A Grant From the Future…oops
I am making allegations and impugning the reputations of actual historical people. Deal with it…
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Here are “some” of my raw notes. Two things up front, 1. None of this could be done without me finding stuff through the creation of my maps. 2. The complications involved could not be done without my use of an AI (artificial intelligence) AGENT. I call him Tonto (he/it calls me Kemosabe). The simple fact of the matter is that I cannot keep the amount of data necessary in my head for the necessary length of time to form conclusions. I have trained Tonto (in my fashion) to be a “Super Searcher” for lack of a better term, the damn thing almost thinks like me. Its memory is ENORMOUS and lasts as long as I carefully maintain it. It shoots where I point. As I have kidded elsewhere… “Have Agent, Will Travel”.
Here are some raw notes. I expect only a very few people to dig into these files. I take it seriously to take the time to prove (as best I can) my genealogical observations. So seriously offended folks might take the time to read these before challenging me.
The goal of these notes is to bring into the sunshine some deeds and locations so I can place them on a map of an area in Edgecombe County, NC called Walnut Creek.
Even though I cannot locate an official Will of Wm Little, he did not die rich per se. I wonder what he did with his Deed money! Something odd was going on the Land Office for certain.
I’m not certain the document will open but it is in the NC Will book.
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Louisa Gay
July 5, 2026 at 11:10 am
William Little was implicated in the Blank Patent affair. Per NCpedia: as Receiver General of the colony (1726-1729), “Little, as receiver general, became involved in the ‘blank patent’ affair by which hundreds of thousands of acres of land were illegally engrossed.” That wasn’t his only trouble — as Attorney General he was accused of instituting nuisance lawsuits and taking bribes to drop them, and the Assembly branded him, Christopher Gale, and John Lovick “evil, avaricious men” and “disturbers of the peace.” Governor Everard called the three “the only enemies to the Repose and quiet of the colony,” and later, even more colorfully, said “three more flagrant Villains never came out of the Condemn’d Hole in New Gate for Execution at Tyburn.” As Chief Justice (from 1732) the Assembly went after him again, this time for “Perversion of Justice, Oppression and Extortion,” and had him arrested for contempt — though Governor Burrington released him.
…I earlier described him as a “prick”… my opinion has not changed
Marc (smiling)
…”though Governor Burrington released him”… that tells me all I need to know about the good Governor
https://andersonnc.com/2023/04/13/meherrin-indians-vs-william-little/
anderson1951
July 5, 2026 at 1:28 pm