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Deeds [Deed Book 3, pgs. 60-61] Tulle WILLIAMS & Richd. SANDERSON to Joseph ODOWDY. July 6, 1737. I Tulle WILLIAMS of Perquimans prect and province afsd. for the sum of £40 current money of this province paid by Joseph ODOWDY of this prect. do for my self my heirs exec. and adms. as also for the heirs exec. and adms. of Wm. Richd. SANDERSON decd by virture of a power of attorney from him dated October 2, 1735 assigned transfered set over unto the said Joseph ODOWDY the within patent and tract of land therein contained with all the priviledges and appertenance there unto belonging unto him the said Joseph ODOWDY his heirs exec. adms. and assigns forever and ot no other use intent or purpose whatsoever in witness where I have here unto put my hand and seal. /s/ Richd. SANDERSON, Tulle WILLIAMS. Test: John CONNYER, John MARTYN. Tulle WILLIAMS acknowledged for himself and Richd. SANDERSON an assignment of the within patent to Jos. ODOWDY. [Deed Book 3, pgs. 13-14] John SMITH to Samuel BAKER. Nov. 19, 1739. John SMITH Negro of the prect. of Currituck in the County Albemarle and in the prect. of North Carolina and Samuel BAKER of the same prect. and county and province a for said, for the sum of five pound in hand paid and secured to be paid. A tract of land containing one hundred acres more or less situate lying and being in the prect. of Currituck in the county and provence a for said do by these presents impower Richd. SMITH free Negroe to make over the said tract of land joying and binding on the North River swamp. Begining at a read oake corner tee and so runing an east course by line of marked trees to a pine a corner tree at the head line and from thence a south course along the head to a pine a corner tree and from thence a line of marked trees a west course to a pine a corner tree at the swamp side the a for said containing one hundred acres more or less. 10 day of Jan. 1739. /s/ Richd. SMITH. Wit: Test: William DOWDY, Mick MILLER. Registered the 26 day of May 1739. [Deed Book 3, pgs. 12-13] John SMITH to Jacob LOUTS. Nov. 19, 1740. John SMITH free negro of the presinck of Currituck in the county of Albemarle and in the provience a for said of the one part, for the sum of five pounds Spanish to me in hand paid and secured to be paid by the Jacob LUTS the recipts where I do hereby acknowledge and impower my son Richd. SMITH and make him my attorney. A tract of land on the North River swamp begining at a pine going east by a line of marked trees to a pine at the head line and from thence a southerly courses to a white oake a corner tree along the head line and from that corner tree a westerly course by a line of marked trees to a white oake as a corner tree as a for said containing one hundred acres of land more or less. /s/ Richd. SMITH. 1 day of Jan. 1739 Wit: Wm. ODOWDY, Mick MILLER. Registered 26 day of May 1740. 1745 - Baum and another v. currituck Shooting Club 1887 - "Upon the trial the plaintiffs introduced a series of deeds with the will of one Joseph Baum, copies of whicha re set out as exhibits and are as follows: (1) From Joseph Gray and wife Mary made Oct 24 1801 to Thomas White, describing the land conveyed as "containing fifty acres lying on the said banks, to be laid off on the north end, of a deed given by William O. Dowdy to John Woodhouse, bearing date the 20 Feb 1745, to be as wide on the sound side as on the sea side,m so as to include the aforesaid fifty acres..." [see abstracts for 1819 and 1840 below] The Southeastern Reporter p 673. 1756 October 30. Land Warrant - 278 acres. to Daniel O'Dowdy. Powell's Point Deed: 1758 April 14. 1757 Grant of Deed: Daniel O'Dowdy 387 acres; Location: On the Sound near Poles [Powell's] Point 2 copies Deed #31 April 14, 1757 1760 Land Warrant to Thomas Russell: Plat: 1760 January 7.
130 acres. Descriptive references for land: Currituck Sound,
Pig Point Creek. Surveyor: John Clayton. Chain carriers: Daniel
Dowdy, Thomas Perry 1763 Deed of James O'Dowdy SR. to Robert Whitehall
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image) document witnessed by James O'Dowdy Jr. [un-numbered book Pg. 37-38] 1764 - William O DOWDY the Younger of Currituck County to Marmaduke COX of the same county, land formerly in the possession of Richd. O DOWDEY, deceased, containing by estimation 50 acres. Joseph HAMMAN's corner tree. Wit: James BURNHAM, William BRIGHT, Anna BURNHAM. [un-numbered book Pg. 53?] William O'DOWDY of Currituck, to Ben NORTHERN of the same county, 20 acres joining on Marmaduke COX, mentions William STAFF___ , James STAFFORD. My cousin James STAFFORD, deceased. Page torn. [un-numbered book Pg. 63-64] 1764 - Thomas O'DOWDY to Ben NORTHERN, 135 acres, it being the land Thomas O'DOWDY had of Wm. O'DOWDY, part of the land that was taken up by William STAFFORD, deceased--Duke COX corner tree & Moyock Creek. A line that divided Elizabeth JONES' thirds and the said O'DOWDY. Wit: Nicholis NICHOLS, George POWERS, Elizabeth POWERS. [un-numbered book Pg. 98-99] 1765 - William BRAY, ESQ., sheriff of Currituck county, to Willis LAFMAN, where as in and by an act of the parlement of great Britin made and pasd on the fifth year of the reign of our late sovreign lord George the second king of greate Britian initiated an act for the more easy recovery of debts in his macistys plantation in America. Wit: by Thos. TAYLOR, ESQ., Clerk of the Lord Court in the county of Pasquotank. Elizabeth ARMSTRONG, executrix of the will of Sol. ARMSTRONG, land bounded on Daniel PHILLIPPSES line to the road, to Rich. ODOWDY's line then to the marsh 50 acres of marsh the whole premised to contain 95 acres more or less of land and also 10 acres bought by Sol. ARMSTRONG of John MUNCREAF included in the 95 acres, reference being had to the said deceased deeds & the coheirs? there of. Thomas SAWYER claim. Wit: John WOODHOUSE, William MEARNS. [un-numbered book Pg. 103-104] 1765/66 - William BRAY, ESQ., sheriff of Currituck County, to Thomas JARVIS. 100 acres of land on the North Banks joining Currituck narrows, William ODOWDY and the sea side.. Mentions Willis STEPHENSON, deceased, the sum of 42 pounds, 2 shillings & 2 pence money which one Wilson, executrix, recovered from STEPHENSON administrator. Wit: Francis WILLIAMSON.
March 23 1778 Land entry of Thos Walker "...runs east w/ Caleb ODowdys line..." Sept 8 1778. Land entry of Caleb ODowdy of Currituck. 350 acres nearn Powels Point, Albermarke Sound. George Davis' land to Joshua Cowper to N. Samuel Etheridge in E. and said land being plantation where Dowdy lives Dec 26 1778 Land entry of Samson Etheridge. "border Caleb ODoudy" Mar 20 1778 Land entry of Joseph ODowdy of Currituck 200 ac near Currituck Narrows border Thos Saunder's line, S. along Carter Barnards line. Nov 12, 1779 Land entry of Ambrose Mitchel "...border Joseph ODowday" Nov 1 1779 Land entry of Jesse Sanderson "border William ODowdys line" Nov 3 1779. Land entry of William Odowdy 300acres on North
River Swamp border a swamp on W. thos White on S. runs E. to
Whitehalls, N to widow Gibson being land Dowdy bought of William
Lutts. [Deed Book 3, pgs. 138-139] John SANDERSON to Benjamin SANDERSON. Jan. 12, 1784. I John SANDERSON of the county of Currituck and state of NC am held and firmly bound unto my brother by fathers side by name Benjamin SANDERSON son of Benjamin in the full and just sum of £150 speice to be paid unto the said Benjamin SANDERSON minor infant. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas by a certain deed of gift or bargain of the nature there of my father Benjamin SANDERSON on who now at this time is supposed to be at the point of departing this life, did make over and convey to me the said above bound John SANDERSON a certain tract or parcel of and known by the afsd. Benjamin SANDERSONs manner plantation joining on Joseph ODOWDAY and Thos. HEATH on the line? extending out lines from the sound thence joining on the bank with MITCHELs and WHITEHALLs which said tract of land was given to the said John SANDERSON from the second marriage of his father and since said gift said father married a wife by which wife had the afsd. son Benjamin and his said father Benjamin being uneasy in his said sickness concerning the said afsd. gift prevailing of his said son John in the above forfit to make over and convey unto the said Benjamin SANDERSON, infant, fifty acres of the afsd. plantation on the back of the said plantation next to WHITEHALLs and MITCHELs in case he the said John SANDERSON holds the said plantation clear of all incumbrances whatever and should thence be no incumbrance on said land the said John is here by bound with the within forfit to make a right of fifty acres as within mentioned to him the said Benjamin SANDERSON infant when called on. /s/ John SANDERSON. Wit: Thos. HEATH, John WHITECAR. Feb. Term 1801, this bond from John SANDERSON to Benjamin SANDERSON was in open court in due form of law proved by the oath of Thos. HEATH a subscribing witness there to and is ordered to be registered. Registered May 26, 1801. Oct 16 1784. Land entry of Jesse Sanderson "...on S.
Side of Dowdy's landing...east on Dowdy's Creek..." [Deedbook 12; pg. 338] Samuel SALYEAR Jun to Demsey and Robert WILLIAMS. 15 Dec 1797. All of Currituck. Land on the Banks bounded by Jacob ODOWDY. Fifty acres. /s/Saml SALYER Jun. Witness ,Jesse TAYLOR. May Term 1814. Registered 7 Nov 1814 [Deedbook 8; pg. 168] William BOUGE, Randal JONES, Rebecka GIBBS, William ODOWDY and John DUDLEY to Jesse TAYLOR. All of Currituck. 6 Mar 1799. Twenty five pouns. Land by TAYLOR's line, Thomas TAYLOR's line, Jesse TAYLORs line. Twenty five acres. /s/William (x-his mark) DOWDY. Witnessed, Sml. SALYEAR, Wm. TAYLOR Wed TAYLOR, Nathan HALL. (Wm. TAYLOR repeated a second time) S. HALL Saw the DOWDY's execute. August Term 1799. Registered 20 Sep 1799 [Deedbook 8; pg. 169] Randolph JONES, Rebekah GIBSON to Jesse TAYLOR. 6 Mar 1799. Also by William BOUGAS, William and John DOWDY. Twenty-five pounds. Same witnesses. Only signed by JONES and GIBSON. August Term 1799. Registered 20 Sep 1799. Third transaction, generally same parties two pages later [Deedbook 8; pg.217] Jesse PERRY to Benjamin TAYLOR. Both of Currituck. 7 Apr 1800. Four hundred twenty silver dollars. Land in Currituck known by the name of Perrmous SMITH's land, at his deceased bequeathed his land and premises to his wife Sarah SMITH. One hundred and forty acres. /s/Jesse PERRY. Witnessed, Thos. HEALTH and William DOWDY. May Term 1800. Registered 28(?) Jun 1800. [Deedbook 8; pg. 247] Caleb SANDERSON to Daniel LINDSAY. Both of Currituck. 12 Jul 1800. Three hundred dollars. Land by the name of Grandys Island in Currituck on the Narrows by Lemuel SANDERSON, Caleb SANDERSON, by a creek known by the name of Dowdeys Creek. One hudred and twenty seven acres. /s/ Caleb SANDERSON. Witnessed, T. SANDERSON Benjamin TAYLOR. August Term. Proved in open court by the oath of Benjamin TAYLOR Sen. Registered 24 Sep 1800. [Deed Book 3, pg. 178] Solomon FRIZZELL to John DOWDAY. July 25, 1801. Solomon FRIZZELL of the county of Princess Anne in the state of Virginia of the one part and John DOWDAY of the county of Currituck and state of NC of the other part. For the sum of twenty five silver dollars. For land situate in the county of Currituck on the Bankes begining at Jacob DOWDAYs line runing a southerly course along the sound side to a small creek thence an easterly course to the sea side thence a northerly course to Jacob DOWDAYs line from thence a westerly course to the first station containing 50 acres. /s/ Solomon FRESSELL. Wit: Ben. POYNER, Benja. TAYLOR, SENR. Registered Oct. 1, 1801. Deedbook 3, p. 201] Joseph and Mary, GRAY, his wife to Thomas WHITE. All of Currituck. Ten silver dollars. Fifty acres. Land in the Sand Banks given by William ODOYDAY to John WOODHOUSE bearing the date of February 25, 1745/6. /s/ Joseph GRAY Mary (x - her mark) Witnesses, Benjamin TAYLOR, Polly GRAY. Proved at November Term 1801 on oath of Benjamin TAYLOR Senior in open court. Registered January 2, 1802 [Deedbook 12; pg. 223] Received Norfolk. 8 Feb 1811 of Dennis WHITEHURST and wife, eceived the sum of two hundred and fifty eight dollars in full for all the real estate and personal property my wife and myself hath in and to the estate of the late Caterine MARCHANT who was grandmother to my wife, late of Gibbs Woods Currituck County. /s/Nicholas Albert BARTEAM(?). Witness, James DOWDY. February Court Norfolk County. 13 Feb 1813. [Deed Book 3, pg. 233] John EVANS JUNR. to Anthony FENTRESS. Apr. 20, 1801. John EVANS JUNR. of one part and Anthony FENTRESS of the other. for the sum of five hundred and three dollars paid by said Anthony FENTRESS for land lying on Albemarle Sound on the west side of Powels Point, begining at Daniel DOWDYs line at the sound side then runing with said DOWDYs line to Laban THOMAS's corner tree formerly Daniel BOW's corner tree then a straight line a southerly course across to William FORBEs line then a westerly course down his line to the sound side then by various courses of the said sound to the begining the afsd. boundaries is to contain the whole of the parcell or tract of land that Caleb DOWDY dec'd. give by will to his son Thos. DOWDY and said Thos. DPWDY sold to me the said John EVANS containing 80 acres of land. /s/ John EVINS. Wit: John McCOY, Elijah FREEMAN. Registered Mar. 30, 1802. [Deed Book 3, pgs. 252-253] Jacob & Affiah ODOWDY to Eiljah ADDERSON. Sept. 11, 1801. Jacob ODOWDY and his wife Affiah of the state of NC and county of Currituck and Elijah ADDERSON of the same state and county. for the sum of two hundred Spanish milled dollars. Land that was formerly called Ambrose MITCHELs home place begining at John SANDERSONs dec'd. corner at a stake thence bearing and binding with Saml. STEVANS dec'd. line westwardly to a corner hickrey thence southardly bearing and binding on said ADDERSONs line by a line of marked trees to Thos. WHITEs thence Eastwardly binding with said Thos. WHITEs line by a line of marked trees to the above mentioned John SANDERSONs corner tree thence bearing and binding with said SANDERSONs line northardly to the first station containing 35 acres. /s/ Jacob DOWDAY, Affiah [x] ODOWDAY. Wit: Thos. HEATH. Registered June 30, 1802. 1819 - Baum and another v. Currituck Shooting Club 1887 - "Upon the trial the plaintiffs introduced a series of deeds with the will of one Joseph Baum, copies of whicha re set out as exhibits and are as follows: [see abstract for 1745 and 1840 above] (2) From said Thomas White to Willoughby Dowdy dated June 7 1819 with the same words of description except substituting the word "sound" in place of the word "said" immediately preceding "banks" The Southeastern Reporter p 673. [Deedbook 18; pg. 171] Daniel B. LINDSEY to Heziah DOWDY. February 18, 1827. Twenty dollars. Lindsey of Currituck. Land on the main road to the court house containing four acres. By Spence DOWDY's. Jacob LITCHFIELD has a life time estate in the above land which I Daniel D. LINDSAY do not sell to Heziah DOWDAY. /s/D.B. LINDSAY. Witnesses, Samuel (x - his mark) TAYLOR; Samuel (x - his mark) COOPER(?). August Term, 1828. Registered January 29, 1829. [Deedbook 19, p. 161] Samuel TAYLOR to Willoughby DOWDY. 12
Feb 1831. Two hundred and fifty dollars. Land in Currituck near
Andersons Creek , by ? DOWDY, and ?. Forty acres. /s/Saml (x-his
mark) TAYLOR. Witnesses, D. LINDSEY and Elizabeth LINDSAY. February
Term 1831. Registered 19 Apr 1831. February Term 1831. [Deedbook 21, p. 272] Andrew DUKE to John DOUGHDY. 15 Oct 1836. Wife Rosamon DUKE. All of Currituck. One hundred and thirty three dollars. Land in Currituck bounded by John FISHER, deceased; Holowe(sic) FISHER, Peggy MACKNORNEY(?). Sixteen and two thirds acres. /s/Andrew DUKE, Rosamon DUKE. Witnesses, Jas. NICHOLSON, Mary FISHER. November Term, 1836. Registered, December 18, 1836. Second deed with same date, parties, witnesses, on following page [Deedbook 21, p. 289] John DOWDY to Samuel KINSEY. 10 Jan 1837. Both of Currituck. One hundred eighty six dollars. Land where the said John DOWDY purchased of Andrew DUKE and his wife Rosaman DUKE which said land was bequeathed to the said Rosaman DUKE in the last will and testament of John FISHER, Senior deceased bounded by Mary FISHER, Hollowell FISHER, deceased, heirs of John FISHER Jun deceased, David DENTON. Five and half acres. Second tract beginning at Margaret MCHORNEY, Hollowel FISHER, deceased, Cowenjock Bay, heirs of John FISHER Junior, Samuel SALYEAR. Sixteen acres. /s/John (x - his mark) DOWDY. Witnesses, Trimegal TAYLOR, David DUNTON. February Term, 1837. Registered 20 Mar 1837. [Deedbook 21, p. 330] Samuel KINSEY to John FORBES. April 5, 1837. Both of Currituck. Thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents. Land which Samuel KINSEY purchased of John DOWDY, William KINSEY and wife July(?) and Lacy(?) Love the land formerly belonging to John FISHER Sen deceased, bounded by Mary FISHER, Hollowel FISHER, deceased, heirs of John FISHER, Junior, deceased, David DUNTON. Five and a half acres. /s/Samuel KINSEY. Witnesses, Joshua TAYLOR, Leven DUNTON. May Term, 1837. Registered 23 Jun 1837. 1838-1839 - Hodge Gallop, Ivey Dowdy, and Jesse Patridge; Land Grant - Acres: 156 Grant Number: 662 Issued: Sept. 28, 1839 Entry Number: 888 Entered: Aug. 28, 1838 Book, Page: 146:133 Location: On the N. Banks 1838 - Baum and another v. Currituck Shooting Club 1887 - "A deed from Caleb Dowdy and his mother, Sarah, made in 1838, to the aforesaid testator [Jacob Baum] in his life-time, conveying their right, title, and claim "on the North banks between Whale's Head and the said Joseph Baum's beginning on the sea side, joining Willibra Dowdy's land; therein binding the said Dowdy's line to Currituck sound, nearly west course; thence, as the sound runs, nearly south to Elizabeth Dowdy's land; thence nearly east to the seaside; thence, as the sea beach, to the first station." [Deed Book 22; pg. 225 – 226] Wilson REED & wife Elizabeth L. REED to Jonathan LINDSEY. April 20, 1840. Wilson REED & wife Elizabeth L. REED of the County of Perquimans... Jonathan B. LINDSEY of Currituck. Three thousand dollars. A tract of land to the said Elizabeth L. by a deed of this date...Land...in Currituck County and bounded as follows, on the North by the lands of Willowby DOWDY, on the East by Currituck Sound and Strait Creek, on the South by the land belonging to the heirs of William COFFEE and the West by the main road binding to Poplar Branch and by McHORNEYs line, it being the same land devised to the said Elizabeth L. by her father Daniel LINDSEY. /s/ Wilson Reed, Elizabeth L. Reed. Elizabeth privately examined by Richmond M. Pearson, Judge of the Superior Courts of Law & Equity for the State of North Carolina. Wilson REED & wife Elizabeth L. acknowledged their execution of the foregoing deed from them to Jonathan B. LINDSEY. Registered April 20th, 1840. 1840 - Baum and another v. Currituck Shooting Club 1887 - "Upon the trial the plaintiffs introduced a series of deeds with the will of one Joseph Baum, copies of which are set out as exhibits and are as follows: [see abstracts for 1819 and 1745 above] (3) From Willoughby Dowdy to Samuel Cooper executed Jan 29 1840 designating the land as "situated on the banks, bounded as follows: On the north by Thomas Poyner's line; on the west by the bay; on the south by the lands formerly belonging to Thomas Dowdy; thence an east course to the sea; thence along the sea to the first station containing 50 acres...." The Southeastern Reporter p 673. [Deed Book 33; pg. 417] April 6, 1875. Know all men by these presents that I Hezekiah W BEASLEY of Powells Point County of Currituck and State of North Carolina for and in consideration of the Sum of one hundred dollars to me paid by Samuel DUTCHER of the same county and State the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Do bargain grant sell and convey unto the said Samuel DUTCHER all of a certain piece or parcel of land lying and being of Powells Point in Poplar Branch Township Currituck County. Bounded as follows, beginning at a sweet gum a corner tree between the land of William R JOHNSON decd and the lands of Sheppard OWENS decd thence a Southwardly course to a pine corner tree aforesaid The lands formerly called Samuel DOWDY line thence a northwestwardly with DOWDY's line the various courses of the line to the line formerly called Joseph D PERRY line to a corner post thence along Perry's line to the corner of Shepperd OWENS land thence a Southwardly course to the beginning, Sweet gum. Containing twenty acres more or less. To have and to hold the same to the said Samuel DUTCHER his heirs and assigns to his and their use forever, and the said Hezekiah W BEASLEY covenants with the said Samuel DUTCHER his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee of the premises, that they are free from all incumbrances, that I have a good right to sell the same to the said Samuel DUTCHER his heirs and assigns, and that I will warrant and defend the same against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. In testimony whereof I the said Hezekiah W BEASLEY have hereto set my hand and seal this the 6th day of April 1875. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Graham G. GALLOP & Sidney G. GALLOP. /s/ Hezekiah W BEASLEY. [Deed Book 40; pg. 377-378] November 17, 1891. E. W. DOWDY and Florence V. DOWDY his wife (the latter of whom is a daughter of Virginia F. MATHIAS and granddaughter of John DOXEY deceased) to Joseph SIMPSON, his heirs and assigns. One dollar. All the right title, claim, and interest, of the parties of the first part and especially of the above named Florence V. DOWDY in and to that certain tract of land in Currituck County, N.C. which was conveyed to said Joseph SIMPSON by John DOXEY (the grandfather of the said Florence) and others by this deed bearing date on the 2nd January 1882 and duly recorded in deed book No 36 page 449 in the Registers office of Currituck County, NC and which said deed is referred to in the will of said John DOXEY duly of recorded in Currituck County aforesaid. E.W. DOWDY and Florence V DOWDY both of full age. /s/ E. W. [x] DOWDY, Florence V. DOWDY. W. B. MARTIN, commissioner of Norfolk, VA certifies that E.W. DOWDY and Florence V. DOWDY his wife personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the annexed deed of conveyance; and the said Florence V. DOWDY being by me privately examined... 17th day of November A.D. 1891. /s/ W. B. MARTIN Commissioner. Registered in Currituck Dec. 21, 1891 by H. B. ANSELL Clerk Superior Court. Recorded Dec. 26, 1891 by G. W. WILLIAMS Register of Deeds. |
