JOHNSTON/DOBBS/LENOIR COUNTIES GRANTOR INDEX 
BOOK 1:  November 1746 - April 1750

Johnston County was formed from the western part of Craven County in 1746 and in 1758, Dobbs County was formed from the eastern portion of Johnston; however, the records of Johnston went with the newly formed Dobbs. In 1779 Wayne County was formed from the western portion of Dobbs and in 1791, most of the remainder of Dobbs was divided into Glasgow - now Greene - and Lenoir Counties, and Dobbs ceased to exist. The records of early Johnston (and other Counties formed from Johnston), Wayne, Greene, and Lenoir Counties were placed at the Courthouse in Lenoir County. In 1878, a Courthouse fire in Kinston destroyed almost all these records except the original Grantee Index. Greene County also suffered a destruction of its records in a similar fire. According to Charles Holloman, a Grantor Index was prepared from the Grantee Index and both those books were saved during another Courthouse fire in 1880. (1)

Charles Holloman was instrumental in locating the Grantee Book at the Courthouse in Kinston many years ago and then published Books 1-5 from the Grantee Index in various issues of "The North Carolina Journal". It was not until a new Courthouse was built in the early 1980's that the Grantor Index was found. While there is nothing to indicate the nature of the Instruments or the relationships between Grantor and Grantee, these Books provide us with a list of names in otherwise "burned or partially burned Counties". This transcription was taken from the Grantor Index, but double checked against the Grantee Index for differences in spelling and entries that appear in one but not the other. Approximate dates of each Book are listed at the front of the microfilm roll from which this is taken. This sentence is at the front of the roll - "Following Records have many carbon copies and light pencil or ink and will not be legible on film" so the reader should consult the original. 

Transcribed from the Grantor Index and checked against the Grantee Index by Martha Mewborn Marble, 1377 Independence Ave., S. E., Washington, D. C.

FROM: TO: PAGE   
Atkinson, Henry Peter Fitzpatrick  6  
Alston, Joseph (Joel)  John Patterson  37  
Atkinson, Henry  Elizabeth Atkinson  95  
Arrendal (Arendal),  William Robert Dias (Davis) 124  
Aird, James  Simon Turner  267 *
Arrendal (Arendal) Anthony  Benjamin Bruton  293  
Avery, William Robert West  98 ** 
       
Bullard (Ballard), Thomas  James Wadsworth  1  
Bright, Simon  Henry Gibbins (Gibbons)  5  
Branton, Thomas  Walter Jones  9  
Blackman, John  Stephen Blackman  15 (22)  
Ballord (Ballard), John  William Hooks  22  
Best, Henry  William Flowers  34  
Bright, Wm & Simon  John Lister  35  
Boyd, John  John Boyd, Junr.  40  
Becton & Park  Public  48 *
Becton, John  William Lewis 69  
Byrd, Richard  Henry Garret (Garrett)  72  
Beverly, John  James Ayred (Ayrd)  75  
Blackman, Arthur  Thomas Hail (Hale)  78  
Bradley (Bradly), Henry  John Becton  101  
Belk, John  William Belk 104  
Barret, Humphrey  Jethro Butler (Butter?)  114  
Baucom, Nicholus  Edward Poor  117  
Bush, William  Joseph Pipkin  125  
Bright, Simon  Sands Stanly 135  
Bass, Richard  Robert Raiford  143  
Bennet (Bennett), James  Nicodemus Thompson  150  
Blackman, John  Arthur Blackman  174  
Same  Samuel Smith  198  
Boyd, Abraham  John Newberry  247 *
Belk, John  Same  253 *
Bush, William  William Dupuis  261  
Bledsoe, Isaac  William Thompson  269  
Boyd, Abraham  John Newberry  285 * 
Best, Henry  John Blow  287  
Bulling, William  John Rouse  297  
       
Caile, Robert  Robert Dias 44 *
Carraway, John  William Prescot (Prescott)  28  
Case, William & Mary  Luke Whitfield  98  
Chamberlain, William  Lovick Young  58  * 
Clark, Robert  George Turnage  141  
Same  Same  142  
Cock, Anthony  Mark Phillips  115  
Coplin (Copelin), Thomas  Peter Fitzpatrick 13  
Cole, George Abbinton Felps  16 *
CorneIle (Carneile), Hardy  William Grant  51  
Croom, Major  Caleb Hughs  107  
Crosby, William  John Murfree  32  
Crosby, William  William Wade  94  
Crews, John  John Rasberry  154  
Cock, Anthony  Richard Pace  196  
Carlee, William  John Rasbury (Rasberry)  213  
Cheny, James  James McIllwain  221  
Caswell, Richard, Jr.  Richard Caswell, Sr. 303  
       
Dawson, Joseph  Thomas McClendon  68 *
Same  Robert Hines  102  
Same  Nicholas Thompson  116  
Dees, Emanuel  John Dees  158  
Dupuis, William  James Pace 170  
Dale, Robert  Robert Davis  44 **
       
Eiland, George  Edward Hood  17  
Eilbeck, Montfort  John McCollers  96 *
English, Thomas  Thomas Eason  257 **
(This appears in Book 2 in the Grantor Index)   
     
Fort, Arthur  John Pipkin  36  
Fort, Elias  Arthur Fort  65  
Same  Moses Fort  67  
Fryer, Martin  James Gainer  211  
Fort, John  Jacob Barden  265  
Farmer, Thomas  Nicholas Porter  299  
       
Godbee, Cary  William Dupee  19 *
Gibbins (Gibbons), Henry  Simon Bright  128  
Giles, Nathaniel  Jesse Powell  133  
Griffin, Joseph  John Pate  139  
Giles, Nathaniel  Gideon Allen  174  
       
Harper, Francis John Ross*  3  
House, Thomas  John P. White  3  
Hines, Robert John Williams  7  
Same  William Hines  10  
Herring, John, Jr.  Christopher Harrison  21  
Henderson, William  John Hollum (Holland)  25  
Howell, Joseph  John Holly 42  
Hayes, Robert  William Herritage  46  
Herring, Simon  John Turner 54  
Hinton, John  John Bedingfield  66  
Herring, John  Joshua Herring  71  
Hail (Haile), Thomas  Isaac Powell  76  
Hinton, John  John Bedingfield  77  
Same  John Smith 89  
Holmes, Charles  John Wiggins 97  
Hines, Robert  Anthony Herring  103  
Herring, Anthony  Thomas Uzzell  108  
Hobby, Thomas  Elizabeth Barron  111  
Herritage, William, Exr  William Teague  112  
Hobby, Thomas  James Barfield  113  
Hopton, Charles  John West 120  
Same  Joseph (Joel) Dawson 121  
Humphreys, Robert  William Ham, Jr  164  
Higgins, Michael  Stephen Cade  178  
Herbert, James  Thomas Eves  225  
Hodges, Francis  Benjamin Blackledge  229  
Herring, Anthony, Sr. (Jr.?)  Henry Herring  249  
Same  Same 271  *
Henderson, William  John Maxwell  283 *
Heritage, William  William Teague  230 **
Hines, Robert  William Teague  122 **
Same  Same  134 **
Same  Same  140 **
       
Jones, John  John Grant 110  
Jernigan, Henry  Jacob Jernigan  188  
Irons, John  Edward Cross 276  
Johnston, Richard  William Bunn  313  
Jarrell, Thomas  William Faircloth  84 **
(This appears in Book 2 in the Grantor Index)   
     
Kinchen, William  Thomas Jarrell  23  
Keys, William  John Ratcliff 31  
Kinchen, William, Jr. .  William Duke, Jr 49  
Same  Ambrose Jackson 70  
Kimp, Richard  John Killgor (Killgore)  194  
Kennedy, William  Isaac Eason  227 *
Kerby, Thomas  Joseph Howell  233  
       
Lewis, Thomas  Benjamin Creach  61  
Lester, John  James Green 129  
       
Maning (Manning), Richard  Richard Maning (Manning) 4  
McIllain, James  William McHenry  5  
McClendon, Thomas  John Baker  12  
Same  Thomas Rawlin 24  
Martin, Richard  Moses Powell  30  
Mills, Thomas  Abbenton (Abbinton) Felps  38  
McClendon, Thomas William Dupie  39  
Same  Nicholas Porter 43  
Maxwell, John  Christopher Robinson  47  
Mills, Thomas  William Avery  50  
Maning (Manning), Richard  Robert Dias  52  
Michailwolf, George  Joseph Hall  55  
McIllroy, John  John Belk  56  
McIllwain, James  Thomas House  57  
Michaelwolf, George  John McDaniel  60  
Monk, John  Edward Green  85 *
Same  Silas Monk 85  
Mathews, John  Jonas Williams  87  
Marler, David  Nicholas Baucom 88  
McIllwain, James  James Adair  130  
Morgan, Mark  Richard Keeton  136  
McIllroy, Archibald  Paul Hartsfield  140  
McDaniel, John  James Johnston  148  
McIllroy, William  John Turner  156  
Martin, Richard  William Whitfield  160  
McIllwain, James  Francis McIlwain  186  
McClendon, Francis  James Thickpin (Thigpen)  190  
Martin, Gibson  Samuel Thomas  205  
Same  John Tucker  207  
McClendon, Thomas  John Vining  231 *
Mercer, Christopher  Jacob Mercer  273  
Same  Thomas Mercer  274 *
Miller, Joseph  David Sinklo  275  
McClendon, Thomas Joseph Dawson  289  
McIllwain, James  James Forrest  306  
       
Norris, George  William Taylor  204  
       
Odyer, Dennis  John Herring, Jr.  8 *
Owens, Henry  Robert Hines  33 *
Obery (Oberry), Henry  James Barber  215  
       
Pate, Charles  Jonas Griffin  2  
Park, Robert  John Beckton (Becton)  6  
Pate, William  Same  41  
Price, Rice  Thomas McClendon 45  
Parker, James  Richard Parker  59  
Pierce, Richard Thomas Pierce 62  
Phillip, Mark  William Crafford  90  
Same  Thomas Thornton  91  
Same  John Bryant  105  
Same Hardy Bryant  106  
Pope, John  David Williams  125  
Peacock, John  John Shearod (Sherod)  166  
Park, Robert  John Spann  217  
Pettit (Petit), George  Thomas English  239  
Parker, George  William Parker  47 **
Pipkin, Joseph  Willis Pipkin  100 **
       
Roberts, Henry  Joseph Benton  63  
Raiford, Robert  John Raiford  99  
Robinson, John & Rebecca  Simon Turner  144  
Rasbury (Rasberry), John  Andrew Allen  209  
Rice, John  Andrew Bass  235  
Raiford, Mathew  Mathew Raiford  251  
Roberts, Henry  John Irons  259  
Raiford, Mathew  Peter Johnston  281  
       
Simmons, James  William Bush  18  
Skipper, George  Edward Poor  20  
Simmons, James  John Williams  27  
Smith, William  John Smith  53  
Smith, George  John Turner  73  
Stallings, James  Needham Bryant  79  
Stringer, John  Thomas Edwards  81  
Stephens, William  John McDaniel  82 *
Spear, James  John Bruce  84  
Smith, Samuel  Charles McCullers (McClendon)  92  
Smith, John  Charles Hays (Hay)  93  
Sweeten, George Thomas Lane  109  
Stringer, John  Thomas Edwards  118  
Smith, John  William Avery 119  
Same  William Eason  122  
Stallings, James  Thomas Faile  134  
Sessions, John  John Lott  146  
Shaddock, Henry  John Rasberry  152  
Standley, William  John Standley  172  
Smith, John  William Bryant 176  
Stringer, Francis  John Worthington  182  
Smith, John  Wm Bryant  200  
Standley (Standly), John  William Standly  223 *
Shepperd, Abraham (Abram)  John Faulk  237  
Suggs, Thomas  Samuel Elldridge  257 *
Stallings, James  John Jurnigan (Jurnegan) 263  
Shepperd, Abraham  Tarlor (Taylor) Phillips  279  
Stallings, James  John Blackman  307  
Suggs, Thomas  Thomas Altman (Allmore) 309  
Stallings, James  Richard Ingram  311  
       
Thomas, Samuel  Dennis Odyer  11 *
Same  Richard Bryd  26  
Turnage, George Robert Clark  138  
Thickpin (Thigpen), James  David Jones  168  
Same  John Thigpin  180  
Teague, William  William Rainey (Rainy)  192  
Thigpen, James  William Hicks  202  
Teague, William  Robert Hines  241  
Same  Francis Dickinson  245  
Same  Hughriah Gillmore  255  
Thompson, Jacob  Benjamin Herring  291  
       
White, P. John (John P.)  John McIllroy  6  
Williams, John  John Grady  29  
Walmsley, Edward  William Wilson  64  
Williams, John  John Robinson 74  
Whitfield, Luke  George Pettit (Petit) 80  
Walker, Thomas  Edward Poor  83  
Wynns, John  Abraham (Abram) Sheppard  100  
Windham (Windhum), William  James Conner  126  
Worthington, John  Simon Bright  127  
Wynns, John  William Wade  13l  
Wood, John  John Lee  132  
White, John  Luke White  137  
Williams, David  David Clark  295  
       
Young, Charles  John Cranson  60 **
(This appears in Grantor Book 3)   
* Does not appear in Grantee Index, 
** Does not appear in Grantor Index 
() Difference of name or spelling as appears in Grantee Index 
1 Letter from Charles R. Holloman to Ima E. Mewborn dated 8 December 1987 

 
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