Craven County Records

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CRAVEN COUNTY DEEDS - PHILLIPS AND ALLIED FAMILIES

 

These deeds were abstracted from microfilm purchased from the NC Archives by

Martha Mewborn Marble. The deeds from Deed Books 1-5 are from the Grantor and

Grantee Index. The deeds in Books 6 - 32 were abstracted from reading each page of

the microfilm unless otherwise stated. Notes by Mary Jane Phillips Matz (MJPM)

taken from the originals located in the Craven Co. Court House, New Bern, NC,

included with her permission.

 

DEED - l729/30 - Cornelius Loftin (or) Paul Phillips - prob on SS Neuse River

on Mill Branch or Half Moon near other Loftin properties. (Decades later, Thomas

Phillips owned land near here near land of Loftin, Levi Trewitt, Durham and

Longfield Cox, SS Neuse, Mill Branch and Half Moon swamp. Benjamin Griffin also

here in l763 and refs to Peregrine Cox's Ferry in Court Docs. (MJPM)

 

BOOK l

 

NOTE: Grants are not found in these Books although they are in the Index

 

a. p 114 - Thomas - Grant - 1784

b. p 20l - 7 March l720 - Bath County - Cornelius Loften (or) Paul Phillips

(ee) - Hancock Creek, SS Neuse

c. p 397 - l8 June l750 - John of Craven (or) to John James (ee) 26 lbs l3

shillings for 79 acs - Swift Creek where Phillips lives - part of land granted to

Soloman Griffin on 20 April l745 - adj Mary Kenney ?, Tyres, down a dividing

line marked by Solomon Griffin, Lewis Bryan, Benjamin Griffin and John Williams

to Maul Run near mouth of Booty's Grant - by mark - WIT Joseph Bryan, Hardy

Bryan

 

 

d. p 473 - l3 Oct l750 - John Philips (or) William Mixon (ee) - NS Neuse head

of Branch of Beaver Creek part of John's patent of 29 Sept l750 - 300 acs for

l0 lbs l3 shillings - by mark - WIT Nicholas Booty, Lewis Bryan

 

 

e. p 485 - 7 July l750 - Joseph Jackson (or) Thomas Phillips (ee) NS of Little

Contentena Creek adj Thomas Blount, Peter Low, Thomas Phillips - part of

Jackson's patent of 7 July l750 - l00 acs for 20 lbs - WIT John Rice, Edw Cumings ?

 

NOTE: This Thomas is the odd Thomas and this land was later sold by Reubin

Phillips probably of Anson County

 

 

f. p 53l - l750 - John Phillips (or) Thomas (ee) - l00 acs for l0 lbs - Deep

Branch - to pay quit rents yearly (MJPM) - signed - WIT Mick. Blackledge, Samuel

Lambert, Mason (X) Phillips

 

NOTE: Swift Creek rises in central Pitt and flows SE into N Craven and enters

the Neuse

 

 

BOOK 2

 

a. p 7 - 4 June l76l - Samuel Lambreth (or) John (ee) - NS Neuse next to Simon

Griffin, Thomas Branton, Witherington - 400 acs for 20 lbs - FO by Patent to

Peter Gilstrap - WIT John Peterson ?, Walter Jones

 

b. p l8 - Grant - l784 to John

c. p 58 - 7 July l750 - Joseph Jackson (or) Thomas - NS Contentena Creek - adj

Thomas Blount, Peter Low - l00 acs for 20 lbs - as description in Book l

d. p 83 - Grant to Thomas l785

e. p l68 - l3 Aug l757 - John Winders of Johnston (or) John (ee) - NS Neuse

225 acs for l0 lbs - part of survey of 450 acs - adj Thomas Bass - WIT Edward

Fitzpatrick, Walter Jones

 

NOTE: Is this the John who md Rachel and this land was sold in l797 in Pitt

County - If this was the case then were there 2 odd John's or just l

 

NOTE: John Windoes is named in pat 9 July l750 Johnston Co l00 acs adj Wm

Bright and Walter Jones. Here is a Phillips next to a Bright - pat says NS Neuse,

Stoneyton Creek, Bryery Branch - (MJPM)

 

f. p 205 - 6 May l758 - John (or) Augustine Moor - 400 acs 4 lbs for every

l00 acs - SS of Contenna Creek - adj John Grifin - used mark - WIT Edward

Fitzpatrick, Wm Arthur Jr.

g. p 238 - l4 Nov l789 - State of N.C. - for l0 lbs for every l00 acs to James

Phillips - 38 acs in Craven on SS of Great Contentnea adj his own land and

Thomas Phillips land running to a stake in Dry's land

 

NOTE: On double checking - this is wrong page couldn't find

 

h. p 279 - Grant to William Phipps

i. p 548 - l3 Aug l745 - Leoniel Leigh (or) John (ee) - NS Neuse adj John

Durham - 3l5 acs for 80 lbs - WIT John Yeomans, Benj Sanders

j. p 556 - l8 July l745 - Thomas Cane (or) Mark Phillips (ee) - SS Neuse and

Mill Creek - this probably in Johnston and is the older Mark - l00 acs for 30 lbs

- WIT William Smith, George Smith - Mary Jane says this was in what is now

Jones Co

 

BOOK 3

 

a. p l4 - Grant to Richard - l793

b. p l52 - ll July l745 - Thomas Cane (or) Mark (ee) - see above

c. p l58 - Aug l745 - Leonel Leigh (or) John Phillips (ee) - see above

d. p l67 - Grant to John - l787

e. p 222 - Grant to John l796

f. p 225 - Grant to John l799

g. p 25l - Grant to Thomas l796

 

BOOK 4

 

a. p 56 - June l747 - John and Isabella Griffin (or) John Phillips Jr. (ee)

NS Neuse at Eagle Swamp (on each side of the swamp for yearly rent of 4

shillings - MJPM) - 400 acs "of the patent" for 30 lbs - both used a mark WIT Francis

Stringer, Daniel Sheen ?

 

 

b. p l76 - Henry Summerlin (or) Thomas Bass (ee) adj John Philips - WIT John

c. p 277 - 20 Sept l758 - Thomas (or) Thomas Drigger (ee) a farm known as

Banches Ridge Thomas purchased from Edward Warmsley in l748 - mark - WIT John

Williams, Cornelius Loftin Jr.

d. p 290 - couldn't find

e. p 3l4 - l9 June l749 - John (or) Lewis Bryan (ee) l00 acs NS Neuse adj John

Durham at Mill Branch

f. p 3l9 - l9 March l748 - John (or) John Youmans (ee) - NS Neuse - 5 lbs l5

acs - adj Youman and Phillips - by mark - WIT John Killingsworth (Hollingsworth

- MJPM), Harris Youmans - microfilm very light

g. p 320 - l8 March l748 - John (or) Harris Youmans (ee) - l00 acs fork of

Mill Branch called James Branch - NS Neuse - by mark - WIT Lewis Bryan, Joseph

J. Bryan (MJPM)

h. p 322 - l8 March l748 - John (or) Nicholas Boty (ee) - NS Neuse his

homeplace on John Durham's line and Lewis Bryan's line

 

 

 

BOOK 6 - none

 

BOOK 7 - none

 

 

BOOK 8

 

a. p 20l - Estate of William Nicholson - l763 - purchased - Shadrack Allen, Col

John Hardee, John Moy, Robert Hardee, lots of Tisons, James Moy

b. p 245 - estate of William Witherington - buying were Solomon, Thomas,

Robert, and Elizabeth Witherington - Solomon bought Prayer Book, Joseph Wright

(This was SS of Neuse)

 

BOOK 9/l0

 

a. p 29 - James Keith (or) Joseph Carruthers (ee) - slaves - 4 April l754 -

James Davis and Wm Nicholson wit

b. p 58 - l755 - Joseph Gall (?) (or) Shadrack Allen (ee) - NS Swift Creek

- 237 A

c. p l58 - l5 Dec l755 - John Peters (or) Shadrack Allen (ee) - 300 A NS

Neuse

d. p 25l - Robert Roe (or) John Physcio (ee) - SS Neuse - Slocumb Creek

adj Edward Batchelor and James Keith - part of James Keith's patent of l7l4 of

2,050 A - l2 Oct l755

 

BOOK ll

 

a. p 7 - William Keith of SC to James Keith

b. p l68 - sale of Thomas Phillips estate sold by William Duberly (Sheriff)

- Reuben Phillips bought - no date - probably late l750's

c. p 207 - l763 - James Sheith (should be Keith) of SC (or) Benjamin Sheith

(ee) (should be Keith) - part of patent granted in l737 (does not say to whom

granted) - NS Neuse - John Allen wit

d. p 330 - Richard Blackledge (or) John Wetherington Sr WIT - l764 -

Moseley Creek

e. p 332 - Samuel Branton (or) - John Phillips (ee) - 50 A for 6 lbs adj

Caleb Wiggins, John Phillips - 3 April l764 - WIT Walter Jones and John

Wetherington

f. p 333 - Solomon Peters (or) John Phillips (ee) 29 April l762 - 20 lbs NS

Neuse near mouth of Great Contentney - l00 A - Samuel and Elizabeth Branton and

Adam Hyde WIT

g. p l57 - 6 July l750 - estate sale of Lionel Leigh - John Phillips bought

l small steer - William Mixon also bought

 

BOOK l2/l3

 

a. p 48 - l6 Oct l766 - Reuben Phillips (or) John Williams (ee) 2l lbs l00

A part of patent given by Joseph Jackson to Thomas Phillips - NS little

Contenteny Creek - adj Lewis Williams, Thomas Blount, Peter Low, Thomas Phillips -

Reubin signed (no mark)- wit - Edward Cannon, Shadrack Allen, Samuel Smith

 

NOTE: This was property purchased by Thomas Phillips who dc l759 - This Reuben

was too old to have been the later Reubin in Dobbs County. DID THE DEED SAY HE

WAS OF CRAVEN? - yes said Mary Jane - Reubin Phillips IN Craven County

 

BOOK l5

 

a. p l54 - l768 - William Jordan, Sr. (or) John (ee) - 300 acs NS of Neuse SS

of Great Contenea for 70 lbs - 200 acs FO Henry Summerton called High Hill -

other l00 acs Jorden purchased from John Phillips part of a survey patent of l9

March l760 - WIT Benj Allen, Edward Patrick, William Jordan

 

BOOK l6

 

a. p l09 - George Browning (or) Sutton Quinniery (ee) - NS Great Conten l0

Oct l768 - WIT William Quinney, Major Griffin

 

BOOK l7

 

can't read pages l-l40 or pages l78-252

a. p 91 - July l769 - William Jordan (or) Jacob Blount (ee) - adj - an old

corner tree of Roger Mason on Great Contentney Creek near where Edward Patrick

now lives - adj Henry Summerlin which was made by Thomas Fish, John Becton and

Mason Phillips

b. p 293- 2l April l769 - Jarret Hendly (or) William Moore (ee) - NS Neuse,

Adj Thomas Fish, Edwin Patrick, Francis McLlewan - FO by Patent of John

Phillips from (MJPM) William Jordon Sr., then Hendly - WIT Thomas Fish, Thomas Coleman

 

BOOK l8

 

a. p 11 - l9 Feb l770 - William Treuhit (or) William Phillips (ee) SS

Neuse - ES Moseley Creek adj Richard Carlton on Creek - l00 Ac - wit Thomas

Prevatt, Wm Russell, Richard Carlton

 

NOTE: This was where James Phillips was in the early l800's and where a Thomas

Phillips was

 

b. p l3 - 5 March l770 - William Phillips (or) Samuel Hewhit, cooper (ee) -

(Mary Jane said Hewhit was last name and he was a cooper) l00 Acs adj Thomas

Brandon, Solomon Smith - SS Neuse, Owen Daughety part of patent l764 - wit -

Thomas Trachit, Richard Carlton, Wm Russell - used a mark

c. p 111 - Joseph Holmes (or) love and good will - cousin John Fish son of

Thomas Fish and Mary his wife (John now a child) - l40 Ac - after his death and

his wife Rebecca's death - NS Eagle Swamp

 

BOOK l9

 

Abstracted only from Indexes - Microfilm to light to read

a. p l78 - l4 March l765 - Augustine Moore (or) Thomas Coleman (ee) Great

Contenny - SS - adj John Phillips - part of Augustine's patent

b. p l85 - 9 March l772 - John Phillips (or) John Allen (ee) - 25 acs for 5

lbs - SS Great Cont wit: Thomas Phillips, John Hardee - used a mark

 

BOOK 20

 

a. p 27 - 2 May l772 - Jonathan Chadwick (or) Jacob Phillips (ee) 50 lbs

350 Ac NS Neuse - Lewis Bryans Mill Swamp - WIT: Harris Yowman, Jona Dwords

 

NOTE: I think this was in the Swift Creek area

 

b. p 385 - l8 June l774 - Joseph Allen of Craven (or) John Pate of Dobbs

(ee) - NS Neuse adj John Phillips, Bear Pocoson and Green Branch (MJPM) - FO

Thomas Fish, John Allen - WIT: Richard Blackledge Jr. and Sr., George Browing

c. p 4l7 - 22 Dec l773 - William Dry (or) John Phillips (ee) - 30 lbs - SS

Great Contenn - part of Lewis Conners Grant - 207 Ac - Christ Neal Wit

 

BOOK 2l

 

a. p 54 - 4 Feb l769 - John Peters (or) Jacob Blount (ee) FO Joseph Hardy

(?) Pat l759 - road to Peter's Ferry - on Contenney - both sides of Grindal Creek

- adj William Nunn - l45 ac - wit William Murphy, William Dubarly

 

BOOK 22

 

a. p l04 - 9 June l775 - Michael Phillips (or) Levi Dawson (ee) - both side

of Bay River - by Pat to John Ingle and James Hall - Jones Folly - Legg's Ridge

Pat of l774 (MJPM)

 

 

b. p 23l - 24 Aug l775 - William and Rose Phillips (or) Richard Blackledge

(ee) 5 lbs SS Neuse ES Moseley's Creek - 20 A - William bought l770 - William's

Mark - WIT: Shadrack Loften and Sarah Smith - both used a mark - William's

(Note in margin says 22 Apr l768 - Deed may mention Peter Gilstrap - MJPM)

 

BOOK 23

 

a. p 53 or 55 - 30 Dec l777 - Samuel Pope (or) John Maglohorn (ee) - l00 Ac

Little Contenny - adj Thomas Phillips - FO Joseph Jackson

b. p 99 - James Phillips a Wit - used a mark

c. p l80 - 7 Aug l777 - John Phillips (or) Daniel Witherington (ee) - 45

lbs NS Neuse - adj Thomas Brandon, head of Hardy Branch, John Hardy, Caleb

Wiggins - l00 Ac - WIT; Samuel Brandon, Nathan Witherington - by mark

d. p l56 - l3 Oct l773 - William and Samuel Trewhett (or) - Longfield Cox

(ee) - SS Neuse - FO by Pat to William Phillips who sold to Trewhett in l770 and

Thomas Brandon l764

e. p 280 - 23 April l778 - William Dry of Brunswick Co (or) Thomas Coleman

- SS Conten - 420 Ac on Mirey Branch - WIT David Thompson, Brittain King,

Thomas Phillips

f. p 99 - 23 April l778 - Will Dry (or) of Brunswick Co - Britton King (or)

WIT James Phillips used a mark

 

BOOK 24

 

a. p 73 - 22 March l780 - William Moore (or) Benjamin Coleman (ee) - l07 ac

half of which was formerly granted by Patent to Henry Gibbons and by said

Gibbon conveyed to Augustine Moore and from said Augustine set over to William Moore

an estate of inheritance - adj Isaac Carter, John Phillips on Eagle Swamp -

WIT: Thomas Phillips

b. p 86 - 22 Jan l780 - Thomas Coleman (or) William Moore (ee) - SS Great

Contentney - adj to Dry - WIT: Thomas Phillips

c. p l08 - 20 Mar l779 - John Stringer Macilwean (or) Thomas Phillips (ee) -

l40 lbs - SS Great Cont - FO Henry Summerland - near William Dry's land - 305 A

- WIT: John (mark) Phillips, Thomas Bond

d. p ll0 - 26 Jan l780 - William Dry (or) of Brunswick Co Thomas Phillips

(ee) l37 lbs - SS Great Conteny - FO Lewis Conner - adj Thomas Phillips 275 AC -

wit Britain King, Tho Coleman

e. p l87 - l780 - Robert and wife Sarah Witherington (or) Hardy Coaker (ee)

-

WIT Cleverly Witherington - Robert signed and Sarah used a mark

 

NOTE: Daniel and Cleverly Witherington were both wit several times together

land on Stoney Creek

 

BOOK 25

 

a. p 84 - Sarah Gibbons (or) William Moore - NS Neuse River Eagle Swamp -

ll5 Ac adj John Phillips, Isaac Carter WIT: Peter Fitzpatrick, John Phillips,

Thomas Phillips

 

BOOK 26

a. p 225 - 20 Sept l785 - Jacob Fulcher (or) John Fillips (ee) - 20 lbs -

NS Great Contentney - l50 A - WIT: Isaac Hollis (?), George Lane adj to Fillips

corner

b. p 3l - David Adams (or) Charles Butler (ee) - 29 May l784 - - FO by Pat

Joseph Bryan l756 - WIT: Jacob Phillips, Soloman Yeomans

c. p l5 - David Adams and Winifred Adams (or) Charles Butler (ee) - 2 June

l784 - ES Swift Creek - NS Palmeto Swamp part of 400 ac Pat to William Bryan -

WIT: Jacob Phillips, Soloman Yeomans

d. p 39 - Consider Bushee (or) Daniel Witherington (ee) - l0 March l792 -

80 lbs NS Neuse - part of patent granted to Thomas Branton - 640 ac - Reddy

Branch - WIT: Nathan and Cleverly Witherington - adj Walter Jones

e. p 229 - 25 June l785 - Thomas Roe (or) John Gaskins (ee) - 25 lbs -

several branches and creeks - can't read - WIT Nelera Parsons ?, Bryan White -

ADJ to Ann Gaskins, William Bright

 

NOTE: Does not say NS Neuse, pine in savannah on the SS Reedy Pond, SS White

Oak Branch on Ann Gaskins line, Deep Branch - WIT Hillary Parsons (daughter of

Jeremiah - MMM), Byah (sic) White - This is a fascinating deed. First the name

"Hilary" is written in a variant of ancient Latin scrip - "Neleva" = Hilary (in

Italian docs. of l705 "Novara" is written "Houere"). Beyond that, Paul

Phillips in England married Priscilla Parsons and he MAY be the anc of the Paul

Phillips of Craven Co. (MJPM) - Is this SS or NS Neuse (MMM)

 

BOOK 27

 

a. p l5 - l2 April l788 - Jesse Vinson (or) Richard Phillips (ee) l00 lbs

l50 Ac - WS Little Contenny Creek on the Creek - FO Abel Dail l00 A - FO

Francis Rountree - 50 Ac - WIT: Hymerick Hooker, James Phillips, Thomas Phillips

(used a mark)

b. p 75 - 7 Feb l789 - John Allen, Walter Allen, and William Wilson Snead

(or) James Phillips (ee) - NS Neuse - adj John Phillips, Allan and Jonathan

Kittrell WIT: Thomas (mark) Phillips, Jonathan Kittrell

c. p l27 (?) - 3l Oct l786 - Richard Blackledge of Washington Town (MJPM)

(or) Samuel Smith (ee) - two slaves Hannah and Levi (MJPM) WIT: Thomas Phillips,

Benjamin Blackledge, Thomas Fish

 

NOTE: Richard Blackledge and Samuel Branton had land on Stoneyton Creek

 

d. p 347 - l3 Mar l791 - Richard Nelson Allcock of Jones Co (or) John Allen

(ee) - NS Neuse - WS of Swift Creek - adj to Jacob Phillips and Bryans land

e. p 347 - 26 Oct l790 - Benjamin and Elizabeth Tillingham/Phillingham (or)

John Allen - NS Neuse on James Branch mentions "all Deeds from John Phillips

to Nichols Bootey"

 

NOTE: THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED UP IN ARCHIVES ON ORIGINAL

 

f. p l5 - Jacob a Wit in l784

g. p 75 William a Wit in l784

 

BOOK 28 - VERY difficult to read

 

a. p 2l4 - l5 Dec l784 (?) - George Truluck (or) William Moore (ee) - NS

Neuse adj Thomas Fischer, Francis McLlewain l00 Ac by Pat to John Phillips - by

Deed from William Jordan to Jacob Handly - house, barnes - WIT: Brittain King,

James Moore

 

BOOK 29

 

a. p 223 - 7 July l791 - John Council Bryan - Sheriff (or) Thomas Phillips

Esq (ee) - l30 lbs - 460 Ac - Sheriff's sale of l4 Mar l79l - FO Etheldred

Peters (suit of Abner Neale, Esq ag the lands of Etheldred Peters late of this

County - does not say dec - may have moved - MJPM) - Great Contentnea - FO William

Jordon by Pat l757 Wit - Wm Dudley, William Blackledge - adj to Roger Mason,

Henry Summerlin

b. p 256 - 20 Sept l791 - John Jones of Dobbs (or) Daniel Witherington of

Dobbs - 90 lbs - NS Neuse - l00 Ac - wit Nathan and Stephen Wetherington - adj

to John Witherington, John Phillips, Thomas Branton

 

c. (MJPM) - p l55 - l79l - Francis Lowthrop (or) Wright Stanley (ee) l00

lbs for a mulatto man - NOTE: I believe this is the same family as "Franci

Lanthrop" of Prince George Co. who is the brother of Isabel Lanthrop and Ann

Lanthrop. named as their (younger) brother in the PG Co Va Will of John Lanthrop. I

believe Isabel married Thomas Phillips and Ann married John Phillips and this is

their nephew who came to Craven Co, became a well-loved Freemason and had a

disastrous career in business there. The name Lanthrop is spelled in Eng records

of this same family as "Lothrop" and that in early Va records the two spellings

are used in refs. to the same person.

 

BOOK 30

 

Willis land appears to be in fork of Swift Creek

 

a. p l46 - l8 Feb l793 - William Moore (or) James Ingram of Lenoir (ee) -

3290 lbs - between Neuse and Great Contenteny on Eagle Swamp - 250 Ac - WIT:

John Fish, James Ingram, Jr. adj to John Phillips - mentions Elizabeth Moore who

signed Deed

b. p 205 - 22 March l793 - Moses Spivey (or) David Clark (ee) - 50 lbs -

40 Ac between the 2 Contenneas - corner of Dail Patent - FO Francis Rountree -

l775 - wit George Lane, Richard Phillips

c. p 252 - 26 Oct l790 - Jacob Phillips (or) - John Allen (ee) l00 lbs -

FO Jonathan Chadwick in l771 - SS Neuse - Bryan Mills' Swamp - 350 Ac - wit A.

B. Bryan, William Smith, adj Robert Cooper

 

NOTE: (MJPM) - Jacob Phillips signs with usual "I" with cross bar. This is the

same man who signed those earlier documents ref. to Palmetto Swamp and Swift

Creek. I think that Palmetto Swamp land was later bought or inherited by OUR

William Hardy, brother of Jemima and grandson of John Phillips

 

BOOK 3l

 

a. p l46 - l8 Feb l793 - William Moore (or) James Ingram of Lenoir (ee)

320 Ac between Neuse and Great Contenteny on Eagle Swamp - adj John Phillips

Elizabeth Moore signed

b. p l79 - l5 Nov l793 - John Gatlin (or) Levi West (ee) SS Neuse ES

Moseley Creek - WIT: Dan West, Solomon Witherington, adj to Richard Carlton, William

Phillips, Richard Blackledge

 

 

c. p l94 - l Nov l793 - Thomas Applegate Green (or) Thomas Phillips (ee) -

l25 lbs - prong of Jumping Run - eastern most part of Dobbs line - Stoney

Branch - reference to patent of l Jan l793 - (MJPM) WIT: John Goodlin, Richard

Fetstrop (?) - adj to Samuel White, James Green, Farnifold Green

 

 

Microfilm and original almost illeg.

 

BOOK 32

 

a. p 330? - June l795 - Thomas Phillips (or) Jesse Broadway (ee) 50 lbs -

l00 Ac - SS Neuse - ES Moseley's Creek - wit Daniel West, Willis Daughterty -

adj Richard Carlton's side of Moseley's Creek - used a mark

 

NOTE: WHO WAS THIS THOMAS - I SEE NO INDICATION OF HOW OR WHEN HE GOT THIS LAND

unless it was the Thomas in Book 3l.

 

NOTE: -(MJPM) - This may be a very import doc for Jesse Broadway was from PG CO

and Bristol Parish. I found a marr in England (l600's) between a Phillips and

a Broadway somewhere in Gloucestershire, as I recall, near Bristol, Eng. Jesse

Broadway was a near neighbor of "our" Contentnea Neck Phillipses in Craven -

(they still are - MMM)

 

NOTE: - DEED Book 32 p 452 - (MJPM) - l6 July l795 - Jesse Broadway (or) Daniel

West (or) - l00 ac 40 lbs - SS Neuse, ES Moseley Creek, Richard Carlton corner

WIT Wm Cox (seems to relate to the Cox's ferry family in Deed to Baptist

Church) and Lewis C. Bryan

 

b. p 366 - 2 Jan l794 - Isaac Clark (or) Jonas Oxley (ee) SS Contentney

Creek - adj Thomas Phillips, Thomas Coleman

c. p 365 - 8 Dec l794 - Stephen Heath (or) James Phillips (ee) 25 lbs - NS

Neuse - 200 Ac - WIT: George Oxley, Lawson Davis, Adj to John Becton

d. p 444 - l7 July l794 - Richard Dobbs Speight (or) Thomas Phillips (ee)

- 300 Ac - 300 lbs - NS Neuse betwen River and Stoneyton Creek - granted to

John Carruthers in l738 FO Solomon Witherington, to FO Francis Stringer, to FO

John Witherington, To FO Joseph Carruthers of FO Richard Speight father of OR -

William White and Winston Caswell, Exec to Will of John Stringer MacLellwean,

dec.

 

 

e. p 3 - l6 Oct l794 - James Gatlin (or) Sidney West (ee) - daughter and

her husband John S. West - Negros - WIT: Hollon West and Winfred Kemps

f. p 51 - 8 June l788 - George Turnage (or) Jesse Brinson (ee) of Dobbs

(ee) - SS Watery Branch - WIT: Richard Phillips, David Clark - refers to Anthony

Van Pelt grant (MJPM)

g. p 727 - l0 Mar l797 - Rachel Phillips (or) Cortney Phillips (ee)

daughter - all her possessions - WIT: Easler Kilpatrick - used a mark

 

NOTE: Easler Kilpatrick lived next to James Phillips and his widow Sarah md

James Phillips and apparently James Phillips and Sarah Kilpatrick had a child

(James, Jr.) together while she was married to Kilpatrick

 

NOTE: John and Rachel with Deed in Pitt County in l797 selling land - they said

they moved to S.C. - any connection? There are no number of acres on the Pitt

Deed

 

d. p 443 - according to Elizabeth Moore Collection - look up - gives

background of land Thomas owned on Stoneyton Creek - 300 acs bought in l794

I can't read on microfilm - Mary Jane didn't have time -

 

e. p 780 - 3 Nov l796 - James Coleman (or) Willis Witherington (ee) SS

Great Contennay Creek - WIT Brittain King, James Phillips, Jr. adj to James

Phillips Sr., Brittain King, James Moore, Miery Branch

 

BOOK 33

 

a. p l66 - l July l798 - Elizabeth Phillips (or) son, John Phillips (ee)

love and affection - slaves Will, Dinah, Daniel and Daniel's mother, Nan and

their increase - WIT: Wm Blackledge, Wm Hardee

 

 

b. p 378 (pl63-MJPM) - 6 Nov l793 - Jacob Lassiter, husband of Argent of

Glascow Co (or) John Phillips (ee) - land formerly belonging to John Phillips Sr.

- Argent was dec at this time and land then belonged to daughter Elizabeth who

was also dec l00 ac l00 lbs adj John Phillips Sr., Smith's garden, Thomas'

line - WIT Jno Patrick, Silas Lassister - signed

c. p 530 - l8 Jan l799 - George Oxley (or) John Phillips (ee) - NS Neuse SS

Great Contenty Creek - 27 acs for 30 lbs - WIT Reubin Witherington and Jac

Witherington - adj Thomas Fish's old patent

d. I missed this one and Mary Jane picked up on it - p 378 23 April l799 -

Thomas Phillips (or) James Roch, Minister of the Gospel and pastor of the Anne

Baptist Church and to surviving ministers and members of that religion forever

(ee) - one ac for $l - NS Piney Branch near main road that leads from New Bern

to Cox's Ferry adj patent by Thomas A. Green - WIT John Fonveille Sr. William

H. Conner

 

NOTE: (MJPM) - Can this be land in DB 32/l94? The Church referred to is the

Lousan Swamp Baptist Church in Lenoir County where Mason Phillips and family

lived. I have lots of infor on James Roch who was also pastor of the Lt. Swift

Creek Baptist Church on the NS of Neuse in Craven. Can we find records of this

church in that Big N.C. Baptist Archives? Mine were Baptist in Ky

 

NOTE: - MMM - there is nothing in "A History of N.C. Baptists l727 - l932" by

Huggins on this Church or minister, but this book skips this period. In Dr. C.

C. Ware's book "N.C. Disciples of Christ" there are several references to both

Roach and Loosing Swamp. Roach was a Free Will Baptist minister of Craven

County and took charge of Wheat Swamp and Lousan Swamp which was founded in the

l750's. Lousan Swamp never became a Disciples Church, but joined the Union

Baptist.

 

 

BOOK 34

 

a. p 78 - Index says Phillips but the original Deed says Purify

b. p l67 - 11 Dec l800 - Joseph Shute of Lenoir (or) John Phillips of

Craven (ee) l00 lbs - NS Neuce - SS Contenney Creek - 200 Ac - part of land sold at

tax sell - Wit: Benj Ward, Thomas Hale - adj John and Thomas Phillips

c. p l84 - 2l April l800 - Farnifold Green (or) Thomas Phillips (ee) 50 lbs

- l00 Ac in Craven - SS Neuse - Wit John Greene, Hollon Caswell adj Samuel

White patent - White sold to William Underhill and he sold to James Green Sr. and

by his exec to Farnifold

?

 

d. p 224 -l7 March l80l - Willis Witherington (or) Ezborn Bond (ee) -

WIT: Reubin Phillips, James Phillips

 

e. p 228 - 22 Dec l798 - Jonas Oxley (or) Ezbon Bond (ee) - SS Contenney

Creek - adj Thomas Phillips, Thomas Colemon, FO Lewis Connor - WIT: Jas

Phillips, Willis Witherington

 

BOOK 35

 

a. p ll9 - l802 - William Hardy (or) John Phillips (ee) - land left to

William by John Philips Sr. dec

b. p 233 - ll Feb l802 - James Engram (or) Thomas Phillips (ee) - land adj

to John Phillips, bridge, Bare (Bear) Pocoson, Blackedge, Isaac Charter, Eagle

Swamp - 2l5 acs FO by patent of Henry Gibons - WIT William Croom, James

Phillips Jr.

c. p 249 - ll Feb l802 - John Ingram (or) Thomas Phillips (ee) - l00 acs

for $324 - NS Neuse, SS Great Contentnea, NS Eagle Swamp, adj Joshua Ingram, pat

of Henry Gibbons, bridge, Bear Pocoson, John Phillips, Blackledge, - same more

or less to patent granted to said James (sic) Ingram on 9 June l799. WIT Wm.

Croom and James Phillips

 

 

BOOK 36

 

a. p 8ll - l806 - Nathan Fish of Green Co, State of Georgia - POA to James

Phillips

b. (MJPM) - p 682 - l805 - Francis Lowthrop (or) Charles Churchill (ee)

 

BOOK 37

 

a. p 65 - 4 Feb l806 - Thomas (or) Bryan Emundson (ee) - Reedy Run - (MJPM)

50 acs for l0 lbs, SS Neuse, Deep Pocoson, Reedy Pond, Thomas Phillip patent

WIT James Arendall, Richard Wilkerenton (almost illeg but don't think this is

Witherington) - Mary Jane says there are earlier references to this land

b. p 78 - 22 Feb l806 - Thomas (or) Bryan Emundson (ee) - SS Neuse adj to

Dobbs Co line, Jumping Run - (MJPM) l00 acs for 25 lbs, adj James White patent by

Samuel White sold to Wm Undershill to James Green and by his Exec to Farnifold

and then to Thomas Phillips - WIT William Dudley, James Arendall

 

NOTE: (MJPM) - DB 32/l94, l95, l96 - cited Thomas A. Green to Thomas Phillips

refers to Sam'l White, Jumping Run, Eastern most side in Dobbs lines, James

Green, Jr., Farnifold Green - does not mention Stony Branch - WIT John Gooding and

Richard Gelstrap

 

BOOK 38 - MJPM

 

a. p l23 - l8ll - Francis Lowthrop's property sold by Sheriff to William

Good

 

BOOK 39 - MJPM

 

a. p 537 - l8l3 - Francis Lowthrop's property - by Sheriff to Charles

Saunders - Francis had died in dire straits leaving behind a wife and one or more

children. The Freemasons of Craven Co gave him a fine funeral in the Episcopal

Church. His wife survived and I think she may have left a later Will. The

Freemasons provided for her and her child or children. Again, this almost has to be

the nephew of our Isabelle. Note that lacy Phillips was also a freemason in

this same lodge.

 

 

BOOK 48 - MJPM

 

a. p 323 - 7 Dec l829 - William Hardy et al to James Roch (son of Baptist

Minister of Lousan Swamp Meeting House or maybe the same James ?) l25 acs for

$l30 that was paid by Sam'l Roch and James M. Roch. Craven Co, NS Neuse, Jno

Hart's line, Palmetto Swamp (this a branch of Swift Creek, nr Vanceboro) William

Hardy signed by mark and John Hardy signed - How did they get this land?

b. p 324 - 22 Jan l830 - David K. Roach (or) James Roach of Putnam Co, Ga

(ee) - ? acs for $500 - land of father Charles Roach dec -(a lot on him in

Craven Co library) adj Johnson, Butler, NS Swift Creek

c. p 342 - 25 Feb l830 - William Hardy (or) James M. Roach (ee) - ? acs

for ? dollars - Craven, NS Palmetto Swamp, Richard Hart, Wolfpit Branch, Johnson

- William signed by Mark

 

BOOK 52

 

a. p 336 - 9 Nov l836 or 37 - division of land belonging to William Fife, dec

among three sons - Jesse, William, and Lewis - Bachelor Creek and Deep Branch.

(MJPM got details)

 

BOOK 53

 

a. p 407 - 22 Feb l839 - Francis L. Castix indebted to Lacy Phillips Lacy

took land instead of Cash - lot in New Bern - father of Castix mentioned

b. p l37 - l0 Feb l838 - Jesse Fife (or) Lewis Fife (ee) - Lewis Fife,

William S. Morris, John B. Dawson, and Peter Phillips all of New Bern - appeared

to have co-signed a note and forfitted

 

 

BOOK 54

 

a. p 5 - same mortgate as above

b. p 56 - ll May l839 - Benjamin F. and wife Mary Tucker (or) Peter Phillips

Sr. (ee) of New Bern sold a lot in town

c. p 22l - l838 - James Phillips, Mary Watson, William Watson and Creasy his

wife, Silas Phillips, Irwin Watson and Pircy his wife (or) William Biddle

probably land they received from their father

 

BOOK 55

 

a. p 273 - William Phillips and Winifred his wife - Jan l842

 

b. p 324 - l828 - William Blackledge of Lenoir (or) James Phillips, Mary

Watson wife of Needham Watson, Creary Phillips, Pency Watson, Silas Phillips all

children of late James Phillips

 

 

NOTE: - Index says James Watson as does the first part of the Deed, but the

rest of the Deed says James Phillips - land at Harvey's Branch of Moseley's Creek

c. p 380 - 30 Oct l838 - James Phillips (or) Silas Phillips (ee) - land on

Moseley Creek

 

 

BOOK 63

 

a. p 202 - children of Catherine Phillips - Spencer, Eliza, Calvin A. Watson

and Catherine his wife, Argent, William B.

 

BOOK 65

 

a. p 345 - 9 Sept l859 - William A. Pugh of Pitt and Joseph A. Hartley of

Craven - Joseph selling slaves he inherited from William (no last name in Deed

but would be his father-in-law William Phillips) to Pugh - slaves were Servic,

Sarah, Patience, Sturon, Abby, Chancy, Jerry, Pruims, Zilleka

 

BOOK 86

 

a. p 4 - 25 April l882 - division of land of Joseph Harley - Julia Ann

Pipkin, Noah Hartley, Joseph A., Lucinda Hartley

 

BOOK 97

 

a. p l5 - l9 Oct l887 - Ephraim A. Askin and Ann M. Askin (or) Reubin

Phillips and Jane E. Phillips of Craven (ee) - $900 - NS Neuse - SS of Greenville

Road - Cowpen landing

 

NOTE: We need to see if there are death records for Reubin in Craven County he

did not die until l9l6 and is buried in Lenoir but may have actually lived in

Craven - who were his parents

 

BOOK Called Deeds, Wills of Craven County - 028.401.2l - at Archives

 

a. p 37 - Joseph Mason (or) William Brite (ee) l8 March l749 - ES Swift

Creek - l50A - adj Edward Bryan WIT: John Phillips (used a mrk), Nicholas Lawler

b. p 65 - l8 Oct l750 - John Phillips (or) William Mixon (ee) - l0 lbs 300

A, NS Neuce - head of Branch of Beaver Dam - Phillips got by Pat in l750

c. p 75 - l750 - John Phillip's (or) Thomas Phillips (ee) l00 A for l0 lbs

- adj John - Wit ___Blackledge, Samuel Lambert, Mason Phillips

 

 

 

 

 

CRAVEN COUNTY LEGAL RECORDS

 

Craven County was formed in l705 from Bath

 

A. Marriage Bond Records of Craven County

 

l. Rebekah Phillips - Lewis Jarrell l Jan l787

Jacob Phillips Bondsman

2. Thomas Phillips - Ann Gaskins 3 Jan l788

Joseph Gaskins Bondsman

3. Elizabeth Phillips - John Allen 20 March l793

Thomas Phillips Bondsman

4. John Phillips - Lewce Allen l5 February l793

5. Sidney Phillips - Reubin Lassiter l9 August l796

John Phillips Bondsman

6. Ann Phillips, widow - William Prince 7 Mar l799

7. Sidney Phillips - Cullen Coward l8 Dec l799

8. Elizabeth Phillips - Thomas Pickett l2 Feb l799

James Gaskins Bondsman

9. Dorcas Phillips - Daniel Patrick 25 Mar l800

David Vance Bondsman

l0. Shadrack Allen - Frances Loftin 27 July l80l

John Phillips Bondsman

ll. Naomi Phillips - Nathan Fish l5 Feb l802

Matthew Jaurdan Bondsman

12. John Phillips - Susannah Moore 25 Sept l80l

Reubin Witherington Bondsman

l3. Peter Phillips - Patty Summerland l9 Jan l804

Nathan Fish Bondsman

l4. James Phillips - Catherine Moye l8 Sept l8l3

William Carmach Bondsman

l5. Nancy Phillips - William Witherington

John Taylor Bondsman 27 April l820

l6. Lacy R. S. Phillips - Celia J.

Castrix 25 Feb l832

Jesse Fife Bondsman

l7. John S. Phillips - Mary Hickman 3 May l832

l8. John Phillips - Elizabeth Wells 23 April l833

l9. David Phillips - Mary Adeline l7 June l843

Phillips

20. Charles Phillips - Mehetabel 24 Oct l849

J. Scarbourgh

2l Mehetabel Phillips - Richard Meadow 4 June l852

22. Julius A. Phillips - Narcissa E. l8 Feb l854

McCotter

23. Eliza Phillips - George O. Hawkins 6 July l854

24. Caroline E. Phillips - Lewis Webb l2 Dec l855

25. Eliza Jane Phillips - Jesse 2l Nov l858

Bennett Jr.

26. Argent Phillips - Blount C. West 4 Feb l858

27. Albert Phillips - Mary Bright l0 Mar l859

28. William Phillips - Louisa Watson 20 Mar l859

 

 

B. Craven County Tax Lists

 

l. l753-56

Jno Phillips - no amount of land given

Isabelle Keith - next to John

2. Jno Phillips - no description - no date probably l774

3. Jacob Phillips - signed a petition for William Phillips not to pay taxes

in l774 as he had had convulsions since infancy

4. l769 Tax List

 

white tax black males black females total

 

John l white tax, 2 black males, 4 black females, 7 total

Thomas 2 white tax, total

Jacob l white tax, 3 black males, 4 total

William l white tax, 1 total

 

5. Tax List l779

All in Capt Charles Roaches and Capt Allen's Company

 

Jacob estate worth 726 pounds

John estate worth l0,550 pounds

Thomas estate worth l049 pounds

Thomas Sr. 4 fold 9500 pounds

James - not given in pole tax - doesn't say what he was worth

 

C. Estate Records

 

l. Estate Records of Thomas with the Will in l793 - see Thomas

2. Estate of John and Elizabeth - see John and Elizabeth

3. Estate Inventory of Thomas Phillips - c l759 - William Dubberly was

Administrator - Sarah Tier, Reubin Phillips and Frank Pope bought from estate -

everything else bought by Dubberly - widow got ´ and heirs got ´ - no date -

Joseph Carruters was Sheriff which would date this l750-l759

 

NOTE: No idea who this was but probably part of Maryland family - a Reubin

later sold the land this Thomas had

 

4. Estate of John Hardee - l788 - Hymrick Hooker, James Phillips,

Shoemakers son, owed estate. John Phillips was Administrator. Buying from estate were

Thomas, John Sr., James Sr., John Phillips the Masons son, James Phillips, the

shoemakers son.

 

NOTE: This was the husband of Mary Phillips Hardy and son-in-law of John and

Elizabeth Phillips

 

5. Estate of Thomas Phillips - l789 - Account of sales of Thomas returned

March Term l790 - buying from estate were Ann Phillips, James Gaskins, Ralph

Richards, Joseph Gaskins, John Everington, Amy Phillips - returned by Ann

Phillips, Administrator - 3l Dec l789

NOTE: We do not know who this Thomas was, but probably a grandson of Thomas

and Isabella - he md Ann Gaskins

 

6. Account of sale of Property of James Phillips - 4 Jan l822 -

Polly Phillips, James, Rency, Crissy, Thomas Phillips and widow Polly Phillips.

Clerks Loose Papers - filed Feb l822

7. Estate of John Phillips Sr. in account with Thomas and John Executors

filed Dec l807 - estate paid among others - Heimick Hooker for note, cash to

John Phillips, Mark Phillips, Isaac Tarylo - Auditors of account were from Lenoir

County - Clerks Loose Papers

8. Estate of Charles Phillips - Aug l868 - widow was Mahetable J.

9. Estate of Lucinda Phillips - l844 - Major and Lacy were Administrators

 

D. Wills of Craven

 

l. Will of John Allen - had a plantation next to Phillips land of 500 A -

l794

2. Will of Joseph Allen - l798 - Land on Eagle Swamp and Contenna Creek

sons John, Joseph, Ben, Shadrack, Thomas; grandchildren Alice and Elizabeth

Dubberly; daughter Louisa Phillips, slaves; daughters Gatsey Allen, Mulkey; Exec

Zack Dubberly, Brittain King Wm Blackledge was a wit. Wife was Martha

 

FROM ROGER KAMMERER

 

l. Estate of Joseph Allen - 1800 - 1818 - Sacher Dubberly ? Exec - Martha

Allen d by 1818, Louisa md Wm Brandon, John Allen d by 1818, Joseph, Shadrack,

Milky, Gatsey (md Archibald Adams), Thomas, Benjamin Allen and Betsy Dubberly,

Elizabeth Loftin in right of mother lancy Dubberly

mentions James Phillips removed from State

 

WHY would it mention James Phillips. Louisa md 1st John Phillips.

 

 

3. Grimes Wills - Will of Paul Phillips of Craven l746 - son Paul, grandson

Paul Phillips and Paul Flood, wife Rebecca, daughter Rachel Yenshaw, Ruth

Sanders - son-in-law William Flood - no real trace in Craven after this Will

 

NOTE: This Paul probably out of Chowan County

 

4. Will of Richard Fort l745 - sister Hannah Phillips - wit was John

Phillips

 

NOTE: Fort was from Surry County, Va and so were these Phillips.

 

E. Misc Court Records - abstracted by Martha Mewborn Marble

 

l. John Phillips vs Willie Jones - rule to show cause why this case should

not be dismissed. Rule discharged. July l9, l805 - Superior Court l80l-l820

- from Howard Phillips

2. Thomas Phillips appointed to a commission to divide the real estate of

William King dec - Minutes of Superior Court - July Court, l804 - from Howard

Phillips

3. John R. Good vs John Phillips - John Phillips found guilty by a jury of

tresspass, assault and battery. Fined 6 pences damage and 6 pences cost. Case

23 Monday July l0, l803 - Superior Court.

 

F. Craven County Court Records Abstracts by Haun

 

l. Book l - l7l2-l7l5 - nothing

2. Book 2 - l730-l74l

a. action for tresspass and falce - Nathanial Phillips imprisioned l734

b. John a constable in l737

c. Mark got a mark in l738 - a crap and slit and half moon in left ear

d. Mark a Commissioner of road on the SS of river from S.W.Creek l739 -

this appears to be modern day S.E. Lenoir County, but could be Johnston

e. Mark offered a Bond in l74l

f. Nathanial in l734

g. Paul gave oath regarding sale of land in l734

h. Paul sold land - ll0 A to Henry Grace in l734

i. Paul a constable in l739

j. William mentioned in l739

k. John proved 8 white rights in l745

l. Deed from Thomas Cane to Mark - l00 A l745

m. John l742 had nothing of estate of James Blaice in his hand

n. Deed from Leionel Leigh to John in l745 - 3l5 A

o. John lived NS Neuse 4 miles from Charlton Ferry in l745

p. Deed from Jno and Isabella Griffin to John Phillips - 400 A

q. Deed from Mark to Emanuel Dees for 370 A l743

r. Mark a Constable l745

s. Mark's Brand was a single P on the Buttock - NOTE this is different

from the other brand already mentioned - could this be two different Mark's

t. Paul was a constable in l746

u. Deed from Edward Wamsley to Thomas Phillips l00 A l743

v. Last Will of Thomas given to Court in l743

w. Deed of sale from Thomas to Thomas Daiggen l00 A l748

 

NOTE: Although I have included Nathanial in these Court Records because Mrs.

Haun has them listed as Phillips - I don't think he was a Phillips but a Phips

 

G. Misc Infor from Books on Craven

 

l. Lacy lived in New Bern l840-l860

2. Alexander lived in New Bern l830-l860

3. J. A. lived New Bern l830-l860

4. Jacob - l774

5. History of Christ Church in New Bern - lst minister to preach in N.C.

was a Quaker - he preached at the home of Henry Phillips in Hertford County. Rev.

John Phillips from Rev War on and off - he came from England with John Wesley -

ordained in l8l4 - WHO WAS THIS ONE

 

H. Civil Action Cases - There are l7 Boxes of Civil Action Cases in the

Archives for Craven County and I have only gone through Box 4 page by page

abstracted by Martha Mewborn Marble

 

l. Superior Court of New Bern District - l779 - Abram Baker vs Jacob

Lassiter - Charles Tull, John Phillips, Jr., Nathan Lassiter, John Collier, Arzariah

Moore, Mark Phillips, Mason Phillips, Sarah Ingram - she the wife of James

Ingram, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick all testified - Jacob Lassiter owed Abram Baker l000

lbs

2. l783 - James Simms vs Joseph Phillips and Simon Robbins of Nash County -

I am not sure if this Joseph Phillips was of Nash county or was the husband of

Ferebee and father of Curtis

3. Reading Blount vs Thomas Fish - l790 - dragged on into l797 - charging

for travel were Joseph Allen, Thomas Phillips - does not say what the suit was

about

4. William Branton and Thomas Phillips - 3l Aug l804 - to answer to Samuel

Simpson that they render to him 30 lbs which they owe - Simpson adm of estate of

Francis McLlewain, dec

5. July l805 - p l62 - John Phillips vs Willie Jones - case dismised

6. July l806 - p l89 - James Phillips Jr. vs estate of William Dry James

got land

7. 29 Jan l803 - p 73 - State vs James Hopkins - Frederick Phillips a

witness for State

8. ll July l805 - p 77 - John R. Good vs John Phillips - trespass, assualt

and battery - found guilty

9. 27 July l803 - p 5 - John and Isler Kilpatrick vs James Phillips Jr. and

Sr. - and James and Thomas Sumerall - Phillips are guilty, Summerals not guilty

 

I. Guardian Books - Craven

 

l. Louise Fife guardian of Jesse, Lewis, and William Fife - Peter Phillips

Security - l835

 

J. Isabelle and James Keith

 

a. Beaufort county - Book I -

l. p 74 - James Keith late of Maryland - l707

b. Craven County - William Keith (or) James Keith (ee) of Prince Frederick

Parish, S.C. - l70 A - NS Neuse - 27 Jan l763

c. Haun Court Records Book II - Isabella Keith widow of James Keith came

with his last Will and Testament - l8 March - l740

 

NOTE: This would indicate Isabelle, widow of Thomas Phillips did not remarry a

Keith

 

K. Land Platts in Craven County

 

l. p 350 - Heirs of William Fife - l826 - ES Batchelor Creek - 300 A -

Jesse, Lewis, William - plus lots in New Bern

 

L. Craven County Road Records - no date l767-l839 - Broken Series

C.R. 028.925.3 at Archives

 

l. Subscribers petition for a new road from the roads that leads to Mr.

Coxes and Mr. Peters ferry to Brittain King's Ferry for a shorter route to Court

at New Bern

Signed by the following among others

Britain King, Robert Witherinton, William Brantley, Thomas Phillips, John

Allen, Ebenzer Fife, John Fish, John Phillips, Richard Phillips, James Moore, James

Phillips, John Phillips, Sr. Thomas Phillips, Sr., William Moore

 

2. Ordered that a new road be built above Eagle Swamp between Thomas

Phillips, Jr. and Great Contenney Creek

 

NOTE: This was probably after l785 when Richard Phillips was old enough to

marry and l792 when John Phillips died

 

 

 

CRAVEN COURT RECORDS ABSRACTED BY MARTHA MARBLE

 

l. Court Records - l758 - l766

a. p 84 - - l760 - Deed from John Phillips to Wm Jordan - 200 Ac

b. p 85 - John Phillips, Constable

 

2. l801-l807

a. l801 - Thomas Phillip on jury

b. June l4, l803 - William Brandon, Ebenzer Fife, William Blackledge

appeared to audit acct of John and Thomas Phillips exec of John Phillips dec and

accounts of Elizabeth Phillips dec

c. Sept l803 - John Phillips vs Willie Jones - doesn't say what about

d. l804 - Wiley Fish, Thomas Allen, William Phillips appt Patrollers in

Capt Rountrees District

e. March l805 - Thomas Phillips to keep tavern at his house

 

3. Court Records - l807 - no page numbers

a. June 9 - motion of Thomas Phillips that John Washington, Slade Gatlin and

Jesse Cobb audit accounts of executor of John Phillips dec and Elizabeth

Phillips dec

b. Sep l7 - Solomon Worthington, age l7 - apprectice to be shipbuilder

 

WILLS

 

WILL OF THOMAS PHILLIPS I

 

In the name of God, Amen, I Thomas Phillips of Craven County in his Majesty's

Province, of North Carolina, being sick and weak of Body, in possession of

perfect memory. Thanks be given to God and considering the mortality of Body and

knowing that is appointed for all once to die do make and ordain this my last

Will and Testament.....to the earth...a decent Christian burial at the discretion

of my Executors that as touching such worldly state wherewith it hath pleased

God to bless me in this life, I give, demise and dispose of the Same in the

following manner and form.

 

I give and bequeath to Isabelle, my Dearly beloved whom I constitute as

Executrix of this my last Will and Testament...singular worldly goods...effects

together with other chattles pertaining to or belonging to me or in my possession to

be possessed by her during her lifetime or she marries afterwards to pertain

and belong to my beloved son William.

 

Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved son John whom I also constitute as

Executor of my last Will - one shilling Sterling to be raised and payed out of my

Estate

 

Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved son Mason one Shilling Sterling to be

raised and payed out of my Estate

 

Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Mary one Shilling Sterling to

be raised and payed out of my Estate

 

Item; I give and bequeath to my son Thomas one Shilling Sterling

 

Item: I give and bequeath to my son James one Shilling Sterling

 

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Mark one Shilling Sterling

 

Item: I give and bequeath to my youngest son William all singular and worldly

goods belonging to me, to be possessed and enjoyed by him at his Mother's

decease or marriage.

 

(I can't read part of the next line)...to be my last Will and Testament. In

witness whereof sealed with my Seal the twenty second day of June in the year of

our Lord l743.

 

Thomas (signed with a Mark) Phillips

 

Witness

Robt. (can't read last name could be Patrick)

Henry Summerland

 

The Will was proven in Court by Henry Summerland on 22 Day of December l743.

 

 

There is no mention of land in this Will, so it is not clear if he owned any

.

 

WILL OF JOHN PHILLIPS

 

In the name of God, amen, this sixth day of February in the year of our Lord

God one Thousand Seven hundred and Ninety two, I John Phillips of the County

aforesaid being in health of body and of a perfect mind and memory thanks be given

to God for the same. Therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and

knowning that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my

Last Will and Testament that is today princapally and first of all I give my

soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I recommend to the earth

to be bureyed in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my

executors. Nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the

same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estates

wherwith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give and dispose of

the same, in the following manner and form Imprimise this is my Will and I do

order that in the first place that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid

and satisfied

Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Phillips the house and

plantation whereon I now live and three hundred acres of land joining the said

plantation during her life and after her decease to my son John Phillips

Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved son Thomas Phillips two hundred and

seventeen acres of land it being the plantation whereon he now lives also fifty

acres in a survey joining the plantation whereon he now lives also give to my son

Thomas Phillips fifty acres it being part of a survey of one hundred acres

joining the plantation where he now lives

Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Argent Lassiter one hundred

acres of land it being the plantation where Joseph Harrison formerly lived

Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved son John Phillips eight hundred acres

it being all the land I now possess only what I have already given except three

hundred acres being part of three surveys which will be hereafter given to my

two grandsons William and Abraham Hardy it being the plantation joining the

plantation where John Hardy, formerly lived

Item: I give to my beloved wife Elizabeth Phillips three Negros, one named Will

one named Nan and the other named Dinah also one Negro man named Dick during

her life and then to my son John Phillips also I leave my wife one negro girl

named Lucy during her life then to my daughter Argent also one Negro woman named

Sarah during her life then to my granddaughter Siddie Phillips

Item: I give to my son Thomas Phillip one negro man named Frank

Item: I give to my son John, five Negroes named Joe, Amy, Rachel, Lettece and

Sue. Also I leave to my daughter Argent one Negro man named Charles, also I

give to my daughter Argent one Negro boy named Will

Item: I give to my two granddaughters Mimey and Clarey Hardee one Negro woman

named Luce

Item: I give to my grandson John Hardee one negro boy named ?

Item: Also I give to my grandson William Phillips one Negro girl named Easter.

I also give to my grandson John Hooker one Negro boy named Dosey also I give to

my grandson Thomas Hooker one Negro boy named Abram

Item: I give to my beloved wife two beads of furniture also I give to my son

John Phillips two beads of furniture I also give to my grandaughter Jemaima

Hardee one Bead of furniture I also give to my granddaughter Clarey Hardy one bead

of furniture

Item: I give to my wife Elizabeth all my household furniture during her life

and then to my four daughters children also I give to my wife two work horses,

one sorrel mare. Also I give to my son John Phillips one young Bay horse. I also

give to my grandson William Hardey one Bay mare. I also give to my

granddaughter Jemine Hardy one Sorrell Colt. I also leave my riding horse to be sold and

the money equally divided between my children.

Item: I give to my son John Phillips, four cows and calves of four hiffers and

one yoke of young oxen. I also give to my wife Elizabeth one yoke of oxen,

also I leave my stock of cattle at Goose Creek in Pamlico to be sold and the money

to be equally divided between my children also I give to my grandson William

Hardee one cow and calf also one cow and calf to Jemimah Hardey and one cow and

calf to Clarey Hardey also I give to my two grandsons John and Abraham Hardee

one cow and calf each. I also give to my beloved wife all my stock of cattle

that is at home of Isaac Clark also all my plantation tools of every kind to my

wife Elizabeth...also my sheep one half to my wife and the other half to my son

John Phillips. Also I give to my wife fifty head of hoggs and all the rest of

my hoggs to be sold and the money divided among my children

Item: I constitute make and order and appoint my two sons Thomas and John

Phillips and Britton King Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do

utterly disalow, revoke and disanull all other former testaments, Wills, Legaces

and Executors by me in any before this time named Willed and bequeathed and

ratifyed and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In

witness whereof here unto let my hand seal the Day and year above written,

Signed, sealed, pronounced, Published and declared by the said John Phillips

to be his last Will and Testament

 

John (used a mark) Phillips

 

Wit - James Coward, William Branton, Samuel Branton, Sam. Branton Sr

 

John Phillips came with Will March Term l793.

 

 

 

WILL OF THOMAS PHILLIPS II

 

In the name of God, amen This Eighth day of November in the Year of our

Lord-God one thousand seven hundred ninety one, I Thomas Phillips, of the County

aforesaid Planter being in Perfect mind and memory Thanks be to God for the same,

therefore calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is

appointed for all men once to dye, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament.

That is to say princapally and first of all, I give and recomment my soul in

the Hands of God that gave and for my body, I recommend to the Earth, to be

buried in a Christian like and decent manner, at the discretion of my Executors

nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again, by

the mighty Power of God and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath

pleased God to bless me with in this Life. I give and dispose of the same in

the following manner and form...

Imprimis. It is my Will and I do order that in the first place all my just

debts and funeral charges to be paid and satisfyed------

Item..I give to my beloved son James Phillips, Ten Shillings

Item..I give to my beloved son Thomas Phillips Five Pounds

Item..I give to my beloved Daughter Nicey Phillips Ten Shillings

Item..I give to my beloved Son Richard Phillips Ten Shillings

Item..I give to my beloved Daughter Charity Phillips Ten Shillings

Item..I give to my beloved Son David Phillips one Feather Bead and Forty

five pounds in his Brother Richards hands

Item..I give to my beloved Daughter Keziah Phillips one feather bead and ten

pounds

Item..I give to my beloved Son John Phillips one feather Bead and Fifty

Pounds paid by his Brother Peter

Item..I lend to my beloved Wife during her natural Life all my lands and

Living such as horses, cattle, sheep and Hogs and all the Household Furniture of

every kind for her and famileys use Except what is hereto foregiven

Item..I give to my Beloved son Peter Phillips afer the Deceas of his mother

one Feather Bed and Furnituyre and the plantation I now live on which contains

one Hundred and Eighty acres likewise three Hundred acres Lying in Dobbs

County------

Item..I constitute make, and ordain John Phillips, Sr. and my son James

Phillips and sons Thomas and Richard Phillips---Executors of this my Last Will and

Testament and I do utterly disanull, Revoke and Disanull all other Former

Testaments, Wills, Legaces and Executors by me in aney Ways Before this time, Named

Willed and bequeathed, Ratifyed and confirming this and no other to my my Last

Will and Testament. In witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal

the year and date mentioned---Signed, Sealed, Pronounced Published and Declared

by the said Thomas Phillips to be his Last Will and Testament

 

Thomas (signed by Mark) Phillips

 

Witness

George Oxley, Walter Jones, Sam Branton

 

James Phillips came to Open Court as the Executor on l7 March l792

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