Land Owners of Rural Hall, NC
Compiled by Judy Stanley Cardwell as of September
7, 2007
(N) means owned land but did not live on
that land
* means original landowner in this area
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DATE |
NAME |
LAND |
COMMENTS |
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1789
May 18 |
Adams,
John Jr. (1759- m.
unknown |
Stokes
NC Land Grant #1166 for 100 acres on the Ruff Fork adj. Leonard Moser. Chain
carriers: William Adams and George
Adams. |
s/o
John Adams Sr. |
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1789
May 18 |
Adams,
John Sr. (ca
1735-bef 1798) m.
Unknown |
Surry
NC State Grant #1204 for 300 acres adj. Henry Banner and Phillip Clayton.
Chain Carriers: George Adams and John
Adams Jr. |
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1787
Aug 9 |
Adams,
William (ca
1755- m.
Unknown |
Surry
NC State Grant #873 – 140 acres on Ruff
Fork adj. John Adams. Chain Carriers: Joseph Banner and Robert Chapman |
s/o
John Adams, Sr. |
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1804
Jun 25 |
Banner,
Joshua (N) (1776-1846) m.
Martha Bitting |
Stokes
5:179 from Anthony Bitting Sr. 111 acres on waters of Buffalo Creek to Martha
Bitting his daughter and Joshua Banner his son in law for good will and
affection. Witnesses: Charles Banner
and Elizabeth Bitting. Proved Dec 1807 |
Martha
Bitting is the d/o Anthony Bitting Sr. |
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1787
Feb 10 |
Binkley,
John Jr. (1743- m.
Johanna Jacobana Leedy |
Surry
D:127-128 from John “Christian” Lash 250 acres on Muddy Creek for 135 pounds.
Witnesses: Traugotte Bagge, John
Mickey and Jacob Blum. Proved May 1787. |
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1804
Jun 25
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Bitting,
Anthony Jr. (1788-1870) m.
Mary Wilkerson |
Stokes
5:179 from Anthony Bitting Sr. for good will and affection for his son
Anthony Bitting Jr. 198 acres on Grassy and Buffalo Creek adjacent Mary
Bitting and Joshua Banner. Includes the home that Anthony Bitting Sr. now lives in. Witnesses: Charles Banner and Elizabeth Bitting.
Proved Dec 1807.
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Lutheran
-Buried at |
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1786
Nov 16
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Bitting,
Anthony Sr. (1758-1804) m. 1.
Martha Poe 2.
Ursala Ray (divorced) |
Surry
D:102 – from Adam Binkley and Adam Wolff executors of Leonard Moser deceased
200 acres on Muddy Creek for 120 pounds Includes the plantation of Leonard Moser. No
Witnesses. Proved Nov 1786
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Lutheran
-Buried at |
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1804
Jun 25 |
Bitting,
(1779-1848) Did not marry |
Stokes
5:179 from Anthony Bitting Sr. for good will and affection for his daughter
Elizabeth Bitting 121 acres on Rocky Creek. Witnesses: Charles Banner and Mary Bitting. Proved Dec
1807 |
Lutheran
- Buried at |
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1804
Jun 25 |
Bitting,
John (N) (1785-1850) m.1.
Gertrude Stoltz 2.
Martha Matthews |
Stokes
5:180 – from Anthony Bitting Sr. 112 acres on Rough Fork Creek for good will
and affection for his son John Bitting. Witnesses: Charles Banner and
Elizabeth Bitting. Proved Dec 1807 |
John
lived in Germanton. John is buried in between his 2 wives at a family
graveyard in Germanton. |
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1795
Dec 10 |
Bitting,
Joseph (N) (1764-1798) m.
Rachel Nelson |
Stokes
2:249 from Gottlieb Shober 236 acres
on Muddy Creek for 150 pounds. Witnesses:
None. Proved Dec 1795. |
Joseph
is the s/o Anthony Bitting Sr. |
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1804
Jun 25 |
Bitting,
Mary (1766-1841) Did
not marry |
Stokes
5:180 from Anthony Bitting Sr. for good will and affection for his daughter
Mary Bitting 102 acres on Grassy Creek includes the land that Anthony Sr. now
lives on. Witnesses Charles Banner and Elizabeth Bitting. Proved Dec 1807 |
Lutheran
- Buried at |
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1796
Sept 6 |
Briggs,
Jesse (1775-ca
1844) m. 1.
Charity Banner 2.
Nancy Pilkinton |
Stokes
2:332 from John Briggs and widow Elizabeth Briggs administrator of Thomas
Briggs deceased 189 acres of Thomas’s 640 acre tract. on both sides of
Parkers Creek, adjacent |
Charity
Banner is the daughter of Joseph Banner. Jesse Briggs is the son of Thomas
Briggs. |
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1784
Nov 11
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Briggs,
Thomas (ca 1745-1790) m. |
Surry
C:101-102 – from Joseph Harrison 640 acres on Parkers Creek. for 200 pounds.
Witnesses: William Hughlett, James Coffey and James Kerr. Proved Nov. 1784
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1798
Jun 18
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Clayton,
John Sr. (ca
1759-1801) m.
Charity Banner |
Stokes
3:147 from William Adams executor of John Adams Sr. deceased 261 acres on
waters of Buffalo Creek adjacent Moravian Line and Howell Hartgrove includes
plantation of John Adams Sr. Witnesses: Howell Hartgrove and
Charles Banner. Proved Sept 1798.
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John
Clayton Sr. is the uncle to Phillip Clayton. Charity Banner is the daughter
of Henry Banner and Eleanor Martin. Buried
in Family Graveyard on his property, |
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1817
Jun 25 |
Clayton,
John Jr. (1788-1863) m.
Elizabeth Moore |
Stokes
8:114 – from the Heirs of John Clayton Sr., Martin Flynt in the right of his
wife Elizabeth, Richard Flynt in the right of his wife Eleanor, Mary Davis,
Stephen Clayton, Charity Clayton, Ruth Clayton and James McDavid in the right of his wife
Nancy for $1,000.00 203 acres in Wachovia Tract including the Open Pond and whereon John
Clayton Jr. now lives. Witnesses:
C. Banner and J. L. Hunt. Proved in Sept 1823. Stephen Clayton signed
22 May 1823. Ruth Clayton signed 30 Apr 1820. James McDavid signed 24 Aug
1821. |
John Jr.
is the s/o John Clayton Sr. and Charity Banner. Elizabeth Moore is the d/o
Reuben Moore and Mary Ann Edwards. |
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1787
Aug 9 |
Clayton,
Phillip (ca
1759-1782) m.
Mary Adams |
Surry
NC State Grant #1031 100 acres on Rocky Branch adj. Robert
Chapman and William Adams |
Phillip
died from smallpox. Phillip is a nephew to John Clayton Sr. |
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1781
May 1 |
Dietz,
Jacob Sr. (ca
1742-1776) m.
Anna Mumbacher |
Surry
A:240-243 – from John Linebach to heirs of Jacob Dietz, Louise, Jacob,
Johanna, Anna Maria 400 acres on Muddy Creek for 200 pounds. Witnesses: George Hauser, |
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1805
Feb 20
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Feiser,
Peter (1743-1819
m.1.
Anna Maria Fry 2 Anna
Magretha Moser Demuth |
Stokes
4:471 – from Christian Lewis Benzien 48 acres on west side of Grassy Creek of
Mill Creek adj. Henry Moser and Britain Clayton for $112.18. Witnesses: Lewis Meinung and Frederick Meinung. Proved
Mar 1805
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Peter
Feiser is the s/o John Feiser. Anna Maria Fry is the d/o Valentine Fry Sr.
and Anna Marie Binkley-Meyer. Anna Magaretha Moser is the d/o of Leonard
Moser and Maria Kocherin |
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1779
Sept 20
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Fesler,
Andrew (ca
1730-1811) m. Mary
Catherine Jennings |
Surry NC
State Land Grant #88 for 250 acres on Beaverdam Creek adjacent Adam Geiger
and Leonard Moser. Chain carriers:
Peter Moser and Adam Geiger.
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Lutheran
– Buried at |
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1793
Jun 27 |
Follis,
William (ca
1755- m.
Mary Martin |
Stokes
NC State Land Grant #51 for 300 acres on waters of Townfork Creek adjacent
Abraham Martin. Chain carriers:
Ephriam Banner and Theophalus Fry. |
Mary
Martin is the daughter of Abraham Martin. |
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1790
Dec 10
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Geiger,
Adam (1736-1804) m.
Maria Magdalena Fidler &
Jacob Petree |
Stokes
NC State Land Grant #1326 to Jacob Petree and Adam Geiger for 102 acres on Muddy Creek and Grassy
Creek adjacent Andrew Fesler, Anthony Bitting, Harmon Miller in trust for the
Lutheran Society. Chain carriers:
Andrew Fesler and Adam Wolff
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Lutheran
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1779
Sept 20 |
Harrison,
Joseph (ca
1735- m.
Unknown |
Surry
NC State Land Grant #144 for 640 acres on Parkers Creek adjacent |
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1783
Oct 13 |
Harrison,
Nathaniel (ca
1756 m.
Unknown |
Surry
NC State Grant #568 for 400 acres on
Parkers Creek adjacent Joseph Linebach, Jacob Lash, Joseph Harrison and
Thomas Briggs. Chain carriers were Thomas Hughes and Thomas Briggs |
Nathaniel
may be the son of Joseph Harrison or he may be the brother of Joseph Harrison? |
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1778
Dec 10
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Helsabeck,
Frederick (1730-1799) m.
Catherine Bertschin |
Surry
NC State Land Grant #25 for 250 acres on Parkers Creek adj. Jacob Lash. Chain
carriers were Phillip Shouse and Daniel Shouse.
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1788
Aug 26
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Kreeger,
Henry (1753-1828) m.
Elizabeth Shouse |
Surry
D:8-9 from Jacob Krieger 200 acres on Muddy Creek for 100 pounds.
Witnesses: Henry Spainhour Sr. and
William Thornton. Proved on Aug. 1788.
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Henry
is the brother to Jacob Kreeger. Elizabeth Shouse is the d/o Phillip Shouse. |
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1788
Aug 26 |
Kreeger,
Jacob (1755-1824) m.
Susanna Shouse |
Surry
D:65 – from Joseph Linebach, 400 acres on Muddy Creek adj. John Linebach for
200 pounds. Witnesses: Henry Spainhour
Sr. and William Thornton. Proved Aug 1788 |
Jacob
is the brother to Henry Kreeger. Susanna Shouse is the d/o Phillip Shouse |
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1762
Jan 21 |
Lash,
*Jacob Sr. (N) (1722-1782) m. Ann
Blum |
GRANVILLE
LAND GRANT for 684 acres on head waters of Muddy Creek. adjacent Moravian
Line. Chain carriers are John Beroth. |
Moravian,
Lived in |
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1784
Jul 16 |
Lash,
Christian (N) (1758-1844) m.
Gertrude Hauser |
Surry
C:67-68 from George Lash and Jacob Blum executors of Jacob Lash Sr. deceased
226 acres on headwaters of Muddy Creek. Witnesses: Traugotte Bagge and George
Bwighouse. |
Moravian.
Gertrude Hauser is the d/o George Hauser Sr. and Anna Elrod. |
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1784
Jul 16 |
Lash,
Jacob Jr. (N) (1761- m.
Unknown |
Surry
C:67-68 from George Lash and Jacob Blum executors of Jacob Lash Sr. deceased
236 acres on headwaters of Muddy Creek. Witnesses: Traugotte Bagge and George
Bwighouse |
Moravian |
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1784
Jul 16 |
Lash,
Jacob Jr.(N) and Christian *N) Lash |
Surry
C:67-68 from George Lash and Jacob Blum executors of Jacob Lash Sr. deceased
172 acres on headwaters of Muddy Creek. Witnesses: Traugotte Bagge and George
Bwighouse |
Moravian |
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1765 |
Leinbach,
John Sr. (1712-1766) m.
Anna Catherina Riehm |
John
Linebach purchased 2.000 acres from the Moravians in Penn, on Muddy Creek. |
Moravian
– Father of John Jr., Abraham, Benjamin, Lewis and Joseph Linebach. |
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1770
Dec 26 |
Leinbach,
Joseph (N) (1752-1824) m.
Unknown |
Rowan
7:327-328-from Fredrick Wm. Marshall, 400 acres on Muddy Creek for 57 pounds.
Witnesses: C. Gottlieb Reuter and Michael Rancke. Proved Dec 1770 |
Moravian
– s/o John Lineback Sr. – 400 acres according to John Linebach’ s will |
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1770
Dec 26 |
Linebach,
Abraham (N) (1744-1790) m. |
Rowan
7:328-329 –from Fredrick Wm. Marshall acres on Muddy Creek for 57 pounds.
Witnesses: C. Gottlieb Reuter and Michael Rancke. Proved Dec 1770 |
Moravian
– s/o John Lineback Sr. – 400 acres according to John Linebach’ s will |
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1770
Dec 26
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Linebach,
Benjamin (1746-1794) m.
Christina Volk |
Rowan
7:329-330 - from Fredrick Wm. Marshall 400 acres on Muddy Creek for 57
pounds. Witnesses: C. Gottlieb Reuter and Michael Rancke. Proved Dec 1770
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Moravian
– s/o John Lineback Sr. – 400 acres according to John Linebach’ s will |
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1770
Dec 26 |
Linebach,
John (N) (1740- m.
Catherine( mn unk) |
Surry
A:240-243 - Rowan 7:325-326 –from Fredrick Wm. Marshall acres on Muddy Creek
for 57 pounds. Witnesses: C. Gottlieb Reuter and Michael Rancke. Proved Dec
1770. |
Moravian
– s/o John Lineback Sr. – 400 acres according to John Linebach’ s will |
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1770
Dec 26 |
Linebach,
Lewis (1745-1800) m. Anna
Barbara Lauer |
Rowan
7:325-326 –from Fredrick Wm. Marshall acres on Muddy Creek for 57 pounds.
Witnesses: C. Gottlieb Reuter and Michael Rancke. Proved Dec 1770. Includes the home
of John Linebach Sr. |
Moravian
– s/o John Lineback Sr. – 400 acres according to John Linebach’ s will |
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1780
Apr 2 |
Martin,
Abraham Sr. (1729-1815) m.
Sarah (mn unk) |
Surry
NC State Land Grant #323 for 410 acres on between Buffalo Creek and Townfork
Creeks. Chain carriers: Henry Banner
and William Campbell. |
Buried
in Family Graveyard on his property near |
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1779
Sept 20
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Miller,
Harmon (1740-1818) m.
Johanna Catherine Fidler |
Surry
NC State Land Grant #63 for 60 acres on Beaverdam Creek adj. Jacob Lash and
the Moravian line and Adam Geiger. Chain carriers: Andrew Fesler and Adam
Geiger.
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Lutheran
– Buried at Catherine
Fidler and Magdalena Fidler are sisters. |
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1805
Dec 1 |
Moser,
Henry (1769-1820) m.
Madalena Schenkel |
Stokes
5:47 – from Christian Lewis Benzien 48
acres for $121.18 on west side of Grassy Creek adj. Peter Feiser. |
Henry
Moser is the s/o Leonard Moser |
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1786
Jul 16 |
Moser,
John (ca
1776- m.
Unknown |
Surry
Co., NC - From the will of Leonard Moser: I
give to my son John Moser at the decease of my wife Sarah,
the above mentioned two hundred acres of Land in the south west corner of my
tract to him his Heirs Executs. |
s/o
Leonard Moser |
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1779
Sept 20 |
Moser,
Leonard (ca
1716-1782) m. 1.
Maria Kocherin 2.
Sarah Binkley |
Surry
NC Land Grant #89 for 640 acres on Grassy Creek of Muddy Creek adj. |
Sarah
Binkley is the daughter of Peter Binkley. |
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1786
Jul 16 |
Moser,
Peter (1753-1821) m.
Anna Catherine Wolf |
Surry
Co., NC - From the will of Leonard Moser: to my son Peter Moser two hundred and forty
acres of Land joining the said Wachovia line in the southeast corner of my
tract of land to him his Heirs |
s/o
Leonard Moser Lutheran
– Buried at |
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1786
Jul 16 |
Moser,
Sarah Brinkley (1733-1820) m.
Leonard Moser |
Surry
Co., NC - From the will of Leonard Moser:
I give and bequeath to my
beloved wife Sara, besides her thirds according to Law two hundred acres of
Land Lying on Wachovia line in the south west corner of my tract |
Sarah
Binkley Moser, w/o Leonard Moser |
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1790
Dec 10 |
Petree,
Jacob (N) (1722-1804) m.
Anna Eva Kuehlin |
Stokes
NC State Land Grant #1326 to Jacob Petree and Adam Geiger for 102 acres on Muddy Creek and Grassy
Creek adjacent Andrew Fesler, Anthony Bitting, Harmon Miller in trust for the
Lutheran Society. Chain carriers:
Andrew Fesler and Adam Wolff |
Lutheran |
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1771
Sept 1 |
Rancke,
John (N) (1737-1798) m.
Elizabeth Jackie |
Surry
A:57-58 – from Abraham Linebach 400 acres on Muddy Creek for 80 pounds.
Witnesses: Wm. William Marshall, C. Gottlieb Reuter and Jacob Bonn. Proved
May 1774 |
Moravian
– Lived in Bethabara |
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1776
Sept 26 |
Rancke,
Michael (N) (1729-1839) m.
Elizabeth Linebach |
Surry
A:207-209 from Benjamin Linebach 400 acres on Muddy Creek for 160 pounds.
Witnesses: Michael Hauser, Henry
Spainhour. Proved 1778. |
Moravian
–Lived in Bethania |
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1775
Sept 9 |
Shaub,
John Jr. (1744-1803) m. Anna
Johanna “Hannah” Linebach |
Surry
A:193-195 from Lewis Linebach 200 acres on Muddy Creek adj. Adam Wolff, John
and Joseph Linebach for 62 pounds. Witnesses: Michael Rancke and Michael
Hauser. Proved May 1776 |
Anna
Johanna “Hannah” is the d/o John Linebach Sr. |
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1795
Dec 10 |
Shober,
Gottlieb (N) (1756-1838) m.
Maria Magdalena Transou |
Stokes
2:249 from Jacob Lash Jr. 236 acres on Muddy Creek for 115 pounds and 5
shillings. Witnesses: Traugotte Bagge
and Christian Lash. Proved Aug |
Moravian,
lived in Old Salem. Ordained Lutheran Minister. |
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1779
Sept 20
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Shouse,
Phillip (1728-1810) m.
Maria Catherine Beck |
Surry
NC State Land Grant #54 for 300 acres on both sides of Rough Fork Creek.
Chain carriers: Henry Kreiger and
Joseph Shouse.
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1791
Nov 26 |
Speer,
Henry (N) (1750- m.
Rachel (mn unk) |
Stokes
2:158 from John Adams Jr. 100 acres on the Ruff fork adj. Anthony Bitting Sr. Witnesses: Daniel Kella and Samuel Speer. |
Henry
lived in |
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1796
Sept 6 |
Vest,
Charles (1763-1828) m.
Sarah Briggs |
Stokes
NC Land Grant #220 for 490 acres on Parkers Creek adjacent Frederick
Helsabeck, Joseph Bitting and Phillip Shouse. Chain Carriers: John Briggs and
Jesse Briggs. |
Sarah
Briggs is the d/o Thomas Briggs. |
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1792
Dec 6
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Wolff,
Daniel (1761- m. |
Stokes
1:254 – from Benjamin Linebach 57 acres on Muddy Creek adj. Joseph Linebach.
Witnesses: Anthony Bitting, Joseph
Bitting, Joseph Banner.
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s/o
William Adam Wolff. Daniel moved to Surry Co., NC. |
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1774
Sept 20 |
Wolff,
Wolff,
Johann Adam, administrators of William Adam Wolff |
Surry
A:115-118 –from Frederick Wm. Marshall 200 acres adj. John Linebach for 40
pounds |
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1785
Aug 13
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Wolff,
John Adam (1755-ca
1815 m. Eva
Barbara Petree |
Surry C:394-
Elizabeth Wolff, widow of William Adam Wolff, signed over the 200 acres of
land in Wachovia to her son, John Adam Wolff. Witnesses were George Hauser
and David Owen. Proved Feb 1786.
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Eva
Barbara Petree is the d/o Jacob Petree and Anna Koehulin. Eva left Adam Wolff
after the death of their only son, Johann Wilhelm Wolff (1781-1795), in 1803. |
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1792
Dec 6 |
Wolff,
Lawrence (1751-1826) m. 1.
Hester (mn unk) 2.
Maria Huffman |
Stokes
1:257 – from Benjamin Linebach 100 acres on Muddy Creek for 75 pounds adj.
John Schaub Jr. and Joseph Linebach. Witnesses: Anthony Bitting, Joseph
Bitting and Joseph Banner. Proved Dec 1792 |
Lutheran
– Buried at s/o
William Adam Wolff |
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1793
Mar 5
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Wolff,
Lewis (1757-1842) m. 1.
Anna Catherine Dietz 2. Anna
Maria Moser |
Stokes
1:328 – from Jacob Dietz Jr. 45 acres in Wachovia Tract for 24 pounds adj. Lawrence Wolff and John Linebach.
Proved in Mar 1793.
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Anna
Catherine Dietz is the d/o Jacob Dietz
Sr. and Anna Maria Mumbacher. Anna
Maria Moser is the d/o Leonard Moser and Sarah Binkley. |