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Book: Pg Date
Grantee
Grantor
Cost
Acres
Type of
Deed
Property Description
B: 27-28. 12 May
1800
Fredrick Steeley.
Fredrick Leary
25
pounds.
50 acres.
Warranty.
B: 29.
Fredrick Leary.
Fredrick Steeley
38
pounds.
78 acres.
B: 35-36. 24 Jan
1801
Henry Swanner.
Joshua Leary
200
dollars.
100 acres.
B: 204.
18 Jun
1804
B: 339.
14 Jan
1805
Edmund Stealey.
12 May
1800
Sarah Pierce
10
pounds.
50 acres.
Date
Registered
West side of Old Chappel Swamp, the south and west part of James
Cornelius
Smith's patent and the land that Fredrick Leary bought from Joshua
Leary, D. Leary.
Leary. West side of Old Chappel Swamp at an ash, corner tree between
said Leary and said Steeley. Along the dividing line to corner poplar.
Along patent line south 35 east to head. The course of the patent to the
Old Chappel Swamp. Down the various courses of the Swamp to the
first station. Signed: Fredrick Leary.
Reg: 16 Dec
1801.
Warranty.
West side of Chappel Swamp. Same land Steeley bought of Cap'n James C. Leary, D.
Long in two deeds. An ash on the Swamp, the corner tree and dividing Leary.
line between said Steeley and said Leary. Along the Swamp to a gum,
corner tree on side of Swamp at mouth of a branch. The branch along a
line of marked trees to a red oak. South 45 west along a line of marked
trees 70 poles to a white oak on the patent line. Along the line south 35
degrees east to a poplar, corner tree between Leary and Steeley. Along
dividing line to first station. Signed: Fredrick Steeley.
Reg: 16 Dec
1801.
Warranty.
Adjoining Middle Neck Swamp. An oak, John Worley's corner tree. Along Thomas Leary,
Worley's line to Frasier's line. Along Frasier's line to Thomas Steley's
Wineferd
[Steely] corner oak tree. North 80 west to Middle Neck Swamp. Along
Leary.
Swamp to first station. Signed: Joshua Leary.
[affidavit]
"Instrumen
t of
Writing"
Fredrick Stealey appeared in court and swore that "at the time that
James Long, Col'o went to Sign a Deeds to his son James Long Jun'r for
his Sound Side Land Saith that the Folly part he must Except during his
life and James Long Jun'r Answered and said he should not be
Interrupted." Signed: John Leary, J.P.
Reg: 24 Sep
1804.
Warranty.
All the land "left to her by her Father Thomas Pierce." [No description or C. Leary,
original deed number referenced.] Signed: Sarah "X" (her mark) Pierce. Joshua "X" (his
mark) Young.
Reg: 24 Jul
1806.
Witnesses
Page 1
Wife's Dower
information
(exam, when,
signed?)
Grantee
B: 453.
11 Dec
1807
C: 49.
20 Aug
1808
Fredrick Stealey.
C: 153154.
10 Oct
1809
Grantor
Joshua Gray
Samuel Young,
deceased.
Cost
Acres
Type of
Deed
Property Description
10 dollars. 50 acres.
Warranty.
150
pounds.
Warranty.
150 acres.
Date
Registered
A pine near Asa Phelp's on the main road. Down to a black gum a corner Lovina "X" (her
tree at the lower end of said land. Along Isaac Bateman's to Abraham
mark) Phelps,
Smith's line. Along his line to Joseph Alexander's line. Along his line to
A. Phelps.
Joshua Alexander's line. Along his line to Asa Phelp's line. Along his line
to first station. Signed: Ebenezer Bateman.
Reg: 6 May
1808.
Called Stubb's Hall on a branch of Mill Swamp. A marked white oak one Fredrick Leary,
of Cap't William Downing's line trees. North 15 west 108 poles. North 10 Winney Gray.
east. South 82 east 146 poles. South 41 west 220 poles to Henry Gray's
line. Along his line and Cap't Downings line to first station. The land left
by Godfrey Gray in his will to his son Joshua Gray. Signed: Joshua "X"
(his mark) Gray.
Reg: 13 Dec
1808.
Witnesses
Page 2
Benjamin
Claghorn,
James Court,
chainbearers.
Wife's Dower
information
(exam, when,
signed?)
Grantee
Grantor
Cost
C: 203
1 Nov
(written 1810
on upper
left
corner) or
231
(written
on upper
right).
Joshua Foster.
Julian Picot
(doctor)
E: 152.
24 Mar
1820
F: 398399.
20 Aug
1827
Type of
Deed
Property Description
Witnesses
400
dollars.
Warranty.
R'd Armistead,
Joel Thorp.
400
dollars.
Thomas
Walker.
15 Aug 1820.
112
dollars
and 25
cents.
140 acres.
Warranty.
Land sold at auction to pay two August term 1827 court judgements
against Edmund Steely. 1) Favor of Abner N. Vail, 44 dollars and 67 1/2
cents; 2) Favor of Thomas Norcom, 40 dollars and 99 cents. Land
adjoined Richard Peacock's land. Signed: Tho's Sanderson, Sh'ff.
P.O. Picot.
Reg: 10 Dec
1827.
G, part 2: 29 Dec
335-336. 1831
300
dollars.
144 acres.
Warranty.
Land on which Steeley lives. A white oak and old corner tree, one of
Uriah Chesson.
Cap't William Downing's line trees. North 15 west 8 poles to a [blank].
North 71 east 100 poles to a red oak. South 82 east 140 [or 146] poles
to a pine. South 41 west 220 poles to Henry Gray's line. Along Gray's line
and Cap't Downing's line to the first station. Signed: Fre. Steely Sen'r.
16 Mar
1832.
G, part 2: 29 Dec
336.
1831
Frederick Steely.
150
dollars.
100 acres.
Warranty.
A cypress in "deep run" on the road side. Along road south 47 west 14 Uriah Chesson.
poles. South 37 west 46 poles. South 62 west 22 poles to a small white
oak, corner tree of James Davenport. South 53 east 80 poles to a maple.
South 49 east 96 [poles] to a red oak. North 41 east 9 poles to a marked
cypress standing in a gum and cypress swamp. Down various courses of
the main run of the swamp to a black gum on the "deep run." Down
various courses of the deep run to the first station. Signed: William G.
Ducket.
16 Mar
1832.
Fredrick Steeley
Acres
Page 3
Wife's Dower
information
(exam, when,
signed?)
Date
Registered
Grantee
Grantor
G, part 3: 14 Apr
658.
1835
Jo's C. Norcom
and W'm. R.
Norcom.
William G. Ducket
H: 260.
Asa Steeley.
Frederick Steely
26 Dec
1836
G, part 3: 31 Dec
796.
1836
Aaron Harrison
Frederick Steeley
[on behalf of
Joseph C. Norcom
and William A.
Norcom ?].
H: 142.
Mary Steely.
20 Jun
1837
Asa Steeley
Cost
150
dollars.
152
dollars.
Acres
Type of
Deed
Property Description
150 acres.
Deed of
trust.
Land held in trust for a debt of $108.31 plus interest to Jo's C. and W'm W'm G. Frasier.
R. Norcom of Plymouth, N.C., due on or before 1 Jan 1836. If not paid,
land to be sold at auction, any proceeds above debt to be given to
Steely. Land adjoins Stevens Downing's heirs' line, Durant Meazle's line,
and Jesse and Joshua Hassell's line. Signed: Fredrick Steeley.
150 acres.
Warranty.
Land called Stubbs Hall. A white oak on Stubbs Hall branch. North 15
Lovick W.
degrees west 180 poles to a [blank]. North 71 degrees east 100 poles to Steeley.
a [blank]. South 82 degrees east 146 poles to a [blank]. South 61 [?]
degrees west 220 poles to Henry Gray's line. Along Gray's line and W'm
Downing's line to first station. "..assuring to myself a life estate in said
Land for myself as well also a life estate in said said [sic] land for my
present wife." Signed: [illegible].
20 Dec
[illegible].
150 acres.
Deed of
trust.
Steeley indebted to Joseph C. and William R. Norcom by a note dated 18 Thomas Fagan.
Nov 1833 for $179.80 and "have agreed to pay a debt due by my father
Federick Steeley to Aaron Harrison the precise sum is now not known,
but is betweenfifteen & twenty dollars" Payment due by 1 Jan 1838
or sale at auction the land called Stubb's Hall. A white oak in Stubb's Hall
branch. North 15 west 108 poles. North 71 degrees east 100 poles.
South 82 degrees east 146 poles. South 41 degrees west 220 poles to
Henry Gray's line. Along Gray's line and William Downing's line to first
station. Signed: Asa Steeley, Aaron Harrison.
6 Jan 1837.
100 acres.
Warranty.
A cypress in "deep run" on the road side. Along road south 47 west 14 James Blount,
poles. South 37 west 46 poles. South 62 west 22 poles to a small white Jun'r.
oak, corner tree of Ja's Davenport. South 53 east 88 poles to a maple.
South 49 east 96 poles to a red oak. North 41 east 114 poles to a black
gum on deep run. Down various courses of the run 210 poles to the first
station. Signed: W. G. Duckett.
Witnesses
Page 4
Wife's Dower
information
(exam, when,
signed?)
Date
Registered
Grantee
H: 606607.
7 Mar
1838
H: 257258.
20 Aug
1839
Type of
Deed
Property Description
Warranty.
Warranty.
Grantor
Cost
145
dollars.
Acres
150 acres.
Date
Registered
A cypress in Deep River Swamp on the main road side. Along road south H. Downing.
47 degrees west to a sassafrass stake, a dividing line between the land
and Mary Steely's 50 acre lot, "so as to include the one half of the Land I
Mary Steely purchased of Wm G. Duckett." South 52 east to red oak on
the back line. Along back line to a black gum in Deep River Swamp.
Down various courses of Deep River to first station. Signed: Mary "X"
(her mark) Steely.
30 Oct 1843.
20 Dec 1839.
Witnesses
Page 5
Wife's Dower
information
(exam, when,
signed?)
Grantee
Grantor
Cost
Acres
Type of
Deed
Property Description
K: 151.
29 Mar
1845
Aaron Harrison
100
dollars.
100 acres.
Warranty.
A maple then north 11 degrees west 40 poles to a pine on southern side John F. Phelps,
of a branch and line of marked trees. Various courses to a little marked B.B. Phelps.
sweet gum corner on the southward side of the "said old Morning
Branch & not far from the old Morning old Field and in the line that
Samuel Newberry & E. Davenport Sen'r marked through my John Blount
Jun'r pattent land contrary to law." South 11 degrees east along the line
of marked trees "marked contrary to law (to the pattent line of John
Blount Jun'r Pattent." [no close parenthesis] West to first station.
Signed: C. Phelps.
J: 326327.
24 May
1845
Lovick W. Steely.
Charles Phelps
5 dollars
per 100
acres.
49 acres.
Grant.
William A.
Graham,
Governor, on
11 Feb 1846.
K: 154.
3 Feb
1847
Lovick W. Steely.
State of North
Carolina
40 dollars. 1 acre.
Warranty.
Land where John Banks formerly lived. Edge of main road at a little
ditch. Northerly along ditch to the woods. Easterly along woods and
fence to the woods [this was repeated]. Southerly along fence and
woods to the main road. Westerly along road to first station. Signed:
John L. Woodley.
Geo. Adamson
List (?), Abijah
Swain.
K: 406407.
5 May
1848
Wesly Steely.
John L. Woodley
Witnesses
A little white oak on road near George Swain. Down road to dividing line Joseph R.
between Asa Steely and Lovick Steely. Along line to line between Asa
Norman, Lovick
Steely and Charles Phelps. West along line of Steely and Phelps to Asa
W. Steely.
Steely's corner pine. Along Steely's line to first station. Signed: Asa
Steely.
Page 6
Wife's Dower
information
(exam, when,
signed?)
Date
Registered
12 Mar
1851.
8 Feb 1847.
13 Mar
1851.
6 May 1853.
Grantee
K: 121.
16 May
1849
Y: 498499.
6 Aug
1857
Cost
Acres
Type of
Deed
Property Description
Witnesses
B.B. Hathaway
Asa Steely
and H.A. Walker
(of Tyrrell County)
150
dollars.
50 acres.
Warranty.
"a maple running 40 pole to a pine tree thence along the Branch [no
name recorded] by various courses to a pine tree". South 11 east along
"macked" [marked?] line to a back line of John Blount. West to first
station. Signed: Asa Steely.
Wesley A. Steely.
Asa Steely
60 dollars. 2 acres.
Warranty.
Land where Steely now lives. A pine formerly Asa Steely's corner tree.
South 11 degrees east to main road. Westly along road to sweet gum
sprout. North 11 degrees west to a pine. Eastwardly to first station.
Signed: George Swain.
M, part 2: 19 May
663.
1860
Lovick W. Steely.
George Swain
M, part 1: 20 Sep
380-381. 1860
Romulus Seaton
Swain, grandson.
Grantor
50 acres.
Deed of
gift.
Wife's Dower
information
(exam, when,
signed?)
Date
Registered
The land sold was Mary's interest - one fourth of one fifth - of her "right S. Patrick.
and title in the lands of Elizabeth S. [?] Lassell, dec'd" Land known as
John Swinson land on the south side of Beaver Dam Swamp. Signed:
Mary I/J "X" (her mark) Steely.
21 Apr 1868.
Asa "reserving my life time and wife's Zilpha Steely's." Later in the deed Thos. J.
he mentions "excepting my life time and my wife's Zilpha's, right, title, Norman.
and interest of him, the said Asa Steely, in and thereto." A maple known
as Jno Swain's corner. Along the land in front of Abijah Swain's house to
the main road. Along the road to dividing line between Asa and Lovick
Steely, known as Caleb Walker's land. Along the dividing line to Charles
Phelp's back line known as Jno Blount's patent line. West to the
beginning, adjoining the lands of George Swain and Charles Phelps.
Signed: Asa Steely.
16 Jan 1866.
Page 7
Grantee
Grantor
22: 86.
Benjamin Spruill.
Asa Steely
M, part 2: 3 Apr
664.
1868
Benjamin M.
Spruill.
James B. Steely
M, part 2: 3 Apr
665.
1868
Benjamin M.
Spruill.
Q: 481482.
Gamaliel Steely.
26 Nov
1860
17 Sep
1870
Cost
Acres
Type of
Deed
Property Description
Deed of
trust.
47 dollars
and 50
cents.
L. W. Steely
63 dollars
and 33
cents.
Zilpha C. Steely
Date
Registered
[Tyrrell County deed] Spruill paid Steely $10 with this deed. Land is
Ephraim Leigh.
where Steely "now lives in Little Alligator with the steam mill & other
property thereon being the Land & Mill the said Jas. B. Steely this day
bought" from Spruill. Steely owes Spruill $1,700 on 2 notes: One for
$850 with interest payable on 1 Jul 1861, and one for $850 with interest
payable on 26 Nov 1861. If paid in full within 12 months from date of
this deed, he retains the land and this deed void. If not, Spruill may sell
the land to pay himself back. Signed: Jas. B. Steely and Benjamin Spruill.
27 Oct 1860.
Warranty.
Land "in the county of Washington" is his "interest, right and title in the Solomon
lands of Elizah [S. Lassell OR Hassell] deceased." Adjoining Redding
Patrick.
Peacock, Nathan Oliver "and others." Signed: L.W. Steely.
21 Apr 1868.
Warranty.
All of her "interest, right, title and distributive share in the lands of
Elizah [S. Lassell OR Hassell] deceased" in Washington County. Adjoining
Redding Peacock, Nathan Oliver "and others." Signed: Zilphea C. "X" (her
mark) Steely.
21 Apr 1868.
Witnesses
Page 8
Wife's Dower
information
(exam, when,
signed?)
Solomon
Patrick,
Alexander B.
Oliver.
19 Sep 1870,
Hester
examined and
consented.
Grantee
Grantor
Cost
Acres
Y: 453454.
18 Dec
1877
John H. Oliver.
E.S. Davenport
and Hester V.
Davenport, his
wife,
175
dollars.
Q: 479480.
18 Dec
1877
Gamaliel Stealey.
Gamaliel Staley
150
dollars.
Y: 459460.
15 Dec
1879
Warranty.
Y: 460461.
29 Dec
1880
Warranty.
50 dollars.
Type of
Deed
Property Description
Date
Registered
22 Dec 1885.
Steely paid Oliver one dollar. Oliver to pay Stealey for land in two
payments: $75 due 1 Jan 1879 and $75 due 1 Jan 1880. Land adjoining
Riochard Houghton, John W. Gaylord "and others." Same "tract of land
conveyed to the Said Oliver by the Said Staley by deed..." Signed: John
H. "X" (his mark) Oliver, Comfort J. "X" (her mark) Oliver, Gamaliel
Staley.
Witnesses
Page 9
Wife's Dower
information
(exam, when,
signed?)
4 Jan 1881
Ziphy Louisa
examined and
consented.
23 Dec 1885.
19 Jan 1886.
Grantee
Grantor
Cost
Acres
36: 107
29 Dec
(handwrit 1880
ten) and
107
(stamped
on 2nd
page)
Thos. F.
Davenport and
Thos. E. Steeley
and their
successors.
Staten W. Foley
and Zilphy Louisa
Foley, his wife,
1 dollar.
1 acre.
42: 135.
Gamaliel Staley.
450
dollars.
20 acres.
22 Nov
1899
Type of
Deed
Property Description
Witnesses
Wife's Dower
information
(exam, when,
signed?)
Warranty.
Adjoining Mrs. Hester Cahoon, Jas. Snell and others. At main road Jas.
W.D. Cooper.
Snell's north east corner at an iron post or stake. Southwardly along
Snell's line to the old Frazier's line. Along line eastwardly to old Frazier's
corner, a gum. Northwardly along Thos. Craddock's line to Mrs. Hester
Cahoon's corner, an elm. Along Cahoon's line to main road near church,
an elm. Along road westwardly to Jas. Snell's corner, the first station.
Signed: B.F. Hallsey, M.D., Ida May Hallsey.
Page 10
22 Nov 1899
Ida May
Hallsey
examined and
consented.
Date
Registered
8 Jul 1896.
22 May
1900.