Marion, Since you have ordered #6 (great book!) and #10, I'll just give you the reference pages in those and then go on with the books that you don't have. Don't worry - I'll stop when I've had enough. I think you'll really like 4A p. 542! NOTE: if anyone needs these entries from #6 and #10 pertaining to the BRANCH or WESTON families just let me know. FROM # 10 page 22 page 216 FROM # 6 Will # 60 Will # 61 Will # 62 Will # 205 Will # 307 Will # 434 Will # 455 Will # 515 Will # 530 Will # 531 FROM # 14 BRANCH, ALLEN to CATHERINE BRANCH, 11/09/1866 BRANCH, ARCHELAUS to HEPSIBETH WESTON, 03/30/1785 BRANCH, BENJAMIN to SUSANA MASSEY, 07/22/1794 BRANCH, BRYAN M. to SARAH CARRAWAY, 04/18/1829 BRANCH, JESSE to WINNEY OUTLAW, 01/10/1790 BRANCH, JESSE to NANCY SMITH, 01/19/1803 BRANCH, MARSHA to WINNIE E. DAVIS, 07/04/1866 BRANCH, MATTHEW to PEGGY UNDERHILL, 07/29/1804 BRANCH, NEDDHAM to SALLY STANLEY, 02/11/1817 BRANCH, RUBEN to ANNA HERRING, 07/20/1808 BRANCH, STEPHEN to ELIZA BENNETT, 06/14/1817 BRANCH, WILLIAM to PATTY SALMON, 01//13/1808 BRANCH, CATHARINE to ALLEN BRANCH, 11/09/1866 BRANCH, CLARY ANN to JOHN DANIEL, 10/30/1827 BRANCH, ELIZABETH to STEPHEN MASSEY, 04/01/1807 BRANCH, LANEY to MICHAEL BYRD, 06/12/1798 BRANCH. MARY to BAKER BOWDEN, 04/02/1785 BRANCH, NANCY to HENRY STANLEY,12/08/1814 BRANCH, POLLY to RICHAHRD (AS WRITTEN) KEATLY, 10/18/1814 BRANCH, SARAH to JOHN JOHNSTON, 03/01/1800 BRANCH, VICEY to SIMON BRADLEY, 11/10/1803 (no WESTONS) FROM # 28 BRANCH, ARCHABALD: 01, 03, 01, 00, 00 BRANCH, ARCHABALD: 01, 03, 01, 00, 00 BRANCH, DRED: 01, 01, 01, 00, 00 BRANCH, JESSE: 02, 02, 03, 00, 00 (no WESTONS) FROM # 5 1A p. 237 BAKER (B) BOWDEN (BOURDEN) of New Hanover Co., planter, to WILLIAM TAYLOR, planter of Duplin Co., 7 Nov 1784, for 12 pds. specie 500A on the NS of Goshen Swamp & on the head of Bear MARSH Branch, beg. at 3 pines on JOHN WHITEHEAD'S line & sd. TAYLOR'S corner, to a bay in the Huckleberry Pond on WESTEN'S line, to a pine in the head of Bear Marsh Branch, with BURREL BRANCH'S line, to JESSE BARFIELD'S corner, to a stake on THOMAS TAYLOR'S line, to a pine on JOHN WHITEHEAD'S line. Wit: SAMUEL BOWDEN (BOURDEN), JAMES STANDLEY. Jan. Ct. 1786. NOTE: This is the first mention I can find of WESTEN/WESTON and BRANCH together) 3A p. 43 JESSE (X) BRANCH to JAMES WOODARD, both of Duplin Co., 19 Sep 1793 for 50 pds. current money 72A on the NS of Goshen Swamp & on the WS of the Mill Branch, beg. at a black jack by the road near a pond, adj. PARKER & BRACKS [sic] line, to a corner formerly made for JOHN ROGERS & along his line to the main road, being part of a patent of 350A formerly granted to WILLIAM PARKER & since the LW & T of sd. PARKER to his wife SUSANNAH PARKER & since by JOHN SWINSON & SUSANNAH his wife as of right in consequence of sd. LW & T of sd. PARKER sold & conveyed to sd. BRANCH. Wit: FRANCIS OLIVER, ZACHARIAH (X) TURNAGE APr. Ct. 1795. 3A p. 273 Done yesterday in the SNIPES lookup 3A p. 375 RICHARD HART & JOHN CARTER THOMPSON, both of Duplin Co. to THOMAS TITTERTON of Lenoir Co., 13 Oct 1796, for 100 pds. lawful money 300A on BS of Mathew's Branch, beg. at a maple in Rooty Branch, along JAMES WILLIAMS' line, by JONES' corner, to a pine on the side of AZARIAH BRANCH, to Reedy Branch, as by patent granted to WILLIAM THOMPSON 11 July 1788 & transferred by ELIZABETH THOMPSON, admrx. to the estate of WM. THOMPSON & BENJAMIN THOMPSON to RICHARD HART SENR. & from him to his son the sd. RICHARD HART. Wit: STEPHEN HERRING, BIBB (X) BUSH. Oct. Ct. 1796. 3A p. 528 BRYAN BRANCH & SARAH (X) BRANCH his wife to JOHN WILSON, all of Duplin Co., 17 Jan 1809, for 180 pds. current money of N. C. 148A on the SS of the Northeast Swamp & on Rattlesnake Branch in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 70A beg. at a gum in Rattlesnake JOHN JERNIGAN'S lower corner & to ANTHONY JONES' line; (2) 78A in the Piney Woods on the Great Branch , beg. at a hickory WINDERS' old corner, to a pine in the Great Branch, to JOHN JERNIGAN'S corner, along the 40A survey crossing the Wolf Scrape Branch. The 2 tracts being part of the lands owned & poss. by ELISHA JERNIGAN dec'd, late of Duplin Co., & laid off by the Court of Duplin to SALLY JERNIGAN (now SALLY BRANCH), one of the daus. & heirs of the sd. ELISHA JERNIGAN as her share of her father's land as by record April Term of Court 1807. Wit: WM. DICKSON. SALLY BRANCH privately examined & signed the deed of her own free will 17 Jan 1809. Signed by J. HALL, J. P., B. BOURDEN, J. P. Jan. Ct. 1809. 4A p. 79 LN. (LEVIN) WATKINS to ARCHIBALD BRANCH, both of Duplin Co., (date not given) for $400 a negro girl named SALLY about 15 yrs. of age. Wit: JNO. WATKINS. Oct. Ct. 1809. 4A p. 155 NEEDHAM BLOUNT to DAVID HOOKS, both of Duplin Co., 13 July 1810, for $700, 188A in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 103A between Goshen Swamp & Bear Swamp on the SS of Poley Bridge Branch & on the WS of the road, beg. on MCCALEP'S old line, joining BRANCH, BLOUNT & MCCALEB'S old corner; (2) 85A adj. the former tract where GILBERT MCCALEB lived of the land formerly sold & conveyed from HENRY EUSTACE McCULLOCH to GILBERT McCALEB, beg. at a stake in the run of Horse Pen Branch in the main roads, joining MAURICE MOORE'S boundary to the turn of the road, thence a dividing line between sd. BLOUNT & sd. MOORE, to a hickory on the bank of the run of Gilbert's Branch, to McCALEB'S old corner, joining WM. BRANCH, MATTHEW BRANCH, to a black gum in the fork of Horse Pen Branch. Wit: D. WRIGHT, L. DICKSON. July Ct. 1810. 4A p. 210 JOHN JERNIGAN, planter, to JACOB GILMORE, both of Duplin Co., 7 Oct 1809, for 200pds. current money of N. C. 153A in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 80A in the Piney Woods on the head of the Great Branch, beg. at a pine THOMAS TAYLOR'S old corner adj. BLIZZARD'S old line; (2) 73A on Rattlesnake Swamp, beg. at a gum in sd. swamp JESSE JOURNEGAN'S lower corner below the field & runs along his dividing line to a stake on ANTHONY JONES' line, thence along the dividing line between him & his sister SALLY BRANCH. The 2 tracts being the sd. JOHN JOURNEGAN'S share of the lands of his dec'd father ELISHA JOURNEGAN & aalso 1/3 of his father's lands which were laid off to ZILPHA JOURNEGAN, the widow of the sd. ELISHA JOURNEGAN by her dower in sd. lands, which will be sd. JOHN JERNIGAN'S after the death of sd. ZILPHA. Wit: WM. FREDERICK JUNR., JOHN GULLY. Oct. Ct. 1810. 4A p. 410 HAMPTON SULIVAN & JOHN SULIVAN to BRYAN GLISSON, all of Duplin Co., 13 Nov 1812, for $371, 371A on the NS of Goshen at the Cross Roads, being part of a patent granted to JOHN SULIVAN SENR. dec'd for 790A, beg. at a pine & black jack the patent beg., adj. EZE. BRANCH'S corner, BROCK'S corner, to a pine on the WS of the main road. Wit: HENRY GRADY, JOHN OUTLAW, A. BRANCH. Apr. Ct. 1813. 4A p. 441 STEPHEN B. HERRING of Duplin Co. to WILLIAM BRANCH (co. not given), ____Apr 1804, for $450 a negro boy named DAVIE about 19 yrs. of age. Wit: (none listed) Apr. Ct. 1804. 4A p. 477 D. (DANIEL) GLISSON, Shff. of Duplin Co. to FREDERICK SMITH (SENR.), (co. not given), for 100 pds. 300A on the ES of the Northeast River & below the mouth of Panther Swamp in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 200A beg. at a water oak in the mouth of a branch called the Live Branch, adj. WALKER'S line, it being part of a 400A survey granted to ROBERT WALKER in 1740; (2) 100A beg. at a red oak on the line of the afsd. mentioned survey, granted to SAMUEL RATLIFF in 1750 known by the name of Ratcliff's Venture. The Court awarded 73 pds. 10 pence, plus 1 pd. 2 shill. & 9 pence for cost & charges to ARCHELAUS BRANCH for debt in suit against FREDERICK SMITH, BENTLEY WESTON & LEWIS BARFIELD. The Shff. levied on sd. 300A belonging to afsd. SMITH, which sd. SMITH purchased at public auction 20 July 1812. Wit: LOFTEN QUINN, PHILL SOUTHERLAND JR. Oct. Ct. 1812. 4A p. 531 Done yesterday in the SNIPES lookup 4A p. 542 JESSE (sign) BRANCH to BENTLEY WESTON, both of Duplin Co., 31 Jan 1811, for 150 pds. current money 218A in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 193A beg. at a pine opposite the head of the dividing branch that runs through the planta. & the 93A patented by ANTHONY WILLIAMS, it being part of 2 surveys & runs down the various courses of sd. branch to White Oak Swamp, to LEWIS SMITH'S line, to sd. SMITH'S other corner, to a holly & bay in Panther Swamp, joining MUMFORD'S old corner; (2) 25A being part of 150A patented by GEORGE SMITH SENR. 23 Apr 1762, being the last corner of the patent line & runs the giving line to a white oak as the patent calls for. Wit: CHRISTOPHER LAWSON, CHRISTOPHER LAWSON JR. Oct. Ct. 1812. FROM # 13 1695 pg. 457 BARTHOLOMEW WESTON 4 May 1769 500A in Bladen S. W. of Jones Creek on Panther Branch, joining JOHN WHITE, DAVID WHITE, and the side of the sd. branch. 2215 pg. 532 JOHN WHITE 16 December 1769 306 acres in Bladen on the N. E. of the N. W. river in (sic) Jones Creek at the mouth of Panther Branch, joining BARTHOLOMEW WESTON, DAVID WHITE, and JOHN WHITE. 8155 pg. 304 JOSEPH KEMP 11 March 1775 100 acres in Bladen on Panther Branch S.W. of Jones's Creek, joining BARTHOLOMEW WESTON. 8924 pg. 172 REUBEN WESTON 28 February 1775 520 acres in Duplin on the N. side of Goshen Swamp and on the E. side of Bear Marsh branch, joining SAMUEL BOWDEN, MOSES TYLER, JOHN WINDER, Hurst's line, Hurst's branch near Bear Marsh, and (a point) below CHRISTOPHER BURCH. FROM # 29 (let me know if you want any of these entries from the next three books) 413 EPHRAIM WESTON in Bertie County in 1751 518 JOHN WESTON in Bertie County in 1757 519 WILL WESTON and THOS WESTON in Bertie County in 1752 520 WILLIAM WESTON and THOS WESTON in Bertie in 1752 FROM # 29 206 pg. 43 WILLIAM WESTON in Bertie County in 1759 617 pg. 145 WILLIAM BRANCH in Edgecombe County in 1754 817 pg. 193 JOHN BRANCH in Edgecombe County in 1751 1286 pg. 303 JOHN BRANCH in Edgecombe County in 1754 FROM #18 17-(17) (NOTE: most of county name torn away. only shows "-----tie" 1 Jan 1761 - 5 Oct 1761 1760 [torn] JNO. WESTON (Testator) EPHRAIM & SAML. WESTON (Executors) 26-(Bertie County) JOHN WESTON Will delivered by Benjn. Wynn to the Honble. Richard Spaight between 27 Oct 1759 - 15 Jul 1761 27-(Bertie County) Wills and Administrations 1 Oct 1760-1 Oct 1761 Benjn. Wynns Clk JOHN WESTON - EPHRAIM W [torn], SAMUEL [torn) (Ex) If you can't stand waiting for your books to arrive, let me know. I hope this bunch keeps you busy. Dee --Original Message----- From: Dulaneyxx@cs.com <Dulaneyxx@cs.com> To: d7777@worldnet.att.net <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Date: Monday, December 27, 1999 3:09 PM Subject: Duplin Co. Info >Dee, >You will probably never know how many people are finding help through the >info you post on the Duplin List. Today's reply was to Bill, looking for >Snipe family info prior to 1800. It could certainly have been a reply to >numerous families from the Goshen Swamp area. It c covers a lot in my direct >line - The Branches. The first entry is the will of A. Weston. I feel sure >that this must be the father/uncle of Reuben and Bentley Weston and probably >Gfather/GUncle of Hepsibeth Weston. Hepsibeth married Archelaus Branch,Sr. >and was the mother of Archelaus, Jr. who received the property in today's >last entry - dated Oct. 1812. The deed was witnessed by Jesse Grimes and >Arthur Branch. Arthur was Arch, Jr's brother and Jesse Grimes was his >brother-in-law. Arch, Jr. married Ester Grimes, daughter of Sampson Grimes. >His brother, Reuben, married Anna Herring, daughter of Daniel who is also >mentioned in your reply. And this was a reply to the Snipes family! > >I hope you can see how much fun it is for the rest of us to see the answers >you post. It is almost like going to a Duplin "block party" and meeting all >the friends, family and neighbors. > >After years of digging, I think I have my line from Archelaus, Sr. complete >to the present generation but I despair of ever finding his parents or >proving his siblings. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN DUPLIN ON A BRANCH IN THE >PERIOD 1750 TO 1790? > >Again, thank you so very much for all you do. > >Sincerely, Marion >dulaneyxx@CS.com > >P.S. The Archibald listed in the 1790 tax list is Archelaus, Sr. There was a >ten year period in which he seemed to have used the names interchangeably, >but unless each married a Hepsibeth Weston in 1785, it is the same man. >