Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford counties, N.C. 1769-1786 Pages 5,7,29,84 Peter Duncan & Childers Pp. 62-63 1 April 1769 Peter Duncan of Tryon Co., to Thomas Jones of same, for 80 pounds procurement money......300 acres on second Broad River including his improvement....Peter Duncan (seal) Wit: Wm. slack, George Hall, John Walker Recorded July term 1769 (should this have been William Black and wasn't Peter Duncan's grant disputed and had a new survey but he had sold anyway?) Page 90 28 march 1769 William Coal of Tryon County, to Michael Staten, for 20 pounds......land granted to said Coal, 15 June 1768, on a branch of Fishing Creek, 150 acres...William Coal (?) Wit: James Young, John Duncan, James Duncan recorded Oct. term 1769 pages 154-155 25 Jan 1770 Thomas Childers & wife Uradice of Tryon Co., to James Carson, for 30 pounds procurement money....to Peregreens Magnis of same, for 45 pounds procurement money 250 acres on Buffalo Creek adj. Reynolds lower line, and Francis Beatys line....Thomas Childers (T) Uradice Childers (U), Wit: Waightsell Avery, George Watt recorded January term 1770 pages 31-32 Perry Green Magnes sold to William Magness said land obtained by a deed from Thomas & Unidice Childers pages 359- 360 Moses Ferguson (Schoolmaster) and wife Martha of Camden District,South Carolina, to John McMichael, Distiller of same, for 310 pounds..land in Tryon Co., on Long Creek on the west side Catawba near Adam Meeks corner.(would like more information on Buttalls (Samuel & Mary Woods Buttall & Jonathon Buttall) & Wiggintons and all connections to refineries.All that Samuel & Mary Woods Buttall owned in America went to Charles Buttall after the deaths of Mary Buttall Hodges, Sarah Buttall Wigginton, Humprey, John and Elizabeth Buttall. Pages 322-323 22 April 1778 Peter Acre of Tryon Co, to Samuel Gordan, Blacksmith, of Camden District, S.C. for 20 NC money...land on both sides Duncan Creek, 550 acres granted to Peter Acre 24 Sept 1766...Peter Acre (x)(Seal), Wit: Adam Hampton, Richard Singleton recorded April term 1778 Many more Duncan but spelling Childress on additional entry . JanGulick