Whalebone - Powell Notes

John Whalebone, sentenced to transportation in August, transported October, 1723, on the “Forward” to Virginia, Middlesex [The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage 1614-1775, by P.W. Coldham].

Stafford, VA Wills O, p. 329, Jan. 27, 1756, May 10, 1757 Will of Jane [X] Hurst To my son James Hurst household goods, Negro man Will, and servant man John Fowlk during time of his indenture. Son James extr. Witt: John Grant, Lydia [X] Grant, Duke [X] Whalebone.

Stafford, VA Petition list dated Oct. 15, 1776 to divide Stafford County. F. Thornton, John Washington, Henry Fitzhugh, William Hooe, Jon James, William Fitzhugh, Alvin Mosby, Townshend Dade, Robert Stith, w. Gibbons Stuart, Lund Washington, Baldw. Dade, Thomas Fitzhugh, Joshua Browne, Enoch Benson, Anthony Ficklin, Robert Smith, David Archbil, Nasey West, Joseph West, William Griffin Turner, Simon Linn, Absalam Turner, Seth Foster, John Morrow, William Spence, Jeremiah Brown, Robert Roach, Richard Brooks, Thomas Brooks, Benjamin Wittots(?), William Perfectt, John Callagan, Ben McCulley, James McCulley, Lewis Pritchett Jr., Mathew Grigg, John Skinner, Joseph Indicott, John Withers Jr., James Threlkeld, Jamet Hiter, Thomas Whalebone, John Ballard, Steph Bright, Rhodm Hord, James Fant, John Bright, William Campbell, John Conner, John West, Joseph Fant, Jesse Kendall, John Crape, William Humphrey, Alexander Forbes, Gerard Banks, William Smith, Richard Davis, George White, John Smith, Samuel Martin, James Crap Sr., John Hubbard, Ivin Jones, James Jones, Charles Jones, John Hardy, William Fristoe, Thomas Threlkeld, Lewis Lunsford, James Benson, Charles Benson, Edward West, Robert White, Isaac Copage, Moses Copage, Darill ( )ron, Thomas Strother, Alexander Losgey?, Thomas Skinker, John Thomas, James Allen, James Browne, Enoch Henslie(?) Philip Chapman, Thos, Ballard, Kellis Hord, James Paton, Samuel Smith, Anthony Berry, Andrew Wodrow, James Turner, Thomas James, James Stringfellow, Stephen Smith, Peter Hort, Jesse Hort, Thomas Prim, William. Mullin, James Jeffries, Charles Ficklen, George Villars, William Alexander, William Wood, William Sturdy, Francis Day, Robert Jackson, Thomas Massey, Yeln Peyton, James Ga()rd.

Stafford, VA Legislative Petitions 1776-1781, May 24, 1779 Assembly is trying to determine exactly where to erect the court house. They decide to locate the building “on the land and within 100 yards of Col. William Garrard's house” but decide that no action be taken until “better times.” Thomas Whalebone's name is included with numerous other petitioners. Both William and James Garrard were justices.

Caswell, NC Wills A, p. 83, Aug. 5, 1779, Sept., 1779 Will of John Smith To my beloved wife Mary my land and all my goods and chattels during her life, excepting that part whereon Duke Whalebone lives, which I give unto him and his wife Elizabeth during their lifetimes beginning at the mouth of the Spring Branch to a sloping pine branded "TW". To my daughter Betty Jerrell. William Jerrell. Wife extrx. Witt: Thomas Duncan, Thomas [X] Wynn.

Stafford, VA 1783 Personal Property Tax List, List of Thomas S. Tyler, p. 6 Thomas Whalebone: 1 white of 21, 0 whites of 16, 0 servants to 31, 1 Negro tithe, 0 young Negroes, 6 cattle, 3 horses [Get rest of Mr. Tyler's list, cf. Stafford Co., VA Tithables, Quit Rents, Personal Property Taxes and Related Lists and Petitions 1723-1790, Vol.1, p. 206, by John Voght]

Caswell, NC 1784 Taxlist, Caswell District James Boggus, Richard Boggus, Dudley Gatewood, Thomas Swann, Thomas Whalebone (0 acres, 1 white poll, 0 black polls)

Caswell Minutes 1781-1788, p. 110, March 15, 1784 James Kenadey is appointed a Patroller in St. James District.

1784-1787 NC State Census, p. 21 of book Caswell Dist. taken and returned Jan. – April, 1786. Thomas Whalebone 12500 – p. 6 Caswell Dist. [WM 21-60; WM under 20, above 60; WF all ages; BM 12-50; BM under 12, above 50]

Caswell Minutes 1781-1788, p. 302, Jan. 18, 1787 Ordered that Andrew Arnett, Robert White, Ezekiel Waters, Abraham Miles, Charles Dixon, Robert Lyon, Thomas Whalebone, James Brown, William McCubbins, Garrott Watts, Joel Arnett, and James Snow be a jury to review a road running through widow Powell's plantation and report thereon to next court. [Subsequent report not recorded in Minute books. Widow of John Powell (dt. 11/16/1786)?]

NC Land Grants 68, p. 94, Aug. 18, 1787 To Duke Whalebone: 150 acres in Caswell Co. on waters of Rutledge Creek entered Feb. 1, 1780.

Caswell, NC Deeds D, p. 233, Aug. 18, 1787 State of NC to Duke Whalebone: 150 acres on waters of Rutledge Creek beginning at a post oak thence south with John Smith's line 32 chains to a red oak, thence west with Thomas Swann's line 62 chains and 50 links to a black jack, thence north 14 chains and 50 links to a black jack, thence east with Atkinson's line 27 chains and 50 links to a black oak, thence north his line 17 chains and 50 links to a chesnut, thence east 35 chains to the first station.

Caswell Minutes 1788-1794, p. 145, Jan. 22, 1790 James Kennady is juror.

Caswell, NC Deeds G, p. 27, Feb. 16, 1790 Jane Burton to John Chilton: 12000#t for 282 acres on Rutledge Creek beginning at a stake, then south with Atkinson's line 38 chains and 75 links to a chesnut, then east with Whalebone's line 27 chains and 50 links to a post oak, then south with his line 7 chains and 25 links to a Spanish oak, then east 53 chains and 50 links [his line?] to a stake, then north with Moore's line 11 chains to a stake, then west with his line 70 chains to a pine, then north with his line 35 chains to a black oak on the county line, then west with said line to the first station. Witt: Dudley Gatewood, James Chilton, George Humphries, Thomas Mullins.

Caswell, NC Deeds I, p. 240, Dec. 9, 1793 James Smith and Mary [X] his wife to Dudley Gatewood: 100# for 550 acres on both sides of Rutledge Creek bounded by Salisbury Road and John Dix. Witt: Elizabeth [X] Smith, Edward Moore.

Caswell, NC Wills C, p. 158, March 20, 1796 Sales of personal property of William Ware. Sales to: Dudley Gatewood, James Whalebone.

Caswell, NC Minutes 1794-1801, p. 147, Oct. 28, 1796 List of insolvents for 1795: Smith Sutton, Thomas Whalebone 1 poll

NC Land Grants 104, p. 252, June 7, 1799 To Thomas Whalebone assignee of Abraham Philips: 134 acres in Rockingham Co. on waters of Town Creek beginning at a black oak saplin on Robert Lilley's south east corner, thence with his line north crossing one branch 56 poles to a hickory? in Lilley's corner, thence with that line east 61 poles to a black oak in John Armstrong's line, thence with his line south crossing one branch of said Creek 176 poles to a black jack in John Smith's line, thence with John Smith's line west 92 poles to a black jack in his corner, thence with James Daniels' line north 28 degrees west 140 poles to a beech, thence east along Lilley's line to the first station. Entered on Dec. 19, 1796. [look for deeds, grants of Abraham Philips?]

Caswell, NC Deeds M, p. 97, Friday, July 24, 1801 James Arnett to James Whalebone: $290 for 145 acres on south fork of Rutledge Creek bounded by Greenbury Voss, John Royal and James Short. Witt: Thomas Duncan, Richard Royall, Greenberry Vause.

Caswell, NC Minutes 1801-1809, p. 7, Monday, July 27, 1801, 1st day of July Court Deed from James Arnett to James Whalebone duly proved in open court by the oath of Greenberry Voss one of the subscribing witnesses thereto for 145 acres and on motion ordered to be registered.

Caswell, NC Deeds N, p. 153, Jan. 2, 1802 Thomas Swann and James [X] Whalebone to Greenbury Vause: $102 for 120 acres on Rutledge Creek beginning at two chesnut trees at Atkinson's corner thence south with Burton's line 22 chains and 90 links to a sassafras thence West 13 chains 25 links to a red oak Greenbury Vause's corner red oak South 7 chains 25 links to a sassafras in Vauses's line thence East 13 chains 25 links to a red oak thence North 9 chains 25 links to a post oak thence East 18 chains 75 links to a red oak thence South 29 chains 50 links to a black jack thence East 6 chains 75 links to two red oaks Swann's line North 52 chains to a stake thence west Atkinson's line 38 chains 75 links to the beginning. Witt: Thomas Duncan, Christopher Dudley, Levin [X] Downs.

January Court 1804: The execution of this deed was duly acknowledged by Thomas Swan as to his part, and duly proven in open Court as to the part of James Whalebone by the oath of Levin Downs one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and on motion ordered to be registered. [Note: The metes and bounds are incompatible.]

Caswell, NC Deeds M, p. 157, Jan. 17, 1802 James Arnett to William Patterson: $160 for 163 acres on the south fork of Rutledge Creek bounded by James Whalebone, Greenbury Voss and Burton. Witt: Thomas Duncan, Joseph Arnett, David Powell.

Caswell, NC Deeds M, p. 154, Jan. 27, 1802 Gabriel Lea, high sheriff, to George Smith: £145 for 322 acres on Hogan's Creek sold resulting from writ of vendition exponas, issued on the 4th Monday of Oct. 1801, adjoining William Pullin, James Whalebone, Greenbury Voss, Thomas Swan, George Humphreys, David Lay and William Robertson to satisfy debt owed Richard Hornbuckle extr. of Thomas Hornbuckle dec'd, and herewith sold to George Smith bounded by Peter Smith, George Humphrey, Thomas Swan, Pullings, James Arnett, the Salisbury Road and William Patterson, formerly purchased by John Royal from Peter Smith by deed dated Dec. 20, 1798.

Caswell, NC Deeds M, p. 341, Nov. 6, 1802 James [X] Whalebone and Elizabeth [X] his wife to John Worsham of Pittsylvania Co., VA: $300 for 145 acres on Rutledge Creek bounded by Greenberry Voss, John Royall, and James Short, excepting 12 acres already laid off and deeded to Greenberry Voss. Witt: James Gatewood, John Cobb, Joseph Bracken. January Court 1803: The execution of this deed was duly proved by the oath of Joseph Bracken one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and on motion ordered to be recorded. [Note: Rutledge Creek headwaters in far northern Caswell Co. crossing into Pittsylvania Co., VA near the intersection of Interstate 785 and US 29, then flowing eastward thru southern parts of Danville, VA where it joins with Pumpkin Creek, eventually emptying into Dan River where River is crossed by I785. The Whalebone Branch of Pumpkin Creek appears on modern maps as well as the 1925 USGS Danville 1:62500 quadrangle map. It flows due east about 1 mile south of the NC/VA border, and is midway between US 29 and NC Route 86. It is 2 miles west of the town of Gatewood, NC.]

Caswell, NC Minutes 1801-1809, p. 100, Jan. 24, 1803 The execution of a deed from James Whalebone to John Worsham for 145 acres was duly proved in open court by the oath of Joseph Bracken one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and on motion ordered to be registered.

Caswell, NC Deeds N, p. 176, Jan. 31, 1804 Thomas [X] Whalebone of Rockingham Co., NC, heir at law of Duke Whalebone to James Colquohoun of Danville, VA: £150 for [150 acres] tract on waters of Rutledge Creek beginning at a post oak, then south to and with John Smith's line 32 chains to a red oak, then west with Thomas Swann's line 62 chains and 50 links to a black jack, then north 14 chains and 50 links to a black jack, then east with Atkinson's line 27 chains and 50 links to a black oak, then north his line 17 chains and 50 links to a chesnut, then east 35 chains to the first station. Witt: Thomas Gatewood, Walker [W] Dowell, James Gatewood.

April Court 1804: The execution of this deed was duly proved in open court by the oaths of Thomas Gatewood and James Gatewood two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and on motion ordered to be registered. [Note: This apparently the 150 acres of Duke Whalebone's land grant, the mets and bounds unchanged from 1779. Duke was assessed for 180 acres in 1780, and was taxed in 1781 and 1782 but not for land. Thomas paid yearly Caswell taxes for 150 acres of land from 1785 until 1794.]

Caswell, NC Minutes 1801-1809, p. 189, May 1, 1804 The execution of a deed from Thomas Whalebone to James Colquhoun was duly proved in open court by the oaths of Thomas Gatewood and James Gatewood two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and on motion ordered to be registered.

Caswell, NC Deeds O, p. 248, July 14, 1806 John [X] Chilton, Sr. to James Chilton: 100# for 109 acres on Rutledge Creek beginning at a pine thence North 5.08 chains to a stake thence West 72 chains to a post oak thence South 8.75 chains to a chestnut thence East 27.5 chains to a post oak thence South 7.25 chains to a Spanish oak thence East on Swann's line 53.5 chains to a stake on Adams' line thence North on said Adams' line 11 chains to a stake thence West to a pine at the beginning. Witt: Simon Adams, William [X] Chilton.

Caswell, NC Minutes 1801-1809, p. ??, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1802 James Smith et al vs. Extrs. of Peter Smith dec'd [Note: Are they descendents of John Smith who was neighbor of Duke Whalebone?]

Caswell, NC Deeds Q, p. 85, Dec. 28, 1808 Henry Atkinson late of Caswell, NC to Greenberry Voss of Caswell: $300 for 400 acres on Pumpkin Creek adjoining the VA line, the lands of Thomas Swann, said Voss, Mary Gilison and others. Witt: Griffin Gum, Martin Clark [Note: No other metes and bounds given. Henry Atkinson was neighbor of Duke Whalebone.]

Caswell, NC Deeds JJ, p. 722, May 1, 1867 James P. Dejarnett to John W. Garrett and Daniel W. Swann: $270 for 135 acres on Whalebone Branch adjoining lands of Edwawrd S. Robertson, Thomas Swann and others. Beginning at a Chesnut stump Northeast 37.50 chains to a pine thence South 40 W 20 chains and 40 links to a hickory on the branch thence down the branch as it meanders thence South 68.75 W 3 chains 22 links to a white oak thence 87.5 degrees W 48 chains 22 links to a Dogwood thence West 32.50 nchains to the begnning. John W. Garrett's interest is 2/3rds and Daniel W. Swann's is 1/3rd. Witt: W. B. Swann.

Caswell, NC Deeds 54, p. 76, Dec. 25, 1872 John W. Garrett and Martha his wife, Daniel W. Swann and Nancy his wife to George J. Coleman: $650 for 135 acres (by survey) on Whalebone Branch adjoining Edward S. Robertson, Margaret Swann, and others. [Notes: Part of present day Mable Hogue land.]

James Canaday/Sina Whalebone March 27, 1804 Caswell, NC Bond: Smith Sutton Witt: William Wilkerson

1790 Caswell, NC US Census Thomas Whalebone, Hillsborough District [no data, alphabetized names taken from County tax lists]

1800 Caswell, NC US Census, p. 100 Daniel Gapase/John Royall/William Carlas/Fencis Carlas/James Chiltron/Greenberry Vass/Richard Kagan/Joel McDaniel/James Kennedy/James Whalebone 20100//20100//00 /Richard H. Burgas/William Patterson/David Hardesly/William Barnett/Thomas Sheltone/Alexander Murphy/James Perkins/ Thomas Guinn/James Braaker. [Note: James Kennedy may be the James Cannaday who married Sina Whalebone in Caswell on March 27, 1804.]

1800 Rockingham, NC US Census, p. 465 Abram Dye/William Proctor/Jiles Proctor/Harle Ball/Daniel Parker/William Bowls/Milly Dunbar/Thomas Whalebone 10001//10100//00/Samuel Bullock/Tilman Blades/Peter Martin/Mary Watkins/Buckner Parker/Thomas Carter/Edward Roberson/William Oare/Aron York/Ezekiel Bowers/Matthew Bowers

1820 Rockingham, NC US Census, p. 622 John Dilworth/Brown Dye/Frederick Nance/Martin Jones/Benjamin Henarey/Robert B. May/John Chapman/David James/Beverly Thracker/Thomas Thompson/Moses D. Butler/Thomas Whalebone 011101//00201/0 /Preeson Waters/Hannah Waybone/James Siras/Nathan Cunningham/Henry Caswell/John Berry/James Pickle/Zachariah Hamiz/Anarias Green/Susanna Dodson/Theophilus Lewis/Nathaniel Dodd/William Atkinson/William Moberly, Sr.

Duke Whalebone (b. March 13, 1717 London, d. c1783 Caswell) mar. Elizabeth Powell, the widow of Charles Powell, on Dec. 3, 1745 in Stafford Co., VA [Overwharton Parish Records, Stafford Co., VA]. Duke was transported to VA in 1738. From 1780 to 1782 his name appears on Caswell County tax lists, in 1783 no Whalebones are listed, and in 1784 Thomas Whalebone's name appears until at least 1796. Duke's baptism was recorded on March 31, 1717 at St. Botolph Without Aldgate, London along with three brothers David on May 14, 1721, John on Oct. 16, 1715, and Thomas on Aug. 2, 1719, all children of John and Ann Whalebone. An Elizabeth Whalebone became a new church member in Sept., 1768 [Early Records of Chappawamsic Baptist Church, Stafford Co., 1799-1844; See: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly 27, p. 40 (Feb. 1, 1989)] Their children: Son: Thomas Whalebone (b. Sept. 4, 1746 Stafford, d. after 1820) [Overwharton Parish Records]. He signed Stafford Co., VA petitions in 1776 and 1779. On Dec. 27, 1779 Thomas and his wife (unnamed) were excluded for entering into an unlawful marriage. A Linney Whalebone had died by Sept. 9, 1785, and Thomas was excommunicated by Oct. 29, 1792 [Hartwood Baptist Church Records, Stafford Co., 1771-1791. See: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly 28, p. 317 (Nov. 1, 1990)]. James Whalebone of Caswell/Rockingham Cos., NC possibly his son. Dau: Nanny Whalebone (b. Oct. 5, 1749 Stafford) [Overwharton Parish Records]. [Notes: A Lydia Whalebone was listed as an 1808 member of Carmel Methodist Church located today about 5 miles southeast of what was then Sawratown on the south side of Dan River (NC Genealogical Soc. Journal 9, p. 14). James Canaday mar. Sina Whalebone in Caswell on March 27, 1804.]

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