>From 120 Duplin County NC Land Entries 1778-1795 page 25 192. May 19, 1778 Lewis Williamson enters 100 ac; border: James Moore page 201 1308. Mar. 10, 1780 Lewis Williamson enters 100 ac on Rattlesnake Br; border: near James Moore Sampson County NC Land Entries page 9 2967. Aug. 19, 1785 Lewis Williamson enters 150 ac on W side of Great Cohary Cr; between John Owens, John Cannon, & Daniel Williams >From # 150 18W 1st Sampson County Tax List, September. 1784 Hardy Williamson, 300 acres, 1 free poll, no black polls Lewis Williamson, 400 acres, 1 free poll, no black polls William Williamson, Jr., 100 acres, 1 free poll, no black polls William Williamson, Sr., 250 acres, 4 free polls, no black polls 19W Sampson County Census of 1790 Benjamin Williamson George Williamson Joseph Williamson Stephen Williamson William Williamson William Williamson, Jr. William Williamson, Jr. William Williamson, Sr. 33 TAYLORS BRIDGE COMMUNITY The community of Taylors Bridge, located about halfway between Clinton and Harrells in lower Sampson county, was one of the earliest-settled areas of the county, with pioneer families living there as early as the 1740s. The first settlers of the area were Edmond Matthis, William Johnson, William Robinson and John Register, followed by members of the Peterson, Knowles, Vann, Boney, Merritt, Pearson, Powell, Herring, Rogers, Bryant, Ezzell, James Murphy, Ward, Sellers, Parrish, Fryar, Williamson and Bass families. . . . . . . >From # 95 SAMPSON COUNTY (only two Wills listed are both Williamsons) 1797 August 20, Williamson, William, Timothy, Ester (wife), Nathaniel, James, William, Stephen, Mary, Anthony, Samuel, Nathan, Winnie, Elsie. 1795 October 19, Williamson, Jacob, Mary, Theophilus, Elias, Rachel, Lucy, Patience, Elizabeth. Night, Bob. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: RBurton904@aol.com To: d7777@worldnet.att.net Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 9:33 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Bladen_County_lookup Dee: Wow! So it appears Lewis Williamson of Bladen Co came from Sampson Co, NC. Are there any other items in Sampson Co, NC prior to 1800 for Lewis Williamson or Nathan Williamson? Bob Burton in Gainesville, FL