In a message dated 5/7/2005 10:14:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: >From "Chowan Precinct, NC 1696 to 1723," Genealogical Abstracts of Deed Books, page 144, by Margaret M. Hoffman. "#1190 pg. 650 HUMPHREY WEBB to JOHN LASSETER SR. date (not given) assignment of a Platt for 85 acres on Bennetts Creek. Wit.: JOHN SUTTON, HUMPHREY WEBB by assignment of RICHARD BERRYMAN date (not given) Certified 5 Sept. 1705 before me EDWARD MOSELEY Surv. Gen'll. Reg. 23 Apr 1719." Can you identify this HUMPHREY WEBB? Any information or suggestions would be appreciated. Jim Webb - Jacksonville, Florida Jim, I have been looking for HUMPHREY WEBBs in the Colonial Records, and here is the sum of what I have found. If these are all the same man (and there does appear to some reason for him to have left MD ::grin:: I'd estimate his lifetime as (c. 1678 - 1740) 1699 MD - Prince George's Co, MD August Court pg 488 Alexander Delininosa demands a Capias against Humphrey Webb, trespass on the Case: warrant to the Sheriffs to arrest and returne ut Supra. [Cepi] pg 515 Alexander Deliniosa against Humphrey Webb - trespass on the case [MD Archives online] Vol 202 Court Records of Prince George's Co, MD, 1696-9] 1731/2 NC - Chowan Witness to will of John Smith 1735 NC - Chowan Witness to will of John Arthur There are Webbs in the deed records in Onslow starting with Deed Book A (1739-Humphrey & Elizabeth Webb). _http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/localities.northam.usa.states.no rthcarolina.counties.onslow/60.1.2_ (http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.onslow/60.1.2) This same poster told me that the WEBBs in Onslow after were Mostly Johns, Thomases & Williams but several references to a Jesse Webb 1767-69. George & Mary Webb. Jesse & Elizabeth Webb 1778.William Webb & Jonathan Webb 1786. After that mostly just William Webbs... Anne