Compiled by Joy King
Mrs. W. O Absher, compiler, WILKES COUNTY, N.C. DEEDS 1778-1803 BOOKS A-1, B-1, & C-1 (1989; reprint, Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2007).
P.38: DB. A-1 23 Oct. 1782. Grant- Benjamin CLEVELAND. .589 ac. S Fork New River. .COXES Claim. .COLLINS branch. Page 489
P.54: DB. B-1 4 March 1786. Between David SMITH and Leven COLE. .£30. .100 ac. N side S fork New River. .mouth Nathans Creek. Wit: Alex SMITH, AMBROSE (X) COLLINS & Sarah (X) WADKENS. Signed: David SMITH. Page 120.
Mrs. W. O Absher, compiler, WILKES COUNTY COURT MINUTES 1789-1797 VOLUMES III&IV (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1988).
P.16: 28 July 1790
Jordan GIBSON VS Justice BOWLING-Jury: Benjamin MARTIN, Thomas ROBINS, Jonathan WALL, William ISBELL, John PARKS, Richard GWYN, William GILREATH, William JOHNSON, Elisha REYNOLDS, George GORDON, Nathaniel GORDON, Daniel HULL
AMBROUS COLLINS VS Thomas DIXON - same jury only Austin BLACKBORN instead Nathaniel GORDON - mistryal.
P.19: 24 January 1791 Deed from David SMITH to Leven COLE 100 ac., oath AMBROUSE COLLINS.
P.20: 26 January 1791 Jury ord. view road from James BAKERS down old Muster Ground report have turned same from Sandy Island Ford through Low Gap to Alexander SMITHS; thence down bank River to VARDIE COLLENS; thence cross River to Wm. NALLS.
P.22: 27 April 1791
Reuben FLETCHER VS Olive ROBERTS-Jury: Mourten JONES, James LAWS, Patrick BRAY, Andrew BYRAN, Francis VANNOY, Joseph FERGUSON, Nathan HORTON, Zeppeniah HORTON, William REYNOLDS, Spilsby TRIBLE, James SPRADLIN, Jesse HALL.
AMBROUS COLLINS VS Thomas DICKSON - same jury.
Mrs. W. O Absher, compiler WILKES COUNTY, N.C. DEEDS 1795-1815 BOOKS D, F-1, & G-H (1990; reprint, Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2007).
DB.D: 20 Dec. 1791. N. C. Grant No. 1211. .George REVES. .600 ac. New River. .condt. line between REVES & DAVID COLLINS & Moses TOLIVER near TOLIVERS Mill Dam. Page 42.
Ibid.: 28 Jan. 1797. Between George REVES, Grayson County, Va. and William REVES. .£100. .600 ac. S side New River. .condt. line between REVES & DAVID COLLINS & Moses TOLIVER. .TOLIVERS Mill Dam. Wits: George REVES, JUNR., Jesse REVES & Samuel PHIPS. Signed: George REVES. Page 67.
Ibid.: 4 April 1798. Between John TAYLOR and THOMAS COLLINS. .£15. .70 ac. S side New River. .Samuel PHIPPS line. Wits: Ela. BALDWIN, Jesse REVES & John McMILLAN. Signed: John TAYLOR. Page 329.
Ibid.: 27 Dec. 1797. N. C. Grant No. 1518. .GRIFFETH COLLINS. .50 ac. branch Elk Creek. Page 412.
Ibid.: 27 Dec. 1797 N. C Grant No. 1476. .DAVID COLLINS. .HILLS corner. Page 414.
Ibid.: 13 Dec. 1798. N. C. Grant No. 1770. .VARDY COLLINS. .100 ac. S Side S fork New River. Page 750.
DB. G-H: 2 March 1805. Between Humphrey COCKERHAM and William JACKSON, Surry County, N. C. . .$80. .75 ac. waters COLLINS Creek. .Joseph YOUNGERS line. .Jacob HINSHAWS line. . Joel HAILES line. Wit: Solomon SPARKS & George SPARKS. Signed: Humphrey COCKERHAM. Page 31.
Dr. A. B. Pruitt, ABSTRACTS OF LAND ENTRIES: WILKES CO, NC 1783-1795 (No place; no publisher, 1989).
page 25 10 Mar. 11, 1784 JOHN BOWLEN [or BURLAND] enters 100 ac in Wilkes Co on waters of Fishers R; border: on S side of Roaring Gap; includes said BOWLING'S improvement.
page 38 58. Jun. 24, 1786 JUSTICE BOWLLEN enters 25 ac in Wilkes Co on S fork of "knew" R; border: James BAKER and runs up the river; includes the improvement whereon he lives.
page 40 68. Apr. 9, 1787 William MORRIS enters 100 ac in Wilkes Co on S side of "knew" R; border: at or near the upper end of Flatt Shole and runs down said river; [Jacob MAY- -lined out] trnasfers to VARDRY COLLINS.
page 68 202. [no date [rest of entry is lined out] Jarvis SMITH enters 200 ac in Wilkes Co on Readyes R; border: my former line of the land I bought of Mordica FULLER; includes the vacant land between said SMITH, Mr. KILBEY, & JUSTICE BOLINGS.
page 73 232, [no date] Jarvis SMITH enters 500 ac in Wilkes Co on some of the waters of Readies R; boarder: my former line of land I bought of Mordeca FULLER; includes vacant land between said SMITH, Mr. KILBEY, & JUSTICE BOLING.
Note JK: Mordica FULLER was in Pendleton Dist., SC by 1790, as was Benjamin CLEVELAND.
page 79 258. Jan. 9, 1792 Robert NALL [written over ARCHIBALD GIBSON] enters 50 ac in Wilkes Co; border: a white oak at the head of a branch of Crambury Cr in "the" Low notch of "the" Big Ridge.
page 81 268. [no date] transfered to William REVES [Robert NALL- -lined out] enters 150 ac in Wilkes Co; border: George REAVES's line near where ANDREW GIPSON lived and runs down "the" river.
page 83 275. JESSE [JUSTICE- -lined out] BOWLIN [or BOLIN] enters 100 ac in Wilkes Co; border: James LEWIS's line on N fork of "Knew" R, near the mouth of Cammiles Br, & runs on both sides of said river.
page 86 290. [no date] GEORGE COLLENS [or COLLINS] enters 60 ac in Wilkes Co on some of the waters of "Knew" R; border: at or near John LONG'S open line; includes part of Medow Br.
page 88 298. [no date] ARMON GIPSON [William SILCOCK in index] enters 50 ac in Wilkes Co on a mountain; border: at or near KOOTS line; includes some branches of Caleys Cr.
page 98 341. Nov. 16, 1793 JESTICE BOWLING [or JUSTICE BOLIN] enters 100 ac in Wilkes Co on S fork of New R; border: on S side of said river "oposet against" said BOWLING'S "plantation" and runs "up".
page 101 353. Nov. 17, 1793 ELISHA COLLENS [or COLLINS] enters 50 ac in Wilkes Co; border: upper end of Turkle Shoals and runs down S fork of New R; includes the improvement where said COLLINS lives.
page 104 365. Nov. 21, 1793 ARCHIBAL GIBSON [or ARCHIBALD GIPSON] enters 50 ac in Wilkes Co; border: at a white oak on the head of a branch of Crambury Cr in the low "knotch of the" bigg ridge and runs N.
page 106
370. OWEN SISEMORE enters 50 ac in Wilkes Co; border: on the point of a ridge, on W side of Prators Cr, opposite the mouth of Crab fork of said creek, & runs sown said creek.
371. Dec. 4, 1793 LEWIS COLLINS enters 50 ac in Wilkes Co "against" mouth of Fall Br on E side of S fork of New R and runs up said river.
page 108 379. "1793" DAVID COLLINS enters 100 ac in Wilkes Co; border: land GEORGE SIZEMORE "Bt" of Theo EVANS and runs "towards" Bunches Knob on the head of Elk Cr.
page 127 455. "1793" DAVID COLLINS enters 50 ac in Wilkes Co on a branch of Ellk Cr S from William HILL'S under a knob near a camp and runs down said branch.
page 217 911. Jan 2, 1795 Hillair ROUSSAU enters 640 ac; border: No. 910 on Obeds Cr and runs S.
page 218 912. Jan. 2, 1795 Hillair ROUSSAU enters 640 ac on New R; border: near VARDY COLLINS, runs S, & his entry No. 911.
page 404 1871. REUBEN GIBSON enters 50 ac in Wilkes Co on "the" side of New R; border: mouth of a branch and runs 'up".
page 405 1874. "1795" TIRCY [or TIRA] GIPSON [Thomas CALLOWAY- -lined out] enters 50 ac in Wilkes Co; border: my own line and runs up a branch.
page 412 1911. "1795" ANDREW GIBSON [or GIPSON] enters 50 ac in Wilkes Co on S side of S fork of New R; border: my improvement and near the mouth of a branch.
page 413
1912. "1795" VARDY COLLINS enters 50 ac in Wilkes Co on S side of S fork of New R; border: at my line above my improvement.
1913. "1795" AMBROSE COLLINS enters 100 ac in Wilkes Co on Oba's [sic] Cr near the mouth on S side; border: near the mouth of said creek and runs E.
page 415
1921 "1795" THOMAS GIBSON [or GIPSON] enters 50 as in Wilkes Co on Obeys Cr; border: the land where I live.
1922. "1795" Justice BOLING enters 25 ac in Wilkes Co; border: James BAKER; includes my improvement.
The ancestor of Leven Cole was Clyde Darrell Fritz, the man who was involved in the crash.
ReplyDeleteClyde Darrell Fritz's distant half-cousin, has extreme autism, has died very unexpectedly from Texas, and he is the great-great-great-great-great-grandson of Leven Cole.
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