General Notes

Military Service: ABT 1778 Revolutionay War
Residence: ABT 1774 North Carolina
Residence: ABT 1813 Maury County, Tennessee
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At the Age of 36 Amos London and his young family left New Jersey in the spring of 1774. Amos heard about cheap and fertile land in North Carolina. Amos traveled the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road as it led from Phildelphia west to the Shenandoah Valley and south to what is today North Carolina.
This is out of Opal London Cox's book off of page11.

Amos appears for the first time on the Tax List in 1777. He was found improved with valued  at 50 pounds, 2 cattle,value 4 pounds.
Amos obtained 3 Land Grants possibly 4:
No.432 August 11,1778
This plan represents a tract of land of survey for Amos London on the North Side of the Yadkin River beginning at a white oak on said River, Begg Seven Island in the said river runs East down said river thence North thirty-seven chains to a pine thence west fifty two and a half chains to a strake to the beginning 200 acres. His son John London and David Bray were chain carriers.

Amos London was living in Freeman's District in 1780 Tax List. He has 200 acres; money in hand 1 pound and 4 shilling; 3 horses and 16 cattle

Tax List for Surry Co. North Carolina in 1782 Captain Dyer's District ;
Amos London ; 200 acres ; 3 horses; 9 cattle total assessment ; 77 pounds. It was the same for 1785 and 1787 it reads 2 white polls and no black polls.

Amos London obtained another Land Grant for 200 acres; North Carolina No.481 Book D page 222
Surry Co. North Carolina.

Amos London Sr. Land Grant No. 523 for 150 acres Nov. 19,1796. Chain carriers were Amos London Jr.
and Little Berry Bray.

Superior Court Minutes, Surry County, North Carolina, Wednesday, May 12,1779.
It was ordered that the following  persons be appointed to lay off a road that leads from Richmond to Allen's Iron Work, crossing the Yadkin River at the White Rock into the road that leads from Richmond to Salisbury near Deep Creek. Persons appointed to lay off the road: Viz, Jabez, Jarvis, James York, Thomas Johnson, James Linzy, JOhn Moore, AMOS LONDON, John England, Moses Baker, Robert Ayers, John Summers, Samuel Hagwood, Richard Childress, Joseph England, Wrightman Summers, Spencer Boiling, Thomas Carson, Thomas Giles, Aaron Speer, Phillip Holcomb and William Reden Jr.

Amos London was arrested and tried for Treason.
Early Court Minutes; Rowan Co. North Carolina- 1753 to 1795  page 4 September 22,1782
State VS Amos London and John Steelmon: Plead not guilty #7 High Treason.... John is guilty of Felony and Treason but Amos London is not guilty.

Amos London gave his first son John a start toward a home of his own in 1789. He sold him his first land grant for a mere 5 shillings
Record Book D page 88
This indenture made this Third day of April in the year of our Lord 1789 between Amos London Sr. of the county of Surry Co and the state of North Carolina of one part and John London of same county and state of the other part; Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of five shilling current money paid by the said John London to said Amos London in hand paid the receipt whereas is hereby fully acknowledged that the said Amos London hath given, granted, bargained and sold by these presents dothegive, grant,bargin and sell unto the said John London his heirs and assigns for ever a certain tract
or parcel of land lying and being in the county afored on the North side of the Yadkin beginning at a white oak on the big seven island Yadkin River. etc. on as recorded before in the grant ; Witnessed by Rezzia Jarvis; Johnson Summers and John Palmer.


Will Book 2, page 154         Bill of Sale           Amos London to John London September 10,1789
I Amos London Sr. of Surry County, North Carolina to my son all my moveable or perishable part of my estate, that is to say; 7 head horses, wagon and gear, my plantation tools, all furniture, my little stock of hogs 12 in number. Book C page 447 Surry County North Carolina

An assignment on a Deed (granted by the State to Amos London No.1481 November 20,1791 for 200
acres of land which is registered in Book D page 222) from said Amos London to Thomas W. Lester.
I Amos London of the  County of Surry and the State of North Carolina do hereby for divers good cause and consideration in hereunto moving give, grant, dispose of the within memtioned 200 acres of land with all its appurtenances agreeably to the deed that is all the land which said Deed cover to Thomas W. Lester his heirs and assigns forever peaceably and guilty to occupy and possess the same whichis agreeably to my  Wil lto give his sister Polly and Sally $2.00 each.
Inwitness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 24th day of May A.D.
Amos London
Test; Jesse Lester and M. Armstrong      Surry Co. North Carolina Feb. 1807


We execution of the above instrument of conveyance from Amos London to Thomas Lester was duly proved in open court by Jesse Lester Esqu.
This is a gift to his grandson; his daughter having married Jesse Lester, she died prior to 1787 as Jesse Lester  remarried at that time. Now Thomas Lester may have obtained the Land in 1791 or at Amos London's death.


The following is Amos's Will and Codil as Recorded State of North Carolina, Surry County
In the name of God Amen
I Amos London Sr. of the County afore said being weak in body but of sound sence and memory and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament.
  1st I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God that gave it.
  2nd my body to be buried in a decent Christian manner and as touching such wordly estate with which it has pleased God to Bless me with givedemise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form Vis;
I give to my daughter Sally Summers all my moveable estate of every kind whatever to her and heirs forever. I give and bequeath unto Thomas W. Lester a tract of 200 acres of land joining my old line and John Summers Sr. to him and his heirs forever ; provided when he comes of age he gives his sisters Polly and Sally $2.00 each.
Hereby revoking all former wills and acknowledgeing this to be my last Will; In Witness whereof.  I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of  May A.D. 1805
Signed sealed published and pronounced in the presents of Jesse Lester, M Armstrong
Amos London  seal


                                      May 24th,1805
To my friends and acquaintances of Surry County;
   I am in the 69th year of my age and the forepart of my life was agreeable and pleasant and so on did I live in my family with utmost content and satisfraction until about 20years ago my old woman began to incurr my displeasure and she together with her friends and her children towit, my 2 sons and some of the Bills has in hundreds of ways too dedious and too delicate and fretted me to distraction I am left without a consort, I am reduced to almost poverty and in particluar abused and beaten by Amos Jr., spit upon, frowned upon, by him and his family and treated in the most ungratefulmanner, almost unheard of by a son to his father, so much repeated ill usage that my poor old grey hairs are almost brought down with sorrow to the grave. I know my friends, I am and always was as all men are to human frailties and error from the impulse of passion which has been in a great measure occasioned by the ill treatment of my 2 sons and their mother continially joined together to distrub my peace and happiness at home
and as my intentions were always for to support my children by my industry and labour in a decent manner and receiving nothing in turn but abuse redicule it would irritate any man of Spirit, this as I before mentioned being the desries of my heart which the great and good will knows to contribute to my familys welfare and not being received with kindness and tenderness as a father has a right to expect from his sons has made such deep impressions on my heart as to crave death rather than to live in a
world where I no more expect any content, I therefore bid farewell to my acquaintances and particluar to my children and their mother with a request that Amos deliver to his sister Sally Summers all my moveable effects, I shall indeavour to travel to some distant part where I hope receive happiness in
and through a blessed redeemer Jesus Christ. Amos London
Test; Jesse Lester, M. Armstrong

State of North Carolina, Surry County, Feb. Session A.D. 1807
Jesse Lester and Martin Armstrong, Esquire the subscribing Witness to the foregoing last Will and Testament of Amos London together with the codicil of said Will made oath that they saw the said London sign publish and declare; the same to be his last Will and Testament that he was of sound disposing mind and memory and that he did it freely and without compulsion which was ordered to be recorded.  Recorded accordingly by Jo Williams C.C.
Book 3 page 77 - 78 - 79 etc.

Amos London and his son John London received Revolutionary War Pay Vouchers.
These were given to men for services rendered. Sometimes for supplies furnished; for guard duty while
watching prisoners; not for baring arms.

Amos London appears in the 1790 Census in Surry Co. North Carolina
2 Free White males over 16
1 Free White male under 16
2 Free White Females