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, the upper tract consisted of 62 acres on the north side of Swift Creek, while the second tract included 150 acres of the upper part of the plantation where Benjamin resided.	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
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