NOTES;
- Gibson,
Valentine. grantee.
DATE 5 June
1765.
NOTE Location:
Halifax County.
NOTE Grantee(s):
Harris, John and Gibson, Valentine.
NOTE Description:
404 acres.
NOTE Source: Land
Office
Patents No. 36, 1764-1767 (v.1 & 2 p.557-1083), p. 728 (Reel 36)
Valentine Gibson and John Harris were in Halifax County in 1765
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21 Mar 1771 Road Order: George Combs appointed Surveyor of the
Road leading from
Boyd’s Road to Roberts’ Road...ordered that he, with male tithables
belonging
to Moses Hendrick, William Echols, Sr., John Anderson, Mead Anderson,
Shadrach Gowing, Harry
Hereford, John Chapman, John Hood, Nipper
Adams, William Donathan,
Thomas Spencer, William Mays, Nathan Sullins,
Charles Henderson, George Wood, George Stubblefield, Daniel Easely,
Stephen Easely, Joshua Adams, Thomas Lovelace, Samuel Wilson, George
Brown, Champ Gibson, and
William Chandler, do forthwith lay open and
clear the said Road, and they then return to their former road. (Halifax
County, VA, Court Orders, 7:80)
[Feb 1761 Deed: William
Eckhols, Jr., and wife
Rachel, to Moses
Hendrick, all of
Halifax
County, for £19,
222 acres in Halifax County on
Polecat Creek where
said
Moses now lives,
adjoining Hugh Moore’s line–being a patent to Hugh
Miller, who conveyed to said
Eckhols... /s/ William Eckhols, Jr. Wit: Joseph
Collins, William Marchbanks,
Owen Brady. (Halifax County, VA, Deeds
3:32 ]
- Thomas Gibson died in Henry County,
Virginia in 1780, his will
written on January 3rd it names his wife, Mary, and only one
daughter, Cuzziah. Zackeriah King,
Joel Gibson and Lambert Dotson were named as executors. Joel and
Charles More along with Joseph Nicols were witness to the will.
On March 23, 1780 it was probated and the records show; exhibited by
Joel Gibson who gave bond with Lambeth Dodson and Champain Gibson as
his securities.
- 9 July 1784, Lambeth Dodson of Henry
County, Virginia sold
153 acres of this tract to Zachariah
King of Guilford County, North Carolina. Lambeth signed
the deed by name. (Guilford deeds 3-212).
- Rockingham Co., NC Deed Book F, page
158 This Indenture made
this 10th day
of August in the year of our Lord 1799
between
ELIZABETH BUNCH of the County
of Henry and State of Virginia of
the
one part, and PETER HUNTER of Rockingham, State of North Carolina of the
other part - Witnesseth that the said Elizabeth Bunch doe bind & by
these
presents have bounded WILEY BUNCH, a child of the said Elizabeth Bunch
unto
the said Peter Hunter to serve him the said Peter Hunter his heirs or
assigns to the age of 21 years, and the said Peter Hunter covenant
grant to
& with the said Elizabeth Bunch and her assigns that the said Peter
Hunter
will find & provide for the said child during his said servitude
sufficient
drink, washing, clothing & lodging, teach or cause him to be taught
to read
and to instruct him in the Christian religion and to learn the said
Wylie
Bunch plantation business. The said Wylie Bunch was born December
the 24th
1792, as witness my hand the day & year first above written.
Elizabeth (her X mark) BUNCH
Sealed & Delivered in the presence of:
Zachariah KING
John (his X mark) HUNTER
- *On October 14, 1747 Gideon Bunch had 200
acres on Lower Reedy, a
branch of Smith Creek in Henry County
- *On November 6, 1747 -
John Gibson 135 acres on North side of Smiths or Irwin River
1778 - William Moore 100
acres both sides Buffalo Branch of Mayo
1779 - Lambert Dodson
228 acres below in fork of Mayo on Virginia line joining Joel Gibson
including improvement of Thomas and Esau Gibson.
Joel Gibson on Buffallo Creek and Mayo - Champ Gibson on Hickory Creek
and Mayo and Crooked Creek in upper right hand corner in Henry County
is where George Gibson had land in 1772, probably from Lambert Dodson.
North Carolina Abstracts of State Grants
March 1, 1780 - Joel Gibson 282 acres on
north side of Mayo join
Philip Angelin
March 1, 1780 - Lambeth
Dodson 228 acres below
and in fork of Mayo joining Virginia line Both sides of S fork
opposite land of Joel Gibson.
March 1, 1780 - Champ
Gibson 300 acres on both sides of Hicory
Creek of Mayo River joining Alexander Lyell and both sides of (several)
creeks.
March 1, 1780 - James Brison 400 acres on the south side of Mayo
river
joining the sd river below the Mouth of Buffaloe Creek, both sides of
(several) branches, and both sides of the sd Creek Opposite (land) of
Joel Gibson and Andrew Gibson.
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Charles Moor and Zachariah
King - both witness to will of
Thomas Gibson in Henry County, Virginia in 1780 along with Champ and
Joel Gibson. Peter Hunter
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