SOME WILKES CO., NC LAND GRANTS WITH LAND ON HUNTING CREEK USED IN THE
RESEARCH OF THE STANLEYS AND THE STANLEY NEIGHBORS
compiled by Judy Stanley Cardwell

Entry Date
Transfer Date

Name and Description

Chain Carriers

Comments

1778 Apr 15

Entry #409 made by Bowman Cass for 232 acres on the middle fork of Hunting Creek adjoins DAVID HARVIL's line.

Christopher Howard
Joshua Horton

NC Land Grant #2620
No follow-up on this land grant.

1778 Dec 21

1781 Dec 28

Entry #592 made by Micajah Wright for 200 acres on the north waters of Hunting Creek at Wagon Road east between WILLIAM DAVIS turnip patch and JAMES BROWN’s line.
Transferred to Howell Hunt

John Bagby
James Brown

NC Land Grant #370
No follow-up on this land grant.

1778 Dec 28

1785 Sept 12

Entry #626 made by William Fletcher for 100 acres on SOUTHER’s MOUNTAIN head of spring branch.
Transferred to
Jacob (III) Stanley

Samuel Anderson
John Anderson

NC Land Grant #823
4 Feb 1805 – Wilkes Deeds D:435-436 and F-1:538 –
Jacob (III) Stanleys sons, Joel and Jesse Stanley sold this property to their uncle John (II) Stanley.
2 Jul 1805 Wilkes Deed F-1:443 –
John (II) Stanley sold 50 acres to Samuel Anderson. Witnesses: Archibald Lovelace and Shadrack Stanley.
18 Dec 1807 Wilkes Deed F-1:531
John (II) Stanley Sr. sold 50 acres to John Love.
22 Dec 1807 – Wilkes Deed F-1:529 – John Love sold his 50 acres to Samuel Anderson. Witnesses:Archibald Lovelace and
Shadrack Stanley.
20 Feb 1836 – Wilkes Deed I:283-284 – This is one of the tracts that Samuel Anderson sold to his son Samuel W.[William] Anderson.

1778 Dec 4

1780 Mar 31

Entry #1338 made by Reuben Stanley for 200 acres on Hunting Creek at the Lazy Hill.
Transferred to James Love

Reuben Stanley
Jacob (III) Stanley

NC Land Grant #261
4 Jan 1792 – Wilkes Deed B-1:351-352, James Love of Mecklenburg Co., NC sold this property to Evan Bell. This property was divided between Evan’s children when Evan died in Jul 1804., Wilkes Deed F-1:105-106.

1778 Jul 4

1778 Oct 4

Entry #234 made by Stephen Souther for 200 acres  on both sides of Hunting Creek above WILLIAM CRANES

Daniel Holeman
Joel Crane

NC Land Grant #349
26 Jan 1807 – Wilkes Deed F-1:426-427, Mary, widow of Stephen and Michael, their son sold this property to Samuel Anderson. Witnesses: Archibald Lovelace and
Shadrack Stanley.

1783 Jul 10

Entry #1624 made by Roden Thompson for 100 acres on Hunting Creek on both sides conditional line between RODEN THOMPSON and DANIEL HOLEMAN.

Michael Souther
Henry Souther

NC Land Grant #857
No follow-up on this Land Grant

1778 Jul 4

1780 Jan 25

Entry #237 made by Reuben Stanley for 50 acres on Hunting Creek at Lazy Hill.
Transferred to James Love

Reuben Stanley
Jacob(III) Stanley

NC Land Grant #245
4 Jan 1792 – Wilkes Deed B-1:351-352, James Love of Mecklenburg Co., NC sold this property to Evan Bell. This property was divided between Evan’s children when Evan died in Jul 1804., Wilkes Deed F-1:105-106

1778 Jul 4

1789 Apr 2

Entry #239 made by John Crane for 100 acres on both sides of Hunting Creek adjacent DANIEL HOLEMAN and AMBROSE CRANE.
Transferred to Daniel Holeman who transferred to John Love

Joseph Holeman
Charles Reynolds

NC Land Grant #1299
No follow-up on this land grant.

1778 Jun 3

Entry #161 made by John Howard for 200 acres on Hunting Creek on north side of mountain adjacent BOWMAN CASS and line agreed with CHAMBERS.

William Jones
Daniel Brown

NC Land Grant #2273
No follow-up on this land grant.

1778 Nov 7

Entry #602 made by Ambrose Crane for 106 ¼ acres on south fork of Hunting Creek joins JOHN CRANE and WILLIAM CRANE.

Joel Crane
Stephen Souther

NC Land Grant #602
29 Sept 1783 – Wilkes Deed A-1:350, Ambrose Crane sold this property to James Love, Jr.
14 Nov 1786 – Wilkes Deed A-1:540, James Love Jr. sold this property to
Reuben Stanley.
6 Dec 1788 – Wilkes Deed B-1:108 –
Reuben Stanley sold this property to Daniel Holeman
19 Feb 1793 – Wilkes Deed F-1:162, Daniel Holeman sold this property to John Love.
7 Sept 1813 –Wilkes Deed G&H:506, John Love sold this property to
Thomas Stanley. Witnesses: James Johnston and Shadrack Stanley.
10 Aug 1830 – Wilkes Deed M:446-448,
Thomas Stanley sold this property to Benjamin Martin.

1778 Sept 2

1778 Sept 7

Entry #332 made by Thomas Towson for 100 acres Hunting Creek ABOVE his improvement.
Transferred to John Love.

Benjamin Crabtree
Leonard Keeling

NC Land Grant #2198
6 Apr 1804 – Wilkes Deed F-1:102 – John Love sold this property to Archibald Lovelace.
There are not any existing NC Land Grants or deeds for Thomas Towson in Wilkes Co., NC.

1778 Sept 23

1780 Apr 6

Entry #425[#325 on land grant] made by William Cook for 100 acres on head of Crane’s Branch waters of Hunting Creek.

James Hampton
James Fletcher

NC Land Grant #807
No follow-up on this land grant.

1778 Sept 8

1778 Jan 20

Entry #1785 made by John Lewis for 150 acres on south side of Hunting Creek on second branch below Coley’s branch adjacent JOHN BROWN.
Transferred to William Lewis

Benjamin Lewis
William Lewis

NC Land Grant #711
No follow-up on this land grant.

1778 Sept 9

1778 Nov 20

Entry #386 made by William Crane for 100 acres on Hunting Creek in STEPHEN SOUTHERS line on both sides of creek.
Transferred to Osborn Keeling

Carlton Keeling
Osborn Keeling Jr.

NC Land Grant #335
5 Oct 1800 – Wilkes Deed D:643, Carlton Keeling, heir of Osborn Keeling sold this property to James Young.
4 Apr 1803 – Wilkes Deed F-1:470 – James Young sold this property to Henry Columbia.
8 Nov 1806 – Wilkes Deed F-1:489 – Henry Columbia sold this property to John Love.
Sept 1813 – Wilkes Deed G&H:506 – John Love sold this property to
Thomas Stanley.
20 Aug 1830 – Wilkes Deed M:446-448 –
Thomas Stanley sold this property to Benjamin Martin.

1778 Sept 9

1782 Mar 7

Entry #382 made by Abner Baker on both sides of Hunting Creek adjacent JOHN CRANE and ABNER BAKER
Transferred to John Hunt

Benjamin Crabtree
Leonard Keeling

NC Land Grant #692
No follow-up on this land grant.

1779 Aug 30

1782 Dec 3

Entry #1147 made by Bazil Baker for 100 acres on Hunting Creek adjacent JAMES BROWN’s line.
Transferred to Mary Ann Beard

Mark Whitaker
Elijah Lunsford

NC Land Grant #619
2 Jan 1792 – Wilkes Deed B-1:185-186 – This property sold by the sheriff for a judgement against Mary Ann Beard to Presley Bussell.

1779 Dec 23

1787 May 10

Entry #1422 made by Benjamin Hendren for 280 acres on Coleys Creek waters of Hunting Creek whereon JOHN ROBERTS SR. lived and adjacent to MARY ANN BEARD.
Transferred to Elizabeth Roberts, widow of John Roberts Sr.

Henry Lenior
Joseph Roberts

NC Land Grant #277
3 Mar 1793 – Wilkes Deed D:277-278 – Elizabeth Roberts sold this property to Henry Souther.

1779 Feb 11

1784 Oct 6

Entry #828[#818 on land grant] made by Stephen Harris for 100 acres adjacent JOHN (I) STANLEY includes HARRIS(I) STANLEY’s plantation.
Transferred to George Combs

Thomas Combs
William Combs

NC Land Grant #650
23 Jun 1790 – Wilkes Deed D:234 – George Combs sold this property to William Nance.

1779 Jan 2

1785 Nov 10

Entry #712 made by Thomas Payne for 320 acres on both sides of Hunting Creek above WILLIAM LEWIS JR. including the improvement whereon WILLIAM LEWIS and WILLIAM LEWIS JR. now live.
Transferred to William Lewis Sr.

Benjamin Lewis
William Lewis

NC Land Grant #648
No follow-up on this land grant.

1779 Mar 11

1787 Jun 2

Entry #930 made by Charles Bussey[Bussell] for 250 acres on Hunting Creek on Falling Creek.
Transferred to Benjamin Hendren who
transferred the entry to Job Cole

Zacheriah Pinkson
Benjamin Lunsford    
           

NC Land Grant #967
No follow-up on this land grant.

1779 Mar 4

1781 Jan 2

Entry #918 made by Stephen Harris for 50 acres on Hunting Creek. Begins at JOHN (I) STANLEYS
Transferred to Job Cole.

Joel Dickey
James Reid

NC Land Grant #918
10 Jun 1811 – Wilkes Deed G&H:255-256 – the sheriff sold this property for non-payment of taxes to Archibald Lovelace.

1779 May 10

1784 May 5

Entry #991 made by Harris (I) Stanley for 100 acres in  the first fork of JAMES BROWN’s Mill Creek.
Transferred to Job Cole

Bennet Roberts
John Baker

NC Land Grant #694
10 Jan 1797 – Wilkes Deed D;119- Job Cole sold this property to Thomas Cole
20 Oct 1809 – Wilkes Deed G&H:126-127, Job and Thomas Cole sold this property to Joshua Souther.

1779 Sept 11

1787 Sept 19

Entry #1192 made by Reason Baker for 50 acres on draughts of Hunting Creek runs into Coleys Creek and adjacent ELIZABETH ROBERTS and MARY ANN BEARD.
Transferred to John Richardson.

Henry Linn
James Roberts

NC Land Grant #869
Jan 1789 – Wilkes Deed B-1:30 – John Richardson sold this property to Presley Bussell.

1779 Sept 28

Entry #226 made by James Brown for 150 acres on south fork of Hunting Creek at mouth of Coleys Creek

Edward Pinkston
Daniel Brown.

NC Land Grant #502
No follow-up on this land grant.

1780 Apr 22

Entry #1789 made by Benjamin Yeargin for 640 acres and Entry #1791 for 100 acres in Brushey Mountain east of JOHN ROBERTS, WILLIAM FLETCHER and JAMES FLETCHER

Alexander Gilreath
James Martin

NC Land Grant #1937
18 Feb 1808 – Wilkes Deed F-2:94-95, Richard Allen, agent for Benjamin Yeargin sold this property to
Shadrack Stanley.
13 May 1859 – Wilkes Deed T:437-439 – 408 ¼ acres of this land was sold to pay
Shadrack’s debts after his decease to Issac S. Call.

1780 Aug 8

1785 Feb 25

Entry #279 made by John(I) Stanley for 200 acres on Mill Creek of Hunting Creek conditional line with DAVE GIPSON includes improvements

William Combs
Thomas Combs

NC Land Grant #702
12 Jun 1819 – Wilkes Deed 24:459 –
John (III) Stanley sold this property to Benjamin Lewis. Witnesses: Thomas Mathis, John Lewis and James Stanley.
Dave Gipson did not have any Wilkes Co., NC Land Grants or deeds.

1780 Feb 15

Entry #1622 made by Daniel Holeman for 100 acres on Hunting Creek adjacent CRANE and HOLEMANS Plantation.
Transferred to John Love.

Leonard Keeling
Henry Columbia

NC Land Grant #2498
No follow-up on this land grant.

1780 Feb 18

1785 Sept 12

DUPLICATE LAND ENTRY- Entry #1632 – by John Stanley for 100 acres on Mill Creek adjacent said JOHN(I)STANLEY.
Transferred to George Combs

William Combs
Thomas Combs

NC Land Grant #842
A search of Wilkes County deeds did not reveal any deeds where George Combs sold this tract of land.

1780 Feb 2

1780 Feb 15

Entry #1581 made by Thomas Towson for 50 acres on  north side of Hunting Creek.
Transferred first to John Chandler and finally to John Love.

Leonard Keeling
Benjamin Crabtree

NC Land Grant #2497
1 Apr 1806 – Wilkes Deed F-1:328 – John Love sold this property to Archibald Lovelace.
There are not any existing NC Land Grants or deeds for Thomas Towson in Wilkes Co., NC

1780 Feb 25

1785 Feb 28

Entry #1645 made by Reuben Stanley for 100 acres on Hunting Creek at JAMES LOVE’s line as to ascertain various land between JOHN (I) STANLEY and THOMAS TOWSON.
Transferred to William Combs

John Combs
William Combs

NC Land Grant #676
17 Jan 1789 – Wilkes Deed F-2:1-2, William sold  this property to Benjamin Crabtree.

1780 Feb 8

Entry #1129 made by John Hunt for 100 acres on Hunting Creek both sides between RODEN THOMPSON and JACOB PATE whereon ABNER BAKER Lived.

Benjamin Crabtree
Leonard Keeling

NC Land Grant #717
No follow-up on this land grant.

1780 Mar 30

1785 Apr 4

Entry #1737 made by Job Cole for 50 acres on Miery Branch of Hunting Creek between road that goes from THOMAS TOWSON to JOHN (I) STANLEYs
Transferred to William Combs

John Combs
William Combs

NC Land Grant #638
11 Jan 1789 – Wilkes Deed F-2:18, William Combs sold this property to Benjamin Crabtree.
There are not any existing NC Land Grants or deeds for Thomas Towson in Wilkes Co., NC

1780 May 15

1785 Jan 20

Entry #1814 made by William Lewis for 150 acres between Coleys Creek and the hill creek adjacent EDWARD HARRIS.
Transferred to John Combs.

Job Cole
Matthew Phipps

NC Land Grant #718
2 Oct 1809 – Wilkes Deed I:79, John Parker, George Combs and John Combs sold 125 acres of this property to
John (III) Stanley.

1780 May 16

1785 Jan 20

Entry #1816 made by James Love for 200 acres on a ridge that divides Coleys Creek waters of Hunting Creek.
Transferred to Matthew Phipps

Job Cole
John Combs

NC Land Grant #733
20 Jul 1785 – Wilkes Deed C-1:84-85, The sheriff sold this property for a judgement against Matthew Phipps to Thomas Cook.

1781 Dec 24

Entry #1526 made by James Brown for 100 acres on north side of Hunting Creek adjacent HOWELL HUNT and WILLIAM BROWN.

Luke Browning
William Bagby

NC Land Grant #297
No follow-up on this land grant.

1781 Dec 28

Entry #1199 made by James Brown for 100 acres on north side of Hunting Creek adjacent WILLIAM BROWN and MITCHELL

Luke Browning
William Bagby

NC Land Grant #205
No follow-up on this land grant

1785 Feb 25

DUPLICATE LAND ENTRY- Entry #1632 made by John Stanley for 100 acres on Cole’s Mill Creek adjacent SAID JOHN (I) STANLEY.

William Combs
Thomas Combs

NC Land Grant #730a
A search of Wilkes County deeds did not reveal any deeds where
John(III) Stanley sold this tract of land.

1787 Nov 2

1795 May 2

Entry #89[#1089 on Land Grant] made by William Johnson for 30 acres on Hunting Creek adjoins HENRY SOUTHER and ELIZABETH ROBERTS whereon ELIZABETH STANLEY now lives.
Transferred to
Harris (II) Stanley Jr.

William Johnson
James Roberts

NC Land Grant #1458
18 Oct 1828 – Wilkes Deed S:499,
Harris(III) Stanley sold this piece of property to Presley Bussell.

1792 Oct 6

Entry #298 made by William Silcox for 50 acres on Coleys Branch of Hunting Creek on a mountain near [FREDERICK] COOTS and HENRY SOUTHER

James Roberts
Frederick Coots

NC Land Grant #2324
No follow-up on this land grant.

1793 Jun 15

Entry #1449 made by Samuel Anderson for 100 acres on a small branch of Cub Creek includes ridge between Cub Creek and Hunting Creek conditional line between WILLIAM FLETCHER and Samuel Anderson adjacent to LEVI SHINN.

William Smoot
George Anderson

NC Land Grant #1342
5 Aug 1797 – Wilkes Deed D:231- Samuel Anderson sold 90 acres of this land to Alexander Gilreath. Witnesses were: George Anderson and
Shadrack Stanley.

1799 Apr 12

Entry #595 made by John (III)Stanley for 100 acres on Hunting Creek adjoining JOHN COOTS, FLETCHER, and said JOHN (III) STANLEY.

John Coots
William Mills

NC Land Grant #2080
7 Dec 1805 – Wilkes Deed F-1:375-376 –
John (III) Stanley sold this land to Jesse Combs. Witnesses were Archibald Lovelace, Shadrack Stanley and Hick Combs.

1799 Apr 12

Entry #597 made by John(III) Stanley for 100 acres on Hunting Creek adjoining WILLIAM NANCE.

Frederick Coots
John Price

NC Land Grant #2082
19 Jan 1801 – Wilkes Deed C-1:308-309,
John(III) Stanley sold this property to William Nance.

1799 Apr 12

Entry #592 made by John(III) Stanley for 100 acres on Hunting Creek adjoins GEORGE COMBS and CHAMBERS.

Leonard Keeling
George Thompson

NC Land Grant #2078
A search of Wilkes County deeds did not reveal any deeds where
John(III) Stanley sold this tract of land.

1799 Apr 12

Entry #593 made by John(III) Stanley for 100 acres on Hunting Creek adjacent WILLIAM NANCE and himself JOHN (III) STANLEY.

Frederick Coots
James Price

NC Land Grant #2081
A search of Wilkes County deeds did not reveal any deeds where
John(III) Stanley sold this tract of land.

1799 Apr 12

Entry #594 made by John(III) Stanley for 100 acres on Hunting Creek adjacent himself JOHN (III) STANLEY and COOK.

Peter Combs
William Mills

NC Land Grant #2079
15 Jan 1808 – Wilkes Deed F-1:300-310,
John (III) Stanley sold this property to John Nance.

1799 Apr 2

Entry # 268 made by William Rousseau for 150 acres on Hunting Creek adjoins HENRY SOUTHER, WIDOW [ELIZABETH] STANLEY, JOHN COOTS.

Frederick Coots
John Price

NC Land Grant #1945
4 Apr 1800 – Wilkes Deed D:837 William Rousseau sold this property to Frederick Coots.
8 Feb 1801 – Wilkes Deed F-1:542-543, Frederick Coots sold 75 acres of this property to Joel and Jeremiah Stover.

1799 Apr 20

Entry #612 made by Job Cole for 20 acres on Hunting Creek adjacent THOMAS COLE and SOUTHER.

John Bussell
Jeremiah Stover

NC Land Grant #2212
No follow-up on this land grant.

1799 Apr 30

Entry #640 made by Thomas Cook for 50 acres on Hunting Creek Brushey Mtn. joining his own line THOMAS COOK

John(II) Stanley
Peter Combs

NC Land Grant #2125
No follow-up on this land grant.

1799 Apr 4

Entry #567 made by Hicks Combs for 25 acres in the Brushey Mtns. on Hunting Creek adjoins his own HICK COMBS line.

William Mills
John Parker

NC Land Grant #1947
No follow-up on this land grant.

1799 Apr 9

Entry #589 made by Joshua Souther for 50 acres on a branch of Hunting Creek near JOHN (III) STANLEY’s line in the long holler.

John Love
Luke Broom

NC Land Grant #2638
No follow-up on this land grant.

1799 Dec 20