Townfork Settlement Land Records as of May, 2006

 *by the name indicates an original land owner
compiled by Judy Stanley Cardwell

Granville Land Grants and NC Land Grants were found at the

NC State Archives in Raleigh, NC

Number on Map/Date of Transaction

Owner/Wife

Chain Carriers/Witnesses

Italics are used if these are other landowners in Townfork

Granville Grant, NC Land Grant or Deed

21. 18 May 1789
NC Land Grant

Adams Jr., John
ca 1759
m. Unknown

 

John Jr. is the son of John Adams Sr.

William Adams
George Adams

George and William Adams are the sons of John Adams Sr

21. 100 acres on Ruff Fork of Townfork Creek adjacent Leonard Moser

 

23. 18 May 1789
NC Land Grant

Adams Sr., John
ca 1730 -ca 1785

m. Unknown

George Adams
John Adams, Jr

George and John Jr. are the sons of John Adams Sr.

23. 300 acres adjacent Moravian line and *Henry Banner.

 

24. 9 Aug 1787
NC Land Grant

Adams, William
ca 1755-?
m. Unknown

 

William is the son of John Adams Sr

Joseph Banner
Robert Chapman

 

Joseph Banner is the son of *Henry Banner

22. 140 acres on Ruff Fork of Townfork Creek adjacent John Adams.

 

10c. 14 Feb 1780
Deed

Appleton, John
(ca 1745-?)
m. Unknown

John Blackburn
Ambrose Blackburn

10c. Surry B:92-93
Augustine Blackburn sold 130 acres on Oldfield Creek to John Appleton.

1b. 10 May 1790
Deed

Banner Sr., Benjamin
(1753-1840)

Twin to Ephriam Banner Sr.

m. Sarah Clayton d/o Stephen Clayton Jr. and Mary Dennum

NO WITNESSES

Surveyed by Charles McAnally

1b. Division of *Henry Banner’s Property: Stokes 1:299, Lot #4
390 acres of Henry Banner’s Land on Buffalo Creek.

1c. 10 May 1790
Deed

Banner Sr., Ephriam
(1753-1838)

Twin to Benjamin Banner Sr.

m. 1. Sarah Martin d/o Abraham Martin Sr. and Sally (mn unk) Martin

2. Elizabeth Hartgrove

NO WITNESSES

Surveyed by Charles McAnally

1c. Division of *Henry Banner’s Property:

Stokes 1:245, Lot #2
280 acres of Henry Banner’s Land on Buffalo Creek.

1a. 10 May 1790
Deed

Banner Sr., Joseph(1749-1838)
m. Sarah McAnally
d/o Charles McAnally and Ruhamah Houston

NO WITNESSES

Surveyed by Charles McAnally

1a. Division of *Henry Banner’s Property:

Stokes 1:197, Lot #1
360 ¾ acres of Henry Banner’s Land on Buffalo Creek.

 

1. 25 Apr 1754
Lord Granville Grant

2. 13 Nov 1756
Lord Granville Grant

Banner, *Henry
ca 1728-1789
m. Eleanor Martin

John Reynolds
*James McKoine

Daniel Davis
Richard Harris

1. 405 acres on both sides Buffalo Creek of Townfork Creek adjoining the Moravian Line.

2. 217 acres on both sides of Buffalo Creek of Townfork Creek adjacent himself, Henry Banner.

12. 24 May 1759
Deed

Banner, *Henry
(ca 1728-1789)
m. Eleanor Martin

John Cathey
Francis Beaty
This deed is missing from Rowan Co. Deed Book

12. Rowan 4:97-99
*Phillip Wilson and wife Mary sold to *Henry Banner 480 acres on Townfork and Mill Creeks.

25. 24 Oct 1782

NC Land Grant

 

26. 13 Oct 1783

 

NC Land Grant

31. 18 May 1789

 

NC Land Grant

Banner, *Henry

ca 1728-1789

m. Eleanor Martin

William Martin

William Follis

 

William Martin is a son of Abraham Martin Sr. and William Follis m. Mary Martin, daughter of Abraham Martin Sr.

 Joseph Banner

Ephriam Banner, sons of *Henry Banner

Joseph Banner

Paris Sims

 

Joseph Banner is a son of *Henry Banner. Paris Sims m. Judith Martin, daughter of Abraham Martin Sr.

25. 208 acres on both sides of Ruff Fork adjoining Moravian line and John Adams.

 

26. 494 acres on waters of Buffalo Creek on Moravian Line.

 

31. 54 ¼ acres on waters of Buffalo Creek.

 

33. 3 Apr 1780

 

NC Land Grant

Banner, Ephriam

1753-1838

m. 1. Sarah Martin, d/o Abraham Martin Sr.

2. Elizabeth Hartgrove

 

Ephriam is a son of *Henry Banner.

 

 Joseph Banner

Benjamin Banner

 

Joseph and Benjamin are sons of *Henry Banner.

33. 200 acres on Buffalo Creek adjacent *Henry Banner.

46. 8 May 1789

 

NC Land Grant

Bennett, Benjamin

ca 1754-ca 1818

m. Sarah Smith

William Sizemore

John Ferguson

46. 100 acres on Biery Branch of Townfork Creek includes ax entry of Jesse Stanley.

 

66a. 16 Nov 1786

Deed

66b. 9 Nov 1786

Deed

Bitting Sr., Anthony

(1738-1804)

m. Martha Poe

NO WITNESSES

NO WITNESSES

66a. Surry D:102

Adam Wolff and Adam Binkley, executors of Leonard Moser Estate, sold 200 acres on Grassy Creek to Anthony Bittting.

66b. Surry D:103

Peter Moser, son of Leonard Moser, sold 240 acres, his part of his father’s estate to Anthony Bitting.

10b. 1 Dec 1771

Deed

 

117. 3 Nov 1784

 

NC Land Grant

Blackburn Jr., Ambrose

(ca 1750-ca 1820

m. Frances Halbert d/o Joel Halbert and Frances Jones Halbert

William Hill

John Halbert

 

None Given

10b. Surry A:12

Ambrose Blackburn Sr.  gave ½[100 acres] of his land on Townfork Creek to Ambrose Blackburn Jr. includes his plantation house.

 

117. 100 acres on Great Neatman Creek

 

 

 

10. 9 Nov 1761

Deed

Blackburn Sr., Ambrose

(1722-1777)

m. Elizabeth Jones

John Cummings

*James Hampton

10. Rowan 5:85

*Enoch Lewis sold 389 acres on Townfork Creek to Ambrose Blackburn Sr.

56. 10 Dec 1778

 

NC Land Grant

Blackburn Sr., Ambrose

ca 1722-ca 1777

m. Elizabeth Jones

James Coffey

John Halbert

56. 200 acres on Long Branch of Mill Creek of Townfork Creek.

 

10c. 31 Dec 1771

Deed

 

70. Dec 1789

Deed

Blackburn, Augustine

(ca 1740-1794)

m. Elizabeth Watson d/o Benjamin Watson and Sarah Ashley

MOVED TO WILKES COUNTY, by 1789.

William Hill

‘John Halbert

William Johnson

George Johnson

John Cunningham

10c. Surry A:13

Ambrose Blackburn Sr. gave ½[130 acres] of his property on Townfork Creek to Augustine Blackburn.

 

70. Surry D:464

Benjamin Watson of Wilkes Co., NC sold 600 acres on Lick Creek to Augustine Blackburn also of Wilkes Co., NC

10a.  10 Jul 1771

Deed

Blackburn, Newman

(ca 1737-1771)

m. Elizabeth Younger

*James Hampton

Anthony Hampton

10a. Surry A:33

Ambrose Blackburn Sr. sold Newman Blackburn 150 acres on Townfork Creek.

63. 3 Apr 17

NC Land Grant

Blackburn, Younger

ca 1755-1817

m. Martha Goode, d/o Thomas Goode, Sr.

Ambrose Blackburn

Ezekiel Young

63. 640 acres on both sides of Neatman Creek of Townfork Creek adjacent Thomas Hampton.

 

62. 20 Sept 1779

NC Land Grant

Bostick Sr., Absalom

ca 1740-1803

m. Bethania Perkins

Marvil Stone

John Bradley

62. 300 acres on Townfork below Dan River.

 

40. 18 May 1789

 

NC Land Grant

Bowles, James

ca 1754-1828

m. Mary Armstrong

James is the son of William Bowles.

 

Newman Sizemore

John Ferguson

40. 300 acres on East side of Briery Branch of Neatman Creek of Townfork Creek.

39. 18 May 1789

 

NC Land Grant

42. 18 May 1789

 

NC Land Grant