Good morning, Bill, FROM # 6 531. BENJAMIN SNIPES witnessed the Will of ABELSOM WESTON (CR. 035.801.12/A-510) written 1 Nov 1775 - no probate. I can see no obvious connection between the two men yet. FROM # 14 SNIPES, BELLESAN, to BESHEBA CANNON, 07/29/1829 SNIPES, ZILPHA, to GEORGE LAMBERT ASHBURY, 01/21/1793 FROM # 8 SNIPES, THOMAS and MARY HUNT, 28 December 1793, Granville Co., N. C. FROM # 10 SNIPES, JOHN, a taxpayer in Johnston County in 1784 SNIPES, NATHANIEL, a taxpayer in Granville County in 1785 FROM # 28 SNIPES, BENJAMIN 1 free white male of sixteen years and upwards, including heads of families 2 free white male under sixteen years 6 free white female, including heads of families FROM # 13 2083 pg. 512 BENJAMIN SNIPES 16 December 1769 150 acres in Duplin on the S. side of the N. E. Marsh (and) on both sides of the Miery Branch above the fork of the Branch, joining a Branch FROM # 18 7-(7) Beaufort 1764 JOSEPH JOHN SNIPES was a Security for an administrator's bond of the estate of JERRY BOYKIN, who died intestate (without a Will) 73-(Northhampton County) May 1764 JOSEPH JOHN SNIPES was a Witness to the Will of JERRY BOYKIN (He had a Will in this county.) FROM # 5 1A p.155 FREDERICK BEARFIELD to ANDREW GUFFORD, both planters of Duplin Co., 29 Jan 1785, for 10 pds. specie 100A beg. at a pine in SNIPES' former line to the head of the Mare Branch, formerly granted to JESSE BEARFIELD. Wit: STEPHEN GUFFORD, JAMES HERRING. July Ct. 1785. 1A p.228 GEORGE SMITH to ANDREW GUFFORD, both of Duplin Co., 20 Aug 1785, for 15 pds. specie 75A on the SS of the Northeast Swamp, being part of a tract patented by BENJAMIN SNIPES 7 Dec 1769, in the fork of the Mirey Branch. Wit: JAMES GUFFORD, JAMES (sign) DOBSON. Jan. Ct. 1786 3A p.114 BENGEMON SNIPES witnessed a land transaction between ARTHUR HERRING of the province of New Georgia and ANDREW GUFFORD of Duplin Co., 20 Oct 1794 3A p.117 BENJAMIN SNIPES to WILLIAM MANOR, both of Duplin Co., 2 Apr 1788, for 40 pds. specie money 100A patented 1 July 1779, on the NS of Goshen Swamp, by the E corner of the Maple Pond, incl. an impr. made by ARTHUR HERRING, beg. at a white oak & pine, to a black jack by the Maple Pond. Wit: JOHN (X) MAINOR, ELENDER (X) MAINER, WILLIAM BULLARD. Jan. Ct. 1795. 3A p.270 THOS. (THOMAS) WRIGHT, Shff. to BENJAMIN SNIPES, both of Duplin Co., ________Apr 1796, for 12 pds. 14 shill. 200A in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 100A on the NS of Goshen Swamp joining the Maple Pond, a draain of Herring's Mill Swamp, beg. at a black jack by sd. pond, being the contents of a patent granted WM. HINES 1 July 1779; (2) 100A on the NS of Goshen Swamp on the branches of Herring Mill Swamp joining the lands patented by GEORGE OUTLAW poss. by BENJAMIN SNIPES & beg. at a gum in sd. branch on sd. line, adj. JOHN SILIVENT'S land, being the contents of a patent granted sd. HINES 1 Apr 1780. Court charges of 8 pds. 14 shill. 9 pence, adjudged against RACHEL HINES & CHARITY HINES in their suit against JOHN HOUSMAN, was ordered to be paid by the sale of sd. 200A owned by sd. RACHEL & CHARITY HINES, & levied upon by OWEN O'DANIEL & sold to sd. SNIPES at public auction held Oct 1795 by the sd. Shff. for 12 pds. 14 shill. Wit: OWEN O'DANIEL, JEDEDIAH B. FOLEY. Apr. Ct. 1796. 3A p. 273 OWEN O'DANIEL (co. not given) to STEPHEN HERRING (co. not given), both planters, 23 Dec 1794, for 320 pds. 300A on the NS of Goshen Swamp & ES of sd. HERRING'S Mill Branch, incl. the planta. where sd. HERRING now lives, beg. at the side of the Mill Pond down against the old tan troft log & joining the sd. HERRING'S line, to the head of the Great WHITFIELD HERRING'S corner, to GUFFORD'S corner, with the line of the sd. granted of OWEN O'DANIEL & BENJAMIN SNIPES' line to SNIPE'S corner, just by the foot of OUTLAW'S road, a corner sgreed on by DANIEL HERRING & ARTHUR HERRING SENR., which is now SNIPES' corner, W to the head of a small branch & down sd. branch of sd. HERRING'S Marsh, & down sd. marsh to the beg., being part of 3 patents. The 1st patent granted to WM. WHITFIELD, the 2nd to DANIEL HERRING, & the 3rd. to OWEN O'DANIEL, conveyed by deed from WM. WHITFIELD to ABRAHAM HERRING & from ABRAHAM HERRING to DANIEL HERRING who deeded to OWEN O'DANIEL. Wit: ALEXANDER DANIEL, BENJAMIN BRANCH. Jan. Ct. 1798. 3A p.296 a single mention of "SNIPES' former line" (1797) 4A p.8 Land Division of BENJAMIN SNIPES dec'd, 2 Jan 1809, being 679A valued to $1341 into 9 parts. each child's share amounting to $149, 5 shares of the above land being prchased by STEPHEN HERRING. ZILPHA ASBURY, ELIZABETH WILLIAMS. SILLER SUMMERLIN, WILLIAM SNIPES & RACHEL SUMMERLIN are heirs of BENJAMIN SNIPES dec'd. The committee laid off for sd. HERRING by his own consent 269A valued at $941, which contains 4 separate pieces of land to wit: (1) 153A being part of a survey patented by DANIEL HERRING 2 Nov 1764; (2) 85A joining the1st piece conveyed to the sd. dec'd by ARTHUR HERRING; (3) 18A joining the above land conveyed to the sd. dec'd by WILLIAM ALBERSON; (4) 13A patented by sd. SNIPES which land includes the dower of the widow of sd. SNIPES & is distinguished in the surveyor's plats for the division of the lands of sd. estate No. 1, then the sd. STEPHEN HERRING stands indebted to the minor heirs of sd. SNIPES the sum of $196 for his over proportion of land property. The other part of the lands belonging to the minor heirs laid off by lott. BENJAMIN SNIPES drew 110A valued at $100 lying near Goshen, being the lower part of the land known as the Sulivan survey, & being No. 3 in the surveyor's plat, the estate indebted to sd. SNIPES in the sum of $49 for his deficiency in land prop. JOSEPH SNIPES drew 100A valued at $100, being the upper part of the sd. Sulivan survey, known as No. 2, & sd. JOSEPH SNIPES indebted to the estate in the sum of $49 for his deficiency in land property. NANCY SNIPES drew 100A valued at $100, being the N end of a survey of 200A patented by the dec'd on BS of the Little Marsh, distinquished in the plat as No. 4, then the estate stands indebted to sd. NANCY SNIPES for her deficiency in the land prop. in the sum of $49. KITTY SNIPES drew 90A valued at $100, lying on the S end of the above mentioned survey, on BS of the Little Marsh, distinguished in the plat as No. 5, then the estate stands indebted to KITTY SNIPES for her deficiency in land prop. the sum of $49. Signed by EDWARD ALBERSON, CHRISTOPHER LAWSON, JOSEPH WHITFIELD. 2 Jan 1809. 4A p.56 a single mention of "BEN SNIPES' corner" (1806) 4A p.104 BENJAMIN SNIPES, Division of Land in 3 plats. The 1st plat represents the division of 269A laid off to STEHEN HERRING in 4 tracts to wit: (1) 153A purchased by BENJAMIN SNIPES dec'd from ARTHUR HERRING 12 Feb 1778; (2) 85A joining the ist purchased by sd. Snipes of sd. HERRING & by him from ALEXANDER OUTLAW; (3) 18A joining the above conveyed by WILLIAM ALBERSON to sd. SNIPES as the above figures are laid down, reference being had to the original will more fully appear & c., incl. the house & planta; (4) 13A (not described). The 2nd plat represents the division of 202A belonging to the estate of BENJAMIN SNIPES dec'd as follows: No. 2 to JOSEPH SNIPES an heir of sd. dec'd, 102A on the NS of Goshen Swamp, the western part of a 400A tract granted to JOHN SULIVANT 4 May 1769, beg. at a pine near BULLARD'S old field; (2) No. 3 to BENJAMIN SNIPES JUNR., being 100A beg. at a stake the 2nd corner of JOSEPH SNIPES' division & joining OUTLAW'S line & HERRING'S corner. The 3rd plat represents No. 4 to NANCY SNIPES, being 110A beg. at a pine on the side of Manor's Branch, thebeg. corner of sd. patent, to a stake in the old line, to a stake in the head of Fawn Skin Branch. No. 5 on the 3rd [lat to KITTY SNIPES for 90A beg. at a pine the 2nd corner of NANCY SNIPES' & crossing Little Marsh Branch & joining HERRING'S line. All 3 plats surveyed by B. KORNEGAY 114 Dec 1809. Jan. Ct. 1810. 4A p.431 JOHN SULIVENT (SENR.) to STEPHEN HERRING, both of Duplin Co., 13 July 1803, (sum not given), 25A on Herrings Marsh, joining BENJAMIN SNIPES, GUFFORD & HERRING, beg. at a white oak BENJAMIN SNIPES' corner, on the main road about 1/2 mile from Herring's Marsh. Wit: LEWIS SULIVENT. Apr. Ct. 1804. 4A p.531 ARCHELAUS (X) BRANCH (SENR.) of Duplin Co. to his son ARCHELAUS BRANCH JUNR. (co. not given), 20 Oct 1812, for "natural love & affection" 110A on the NS of Goshen Swamp near Herring's Marsh, beg. at a black gum in the Mainor Branch on the OUTLAW line, being a tract that BENJAMIN SNIPES conveyed to DANIEL GLISSON & again conveyed by sd. GLISSON to WILLIAMS who conveyed to ARCHELAUS BRANCH SENR. on the WS of the Mainor Branch & on BS of Brock Branch, joining the lands of ANDREW GUFFORD & BENJAMIN SNIPES, now belonging to STEPHEN HERRING. Wit: JESSE GRIMES, ARTHUR BRANCH. Oct. Ct. 1812. Enjoy them. Dee -----Original Message----- From: william snipes <wsnipes@krl.org> To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Date: Sunday, December 26, 1999 8:15 PM Subject: Duplin Co., NC >Hi Dee, > >My SNIPES ancestors settled in Marion co., SC and I believe they came from >Duplin co., NC before 1800. Do you show any records of a SNIPES family in >Duplin? Thanks, > >Bill > >