John Vendrick, his wife, and his mother
About a week ago, I was poking around in Currituck County land records. I don’t even...
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Category: Deeds, Grants and Patents
An Odd Turn of Phrase
Samuel Lawson received a deed of gift from his stepfather, John James, 25 May 1770. In the deed,...
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The Family of Boaz Squires
Boaz Squires is a rather enigmatic figure. Appropriate, wouldn’t you say, for a man legend...
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William Bright of Craven: There Were Two
There were, demonstrably, two William Brights living within, what was then, Craven County during...
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Family Tree Fact Check: Miranda Ross Gaskins
While Ancestry is notorious for spreading false information, you should also be wary of...
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Rowland Ledbetter’s father was most likely John Ledbetter
Researcher Sherry Mirkovic had done extensive research on Rowland Ledbetter and his parentage...
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The Brother-in-Law Conundrum
The word “brother-in-law” is becoming the bane of my research. In earlier times, the...
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Duplin County Register of Deeds Land Grant Maps
A really cool feature of the Duplin County Register of Deeds site, duplinrod.com, is the land...
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A Deed of Gift from James McIntosh to his Children
I found this deed proving that Leta McIntosh Averitt, my possible 5th great-grandmother, and Lovey...
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Spear, Speir, Spire, Spyers, Spears Deeds (Craven and Beaufort Counties)
The following are Craven County Spear deeds(and all related spellings). This is not a...
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Craven County Anderson Deeds & Grants
I’m organizing my genealogy files for the ten millionth time. I thought since I’ve...
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Deed naming the children of James Lewis of Beaufort County, 1824
The following is a transcription of a deed conveying the land that was inherited by the children...
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