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| Davis Families Deeds of Buncombe Co., North Carolina Census - Part I Batt Fork Creek - Miscellaneous Deeds  ~FRENCH BROAD RIVER - FBR~ John Davis, Bk 2, pg. 178, 01/19/1795 - Purchased 61 ac on No. side near James Clemons and William Ingram's John Davis, Bk 5, pg. 169, 09/17/1798, Grantor: John Bradley - Purchased 100 ac on No. fork of FBR where Hezekiah Hardgrove once lived, mentions "IB" marked on Black Oak tree John Davis, Bk 6-S1, pg. 48, 12/06/1799 - Purchased 200 ac on W. side of FBR John Davis, Bk 6-S1, pg. 237, 01/15/1798, Reg on 01/18/1802, Grantor: James Bryson - Purchased 100 ac on High Nob on the W. side of FBR William Davis, Bk 3, pg. 252, 12/11/1799, Grantor: Dempsey Fields - Purchased 100 ac on E. side of FBR John Davis, Bk A, pg. 24, 03/08/21806, Grantee: William Young - Sold 200 ac on small creek on FBR above William Bryson's John Davis, Bk 7, pg. 603, 12/27/1802 - Purchased 100 ac on W. side of FBR Elizabeth Davis, Floyd Co., KY,, Bk A, pg. 253, 01/21/1806, Reg on 05/27/1807, Grantee: William Hunter - Sold 2 tracts of 50 ac ea equaling 100 ac on N. side on FBR a smal distance from Hay's Run John Davis and James Bryson, Bk A, pg. 292, 03/18/1806, Reg on 07/05/1807, Grantee: William Bryson - Sold 194 ac on High Nob on W. side of FBR near Joseph Henry's land, including plantation where William Bryson lives John Davis, Bk C, pg. 111, Reg on 09/10/1810 - Purchased 100 ac on W. side of FBR, joining his Mill and Ferry Landing John Davis, Bk G, pg. 243, 01/09/1815, Grantor: John Harrison - Purchased 200 ac on W. side of FBR on a branch about 5 poles above the Ferry Landing John Davis of Franklin Co., GA,, Bk 12, pg. 176, 09/12/1815 Reg on 07/01/1819, Grantee: Zachariah Candler - Sold 100 ac on No. fork on FBR originally granted to Hezekiah Hardgrove, mentions IB marker James Davis,, Bk 12, pg. 243, 07/09/1819 Reg on 10/01/1819, Grantee: Zachariah Candler - Sold 50 ac on W. side of FBR near the mouth of Big Pine Creek including Brevard’s Cain Break James Davis,, Bk 13, pg. 67, 10/03/1820 Reg on 06/28/1823 - Purchased land (50 ac above?) at a Sheriff sale on the W. side of FBR, including a place called Brevard’s Cain Break, the land had belonged to Zachariah Candler Peter Davis,, B14, pg. 179, 07/11/1823 Reg on 06/12/1827 - Purchased 99 ac of land at a Sheriff sale on No. branch of FBR, the land had belonged to John Waddell Surry Davis,, B14, pg. 35, 10/16/1823, Reg on 05/28/1827, Grantee: Robert H. Gillespie - Sold 250 ac of land on No. side of E. fork. The original survey was for 450 ac purchased by Zachariah Candler. Looking at Z. Candler’s deed it included Gillespie's improvement Surry Davis,, B14, pg. 43, 07/04/1823, Reg on 05/28/18127, Grantee: Robert H. Gillespie - Sold 200 ac of land on So. side of East fork where Surry now lives and the plantation where Robert H. Gillespie now lives. The original survey was for 450 ac purchased by Zachariah Candler. Samuel Davis, Sr., Bk 16, pg. 465 10/22/1831, Reg on 04/01/1832, Grantee: Ethan Davis - Sold 390 ac on FBR to his youngest son Ethan George D. Davis, Bk 15, pg. 174, 05 Oct 1826 Reg on 12/20/1828, Grantor: Javan Trammel. Others mentioned Benjamin D. Gullock, and David Hadden, Trustees - Granted land (unspecified) on FBR for securing land for a Christian Church and School House Reason Davis, Bk 15, pg. 174, 05 Jul 1830 Reg on 11/05/1830, Grantor: Zadock Holcolme. Purchased 50 ac of land on both sides of the French Broad River, mentions widow Ellerson's land where she once lived Isaac Freeman's line Peter Davis, Bk 13, pg. 549, 23 Dec 1829 Reg on 04/09/1831. Purchased 50 ac of land on the French Broad River, mentions including Lewis Bell's improvement Samuel Davis, Sr., Bk 16, pg. 565, 10/22/1831 Reg on 04/13/1832, Grantee: Ethan Davis, youngest son. Sold 390 ac on ____ Creek on the FBR Jeremiah Davis, Bk 20, pg. 315, 08/05/1822 Reg on 02/06/1837, Grantor Minzy Thomas - Purchased land (unspecified - probably part or all of the below mentioned deed of 282 ac) on the W. side of the FBR at the mouth of Bear Creek Jeremiah Davis, Bk 21, pg. 419, 07/23/1838 Reg on 04/08/1839, Grantee: William Johnston of Haywood Co., NC - Sold 282 ac on the W. side of the FBR at the mouth of Bear Creek David Davis, Bk B, pg. 124, 10/10/1857 Reg on 04/08/1839, Grantee: Andrew J. Davis, Wit: James Davis & Wm H. Henderson - Granted 130 ac of land on the N. side of the FBR adjoining David's land ~BATT FORK CREEK~ John Davis of Flat Rock, Bk 16, pg. 370, 10/19/1830 Reg on 12/20/1831, Grantee: Mitchell King - Sold tracts of land equaling 300 ac. Mentions Brittain's line, Osborn's corner, Rutledge's Corner, and McKinney's Corner ~BATT WOODS CREEK~ John Davis, Bk 13, pg. 371, 01/02/1823 Reg on 01/01/1824, Grantors: James & William Metcalf & Attorney - Purchased 540 ac of land (unspecified). Looking at Metcalf deeds, together they had a deed for 640 ac on Bat Woods Creek for 640 ac with directions very similar ~BEAVER DAM CREEK~ See Hominy Creek ~BIG LAUREL RIVER~ Peter Davis, Bk 13, pg. 515, 04/05/1827, Grantor: John M. Kilgore - Purchased 100 ac on Big Laurel on FBR Peter Davis, Bk 15, pg. 200, 10/06/1828 Reg on 01/02/1829, Grantee: David Farensworth - Sold 100 ac on Big Laurel on FBR ~BLUE RIDGE~ John Davis, Bk 16, pg. 381, 09/02/1831, Reg on 12/21/1831, Grantee: Mitchell King - Sold 2 tracts of land equaling 700 ac So. of the main road, and W. of the Gap of the Bluer Ridge, lands formerly of John Cagle. Mentions Glassy Mountain and on Blue Ridge and Amos Waldrop's improvement John Davis, Bk 16, pg. 401, 01/06/1829, Reg on 12/28/1831 - Purchased 300 ac of land adjoining John Cagle, mentions the Blue Ridge John Davis, Bk 16, pg. 402, 01/06/1829, Reg on 12/28/1831 - Purchased 400 ac of land on Glassy Mountain and on Blue Ridge, also Amos Waldrop's improvement, also mentioning Mitchell King's land John Davis, Bk 20, pg. 92, 09/08/1835, Reg on 01/29/1836, Grantee: Charles Baning/Banning/Baring of South Carolina - Sold 250 ac of land on Glassy Mountain, mentioning Wade's Corner, William Capp's corner, William Justice's corner now Mitchell King's ~BRIDGE CREEK~ George D. Davis, Bk 16, pg. 422, 01/04/1825 Reg on 04/02/1832 - Purchased 100 ac on the W. side of the FBR on Bridge Creek, joining the lines of George Hefner and Alexander England, and Haddon's corner ~BULL CREEK~ Baxter Davis, Bk D, pg. 202, 12/09/1807, Reg on 02/20/1812, Grantor: Martha Bird - Purchased 100 ac in the Bone Camp on Bull Creek Baxter Davis, Bk E, pg. 2, 12/09/1807, Reg on 02/20/1812, Grantor: Jordan Delk - Purchased 50 ac on Bull Creek Baxter Davis, Bk 15, pg. 242, 07/27/1810, Reg, 03/25/1829, Grantee: Stephen Redmon - old 100 ac on Bone Camp of Bull Creek Thomas W. Davis of Cocke Co., TN & Wm. Roberts of Buncombe Co., Bk A, pg. 253, 02/05/1857 Madison Co. - Bound for one thousand dollars to James Arrington, William R. Gillespie, and Samuel Ray a good and warrantee title to 200 ac of land known as Andrew Davis's Place on Bone Camp Branch ~CANE CREEK~ W. W. Davis, Bk 24, pg. 484, 10/09/1851, Grantee: Joseph R. Osborn - Included was E. H. Cunningham and J. R. Osborn In Equity court 336 ac of land on the waters of Cane Creek ~CLEAR CREEK~ James Davis of Sumter Dist, SC, Bk 8, pg. 169, 03/16/1795, Grantors: Samuel Edney & James Holland- Purchased 210 ac on the No. side of Little Clear Creek James Davis of Sumter Dist, SC,, Bk A, pg. 427, 09/22/1806, Ret on 10/09/1807, Grantor: Henry G. Lewis - Purchased 210 ac on the No. side of Little Clear Creek ~CRAB ORCHARD~ John Davis of the State of GA, Bk 11, pg. 376, 11/25/1815 Reg on 08/22/1819, Grantee: Zachariah Candler - Sold land (unspecified) on So. side of Crab Orchard originally granted to Charles McDowell, next to a tract originally owned by John Bradley called Chestnut Bottom ~CRAB TREE CREEK~ Isaac Davis, Bk 20, pg. 239, 04/22/1836 Reg on 10/08/1836 - Purchased 100 ac on Crab Tree Creek at a Sheriff sale, the land formerly belonging to John Gibson ~DAVIDSON RIVER~ John W. Davis, Bk 14, pg. 120, Jan 1823, Reg on 06/06/1827, Grantee: Samuel Allison - Sold 100 ac of land W. of Avery’s Creek on Davidson River John W. Davis, Bk 14, pg. 374, 06/16/1826 Reg on 12/22/1827, Grantor: Benjamin Allison - Purchased 40 ac on Davidson River G(eorge). D. Davis, Bk 15, pg. 165, 11/12/1827 Reg on 12/29/1828, Grantor: Benjamin Davis, others that received same: John Mackey, George C. Neill, John Clayton, William H. Orr, Trustees - Granted 2 ac of land of Davidson River for building a Free Meeting House, mentions John Weese’s line John W. Davis, Bk 17, pg. 44, 02/27/1830 Reg on 12/04/1832, Grantor: Benjamin Davidson - Purchased 10 ac on Davidson River John W. Davis, Bk 19, pg. 253, 03/07/1834 Reg on 08/28/1834, Grantee: William Deaver - Sold 10 ac on the S,W. side of Davidson River ~DICK'S CREEK~ John Davis, Bk C, pg. 99, 12/09/1809 - Purchased 200 ac on Dick's Creek, mentions Thomas Holmes's line and Smith's old line ~FLAT CREEK~ Baxter Davis, Bk 4, pg. 654, 05/23/1801, Grantor: James Bobbett - Purchased 150 ac on the waters of Flat Creek Baxter Davis, Bk 10, pg. 280 , 07/18/1803, Grantor: William Welch - Purchased 200 ac near John Chamber's line Baxter Davis, Bk 10. pg. 170, Grantor: Samuel McKenney - Purchased 120 ac near Thomas Robets & Edmond Gabener's lines Baxter Davis, Bk 7, pg. 525, 03/26/1807 - Purchased 100 ac at Welch's old corner and Smith's line Baxter Davis, Bk 7, pg 640, 03/18/1808, Grantee: Thomas Dillard - Sold 100 ac, mentions John Roberts corner Baxter Davis, Bk D, pg. 95, 11/15/1811, Grantee: John Roberts - Sold 200 ac on No. side of Flat Creek, mentions John Chambers's original line Baxter Davis, Bk D, pg. 103, 03/01/1807, Reg on 11/25/1811, Grantee: Daniel Ball - Sold 120 ac on Flat Creek and Ivy (See Ivy also), mentions Bobbett's old line Baxter Davis, Bk D, pg. 106, 11/25/1811, Grantee: Daniel Ball - Sold 150 ac, mentions Stanfield's branch and Wagon Road Clement Davis, Bk G, pg. 201, 09/27/1812, Reg on 06/16/1814 - Purchased 2 tracts of land equaling 200 ac on Flat Creek at sheriff sale. Once belonged to Thomas Revis and Robert Hunter, mentioned William Gregory’s line Clement Davis, Bk H, pg. 122, 09/20/1815 Reg on 03/25/1816, Grantee: John Johnson - Sold 2 small tracts of land equaling 150 ac on Flat Creek Clement Davis, Sr., Bk 20, pg. 02, 02/14/1835 Reg on 09/07/1835, Grantee: Zachariah Candler, Wit: R. Davis - Sold 40 ac on Flat Creek, mentions Avery Massey's corner, and Gregory's line Rezin/Reason Davis, Bk 21, pg. 243, 10/08/1836 Reg on 06/12/1836, Grantor: William L. Caldwell - Purchased 100 ac on Flat Creek on the So. side of Black Oak Mountain Rezen/Reason Davis, Bk 21, pg. 257, 06/26/1838 , Grantee: Lewis Peak - Sold 100 ac on Flat Creek on the So. side of Red Oak Mountain - mentions the land where Clem Davis now lives Clem Davis, Bk 23, pg. 272, 1842 Reg 02/20/1846 , Grantee: Peter Hughey - Sold 200 ac on waters of Big Ivy and Flat Creek joining lands of Matthew Woodson ~GREEN RIVER~ John Davis, Bk 19, pg. 471, 06/03/1833 - Purchased 561 ac on Green River at a Sheriff sale John Davis, Bk 21, pg. 376, 07/28/1838, Reg on 02/06/1839 - Sold 21 ac on Green River to Micajah T. Smith ~HAW BRANCH~ Harrison Davis, Bk 22, pg. 352, 03/05/1841 Reg 03/14/1842, Grantee: Jonathan Wilson - Sold land (unspecified) on Haw Branch, mentions Snelson's line, Joseph Wilson's line, Abraham Davis's line, and Meshack Davis's line ~HAYES RUN~ Baxter Davis, Bk A, pg. 209, 11/17/1806, Reg on 04/11/1807, Grantee: Thomas Henderson - Sold 200 ac on both sides of Hayes Run Rezin/Reason Davis, Bk 24, pg. 16, 10/05/1843, Reg on 04/18/1848, Grantee: James Dockery - Sold 200 ac on the waters of Hayes Run. 100 ac was originally granted to John Roberts known by Bobbit's Place, also mentions Thos. Tillery's place
~HOMINY CREEK~ William Davis, CMD1/288, 04/21/1795 - Purchased 100 ac below mouth of Beaver Dam on the FBR including his improvement where Richard Pawson now lives Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk 7, pg. 147, 11/19/1800, Grantor: James Jordan Ward, Wit: George & Daniel Davis - Purchased 395 ac on both sides of the main So. fork on Hominy Creek Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk 7, pg. 152, 04/02/1802, Grantor: Lambert Clayton - Purchased 150 ac on Hominy Creek joining James Jordan Ward's line Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk C, pg. 187, 07/16/1803, Reg on 12/17/1810, Grantee: George Davis, Wit: Daniel Davis - Sold 100 ac on both sides of main fork on Hominy Creek below Ragsdale's branch Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk 9, pg. 3, 10/01/1803, Grantor Polly (Mary) Ragsdale - Purchased 200 ac (page badly damaged and missing large pieces). May be full or partial deed of Gabriel Ragsdale for 100 ac on Beaver Dam on Hominy Creek Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk 9, pg. 250, 07/02/1805 - Purchased 200 ac on Glady Fork on Hominy Creek Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk 9, pg. 251, 07/02/1805 - Purchased 150 ac on So. fork on Hominy Creek Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk 9, pg. 252, 0/02/1805 - Purchased 100 ac on Stoney Creek on Hominy Creek Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk 10, pg. 411, 04/01/1806, Grantor: Hardy Hightower - Purchased 50 ac on both sides on So. fork on Hominy Creek, mentioned Davidson's line Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk 10, pg. 412, 04/01/1806, Grantor: Hardy Hightower - Purchased 300 acres on both sides of So. fork on Hominy Creek about 3/4 mile above John Hightower's land Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk A, pg. 334, 02/06/1806, Reg on 08/24/1807, Wit: Daniel Davis - Purchased 50 ac on So. fork on Hominy Creek, joining his upper plantation Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk A., pg. 336, 02/05/1806, Reg on 08/25/1807, Grantor: Hardy Hightower, Wit: Daniel Davis - Purchased 225 ac on So. fork on Hominy Creek in a Cove (above where old Ham Hightower lived), near Richard Hightower's land
William Davis, (Sr), Bk 3, pg. 418, 12/05/1806, Reg on 01/22/1808 - Purchased 300 acres on Stoney Fork on Hominy Creek Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk A, pg. 502, 03/04/1808, Grantor: Hardy Hightower - Purchased 150 ac on So. fork on Hominy Creek, once belonging to Richard Hightower and David Miller Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk A, pg. 507, 08/26/1808: Grantee: William Davis, Wit: Daniel Davis - Sold 150 ac on Stoney Creek on Hominy Creek Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk 7, pg. 650, 09/26/1806, Reg on 03/18/1808, Grantor: Hardy Hightower, Wit: Benjamin Davis - Purchased 150 ac So. fork on Hominy Creek, once belonging to Richard Hightower & David Miller Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk B, pg. 166, 06/01/1809, Reg on 07/31/1809, Grantee: Daniel Davis, Wit: Benjamin Davis - Sold 150 ac on both sides of So. fork on Hominy Creek to loving son Daniel, mentions Hightower and Miller's lines William Davis, Bk B, pg. 31, 01/25/1810, Reg on 05/11/1810, Grantee: John Davis - Sold 100 ac of land on NE side of FBR opposite to the mouth of Newfound Creek or a little above the mouth of Beaver Dam Uriah Davis, (Sr), Bk C, pg. 61, Reg on 08/03/1810, Grantee:James Warren, Wit: Daniel Davis - Sold 200 ac on So. fork on Hominy Creek John Davis (for George Davis) & Daniel Davis - Executors of Uriah Davis (Sr) Estate, Bk D, pg. 91, 06/07/1810, Reg on 11/15/1811, Grantee: Benjamin Davis - Sold 2 tracts of land equaling 300 ac on Glady Fork and Stoney Fork on Hominy Creek Benjamin Davis,, Bk E, pg. 85, Grantee: Andrew Caddell - Sold 200 ac on Glady Fork on Hominy Creek Daniel Davis,, Bk F, pg. 86, 12/10/1812 Reg on 10/23/1813 - Purchased 150 ac on right fork of Grassy (Glady?) Fork on Hominy Creek, near Benjamin Davis's line Uriah Davis (Jr), Bk G, pg. 54 - Purchased 100 ac on both sides of Glady Fork on Hominy Creek including his improvement where he lives Uriah Davis (Jr), Bk 13, pg. 95, 10/03/1817 Reg on 07/07/1823, Grantor: Jacob Chadwick - Purchased 200 ac on both sides of Glady Fork on Hominy Creek George Davis, Bk 13, pg. 83, 10/21/1820 Reg on 07/02/1823, Grantee: Daniel Davis - Sold 50 ac on So. Hominy to a fork called Stoney Fork George Davis, Bk 13, pg. 86, 10/23/1820 Reg on 07/02/1823, Grantee: Daniel Davis - Sold 95 ac on So. Hominy, mentions Joseph Robbins corner, and James Warren’s line George Davis, Bk 13, pg. 201, 07/12/1824, Grantee: David Davis - Sold 40 ac on So. Hominy Creek. Formerly conveyed to George Davis from Uriah Davis (Sr). David Davis, Bk 34, pg. 51, 01/13/1826 - Purchased 5 ac on the So. fork on Hominy Creek, joining his own land, mentions the widow Davis’s land, Daniel Davis’s line and Peggy Davis’s line
Uriah Davis, Bk 16, pg. 432, 03/10/1827 Reg on 04/09/1832, Grantee: Hiram Carland - Sold 200 ac on the Glady Fork on Hominy Creek, including Shadwick's improvement
Uriah Davis, Bk 16, pg. 459, 03/15/1827 Reg on 04/11/1832, Grantee: Hiram Carland - Sold 100 ac on Glady Fork on Hominy Creek James Davis, Bk 16, pg. 299, 10/12/1827 Reg on 09/09/1831, Grantee: Jacob Oxford - Purchased 115 ac on Beaver Dam Creek, a fork on So. Hominy Creek, mentions James Ayers old tract Uriah & Daniel Davis, Bk 16, pg. 498, 04/19/1832 Reg on 06/27/1832, Grantor: Charles & Eliza O'Kelley - Sold several tracts of land (unspecified) on the So. fork of Hominy Creek, mentions the corner tract that John Davis once lived on, the corner tract of Joseph Robbins once lived on, Curtis's line, McCraig's line, Hightower's line, land that once belonged to Samuel Dismore, and Davidson's line Benjamin Davis, Bk 19, pg. 207, 04/07/1829 Reg on 08/20/1834 - Purchased 30 ac on the waters of So. Hominy Benjamin Davis, Bk 19, pg. 208, 10/11/1831 Reg on 08/20/1834 - Purchased 30 ac on the waters of So. fork on Hominy, mentions C, Warren's line David Davis, Bk 19, pg. 326, 01/04/1832 Reg on 12/04/1834 - Purchased 200 ac on Stoney Fork on Hominy Creek, joining the Upper Saw Gap James Davis, Bk 21, pg. 529, 01/15/1836 Reg on 07/26/1839, Grantee: Michael Tanner, Wit: Zachariah Candler - Sold 100 ac on Beaver Dam Creek, a fork on So. Hominy Creek, mentions conditional line of Jacob Oxford and Daniel Robbins Uriah Davis, Jr., Bk 21, pg. 235, 02/24/1838 Reg on 06/11/1838, Grantee: Seberon M. Bradley - Sold 50 ac on Glady Fork on Hominy Creek, mentioned O'Kelley's land Bartly/Bartlet Davis, Bk 22, pg. 549, 12/22/1831 Reg on 11/06/1843, Grantor: Redden Howell Wit: Hiram W. Davis & Soloman W. Davis - Purchased 10 ac of land on the W. bank of Beaver Dam Creek mentions Phillips and Berry lines Bartly/Bartlet Davis, Bk 22, pg. 552, 12/22/1831 Reg on 11/06/1843, Grantor: Redden Howell Wit: Hiram W. Davis & Soloman W. Davis - Purchased 100 ac of land on the W. bank of Beaver Dam Creek on Hominy Creek Margaret Davis, Bk 23, pg. 236, 09/19/1845 Reg on 03/24/1846, Grantee: Benjamin O'Kelley, Jr. - Sold 50 ac on the E. side of the FBR on the waters of So. Hominy Creek on the tract of land that Margaret now lives Asbury Davis, Bk 25, pg. 577, 01/20/1855 Reg on 10/01/1855, Grantors: Eliza O'Kelley, Charles Davis, Smith Davis, Wilson Davis all of Union Co. Georgia - Sold 50 ac on the W side of So. Hominy, mentions G. W. Candlers land Benjamin Davis, Bk 25, pg. 825, 03/02/1854 Reg on 04/01/1857, Grantor: George W. Candler Executor of Zachariah Candler, Wit: Henry Davis - Purchased 100 ac on the waters of Hominy Creek adjoining Davis's own land Benjamin Davis, Bk 25, pg. 826, 10/01/1857 Reg on 10/14/1857, Grantor: George W. Candler, Wit: Henry J. Davis - Purchased 1000 ac on the waters of So. Hominy Creek adjoining Davis's own land where he lives ~INDIAN CAMP BRANCH~ Peter Davis, Bk 22, pg. 338, 12/02/1821 Reg on 03/09/1842, Grantor: John Roberts - Purchased 130 ac on Indian Camp Branch. At the same time Peter sold that land to Thomas Dockery, Wit: Clem Davis, Jeremiah Davis ~IVY RIVER (BIG & LITTLE)~ Isham Davis, Bk 3, pg. 49, 03/16/1795, Grantor: William Ramsey - Purchased 50 ac on the Big Ivy where William Ramsey now lives Isham Davis, Bk 5, pg. 71, 03/14/1800, Grantee: Joseph Moody - Sold 50 ac on Big Ivy in the forks of Sugar Creek Isham Davis, Bk 7, pg. 296, 05/12/1801, Grantee: Job Broughton - Purchsed 2 tracts of land equaling 100 ac on the waters of the Ivy Isham Davis, Bk 7, pg. 639, 03/14/1808, Grantor: Carby Williams - Purchased 15 ac of land on Little Ivy on a condition line made by John Turner and Job Broughton & Broughton and John Dewees Baxter Davis, Bk D, pg. 103, 03/01/1807, Reg on 11/25/1811, Grantee: Daniel Ball - Sold 230 ac on waters of Flat Creek & Ivy, mentions Bobbett's old line (See Flat Creek also) Isham Davis, Bk 12, pg. 327, 10/18/1808 Reg on 07/01/1819, Grantor: Daniel Braifield - Purchased 2 tracts of land equaling 98 ac on the waters of Ivy John Davis, Bk 13, pg. 373, 10/24/1812 Reg on 10/10/1825, Grantor: John Strothers - Purchased 50 ac on Shoat’s Fork on Ivy, aka Blevin’s Sugar Creek John and James Davis, Bk 12, pg. 327, 03/03/1817, Reg on 12/07/1818 - Purchased 150 ac on Indian Branch on Little Ivy near Greenlee's corner Isham Davis, Bk 12, pg. 118, 11/07/1817 Reg on 04/20/1820, Grantor: Levi Hunt, Wit: John Davis - Purchased 200 ac on Little Ivy River, mentioned Martin Murray’s corner Reason Davis, Bk 16, pg. 146, 01/25/1825 Reg on 10/06/1830, Grantor: Edeph Howard - Sold 40 ac on Little Ivy River, between Ivy and Flat Creek ~JACK'S CREEK~ Thomas Davis, Bk 10, pg. 115, 06/05/1803, Reg on 04/01/1805, Grantor: Joseph Dobson - Purchased 100 ac on Jack's Creek Thomas Davis, Bk 10, pg. 272, 11/26/1804, Reg on 07/01/1805, Grantee: Thomas Wray - Sold 100 acres on Jack's Creek ~LAMB'S CREEK~ John Davis, Bk 4, pg. 269, 09/19/1796, Grantor: Abraham Casselman, Wit: Ebenezer Fain & Samuel Davis - Purchased 100 ac John Davis, Bk 4, pg. 541, 07/17/1800 - Sold 100 ac John & Samuel Davis, CMD1/46, 01/18,1803, Grantors: Ebenezer Fain & Abraham Casselman - Bonded for $200.00 for 300 ac on Lamb's Creek (See Miscellaneous) Isaac Davis, Bk D, pg. 143, 11/30/1810, Reg on 01/09/1812 - Purchased 100 ac on both sides of Lamb’s Creek joining his own land, mentions John Hawkins’s Samuel Davis’s and David Haddon’s lines Polly Davis, widow of Isaac, Estate of Isaac, Bk 13, pg. 338, 05/07/1823, Reg 06/18/1826, Grantee: Javan Trammel. Other family members: G. D. Davis, Salina Johnston (Samuel), and John W. Davis - Sold 50 ac on Lamb’s Creek, mentions James Neill’s line and David Haddon’s line Polly Davis, widow of Isaac, Bk 13, pg. 429, 05/17/1823, Reg 06/01/1827, Grantee: David Haddon. Other family members: George D. Davis, John W Davis, Salina Johnston (Samuel), and Sally Trammel (Javan) - Sold land (unspecified) on Lamb’s Creek, David Haddon’s line John W. Davis, Bk 21, pg. 135, 05/17/1823, Reg 06/01/1827, Grantor: William D. Smith - Purchased 100 ac on the waters of French Broad Creek on Lamb’s Creek George D. Davis, Bk 21, pg. 211, 03/06/1835, Reg 04/12/1838, Grantee: William Trammel, Wit: Ethan M. Davis - Sold 100 ac on the No. side of the FBR on Lamb's Creek ~LEES MILL CREEK~ John Davis, Bk 22, pg. 403, 01/08/1842 Reg 11/17/1842 - Purchased 200 acres of land on Lees Mill Creek at a Sheriff Sale, the land once belonged to Lewis Fore Heirs of John Davis: James Davis, Martitia Davis, Washington Davis, William Davis, Margaret Cook & husband Burrel Cook, Bk 23, pg. 298, 01/01/1844 Reg 04/01/1846 - Sold 200 acres of land on Lees Mill Creek ~LITTLE CREEK~ Allen Davis, Bk A, pg. 421, 08/08/1857 Reg 04/22/1858 Madison Co., Grantee: Francis Worley & R. V. Blackstock - Leased all his lands lying on the waters of Little Creek to test for minerals ~LITTLE NEUSE RIVER, WAYNE CO., NC~ Emily Davis & Uriah Davis, Bk 16, pg. 450, 10/??/1828, Reg on 04/10/1830, Grantee: John W. Vasser - Sold 6 1/4 ac of land once belong to Zealous Howell (Emily's father) ~MILLS RIVER, HENDERSON, CO, NC~ William W. Davis, Bk 22, pg. 125, 01/12/1833, Reg on 09/25/1840, Quit Claim, Trustees: Adolphus Erwin, James W. Patton, Charles Moore- Purchased 340 ac on Mills Creek ~MISCELLANEOUS~ John & Samuel Davis, CMD1/46, 01/18,1803, Grantors: Ebenezer Fain & Abraham Casselman - Bonded for $200.00 for 300 ac on Lamb's Creek (See Lamb's Creek) Abraham Davis CMD1/329, 07/01/1805 - Ordered by Court to oversee and keep in repair that part of Sandy Mush Road at the top of Yardly's Gap Nathaniel Davis, Bk A, pg. 442, 12/26/1807, Grantee: Jamestown Hatcher - Jamestown Hatcher was bound for $100.00 with Nathaniel. Legacy coming from Charles Hatcher John Davis, CMD1/421, 02/08/1808, Grantee: Samuel Davis - Sold 100 ac of land, proven by Mary Davis Baxter Davis, CMD1/375, 07/01/1808, Jul Court Session - Ordered by Court that Capt. Baxter Davis oversee the road from the creek above Pyburn's old place to top of Walnut Mountain John Davis, Bk C, pg. 233, 02/05/1811, Release of land due to back taxes (land not specified), land purchased by Samuel Lusk at sale Baxter Davis, Bk E, pg. 4, 02/21/1812, Grantor: Jordan Delk - Purchased 100 ac of land (unspecified) Harmon Davis, CMD1/68, 10/01/1812 October Court Session - Ordered by Court that Harman Davis over the road from Casebolt’s Ford on FBR to Sandy Mush. Workers included: James Davis, John Davis, George Davis, Aaron Davis, Nathaniel Davis and David Davis Isaac Davis, Bk F, pg. 33, 09/28/1812 Reg on 05/25/1813, Grantor: David Haddon, Wit: George D. Davis - Purchased land (unspecified - possibly Lamb's Creek), mentions Samuel Davis's land Samuel Davis, Bk 12, pg. 118, 11/07/1817 Reg on 04/20/1820, Grantor: Levi Hunt - Purchased 200 ac on Little Ivy River Isaac Davis, CMD1/430, 12/10/1818, Grantor: George C. Neill - 5 ac of land (unspecified) granted to Isaac Davis. Found Deed - Near a road that runs to Isaac's Mill Samuel Davis, Bk 12, pg. 230, 10/01/1819 October Court Session, Grantor: George C. Neill - Purchased 26 ac of land (unspecified) John Davis, CMD1/465, 02/14/1820, Grantor: John Strother Estate - A title bond from John Strother, decd. to John Davis executed by his agent Robert Love was ordered to be registered William Davis, CMD1/440, 04/15/1820, Grantor: William Murry - Purchased 100 ac of land (unspecified) proved in open court and ordered to be registered James Davis, CMD1/417, 10/03/1820, Grantor: Benjamin S. Brittain - Purchased 50 ac (unspecified) proved in open court and ordered to be registered George Davis, CMD1/415, 10/21/1820, Grantee: David Davis - Sold 40 ac of land (unspecified) proved in open court and ordered to be registered Samuel Davis of Pendelton Dist, SC, Bk 14, pg. 131, 02/24/1823 Reg on 06/07/1827, Grantee: George Heffner - Sold 116 ac of land (unspecified), mentions George C. Neill’s corner John Davis,, Bk 13, pg. 204, 07/14/1824, Grantee: Samuel Davis - old 100 ac of land (unspecified) James Davis,, Bk 14, pg. 161, 06/23/1821 Reg on 06/11/1827, Grantor: Archibald Henderson - Bill of sale for Slave named Bet, 21 years of age George Davis of McMinn Co., TN,, Bk 14, pg. 175, 10/06/1824 Reg on 06/12/1827, Grantee: Thomas Jones - Given power of attorney. Mentions his deceased parents Uriah Davis, Sr. and Elizabeth Davis, and his deceased brother Daniel Davis George D. Davis, Benjamin D. Gullick, David Haddon (Trustee), Bk 14, pg. 175, 10/05/1826 Reg on 09/15/1831, Purchased land (unspecified - Lamb's Creek?) from Javan Trammel, mentions "the great road", and Haddon's line John Davis of Flat Rock, Postmaster, Bk 16, pg. 375, 09/13/1830 Reg on 12/21/1831, Grantee: Charles Billing - Bill of sale for Slave named Ralph, Lucy, & child Ellick John W. Davis, Bk 16, pg. 454, 10/12/1831 Reg on 04/10/1832, Grantor: Erixina Davidson - Purchased 10 acres of land (unspecified) beginning on Davidson's stone corner William W. Davis, Bk 21, pg. 460, Reg on 04/18/1839, Grantor: John Miller - Bill of sale for Slave named Clarborn Elnathan Davis, Bk 22, pg. 221, Reg on 03/29/1841 - A Bond between Elnathan and John Davis was recorded on 29 Mar 1841 for the sum of $200.00 James Davis, Bk 22, pg. 337, on 11/17/1836 Reg on 03/09/1842, Grantee: Jeremiah Davis - Sold 162 ac of land (unspecified), mentions conditional line between James Davis and Nathaniel Ingle. James Davis, Bk 20, pg. 312, 03/21/1832 Reg 02/06/1837, Grantors: Nathaniel Ingle & James Ingle - Sold 100 ac (unspecified), mentions on the S. W. corner of the old tract. Reason Davis, Bk 22, pg. 356, 03/31/1842 Reg 05/07/1842, Grantor: Jacob Martin - $200 Warrant Money - Sold five cows, two mules, two horse beasts, fifteen head of hogs, one couppard (cupboard ?) and clock, two tables, one bureau, two pair of fire ____ shovel and _____, fifty bushels of corn, six chairs, five beds and sheets, three ovens, two ____ and one kettle, two hundred ____ of bacon. John Davis, Bk 22, pg. 424, 02/04/1842 Reg 02/06/1837 - Granted power of attorney for Jacob Waggoner of Lafayette Co., Arkansas. Bartly/Bartlet Davis, Bk 22, pg. 545, 11/05/1843, Grantor: Millington Lytle - Bill of sale for Slave named Jack Nathaniel Davis, Bk 23, pg. 132, 01/02/1844, Grantor: Thomas Sawyer - Granted Power of Attorney, Thomas called Nathaniel his trusted friend Nathaniel Davis, Bk 23, pg. 10, 01/08/1845 Reg 04/05/1845, Grantor: L. J. Wells - Granted Nathaniel a certain portion of property to raise stock for Wells Margaret Davis (wife/partner of John Davis), Bk 23, pg. 168, 03/24/1845 Reg 06/28/1845, Grantor: Burrell D. Cook - Granted Margaret a Chattel Mortgage: One field on Nancy Brooks land (12 acres), 6 acres of oats on Nancy Brooks land and 2 stacks of oats where Burrell lives, six hundred braids of fodder, and other goods Matthew Davis, Bk 23, pg. 10, 01/08/1845 Reg 04/05/1845 - Matthew along with 4 others were firmly bound to the State of North Carolina for the sum of four thousand dollars. James Davis, Bk 24, pg. 168, 01/15/1849 Reg 06/15/1849, Grantor: H. H. Barnard - James along with George Price are indebted to H. H. Barnard for the sum of $64.00 Thomas Davis, Bk 24, pg. 626, 07/08/1849, Grantor: Samuel Smith - Purchased land (unspecified) for $1.00. Joshua Davis, Bk 24, pg. 486, 01/17/1849, Joshua Davis along with 4 members of the Tate family (children of E. McCall and Mary Tate) were bound to Reuben Deaver for one thousand and eighty nine dollars. J. N. Davis, Bk 25, pg. 725, 01/01/1850, J. N. Davis along with 7 others were firmly bound to the State of North Carolina for the sum of four thousand dollars. Margaret Davis, Bk 26, pg. 211, 10/01/1856 Reg Fall Term 1858 - Agreement with Amraphael Ball (marriage contract) that all the Estate both real and personal shall remain hers and her heirs forever |
