| Note: The Bladen County courthouse burned several
times and many items were lost. The following list is by no means
complete, but is representative of most of the early transactions
- from circa 1774 to 1850. |
|
Name of Seller |
Buyer's Name |
Book |
Page |
Date |
Item Purchased |
Price |
Comments |
| Ignatious
Flowers |
William
Lewis |
1 |
357 |
2/1784 |
192
acres |
£150 |
WL of Randolph County |
| Handson
Lewis |
Samuel
Swindell |
1 |
570 |
7/13/1789 |
100
acres |
£30 |
|
| D.L.
Gore |
R.M.
Lewis, Jr. |
M-2 |
151 |
2/14/1883 |
mortgage |
|
|
| G.W.
Lewis, Sr. |
F.L.
Lewis |
3 |
7 |
2/2/1881 |
9.6
acres |
$25 |
FL's wife is Virginia
P. |
| Edward
J. Lewis |
R.M.
Lewis, Jr. |
3 |
260 |
3/23/1882 |
206
acres |
$500 |
|
| Richard
M. Lewis, Jr. |
R.M.
Lewis, Sr. |
3 |
421 |
1/30/1883 |
150
acres |
$500 |
|
| John
Smith |
George
Lewis |
3 |
442 |
1/29/1883 |
130
acres |
$125 |
GL's wife is Elizabeth
A. |
| William
White |
Jeremiah
Lewis |
7 |
187 |
1/1/1799 |
25
acres |
£32 |
Lake
Swamp area of Bladen Co. Jeremiah Lewis is of Bladen Co. |
| Moses
Lewis |
Daniel
Flinn |
7 |
328 |
2/21/1800 |
320
acres |
£100 |
Witnessed by J.
Lewis |
| John
Rawls |
Benjamin
Lewis |
7 |
349 |
11/1/1798 |
100
acres |
£100 |
Gapway
Swamp area of Bladen Co. Benjamin Lewis is from Robeson Co.,
NC |
| J.
Rhodes |
Benjamin
Lewis |
7 |
340 |
8/28/1799 |
335
acres |
£16 |
Gapway
Swamp area of Bladen Co. |
| Hanson
Lewis |
Levi
Jones |
7 |
443 |
10/2/1799 |
140
acres |
£40 |
Brown
Marsh area of Bladen Co. Witnessed by L. Lewis |
| Moses,
Sr./Moses, Jr. |
James
I. McKoy |
8 |
197 |
12/19/1828 |
100
acres |
$87.50 |
|
| Moses
Lewis |
Amos
High |
10 |
43 |
12/1/1832 |
100
acres |
$50 |
|
| Moses
Lewis, Sr. |
Benjamin
Fitzpatrick |
10 |
207 |
1/1/1828 |
199
acres |
$100 |
|
| Abner
Lewis |
Moses
Lewis |
10 |
492 |
3/20/1827 |
100
acres |
$500 |
Abner
is incorrect. Should be Aaron. Transposed incorrectly. Moses
is the son of Aaron Lewis. Deed states that land was originally
owned by Richard Mullington, sold to Josiah Lewis, sold to Richard
M. Lewis, sold to Abner Lewis (wrong), sold to Moses |
| Josiah
Lewis, Sr. |
Aaron
Lewis |
10 |
518 |
1816 |
200
acres |
£125 |
|
| Josiah
Lewis, Sr. |
Patrick
Kelly |
11 |
215 |
1812 |
|
|
Josiah performing
duties as Sheriff of Bladen Co. |
| Moses
Lewis |
Daniel
Shipman |
11 |
270 |
8/29/1823 |
|
|
|
| Aaron
Lewis |
Hugh
Dove |
12 |
294 |
1811 |
|
|
|
| Mullington
Lewis |
John
Kelly |
12 |
367 |
1812 |
|
|
|
| Josiah
Lewis, Sr. |
Samuel
Andress |
12 |
373 |
1806 |
|
|
Josiah performing
duties as Sheriff of Bladen Co. |
| Solomon
Lewis |
James
Lewis, Jr. |
15 |
532 |
4/28/1783 |
250
acres |
£18 |
Land
surveyed for Solomon Lewis on 2/25/1779. James Lewis, Jr. is
from Bladen County, NC. Solomon's wife is Tabitha ? |
| Moses
Lewis |
Margaret
Wiggins |
22 |
74 |
11/1/1834 |
|
|
|
| Moses
Lewis |
Hays
F. Shipman |
22 |
291 |
2/1/1839 |
|
|
|
| Aaron
Lewis, Sr. |
Hays
F. Shipman |
22 |
293 |
2/1/1839 |
|
|
|
| Moses
Lewis |
John
Ellis |
22 |
304 |
9/8/1838 |
|
|
Sellers
also include Thomas S. Lewis and Francis C. Lewis |
| Aaron
Lewis, Sr. |
Hays
F. Shipman |
22 |
463 |
2/22/1839 |
|
|
|
| Moses
Lewis, Sr. |
James
C. Lewis |
22 |
520 |
1/8/1838 |
? |
$150 |
|
| James
Lewis |
Josiah
Lewis, Jr. |
23 |
549 |
1/1/1776 |
100
acres |
£50 |
Land
originally surveyed for Jeremiah Bigford. James Lewis bought
from Joseph Dixon. |
| William
Lewis |
Ignatious
Flowers |
25 |
299 |
2/22/1785 |
192
acres |
£105 |
Flowers
sued William Lewis for non-payment, land sold at public auction
by sheriff. |
| Hanson
Lewis |
Samuel
Swindell |
25 |
524 |
7/13/1789 |
100
acres |
£30 |
Hanson bought land
from John Mitchell. |
| Josiah
Lewis, Jr. |
Richard
M. Lewis |
26 |
366 |
1/2/1792 |
437
acres |
£250 |
Brown Marsh area
of Bladen Co. |
| Moses
Lewis |
Solomon
Carter |
26 |
591 |
4/17/1817 |
100
acres |
£65 |
|
| Richard
M. Lewis |
John
McNeill |
27 |
54 |
7/21/1803 |
100
acres |
£100 |
Brown Marsh area
of Bladen Co. |
| Durrum
Lewis |
Henry
Davis |
27 |
361 |
5/1/1805 |
62
acres |
$50 |
Brown
Marsh area of Bladen Co. Granted to Durrum Lewis on 11/16/1799. |
| Aaron
Lewis |
Josiah
Lewis, Sr. |
27 |
424 |
3/1/1806 |
200
acres |
£100 |
Brown Marsh area
of Bladen Co. |
| Richard
M. Lewis |
Abner
Lewis |
27 |
426 |
4/3/1802 |
100
acres |
£100 |
Abner is wrong.
Should be Aaron. |
| Richard
M. Lewis |
Durham
Lewis |
27 |
476 |
2/10/1805 |
750
acres |
£200 |
|
| Durrum
Lewis |
Josiah
Lewis, Sr. |
27 |
425 |
8/22/1803 |
slave |
|
Sold for 124 Spanish
Milled Dollars |
| Moses
Lewis, Jr. |
Archibald
Murphy |
30 |
209 |
10/20/1828 |
? |
$206 |
Moses Lewis, Jr's
wife is Rebecca Ann ? |
| Moses
Lewis, Jr. |
John
G. Sutton |
30 |
210 |
11/5/1827 |
? |
$90 |
Moses Lewis, Jr's
wife is Rebecca Ann ? |
| Moses
Lewis, Sr. |
Caroline
Mote |
30 |
297 |
8/1/1829 |
? |
|
Witnessed by John
Lewis and F.C. Lewis |
| Durrum
Lewis, Jr. |
Edward
Lewis |
30 |
347 |
8/25/1830 |
Power
of Atty |
- |
Durrum
Lewis, Jr. moved to Lee County, GA in summer of 1830. |
| Durrum
Lewis, Jr. |
David
Lewis |
30 |
350 |
5/6/1830 |
400
acres |
$373.50 |
|
| Josiah
Lewis |
Shadrack
Wooten |
30 |
445 |
3/1/1828 |
45
acres |
$42 |
Josiah's
wife is Tishea. Sellers also include Jordan Moore and wife Ancy. |
| Moses
Lewis, Jr. |
Moses
Lewis, Sr. |
30 |
213 |
9/24/1828 |
slave |
$500 |
Moses
Lewis, Jr's wife is Rebecca Ann ? Deed witnessed by John Lewis. |
| Josiah
Lewis, Sr. |
Erasmus
Cavous |
34 |
329 |
3/4/1803 |
|
|
Josiah performing
duties as Sheriff of Bladen Co. |
| William
Lewis |
Andrew
Griffin |
36 |
278 |
4/4/1785 |
200
acres |
£150 |
At Dennis &
Porter Swamp area of Bladen Co. |
| Peter
Lewis |
Joseph
Williams |
37 |
128 |
1/8/1774 |
100
acres |
£8 |
Saddle
Tree Swamp area of Bladen Co. Peter Lewis is from SC. |
| Mullington
Lewis |
John
Currie |
37 |
560 |
9/1/1821 |
45
acres |
$15 |
ML is from Cumberland
County, NC |
| St.
of NC |
Jonah
Lewis, Jr. |
37 |
217 |
11/12/1799 |
100
acres |
50
Shillings |
Most likely Josiah
Lewis, Jr. |
