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Plats(1785-1858)
Hooper, Absalom, 1825 land grant

Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, Volume 43, 1737. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1963.

":Appendix I: South Carolina Land Grants', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies,
Volume 43, 1737, ed. K G Davies (London, 1963), pp. 314-319"

South Carolina Land Grants

A register of grants of land in South Carolina between the years 1675 and 1765 has been preserved under the reference CO. 5, 398. The entries for 1737 have been extracted and are given below. The register records the name of grantee, place where the land granted lay, number of acres, date of grant and rent. The rent for all grants made in 1737 was 3s. sterling per 100 acres.

Grantee    No. of Acres     Place     Date
Allston, William - 129 acres Craven County 13 July
Amyand, Isaac - 200 acres acres 129 acres Craven County
Arnold, William - 500 acres - Craven County
Arshur, John - 500 acres Craven County
Ash, Margaret - 350 Craven County 8 April
Ash, Richard and Livingston, William - 440 - Craven Co.. 13 July
Ashby, John - 900 acres - Craven Co..
Atkin, Edmond 56 Berkley County 13 August
Atkinson, Anthony 300 acres Craven County 13 July
Badenhope, Jesse 1000 - Craven Co.. 8 October
Barnett, John - 250 - Craven Co.. 12 August
Baxter, John - 1100 - Craven Co..
Bayley, Ralph 175 Granville County
Birmont, Joseph 250 Craven County 13 July
Blamyer, Mary 450 acres Berkley County
Bonneau, Henry - 500 acres Pon Pon River
Bonneau, Henry - 131 Berkley County 12 August
Brockington, William - 500 acres Craven County 13 July
Brown, John - 25 - Craven Co.. 12 July
Brown, Thomas - 725 Little River 13 July
Brown, William - 258 Colleton County 12 August
Buckhannan, William - 500 acres Craven County
Bull, Stephen 533 Colleton County 13 July
Bull, William - 5365 Savannah River 12 August
Burnham, Nicholas 640 Colleton County 13 July
Butler, Thomas - 508 do. 12 April
Campbell, Hugh 170 Saltcatcher River 12 August; 300 acres
Chandler, Philip 250 Black River 13 July
Cheesman, Thomas - 1500 acres Craven County 12 August
Chevilett, John and Sarah 500 acres Purrysburgh township 12 February
Child, Josheph 400 acres Berkley County 12 August
Christie, Henry - 300 acres Craven County
Cleland, John - 312 - Craven Co.. 13 July ; 810 acres; 500 acres; 800 acres; 868 acres
Clerk, William - 450 acres do. 12 August
Coachman, Benjamin 350 Craven County 12 August
Coachman, James 400 acres Berkley County 13 July
Cochran, John - 300 acres Craven County 12 August
Colleton, John - 35 Berkley County 13 July ; 289 acres on Santee River
Copeland, Hugh 300 acres Craven County 12 August
Cottino, Andrew 400 acres Pedee River 17 February
Crauford, Daniel 776 Granville County 13 July
Crawl, Ann 650 Colleton County 12 August
Dean, Daniel 209 Berkley County 13 July
Dechamp, Francis 291 Berkley County 12 August
Delas, James 300 acres Granville County 29 June
De St. Julien, James 500 Santee River 13 July
Deveaux, Andrew 1350 Saltcatcher River
Dick, John - 400 acres Craven County 5 February
Drake, Jonathan 500 acres Wacawmaw River 12 August
Drake, William - 677 Santee River 17 February
Dry, William - 19 Berkley County 12 February
Dupont, Abraham 500 acres do. 13 July
Dupont, Gideon 160 do. 12 August;140 acres; 100 Acres 13 Aug
Dupre, Cornelius 800 do. 13 July ; 183 acres 12 Aug; 400 acres 12 Aug
Eldridge, Jane 600 Craven County
Elizard, Abraham 800 Granville County 29 June
Elliott, Barnard 600 Colleton County 13 July
Elliott, Thomas - 500 acres Pon Pon River ; 500 acres Craven County ; 575 Granville County 12 August
Elliott, William -, jnr. 730 Colleton County 13 July
Ellis, Gedion 500 acres Black River
Evant, John - 700 do. 12 August
Fairchild, John - 400 acres Berkley County 13 July
Finley, Francis 500 acres Craven County
Fishburn, William - 1400 acres Granville County
Fitch, Constant 840 Colleton County 12 August
Fitch, Jonathan 844 Colleton Countu
Fladger, Robert - 700 Craven County 12 February
Fleming, Thomas - 650 do. 12 August
Fountain, John - 150 Granville County 6 October
Fox, Henry - 650 Craven County 17 December
Gardner, William - 300 acres do. 13 July
Glazenbrook, Ruth 418 do. 12 August
Gleadow, Mary 100
Glover, John - 400 acres Berkley County
Goddard, Capt. Francis 1700 Craven County 12 February
Godin, Benjamin 480 Colleton County 29 June
Gray, William - 147 Colleton County 13 July
Green, John - 300 acres Craven County 12 August; 140 acres. 13 July
Hall, Richard 200 acres Craven County; 800 acres
Hall, Robert - 1500 acres Craven County
Hamlin, George 800 Berkley County
Hendricks, Timothy 850 Granville County 12 August
Henley, Daniel 500 acres Craven County 11 May
Hext, Edward 250 do. 13 July ; 1000 acres
Hill, Richard 700 Black River
Holliday, Giles 500 acres Queensborough township
Horr, Robert - 300 acres Craven County 12 August
Howard, Edward 618 Craven County
Huggins, John - 1200 acres acres Black River
Huggins, Josheph 300 acres Santee River
Hunter, George 800 Granville County 29 June
Hurst, Joshep 1000 Craven County 13 July
Hutchinson, John - 2100 Craven County 12 August
Izard, Walter 400 acres0 Pedee River 9 February; 270 Granville County 6 June
Jackson, John - 320 Colleton County 12 August
Jackson, Samuel 200 acres acres Little River
Jean, Michael 550 Wacawmaw River 13 July ; 550 acres
Jenkins, Thomas - 500 acres Craven County
Johnson, Peter 1300 acres Craven County
Johnson, Sarah 520 Craven County 5 February
Kinloch, James 2200 acres acres Craven County 13 July ; 193 Savannah River ; 3249 Craven County 5 July
Lawrence, James 500 acres Craven County 17 February
Lea, George 650 Craven County 13 July
Le Bas, James 200 acres acres Berkley County 14 February
Lewis, Maurice 500 acres Queensborough township 13 July
Livingston, William - see Ash, Richard
McCaw, John - 200 acres acres Colleton River 12 August
McClelland, Andrew 750 Craven County
McGers, James 150 750 8 October
McGilveray, Martha 400 acres Savannah River 12 August
McKay, Patrick 360 Granville County ; 800, 800,2100 acres
McMullen, William - 200 acres acres Savannah River
Mallone, Richard 500 acres Craven County
Marion, Peter 1500 acres Berkley County 13 July ; 450 acres Berkley County 12 April
Martin, Jacob 2200 acres acres Colleton County 13 July
Martin, James 800 Craven County
Massey, Philip 500 acres Craven County 12 August
Masters, Samuel 245 Craven County; 184 ares on Little River; 300 acres Craven County 13 July
Maxwell, James 510 Pedee River 12 August
Meyer, Frederick 108 Granville County ; 94 acres
Michael, Ephraim 300 acres Granville County
Michie, James 1500 acres Purrysburgh township
Mongain, David and Francis 600 Granville County
Middleton, Thomas - 650 Berkley County
Millchamp, Timothy 1000 Craven County 5 May
Monk, Thomas - 500 acres Craven County 2 February; 500 acres
Moore, James 600 Berkley County 12 August
Moore, Roger 62-1/2 Berkley County
Morall, William - 800 Craven County
Moultrie, John - 400 acres Berkley County
Musgrove, John - 300 acres Wacawmaw River 5 July ; 500 acres; 400 acres
Neal, Francis 300 acres Craven County 13 July
Nesbett, Alexander 300 acres Craven County 12 August; 600 ares, 280 acres
Newman, Robert - 78 Craven County 12 July
Newman, William - 100 Craven County
do.Nicholas, George 902 Craven County. 12 August
Nicholas, Isaac 246 Colleton County 12 August
Nichols, Stephen 670 Craven County 10 April
Nisbit, see Nesbett
Norman, Moses 735 Craven County 13 July
O'Brian, Kennedy 158 Savannah River
Ouldfield, John, senr. 300 acres Berkley County ; 367 acres Craven County
Owen, John - 900 acres
do.Pamor, Elizabeth 352 do. 12 July
Pauley, George 556 Pedee River 12 August
Pauley, George 160 Craven County 12 July
do. 225 Wacawmaw River 13 July
Peters, Phebe 1400 acres Craven County
Peters, William - 184 Colleton County
Peyre, Judith 1100 Craven County 12 August
Piercy, Hugh a lot Orangeborough township 8 October 850 acres Berkley County
Pinkney, William - 564 Colleton County 13 July
Poole, William - 500 acres Little Pedee River
Pott, William - 200 acres acres Craven County
Potts, Thomas - 270 do. 18 February
Poyis, John Lewis 300 acres Granville County 13 July
Prioleau, Samuel 3250 do. 12 August
Read, John, senr. 500 acres Craven County 13 July
Read, John, junr. 676 Wacawmaw River 12 August
Robert, Peter 980 Craven County
Robinson, Josheph 400 acres Craven County 13 August
Roche, Jordan 1000 Little Pedee River 13 July
Roper, Josheph 200 acres acres Craven County 12 August
Rothmahler, Job 500 acres Cooper River 13 July
Roulain, James 500 acres Saltcatcher River 13 July
Salter, John - 500 acres Craven County
Sauter, Abraham 156 do. 13 August
Saunders, Lawrence 500 acres Granville County 13 July
Saunders, Roger 447 acres Colleton County
Saunders, William - 710 Berkley County 12 August; 200 acres
Screven, Elisha 300 acres Black River
Serre, Noah 500 acres Craven County 13 July
Shackeford, William - 29 do. 10 July
Simmons, Thomas, junr. 300 acres do. 13 July
Skene, Alexander 1370 Craven County 17 February; 730 acres
Skene, Alexander, 2500 acres Pedee River
Skene, Aleander, 1000 Craven County , 2171 acres, 2279 acres
Smith, Alexander 700 Berkley County 13 July
Smith, Emanuel 265 Craven County 12 August
Smith, William - 500 acres Berkley County 13 July
Snow, William - 300 acres Craven County
Snowden, Joshua 200 acres acres Savannah River 12 August
Stevens, William - 450 acres Pedee River
Stevenson, Mary 600 Edestoe River 13 July
Stobo, Archibald 900 acres Savannah River
Taylor, Peter 1100 Berkley County 12 August
Thomas, Jonathan 182 Colleton County 13 July
Thompson, James 450 acres Granville County 12 August
Thomson, John - 575 Craven County 13 July
Thomson, John, junr. 50 Black River 13 July
Toor, Catherine 450 acres Wacawmaw River
Toully, John - 400 acres Craven County 17 February
Vanvelson, Garrett 420 Berkley County 12 August
Verdity, Elizabeth 331 acres Craven County 13 July
Vernezobre, Daniel 200 acres acres Craven County 29 June
Waring, Richard 800 Craven County 6 June
Waring, Thomas - 3300 acres Craven County
Waties, William - 80 Pedee River 12 July ; 400 acres 5 February
Wedderburn, James 1000 Craven County 12 February
Wells, Allen 1200 acres acres Craven County 5 February
Whippy, William - 750 Granville County 11 May
Wilkins, William - 51 Colleton County 12 August
Williams, Samuel 300 acres Colleton County 13 July
Wilson, Wilson 100 Queensborough township 12 August
Wright, Charles 600 Pedee River 17 February
Wright, James 1000 Craven County 13 July
Wright, Jermyn 500 acres Granville County 17 February
Wright, Robert, junr. 470 Berkley County 13 July
York, Catherine 300 acres Santee River 12 August