[Murphy extracts from Bute Co. NC Land Plat entries, 1773-1778] [From: "Bute County, North Carolina Land Grant Plats and Land Entries", Compiled and Abstracted by Brent Holcomb, 1974, Chapel Hill, NC.] [*transcribed from photocopies of original plat entries in the book Mark Murphy, 2 May 2001] *File #4 c b 600 acres d a [plat drawing] November 25th 1773 Surveyed for Benja. Hill 600 acres of Land of Land[sic] aGreeable to the annexs plan Lying In Bute County on the N. Side Sandy Creek Beginning at a Black Lark[?] at the Settn. a thence East 366 pole to a white oak thence by Murfeys line So. 272 pole to Murfeys Corner a pine thence by parsons [?] fosters Line Wt. 232 pole to a pine thence So. 27 [?] pole to a Red oak hills corner thence by hills & Goodwins line Wt. 80 poles to a hickory thence by hills & Dorseys line No. to the first Station. Jn. Hogg & Jacob Waddel} Su Ch Cars. [?] by Wm. Christmas, Junr. *File #59 [plat drawing] 293 Sep. 17th 1778 Then Testified[?] for Henry Hill From 293 acres of of[sic] Land Being in Bute County on the South Rise[?] of Tar River Beginning at a oake[?] at Bakers[?] Corner Thence N 276 pole to a White Oak thence E[?] 50 ps. to a White lob[?]y pine Bakers Corner thence W. 128 p. to a White oak Bakers corner thence N 178 pls. to a Black Jak atBakers Corner thence W. 168 pl. to a W[?] oak Rolands Corner Thence N 78 P. to a spanish Oak [??] thence E 234 p. to a black Jak Murphery Corner thence Nth[?] E 132 p. to a pine thence S 130 p. to a pine thence to N 75 spinners[?]. James[?] Cunyard[?] Joshua Jones Chane Carriers[?] f.m. John Shackline[?] for Joseph Hawkins. *File #91 [plat drawing] Frt.[?] 200 p. to an Jn. Febr.[?] 26th 1773 Then Sur[?] tified[?] for James Murphry 110 acres of Land lying in the County of Bute on the Water of the Wolf pit[?] swamp on SE[?] side of Tar River Beginning at a black Jack thence N. 5W[?] 132 poles to a pine thence W[?]sW[?] 170 poles to Geoffries Branch toS[?] thence W 46 poles to Sharpers[?] line to n thence S44[?] poles to a pine Sharpers corner thence W 33 ps. to a White Oak his own corner thenc to the Beginning. John Friednof[?] Kline[?] John Dent Romig Curyear[?] for Joseph Hawkins, L.S. Shae Carriers *File #97 78 [plat drawing] Sept. 5 1778 Frt. 200 poles to a [?] Then Surveyed for Jake Roland Senr. 78 acres of Land on the North Side of Cedar Creek Beginning at a White Oak Perrys[?] Corner thence N25 poles to a White Oak thence [?] poles to Perrys Corner thence N 53 poles to a Red oak thence E230 poles to a Spanish Oak Gilds[?] Corner thence [?] poles to a White [?] in [?] line to the first station. James Murphery Chane Carrier Hon.[?] John Fink[?] Senr[?] To his first for Joseph Hawkins, L. S. [the following are typed in the book already transcribed] p. 89 #107 W Issued 16 June 1778 Benj Hill enters 640 A where Samson Bobo formerly lived adj. Thos Hill Junr line, Micholas [should be Nicholas] Murfey's line, John Person's. 17th March 1778 Benj Hill p. 90 #110 This land is sold and the Entry Altered Jas Murphey Caveat 4 Apl 1778 W Issued 26 June 1778 Henry Hill (Richard Conyars written and stricken) Enters 400 A on south side Tarr River, beg. on the long branch in Maceas(?) line to Jos Bakers to James Murphy to Henry Hill. 17 March 1778 Richard Conyers (stricken) Henry Hill p. 93 #148W Issued 22 Sepr 78 James Murphrey enters 640 A lying on south side of Tarr River on waters of Woolf Pit Swamp beg. on Hill's line, Bakers line, Persons line, Birds line, my own line, Straughters line, to include two improvements. 4 Apl 1778 Jas Murphrey