Andersons of Colonial N. Carolina

Under Pages I have a map called “Notes & Misc”… it has Carolus Anderson and Thomas Pitman property.  I’ve been at a standstill for months because I’ve been stumped by a goofy old waterway called imaginatively, “Little Swamp”…. the ole boys really went out of their way with that creativity.  Anyway… I may take another foray into mapping because I think I found it.  And it also throws some new light on the Pitmans and others…  in 1712, Thomas is living on the Blackwater River at the junction of three counties- Surry, Isle of Wight, and what will become Southampton at a later date. (In 1712 Surry continued westward all the way to NC)

Here is the deed reference for the curious…

source
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lharmon&id=I10764

NOTE: This deed shows the adjoining property of Samuel Lancaster to Thomas Pitman.
SURRY COUNTY, VA – DEEDS – John Allen to Thomas Pitman, 9 A ug 1712
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Deeds: John Allen-Thomas Pitman, Southmark Parish, Surry Co , VA

INDENTURE, ALLEN-THOMAS PITMAN (8-9-1712)

THIS INDENTURE made the 9th day of August in the eleventh y ear of the reign of our sovereign Lady Ann, by the grace o f God of Great Brittain, France &Ireland, Queen defender o f the faith &c. in the year of our Lord one thousand seve n hundred & twelve between John Allen of the County of Surr y, gentleman, of the one part and Thomas Pitman, Jr of th e County of Isle of Wight, planter of the other part witnes seth that the said John Allen for & in consideration of th e sume of five shillings to him in hand paid by the said t o Thomas Pitman, gentleman, at & before ensealing & deliver y of the presents the
receipt whereof & himself therewith fully satisfied, conten ted, & paid, he doth hereby acknowledge & for divers good c ause & consideration him, thereunto moving hath granted, ba rgained, sold, demised, leased & to farm-letter & by thes e presents doth grant, bargain, sell, demise, & to farm-le t unto the said
Thomas Pitman, Jr, his executors, sdministrators & assign s a certain tract or parcell of land scituate on the sout h side of the main Blackwater Swamp in theCounty of Surr y & Isle of Wight aforesaid containing three hundred & fift y acres of land be the same more or less which said tract o r parcell of land is part of a Pattent formerly granted t o James Allen dated the 25th day of April1701 for fourtee n hundred acres, & by the said James, given & bequeathed i n his Last Will & Testament to the above named, John Alle n & his heirs forever (as relation to the said Will being h ad may more at large appear) bounded viz:
Beginning at ye mouth of the Little Swamp on the south sid e of the main Blackwater Swamp aforesaid thence up the vari ous courses of the Run of the said Little Swamp to a mark d ash then north twelve degrees west thirty five pole t o a pine, then north fourteen degrees east on hundred seven ty four pole to a corner of Samuell Lancaster’s land & by t he said Lancaster’s line east a hundred & sixty pole to th e main Blackwater Swamp side aforesaid & down the various c ourses of the run of the said swamp to the beginning, toget her with all & singular the orchards, houses, gardens, wood s, ways & waters & all other royaltys, priviledges, profitt s, commoditys, & advantages whatsoever to the said tract o r parcell of land belonging, or in any wise appertaining o r therewith or with any part thereof used, enjoyed or accep ted, reputed or taken as part parcell or member thereof an d the reversion & reversions, remainder & remainders thereo f & every part & parcell thereof.

TO HAVE & TO HOLD the said tract or parcell of land with al l & singular the premises hereby demised, granted, bargaine d & sold unto the said Thomas, his executors, administrator s & assigns from the day next before the day of the date o f these presents for & during the term of one year fully t o be compleated & ended yielding & paying therefore to th e said John, his executors, administrators & assigned on th e feast day of St. Michael, ye Archangel, next ensuing th e date thereof one ear of Indian corn if the same shall b e lawfully demanded, to the intent that by virtue of thes e presents & of the statute for transferring uses into poss ession the said Thomas may be in actual possession of the p remises & be enabled to take & accept of a grant & releas e of the reversion & inheritance thereof to him, his heir s & assigns forever.

In witness whereof the party first above named to these pre sent Indenture have interchangeably set their hands & seal s the day & year first above written.

John Allen
Sealed with a waf er
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of:
Henry Harrison
Thomas Eldridge

At a court held at Southmark for the County of Surry Augus t ye 20th 1712

This day appeared in Court the above named John Allen & di d acknowledge the
above specified contents to be his reall, act & deed whic h is ordered to be
recorded & is recorded by:

John Allen, Cl. Cur.

Spelling appears as it did in original documents. Words n ot fully decipherable are followed by a question mark. Paragraphing was added by the transcriber for ease in reading . There are no paragraphs in the original document.

Source: Library of Virginia, Wills & Administrations,Deed s & Wills, Etc. 6, 1694-1709; 1709-1715, Reel 3

Here are the map metes & bounds… this is like candy for a mapmaker…

Beginning at ye mouth of the Little Swamp on the south sid e of the main Blackwater Swamp
thence up the vari ous courses of the Run of the said Little Swamp to a markd ash
then north twelve degrees west thirty five pole t o a pine,
then north fourteen degrees east on hundred seven ty four pole to a corner of Samuell Lancaster’s land
by t he said Lancaster’s line east a hundred & sixty pole to th e main Blackwater Swamp side aforesaid
down the various c ourses of the run of the said swamp to the beginning

And here is where I will locate where it is on the Blackwater River…  or so I will try…

Well this isn’t where I thought the “Little Swamp” was but it does solve one riddle… my question now is whether there was another one near the Meherrin River on the VA/NC border.

I may have to rethink where some of these folks were…

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