Information taken from another list but might be interesting to a Hill The information I have on some land purchases and sales by Charles and John Maddox (Ned's brothers) came from a book entitled DEED ABSTRACTS OF TRYON, LINCOLN & RUTHERFORD COUNTIES NORTH CAROLINA 1769-1786 TRYON COUNTY WILLS & ESTATES. The following are excerpts I copied from the book. I need to get it back, though because I only researched the deed abstracts and not the wills & estates. This was a few years back and was slightly intimidated by the volume of material. The entries were not in chronological order in the book, but I've tried to type them (oh, for a scanner!)that way so that they might make more sense. All of the names of people concerned in each transaction were in capital letters, so I will type them that way also. It looks as though the money is in pounds (b) and shillings (s), but I'm not sure. Also, note that all or most of the land transactions deal with land on the south fork of the Catawba River. That's why they were called "The South Fork Boys" at the Battle of Kings Mtn. I've typed misspellings as they are. My comments will be in brackets []. Pp. 129-130: 28 Dec 1774, ROBERT EVANS of Tryon Co., yeoman, to JOHN MATTACKS of same, farmer, for b 7 s 10 proc. money...75 A on the S branch of Cataba River. adj. JAMES LEEPER (deceased), JOS. BEATTY, ROBERT CAMPBELL, granted__Apr 1768...ROBERT EVANS (SEAL), Wit. JOHN GLEN, THOMAS ROBINSON. Rec. Jan. term 1775. [Note the spelling of John's last name - MATTACKS. Also, one of the men mentioned in this transaction is ROBERT CAMPBELL and I wonder if it's the same Campbell who was an officer and helped lead the charge at the Battle of Kings' Mountain where John was killed] Page 406: 29 Aug 1777, GEORGE LAMKIN of Tryon Co., to CHARLES MATTOX of same, for b 30 north currency...land on branches of S fork Catawbs, adj. HENDERSON, granted to sd. LAMKIN 28 Feb 1775... GEORGE LAMKIN (SEAL), Wit: WM CHRONICLE, JOHN MATTOX. [Supposedly William Chronicle and John Mattox were good friends, John having married William's sister, Rachel. The two are mentioned as having hunted deer together on, or near, Kings' Mtn. not long before the actual battle - NORTH CAROLINA 1780-1781 HISTORY OF INVASION, by David Schenck.] Pp. 422-423: 17 July 1778, JOHN CATHEY SENR. of Mecklenburg Co. to THOMAS ROBINSON of Tryon Co., for b 250 proc. money...621 A between the North and South Forks of the Catawbar River near the waggon road leading the Tuckaseege Ford near JAMES BEATNEYS corner, granted to JOHN CATHEY 12 Mar 1753...JOHN CATHEY (SEAL), Wit: CHARLES MATTOX, ROBERTLEY, ARCHIBALD CATHY. Rec. Oct. term 1778. [Note the spelling of Charles' last name] ` Page 648: 19 Aug 1780, JINKIN JINKINS of Lincoln Co., to CHARLES MATTIX of same, for b 4000...300 A surveyed for JOHN McKNIT ALEXANDER, upon waters of S fork Catawba on both sides Hoyles Mill path adj. WM. STERRETT, RICHARD SPAIGHT...JINKIN JINKINS (SEAL), Wit. JOHN MATTOX, WILLIAM MATTOX(X). Rec. Apr. term 1784. [Note: Charles' last name is spelled MATTIX, while John's last name is spelled MATTOX. There is also a WILLIAM MATTOX (X), who, I believe may be the father to Charles, John, and, hence, our Ned. Obviously, William couldn't write - the X being his signature - but Charles and John probably could. Even though Charles' name was spelled MATTIX, John's and William's names were spelled exactly alike. As one of our researchers said before, though, this William could have been a cousin, uncle, or what have you] Pp. 666-667: 5 Dec 1783, CHARLES MATTOX of Lincoln Co., to SAML CALWELL of same, for b 50 specie...80 A granted to GEORGE LAMKIN 20 Feb 1775, conveyed to MATTOX on a branch of S fork Catawba...CHARLES MATTOX (SEAL), Wit: JAS Mckee, james robinson. Rec. Apor. term 1784 [It seems as though Charles sold the land he bought back in 1777] Pp. 646-648: 7 Apr 1784, JOSEPH HENRY, Sheriff of Lincoln Co....by a writ from the Court of P & QS...to levy from RACHEL MATTIX, admx. of Estate of JOHN MATTIX decd, b36 specie, which JOHN HILL recovered...75 A on the S branch of Catawba, adj. JAMES LEEPER (decd), CHITTAM, granted to ROBT EVANS, and conveyed to MATTIX 25 Dec 1774...Wit: SAM MARTIN, JAMES JOHNSTON, JAMES LITTLE, JNO. WORK. Rec. Apr. term 1784. [I'm not quite sure what is going on here. It seems as though RACHEL MATTIX (John's wife) is paying some money owed to a JOHN HILL from her husband's (JOHN MATTIX who died Oct. 7, 1780 at the Battle of Kings Mtn) estate.] Pp. 689-690: 20 July 1784, JOHN HILL of Lincoln Co., to JOHN MATTOXES heirs, for s 5...75 A on S branch of Catawba adj. JAMES BEATY, CHITTAM, ROBERT CAMPBELL...granted to ROBERT EVANS and conveyed to sd. JOHN MATTOX, 28 Dec 1784...JOHN HILL (SEAL), Wit: ROBT ALEXANDER, THOMAS ROBINSON. Rec. Oct. term 1784. [I'm confused here, too, but it seems as though John Hill has paid John Mattox's heirs for some or all of the land he purchased back in 1774. This would make sense because "The whole surviving family, some years after the war, moved to Georgia" - taken from HISTORICAL SKETCVHES OF NORTH CAROLINA, By Wheeler.] I have found a few other little tidbits. MAJOR CHRONICLE was listed as an arbitrator in a land dispute in July of 1778 and a WM. MATTIS (WM) - could this be William Mattox?) is listed as a witness in a land purchase in Dec 1782. WHEW!!!! Hope this helps in the search. Debbie Reed