Hildred A Carlson wrote: >William and Margaret (?) Irby/Yearby, bought land in Anson Co. NC in 1760 on the Pee Dee river, on or near Youngs Island... it was signed William Yearby and Margaret Yearby. I have been unable to find his parents surname Yearby/Yerby. ---- In 1757, Edmond Irby is found as an adjacent land owner to Alexander Gordon, and Jacob (---?---), in what was then Anson Co., NC, on the NE side of Pee Dee River, joining both sides of Beaverdam Creek, the south side of a Reedy Marsh. This was a land entry for a land patent issued to Alexander Gordon. (NC Land Patents) ---- In 1758, Edmond Irby a carpenter of Anson Co., NC sold 200 A to Wm. Hamer, land being granted to John Berry in 1748. (Anson Co., NC Deeds). There is much confusion here in state and county land deeds which is not surprising. The NC land patents show this land in Blanden Co., NC in 1748, and it became a part of Anson Co., NC. about the same time. Idmond Irby and William Irby are the only Irby's I find in Anson Co., NC records from 1749-1766. William Irby is found on the southside of the Pee Dee River prior to 1763, as this is the date he deeds the 180 A on S. Side Pee Dee to Randolph Cheek. William Irby's purchase of this land provides a little more description: dated 3 May 1762, Arron Smith to William Irby of same 180 A on S side of Pee Dee above the mouth of Brown Cr. (Anson Co. NC Deeds). On 4 Jan 1762, Margaret Irley(Irbey) was a witness to a deed between William Crittenden of Anson, Carpenter and Benjamin Smith of same for land on W side of Pee Dee in Youngs Island, adj. Robert Parks, Thomas George, William Crittenden. This is not only interesting, but somewhat unusual for a woman to witness a deed, and seems to indicat a close relationship to William Crittenden or Benjamin Smith. More likely William Crittenden, i.e. father, brother, uncle? At first glance it appears that this part of the Pee Dee River lies in what came to be old Craven County, SC, before it abolished and broken down into various counties. Other settlers in the area of Youngs Island were Josephy Murphy, Joseph Cheek, Jur., Robert Parks, Thos. George. As the Pee Dee River begins in NC and runs through several counties of SC, locating the land could be very helpful for your research. You will find names like Beaverdam Creek and Brown's Creek repeated in differenct locations. Also, Young's Island may or may not be a present day location. Lee Ramsey > ============================== > 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 > >