On October 8, 1792, two entries (claims to vacant state land) were made for Charles Roach in Craven County, each for 100 acres. The first took in the vacant land in Thomas Haslin’s mill pond, joining Palmer’s, Gatlin’s, Peter Anderson’s and Haslin’s lines. The second began at an ash at Charles Roach’s own corner and took in all the vacant land between Lewis’s, Fookes’ [?], Chapman’s, Charlton’s and John Gatlin’s lines.
Entries were not witnessed. A receipt on the same paper, signed by John Daly, says Arthur Butler paid the entry money and fees. The outside calls the paper a “Location for Land for the Creek.” The writer’s own words are kept as written below.
Two land entries for Charles Roach, 100 acres each, near Thomas Haslen’s mill pond and between Lewis, Chapman, Charlton and John Gatlin’s lines – Craven County, 1792
Transcription notes: spelling, capitalization and punctuation follow the original. Words in [square brackets] are editorial notes; [?] marks an uncertain reading and [illegible] marks words that could not be read.
Charles Roach 100 Acres, Craven County, Including the Vacant Land in Thos Haslin Mill pond, Joining Palmers line, Gatlin’s line, Peter Anderson line & Haslin’s line Octbr 8.1792 —
Charles Roach 100 Acres Craven County, Begining at an Ash Charles Roach’s Corner, Including all the Vacant Land between Lewis line, Fookes [?] line, Chapmans line, Charlton’s line & John Gatlin’s line Octbr 8.1792 —
Recd. of Mr. Arthur Butler the Entry Money & fees
John Daly —
[Back:]
Location
Creek land
Location
for Land
for the
Creek
Charles
Roach
About the original
This is a record of two land entries (claims to vacant state land) made for Charles Roach on October 8, 1792, each for 100 acres in Craven County. An entry was the first step toward a state grant: the land was then surveyed, and a grant was issued once the purchase money was paid.
The first entry takes in the vacant land in Thomas Haslin’s mill pond. The second begins at an ash at Charles Roach’s own corner. The receipt line says Arthur Butler paid the entry money and fees. John Daly signed for it, probably as the entry taker or his clerk; the paper does not give his title.
“Thos” is written with a raised “s.” The name read as “Fookes” could also be “Tookes.” “Location” on the back is an older word for an entry.
The neighbors’ lines named here (Haslin, Gatlin, John Gatlin, Palmer, Peter Anderson, Lewis, Chapman, Charlton) match the Swift Creek neighborhood in the other Roach land papers. The 1794 survey for Charles Roach (140 acres in Swift Creek Swamp) names William Lewis’s line, and the 1804 deed from George Charlton to David Averitt in this folder is for land on Swift Creek. The paper does not say whether either of these entries became that survey.
Source: Land entries for Charles Roach, 8 October 1792. Roach Family Papers (#346), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, Box 1, Folder c (Land Records, 1728–1886). Collection guide. Digitized folder: ECU Digital Collections, 0346-b1-fc.
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Part of the Roach Family Papers collection on East Carolina Roots.
