General Notes

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Event: 15 FEB 1793 Deed of land from James Thigpen to Gra
y Little 1 Event: 30 MAY 1796 Deed of land from Dennis, Jam
es & Lemuel Thigpen to Gray Little 2 Event: 4 JUNE 1800 Edg
ecombe Co., NC - Last Will of Elisha Johnston 3 Event: 9 JU
NE 1825 Abstract Gray & Blake Little appointed as Admors o
f the Estate of Gray Little 4 Event: 24 AUGUST 1825 Abstrac
t Sylvia Manning was daughter of Gray Little 5 Event: 30 NO
V 1828 Abstract William Little was the son of Gray Littl
e 6 Event: 16 JAN 1837 Abstract William Wilkerson sold lan
d that was descended to him from Gray Little 7 Event: 20 AP
RIL 1840 Abstract Sally Mooring & William Wikerson were gra
ndchildren of Gray Little 8 Occupation: Sheriff Reference N
umber: 9 Note: After the War Gray became the Sheriff of Edg
ecombe County, North Carolina.
(Research):Sources:
Author: Edgecombe County, North Carolina Deed Books
Title: Deed of Land by James Thigpen to Gray Little
Abbrev: James Thigpen deed 2-15-1793 land to Gray Little
Publication: Edgecombe County, NC - February 15, 1793
Text: Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Deed Book 8, p. 74-76
15 February 1793
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Deed Sale of Land: James Thigpen, Sr. to James Thigpen, Jr.
This Indenture made the fifteenth day of February in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred & ninety th
ree
Between James Thigpen of Edgecombe County & state of North
Carolina senr of the one part and James Thigpen Junr of the
same County and state aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth
that I the said James Thigpen senr for and I Consideration
of the sum of two Hundred & twenty five pounds speashea t
o me
in hand paid by the said James Thigpen Junr the receipt
whereof I the said James Thigpen senr doth hereby acknowled
ge
my self therewith fully satisfied Contented and paid and o
f every
part and parcel thereof do exonerate acquit and discharge
the said James Thigpen Junr his Heirs Executors Admors~ or
assigns for ever have given granted bargained sold alined s
et
over and Confirmed and unto him the said James Thigpen
Junr his Heirs and assigns for ever a certain message or tr
act of
Land Containing by Estimation two Hundred Acres be the same
more or less lying on the North side of Tar River and one p
art
of the said Land lying in Pitt County the other part in Edg
ecombe
County Begining at a white Oak on John May'os senr Mill Cre
ek at a small
Branch a contracted line Between the said John May senr
and his son Hardy May Runing up the said Branch to a
white Oak standing in Doyals line thence with the said
Doyals line East to the said Mays Mill Creek thence down
the said creek to the first station containing two Hundred
Acres be the same more or less bearing date by Patent June
the seventh day One thousand seven Hundred & thirty nine
and also Conveyed by a deed from John Doyal to John ?Avert?
in the year 1740 and also the revisions remainders & remains
rights and profits and services thereof and also all the Es
tate
right Title interest claim and demand whatsoever in his
the said James Thigpen senr of in and to the said Premises
and of in and to every part and parcel thereof to Have and
to Hold the said Tract or parcel of Land and premises above
mentioned with the appurtenances unto the said James
Thigpen Junr Heirs and assigns for and to the only use and
behoof of in and to the said tract of Land his Heirs and as
signs
for ever the said James Thigpen senr his Heirs & assigns the
said granted and bargained premises will to the said James
Thigpen Junr will warrant and for ever defend as Witness wh
ereof
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