"SURRY/NC DEED BOOKS A, B, C (1770-1788)," by Mrs. W. O. Absher.

A:321, 322 - 20 Sep 1779 - NC Grant to George Wadkins 100 ac near head little Snow Ck, including John Camrons improvement.

A:327, 328 - 20 Sep 1779 - NC Grant to George Wadkins 100 ac waters Dan River incl. place called Three Springs on Peters Creek Road.

B:281, 282 - 13 Oct 1783 NC Grant to Henry Wadkins 100 ac S side Dan River adj Dennum, incl the river in two angles.  [Could Dennum here be Denny?]

B:313, 314 - 13 Oct 1783 NC Grant to Henry Wadkins 200 ac N side Dan River adj his other land & Stephen Clayton.

B:359, 360 - 13 Oct 1783 NC Grant to Joseph Watkins 200 ac little Snow Creek.

C:134 - 3 Nov 1784 NC Grant to George Watkins 107 ac W side little Dan River adj county line & Big Dan River.   [Sold 13 Jan 1786.   See C:337]

C:203 - 17 Feb 1784 Benedick Alderson to George Watkins 285 pounds 300 ac Bull Run.  Wit. Rob Walker, James (x) Gibson.  s/Benedick "Ben" Alderson.

C:204 - 17 Feb 1784 Benedick Alderson to George Watkins 285 pounds 100 ac S Bull Run.  Wit. Robert (x) Walker, James (x) Gibson. s/Benedick "Ben" Alderson. [Sold 18 Mar 1803.  See T:46.]

C:337, 338 - 13 Jan 1786 George Wadkins to Warham Easley, Henry County, VA.  25 pds 107 ac little Dan River adj county line & Big Dan River.  Wit. Jason Isbell, Robert Hudspeth, William Scaife.  s/George (x) Watkins.
 

The following additional Watkins records in Surry/NC deed indexes need to be further checked.  These records were scribbled in rough notes by me from FHL Film# 344615 at the Family History Center, Oakland, California, in 1998:

D:171 - G. Watkins (Grantor) to John Shelton (1790).

E:2?? - George Watkins (Grantor) to Littleberry Brown (?) (1790).

F:360 - George Watkins to William Denny (1790).

H:180 - George Wadkins 100 ac Grant from NC.

H:181 - George Wadkins 300 + 100 ac Grant from NC.

H:182 - George Wadkins 50 ac Grant from NC.

H:183 - George Wadkins 50 ac Grant from NC.

H:15? - George Wadkins from Isaac Harris.  (Information incomplete.)

I:296 - John Wadkins from D. Stephens and others.

I:473 - Joseph Wadkins 50 ac Grant from NC.

K:146 - George Wadkins 250 ac Grant# 2281 from NC.

K:262 - 13 Jan 1804 to Henry Watkins of Stokes/NC from Joseph Watkins of Surry/NC, 50 pounds for 50 acres in Surry/NC on the Ararat River.   Wit. William Hill, Jesse (?) Watkins.

K:265 - Nov. term 1804 to Henry Watkins of Stokes/NC from Joseph Watkins of Surry/NC, 100 pounds for 250 acres on Ararat River, including plantation where the said Joseph now lives.   Wit. William Hill, Jesse (?) Watkins.

K:266 - Nov. term 1804 to James Watkins of Surry/NC from Henry Watkins of Surry/NC 50 pounds for 35 acres (?) on (?) River.   Wit. William Hill, Thomas Wooten.  (See K-262 and K-265 which say Henry Watkins of Stokes/NC.  Same Henry or different Henry?)

K:267 - Henry Watkins (Grantor) of Surry/NC to Joshua Downey/Denny of Surry/NC 50 pounds for 50 acres, west side of Ararat River.  (Index says "Downey," but actual deed says "Denny.")  Wit. William Hill, James Watkins.

K:330 - James Watkins 100 ac Grant #2235 from NC (1805) in Surry/NC on south side of Ararat River at Joseph (?) Wadkins' line to Joseph Wadkins line.

L:9 - Savage Watkins (Grantor) to Richard Hiatt (1800). (I did not find actual deed.)

L:31 - M. Watkins (Grantor) to Mathew Bridgeman (1800). (I did not find actual deed.)

M:281 - George Watkins (Grantor) to Martha Unthank.

N:118 - George Watkins from Henry Speer. (This is also given as Wilkins.)

T:46 - 18 Mar 1803 George Wadkins (Grantor) of Surry/NC to Jonathan Haynes of Surry/NC 100 pounds for 100 acres on waters of Bull Run, including John Denny's mill, being land granted to Benedick Alderson 3 Nov 1784 and conveyed to George Wadkins.  Wit. Wm. Flinds (?), Nathan Haynes, Jurat, W. Speer.  Recorded Feb. term 1827.

V:247 - 23 Mar 1807 Indexed as G. & J. Wadkins (but signed George Watkins & Isaiah Watkins) to Mendenhall & Macy.  George Watkins of Surry/NC  (Grantor) to Richard Mendenhall (Tanner) & John Macy (Carpenter) of Guilford/NC, 489 acres for $300.00 Federal Money, both sides Bull Run in Wm. Wall's (?) line, Wm. Denny's line, Ruben Grant's line, to Haines' line, land granted to Watkins in 3 grants.  Wit. Nathan Mendenhall, Henry Reed. s/George (x) Watkins, s/Isaiah (x) Watkins.

Submitted by:  Lee Preston  9/10/03