Hi Bob, >From # 4 Pp. 490-491: 8 Apr 1768, James Inman & wife Elizabeth of Bladen Co., to Thomas Pitman of same, for (pound symbol) 25 proc. money . . .land about three miles below Thomas Lambs plantation (from # 37 this land was " on the S side of Drowning Creek on Hogg Swamp"), granted 21 Oct 1758, 100 A . . .James Inman (Seal), Elizabeth Inman (Seal), Wit: Jesse Pitman, Isom Pitman. Bladen Novr. Court 177_, Prov. & Ordered to be registered. A. Howe, Cl co. Pg. 546-547: 1 Oct 1774, Daniel Willis & Elizabeth his wife to Isham Pitman, of Halifax Co., Blacksmith, for (pound symbol) 20 proc. money . . .100 A (from # 37 this land was "on the great branch W of the Old fields Swamp on upper side of Hogg Branch") patented to Daniel Willis May 1772 . . Daniel Willis (Seal), Betty Willis (Seal), Wit: Lott Pitman, Jesse Pitman. Alford Moore, C. C. >From # 100 [Bladen County] 1347 pg 392 ISHAM PITTMAN 12 Nov 1779 100 acres, joining Pittmans own Back Line, a small Branch (which is) a Prong of the _______branch, a two hundred acre tract, HARDY PITTMAN, and the sd Pittmans old line. 1338 pg 383 LOTT PITMAN 12 Nov 1779 200 acres on the W side of Horn Camp Branch, joining (a point) below a Pond at the head of sd Branch. (just thought I'd toss this one in) >From # 13 paraphrased: JOEL PITMAN, LOT (sic) PITMAN, THOMAS PITMAN and JESSE PITMAN all received grants in Bladen in 1775. >From # 37 p-77. 23 Oct. 1782. Grant No. 589 to Isham Pitman. 100 acres on the Great Branch. >From # 119 157. Apr. 23, 1778 Isham Pitman enters 200 ac on N side of Great Br and W side of Old field Swamp; border: his own land on E side. 158. Apr. 23, 1778 Isham Pitman enters 300 ac on the S side of "said" Great Br; being an improvement called Brown's improvement and will join his own land on one side. 400. Aug. 5, 1778 Isham Pitman enters 100 ac on a part of Great Br; border: near his own land "or" David Barefield's back line. 894. Feb. 3, 1779 Isham Pitman enters 100 ac on Great Br; includes said branch; border: near his own land and runs up said branch. Note: PITMANS in Bladen during this time frame: Hardy, Isham, Jacob, Jesse, Joel, John, Lot, Nathan, Newit, Noel, Moses, Sampson, Stephen, Thomas, Jr. and Thomas, Sr. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Burton, Robert To: 'd7777@worldnet.att.net' Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 6:03 PM Subject: Bladen_County_lookup Dee: Thank you for your kind offer to do lookups for people. Can you please look in your Bladen Co, NC Deed Books for Isham Pit(t)man, possibly Isam, mainly prior to 1790. He was suppose to have migrated from Edgecombe Co, NC by 1767 and later appears in Robeson Co, NC in the 1790 census. He was suppose to have received a land grant in Bladen Co, NC. Thanks again. Please send your response to my home computer at rburton904@aol.com Bob Burton University Accounting Services, Finance and Accounting 101 Tigert Hall, PO Box 113202, Gainesville, FL 32611 (352) 392-1324 Fax: (352) 392-4760 rburton@ufl.edu