Between Murfree Dickson & his wife, of
Green County and Benijah Dickson
July 16, 1807
This Indenture made the 16th day of January in the Year of our
Lord 1807 and
the 37th year of the Independence of the United
States of America, Between
Murfree Dickson & his wife, of the
State of North Carolina, Green
County, Cabinet-maker of the one
part and Benijah Dickson of the State and
County aforesaid,
planter of the other part; Witnesseth that he the said
Murfree
Dickson For and in the consideration of the great love &
affection he bears for his lawful son Benijah and for the sum of
one dollar
($1) to him in hand paid at and before the sealing
& Delivery of these
presents the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged that he the said Murfree
Dickson hath bargained &
sold & by these presents doth bargain sell
unto the said
Benijah Dickson all that plantation or tract of Land known by
the
name of the Chiking Forte containing 200 acres more or less lying
& being on the north side of Contentny Creek and bounded by
said Creek,
Smiths old field, Obed Dickson Fort Hill tract,
Francis Harper and the sd.
Murfree Dicksons Tar landing. Also two
hundred and twenty acres of the
Grampion Hills plantion, where on
the said Murfree Dickson now lives, called
Sandy Lawn quarter
adjoining the road from Murfree's Ferry to Hookers Great
Bridge
and the main run of Contentny Creek. Also three negroes viz.
Sissyfus, a house-joyner, his wife Molsey and Berry, the
bricklayer with one
set of joyner's tools, I whip saw, 2 cross
saws, a quantity of cherry
planking, 1 dining table, 1 set of
winsor chairs, one secatary &
furniture, one bed and
furniture, 2 cows with calfs, 1 horse, 6 sows with
pigs, 1 ram
& 12 ewes, one gig and harness, one cart & wheles, 2
steers and a quantity of nails and hardware to have and to hold
together
with all & singular the Houses, out houses,
Buildings, Barns, Stables,
Yards, Gardens, Orchards, Wood &
under Woods, timber & Timber trees,
meadows, pastures, Warter
and warter courses, paths, passages profits,
Heriditaments members
& appurtenances, thereunto belonging or in any
wise
appertaining & the Reversion & Reversions Remainder &
Remainders - profits & every part & parcel thereof. To
have and to
hold the sd. plantations or tracts of land containing
420 acres more or less
with every the premises & appurtenances
thereunto belonging, unto the
sd. Binijah Dickson, his heirs,
executors, administrators & assigns from
the next before the
Day of the date of these presents for & during the
full End
& Term of one Whole Year from thence, next ensuing & fully
to be completed and Ended Yielding and paying unto the said
Murfree
Dickson the Rent of one Peppercorn on the last day of the
sd. term if the
same shall be lawfully demanded to the intent and
purpose that by Virture of
of these presents some of the Statutes
for transferring of
uses unto possession he the sd Binajah Dickson may be in
Actual possession
of all & singular the premises above
mentioned with every the
Appurtenances there unto belonging &
thereby be the Better enabled to
take & Receive the Reversion
& inheritance whereof which is intended
to Besto him & his
heirs granted & released by the said Murfree
Dickson & his wife, we hath hereunto set our hands &
seals the Day
& year above written; Signed, Sealed &
delivered in the presence of;
Shade Dickson
H. Hooker Murfree Dickson (Seal)
Mornan Dickson
Wm. Dixon
Know ye all men by these words, that I, Mary Dixon of the
county of Green,
State of north Carolina, do make this indenture
on the 5th day of July,
1854, in the year of our Lord Eighteen
hundred and fifty four. Now
witnesseth that I the said Mary Dixon
being old in age and knowing that my
appointed time to die draws
ever closer & being mindfull to give those
of my black people
good homes and masters & to spare them the saddness
of being
sold upon the block do make gift of my said people to my
differeant children in the manner following, viz.:
To my four daughters, I give each one negroe. That is to say
to Esther
Ormond I give one negroe man named Wade. To Nancy
Williams I give one negroe
girl named Hannack. Io Penelope Cannady
I give one negro man named Ruben1 To
Mary Dixon, called the
younger I give one negro woman named Rebeccah. To
have and to hold
said slaves for their lifetimes and then to their lawful
heirs and
assigns. To my son Robert Dixon I give three negroes, viz, one
negroe man named Long Jack, one boy named short Jack and one girl
named
Dinah, to have for his lifetime & then to his lawful
heirs and assigns.
To my son Richard Dixon I give three negroes, a
man named Boe, a woman named
Cindia and one girl named Mattie. To
have for his lifetime and then to his
lawful heirs and assigns. To
my son Henry Dixon I give four negroes, a man
named Haywood, his
wife Lucy, their son Dick and a girl named Sukey, to have
for his
lifetime & then to his lawful heirs & assigns. To my son
Frank Dixon I give three negroes, a Woman named Littie and her two
children
Poll and Caster, to have for his lifetime & then to
his lawful heirs and
assigns. Io my son Willis Dixon I give two
negroes a man named Rouse and a
woman named Annie, to have for his
lifetime and then to his lawful heirs and
assigns. It is also my
desire that my old nurse and campanion Elveda be
given her freedom
for so many years of faithful servace and that my son
Henry Dixon
maintain her in the little cottage behind the kitchen for her
old
age and blindness with the house and board and every of her needs
for
the rest of her life, And so saying, I the said Mary Dixon do
set my hand
& seal the day & date above written
Signed & Sealed Before us the witnesses to said
Sith Moor, Norfleet Vinson ,Nancy Harper
Mary H. Dixon
(Seal)
JOHN REED TO WILLIS DIXON
NOTE: About 1/3 of this page is gone - I JOHN REED of County
of Beaufort to
WILLIS DIXON of GREEN - 100 pds - Negro boy named - torn -
about 4 years old
-
torn
WIT THOS HOLLIDAY, JOHN WILLIAMS
END OF DOCUMENT
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JOHN POPE TO WILLIS DIXON
NOTE: Extremely faded and all but impossible to read
22 November 1800 - JOHN POPE to WILLIS Dixon - both of Greene
- 150 pds - one
Negro woman, Leal ? about 24 years old
APPOINTMENT TO CALVERY
30 December 1834 - State of North Carolina to WILLIAM DIXON -
An appointment
as
Major of Calvary in 2nd Brigade of the State
Signed by David Swain, Gov,
END OF DOCUMENT
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BOUND ORPHAN
12 May 1834 - HENRY MILLER, Chairman of Court - and WILLIAM
DIXON - MARY
SUGG,
orphan aged 8 years to be bound to WILLIAM DIXON as apprentice
until she is
age
21
END OF DOCUMENT
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INDENTURE - WILLIS DIXON TO WILLIAM
DIXON
24 August 1834 - WILLIS DIXON, Senr of Greene to WM DIXON, son
of sd WILLIS
DIXON also of Greene - natural love and affection and for $300
- two sixths
of my
sd lands - 160 acres - NS Sandy Run, however, use and
occupancy after my
natural life
WIT SURNEA ? MAY, WILLIAM WILLIAMS
To Greene Court - Nov. Term 1834 on oath of WILLIAM WILLIAMS -
Wm Williams,
Clk
Registered Book 5 p 424 by J. Williams, Regr
END OF DOCUMENT
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INDENTURE - WILLIS DIXON SR to WM
DIXON
? April 1835 - WILLIS DIXON Senr of Greene to WM DIXON, son -
natural love
and
affection and $300 paid by WM. DIXON to JOHN H. DIXON - 1/6
interest in all
my
land - 80 acres - NS Sandy Run - after my natural life
WIT W. M. ALBRITTON WILLIAM WILLIAMS
Registered Book I, p 471 - 30 June 1835 - J. WILLIAMS CLK
END OF DOCUMENT
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Indenture/Deed in Trust
-
UZZLE
(sic) and ROBERT LASSITER to WILLIAM DIXON and
3rd part SAMUEL H. COWARD
NOTE: Instrument has water damage
16 July 1840 - UZZLE and ROBERT LASSITER of Greene Co of the
first part,
WILLIAM DIXON of GREENE of the 2nd part and SAMUEL H. COWARD
of Lenoir of
the 3rd
part - UZZLE and ROBERT LASSITER indebted to SAMUEL H. COWARD
in the sum of
$35
payable on 1 Sept 1840 and made payable by note dated 16 July
1840 - they
wish to
make payment - pledge to WILLIAM DIXON for $1.00 all crops on
land which was
sold by WILLIAM HART late of Greene to THOMAS DAILE now
property of SAMUEL H.
COWARD who purchased the same on 28 Dec 1839 - will repay debt
after 40 days
all three appear to sign
WIT HENRY BEST
To Greene County Court 22 July 1840 on oath of HENRY BEST -
Jas Williams,
Clek
Enrolled 24 July (no year) Book M page 104 & 105 -
Wm Dixon, Regis
END OF DOCUMENT
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GIFT - WILLIS DIXON to WILLIAM
DIXON
31 January 1840 - WILLIS DIXON to WILLIAM DIXON - natural love
and affections
to my son - grant the Negro boy by name of HANDY, about 19
years old the 8th
day
of May last
WIT Wm (X) ALBRITTON, BLANY (X) WILSON
INDENTURE - WINSOR DIXON TO WILLIAM
DIXON
18 April 1845 - WINSOR DIXON of Greene to WILLIAM DIXON of
Greene - $1.00 -
tract NS Sandy Run, adj BENJ. STREETER, FRANCIS HARPER - 208
acres
WIT EDWARD CARMAN, W. F. EDWARDS
END OF DOCUMENT
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HEIRS OF JAMES S. SMITH
1846 - State of North Carolina Nov. Term 1846 Court of Quarter
Please - upon
Petition of ELIZABETH SMITH and JAMES O. SMITH heirs at law of
JAMES S.
SMITH by
their guardian WINSOR DIXON, the sd guardian ordered to sell
at public
auction
that track mentioned on a credit of 6 months and on 29
December 1846 said
land
was sold to EZEKIEL CREECH for $1325 - SS Contentnea Creek adj
Hookerton
Road,
JOHNATHAN CASE, DUNN, CHARLES TAYLOR, JOHN P. DUNN - 208 1/2
acres
Signed by WINSOR DIXON, guardian
WIT - JON H. COWARD, E. R. COWARD
Lenoir County Court Oct Term 1847 on oath of JOHN H.
COWARD W. C.
LOFTIN, Clk
Enrolled Lenoir Co 25 Oct 1847 Stephen White, Regr.
END OF DOCUMENT
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JACOB TAYLOR ESTATE
25 December 1847 - State of North Carolina, Greene Co - Court
of Quarterly
Session - undersigned Commissioners met at house of MRS. SARAH
TAYLOR to
audit
receipts of heirs of JOSEPH TAYLOR, dec between MRS. SARAH
TAYLOR former
guardian
and WILLIAM DIXON present guardian - receipts contain those of
LUCASSIA (an
heir) and JAMES also an heir - last names not given
This appears to be a copy and is not signed
END OF DOCUMENT
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INDENTURE/ DEED IN TRUST
- EPHRAIM SPIVEY, WILLIAM DIXON, EDWARD R. COWARD
1 January 1852 - EPHRAIM SPIVEY of GREENE of the first part,
WILLIAM DIXON of
the 2nd part, and EDWARD R. COWARD and ALFRED DARDEN of the
3rd part -
SPIVEY is
indebted to COWARD and DARDEN for following - one note of
$321.62 - he
desires
to pay - sell for $1.00 a tract NS Panther Swamp adj WILLIAM
P.
GRIMSLEY - 139
1/2 acres - condition of at least 1/3 of debt pd by end of
1852
All signed
WIT R. S. WARREN JOHN W. HARPER
TO Court 1 Jan 1852 on oath of JOHN HARPER - Jas Williams,
Clek
END OF DOCUMENT
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LEMUEL G LASSITER TO JOSEPH J? HOOKER
- REFUNDING BOND
NOTE: Made a copy of this and forgot to pick it up so this is
a partial
abstract and have re-ordered the copy. Very difficult to
follow
16 November 1858 - held to the State in sum of $1600 -
condition - LEMUEL
LASSITER has third a ? of WILLIAM DIXON am of the Executors of
BRYAN H.
SANDERS dec
- the sum of $800 being the sum left TREASY LASSITER by will
of sd dec and
the
same
SIGNED LEMUEL G. LASSITER J. L or P HOOKER
WIT GEO. KILPATRICK
END OF DOCUMENT
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ESTATE OF MEANON P. PATRICK
25 February 1858 - the estate of MEANON P. PATRICK dec to
THOMAS MOOR - To
make
coffin and Box - $18 - Received of WILLIAM DIXON adm of M. P.
PATRICK dec on
25
Feb 1858
Signed THOMAS MOORE
END OF DOCUMENT
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HEIRS OF MENON P. POWELL
State of North Carolina, Greene County
17 October 1860 - We, WINIFRED POWELL, guardian to minor heirs
of MENON P.
POWELL, dec and JNO GRIZZARD are held to the state for $1286 -
for payment
of all
land - condition - WINIFRED received from WILLIAM DIXON, adm
of M. P. POWELL
sum
of $643 for distribution of estate
Signed WINIFRED POWELL and JOHN GRIZZARD
WIT PATTIE ?? R. POWELL
END OF DOCUMENT
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E. W. COWARD TO J. H.
COWARD
NOTE: Partial Instrument
6 August 1869 - E. W. COWARD of Lenoir to J. H. COWARD of
Lenoir - $1.00 -
tract in Lenoir adj lands belonging to heirs of J. P. DUNN,
dec, lands
belonging to
heirs of JOHN KING, dec, lands belonging heirs of MARY EHA ??
ROGERS and
others
being land formerly owned by sd J. H. COWARD and sold by F. F.
COX, Sheriff
of
Lenoir under execution against COWARD and purchased by E. W.
COWARD - 986 1/6
acres - sold by Sheriff on 1 Feb 1869
Rest gone
Additional transcript done by Rose Parks from a copy of the
original
State of NC Greene Co.
Know by these presents that Lemuel G. Lasitter and Joseph J.
Hooker are held
and firmly bound unto the said state in sum of $1600. to the
payment both
are ____ ____ our heirs executors and administrators, jointly
and severally,
firmly by these presents signed with our hand and sealed with
our seal this
16th day Nov. AD 1858.
The condition of the above obligation is such that both are of
the same
condition, Lemuel G. Lasitter has this day received of William
Dixon and of
the Executor of Bryant H. Sanders, deceased, the sum of $800.
being the sum
left Treacy Lasitter by will of said deceased and the same
this day paid
over by William Dixon Admr. of the said deceased have
therefore if any debt
or debts truly owing by the said deceased shall hearafter
_____ for or
otherwise made_____or and that said L.G. Lasitter shall and
will truly
refund and pay his (?estate?) part of such debt or debts then
in that case
the above obligation is to be null and void and otherwise
remain in full
force and effect.
Witness: George Kilpatrick
March 16 AD 1858
signed and seal
Lemuel G. Lasitter
J. J. Hooker
END OF DOCUMENT
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MURPHREY DIXON TO WILLIS
DIXON
26 Jan 1805 - I MURPHREY DIXON of Greene Co to WILLIS DIXON
for $75 pds -
Negro
man JACOB aged about 35 years
signed by Mark
WIT OB. DIXON, WILLIAM DIXON
END OF DOCUMENT
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INDENTURE - THOMAS HOLLIDAY TO WILLIS
DIXON
21 March 1816 - THOMAS HOLLIDAY of Greene County to WILLIS
DIXON of Greene -
5
pds - 50 acres - being land where CELIA YOUNG now lives and
was deeded by
BENJAMIN SHEPPARD to WILLIS DIXON on 5 Sept 1795
WIT MILES (X) BEAMAN, ELIZABETH HOLIDAY
To Greene County Court Feb Term 1821 on oath of MILES BEAMAN -
A. Tooley, Clk
Enrolled Greene Co, Book G p 102 J. Williams, Regt
END OF DOCUMENT
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PARTIAL COPY OF WILL OF JOSEPH
HOUSE
ITEM #3 - I give and bequeath after the death of my daughter
SUSANNA DIXON
the
tract of land loaned to her in the 2nd item unto her lawful
heirs to be
divided
equally among them. I also give to the heirs of sd
SUSANNA the above
mentioned
Negro in the 2nd ITEM
ITEM 2 - I lend to my daughter SUSANNAH DIXON during her
natural life one
tract
on the NS of Rainbow adj lands of FREDERICK DIXON, BENJAH
DIXON, LEO DIXON,
JOSEPH TAYLOR, and JOHN CONNER ? being the land I purchased at
KITCHEN
DIXON. I
also lend her 5 Negroes which she now has in her possession to
wit woman
Nancy
and her 4 children
Dated 30 May 1823
Proved May 1, 1824 - JAMES HOUSE and JAMES W. HAWKES,
EXEC
END OF DOCUMENT
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