An entry is a claim made to the appointed entry taker by the enterer for vacant or unclaimed land that was technically the property of the State. The enterer described the land -- number of acres, nearby waterways, and neighboring land holders. If there were no problems, the entry taker issued a warrant to the county surveyor to survey the land. The warrant and completed survey were sent to the Secretary of State. A grant or patent was then issued, and the person receiving the grant usually had about twelve months to register the grant in the county. However, problems or counter claims did often appear. [and that is another story ..<g>...] [Excerpted from "Abstracts Of Land Entries: Bertie Co., NC 1778-1794, Martin Co., NC 1778-1795" - By Dr. A.B. Pruitt - 1992] Hope this is a help ~ Marianne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Farris" <cfarris@pacific.net> To: <NCBERTIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 8:31 PM Subject: [NCBERTIE] The term Land Entry > Dear Group, > > Can someone please tell me what Land Entry means? Time frame 1775 in Bertie. > > Cathy > > > > > ==== NCBERTIE Mailing List ==== > Have a question about this Bertie list? > Write Virginia Crilley varcsix@hot.rr.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >