREW J. ROUSe,
THOMAS HILL & SARAH his wife, ALEXANDER HILL & FINETTA his wife and
JOHN HILL, RICHARD HILL, PENELOPE HILL & JONATHAN HILL, infants of
tender years by their next friend JESSE VAUSE, WILEY J. ROUSE, JESSE H. ROUSE,
RICHARD WARTERS & ELIZA his wife, CRAVEN B. GRIFFIN & CATHERIN his
wife, RICHARD DAWSON & NARCISSA his wife, WILLIAM H. ROUSE, LYDIA A.
S. ROUSE, JOHN ROUSE, SIMON ROUSE & JOSHUA ROUSE, the five last named
infants of tender years by their next friend, JESSE VAUSE the said JESSE being also
guardian of the said JOSHUA ROUSE, all of the County of LENOIR respectfully
showeth , that JONATHAN ROUSE late of the County of Lenoir on the --- day of ---
1844 departed this life intestate leaving him surviving your petitioners QUINCEY
ROUSE, ALEXANDER ROUSE, SUSAN E. ROUSE, ELIZABETH ROUSE &
JEFFERSON ROUSE children of his deceased son RICHARD C. ROUSE who died in
the lifetime of the said JONATHAN ROUSE, your petitioner SARAH, who intermarried
with your petitioner THOMAS HILL, his daughter, your petitioner FINETTA his
daughter who intermarried with your petitioner ALEXANDER HILL, your petitioner
JOHN HILL, RICHARD HILL, PENELOPE HILL & JONATHAN HILL children of his
daughter SUSAN who intermarried with HENRY HILL and died in the lifetime of the
said JONATHAN ROUSE, your petitioner ANDREW J. ROUSE, WILEY J. ROUSE,
JESSE H. ROUSE, his sons, your petitioner ELIZA his daughter who intermarried with
your petitioner RICHARD WATERS, your petitioner CATHERINE his daughter who
intermarried with your petitioner CRAVEN B. GRIFFIN, your petitioner NARCISSA his
daughter who intermarried with your petitioner RICHARD DAWSON & and your
petitioners WILLIAM H., LYDIA A. S. ROUSE, JON ROUSE, SIMON ROUSE &
JOSHUA ROUSE his children and heirs at law
The said JONATHAN ROUSE Sr was seized of a tract of land lying in the county of
Lenoir on both sides of the main road leading from Kinston to Waynesboro, nine miles
distant from the former place on Falling Creek adj the lands of JESSE WIGGINS,
GEORGE DAILY, JOHN C. WASHINGTON, WILLIAM GRAY, THOMAS HILL &
others containing 1100 acres and also of an undivided tract of land adj the same held in
common with JOHN C. WASHINGTON which the petitioners are tenants in common
and they are entitled upon a portion of said land to one fifteenth as follows - 1/15 to
QUINCY ROUSE, SUSAN E. ROUSE, ELIZABETH ROUSE and JEFERSON ROUSE,
jointly representing their deceased father, RICHARD C. ROUSE; 1/15 to THOMAS
HILL & SARAH his wife; 1/15 to ALEXANDER HILL and FINETTE his wife; 1/15
JOHN HILL, RICHARD HILL, PENELOPE HILL, JONATHAN HILL jointly in right
of their deceased mother SUSAN HILL; 1/15 to each - ANDREW J. ROUSE, WILEY
H. ROUSE, WILLIAM H. ROUSE, JESSE H. ROUSE, LYDIA A. S. ROUSE, JOHN
ROUSE, SIMON ROUSE, JOSHUA ROUSE; 1/15 to RICHARD WATERS and ELIZA
his wife and 1/15 to RICHARD DAWSON and NARCISSA his wife
 
Petitioners wish the land to be sold so the proceed could be divided
 
 
 
 
 
LOVIT HINES # 1 (Colonial Records)
 
1738 , 1790 and pre 1800 folders , nothing
 
DISTRIBUTION OF SLAVES OF SARAH SUTTON- RICHARD RAINS AND
OTHERS
 
To The Court July Term 1846 - the petition of NANCY SUTTON, WINIFRED
BARWICK wife of JOHN BARWICK, MARY RAINS wife of RICHARD RAINS,
ELIZABETH
ELLIS wife of ALFRED ELLIS heirs at law of SARAH SUTTON dec, widow of
BENJAMIN SUTTON
 
--- in the year of the said SARAH SUTTON died intestate bearing your
petition heirs at law that the said SARAH SUTTON dec seized and posessed
of several negro slaves all of which by the death and inventory of sd
SARAH SUTTON have descended to the petitioners in common --- request they
be divided --- share and share alike
 
I or J. Y. WOOTEN per Petitioners
 
Court Appointed JESSE LASSITER, JOSHUA MOSLY, NATHAN G. BLOUNT to
divide
among NANCY SUTTON, MARY RAINS wife of RICHARD RAINS, WINIFRED
BARWICK
wife of JOSHUA (sic) BARWICK, ELIZABETH ELLIS wife of ALFRED ELLIS heirs
at law of SARAH SUTTON dec wife of the late BENJAMIN SUTTON, dec
 
W. C. LOFTIN, Clerk
 
BETSY ELLIS wife of ALFRED ELLIS - Lot #1 viz
Ben valued at $400
Charity valued at 400
Henry valued at 300
Total $1100
 
MARY RAINS wife of RICHARD RAINS - Lot #2
Amy & Lewis valued at $500
Guat valued at 400
Sylvia valued at 225
Total $1125
 
WINIFRED BARWICK wife of JOSH BARWICK - Lot #3
Senior valued at $250
Allen valued at 400
Betty valued at 400
Total $1050
 
NANCY SUTTON - Lot 4
Sid valued at $400
Gran valued at 200
Arthur valued at 175
Liah valued at 350
Total $1125
 
$1100 being a distributive share. RICHARD RAINS and NANCY SUTTON will each
have to refund and pay to WINNEFORD BARWICK wife of JOSHUA BARWICK
twenty
five dollars to make the share equal.
Committee was signed by JOHN SUTTON, N. G. BLOUNT, JOSHUA MOSELY
 
To Court October 1846 - W. C. LOFTIN, Clerk
Enrolled - 10 October 1846 - W. C. LOFTIN, Clerk
 
NOTE: Both the name JOHN and JOSHUA are used for the husband of WINNIFRED
- it is generally thought to be JOSHUA. MARY md RICHARD RAINS according
to this version; however, in other versions he is called RICHARD ROUSE and
it is generally thought to be ROUSE.
 
To 1830 File
 
p 178 - INDENTURE , WM. CROOM TO JOSEPH HARDEE
 
10 August 1810 - Indenture - WILLIAM CROOM, town of Kinston (or) to JOSEPH
HARDEE of Lenoir (ee) - WILLIAM CROOM has purchased the following shares in the
lands of HARDIE CROOM dec viz - the share of RICHARD G. CROOM which is one
third part of one full share; the share of WILLIAM BRYAN and wife OLLEZ which is
also one other third part of the said full share; the share of ISSAC HARDEE which is
one ninth of one full share; and the share of JONATHAN ROUSE and wife CATHY
which is also one ninth of one full share. A full share being estimated to be worth twelve
hundred and eighty two dollars and fifty cents the above mentioned shares is therefore
estimated to be worth eleven hundred and forty dollars. I WILLIAM CROOM for the
sum of eleven hundred and forty dollars paid by JOSEPH HARDIE sold: the share of R.
G. CROOM, the share of Wm BRYAN and wife OLLEX, the share of ISAAC HARDIE
and the share of JONATHAN ROUSE and wife CATY
 
WIT F. KILPATRICK, JNO HARDEE
 
To Court October 1810 on oath of JOHN HARRELL C. WESTBROOK CC
Enrolled 15 October 1810 - JAS. BRIGHT, Regr
 
I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of record - Given under my hand Janu 19th
1833 M. BRIGHT Rgr.
 
NOTE: This Indenture is given twice in the Collection with the only difference being in
the WIT - this version gave J. WALRICK and JNO HARELL as the WIT
 
 
INDENTURE , WM. CROOM AND OTHERS TO JOSEPH HARDIE
 
p 191 - ____ 1812 - Indenture - WILLIAM CROOM (or) (who purchased the shares of
RICHARD G. CROOM, WILLIAM BRYAN and wife OLLIVE, ISAAC HARDEE and
JONATHAN ROUSE and wife CATHERINE, who were heirs at law in and to a part of
the real estate of HARDIE CROOM dec and also between MARY KENNEDY, OLIVE
HARDIE, and JESSE H. CROOM and wife SUSANNA who were also heirs in and to a
part of the real estate of this said HARDEE CROOM decd) to JOSEPH HARDEE (ee) -
sum of $1565 pd by JOSEPH HARDEE --- we the said WILLIAM CROOM, MARY
KENNEDY, OLIVE HARDEE, JESSE H. CROOM and wife SUSANNA --- the
following tracts in fee simple which was formerly the property of HARDEE CROOM
dec and which was alloted and laid off to the heirs of SARAH HARDEE and JOSHUA
CROOM who were heirs of the aforesaid HARDEE CROOM dec - NS Neuse - 1st tract
patented by MAJOR CROOM on 30 March 1754 - 100 acres; 2nd tract - beginning in line
of land granted to JOHN WILLIAMS adj RATCLIFF, patent line of MAJOR CROOM,
WILLIAM WILLIAMS line - 120 acres; 3rd tract - adj Tomís Branch, JOHN
WILLIAMS, RICHARD CASWELL, Flat swamp to line of land granted to SAML
CASWELL in 1770 - 15 acres; 4th tract - adj SAML CASWELL, WILLIAM
WILLIAMS, HILLS Plantation to line patented by SAML CASWELL, JOHN
WILLIAMS - 30 acres ---- total of 265 acres it being the land whereon MARTIN
CASWELL dec formerly lived and which was transferred by deed from WILLIAM
CASWELL to AMBROSE JONES and from JONES to HARDEE CROOM on 8 April
1807.
 
No further information
 
 
DEED OF TRUST - JOHN ROUSE TO SON JOHN ROUSE, JR.
 
A Copy
 
29 September 1824 - To all - greetings - I, JOHN ROUSE of Lenoir (or) for natural love
and affection unto my son, JOHN ROUSE (ee) --- the home plantation wherein I now
live also 15 or 16 acres taken off the land which I bought of EZEKIEL CREECH to be
added to the home land, also one horse, also one negro boy named Jack after my lifetime
JOHN (X) ROUSE
 
WIT JOSEPH WALTERS, BARRY B. (X) WADSWORTH
 
To Court January Term 1825 D. CASWELL, CC
Enrolled 9 January 1825 - LEWIS C. DESMOND Regt
 
A True copy taken for LEWIS C. DESMOND
 
 
INDENTURE , WILEY WILSON TO BENJAMIN PARROTT
 
P 309 , 10 December 1824 , Indenture , WILEY WILSON (or) to BENJAMIN
PARROTT ,(ee) - $85 , a tract , NS White Marsh adj W. Y. ALDRIDGE, JOHN
ROUSE, high water mark, land drained by mill
 
NOTE: PARROTT referred several times as BENJAMIN PARROTT, SENR
 
WIT JOHN GRAY, CAY (X) GRAY
 
To Court January Term 1828 on oath of JOHN GRAY D. CASWELL, Clk
Enrolled 8 January 1825 LEW. C. DESMOND, Regr
 
 
 
MARRIAGE LICENSE
 
WILEY ROUSE FRANCIS A. JONES
15 June 1843 - W. C. LOFTIN, Clerk
 
 
 
F. LEE EDWARDS COLLECTION
 
This collection of original Lenoir County, N.C. documents, as of July
1998, is in the possession of Capt. Frederick Lee Edwards, USN, Ret.
of Kinston, NC. Abstracted by Martha Mewborn Marble
(This file was changed on Feb 19, 2000 to reflect the following corrections:
In index: #10 - date should be 1801, #47 - date should be 1873 not 1870
In the actual abstracts#40 - date should be 1846 not 1849,#47 - date should
be 1873 not 1870)
 
13. Rouse, Simon Hardee, Nancy 1817
Rouse, Jonathan
 
13. 16 May 1817 - SIMON ROUSE and JONATHAN ROUSE for the sum of Eleven
hundred and fifty dollars to us paid by NANCY HARDEE sold four negroes
to wit ANNAKEY ???, SARAH, EVA and ABRAM which said negroes be the
said SIMON and JONATHAN ROUSE....defend to said NANCY HARDEE WIT
Can't read. To July Court 1817 in Lenoir County. Enrolled in the
Register's office of Lenoir County the 15th July 1817.
 
 
 
NOTE: I have cut most of this since it is where Everett R. Rouse was a wit several times.
 
27. 1 August 1839 - This is a series of notes from some of the heirs
of Mary Hill, dec from her Administrator, JOHN L. HILL. All are dated
the same and read the same with the exception of the amount of money
received.
 
Rec of JOHN L. HILL administrator of MARY HILL dec the sum of Three
hundred and thirty one dollars and sixty Six and half cents being my
full share of all the moneys that has come in the hands of said HILL as
adm of said dec and I acknowledcge myself to be therewith fully
Satisfied ELIZA ROUSE WIT THOS HILL
 
 
 
49. 21 September 1877 - This deed between MARTHA L. HILL of Lenoir
County to THOMAS J. HILL of said county and States ...for sum of five
hundred dollars .....sold all her right to the tract of land lying in
the County .... One tract adjoining the lands of JOSEPH WILLIAMS,
MATHEW GRIMSLY and LEVI M. SUTTON beginning on the bank of Neuse River
at a cypress the beginning of the dividing line established between
MARY ANN METTS and MRS. HARRIET E. STANLEY, back line of the land
given by JOHN TULL to his son ISAAC and afterwards belonging to HENRY
TULL, the dividing corner between JOHN TULL and WILLIAM TULL SEN and
afterwards between HENRY TULL and the tract now described, to a corner
formerly HENRY TULL'S and afterwards TURNER's, the second corner of
JAMES FIELD'S patent,. The other tract is found on the south by Briery
Branch on the west by WM WORTH'S lands on the north by A. D. SMITH'S
lands and on the east by CHARLES MCARTHUR'S lands the said interest
being the same conveyed to said MARTHA L. HILL by THOMAS J. HILL and
wife JULIA A. by deed bearing August 15, 1877 .... WIT EVERETT R.
ROUSE, WM J.? HERRING
 
 
 
BENJAMIN PARROTT COLLECTION
 
INDENTURE
10 December 1824
 
This Indenture made this the 10th day of December In the year of our Lord one thousand
Eight hundred and twenty four Between WILEY WILSON of the state of North Carolina
& Lenoir County of the one part & BENJAMIN PARROTT of said State & County of
the other part , for sum of Eighty five dollars paid by said BENJAMIN PARROTT Senr
, sell a parcel of land lying on the NS of White marsh beginning at run of Marsh, adj
ALDREDGE, JOHN ROUSE (or HOUSE BUT LOOKS LIKE A R), high water mark on
my land including every branch that may be drained by the Mill Pond, WILLIAM Y.
ALDREDGE
SIGNED WILEY WILSON
 
WIT
John Gray
EDY (X) GRAY
 
State of North Carolina, Lenoir County , To Court Jany Term 1825 on oath of JOHN
GRAY
D. CASWELL, Clk
 
Enrolled in the Registers office of Lenoir County the 9th day Jany 1825
For LEW. DESMOND by D. CASWELL, Clk
 
END OF DOCUMENT
 
 
 
 
MAX O. BENTON COLLECTION
 
PARTIAL WILL OF JOHN B. BECTON
 
In the name of God amen - I JOHN B. BECTON of the County of Lenoir being of sound
and perfect mind , make this my last will and Testament.
 
3rd - I give to my son IVY BECTON a certain parcel of land beginning on Vine Swamp,
adj to SPEIGHT, JOHN LOFTIN, THOMAS ROUSE and JAMES JONES
 
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DELIAH HYATT PAPERS
 
1. INDENTURE , BENJAMIN L. BRYAN to JENETTE BRYAN
 
21 April 1879 , Jones County , BENJAMIN L. BRYAN of Jones County to JENETTE
BRYAN of Jones , for $1000 , parcels in Jones and Lenoir Counties , one tract adj WM.
C. BRYAN, A. G. HUBB and A. J. WATERS on SS Dover road , 100 acres; also my
right in the swamp land known as LEWIS BRYANS in Lenoir Co, Traces Swamp ad
JOHN ROUSE land, WALKER and JOHN RHEM; also my right in the land known as
FORT and ROUSE in Jones adj D. JONES & A. G. HUBARD; also my right in 1280
acres in the Juniper Swamp known as the BRYAN and ASKEW land.
 
WIT JACOB F. MOORE
 
Note that the above is a copy
 
 
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ABSTRACTS OF DOBBS COUNTY DEEDS, SURVEYS, AND LAND GRANTS
IN THE FRANCIS ROLAND HODGES, SR. AND JULIA DALY HODGES
COLLECTION --- NORTH CAROLINA ARCHIVES
 
THIS ENTIRE COLLECTION IS RELAVANT TO THE LOCATION OF THE
ROUSE FAMILY. ALSO, I HAVE A NOTE FROM FRANCIS HODGES THAT
PHILLIP STONE MOVED TO SC
 
Nature of document: Deed of sale
Date: 18 August, 1763
Grantor: John Rouse
Grantee: Bryant Medling
Location: "between Groundnut swamp and the South prong of Falling Creek"
Extent: 150 acres
In consideration of: 80 pounds proclamation money
Mentioned in description of bounds: John Waterer, Richard Dean
Additional information: This land was part of a tract granted to Theophilus Baxter
25 May, 1757
Witnesses: Philip Stone, Lovick Young, Theophilus Baxter (his mark)
 
 
Nature of document: Deed of sale
Date: 3 December, 1764
Grantor: Bryant Medling
Grantee: Theophilus Baxter
Location: "between Groundnut swamp and the South prong of Falling Creek"
Extent: 150 acres
In consideration of: 80 pounds proclamation money
Mentioned in description of bounds: John Waterer, Richard Dean
Additional information: Part of a tract granted to Theophilus Baxter 25 May, 1757;
purchased from Baxter by John Rouse and from Rouse by Bryant Medling.
Witnesses: Philip Stone, Wm. Hines (his mark), John Howell
 
 
Nature of document: Deed of sale
Date: 1 May, 1772
Grantor: Philip Stone
Grantee: Daniel Taylor
Location: in the fork of Falling Creek
Extent: 104 acres in first tract; 40 acres in second tract
In consideration of: 30 pounds proclamation money
Mentioined in description of bounds: William Chamberling (second tract)
Additional information: The first tract was granted to Edward Woodham 10 April,
1761; the second tract was granted to Philip Stone 5 May, 1769
Witnesses: Robert Taylor, William Taylor, Robert Taylor
 
 
Nature of document: Deed of sale
Date: 20 August, 1778
Grantor: Daniel Taylor
Grantee: Lovick Young
Location: the fork of Falling Creek
Extent: 104 acres
In consideration of: 30 pounds current money
Additional information: This land was granted to Edward Woodham 20 April, 1761
Witnesses: Simon Totwine, John Herring, John Rows (Rouse?)
 
 
Nature of document: Land survey
Date: 1 March, 1779
Commissioned by: Major Croom
Location: "on the west side of Falling Creek on the head of Horsepen branch"
Extent of survey: 560 acres
Surveyor: G. W. Markland (?)
Chain bearers: Moses Westbrook, William Hill
Mentioned in description of bounds: Simon Rouse, "the place called Scrivans,"
Richard Byrd
Additional information: Description of the land surveyed is accompanied by a small
map of these lands, sketched in the upper corner of the document.
 
 
 
Nature of document: Land grant
Date: 1 July, 1779
Grantor: State of North Carolina
Grantee: Major Croom
Location: "on the west side of Falliing Creek on the Head of Horse Pen Branch"
Extent: 560 acres
In consideration of: Grantee pays grantor 50 shillings for each 100 acres granted
Mentioned in description of bounds: Simon Rouse, Richard Byrd, George Wiggins
Witness: Governor Richard Caswell
 
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JOHN A. SUTTON COLLECTION
 
 
1. INDENTURE , J. K. DAVIS, SHERIFF TO JESSE JACKSON, JR.
 
NOTE: This document is very faded
1 April 1878 , J. K. DAVIS, SHERIFF of Lenoir County to JESSE JACKSON, JR ,
ìThe first in favor of ??? ROUSE, guardian to OBED PALMER ?? heirsî - $133.96 with
interest from 29 March 1869 on $78.00 and further sum of $14.45 for cost against JOHN
H. ROUSE, NICK HUNTER and JOHN A. SUTTON --- against estate of JOHN A.
SUTTON --- the personal property of JOHN A. SUTTON to be sold 15 March 1878 and
proceeds used to pay off executors --- Sheriff sold to highest bidder, JESSE JACKSON ,
NS Neuse, fork of Gum Branch, lines laid down in a deed from RICH W. KING to JOHN
A. SUTTON on 5 Dec 1859 , 387 º acres adj lands of ED SUTTON
Another tract , 1160 acres , SS Neuse portion of tract where sd SUTTON lived , lines as
in deed from Wm. B. EDMUNDSON to JOHN SUTTON on 3 Sept 1839
 
WIT M. A. GRAY
 
Enrolled 24 June 1878 Book 46 pages 660 B. S. TAYLOR, Reg
Re Registered 29 Jan 1883 Book 4 pages 123, 124, 125 B. S. TAYLOR, Reg
 
 
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WILL BLOUNT RODMAN PAPERS
 
JOHN RASBERRY vs OWEN JONES AND WILLIAM A. BRAND
 
Greene Co , Spring Term 1849 , OWEN W. JONES and WILLIAM A. BRAND to the
Bill of complaint of JOHN W. RASBERRY ---- WILL B. RODMAN , sol for defd. ---
JOSHUA ROUSE Esq a JP ---- sometime in the year 1847 RASBERY indebted to
OWEN JONES amounting to $280.27 --- not able to meet payment ---- would have to
sell property and wanted an extention of time ---- JONES agreed but he urged him to
increase the loan and money would be placed in hands of WILLIAM BRAND who was
an overseer of JONES
 
END OF DOCUMENT
 
The above indicates that Joshua lived in Greene Co at this point
 
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ECU SUTTON DEEDS
 
2. Wiley Wilson to Benjamin Parrott
 
This indenture made the 10th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight
Hundred and Twenty four between Wiley Wilson of the State of North Carolina & Lenoir
County ---- & Benjamin Parrott of said state & county on the other part ----- for
consideration of Eighty five dollars to me ---- one tract or parcel of land lying & being in
the State & County aforesaid on the North side of the White Marsh beginning at the run
of said Marsh and at Wm. Y Aldredges corner thence the run of the said marsh to John
Rouses corner, thence with Rouses line as the water will ? down the land at high (torn)
mark by a (torn) said B. Parrott or his heirs may hereafter build thence with the high
water mark on my land including every branch, gut or core that may be dammed by the
said mill pond, to William T. Aldrieges line thence thence (sic) with said line to the
beginning. To have and to hold ---- by the said Benjamin Parrott Sen. ----
signed by Wiley Wilson
 
WIT John Gray, Edy (x) Gray
 
To court Jan Term 1825 by the oath of John Gray.
Enrolled 9 Jan 1825 by D. Caswell
 
Original found in the Gloria Sutton Stone Collection, Collection No 556, Manuscript
Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
 
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MISC DEEDS
 
Russell King gave me a copy of this document which he found in the John Heritage
Bryan Collection at Wilson Library, Southern Historical Collection, UNC , Chapel Hill.
It is extremely faded and difficult to read. Sarah Sutton was the widow of Benjamin
(Oxley ?) Sutton.
 
 
Barwick vs Wood
---- the will is sufficently proved Mitchell vs Moore
 
___________ The division was made under the will (last three words marked through)
by pet filed in Lenoir County CC to which all the daughters were parties including the
daughters under which have ---? And the ?? were alloted to ??? their allotment is
confirmed by the ????
 
___________ These slaves went into the possession of Sarah Sutton in ë32 acording to
the will and remained in her possession to her death in ë46 where they were divided &
allotted as above
 
__________ the decd under which the ??? dau ??? the right of Winifred in a certain lot
of described in the will of Benja Sutton dated in í37 is for a val ??? of 300
 
__________ Deft claims under the ??? Va í46 in the year 1846 (spring) before the death
of Sarah Sutton the widow of test ??? had the slaves in ??? after her death in the summer
of í46 - be held then & claimed them as her own - so that hen deft took his deed ?? was
in actual possession - Stedman vs Reddick ? 4 ? 29. The action ???? lawful possession
difficut ??? vs Miller 12 Feb ???
 
The legatees under the will of Benj Sutton of whom we bargin was ???? equitable title ??
a auditor could put the law in motion ???? - after 14 years possession of Sarah Sutton or
apart by the Ex ? her title could not be distributed by a ???? - Craig vs Miller ???? and
upon her death if her possession had been only a ? & plan claimed ??? for an Ex may
apart before probate - and if ???? before probate by ????
 
________ The petition by which the negroes were alloted to the wives of Ellis L. Rouse
(named as Ex) and by said Rouse was taxed can hereby ???? to have been ????
 
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WAIT AND LEONA HARDY HINES COLLECTION
 
 
 
30 October 1851 , entered on Stray Book of ALLEN W. WOOTEN , 1 hog worth $1-50
and 3 heads of sheaf (sic) worth $3-00 , valued by WILEY ROUSE and J. R. CROOM
 
 
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HERITAGE PLACE, LENOIR COUNTY COMMUITY COLLEGE
 
HERRING # 08566-24 1767
 
Simon Herring to Thomas Uzzell Deed 1 acre of land 1767
HERRING, UZZELL, CASWELL, ROWE, STONE, WEAVER
To all people to whom these presents shall come greeting:
Know ye that I SIMON HERRING of Dobbs and province of NC for and in
consideration of one pound 10 shilling NC money to me in hand paid before the
ensealing hereof, well and truly paid by THOMAS UZZELL of county and province
aforesaid, receipt whereof acknowledged fully justified, paid and contented. I exonerate
acquit and discharge the said THOMAS UZZELL his heirs executors administrators ever
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell give convey and
confirm unto the said THOMAS UZZELL his heirs, executors forever one acre of land
situated and being in the county of Dobbs, east of Bare Creek and the north side of the
Nuse River beginning at the run of the creek at a post and running north to a stake in the
marsh thence NW to a stake and west to the creek then across the creek to the beginning
being part of a survey of land taken up by JOHN ROWE (2 names scratched out on
original) resurveyed by R. CASWELL by or___of Velence? The patton (patent) bares
(bears) date the 18 day of September 1754 to have and hold the granted bargained
premmasis(premises) with all the appurtenances privileges and command to be the same
belonging or otherwise appertaining to him the said THOMAS UZZELL his heirs
executors administrators or assigns forever to his and their proper use benefits forever
and the said SIMON HERRING for myself my heirs executors administrators and assigns
before the ensealing hereof. I am the true and lawful owner of above bargained premises
and unlawfully sixteen and possessed of the same in my own proper right as good____
absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple and in my self good rights to said bargain
premises in manner as above said by ___ of the above patent and that the said THOMAS
UZZELL his heirsÖ.assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever
hereafter by force and ___by these premises to lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold
and occupy possess and enjoy the said devised bargained premises with all the
appurtenances free and clear freely and clearly exonerate and discharge from any and all
manner of forms or other gifts granted bargained _____wills mortgages entails join___
____executors encumbrance and ___ furthermore I the said SIMON HERRING for
myself my heirs executors administrators do covenant and image the above devised
premises to him the said THOMAS UZZELL his heirs executors administrators and
assigns against the lawful claims or demands of my heirs son or person whatsoever
forever hereafter to warrant and defend in____ _____.
Set my hand and seal this 15thday of July 1767 (signed) SIMON HERRING
PHILLIP STONE
SOLON WEAVER
 
Dobbs County July Inferior Court 1767____His Majesties Justice
 
Then came the within Deed of Sale duly acknowledged in open court to be registered by
SIMON HERRING
And ordered to be registered Test: W. CASWELL CLERK
Enrolled in the Registers of Office of Dobbs Liber MC No. D? page 34 and 35, 18th
March 1768
A. CASWELL, Reg.
 
 
LCC/Martin/13379-2. 2 pages
Date: 19 May 1773
County: Dobbs
Nature of Document: Survey Order
Grantor: Josiah Martin, Esq., His Majesty's Captain General and Governor in Chief
Grantee: Jane Fields
Acres: 200
Location: On the East end of Bear Creek
Names Mentioned in Metes & Bounds: Lemuel Hardy, John Creel, Philip Stone, John
Hanks,
John Rows (possibly Rouse?)
 
 
Date: 7 July 1774
County: Dobbs
Nature of Document: Survey including diagram of plat
Grantee: Jane Fields
Acres: 200
Location: North side of the Neuse River
Names Mentioned in Metes & Bounds: Lazarus Turner, Richard Caswell, John Rouse,
William
Williams, John Ratcliff, Isaac Tull, John Linton, Atkins Branch
Chain Bearers: Joseph Smith, Samuel Caswell
Surveyor: W. Caswell
 
 
LOVIT HINES COLLECTION
 
1. 17 October 1761 , Indenture , MARTIN CASWELL, Esq of Dobbs to ISAAC TULL
of same , 60 pds , tract , NS Nuce, SS Briery, adj JOHN RATCLIFF, Little Briery ,
100 acres part of tract granted to ALEAd. ROWS and conveyed to him to
HUMPHREY SMITH and by SMITH conveyed to MARTIN CASWELL, esq
 
WIT SIMON BRIGHT, SAML BENNETT, JOHN COLLIER
 
January Court 1762 on oath of SIMON BRIGHT - C YOUNG, Clk
 
Enrolled Dobbs Co , no date , CHARLES YOUNG, Regt
 
 
1. Survey , 5 November 1804 , for Warrant #456 , surveyed for WILLIAM TULL ,
tract of 14 acres , both sides of Briery Branch , adj SIMON BRIGHT where
ROUSEíS line crosses, MACOY, ISAAC TULL
 
GEORGE WIGGINS, Surveyor
 
GRANT for above - #294 , 50 shillings for every 100 acres , Granted to WILLIAM
TULL , entered 3 April 1804
 
JAMES TURNER, Gov
 
Enrolled 27 June 1806 , WM. LOVICK, Regr
 
 
2. 8 April 1817 , Indenture , JOHN TULL of Lenoir to ISAAC TULL of same ,
natural love and affection to ISAAC , tract called RASHER & ROUSEíS land with
other adjoining land , NS Neuse about 2 miles from Kinston , now in possession of
ISAAC , beginning at mouth of deep bottom branch at river, main public road, JANE
FIELDíS patent, TURNER, dividing corner between JOHN and WILLIAM TULL,
RICHARD CASWELLíS patent of 500 acres purchased by sd JOHN TULL of
JOSEPH GREEN, to Red House line, BUILDINGS , between 900 and 1000 acres
 
WIT JOSHUA CROOM, M. CROOM
 
April Court 1817 on oath of JOSHUA CROOM
 
Enrolled 15 April 1817 , JAS BRIGHT, Regr
 
 
3. 1 January 1827 , Indenture , RICHARD ROUSE and ELIZA his wife of Lenoir to
HENRY TULL of same - $180 , tract formerly belonging to RICHARD HILL, dec
father of sd ELIZA it being 1/9 part of lands of RICHARD HILL, dec
 
WIT NATHAN LASITTER, JEREMIAH HAWKINS
 
Enrolled 17 January 1827 , LEWIS C. DESMOND, Regr
 
ELIZA was privately examined 3 January 1827 , R. W. GOODMAN
 
 
1. 21 June 1754 , HUMPHREY SMITH of Johnston to MARTIN CASWELL , 100
pds proclamation money , NS Neuse SS Briery Branch adj JOHN RATCLIFF ,
Briery commonly called Little Briery , 100 acres being part of land granted to
ALEXANDER ROUSE & by him conveyed to HUMPHREY SMITH , all houses,
orchards, gardens , to pay Quit Rents of 4 shillings
 
signed by mark
 
WIT JOHN HOWELL, WM WILLIAMS, JR, RICHARD CASWELL
 
To Court September Term 1754 , CHARLES YOUNG, CC
 
Enrolled , no date , CHARLES YOUNG, Regt
 
 
1. 3 December 1782 , Indenture , RICHARD CASWELL of Dobbs to JOHN
FREEMAN of same , 110 pds , 80 acres , NS Neuse both sides of Little
Briery adj land patented by ALEXANDER ROUSE now JOHN TULL, adj
land RICHARD CASWELL sold to MARTIN CASWELL , part of 100 acres
patented by ABRAHAM BOYD and obtained by sd RICHARD CASWELL
by Judgement and exeaurtion ?? sued out in the County Court of Johnston
County 20 years past.
 
WIT JOHN RASHER (X) THOMAS WINSTON CASWELL
 
July Court 1783 - W. CASWELL, Clk
 
Enrolled Liber C page 432 , 12 July 1783 - S. CASWELL,, Regr
 
 
FROM DOBBS COUNTY ARCHIVES
 
Rouse, John vs. Skipper, James - 1791 - Dobbs County, NC - Court
 
Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sloan Mason
<SMason5515@aol.com>
 
 
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DEPOSITION-Court Record: John ROUSE vs. James SKIPPER
1 Aug. 1791-Dobbs County, N.C.
 
Copied by Martha Mewborn Marble, with permission of " Heritage Place" at
Lenoir Community College.
Abstracted by Sloan S. Mason
File: ROUSE:18863-40
Donated by Joseph EVANS
 
State of North Carolina
 
The Deposition of John ROUSE addressed His Excellency the Governor sets
forth that some years past he purchased a tract of land patented by
Theopholus BAXTOR, also a Tract of land patented by James SANDOR?, lying
in
the County of Dobbs on Ground Nut Creek which lands were ever supposed to
have joined each other that he hath and those under whom he claims have for
many years been greatly and peaceably possessed thereof that about three
years passed he rented a part of the aforesaid lands to James SKIPPER who
hath since run out the said land on the most private manner under a warrant
for a tract of land entered by Nathan BIRD on the other side of the Creek,
when in fact your Deponent actually entered the land and on buying? the
lines the Surveyor could find no vacant land, he therefore prays your
Excellency to Suspend the Execution of the Grant until a trial be had
thereon agreeable to Law.
Sworn to this
9th May 1791
before J. GLASGOW, SS.
Signed: John ROUSE
 
State of North Carolina
 
I hereby suspend the Execution of the Grant of the within described land
which please? To certify to the County Court of Dobbs that a trial be had
between the parties according to Law.
Given under my hand the 7th Day of Aug. 1791.
To the Hon'ble James GLASGOW, Esqr.
Secr. Of State
Alex. MARTIN
 
END OF DOCUMENT
 
 
 
GREENE COUNTY ARCHIVES
 
Lemuel G. Rouse , 3rd Reg. Co. A. , Civil War
 
 
WILL OF GRAY PRIDGEN
 
Item 3rd. I give to Egbad Rouse and Edward Rouse each one bed and its
neccessary furniture to them and he lawful begotten heirs of their body,
them surviving, but if they leave no issue then to revert back to my
children Henry R., Elizabeth J., Nancy, Sarah E. and M. B. Hill.
 
In witness whereof I do hereby set my hand and Seal the 24th day of August
A.D. 1865.
 
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