[Excerpts from "Abstracts: Granville Grantees, Halifax County, North Carolina
Public Registry, 1749-1763" by Margaret M. Hofmann]
[posted 26 Aug 2003]

1741 Edgecombe Co. formed from Granville district.  Courthouse in use at Enfield
by 1746.  Halifax Co. formed from part of Edgecombe in 1759.

p. 9
(p. 388)
John Bass: of Edgecombe Co. 11 Nov 1755, 133 acres on the S side of Beech Swamp
joining John Bass' other land, Wm. Middleton, James Bird and the swamp.  Wit:
John Haywood, Egbert Haywood.  Reg. Edge. Co. Feb. Ct. 1756 Joseph Montford C. Ct.

p. 13
(p. 25)
William Utley: of Edgecombe Co., planter 27 Apr. 1753.  188 acres near the edge of
Impassible swamp joining MURPHREY and MURPHREY's branch.  Wit: John Haywood. Reg.
Edge. Co. Aug. Ct. 1756. Joseph Montfort C. Ct.

p. 15
(p. 40)
Bryant Odum: of Edgecombe Co., planter, 28 Oct. 1754, 261 acres joining Martha 
Middleton, Widow Duck, James Jones, Matthew Jones and the impassible Beaver Dam.
Wit: Benjamin Sherwood, John Haywood.  Reg. Edge. Co. Aug. Ct. 1756. Joseph
Montfort C. Ct.

(p. 42)
Abraham Bass: of Edgecombe Co. 30 Oct. 1753, 125 acres on the west branch of Tumblin
run, Wit: John Haywood, Wm. Churton  Reg. Edge. Co. Aug. Ct. 1756, Joseph Montfort
C. Ct.

p. 34
(p. 207)
John Edwards: of Halifax Co., 15 Nov. 1760, 80 acres on the edge of Conocanara 
swamp, joining William MURFEE, Pollock and Roanoke river at the mouth of Conoconara
swamp.  Wit: Richard Vigers, Thomas Robinson. Reg. Hal. 17 Feb 1763, Charles Berry.

p. 37
(p. 65)
John Bass: of Halifax Co., planter, 11 Dec 1763, 410 acres on Cow Hall branch, 
joining Thomas Alsobrook, Jacob O'Daniel, John Young and other lands of John Bass.
Wit: Wm. Lucas, J. Montfort  Reg. Hal. Co. Oct. Ct. 1764.  Joseph Montfort