1170 30th September JAMES HARRELL, SR. planter of BERTIE CO., to ABSALOM RAWLS of same, 7 pounds 3 shillings proclamation, 67 acres on north side of WARTOM SWAMP, jpoining WHITE OAK BRANCH, CYPRERIS POCCOSON, O'QUIN Wit: SAMUEL {X} DUNNING, JOHN JONES Sep court 1770, JOHN JOHNSTON, clerk of court {note: This 67 acres would later go to SILAS RAWLS & his wife SUSANNAH, most likely a son of ABSALOM'S} 1770 4th Tuesday September a deed from JAMES HARRELL to ABSALOM RAWLES was produced into open court and proved in due form of law by the oath of JOHN JONES one of the subscribing witnesses and on motion ordered to be registered. 1771 21st September HENRY RHODES of BERTIE co., to JOHN JONES, 21 September 1771, 35 pounds proclamation, 100 acres joining CONERITTSRAT POCCOSON, JAMES WOOD Wits: JOHN DENNY, HENRY {X} RHODES, ABSALOM RAWLES Sept court 1771, clerk of court, JOHN JOHNSTON 1763-1771 Ordered oon motion of WILLIAM RHODES ordered that the following persons be appointed a jury to view and lay out a road from HERTFORD line to WATTOM ROAD at the INDIAN PATH{to wit} WILLIAM RAULS, saml. duning, willm cook, jesse duning, BARNABY BAGGETT, SAMUEL DEENS, LEWIS JENKINS, THOOS. PEARCE, PHILLIP RAULS, SAMUEL PAGE, JOHN DUNING, JOSEPH WINTON, SENR. order to WILLM RHODES 1772 WILLIAM RAWLS Inventory undated by PHILLIP RAWLS 1772 ordered that SAMUEL DUNING be appointed over sear of the road in the room of and district of WILLIAM RAWLS {Note: this is when WILLIAM RAWLS died and SAMUEL DUNNING took over his duties, see the will of WILLIAM RAWLS in next posting} BOBBY RAWLS BIG SPRING, TEXAS