Andersons of Colonial N. Carolina

This is preliminary… I do not have enough patents to really make associations. So do not hold my feet to the fire as to where “exactly” these folks settled.

Several of us are looking for the “historical” Beard’s Creek (which I think is in this area, but do not know). It probably may not exist on modern maps. See the blurb for a historical reference to one Capt. James Beard (of which the creek name is attributed).

So… where the hell is Beard’s Creek?

...click the blue filename below to open in a new page (better to zoom in)

I am presently searching on Familysearch.org for the original James Beard patent…

Wait while I pick my jaw up off the floor…

I mean… really… someone has to be pulling my leg here… aside from the fact that Edward Thatch or Teach was the pirate’s name. I am still laughing at any association with the name “Beard” to Blackbeard the Pirate.

https://www.bairdcreekpoint.com/Historic.html

AHA! Traci the Librarian has saved the day… Beard’s Creek in all its glory… just off my map, lower right

Now… who was this Martin Franck character? And did his daughter play around with pirates? C’mon you folks know I love this kind of intrigue… laughing

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“A” John Bryan in the Town of New Bern (still trying to figure out which John Bryan)… this map mentions a date of 1713 but it is much more modern that that… Bryan somehow traded for these lots (both of which had direct water access. Note that I am hunting for a “merchant” John Bryan who may be associated with a “mariner” Edward Bryan.

Here is the court case of which I pulled the information:

http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/craven/deeds/cogdel10.txt

Craven County, NC - John Rice to Richard Cogdell, 1762

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THIS INDENTURE, made the 4th day of October, in the year of our Lord, 
1762, between John Rice, Coroner of the County of Craven in the 
Province of North Carolina, of the one part, and Richard Cogdell of New 
Bern in the said County and Province, Esq., of the other part: Whereas, 
a writ of Feesi-Taeeas, issued out of his majestys Inferior Court of 
Pleas and Quarter Session held at New Bern for the County of Craven 
tested the 10th day of July in the second year of his Reign of his 
majestys, George, the said King of Great-Brittain, ect., and returnable 
into the said Court on the 1st Tuesday of October, Instant and derected 
to the said coroner, commanding him that of the goods and chattels, 
lands and tenements of John Bryan, he should cause to be made the sum 
of Thirty-Five Pounds fifteen shillings, Proc. Money, debt which the 
said Richard Cogdell in the said Court, recorded for his debt, and also 
the sum of Two Pounds 4 shillings and 5 pence, Proc. Money adjudged and 
taxed for costs; and whereas, Cullen Pollock and Walter Lane, 
Commissioners of the Town of New Bern, did by their deed bearing date 
some time in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and 
Thirty-One among other things, grant and convey unto John Rodgers, one 
Lot or half an acre of land in the Town of New Bern, known in the plan 
of said Town by Number 44; and whereas, the said John Rodgers and 
Sarah, his wife, did by an instrument in writing, bearing date on or 
about the 15th day of December, in the year of our Lord, the said Lot 
#44 in the old plan to William Norwood, which said Lot is marked or 
known in the new plan by #50; and whereas, the said William Norwood by 
deed bearing date some time in the month of December, 1739, for the 
consideration therein mentioned, grant and convey the said Lot # 44 
unto Thomas Norwood; and whereas, the said Thomas Norwood did by a deed 
or instrument bearing date the 30th day of March, 1750, in 
consideration of 50 pounds old tomer equal in value to 6 pounds 
thirteen shillings and 4 pence, Proc. Money, grant, bargain and sell 
unto the said John Bryan, the Lot or half an acre of land in the said 
Town of New Bern, #44.
To hold the said Lot or half acre of land, together with all and 
singular the houses, gardens and farmes, and also the appurtenances to 
the same belonging or appertaining to the said John Bryan, his heirs 
and assigns forever; and whereas, Cullen Pollock of Tyrrell County in 
the said Province, by his deed, poll or instrument in writing bearing 
date the 6th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1746, in 
consideration of 12 pounds to him in hand paid by the said John Bryan, 
give, grant, bargain and sell unto the said John Bryan, among other 
things, a certain parcel of land, adjoining the Town of New Bern, being 
the front of a Lot belonging to the said John Bryan in the said Town 
numbered in the plan of the said Town, #17, to hold to the said John 
Bryan, his heirs and assigns forever; and whereas, the said coroner in 
persuance of the said writ of Fieri-Faieas, and by virtue of his said 
office and by form of and act of parliment made in Great Britain in the 
5th year of the Reign of his majestys, King George, the second Juliet 
an Act for the more easy remaining debts is his majestys, plantations 
and belongs in America did seized and take into his hands and 
possession the said Lot or half acre of land in the Town of New Bern, 
known in the plan of the said Town by #44; and also the said certain 
parcel of land, adjoining the said Town of New Bern, being the front of 
a Lot #17 in order to raise and levy the said debt and costs and 
exposed the same to sale at Public Venue and at that sale sold the same 
to the said Richard Cogdell for the sum of 40 pounds, Proc. Money, 
being the highest or greatest sum bid or offered by any person for the 
same at the said sale, as in and by the said several hereinbefore 
recited deeds remaining of record in the register's Office of the said 
Craven County, and also the said writ of Fieri-Faieas and return 
relation being to them respectively had may more fully and at large 
appear
NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that the said John Rice, Coroner, of the 
said County of Craven in persuance of his Office, and by virtue of said 
writ of Fieri-Faieas and also by virtue and in persuance of the said 
Act of Parliment and for and in consideration of the sum of 40 pounds, 
Proc. Money to him in hand paid by the said Richard Cogdell before the 
sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged, hath granted, bargained, sold, transfur and assigns, and 
set over, convey and confirm, and by virtue of his said Office, and by 
these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, transfer, assigns, set-over, 
convey and confirm unto the said Richard Cogdell, all that and those 
the said Lot or half acre of land in the Town of New Bern and known in 
the plan of the said Town by number 44, and also the said certain 
parcel of land, adjoining to New Bern Town, being the front of Lot #17, 
so heretofore conveyed to the said John Bryan, together with all 
houses, edifices, buildings and improvements executed or made on them 
respectively and other appurtenances to them or either of them 
belonging or appertaining
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Lot or half acre of land in the said Town 
of New Bern, #44, and the said certain parcel of land, being the front 
of Lot #17, and all other the premises as hereinbefore mentioned or 
intended to be granted unto the said Richard Cogdell, his heirs and 
assigns forever, in as free and ample a manner as the said John Rice, 
Coroner, of the said County of Craven by virtue of his office, and of 
the said writ of Fieri-Faieas and Act of Parliment is enabled and 
empowered to convey the same. And the said John Rice, doth hereby 
covenant, promise and agree to and with the said Richard Cogdell, his 
heirs and assigns, that he, the said Richard Cogdell, his heirs and 
assigns, shall and may from time to time and at all times hereafter 
peaceably and quietly have, hold, occupy, possess, enjoy the said 
premises and every part hereof, free and clear of and from all manner 
of incumberances whatsoever, held, made, committed or done by the said 
John Rice, or by any other person or persons by his measure or 
pronouncement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said parties of these presents have hereunto 
interchangeably set their hands and seals, the day and year first above 
written

Signed, sealed and delivered in           John Rice, Coroner {Seal}
the presence of us:
A.M. Fenner
Rich'd Fenner

I do hereby acknowledge to have received of him, the named Richard 
Cogdell, the sum of 40 pounds, Proc. Money, being the consideration 
Money the within deed mentioned, as Witness my hand, this 4th day of 
October, 1762
                                             £--40--0--0
Witness Present:
A.M. Fenner
Richard Fenner


North Carolina, November 13th, 1762, personally appeared John Rice, 
Coroner of Craven County, and party to the within deed before me, and 
acknowledged the within deed of bargain and sale from him to Richard 
Cogdell to be the act and deed of him, the said John Rice. Let it be 
registered

                                             Chas. Berry, J.P.

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Copyright. All rights reserved.
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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by
Guy Potts <gpotts1@nc.rr.com>
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Note below that in the will of “one” Edward Bryan in 1745, this Edward leaves to his son Edward a lot in New Bern. The Bryans were heavily invested in New bern

BRYAN, EDWARD

January 28, 1745. May 9, 1746. Sons: JOHN BRYAN (220 acres land bought of Martin and Edward Frank, called “New Germany”), WILLIAM BRYAN (300 acres land, called “New Germany”), EDWARD BRYAN (lot in Newbern). Daughter: PENELIPY BRYAN (lot in Newbern). Wife: ANN BRYAN (“one plantation, called paradice”). Executors: ANN BRYAN (wife), HARDY BRYAN (brother), LEWIS BRYAN (brother). Witnesses: WM. WHITFORD, JANE HAND, RICHARD HART. Will proven before E. HALL, Chief Justice of North Carolina.

(Source: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, By: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, 1910, Page 53)

Edward Bryan d.1745 wife Ann

son John
son William
son Edward

dau Penelipy

brother Hardy

brother Lewis

Note in the will above the name Martin Frank (Franck)… note also that Martin Franck is all over the place in the deed notes surrounding the area of “Beard’s Creek” that I chronicle in the Beards Creek Clues above. There is a lot of undiscovered history here…

Martin Franck bio

https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/franck-john-martin

…Bryan deeds… stolen from here:

http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/craven/deeds/bryan01.txt

Craven Co., NC Bryan Deed Abstracts  1742-1786

For ease in listing these abstracts have been grouped by individual names with 
all transactions under this name being either the grantor or grantee. 

Lewis Bryan
Deed Book 1, Pg 153    Dated 21 Dec 1742   sells 100 acres on Maul's Run, 
Swift Creek

Deed Book 1, Pg 159    Dated 21 Dec 1742   sells 75 acres on Maul Run, Swift
Creek which Lewis Bryan holds by patent 23 Nov. 1739.  

Deed Book 1, Pg 563    Dated 22 Dec. 1743   buys  75 acres on Maul's Run,
Swift Creek (witness William Bryan)

Deed book 3, pg  212     Dated 17 Mar 1745-46   "Lewis Bryan son of John
Bryan, deceased" sells  "390 acres  of which my father held by deed from John
Simmons, on North side of Neuse River. . .."  Wit. Lewis Bryan, Sen.

" book" 3, pg 45       Dated 6 May 1745  sells "parcel of land on Maul's Run,
Swift Creek including saw mill, with five acres which said Lewis Bryan holds
by patented dated 23 Nov. 1739."  (Witness John Blount)

Deed Book 4, Pg 13   Dated 18 Jun 1747 sells to Wardens of Parish of Christ
Church "a parcel of land adjoining the mill land on Swift Creek, one acre . .
.part of a 275 acre patent from his Majesty King, George second." 

Deed Book 1, pg 385    Dated 2 Feb 1749   sells to Hardy Bryan "land on the
West side of Beaver Creek formerly belonging Martin Franck. . .."  Witness
Joseph Bryan and Hardy Bush - Proved March 20, 1749

Deed Book 1, Pg 400    Dated ____Feb 1749   sells 165 acres on Maul's Run
"being the branch by which said Lewis Hart  now lives to the plantation where
said Lewis Bryan did live.   Was called 175 acres, one acre for Chapel and
five for mill taken out, part of Lewis Bryan patent for 275, dated 23 Nov.
1739.

Book of Deeds 4 pg 171   Dated 22 June 1748   Hardy Bryan, Lewis Bryan, Ann
Bryan, Executors of Edward Bryan, deceased, sells land on East side of Swift
Creek, patented to Edward Bryan, deceased, 8 May 1742." 

Book of Deeds  4 pg 272  Dated 1 July 1748 " Lewis Bryan, son of Edward Bryan"
buys 550 acres on Rattlesnake Branch, William Isler's corner,  Frederick
Isler's corner,  South side of Vine Swamp."  Wit: Hardy Bryan and Hardy Bush

Book of Deeds 4 pg 314   Dated 19 June 1749   buys 100 acres North side of
Neuse River . . . part of Lee's patent for 315 acres of 22  May 1745  (this
land went to Patrick Maule Bryan according to his father's will, Lewis Bryan
1816.) 

Book of Deeds 4  pg 238   Dated _____ _____ 1749 sells130 acres "part of a
survey to John Bryan by his Majesty in 1739, on east side of Goose Creek . . .
reserving 10 feet square from center of spot of land where said Edward Bryan
and wife are buried.  Wit Hardy Bush.

Deed Book 7 pg 3        Dated 11 Oct. 1750   buys 550 acres beginning at the
mouth of Rattlesnake branch, to Vine Swamp, Wit Hardy Bush

Book of Deeds 1 Pg 466   Dated 1 Jan 1751  buys 200 acres on North side of
Neuse River called Beasley's Island  (this land went to Patrick Maule Bryan
according to his father's will, Lewis Bryan 1816.)

Deed Book 11, pg 65   Dated 2 Apr 1763   sells to "William Bryan, his son" 200
acres on north side of Neuse River, Beasley's Island.  


John Bryan

Deed Book 3 pg 56   Dated____  ____ 1744  "John Bryan of Craven County,
Merchant to Lewis Bryan, son of Edward Bryan, late of Craven County,
Providence aforesaid, deceased, Planter, . . . John Bryan and Cady, his wife .
. .130 acres of land part of survey granted to John Bryan by his Majesty's
patent, 1739. . . east side if Goose Creek"  sells to Lewis Bryan, son of
Edward Bryan late of Craven Co. . ."reserves 10 square feet from the center of
the spot of land, where said Edward and his wife are buried"   (witness Edward
Bryan) [does this read that John Bryan was son of Edward or that Lewis is son
of Edward?]

Deed Book 4, pg 210   Dated 10 Oct 1748 Commissioners of Town of New Bern to
John Joseph Bryan "Lot beginning at Paul Palmer's corner on Water Street #113,
Town of New Bern."

Deed Book 6, pg 279   Dated 16 Aug 1754  Hardy Bryan to Sally Bryan daughter
of John and Ann Cady Bryan, his wife  Lot 376 "conveyed to Francis Fontaine by
. . . Commissioners of New Bern, Nov. 2, 1751 and assigned by Francis
Fontaine, 16 Feb 1754 to Hardy Bryan, Reserving to Ann Cady Bryan, wife of
said John Bryan, the use of the said lot during her natural life, also
reserving to Hardy Bryan ten feet square, WHERE THE GRAVES ARE NOW ON THE SAID
LOT."  

Deed Book 2 Pg 318   Dated 11 Apr 1760  John Bryan  sells part of a tract
"being a grant to Edward Bryan 20 April 1740. . .east side of Swift Creek on
Watery Branch, Palmetto Swamp, with houses, out houses, stables, barns,
orchards, gardens, &c."  Wit Joseph Bryan, Juret Proven in open court by oath
of Joseph Bryan