Abstracts of Upper New River Valley Land Grants
From Wilkes County Records
1778 - 1783 - Wilkes County Deed Book 1

Ashe County Land Grants
Alleghany County Land Grants

The land situation was quite different south of 36ø30' than in Virginia. North Carolina was a proprietary colony, with the Earl of Granville holding title to much of the land. Residents of the Old North State before the Revolution paid a quit rent to the Earl for some years then perhaps could acquire title to the land they lived on. In 1777 the North Carolina legislature passed a confiscation act which took the Earl of Granville's holdings and transferred title to the State. The state in turn issued land grants to its citizens for a nominal fee, for which the inhabitants or land speculators could acquire the land fee simple. The problem of claim jumping was not as bad as it was in Virginia for reasons which are not entirely clear. One reason may be the fees required to for land grants made the land more affordable than in Virginia.

Grant in what is now Ashe County, North Carolina

GENERAL AREA GRANT # NAME
SF of New River 2 George Morris
160 George Morris
Fork/Dog Creek 5 William Ray
Naked Creek 9 William Humphries
Gap Creek 55 Timothy Perkins
Roan's Creek 105 John Johnson
Old Fields 126 Samuel Wilcoxson
Old Fields 127 William Sperry
Peak Creek 146 William Nall
Naked Creek 163 Matthew Sparks
Pine Swamp Isaiah Cass
Beaver Creek 187 William McClain
Beaver Creek 248 Benjamin Cleveland
Cranberry 701 Benjamin Cleveland
Old Fields 249 James Hampton
Deep Gap Creek 250 Aaron Mash
Roan's Creek 258 Aaron Mash
Old Fields 281 William Fletcher
Cranberry 287 Benjamin Herndon
Mill Creek 335 Samuel McQueen
337 William McNeill
Nathan's Creek 376 David Smith
Cranberry 377 John Cox
1272 John Cox
1495 John Cox
Naked Creek 476 Andrew Baker
Beaver Creek 492 Nathaniel Vannoy
517 George Reeves
613 George Reeves
Beaver Creek 565 Christian Birkhead (Burkett)
Beaver Creek 575 William Colvard
616 Morris Baker
Peak Creek 937 Morris Baker
Dog Creek 634 George Morris
Dog Creek 658 Joseph Courtney
658 ? Benjamin Wright
702 Martin Gambill
1081 Martin Gambill
703 Henry Harden
706 James Mulkey
Obids Creek 711 Thomas Paine
Obids Creek 713 Thomas Paine
Peak Creek 907 Thomas Paine
Naked Creek 720 John Johnston
Cranberry Creek 729 Benjamin Cleveland
Pine Swamp 731 John Church
Pine Swamp 783 John Church
Dog Creek 737 Benjamin Herndon
Cranberry 738 Henry Chambers
Obids Creek 759 Spillsberry Tribble
Howard's Creek 760 Joseph Ayers
Pine Swamp 784 Samuel McQueen
Peak Creek 819 Samuel Simpson
Peak Creek 1130 Samuel Simpson
Beaver Creek 942 John Dick
Roan's Creek 868 Conrad Dick
Roan's Creek 886 John Baker
Peak Creek 1458 John Baker
1700 John Baker
Naked Creek 936 James Baker
Peak Creek 1283 James Baker
Cranberry 1366 James Baker
961 Daniel Johnson
Roan's Creek 1096 John Johnston
Sugar Tree Br. 1019 Francis Vannoy
Beaver Creek 1020 Francis Vannoy
Naked Creek 1059 Christopher Shoun
Beaver Creek 1085 John Vickers
1155 Thomas Calloway
Beaver Creek 1248 Daniel Vannoy
Beaver Creek 1158 George Morris, Jr.
Cranberry 1282 William Nall
Peak Creek 1668 William Nall
Peak Creek 1284 John Younce
Obids Creek 1296 Barnet Owens
1382 Daniel Yarnel
Obids Creek ____ Robert Nall
Dog Creek 1434 James Fletcher
Slippery Shore 1459 Christian Burkett
Elk Shoals Isl. 1467 Justice Bolin
Beaver Creek 1468 Thomas Terry
Obids Creek 1521 John Johnson
Obids Creek 1522 John Johnson
Cranberry 1653 Peter Whitaker
Naked Creek 1702 Andrew Baker
Naked Creek 1701 Andrew Baker
Naked Creek 1707 Andrew Baker
Roan's Creek 1068 Andrew Baker
Beaver Creek 1743 William Wright
Obids Creek 1858 Thomas Gibson
Beaver Creek 1859 Closs Thompson, Jr.
Muddy Branch 1896 Devalt Pfouts
Naked Creek 1923 Rowland Judd
Naked Creek 1924 William Chapman
NF of New River 3 Abel Pennington
Rich Bent 29 William McLain
Three Top 30 William McLain
Sycamore Ford 273 William McLain
Sycamore Ford 274 William McLain
Helton 900 William McLain
Hickory Bottom 31 Joshua Weaver
Fennick Creek 148 James Ward
Stagg's Creek 222 Isaac Weaver
Sycamore Ford 275 Isaac Weaver
Helton Creek 1896 Isaac Weaver
Horse Creek 331 Paul Henson
Boundary Branch 368 Zachariah Wells
New River 370 Micajah Pennington
New River 1152 Micajah Pennington
Silas Creek 1157 Micajah Pennington
Old Field Creek 1661 Micajah Pennington
Grassy Creek 371 Benajah Pennington
Martin's Branch 1086 Benajah Pennington
1088 Benajah Pennington
Buffalo 395 George Baker
North Fork 695 William Adkins
696 Stephen Reed
Mouth Laurel Fork 833 Stephen Reed
Grassy Creek 698 William Lenoir
Buffalo 1056 William Lenoir
Helton 707 William Huff
Helton 714 Thomas Payne
Buffalo 728 Aaron Mash
Buffalo 747 John Henson
1088 John Henson
Buffalo 935 Giles Parmely
North Fork 982 John Brown
983 John Brown
Grassy Creek 1087 J. P. Fletcher
Grassy Creek 1135 Charles Rowland
Pond Mountain 1218 Elijah Vickers
Buffalo 1295 James Sparks
Rich Mountain 1299 James Tompkins
Helton 1352 Elisha Baldwin
Horse Creek 1398 James Ward
Silas Creek 1399 James Ward
North Fork 1400 James Ward
Horse Creek 1405 Joseph Herndon
Cow Camp 1406 Richard Allen
Horse Creek 1410 Solomon Baker
Horse Creek 1429 Reuben Wood
Rock Creek 1657 Enoch Osborne
1660 Levi Pennington
Grassy Creek 1670 George Morris
Horse Creek 1682 Abraham May
Horse Creek 1682 (sic) Gideon Lewis
Alleghany County Area Land Grants
GENERAL AREA GRANT # NAME
Little River 52 Charles Morgan
53 Charles Morgan
117 Martin Gambill
866 Martin Gambill
867 Martin Gambill
398 William Gambill
288 Moses Woodruff
Crab Fork 518 William Hardin
803 William Hardin
697 William Lenoir
837 William Lenoir
717 Jonathan Hughes
Bullhead Mountain 780 John Allen Woodruff
827 Clisby Cobb
839 Clisby Cobb
926 Clisby Cobb
835 Jonathan Haines
849 Jacob Mainard
850 Young Edwards
852 Benjamin Herndon
924 Benjamin Herndon
856 William Connelly
859 Ambrose Hammon
860 Thomas Endicott
899 Micajah Pennington
1164 Moses Woodruff
1441 Richardson Owens
1469 James Fletcher
1613 Francis Bryan
1614 Andrew Canady
1655 Andrew Canady
1709 Charles Cate
1736 Bradshaw Harden
1741 Thomas Ayers
1742 Daniel Sutherland
1771 Benjamin Rose
1866 Benjamin Morgan
1912 James Hampton
1921 Daniel Hoppers
Elk Creek 708 Beverly Watkins
367 Enoch Osborne
903 Enoch Osborne
1726 Enoch Osborne
1728 Enoch Osborne
921 Barnabas Evans
1785 William Maxwell
1787 Theophilas Evans
Prather's Creek 943 James Mulkey
938 George Morris
939 George Morris
South Fork of
New River		 966 Moses Toliver
967 George Gibson
1496 William Sturdie
1744 William Sturdie
1748 Daniel Richardson
Bledsoe Creek 399 Henry Gambill
Peach Bottom Mtn. 864 Jonathan Haines
865 William Nall
1654 John Carroll
1936 Benjamin Morgan
1937 Benjamin Morgan

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