Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Collins Records in Ashe County, NC

Complied by Joy King

Dr. A. B. Pruitt, ABSTRACTS OF LAND ENTRIES: ASHE COUNTY, NC PART 1 Feb. 1800-Jun. 1809 (No place; no publisher, 1994).

page 30 108. May 1, 1800 AMBROS COLLINS enters 200 a in Ashe Co; border: Stephen. REED and John LITTLE; includes the "good" land on waters of N fork of New R.

page 43 169. Robert NALL enters 100 ac in Ashe Co; border: begins in JOEL GIPSON's line on Brush Cr on S fork of New R, runs to LENOIR's line, & down said creek.

page 47
184. Aug. 11, 1800 SHEPHARD GIBSON enters 100 ac in Ashe Co; border: begins near mouth of a "dreen" that makes into "Baire" Cr and runs up said creek.

185. Aug. 11, 1800 SHEPHARD GIBSON enters 50 ac in Ashe Co; border: begins near Georg. MILLER's line and runs down S fork of New R.

page 49 197. Aug. 21, 1800 VOLINTIN COLLINS enters 50 ac in Ashe Co on "Brushe" Cr; border: begins on JOEL GIBSON'S lower line and runs down both sides of the creek; includes the "good and" vacant land "their abouts".

page 53
207. Sept. 4, 1800 "ARCHABELL" GIBSON enters 100 ac in Ashe Co on waters of Crambery Cr; border: begins on Georg. LEWIS' W line and runs "towards" Peach Bottom Mountain; includes the "good and" vacant land "their abouts".

208. Sept 4, 1800 ARCHABELL GIBSON enters 100 ac in Ashe Co; border: begins at William "LENOR'S" N line "not far" from lower forks of "Crambry" [Cr ?] which is called Piney fork; includes the "best" vacant land "their abouts".

page 63 250. Nov. 11, 1800 James "HEARRES" enters 125 ac in Ashe Co near GIPSON maner Camp; includes "some" waters of Little R known as Lorrell fork; includes the "best" vacant [land].

page 67 264 Nov. 14, 1800 GRIFFITH COLLINS enters 150 ac in Ashe Co; border: begins on the Virginia line and runs S & E; includes the vacant land between William "PERIY" and the Virginia line.

page 76 299. Dec. 31, 1800 Benjamin LONG enters 50 ac in Ashe Co; between ZACHARIAH GIBSON and the Virginia line.; includes vacant land "their abouts".

page 77 304. Jan. 1, 1801 "GRIFETHS" COLLINS enters 600 ac in Ashe Co on waters of Little R; border: begins near Daniel HOPPERS' line and runs "various" courses; includes the vacant land "their abouts".

page 89 351. Mar. 9, 1801 THOMAS COLLINS enters 50 ac in Ashe Co; border: begins on Samuel PHIPS' line runs E, & up New R.

page 92 365. Apr. 27, 1801 James "BUNYEARD" jr enters 300 ac in Ashe Co on N fork of New R; border: begins on "Mager" BUNYEARD'S line near Three top Mountain and runs "various" courses between said BUNYEARD [or BANYEARD] and AMBROS COLLINS; includes the "good" vacant land and "shuger" coves.

page 93 367. May 2, 1801 Samuel ROBNETT enters 50 ac in Ashe Co on "Purtater" Cr; border: begins on OWEN SISEMORE'S line; includes the mill seat and "NARESES pashead".

page 116 459. Sept. 29, 1801 GEORGE "SISMOORE" enters 100 ac in Ashe Co on S fork waters of New R "a dreen" of Pratters Cr; border: joins my own line; includes the vacant land "their abouts" and the mill stone quarry [or quorey].

page 122 483. Nov. 2, 1801 AMBRS. COLLINS enters 200 ac in Ashe Co on waters of N fork of New R; border: begins in Stephen REED'S mountain line and John LITTLE'S line; includes the "best good" vacant land "their abouts".

page 140 555. Jan. 29, 1801 Joseph CALLAWAY enters 100 ac in Ashe Co on S fork of New R; begins: on N [write over] side of the river at a white "thorn" tree and runs down both sides of the river; includes "Jacob" CERTAIN's old improvement and CHARLES GIBSON's; includes all the "good" land "their abouts".

page 158 629. Mar. 8, 1801 ELISHA COLLINS enters 150 ac in Ashe Co; border: begins on "Stphen" REED'S line on Lorrell fork of New R and runs "various courses"; includes the "good" vacant land "their abouts".

page 196 779. Aug. 25, 1802 ANDREW BOLAND enter 50 ac in Ashe Co on S side of S fork of New R; border: begins above "JUSTES" BOLAND at mouth of a "sairtin" branch, begins at a "sairtin" line tree, & runs "various courses".

page 197 783. Sept. 23, 1802 John MAXWELL enters 150 ac in Ashe Co on a branch of Little R; border: begins on a ridge on W side of White "Nettel" Cove and runs East; includes ARON COLLINS' claim.

page 198 790. Oct. 7, 1802 THOMAS COLLINS enters 100 ac in Ashe Co; border: begins at a chesnut tree on the "crols" of Lorrel fork of Elk Cr and runs "various courses".

page 224 887. Feb. 10, 1803 THOMAS COLLINS enters 100 ac in Ashe Co on S side of New R and on head of Elk Cr; border: begins in his own S line; includes :Shugher" cove.

[second series of pages begins here]
"back' page: Ashe Co., NC Entry taker's return from May 9, 1803 to Aug 5, 1805

page 2 906. May 10, 1803 ELISHA COLLINS enters 150 ac in Ashe Co on waters of N fork of New R; border: begins on Vinson HOLINSWORTH's corner tree, runs on both sides of said river, & runs E to said HOLINSWORTH's line; includes the vacant land and runs "various courses".

page 29 1020. Nov. 8, 1803 ELISHA COLLINS enters 200 ac in Ashe Co on S side of N fork of New R; border: begins at a white oak on James REED's line on a ridge and joins James REED's line [sic] & Stephen REED's line.

page 33 1030. Nov. 16, 1803 Baxten [or Baaten] BOLAND enters 640 ac in Ashe Co on N side of S fork of New R; border: begins near JUSTICE BOLAND's line at upper end and runs "various courses"; includes the vacant land "their abouts".

Ibid. 1032. Nov. 24, 1803 "AMBRIS" COLLINS enters 300 ac in Ashe Co on waters of N fork of New R; border: begins at his line, runs to Sidney MAXWELL's line, & joins "Mager BUNYEARD's" line; includes the "shuger" camps and "good" vacant land.

page 34 1033. Nov. 28, 1803 Elias OSBOURN enters 200 ac in Ashe Co on Piney Br of Crambery Cr; border: begins at a white oak, runs up said branch, & "various courses", includes the vacant land "their abouts said land" the OWEN SISMORE entered in Wilkes [Co}.


Note JK: The above section ends with page 88 1250.
"Ashe Co, NC I heir by cairtefi that this book is tru copey of all the locations that is in said book to the best of my nolage. [signed] Micajah PENINGTON, E T Ashe Co entereay taker, and if you pleas you may send me a recat for this book as you did for the other book by the bairer."

page 4 1267. Aug. 8, 1805 "AMBRAS" COLLINS enters 50 ac in Ashe Co on S fork of New River and at Turkel Shole; border: begins at a "popler" above Turkel Shole; includes "the" improvement and the "good" land.

page 30 1397. Nov. 23, 1805 ELISHA COLLINS enters 100 ac in Ashe Co on N fork of New R and on a branch that James REED lives on; border: begins on said REED's SE corner, includes the vacant land, "various courses", & the "best" land "their abouts".


[on a small sheet] Ashe Co Entry taker's return Jun. 28, 1806-Aug. 11, 1808

page 3 1618. Jul. 6, 1806 "Ephiram STANAFORD" enters 50 ac in Ashe Co on Long Shole Cr; border: begins on S side of JAWAN [or JACOAN] GOING "the five acre tract"; includes the vacant land.
Note JK: Only GOING in this book.

page 16 1689. Dec. 3, 1806 ELISHA COLLINS enters 50 ac in Ashe Co on a branch of N fork of New R; border: James REED and runs up a branch and John HOLLANWORTH; includes Weer's [or Beaver] "shugar" camp and includes the place where Sam PHILLIPS built [or bilt] a camp.

page 20 1703. Feb. 2, 1807 "AMBRES COLLANDS" enters 50 ac in Ashe Co on waters of N fork of New R; border: begins on my line of a 200 ac tract and runs "various courses", includes his own improvement where said COLLANDS lives; includes the vacant land "there abouts".

page 78
1989. Aug. 8, 1808 ELISHA COLLINS enters 100 ac in Ashe Co on a branch of N fork of New R; border: begins at a marked "shugar" tree and runs up both sides of the branch; includes Horse Cove and the "good" vacant land "there abouts".

1990. Aug 8, 1808 ELISHA COLLINS enters 50 ac in Ashe Co on a branch of N fork of New R on which Samuel PHELPS made an improvement; border: begins in "the" line below "the" camp and runs up both sides of the branch.

page 93 2068. Oct. 17, 1808 ELISHA COLLINS enters 50 ac in Ashe Co on Hill Cr; border: begins on Metheas "CARPNTER's" line; includes the vacant land between "HOLLANDWORTH" and CARPENTER.

page 101 2099. Nov. 18, 1808 ELISHA COLLINS enters 25 ac in Ashe Co on a branch of N fork of New R that Leonard LUNSFORD lives on; border: Vinsent HOLLANDSWORTH's N line and runs up the branch.

Note JK: These are all of the COLLINS & GIBSON entries in Part 1.
There are additional entries for Boling & variants, & Sizemore.
Part 2 contains 13 entries for ELISHA COLLINS, but none for any GIBSON.

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