Clyborn Properties in North Carolina

Places Referenced in Clyborn Documents from North Carolina

Date	Description in Document	Estimated Location	Person	Notes	Document Link
1741 July 31	400 Acres North of the Tar River	On Swift Creek near current-day Leggett	Benjamin Bridgers	Swift Creek is a tributary of the Tar River which lies to the north. Benjamin Bridgers later sold land near Swift Creek.	Ancestry
1747 November 11	100 Acres on the South Side of Swift Creek	On Swift Creek near current-day Leggett	Benjamin Bridgers	Sold to John Phillips Shelley for 5 pounds; probably 1/4 of Benjamin's 1741 grant.	FamilySearch
1748	200 Acres on the North Side of Marratoke River in Northampton County	Roanoke River, Northampton County	Joshua Stap	The Roanoke River, once known as the Moratuck, derived its name from an Indian group. These Indians had a village by that name upon the river’s northern bank at present Cedar Landing in Bertie County. Both names, Moratuck and Roanoke, seem to be Algonquin.	FamilySearch
1750 November 30	200 Acres on the North Side of Swift Creek	On Swift Creek near current-day Leggett	Benjamin Bridgers	Sold to James Drake for 10 pounds; probably 1/2 of Benjamin's 1741 grant.	FamilySearch
1769 March 3	Two Parcels of Land Totaling 212 Acres	On Swift Creek near current-day Leggett	Benjamin Bridgers and William Bridgers	All deeded from Benjamin to his son William, with Benjamin allowed to remain on the 150 acres for the rest of his life.	FamilySearch
1769 March 30	125 Acres on the South Side of Swift Creek	On Swift Creek near current-day Leggett	Benjamin Bridgers and Joseph Bridgers	All deeded from Benjamin to his son Joseph.	FamilySearch
1772 April	Land Sale from Joseph Bridgers to William Bridgers	On the South Side of Swift Creek in Edgecombe County	Joseph Bridgers and William Bridgers	Sold a tract of land for an unspecified sum.	FamilySearch
1778 October 8	Plantation and 100 Acres of Land, Along with All His Estate	Nash County	Benjamin Bridgers, Mary Clybern, and John Clyborn	Gifted from Benjamin Bridgers to his daughter Mary Clybern and her husband John Clyborn.	FamilySearch
1779 October 7	Transfer of Land from John Cliborn to Benjamin Bridgers Sr.	Nash County	John Cliborn and Benjamin Bridgers Sr.	Transferred back all land given to John Cliborn by Benjamin Bridgers Sr., except for 50 acres.	FamilySearch
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