Research by Gloria Taylor and Martha Mewborn
Marble
Patents from Hofmann's Colony of NC - 1663-1729
NO ABRAHAM TAYLOR LISTED
HOFFMAN 1735 1764
ABRAHAM
#20 Book 2, p. 4 ABRAHAM TAYLOR- 6 October 1748
100 acres in Johnston Co on the N. side of the S. W. creek
on Gum Branch.
# 3924 Bk 8, p. 19 ABRAHAM TAYLOR &endash;
22 November 1738 380 acres in Craven Co. on the S. side of
Neuse called Taylors Lot.
#4907 Bk 15, p. 123 EDWARD FROST 17 March
108 acres in Johnston Co. on S. side of the Neuse River,
joining his former Corner, his other Corner, ABRAHAM TAYLOR,
(a point) near JOSEPH TAYLOR, and the River bank.
#5053 Bk 15, p. 188 ABRAHAM
TAYLOR 29 Sept 1756 81 (?) acres in
Craven Co. on the E. side of S. W. Creek Including the Place
where he now Lives, joining the Great Swamp, the
Meadow near the sd. Creek, the side of the sd. Creek, and the Mouth
and side of the Great Branch.
#5469 Bk 15, p. 281 ABRAHAM TAYLOR
10 May 1760 65 acres in Dobbs County on the S. side of the
Neuse River, joining the land he lives on, William WEBB, a Branch,
Richard CASWELL, and a Branch.
#5796 Bk 15, p. 357 ABRAHAM
TAYLOR10 April 1761 238 acres in Craven
Co in the Fork between S. W. Creek and Turkey Branch, joining sd
TAYLOR, the Branch and the Creek.
#6729 Bk 16, p. 278 ABRAHAM TAYLOR
7 March 1759 150 acres in Johnston Co. on the N (?) side of
the S. W. Creek including a place called the Harricane.
#6923 Bk 17 - ABRAHAM TAYLOR 23 December
1763 100 acres in Craven Co. on the N. side of Trent River
and on the Horse Branch.
#7075 Bk 17, p. 42ABRAHAM TAYLOR 22 February
1764 150 acres in Dobbs Including a place called
Dairy Hill, joining JOSEPH TAYLOR, JACOB TAYLOR, and sd
ABRAHAM.
#7410 Bk 17, p. 108 ABRAHAM TAYLOR
9 Nov. 1764 400 acres in Dobbs on the S. side of Neuse River
and on the N. W. side of S. W. Creek, joining Samuel THOMAS, Lewis
SEWELL, and William TUTAN.
ABSALOM
#1271 1 July 1758 ABSALOM - 161 acres in
Johnston NS Neuse both sides middle Creek adj Earl
Granville
#5100 13 Oct 1756 ABSALOM - 300 acres
Johnston both sides of Middle Creek adj own line, Earl
Granvilles' former line, Robert West
#7453 Thomas Wingate 9 Oct 1764 Craven
SS Nuse, Ss Flat Swamp ad Samuel Lane, ABSALOM
TAYLOR
BENJAMIN TAYOR
#6574 1 Sept 1759 100 acres Craven NS
Neuse adj William Davis, river, a branch, his line and land
he know lives on
GEORGE TAYLOR
#1566 7 March 1736/7 236 acres Craven WS
Upper Broad Creek adj James Roe and Creek
a George in Anson in 1762
ISAAC TAYLOR
In Anson County
ISHMAEL TAYLOR
Onslow County
JACOB TAYLOR
Sept 28, 1754 Jacob Taylor Patent 165 acres in
Johnston Co. South side joining TAYLORS own line, the head of Bear
Harbour, Pocasin, & Moses TILMAN. (Hofmann: Vol 2, item 4731;
Patent Bk 15, pg. 69.
Sept. 27, 1756 Joshua TAYLOR - Patent for 225 acres in
fork of Slocumbs Ck, joining the Eastermost Creek the run of
the Westermost Creek. Wit: John TAYLOR and Absalom TAYOR. (Craven
County Deed Book - Grant Book 15, pg. 164; also Haufmann: Vol 1, item
4961).
Sept 1, 1759 Jacob Taylor Patent 300 acres in
Craven County South side Neuse River opposite the head of Otter
Creek, joining a small Branch of Brice's Creek. (Hofmann: Vol 1, item
5532; Bk 15, p. 300
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Sept. 1,
1759 Jacob TAYLOR
PATENT; 80 acres joining Thomas STEVENS, JONES's line
& head of a branch near MOORS Road. (Craven County Deed Book;
Grant Bk 15, p. 300.also Hofmann: Vol 1, item 5533).
(no date) Jacob Taylor Patent- 300 acres in Craven Co on S.
side Neuse River. (Hofmann: Vol 1, #6773 Bk 16, p. 298.
Nov 16, 1764 Bazell SMITH Patent 100 acres Craven
Co. S. side Neuse River joining Jacob TAYLOR, Anthony HATCH, &
Otter Creek from the head to the mouth. (Hofmann, Margaret; NC
Abstracts of Land Patents; (1982).item # 7589).
JAMES
#7610 - James Taylor - 23 Nov 1764 - 100 Ac Craven - SS Trent adj
where Abraham Busset lived, Crooked Run and Batchors plantation
JOHN
John Taylor, Jr. - 23 Dec 1763 - 72 A Craven Co - SS SW Creek on
Clarks Branch
1735 - 1764
#5054 - Bk 15, p. 188 JOHN TAYLOR 29 Sept
1756 300 acres in Craven Co. on the E. side of S. W. Creek
Including E. side of Clarks Branch, a Savannah, and (a
point) near the side of a Small Branch. [Note: Powells Gazetteer
does not list this branch]
#5336 Bk 15, p. 257 JOHN TAYLOR 3
March 1759 130 acres in Craven County on the East side of
the West Creek, joining Hays Branch below Taylors Plantation, Henry
ROBERTS, and the sd. Creek to the Mouth of Hays Branch.
#5794 Bk 15, p. 356 HENRY ROBERTS 10 April
1761 350 acres in Craven Co. on the South side of the South
West Creek, joining JOHN TAYLOR and (a point) late (ly) sd.
Roberts line.
#6922 Bk 17, p.19 JOHN TAYLOR, JR.
23 December 1763 72 acres in Craven County on the S. side of
the S. W. Creek on Clarks Branch, joining his own line.
Other John Taylor in New Hanover (one on Long Creek, called Bear
Branch and other on Bailey's Creek), Beaufort, Edgecombe (on Tosnoit)
.
JOSEPH TAYLOR
#2875 4 Aug 1741 JOSEPH - 100 acres Craven
SS Neuse back of ABRAHAM TAYLOR'S plantation and called
Joseph's Desire
#3267 6 Oct 1748 - Joseph 300 acres SS
Neuse near large Pond, own line and John Irions
#4907 17 March 1756 Edward Frost 108 acres
Johnston SS Neuse adj his former corner, ABRAHAM
TAYLOR, near JOSEPH TAYLOR and river bank
#5735 10 April 1761 JOSEPH 190 acres,
Dobbs NS SW Creek 3 ½ miles from Taylor's
Ferry part of land formerly called Barr's Folly adj himself
and Edward Frost
#6812 1 Sept 1759 Edward Frost 174 acres
in Dobbs SS Neuse including Barr's Folly
adj JOSEPH TAYLOR and swamp of SW Creek
#7075 22 Feb 1761 ABRAHAM 150 acres Dobbs
including Dairy Hill adj JOSEPH TAYLOR, JACOB TAYLOR
and himself
JOSHUA TAYLOR
#4961 27 Sept 1756 - JOSHUA 225 acres Craven
SS Neuce fork of Slocomb's Creek, Eastermost and westermost
Creek
#5358 3 March 1759 200 acres Craven
ES Slocumb, adj JOSHUA TAYLOR, Simons, Brice and
Creek
LEVY TAYLOR
#6326 15 Nov 1762 LEVY 92 acres
Dobbs Falling Creek adj Luke Whitfield, Thomas
Carraway, Andrew Bass
(probably part of the Robert Taylor family of Falling Creek)
MOSES TAYLOR
A Moses in Bladen in 1757 and New Hanover in 1748
#6383 27 Nov 1762 MOSES 270 acres Craven
both sides of Flatt Swamp near Coar Creek adj Ephraim Lain,
sd TAYLOR, ROBERT TAYLOR, Savannah Branch
#6926 1763 Ephraim Lane addj MOSES
TAYLOR and Wingate SS Neuse, WS Flatt Swamp
ROBERT TAYLOR
#3618 1 April 1751 ROBERT TAYLOR
100 acres SS Neuse, Craven WS Coore Creek
adj George Stringer, Francis Stringer and TAYLOR
#3671 10 Oct 1748 Moses Tilman 500
acres in Johnston SS Neuse, adj George Roberts, Peter
Pravet, ROBERT AND JACOB TAYLOR
#3797 3 April 1749 ROBERT 100
acres Johnston, Indian Cabbin Branch near Gilbert Deaver and Henry
Deavers
SOLOMON BEASLEY had land on Core Creek also he appears to
have married RACHEL TAYLOR daughter of Abraham I
#3968 20 Nov 1739 ROBERT 100 acres
in Craven WS Core Creek adj George Stringer and a branch
#5037 29 Sept 1756 - ROBERT TAYLOR and JAMES GREENE,
JR 200 acres Craven SS Neuse both ides of Flat
Swamp adj George Lane, Ephraim Lane
NOTE: Why were they buying land together?
#5794 - Henry Roberts - 10 April 1761 - 350 A Craven Co - SS of SW
Creek - adj JOHN TAYLOR and Roberts line
#6383 27 Nov 1762 MOSES 270 acres
Craven both sides of Flatt Swamp near Coar Creek adj Ephraim
Lain, sd TAYLOR, ROBERT TAYLOR, Savannah Branch
#7223 25 April 1764 Robert TAYLOR and
Ebenezar Slade 254 acres Craven SS Neuse
ES Coar Creek both sides Great Branch adj Joseph
Leech, Richard Spring, Harvey's old field, Mrs. Powell, John McKinney
both sides cart road
NOTE: Why were they buying together?
#7227 23 April 1764 John Dreaden 100 acres
Crave WS Core Creek adj ROBERT TAYLOR,
Thomas Pollock, creek below bridge
WILLIAM TAYLOR
1663-1729
#1006 Bk 2, p. 227 JOHN LOVICK 9 Nov 1727
320 acres on the W. side of Adams creek, joining Thomas LEWIS and Doe
creek from the mouth to the head which Land was formerly surveyed
for WILLIAM TAYLOR and by him Elapsed
and is now become due
to sd. LOVICK.
1735-1764
#4714 Bk 15, p. 64 WILLIAM TAYLOR
28 Sept 1754 100 acres in Duplin co. on the north
side of Goshen Swamp, joining John ROGERS.
#5107 Bk 15, p. 203 WILLIAM TAYLOR
7 Oct 1756 200 acres in Johnston County on the South side of
Norhunty on Cow branch, joining Flowers Corner, TAYLOR'S own corner,
and the sd. Branch.
WAYNE COUNTY
#5329 Bk 15, p. 255 WILLIAM ALPHIN 3 March
1759 500 acres in Johnston Co, joining his own corner, James
Coliot, Wm. KINCHIN, WM. TAYLOR, Spanns line, and a
Branch.
6214 Bk 15, p.430 - WILLIAM TAYLOR 22
October 1762 560 acres in Duplin County on the N. Side of
Goshan Swamp, joining his own line, Denis FOLEY, William ROGERS, his
former corner, the Marsh, JONATHAN TAYLOR and the Swamp.
#6800 - Bk 16, p. 310 WILLIAM TAYLOR 1 Sept.
1759 200 acres in Duplin County on the North side of Goshan
Swamp, joining his Own line.
#7032 Bk 17, p. 35 WILLIAM TAYLOR
15 February 1764 300 acres in Pitt on the S. side of Cross
swamp, joining Francis Buck on the sd. Swamp.
#7033 Bk 17, p. 35 WILLIAM TAYLOR
15 February 1764 248 acres in Pitt on the N. side of Cross
Swamp, joining Taylors Back line, the Swamp, and (a point) near the
Cross Swamp Pocoson.
#7161 Bk 17, p. 57 DENNIS FOLEY 21 April 1764
100 acres in Duplin on the N. side of the Goshen, joining
the Swamp at the mouth of Cowhole below Bradleys line, WILLIAM
TAYLOR, JONATHAN TAYLOR, Mr. McCULLOCH, and Taylors marsh.
#8168 Bk 25, p. 308 JOHN COART 11 March
1775 200 acres in Dobbs, joining JOHN TAYLOR, George
HARPER, and WILLIAM TAYLOR
HOFFMAN'S LAND PATENTS 1765 1775
ABRAHAM TAYLOR
Patents from Hofmann's Colony of NC 1765-1775
#834 Bk 18, p. 292 WILLIAM TUTAN
26 September 1766 100 acres in Dobbs on the S. side
of Neuse river on the N. W. side of the S. W. Creek
including the place Walter KENEY lately lived on, joining Samuel
THOMAS and ABRAHAM TAYLOR.
#2573 Bk 20, p. 588 CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS
11 December 1770 400 acres in Dobbs on the S. side of Neuse
river and (on the) N. side of S. W. Creek, joining Moses GILGHAM,
Edward FROST, the Creek Swamp, and ABRAHAM TAYLOR
#3344 Bk 20, p. 718 THOMAS TORRENS 18 Nov
1771 200 acres in Craven on the S. side of the Neuse at the
Snow Hills, joining Michl. BECTON, ABRAM. TAYLOR, and land
Taylor sold Becton.
#4409 Bk 22, p. 224 30 January 1773
Mecklenburg Co.
#4560 Bk 20, p. 253 JOHN TILGHMAN 24 May
1773 67 acres in Dobbs (on the) S. side of Nuse, joining
ABM. TAYLOR, ISAAC TAYLOR, Jesse JONES, and Moses
TILGHTMAN.
#5813 Bk 23 p. 72 MICHAEL TILLMAN
27 April 1767 400 acres in Dobbs on the N. side of the S. W.
Creek (which is) a branch of New river above John POPE, Aaron TILMAN,
and George MARCHALL, joining ABRAHAM TAYLOR, the low grounds
of the S. W. creek, and the mouth and side of horse
branch.
#6494 Bk 23, p. 206 ABRAHAM TAYLOR
28, 1768 133 acres in Craven (on) the S. side of Nuce river
and on both sides of Limbow prong of Batchellors Creek, joining
JOHN TAYLOR and Baileys Line (formerly Thomas GRAVES).
#7115 Tryon Co.
#7116 - "
#7117 "
#7376 Mecklenburg Co.
#7399 "
#7679 "
ABSALOM TAYLOR
#4461 30 Jan 1773 ABSALOM - 100 acres Craven
SS Neuse and head of W prong of Slocombs Creek called Black
Swamp adj Oakey
#5330 22 July 1774 ABSALOM - 65 acres Craven
on Colemans Creek a branch of Slocombs Creek adj James Davis, John
Physock and Lydia Guard
CHARLES TAYLOR
#963 26 Sept 1766 CHARLES TAYLOR 95
acres Craven on NS Neuse on pine Tree Branch adj Governor, Thick Neck
pocoson and main road
NOTE: Think this was Gov Dobbs
#3265 18 Nov 1771 James Kemp 18 Nov 1771
200 acres in Craven NS Neuse adj Gov Dobbs,
CHARLES TAYLOR, Benjamin Prescott
EDMUND TAYLOR
#4293 25 Jan 1773 Richard Caswell 500
acres Dobbs SS Neuse adj Stumpy Meadow, EDMUND
TAYLOR and Horse Branch Meadow
EDWARD TAYLOR
#2585 - EDWARD TAYLOR 11 Dec 1770 - 300 A Dobbs - SS Neuse
Graddy's Branch - adj Windal Blyther and John Irwin
ISAAC TAYLOR
One in Mecklinburg Co several names show up in Mecklingburg
as in Dobbs/Craven
#4560 24 May 1773 John Tilghtman 67 acres
in Dobbs SS Neuse, adj ABM and ISAAC TAYLOR,
Jesse Jones, Moses Tilghtman
NOTE: The Tilghman family was from ESVA where it is said the Abraham
Taylor family originated
JAMES TAYLOR
One in Onslow
#2324 9 April 1770 Thomas Webber 400 acres
in Craven SS Trent, adj John Richard, Thomas Bracher, Sr.,
JAMES TAYLOR, Long Branch
JEREMIAH TAYLOR
#743 26 Sept 1766 175 acres Craven WS
South River head of Keilings Creek adj Forguson, Cypress Bridge,
MacRey
JOHN
1765-1775
#1444 John Taylor in New Hanover 1768
Trumpetors Swamp; one in Mecklenburg Co; Tryon;
#1633 Bk 20, p. 445 FELIX KENNAN 4 May
1769 400 acres in Duplin Co. on the S. side of Goshen Swamp
and on the N. side of Mahunga Swamp and on both sides of Stewarts
Branch, joining JOHN TAYLOR, Benjamin BLOW, and John NEWS.
#2154 Bk 20, p. 523 RICHARD CASWELL 16 Dec
1769 150 acres in Dobbs on the S. E. side of the S. W.
Creek, joining land called Woodington, Francis NUN, a bottom,
and JOHN TAYLOR.
#2826 Bk 20, p. 634 WILLIAM PORTER 24
December 1770 100 acres in Craven on the south side of Neuse
river on the head of Otter Creek, joining John KNOX, George LOVICK,
the main road, JOHN TAYLOR, a branch, and Land granted by
patent to Bazel Smith.
#5820 Bk 23, p. 73 FRANCIS MACKILWEAN 27,
April 1767 130 acres in Dobbs on the S. side of Nuce river
and on the E. side of S. W. creek, joining the low grounds of S. W.
creek, Armwell HERRING, JOHN TAYLOR, now Richard CASWELL, John
FONVILLE, and the various courses of the sd. Creek.
#6494 - Bk 23, p. 206 - ABRAHAM TAYLOR 28, 1768
133 acres in Craven (on) the S. side of Nuce river and on
both sides of Limbow prong of Batchellors Creek, joining JOHN
TAYLOR and Baileys Line (formerly Thomas GRAVES). [Same as
one above under Abraham].
#6528 Bk 23, p. 213 JOHN TAYLOR 28 April
1768 300 acres in Craven between the Neuse and Trent Rivers
on both sides of Lovicks prong of Batchellors Creek, joining Lovicks
uper Line.
#8168 Bk 25, p. 308 JOHN COART 11 March
1775 200 acres in Dobbs, joining JOHN TAYLOR, George
HARPER, and WILLIAM TAYLOR . [Same as above under Willam
Taylor].
JOSEPH TAYLOR
#835 26 Sept 1766 JOSEPH 140 acres
Dobbs Ss Neuse adj McIlwain and himself
#2096 1769 Edward Frost 165 acres Dobbs
SS Neuse NW side SW Creek adj Yieldings corner
(formerly Webbs), Jesse Jones, Joseph Tilman, JOSEPH TAYLOR
and ferry land
#2895 18 April 1771 JOSEPH 100
acres Dobbs between SW Creek and Trent on SS Joshua Creek including
place where John Erwin lived
#3461 WILLIAM TAYLOR 22 Nov 1771
200 acres in Dobbs on SS of Trent River NS Beaver
Dam Swamp adj John William, Wm Cole and JOSEPH TAYLOR
#5002 1774 Edward Frost 200 acres Dobbs on
SS Neuse adj Thomas Boxe, JOSEPH TAYLOR, Mackilwean,
meanders of River
#5013 21 July 1774 JOSEPH 300 acres
Dobbs NS of SW Creek adj creek and near Frost
#5014 21 July 1774 JOSEPH - 75 acres Dobbs
adj Jesse Jones and himself
#6273 1757 Richard Caswell 640 acres Dobbs
SS Nuce on NS of SW Creek oposite to own land called
Woodington adj Edward Frost, JOSEPH TAYLOR, ROBERT
TAYLOR, William Herritage and Creek
NOTE: Wonder if the Joseph should have been John?
JOSHUA TAYLOR
#5212 1774 Bazel Smith 425 acres Craven
SS Neuse on main road from New Bern to Beaufort, Sandy Run,
John Knox, George Lovick, Thomas McLin, Jacob Siles, JOSHUA
TAYLOR, Joseph Leeach
ROBERT TAYLOR
#2757 1779 - Richard Wallace - 400 acres in Craven
SS Neuse adj Ephraim Lane, ROBERT TAYLOR
#3209 14 Nov 1771 ROBERT TAYLOR 150
acres in Craven SS Neuse between Love's Creek and Flatt
Swamp adj own line and George Bryan
#4546 24 May 1773 Farnifold Green 300
acres Craven NS Neuse WS Core Creek adj Jos. Bryan,
ROB'T TAYLOR, and Wm McCoy
WILLIAM TAYLOR
#7143 WILLIAM TAYLOR 22 Dec 1768
640 acres Dobbs both sides of SW Creek, adj Humphrey
Williams, mouth of great horse Branch and head of a meadow and Deep
Creek
#8168 John Coart 11 March 1775 200 acres
Dobbs adj JOHN TAYLOR, George Harper, WILLIAM TAYLOR
#3461 WILLIAM TAYLOR 22 Nov 1771
200 acres in Dobbs on SS of Trent River NS Beaver Dam Swamp
adj John William, Wm Cole and JOSEPH TAYLOR
COLONIAL LAND ENTRIES IN NORTH CAROLINA Vol 1 1735
1752 by Dr. A. B. Pruitt
#343 25 Sept 1735 ABRAHAM warrant
for 300 acres in Craven WS Core Creek where he lies
26 Sept 1735 warrant to Jno Powell
#2094 15 March 1747/48 ABRA 100
acres in Johnston Co NS of SW Creek & Gum Branch
#3194 (this number is given as 3294 in the index) 6 Oct 1748
ABRAHAM 100 acres Johnston NS SW
Creek & Gumb Branch not issued
#406 2 Feb 1735 GEORGE 320 acres
Craven NS Neuse WS Upper Broad Creek adj
Jacob Kowes
#318 8 Sept 1737 JACOB 500 acres
Beaufort, Bath Co
#1439 4 April 1745 JACOB 100 acres
Craven Border: Wm Brice's upper corner to Wm. Hancock below
Dogwood Neck
#2248 5 Oct 1747 Thomas Smith adj Nathan
Smith, Otter Creek, JACOB SS Neuse
#2387 3 Oct 1748 JACOB 200 acres
Craven SS of SW Creek Great Neck at Iron mine Hill
4 miles above JOHN
#2501 Sept 1749 JACOB 100 acres
Craven head of Slocombs Creek mouth of Black
Swamp
#831 21 Feb 1743/4 Henry Roberts Craven
adj JACOB Jr on SS Neuse being land
JOSEPH had built on
#? 27 Sept 1735 JOHN 200 acres
Craven ES SW Creek warrant to Jno Powell
#1847 12 June 1746 John Kinsey 100 acres
Onslow NE of White Oak near to its head about a mile above
JOHN and between two swamps
#1873 16 June 1746 JNO TAYLOR 100
acres Craven main road at head of Slocombs creek called Core
Creek
#2116 18 March 1747/8 JOHN 300
acres Johnston SS Nuce and near Falling Creek on SS of the
Creek
#2113 18 March 1747 JOSEPH 200
acres Johnston SS Neuse his own land, border
#1737 24 Nov 1745 Fras Stringer 200 acres
between Flat Swamp and Core Creek adj ROBERT TAYLOR and Edward
Herring
#2123 18 March 1747/8 ROBERT 100
acres Johnston Indian Branch border, near Gilbert
Deavers line
#2616 Oct 1749 ROBERT 100 acres Craven
adj himself WS Core Creek
DOBBS PATENTS
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ENTRIES OF CLAIMS FOR LANDS WITHIN THE
COUNTY OF DOBBS 1778 1790 by William Murphy
ABRAHAM TAYLOR
#627 23 Feby 1779 Constantine Whitfield
100 acres SS Neuse on a branch called the Horse Branch adj
Samuel Thomas and ABRAHAM TAYLOR
#917 22 June 1787 JOSEPH TAYLOR 70
acres Dobbs SS Neuse adj Edward Frost, ABRAHAM
TAYLOR, JOSEPH TAYLOR including all the Vacant land adj their
said lines that can be there found
CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR
1779 land was on Briery adj Moores and Brights NS
of Neuse
DANIEL TAYLOR
Part of Falling Creek family
EDMUND TAYLOR
#892 1786 John Thomas 93 acres ES
Brices creek adj Windale Blithers, Michael Pickle and EDMUND
TAYLOR
NOTE: Never heard of a Brice's creek in Lenoir
HENRY TAYLOR
Part of Falling Creek family
HILLIARY TAYLOR
Greene Co
JOHN TAYLOR
#799 7 Oct 1783 Roger Colley 100 acres
Horse Branch adj JOHN TAYLOR, Constantine Whitfield,
John Graddy and his own lines
NOTE: Roger's son Bartholomew md a daughter of William/John and
Catherine Davis Taylor.
#931 1787 Benjamin Coleman 2000 (sic) area
both sides of SW Ceek ajd Creek, Giles, James Parker,
Belitha Tilman, Roger Cauley, JOHN TAYLOR, Robert Ivey, Wm
Gray, Zensu Parker, Jeremiah Loftin, Samuel Loftin, including all the
creek low grounds and vacant lands to the head of the creek
JOSEPH TAYLOR
#442 1778 Richard Caswell 230 acres
NW side of SW Creek adj Edward Frost, JOSEPH TAYLOR,
his own land including both sides of the path leading from Mason's
ford to JOSEPH TAYLOR
#509 1779 William Bealk 100 acres
adj JOSEPH TAYLOR, Gov Caswell, John Herritage
#556 1779 John Lowry 640 acres Dobbs
NS Joshua's Creek adj lines of James Brown, JOSEPH
TAYLOR, Jesse's Pocoson
#683 1780 Richard Caswell 1,000 acres
SS Neuse SW creek including creek and low grounds
and all vacant land between the lines of Woodington, Chancy's Patent
line next to the creek, Joseph Mason, JOSEPH TAYLOR
from the Beaverdam near Samuel Griffins down to Masons ford
#805 1784 Richard Caswell Jr 640 acres
SS Beaverdam of Trent NS Tuckehoe between the lines
of George Smith, James Clark, JOSEPH TAYLOR, Joseph Jerman,
William Ratliff, Hall Jerman and MOrgan Baggs
Bill said this was actually in Jones Co
#839 1785 Armwell Hearon 100 acres
SS Neuse between the same and the SW Creek adj land he
bought of William Bealk, adj JOSEPH TAYLOR, Jesse
Jones
#848 1785 Joseph Jerman 200 acres
SS Beaverdam of Trent adj JOSEPH TAYLOR, James
Clark
#917 22 June 1787 JOSEPH TAYLOR 70
acres Dobbs SS Neuse adj Edward Frost, ABRAHAM
TAYLOR, JOSEPH TAYLOR including all the Vacant land adj their
said lines that can be there found
#941 1788 John Garris 31 acres
Dobbs SS Beaverdeam branch adj JOSEPH TAYLOR, John
Williams
#968 18 May 1789 William White 400 acres
Ss Joshua Creek adj Philip Miller and JOSEPH TAYLOR
including Brushy and Bearwell Pocosons
#972 1789 John Garris 100 acres
SS Trent Waters of Tuckahoe, near Jones Co line, Ss of
Buttery Branch adj William Randales, James Standley, JOSEPH
TAYLOR
ROBERT TAYLOR
Only in Greene Co
STEPHEN TAYLOR
Greene Co
WILLIAM TAYLOR
#653 - James Taylor - 5 April 1779 - 640 A - Dobbs both sides SW
Creek joining Lewis Sowers and William Taylor
#669 - 1780 - William Taylor - 60 A - SS Bear Creek - adj Thomas
Uzzel
Falling Creek family
#673 - 1780 - James Davis - 200 A WS Deep Run - adj William
Taylor
#695 - 1780 - William Taylor - 100 A Butlow ? Branch adj Micajar
Pacher and William Faircloth
NOTE: Bill says this was the Greene/Wayne border
#965 - 1789 - William Taylor - 50 A NS Vine Swamp adj Chiney and
Markland line including where Neale Hopkins used to live
#272 - 1778 - Joshua Herring - ES Bear Creek - adj John Lawson,
William Taylor, Daniel Taylor
(Falling Creek Taylors)
#62 - 1778 - William Taylor - 125 A - SS Button Branch adj Isom Lane
(NOTE: on Wayne-Greene Border)
PLACES ACCORDING TO BILL
Crooked Johnny Creek was in the Woodington area across state
road 1140 and into SW Creek which means it flows north into
SW Creek
Graddy's Branch near Pink Hill
Gradey's Run vicinity of Jackson's crossroads
DOBBS COUNTY, NC CROWN PATENTS 1759 1775 by
William Murphy
ABRAHAM TAYLOR
#695 ABRAHAM TAYLOR 10 May 1760 65
acres on SS Neuse adj land he lives on, William Webb, a branch,
Richard Caswell and a branch
#696 ABRAHAM TAYLOR 4 Nov 1764 400
acres on SS Nuse and NW side of SW Creek adj Samuel Thomas, Lewis
Sewell and William Tutan
#697 ABRAHAM TAYLOR 22 Feb 1764 150
acres including a place called Dairy Hill adj JOSEPH TAYLOR and sd
ABRAHAM
#609 1770 Christopher Reynolds SS Neuse,
NS SW Creek adj Moses Tilghman, Edward Frost, Creek Swamp, ABRAHAM
TAYLOR
#720 1767 Michael Tillman NS of SW Creek
a branch of NEW RIVER above John Pope, Aaron
Tilman, George Marchall, ABRAHAM TAYLOR, Horse Branch
NOTE: Although this says NEW River, probably means Neuse River,
although there is a SW Creek in Onslow Co that empties into NEW
River
#750 1766 William Tuten SS Neuse
NW side of SW Creek including place Walter Keney lived on adj Samuel
Thomas, ABRAHAM TAYLOR
#718 1773 John Tilghtman SS Nuse adj
ABM TAYLOR, ISAAC TAYLOR, Jesse Jones, Moses Thightman
EDWARD TAYLOR
#698 11 December 1770 EDWARD TAYLOR - 300
acres on the SS Neuse river on Graddys Branch adj Windal Blyther and
John Irwin
EDMUND TAYLOR
#150 1773 Richard Caswell SS Neuse adj
Stumpy Meadow, EDMUND TAYLOR, and Horse Branch Meadow
ISAAC TAYLOR
#718 1773 John Tilghtman SS Nuse adj
ABM TAYLOR, ISAAC TAYLOR, Jesse Jones, Moses Thightman
JOHN TAYLOR
#145 1768 Richard Caswell SE side of SW
Creek near head of Miller's pocoson, Henry Roberts now
Nathan Ward, both sides of Mill Branch, Armwell Hearon near Crooked
Johnny's Branch, his land called Woodington and lands Caswell bought
of JOHN TAYLOR
NOTE: According to Bill Crooked Johnny Creek was in the
Woodington area across state road 1140 and into SW Creek
which means it flows north into SW Creek
#147 1769 Richard Caswell SE side of SW
Creek adj Woodington, Francis Nunn and JOHN
TAYLOR
#171 John Coart 1775 adj JOHN
TAYLOR, George Harper, WILLIAM TAYLOR
#498 Francis Mackilwean 1767 SS Nuce
ES SW Creek adj Armwell Herring, JOHN TAYLOR
now Richard Caswell, John Fonville and creek
JOSEPH TAYLOR
#699 JOSEPH TAYLOR 10 April 1761
190 acres on the NS of SW Creek about three miles and one half from
TAYLOR'S Ferry being part of the land formerly called Barr's
Folley, adj sd TAYLOR and Edward Frost
#700 JOSEPH TAYLOR 26 Sept 1766 - - 140
acres on the SS Neuse adj McIlwaine line and the sd TAYLOR
#701 JOSEPH TAYLOR 18 April 1771
100 acres between the SW Creek and the Trent on the SS of Joshua
Creek including the place where John Erevin lived on, adj Brushey
Pocoson
#702 JOSEPH TAYLOR 21 July 1774 75
acres adj Jesse Jones and TAYLOR'S own line
#703 JOSEPH TAYLOR 21 July 1774 300
acres on the NS of SW Creek adj the run of the sd creek near Frost's
corner
#706 WILLIAM TAYLOR 22 Nov 1771 200
acres on the SS Trent River and NS of Beaver Dam Swamp, adj John
Williams, Wm. Cole and JOSEPH TAYLOR
#143 1767 Richard Caswell SS Nuce NS of SW
Creek adj Woodington, adj Edward Frost, JOSEPH and ROBERT
TAYLOR, William Heritage
#273 1759 Edward Frost SS Neuse
including Barr's Folly adj JOSEPH TAYLOR and Swamp of SW
Creek
#276 Edward Frost 1774 SS Neuse adj Thomas
Boxe, JOSEPH TAYLOR, Macilwean's line, a branch, Frost
LEVY/LEVI TAYLOR
#704 LEVEY TAYLOR - 15 November 1762 92
acres on Falling Creek adj Luke Whitefield, a prong of the creek
called the Thoroughfare and the sd Swamp
ROBERT TAYLOR
#143 1767 Richard Caswell SS Nuce NS of SW
Creek adj Woodington, adj Edward Frost, JOSEPH and ROBERT
TAYLOR, William Heritage
WILLIAM TAYLOR
#705 WILLIAM TAYLOR - 22 Dec 1768 640 acres
on both sides of SW Creek adj Humphrey Williams, the mouth of great
Horse Branch and the head of a Meadow on Deep Run
#706 WILLIAM TAYLOR 22 Nov 1771 200
acres on the SS Trent River and NS of Beaver Dam Swamp, adj John
Williams, Wm. Cole and JOSEPH TAYLOR
#171 John Coart 1775 adj JOHN
TAYLOR, George Harper, WILLIAM TAYLOR
#467 1767 Isam Lane between great
Contentny and Nucs adj WM TAYLOR
NOTE: This was Greene or Wayne
Alexander Graddy in 1766 had land SS Neuse NW side of SW
Creek
DOBBS COUNTY ENTRIES AND WARRANTS 1741 1757
by William Murphy
ABRAHAM TAYLOR
#184 19 March 1747 ABRAHAM 100
acres in Johnston NS of SW Creek upon Gum Branch
NOTE: Bill says Gum branch probably in area of Albrittons in
Lenoir
#301 6 Oct 1748 ABRAHAM 100 acres
Johnston NS SW Creek on Gumb Branch
#354 17 March 1756 ABRAHAM 100
acres Johnston SS Neuse adj his own land, William Webb and
Richard Caswell
JOHN TAYLOR
#189 18 March 1747 - JOHN 300 acres Johnston
SS Nuce near head of Falling Creek
NOTE: WAYNE CO
#361 7 March 1756 JOHN - 300 acres in
Johnston on SW Creek where he lives
ROBERT TAYLOR
18 March 1747 ROBERT - 100 acres Johnston on Indian
Cabbin Branch near Gilbert Devers
NOTE: Bill says road 1745 west of Pine Vine across hwy 55
and 111 and secondary road 1754 east of Grady's into Duplin
he has this in Wayne Co but I think it was Lenoir since hwy 55 is in
Lenoir
DR. PRUITT'S EARLIER BOOK 1735-1752
Only what Bill Linder sent to Gloria
April 14, 1745, Jacob Taylor entered 100 acres in Craven County
bordering Wm Brice's upper corner sweet gum on head of Slocumbs
Creek, across the swamp to mouth of Black Swamp & to Wm Hancock's
line below Dogwood Neck. (Source: Dr. A. B. Pruitt,
Colonial Land Entries in North Carolina Volume 1 (1735-1752) (1994),
p. 98, item 1439 (orig. p. 138) & from Bill Lender).
Oct 5, 1747 Jacob
TAYLOR's line was mentioned when Thomas SMITH entered 640 acres
in Craven County on the South side of Neuse River, bordering: Nathan
SMITH's upper corner tree at head of Otter Creek and joins
Jacob TAYLOR's land; (Source: Dr. A. B. Pruitt, Colonial Land Entries
in North Carolina Volume 1 (1735-1752 (1994), p. 150, item 2248
(orig. p. 283).(Bill Lender data).
Oct. 3, 1748 Jacob
TAYLOR entered 200 acres in Craven County on the south side of
Southwest Creek, known as Great Neck at Ironmine Hill and about 4
miles above Jno. Taylor's. [Source: Dr. A. B. Pruitt, Colonial
Land Entries in North Carolina Volume 1 (1735-1752 (1994). (Bill
Lender data).
Sept 1749 Jacob
TAYLOR entered 100 acres in Craven County on head of Slocombs Creek,
at mouth of Black Swamp, & runs down. P. made out [ Dr.
A. B. Pruitt, Colonial Land Entries in North Carolina Volume 1
(1735-1752 (1994), p 98, item 1439.] (Bill Lender data).
NC COURT OF CLAIMS RECORD OF PATENTS GRANTED SEC OF
STATE PAPERS by Haun
Little information in these records. Some of the amount of land
entered was for more than returned
ABRAHAM
#111 Sept court 1756 Craven 81 acres
#136 no court date ca Feb 1759 Johnston
150 acres
#144 April Court 1760 Johnston 65
acres
#149 1761 Craven 238 acres
#183 Feb 1764 Dobbs 150 acres
#194 Nov 1764 Dobbs 400 acres
#277 April 1768 Craven 150 acres
#297 Dec 1768 Tryon 300 acres
#360 Oct 1771 ROBERT TAYLOR Carteret
350 acres J. Pdd to ABRAHAM TAYLOR
#399 Dec 1772 Mecklenberg 150 acres
#179 Abraham Taylor S.W. - Craven 100 acres
ABSALOM TAYLOR
#113 Sept 1756 Johnston 300 acres
#400 Dec 1772 Craven 100 acres
#419 Nov 1773 Craven 200 acres
CHARLES TAYLOR
#236 Sept 1766 Craven 95 acres
EDMUND TAYLOR
#341 Dec 1770 Dobbs 300 acres
JACOB TAYLOR
Aug 1759 Craven 300 acres
JAMES TAYLOR
Nov 1764 Craven 100 acres
JEREMIAH TAYLOR
Sept 1766 Craven 175 acres
JOHN TAYLOR
#111 Sept 29 1756 Craven 300 acres
#111 TAYLOR AND GREEN 29 Sept 1756
Craven- 200 acres
#135 Feb 1759 Craven 130 acres
#279 18 April 1767 Craven 300 acres
#135 Feb 1759 Craven 130 acres
#279 18 April 1767 Craven 300 acres
#179 Oct 1763 JOHN JR Craven - 72
acres
JOSEPH TAYLOR
#149 March 1761 Dobbs 190 acres
#232 Dec 1763 Dobbs 140 acres
#350 6 April 1770 Dobbs 100 acres
#412 Nov 1773 Dobbs 300 acres
JOSHUA TAYLOR
#109 Sept 1756 Craven 225 acres
LEVI TAYLOR
#165 Nov 1762? Dobbs 92 acres
MOSES TAYLOR
One in Bladen and New Hanover
#167 Nov 1762? Craven 270 acres
ROBERT TAYLOR
#360 350 acres in Carteret deeded to Abraham
#180 April 1764 ROBERT TAYLOR and Ebenezer Slade
Craven 250 acres
WILLIAM
One in Edgcombe, Duplin, Pitt, Cumberland and Bladen
#112 William 200 acres Johnston Sept
1756
#297 640 acres Dobbs Dec 1768?
#367 Dec 1769 Dobbs 200 acres
ABSTRACTS OF LAND ENTRIES CRAVEN CO, NC 1778
1796 by Dr. A. B. Pruitt
ABRAHAM
#345 22 Sept 1779 Isaac Willis adj ABRAHAM
TAYLOR, SR & Mathew Moore on Batchelors Creek
#346 22 Sept 1779 Isaac Willis NS
Batcheloers Creek adj ABRAHAM TAYLOR, JR "joined the British
and still lyes out"
#217 12 Dec 1778 - ABRAHAM 640 acres NS
Batchelors Creek adj John Cook and ABRAHAM
#219 14 Dec 1778 ABRAHAM 50 acres
both sides of Batchelor's Creek
#229 31 Dec 1778 Robert Piper Daly Craven
Core Creek between John Edge Tomlinson, JOHN TAYLOR,
ABRAHAM TAYLOR
#640 10 Jan 1785 Valentine Roberts
Batchelors Creek adj ABRAHAM TAYLOR
#648 17 Feb 1785 Wright Stanly 640 Creek
Batchelors Creek adj Matthew Moore, ABRAHAM
TAYLOR
#675 5 Sept 1785 ABRAHAM 100 acres
WS Batchelors Creek both sides, Beaver Dam adj John
Moore, William Nevin
#681 8 Oct 1785 Richard Nixon and ABRAHAM
TAYLOR 300 acres WS Batchelors Creek WS of
William Nevins land transferred to Richard Blackledge and Richard
Graves no land
#840 1787 Edmund Keiff both sides of
Beaverdam adj William Jump, Andrew Richardson, James Sevil,
ABRAHAM TAYLOR and James Green
#1199 8 April 1791 ABRAHAM TAYLOR and John
Daly 500 acres in Craven SS Neuse, NW side of Great
Savannah border of Dobbs line that was but now is Hunts,
William Greene and Nixon
#1200 1791 John Hambleton NS Neuse, NS
Batchelor's Creek adj Tomehawk Savanna, Blackledge, A.
TAYLOR, Andrew Rrichardson, Simon Moore
#1216 20 May 1791 ABRAHAM 150 acres
SS Neuse, R & N side Batchelors Creek Richard
Blackledge, Nivins, own border, Thomas Graves, Cypress Savannah
#1133 3 May 1790 ABRAHAM SR and John Daly
500 acres SS Neuse, R & N Great Savanna
border of Dobbs that was but now is Hunts, William Greene
and Nixon withdrawn
#1378 1793 Andrew Richardson Craven
SS Neuse adj Robert Hunt, William Jump, Edmund Keef,
ABRAHAM SR and ABRAHAM JR
#1456 8 Feb 1794 - ABRAHAM, JR 300 acres
WS Batchelors SS of ABRAHAM SR'S plantation
#1455 1794 John Gatlin and Andrew Richardson
fork of Batchelors Creek adj Rich. Blackledge,
Mathew Wilkes, William Bryan, ABRAHAM TAYLOR, Thomas Graves,
Richard Graves
BENJAMIN TAYLOR
#1209 1791 Robert Tillingham NS Neuse
adj BENJAMIN TAYLOR'S patent on river
CHARLES TAYLOR
#848 1787 Francis Fonvielle NS Neuse adj
CHARLES TAYLOR, River and Dobbs upper line
#851 13 Sept 1787 CHARLES - 30 acres Craven
NS Neuse adj Francis Fonville, Widow James, The Thick
Pecosin
#859 1787 Francis Fonvielle adj CHARLES
TAYLOR, Dobbs and main road to Kemp's Ferry
#876 Thomas Green WS Neuse adj Dobbs, Francis
Fonvielle, CHARLES TAYLOR
GEORGE TAYLOR
#779 1786 Joseph West NS Neuse both sides
Upper Broad Creek, adj William Speight and GEORGE TAYLOR
JACOB TAYLOR
#647 1785 Samuel Chapman SS Trent, adj
John Baptist Yates, John Smith, JACOB TAYLOR
#947 Richard Hickman 125 acres head of Otter Creek
being surplus land in a patent to JACOB TAYLOR
#1336 1792 Joseph Leech adj border, land
patented by JOSEPH TAYLOR on Ives Br of Brice's Creek where
John Tolson Sr lives adj Bazil Smith
NOTE: Does border mean a county border?
JAMES TAYLOR
#822 1787 John Daly WS Core Creek
adj JOHN AND JAMES TAYLOR, Robert Piper Daly, John Edge
Thomlinson
#836 1787 Edmund Perkins both sides Core
Creek adj Green, Nixon, JAMES TAYLOR, David White
#880 16 Oct 1787 JAMES TAYLOR SS
Neuse adj border, Heritage, Thomas Loftin, William Daughety
and near James Allen
#1234 1791 Thomas Bracher SS Neuse
head of Black Swamp, a prong of Slocumbs Creek adj JAMES
TAYLOR
#1379 1793 John Daly SS Neuse, NW side of
Core creek adj JAMES TAYLOR 100 acres that
lies near Toney's Ridge Little and Great Laurel Bridge,
Panther Island
#1413 1793 James Potter W prong Slocumbs
adj JAMES TAYLOR
JOHN TAYLOR
#229 31 Dec 1778 Robert Piper Daly Craven
Core Creek between John Edge Tomlinson, JOHN TAYLOR,
ABRAHAM TAYLOR
#272 24 Feb 1779 JOHN TAYLOR 150
acres NS Pollard Swamp
#821 1787 John Daly 200 acres WS
Core Creek a patent that belonged to Simon Beasley sold by
Elisha Beasley and JOHN TAYLOR to Chares Actlin (can't read my
writing) line of Fear Not Beasley's patent, William
McCoy
#822 1787 John Daly WS Core Creek
adj JOHN AND JAMES TAYLOR, Robert Piper Daly, John Edge
Thomlinson
#1424 17 July 1793 - JOHN TAYLOR 50 acs
SS Neuse, border, Levy Fulsher and own line
#1497 13 Oct 1794 JOHN TAYLOR 50 ac
NS Neuse, fork of Pollards Swamp adj JOHN TAYLOR, Thomas
Pollard, Charles Roach, Thomas Torne and county line
JOSEPH TAYLOR
#931 2 Jan 1788 Peter Wingate 50 acres
SS Neuse, R & E side Flatt Swamp, border, JOSEPH
TAYLOR's land given to him by his father MOSES TAYLOR
#1011 1788 Thomas Wingate SS Neuse, ES
Flatt Seamp, border, JOSEPH TAYLOR, Pryor
MOSES TAYLOR
#561 - - 1783 William Bryan WS Core Creek
adj George Bryan, MOSES TAYLOR, Frederick Lane
#811 1787 Peter Gilstrap WS Flatt Swamp
adj Frederick Lane, Constantine Whitfield, MOSES TAYLOR,
Blue pond.
#931 2 Jan 1788 Peter Wingate 50 acres
SS Neuse, R & E side Flatt Swamp, border, JOSEPH
TAYLOR's land given to him by his father MOSES TAYLOR
#972 1788 William Bryan WS Core Creek
adj MOSES TAYLOR, both sides of Old Mill Bridge
#1020 1789 John Daly and Wm. Heritage sS
Neuse, Flatt Swamp adj Peter Gilstrap, Thomas Wingate,
Frederick Lane and MOSES TAYLOR
#1021 1789 Richard Gilstrap WS Flatt Swamp
between Laurel Bridge and Tolly Bridge adj MOSES
TAYLOR
#1324 12 April 1792 MOSES TAYLOR
150 acres SS Neuse WS Core Creek adj
William Bryan
#1416 1793 Thomas A. Green SS Neuse
NS Core Creek adj MOSES TAYLOR
RACHEL TAYLOR
#13 1778 John Williamson NS Trent
adj Samuel Hill, John Simmons and RACHEL TAYLOR
(Rachel widow of Edmond)
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