Thank you Trish, It very possibly is Sampson Co as there are a number of Hobbs there. It is possible that the creek is not Drake though it looks as though it might be. Could it be something that might look like Drakes (Droker?) The first letter is definitely a D. Jean jow@kua.net We all have ancestors buried in our past ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trish Worthington Cobb" <turniproots@mac.com> To: <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 12:31 AM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Beaver Dam Swamp > Jean, > > There is a Beaver Dam or Beaverdam Swamp listed for the following counties: > > Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, Columbus, > Craven, Halifax, Lenoir, Nash, 2 in Sampson, > Wayne & Harnett > > Take your pick. > > That does not include the numerous Beaverdam Creeks and Branches, etc. > Almost every county has a "Beaver" something. They are prolific little > creatures in North Carolina. > > The name Mobley makes me think of Martin County. There is a Beaverdam Creek > in Martin County. > > There is not a Drakes Branch listed in the book. > > Source: Powell, William S., The North Carolina Gazetteer > > Trish > > > > on 8/29/02 9:20 PM, Jean at jow@kua.net wrote: > > > Could someone tell me if Beaver Dam Swamp and Drakes Branch are in the Pitt Co > > area? and if so where are they? > > > > I have the description of land of Abram Hobbs which mentions Edward Brewer, > > Edward Morgan, Burnett Morgan, and Allen Mobley. It is listed in book 33 but > > gives no dates or even what county. Does anyone have any idea or the time > > period or county? > > > > Jean > > jow@kua.net > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >