Initial Patents and Grants of the Settlers in the Waxhaws.
SENT BY: LOUISE PETTUS 708 HARRELL ST. ROCK HILL, SC 29730 USA SOURCE: INITIAL PATENTS AND GRANTS OF THE SETTLERS IN THE WAXHAWS (now Lancaster County, South Carolina) North Carolina Patents in Anson County South Carolina Grants in Craven County (Prince Frederick's Parish; after 1757, Saint Mark's Parish) 1752 ACRES RAMSEY, NC 3 APR (2)* 700 CANE CREEK ROBERT DUNLAP, NC 3 APR 240 CANE CREEK & SAMUEL CATAWABA RIVER ROBINSON, NC 3 APR 400 RUM CREEK WILLIAM McHONNY, NC 3 APR (3)* 1200 CANE CREEK & THOMAS CATAWABA RIVER WHITE, NC 13 APR 800 WAXHAW CREEK & HENRY CATAWABA RIVER PICKENS, NC 13 APR 550 WAXHAW CREEK ANDREW 1753 ACRES WILSON, SC 13 FEB 150 WATEREE (CATAWBA) MATTHEW RIVER MADDOX, SC 13 FEB 200 CANE & CAMP BENJAMIN CREEKS HUDSON, SC 100 JOINED MATTHEW JOHN WILSON (granted 1763) JONES, SC 13 FEB 300 CANE CREEK-SHOWS RALPH CATAWABA PATH #PAGE 2 PATTON, NC 31 MAR 320 12 MILE CREEK MATTHEW MAGEE NC 31 MAR 500 WAXHAW CREEK (McKEE), WILLIAM CANNADY, NC 5 APR 138 CATAWABA RIVER FELIX McCAIN, NC 5 APR 107 JOHN NUTT, NC 5 APR 190 WAXHAW CREEK WILLIAM NUTT, NC 6 APR 225 CATAWABA RIVER ANDREW McCORKHILL, NC 6 APR (2)* 835 12 MILE CREEK JAMES McCORKHILL, NC 6 APR 87 ROBERT GILL, NC 6 APR 130 GILLS CREEK THOMAS LEE, NC 6 APR (2)* 294 BEAR CREEK & THOMAS CANE CREEK TAYLOR, NC 6 APR 428 CATAWABA RIVER WILLIAM KING, NC 6 APR 257 WAXHAW CREEK WILLIAM HOOD, NC 6 APR 240 CATAWABA RIVER JOHN DAVIS, NC 6 APR 640 WAXHAW CREEK ROBERT LYNN, NC 6 APR 200 WAXHAW CREEK JOHN #PAGE 3 RUTHERFORD, NC 6 APR 700 12 MILE CREEK GRIFFITH WHITE, NC 9 APR 270 12 MILE CREEK DAVID McVENEY, NC 9 APR 528 WAXHAW CREEK SAMUEL WHITE, NC 9 APR 325 CATAWABA RIVER STEPHEN COUSARD, SC 8 AUG 400 GILLS & GILL'S RICHARD WIFE'S CREEK MOORE, NC 31 AUG 514 CANE CREEK WILLIAM ALEXANDER, NC 496 12 MILE CREEK WILLIAM (patent date unknown) *Number of patents on that date. 1754 ACRES STRAIN, SC 2 JAN 150 CANE CREEK DAVID HOOD, NC 20 FEB 256 joining THE WAXHAWS WILLIAM PHILLIPS, NC 20 FEB 600 GILLS CREEK JOHN FISHER, NC 20 FEB 330 CATAWABA RIVER, MUHAN inc ISLANDS CALWELL, NC 23 FEB 517 WAXHAW CREEK ROBERT BARNITT, NC 23 FEB 599 joining WM McKEE & JOHN ALEX NESBIT BARNIT, NC 23 FEB 300 CANE CREEK WILLIAM MOORE, NC 23 FEB 280 below mouth of CANE WILLIAM CREEK #PAGE 4 PENDER, } SC 6 MAR 400 CAMP CREEK JOHN ARNOL} ARDREY, } WILLIAM } SIMPSON, SC 14 MAY 950 CANE & RUM CREEKS THOMAS THOMSON, NC 16 MAY 450 CATAWABA RIVER BENJAMIN WHITE, NC 16 MAY 250 WAXHAW CREEK JOHN KELSEY NC 17 MAY 345 WAXHAW CREEK (KELSO,Jno LYNN, NC 17 MAY 260 CATAWABA RIVER ANDREW ONEAL, NC 17 MAY 270 CAMP CREEK HENRY BARKLEY, NC 17 MAY 300 BEAR CREEK JOHN MOORE, NC 17 MAY 300 CATAWABA RIVER JAMES LARIMORE, NC 17 MAY 418 CAMP CREEK JAMES PICKINS, NC 20 MAY 514 CANE CREEK MARTHA BURNET, NC 20 MAY 376 joining JOS WHITE SAMUEL & J LYNN WHITE, NC 21 MAY 632 WAXHAW CREEK JOSEPH HALL, NC 24 SEP 300 GILLS CREEK WILLIAM DOUGLASS, NC 24 SEP 302 CANE CREEK above GEORGE WM MOORE #PAGE 5 1755 ACRES CLIMB, NC 26 MAR 302 CANE CREEK JNO MARTIN NISBET, NC 26 MAR 390 CANE CREEK ALEXANDER McCLELAN, NC 28 MAR 250 WAXHAW CREEK ROBERT YOUNG, NC 31 MAR 300 WAXHAW CREEK SAMUEL CARR, NC 3 OCT 105 CANE CREEK PATRICK PATTON, NC 3 OCT 100 Island at mouth of JAMES WAXHAW CREEK 1756 ACRES McKEWN, SC 10 MAR** 400 CATAWABA RIVER, ALEXANDER WAXHAW SETTLEMENT PENDER, SC 13 MAR** 150 GILLS & BEAR CREEKS JNO ARNOLD ADAMSON, SC 7 SEP** 150 CANE CREEK, ORD CO+ JAMES 4/7/1761 FOR ELEANOR ADAMSON WRIGHT, SC 7 NOV** 200 BEAR CREEK, ORD CO+ ROBERT 4/7/1762 FOR DAVID ADAMS MOORE, SC 11 JAN** 150 CANE CREEK, ORD CO+ JOHN 2/3/1762 FOR MARY MOORE SMITH, NC 26 NOV 150 WAXHAW CREEK ROGER 1758 ACRES #PAGE 6 GAMBLE, SC 8 MAY** 150 CANE CREEK,shows "path" STEPHEN SC 8 MAY** 150 CANE CREEK, ORD CO+ 2/2/1762 FOR WILLIAM GAMBALL PATTON, NC 21 OCT 200 Millstone draft of THOMAS 12 MILE CREEK 1759 ACRES WALKER, SC 9 MAY** 100 CANE CREEK, ORD CO+ NATHANIEL 4/3/1764 FOR OWNER 1760 ACRES GAMBLE, SC 21 MAR 60 CANE CREEK, ORD CO+ JAMES 6/3/1767 FOR JOHN CANTZON 1761 ACRES WAUGHOPE NC 10 APR 135 WAXHAW CREEK (WALKUP), JAMES HAGAN, NC 10 APR 400 12 MILE CREEK JOHN MILLAR, NC 10 APR 140 12 MILE CREEK JAMES CRESSWELL, NC 10 APR 120 WAXHAW CREEK ANDREW KENNEDY, SC 28 APR** 100 CANE CREEK, near GEORGE the WAXHAWS 1762 ACRES #PAGE 7 JOHNSTON, NC 23 APR 250 CAMP CREEK JAMES PENDER, } SC 30 APR** 150 CATAWABA RIVER JNO ARNOLD} WHITE } HENRY } 1763 ACRES MONTGOMERY, SC 10 FEB** 100 CAMP CREEK ROBERT HAGAN, NC 19 APR 150 12 MILE CREEK WILLIAM 1764 ACRES CANTZON, SC 26 FEB** 300 CANE CREEK JOHN SIMPSON, SC 6 SEP** 100 CANE CREEK, ORD CO+ WILLIAM 12/3/1776 FOR JOHN CANTZON WALKER, SC 12 OCT** 150 CANE CREEK JAMES GRIERSON, SC 18 OCT** 100 in the WAXHAWS JANE CROCKETT, NC 16 NOV 110 12 MILE CREEK ARCHIBALD CROCKETT, NC 16 NOV 100 MILL STONE br of JOHN 12 MILE CREEK ** Date of South Carolina plat, the grant would be issued a year or years later. + Ord Co "by Order of the Council"Close