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[Deed Book 12; pg. 25] James NICHOLSON, constable to Lydia ETHERIDGE. Bill of Sale. From a judgment obtained against William ETHERIDGE in favor of Samuel JARVIS. Six dollars and six cents. Edward HARDY, J.P. Judgment dated 29 Aug 1809. Executed 8 Aug 1811. Andrew DUKE, J.P. "I the said James NICHOLSON Cosntable in obedience to the above judgment and execution to me direct, did leavy on a negro girl slave by the name of Cloe..."Dated 28 Sep 1811. May Term 1812.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 28] William JARVES to John JARVIS. "I William JARVIS am held and firmly bound unto my father and mother, John and Dorcas JARVIS..." All of Currituck. Two thousand dollars. Reserves the housing of John and Dorcas JARVIS. May 1812. Witnesses, John JARVIS, Lamuel TAYLOR. /s/ William JARVIS. May Term 1812. Registered 12 Nov 1812.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 38] Jesse PERRY, deed of gift to his children. Gives his plantation of one hundred and fifty acres lying on Currituck sound bounded by Randal JONES, Edward TAYLOR, Benjamin TAYLOR. Land bought of John LITCHFIELD and Thomas BARNET. Salley PERRY Jesse PERRY, and Alpheus PERRY. 12 Jul 1808. August Term 1812. /s/ Jesse PERRY. Witnesses, George (x-his mark) FISHER. Edward (x-his mark) CURLING. Registered 27 Nov 1812.

[Deed Book 12; pgs. 39-40] Thomas FARROW to Nathan O'NEAL. For the sum of $475.00, a parcel of land lying and being in Currituck County on Cape Hatteras and joining Christopher PEEL, and James MYDGETT [no acreage given].  July 27, 1811.  /s/ Thomas FARROW.  Witnesses: Joseph FARROW, Benjamin SPUNG?.  Registered: Nov. 27, 1812.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 55] Benjamin TAYLOR to Daniel LINDSEY. 13 Aug 1808. Both of Currituck. Six hundred dollars. Land in Currituck bounded by LINDSAY, Solomon CHAPLIN. Fifty acres. A second piece, twenty acres, bounded by Jesse BARNARD. /s/ Benjamin TAYLOR. Witness, Thomas POYNER, Thomas HEATH. August Term 1812. Registered 28 Nov 1812.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 56] Zachariah TAYLOR to Samuel SALYER, SEN. 23 Sep 1812. Both of Currituck. Elizabeth TAYLOR, wife of Zachariah included. Twenty five dollars. Land in Currituck by the Bay Road given to me by my father Jonathan TAYLOR in his last will and testament. Number of acres apparently not mentioned. /s/ Zachariah (x-his mark) TAYLOR and Elizabeth (x her mark) TAYLOR. Witness, Samuel SALYER, JUN. August Term 1812. Registered 28 Nov 1812.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 61] Harman BELL of Camden County to Samuel WHITEHURST SEN. of Currituck. 15 Feb 1812. Fifty six pounds, five shillings. Land in Currituck , it being half of fifty acres I had of Josiah BELL which fifty acres is to be laid off adjoining of William BELL ,deceased. By Willoughby DOZIER's line. William BELLs corner. Fifty acres. /s/ Harman BELL. Witness, M. SIMMONS. August Term 1812. Registered 30 Nov 1812.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 75] John C. ROACH to Jeremiah PLUMMER. 19 Dec 1811. Land in Currituck. /s/ John C. ROACH. August Term 1812. Witnesses, Willoughby (x-his mark) DAUGE, Hpos(?) (x-his mark) MURDEN. Registered 5 Sep 1812 (?)

[Deed Book 12; pg. 78] Jacob PERKINS Sheriff to James DOXIE. 22 Feb 1812. Both of Currituck. Land sold at County Court the last Monday of November 1811. Goods, chattels and land of William HALSTEAD. /s/ Jacob PERKINS. Witness, Thomas BAXTER. August Term 1812. Registered 5 Sep 1812.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 81] Isaac ROBERTS to Tyson & McCoan. Mortgage Deed. Cornelius TYSON and Alberon MCCOAN of the City and state of New York. ROBERTS of Currituck. In consideration of a contract and debt by me made to said firm of TYSON and MCCOAN dated 2 Dec 1811. Payable in four months from the date for six hundred and thirty-seven dollars and forty-five center. Land in Currituck bounded by James ETHERIDGE, John BALLANCE, John POCALLE(?) John BRABBLE  /s/ Isaac ROBERTS. Witnesses, Thomas BAXTER and G. BAXTER. November Term 1812. Registered 17 Dec 1812.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 83] Isaiah PARR to Isaac ROBERTS. Both of Currituck. 2 Aug 1811. One hundred pounds. Land in Currituck bounded by Robert POYNER, George POYNER, John DOXEY, John TATUM. One hundred acres. /s/ Isaiah PARR. Witnesses, George POYNER, Dory DAUGE. February Term 1812. Registered 2 Jun 1813.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 84] Isaac ROBERTS to Isaiah PARR. 12 May 1812. Both of Currituck. One hundred pounds. Land in Currituck bounded by Robert POYNER, George POYNER, John TATUM, John DOXEY. /s/ Isaac ROBERTS. Witnesses, Marget BRABBELL and Dory DAUGE. February Term 1813. Registered June (?) 2, 1813.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 95] Richard DECKER to James FENTRESS. 26 Oct 1812. Both of Currituck. Two hundred and twenty dollars. Land in Currituck. "Laying in said County at a place called "Cowells Bridge" bounded by Wm. PERKINS, Elias DOZIER. One hundred and fifty acres. /s/ Richard DECKER Witnesses: M. SIMMONS and James COWELL. November Term 1812. Registered 17 Dec 1812.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 105] Joseph W. WILLIAMS to James WHITEHURST 20 Nov 1812. Both of Currituck. Twelve hundred dollars. Land on the east side of Knots Island bordering on Malachi DUDLEY, Abram WATERFIELD, Malachi DUDLEY, JUN. One hundred twenty acres. One certain Island known by the name of Moam Island on the west of Moam Channel containing fifty acres- one hundred seventy acres in all. /s/ Joseph W. WILLIAMS. Witnesses, John WHITE, Major WHITEHURST November Term 1812. Registered 22 Dec 1812.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 118] Solomon CHAPLIN and his wife Barbary to Daniel LINDSAY. All of Currituck. 1 Jan 1813. five hundred ninety-five dollars. Land in Currituck bounded by land which LINDSAY purchased of Thomas HEATH; to the Laurel Swamp then to said LINDSAY's Northwest corner of the land purchased of Benjamin TAYLOR; Sixty-two and one half acres. /s/ Solomon CHAPLIN and Barbary (I her mark) CHAPLIN. Witnesses, Edward HARDY and Thos. SANDERSON. February Term 1813. Registered, 3(5?) April 1813.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 129] Sarah TAYLOR to Francis KEMP. 25 Jan 1813. Both of Currituck. One hundred dollars. Land in Currituck bordered by James DUGLAS, Maxey FISHER. Twenty acres. /s/ Sarah (x-her mark) TAYLOR. Witnesses, Dorey DAUGE and Levan DUNTON. February Term 1813. Registered, 8 Apr 1813.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 149] Jacob PERKINS, Sheriff to Joseph ROLPH. 12 Feb 1812. The heirs of James CHITTIM and James COWEL are mentioned. /s/ Jacob PERKINS, Sheriff. Witness, S. FEREBEE. May Term 1813. Registered 12 Jul 1813.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 164] Sarah PATTEN to Josiah TAYLOR. 7 Jan 1813. Both of Currituck. Six silver dollars. Land in Currituck formerly belonging to John PATTEN, deceased. Five acres. /s/ Sally PATTEN (X-her mark). Witnesses, Dory DAUGE, William (x-his mark) WALKER. May Term, 1813. Registered 13 Jul 1813.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 165] Josiah TAYLOR to Griffith POYNER. 12 Mar 1813. Both of Currituck. Six silver dollars. Land that formerly belonged to John PATTON, deceased, belonged to the widow. Contains five acres. /s/ Josiah (x-his mark) TAYLOR. Witnesses, Dory DAUGE, Lovey (?)POYNER. May Term 1813. Registered 17 Feb 1813(sic).

[Deed Book 12; pg. 170] James TAYLOR to Samuel SALYER, SR. 33 acres. 5 Mar 1813. James TAYLOR of the County of Clark in the state of Kaintucky[sic] Samuel SALYER, SEN. of Currituck. Three hundred dollars. Bordered by Samuel SALYER's line. Land willed to me in my Father Thomas TAYLOR's last will and testament. /s/ James TAYLOR. Witnesses, S. SALYEAR, JUN. and John HOOLOWAY. May Term 1813. Registered 18 Jul 1813.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 208] (also stated as p. 210) Hannah THOMPSON to David JONES. 1 Sep 1813. Both of Currituck. Fifty dollars. Land in Currituck joining Thomas MERCER's orphans on the south and David JONES on the north, and washed by the Sound on the east, it being the land where James HARVEY now lives given in a will by my uncle Even THOMAS (sic) to my brother Evan THOMPSON after the death of his widow Mary THOMPSON. /s/ Hannah THOMPSON. Witnesses, Mary THOMPSON and Mary THOMPSON. August Term 1813. Registered 17 Jul 1814.

[Deed Book 12; pg.223] Norfolk. 8 Feb 1811 Dennis WHITEHURST and wife, received the sum of two hundred and fifty eight dollars in full for all the real estate and personal property my wife and myself hath in and to the estate of the late Caterine MARCHANT who was grandmother to my wife, late of Gibbs Woods Currituck County. /s/ Nicholas Albert BARTEAM(?). Witness, James DOWDY. February Court Norfolk County. 13 Feb 1813.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 248] Penelope POYNER to Moses CAPPS et al. "State of North Carolina, Currituck County. Know all men by these presents that I , Penelope POYNER for value received to my satisfaction have bargained, sold conveyed, and confirmed unto Moses CAPPS, Thomas MILLER, Josiah and Courtney NICHOALSON (sic), their heirs and assigns forever, all my right, title, interest and demands(?) in and to all the premises herein after named, beginning at a mulberry stump near the water side; thence running a northwardly course to a rimaline (?) tree, which is a line between the land of Josiah NICHOLSON and this land; thence a straight course to the head of said land; thence to continue with the head line of said land to the end of Coin Jock Creek, thence with the said creek to the bay side; thence with the bay side to the first station; To have and to hold the above bargained premises to the said Moses CAPPS, Thomas MILLER, Josiah NICHOLSON and Courtney NICHOLSON, their heirs and assigned forever. In witness whereof have hereunto put my name and seal the first day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirteen. /s/ Penelope (x-her mark) POYNER. (seal)  Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Courtney NICHOLSON, interlined twice. L. MARTIN, H. TATUM. Acknowledged before Jos. FEREBEE. State of North Caroline Currituck November Term 1813. This deed from Penelope POYNER to Moses CAPPS Thomas MILLER Josiah NICHOLSON and Courtney NICHOLSON was acknowledged in open court before Joseph FEREBEE chairman of said court in due form of law and ordered registered. 30 Jul 1814.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 248] Caleb SEARS to James COWELL. 15 Dec. 1810. Both of Currituck. Six hundred dollars. Bounded by Joshua HALSTEAD. One hundred thirty two acres. /s/ Caleb SEARS. Witnesses:  Lovey TURTON, Charles SEARS. November Term 1813. Registered 30 Jul 1814.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 252] Bartholomew THOMPSON to Caleb MILLER. 1 Jul 1813. Both of Currituck. Three hundred and fifty dollars. Land bounded by Armistead SOLES; Four and a half acres. /s/ Bartholomew THOMPSON. Witnesses, Dorey DOUGE and Latan (?) SMITH. November Term 1813. Registered 30 Jul 1814.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 302] Benjamin TAYLOR to Jesse BARNARD. 5 Feb 1814. Both of Currituck. Twenty-two dollars. Land in Currituck part of land purchased by said Benjamin TAYLOR of Daniel LINDSAY, Esquire. Bounded by Jesse BARNARD (he purchased of Gideon GIBSON). Three acres. /s/ Benjn. TAYLOR. Witness, Thomas TAYLOR. February Term 1814. Registered 28 Oct 1814.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 320] Isaac BAXTER, Sheriff to Willoughby WHITE, Deed. "We command you that of the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of James NICHOLSON and Isaac ROBERTS, if to be found in your baliwick, you cause to be made the sum of thirty nine pounds, seventeen shillings, and eight pence with interest from 24th Feb 1812 which lately in our County Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions held for Currituck County at the Courthouse in Currituck, Willoughby WHITE recovered of them for debt ??? besides the five than sum of five pounds thirteen shillings and six pence for costs and charges in said suit expended whereas the said James and Isaac is formerly Griffith NICHOLSON's (?), Charles V. HERBERT, land he bought of Josiah NICHOLSON; two acres. 27 May 1814 put to sale. /s/ J. BAXTER, Sheriff. 3 Jul 1814. Witness, T. BAXTER. May Term 1814.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 321] Isaac BAXTER, Sheriff to Reuben TAYLOR. 2 Nov 1813. Both of Currituck. By a writ of "Fire Facias" of the Court of Quarter Pleases and Sessions for Currituck County. Land of Thomas SIMMONS, son of Sampson, if to be found in your baliwick, which Willoughby WHITE has claim. Ten acres in Cowinjock bounded by John FISHER. Reuben TAYLOR appeared and bid the sum of (blank) per acres and was the highest bidder. /s/ I.PERKINS, Sheriff. Witness, T. BAXTER. May Term 1814. Registered 3 Nov 1814.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 323] Jacob PERKINS to Grifith POYNER. Formerly lands of John PATTON, deceased. /s/ I. PERKINS, Sheriff. Witness, T. BAXTER. May Term 1814. Registered 3 Nov 1814.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 325] Alexander THOMPSON to David JONES 2 Mar 1814. Both of Currituck. Fifty five dollars. Land on Currituck Shoar [sic] adjoining the lands of Doctor David JONES on the north and Thomas MERCERs orphans on the sound, land held by Willoughby WHITE in right of his wife to the west, it being the land formerly belonging to Evan THOMPSON, SEN. and given in his will to his nephew Evan THOMPSON JUN. after the death of his widow Mary THOMPSON and which descended to the said Alexander THOMPSON on the death of his (?) Evan THOMPSON, JUN.  /s/ Alexander (x-his mark) THOMPSON. Witnesses, Thos. D. MARTIN. A.M. GATLIN. May Term 1814. Registered 2 Mar 1814(sic).

[Deed Book 12; pg. 335] Nathan PARKER to Thomas MACKHORNEY. 7 Jan 1814. Both of Currituck. Fifteen dollars. Land bounded by Thomas JARVIS, Edward TAYLOR. /s/ Nathan (x-his mark) PARKER. Witnesses, Jesse TAYLOR, John MACKHORNEY, May Term 1814. Registered 7 Nov 1814.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 338] Samuel SALYEAR, JUN. to Demsey and Robert WILLIAMS. 15 Dec 1797. All of Currituck. Land on the Banks bounded by Jacob ODOWDY. Fifty acres. /s/ Saml. SALYER, JUN. Witness: Jesse TAYLOR. May Term 1814. Registered 7 Nov 1814.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 353] John G. WRIGHT to Willoughby WHITE. 15 Aug 1814. John G. WRIGHT of Camden, Willoughby WHITE of Currituck. Five hundred dollars. Land in Camden. /s/ J.G. WRIGHT. Witness, M.M. BRIDE, and Jas. NICHOLSON. August Term 1814. 15 Nov 1814.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 360] Betsey GREGORY to Richard FAIREL. Negro boy six or seven years. Two hundred dollars. /s/ Betsey GREGORY. Witness. Jas. NICHOLSON. August Term 1814. 17 Nov 1814.

[Deed Book 12; pg. 366] William BONNEY and wife to John LOVITT. Both of Currituck. 23 Aug 1814. Two hundred twenty seven dollars. Land bounded by Thomas BRAY, Samuel BEASLEY, WATERFIELD. Eighteen acres. /s/ William BONEY Frankey (x-her mark) BONNEY. Witnesses, Thos. B. JARVES and Major WHITEHURST. August Term 1814. Registered 19 Nov 1814.

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