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Abstracted by Martha Mewborn Marble |
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Lovit Hines Collection - NC Archives Call number CR.059.401.1. LENOIR COUNTY "Record Book, Transcriptions of Lenoir Co. Records 1738-1866" which were re-recorded after the courthouse fires of 1878 & 1880. Also known as - LOVIT HINES COLLECTION - PC 1759.1 Lovit Hines was a large timber owner and most of these deeds appear to have come into his possession as a result of land he purchased. He owned land in Lenoir, Greene, Craven, Jones, Wayne and other counties. This Collection consists of two boxes. Box 1 appears to be mostly Craven, Jones and other counties but scattered through the documents are references to Dobbs, Lenoir and Greene Counties. Box 2 consists mostly of Dobbs and Lenoir Counties. Both boxes are arranged by folders with the name of the Grantee and that is how they are presented. My sincere thanks to Ed Morris and the staff of the NC Archives for their continued assistance and support. It was Ed who first made me aware that what those of us in Lenoir County have always referred to as the Lovit Hines Collection found on microfilm is, in fact, NOT the formal Lovit Hines Collection but a book of re-registered deeds. 2 April 1781 - Dobbs County - Stringer POTTS of Dobbs for natural love and affection to well beloved son Daniel POTTS - parcel in Dobbs - NS Nuce River - ES Jericho Branch being part of tract of 250 acres patented by Francis STRINGER on 8 Sept 1738 and conveyed by sd Francis STRINGER to Robert POTTS and conveyed by sd Robert POTTS to his son Stringer POTTS - 100 acres - all houses, outbuildings, orchard Stringer [his x mark] POTTS Wit Mason PHILLIPS, Geo. Pope LINTON Deed Images 1 2 3 3 March 1805 - Ambrose JONES of Lenoir to William CROOM of Lenoir - $1700 - NS Neuce adj William WHITE including house and plantation where Eleanor CASWELL now lives - adj McIWEAN's corner below the hill near where Old Wm. SHINE lived - road leading to Kinston, DASHER's, W. COART's field now W. WHITE's, KIDDENING's old field, to river at mouth of Cypress Creek, BOX's Corner - 114 acres - another tract of 100 acres part of a part of a patent granted to Doctor STRINGER - adj Pleasant POTTS - also one half of 100 acres, part of a tract deeded to Benjamin SHEPPARD and James McILWEAN - adj where Francis SHINE lives - 100 acres to be equally divided between Benjamin SHEPPARD and Francis SHINE, - 264 acres free and clear of all lawful claims A. JONES Wit W. CASWELL, Wm. LOVICK January Court 1815 on oath of Wm. LOVICK - C. WESTBROOK, Clk Enrolled 15 Jan 1815 - Jas. BRIGHT, Regr Deed Images 1 2 26 January 1808 - Indenture - Thomas COLLIER of Jefferson Co, Georgia to William CROOM of Lenoir Co - 250 pds - adj Walter DUNN, Reedy Branch - 50 acres purchased of Stringer POTTS SENR and patented by Francis STRINGER Thos. COLLIER Wit Wm. DICKSON, G. COLLIER Deed Image 28 January 1809 - Indenture - Ambrose JONES of Lenoir to Joseph WILLIAMS of same - 950 pds - tract - NS Neuse - adj McILEWEAN, below the hill where old W. SHINE formerly lived, road to Kinston, W. COART's field now W. CROOM's field, KEELING's old field, river at mouth of Cypress gut, BOXE's corner - 114 acres; another tract - adj above tract, and Doc. STRINGER, Pleasant POTTS - being part of a patent granted to Doc. STRINGER of 100 acres; another tract adj to above being part of a patent granted to Benjamin SHEPPARD, adj McILWEAN, adj land where Francis SHINE lived and that 100 acres to be equally divided between Benjamin SHEPPARD and Francis SHINE - total of 365 acres A. JONES Wit Wm. CROOM, John HORRELL April Court 1809 on oath of William CROOM - C. WESTBROOK, CC Enrolled 15 April 1809 - Jas. BRIGHT, Regr Deed Images 1 2 8 December 1809 - Indenture - William CROOM of Lenoir to Joseph WILLIAMS - $1,250 - tract NS Nuse - stake in original patent line in Pleasant POTT's field - 100 acres which sd tract heretofore conveyed by deed by sd Joseph WILLIAMS to Benjah WHITE and by Benjah WHITE to William CROOM Wm. CROOM Wit Wm. ANDERSON, J. HANDCOCK October Term 1810 on oath of Wm. ANDERSON - C. WESTBROOK, CC Enrolled 15 October 1810 - Jas. BRIGHT, Regr Deed Images 1 2 3 6 February 1814 - Indenture - Joseph WILLIAMS of Lenoir to William CROOM of same - $2400 - NS Nuce being land formerly owned by James SHINE, Francis SHINE and Shine CASWELL - adj Pleasant POTTS being Dr. STRINGER'S NW corner - 200 acres; another tract - beginning at Dr. STRINGER's below the Hill where W. HINES formerly lived up the river Wm. Shine formerly lived, flat branch, W. COART's field now CROOM's, KEELING's old field, Cypress Creek, BOX's corner - 114 acres; also another tract adj the above being part of a patent granted to Benjamin SHEPPARD adj McIWEAN's line that is to say 100 acres in the said patent to be land where Francis SHINE lived and that 100 acres to be equally divided between said Benjamin SHEPPARD and Francis SHINE - altogether 365 acres Joseph [his x mark] WILLIAMS Wit John COX April Court 1815 on oath of John COX - C. WESTBROOK, CC Enrolled 15 April 1815 Jas. BRIGHT, Regr Deed Images 1 2 3 28 November 1815 - Indenture - Susana POTTS the Younger of Lenoir to William CROOM of Kinston - $23 - my undivided part of the lands where Pleasant POTTS lived (it being 1/7 part of said lands and estimated at four acres and 3/4) - adj corner of patent granted to Dr. F. STRINGER for 640 acres, Shadrack LOFTIN, Wm. WHITES - 32 1/2 acres (sic) Susan [her x mark] POTTS Wit George LOVICK Deed Image 11 June 1816 - Louis FALKNER and his wife Lucy of Lenoir to William CROOM of Lenoir - $22 - our undivided part or share of land on which Pleasant POTTS lived (it being one seventh part of said lands and estimated at four acres and 3/4) - a corner of a patent granted to Doctor F. STRINGER for 640 acres, Shadrack LOFTIN, William WHITE - 32 1/2 acres (sic) Lewis [his x mark] FAULKNER Lucy FAULKNER Wit George LOVICK, F.G. GEORGE Deed Images 1 2 2 October 1817 - Indenture - Wilie J. CROOM of Lenoir to William CROOM of Kinston - $11,000 - NS Neuse, Atkins Branch being land conveyed by William WHITE and wife to WILLIAM and Hardee CROOM executors of Richard C. CROOM for the benefit of the heirs of sd Richard CROOM and in partition allotted to the said Wilie J. CROOM -- mouth of Cypress gut some distance below a Sein Beach called the Blue Banks and running up courses of the river to mouth of Adkins Branch, to line formerly owned by Jesse COBB and John WASHINGTON known as Atkins upper tract - adj patent of Robert ATKINS, beginning corner of 300 acre patent of Richard CASWELL, corner of Stringer POTTS formerly owned by Francis STRINGER now William CROOMS, to a field formerly Pleasant POTTS, line of Robert HAYS patent - to Gov. CASWELL's land described in his will as DOSRER'S ?? corner and down line willed by CASWELL to Shine CASWELL, land said WHITE bought of John COART, to a small branch that runs through KEELING's old field - all houses, buildings and gardens. Wilie J. CROOM Wit H.B. CROOM Note on the back that states this was not recorded Deed Images 1 2 3 2 October 1823 - Indenture - John C. JONES of Alabama to William CROOM of Lenoir - $538 - my undivided 1/2 part of 264 acres - NS Neuse - lying between the land owned by Wm. WHITE and McILWAIN - beginning at "MCILWAIN's corner below the hill where OLD formerly lived" --- Flat Branch, COART's field, now W. CROOM's, KEYLAND's old field, Cypress Gut, BONEY's corner - 144 acres; another tract adj the above beginning at Dr. STRINGER's corner, Pleasant POTTS - being part of a patent granted to Dr. STRINGER - 100 acres; another tract - part of a patent granted to Benjamin SHEPPARD adj McILWEAN's line - 100 acres - in said patent where Francis SHINE lived and that 100 acres to be equally divided between Francis SHINE and Benjamin SHEPPARD - in total 264 acres John C. JONES Wit J.J. BYRD, Thos. CAMPBELL Note on back says this was not recorded Deed Images 1 2 8 October 1834 - Indenture - Richard CROOM of Lenoir to William B. KILPATRICK of same - $8000 - NS Neuse - mouth of Atkins Branch to main Kinston road, COX, John WASHINGTON, COLE's BRANCH, Shadrack LOFTIN, Pleasant POTTS, where negro fife (sic) lived 50 acres pattent granted to John HARTSFIELD now John WILLIAMS, river, Jesse JACKSON, mouth of Atkins; also one acre at west end of milldam R. CROOM Wit Stephen WHITE, Watson WILCOX March Court 1835 on oath of Stephen WHITE Enrolled 5 June 1835 - M. BRIGHT, Regr Deed Images 1 2 26. 8 October 1841 - Indenture - William B. KILPATRICK of Lenoir to Henry TULL of same - $10,000 - NS Nuse adj Walter DUNN, John WASHINGTON - mouth of Adkins Branch, Aron WIGGINS - road leading from Kinston to DAUGHTY's ?, Shadrack LOFTIN, Pleasant POTTS line of 50 acre patent granted to John HARTSFIELD now Walter DUNN'S line - to river, Jesse JACKSON'S line - 1315 acres W.B. KILPATRICK Wit Stephen WHITE, F.H. SMYTH Enrolled 16 April 1844 - James E. METTS, Regr. Deed Images 1 2 In the name of God, Amen, I, William Croom of Newington, Lenoir County, North Carolina, at the home of George Whitfield on my way to Florida, do on this 2nd day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, make and declare this instrument of writing, written on one sheet of paper, to be my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, viz ...4th. I give to my son Richard Croom all my lands below the Atkin branch, beginning at the mouth of the said branch where it enters the river, thence up the run of said branch to the main road leading from Kinston to Coxes Ferry, to John Washingtons line, thence up the branch with his line to his corner, thence with his line to Coles branch, thence with another of said Washingtons to his corner in Shade Loftins line, then with Loftins line east to the Flat branch back of the Pleasant POTTS place, then up that branch to the main road at the turn where negro Fife lived, and from thence a direct line to the first corner of a fifty acre patent granted to John Hartsfield, now John William's, and with the line of said patent to the river at the upper end of Jess Jacksons sein beach, thence up the river to the beginning at the mouth of the Atkin, which boundary is intended to include the William White land, the Frank Shine, Shine Caswell, Joe Williams and Pleasant POTTS lands, to him, his heirs and assigns forever. 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