It is now called Ellerbee Creek. It rises just w of the Durham city limits near I-85 Exit 172 and floes ne thru Duham to the Neuse R. roughly paralleling I-85. It was once called Elliby or Alliby Creek, according to The NC Gazetteer. CW Winston-Salem Donald Dezarn wrote: > Can someone help me locate the Elibee's Creek mentioned in the following > will? > > The Orange County, North Carolina Wills Vol. Two, 1775 - 1787 contains the > following: > > Will Book A, page 350, Deed of Gift from John May to James Desern: I, John > May of Orange County and state of North Carolina, for the love and kind > affection that I have and do bear towards James Desern, my son-in-law, have > granted to him the plantation and part of the tracts of land where I now > live, beginning at the north of my spring branch on Elibee's Creek, running > up the various courses of the spring branch to the road, thence running a > north course to John Raker's corner, thence a west course to John Vicker's > line, thence along Vicker's line a south course to Grisham's line, thence > along Grisham's ling to the first station, containing one hundred and > sixty-five acres. Witness my hand this 14 day of February 1785. Test: Henry > Bunch and George Grisham. Signed by John May. > > Thank you very much to all that may respond. > > Donald DeZarn > > ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator - Larry Noah [email protected] > List Web Site - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lrnoah/NCOrange/