Tracing Sands Stanly, as purchaser of property 1746-50

 

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.

Bright, Simon; Sands Stanly                                           Page: 135
Standley, William; John Standley                                    Page: 172
Standley (Standly), John; William Standly      Page: 223 

 

 

Johnston County, NC - Quit Rent - 1750
 
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The term "Quit rent" is one that was used in Colonial America to refer to a personal property tax, which was assessed by the Crown. The local Sheriff collected it, and it was sent to the Governor for distribution and administration. It was paid in cash or tobacco. It was one of the "Taxation Without Representation" issues leading to the Revolution, after which it was abolished.
 
Patentee, No of Acres, Date of Patent, Last Rent, When paid
 
William Bright, 200, Apr 8th, 1745, 4 yrs, 11 mos 14 ds at 4£100, 1:19:_
 
Simon Bright, blank, Recd in part of land _____, 5:0:5 (this line crossed out)
 
Simon Bright, 640, ____ , Apr 13th 1744, 6 yrs at 4£, 10:_:_
 
Willim Stanley, 372, rect. Apr 14th 1744 for 560 acres, 6 yrs, 4:9:5

 

 

Old Dobbs County

JOHNSTON/DOBBS/LENOIR COUNTIES GRANTOR INDEX 

BOOK 2 - April 1750 - April 1754

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Standly, William            Edward Grantham        214

 

BOOK 3 - Apr 1754 - Apr 1755

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Herbert, James                         Benjamin Stanly                        23

Standly, John                            Darkes Standley                       224

Standley (Standly), Jonathan     Benj. Standley (Standly)           446

Same                                        Martha Standley (Standly)        447

Same                                        Mary Standley (Standly)           448

Same                                        Isaac Standley (Standly)           449

 

BOOK 4 - 1756 - 1757

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Stanly (Standly), Jonathan         Joshua Stanly (Standly)             68

Stanly, John                              Joseph Wingfield                      17

 

[Johnston Co., 1754] [Dobbs]

A True List of Capt. Francis Mackelwain’s Company

Joshua Standly

Isaac Standley

 

Book 5 - April 1757 - April 1758

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Standly, Dareus (Darcus)          John Spann                               104

 

JOHNSTON/DOBBS/LENOIR COUNTIES GRANTOR INDEX 
BOOK 6:   April 1758 - April 1765

(Wayne CountyRecords)

In 1758, Dobbs County was formed from the eastern portion of Johnston County. (Old) Dobbs included today's Wayne, Greene, Lenoir and small portions of several other counties. 

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Edwards, Thomas

Sands Stanly (Stanley)

284

Hartsfield, John

Benjamin Stanley

387

Stanly (Stanley), Isaac

Benj Bruton

289

Stanly, Benjamin

James Herberd (Herbert)

384

Stanly, Jonathan & wife

William Waddle

520

 

JOHNSTON/DOBBS/LENOIR COUNTIES GRANTOR INDEX 
BOOK 7: April 1765 - April 1769

Cade, Stephen

Moses Stanly

286

Stanley (Stanly), Jonathan

Stephen Cade

225

**

Stanley (Stanly), Jonathan

James Collier

273

**

** Does not appear in Grantor Index 

 

 

OLD DOBBS COUNTY
JOHNSTON/DOBBS/LENOIR COUNTIES GRANTOR INDEX 
BOOK 10 - April 1773 - May 1775

Miller, Joshua

Isaac Standley

304

Nuton (Newton), William

Moses Stanly (Standly)

24

Standly, Jonathan

Thomas Uzzell

130

Standley (Standly), Moses

William Whitfield

199

Standley (Standly), Jonathan

Moses Standley

232

Standly, Sands

John Mealin (Medlin)

271

Standly, Stands

Nathaniel Wildair

281

Standley, Jonathan

John Hanks

349

Standley (Standly), Jonathan

Simm Fontevine (Tolevine)

521

 

OLD DOBBS COUNTY
JOHNSTON/DOBBS/LENOIR COUNTIES GRANTOR INDEX 
BOOK 11:  Jan 1777 - April 1779

The Registers Office was closed from May l775 to January l777 due to the absence of governmental authority incident to the beginning of the Revolution. 

 

Campbell, William

John Hail

519

 

Same

Isaac Stanly

524

 

Stanly, Jonathan

Simon Fotevine (Totevine)

6

 

Same

John Handley (Handly)

9

 

Shepperd, Benjamin

Sands Stanly

160

Sands, Stanly

Benjamin Medlin

275

Stanley (Stanly), Moses

William Roach

415

Totevine, Simon

Jonathan Standly

13

Totevine, Simon

Moses Stanly

434