DOCUMENTATION: Edgecombe Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 35
LAND-WITNESS: Edgecombe Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 35, from WILLIAM FISH to JOHN FISH, 150 acres on
the south side of the Roanoke River joining Thicket Swamp and Bridge Swamp
dated 18 Dec 1740, ALSO: ELIZABETH EGERTON
LAND-SALE: Granville Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 8, to JOHN BARNES of Bertie County, 130 acres on
the south side of Stonehouse Creek dated 7 May 1749, W: BENJAMIN EGERTON and
THOMAS WARD
LAND-SALE: Granville Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 28, to JAMES NICHOLSON of Surry County, Virginia,
370 acres on the south side of the Roanoke River on Stonehouse Creek (part of
500 acres sd. JOHN purchased from JOHN LILE) dated 4 Sep 1750, W: DANIEL PEGRAM and OSBORNE JEFFRIES
LAND-SALE: Bute Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 176, to JAMES THOMPSON, 413 acres on Little Fishing
Creek, 1) 308 acres where sd. EGERTON now lives, 2) 105 acres adj. PROCTOR and
EGERTON dated 9 Nov 1772, W: WILLIAM PERSON and THOMAS PERSON
DOCUMENTATION: Edgecombe Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 35
ISSUE-LINEAGE: she may be the daughter of BENJAMIN CHAMPION of Surry or her
daughter-in-law MARTHA could be the one with the connections to the CHAMPION
family
LAND-WITNESS: Edgecombe Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 35, from WILLIAM FISH to JOHN FISH, 150 acres on
the south side of the Roanoke River joining Thicket Swamp and Bridge Swamp dated 18 Dec 1740, ALSO: JOHN EGERTON
DOCUMENTATION: Bute Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 88
LAND-WITNESS: Granville Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 8, from JOHN EGERTON to JOHN BARNES of Bertie
County, 130 acres on the south side of Stonehouse Creek dated 7 May 1749,
ALSO: THOMAS WARD
COURT: Bute Co., N. C. Wills Book 1 p. 3, he and brother JOHN purchase a slave from SAMUEL
NICHOLSON
LAND-SALE: Bute Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 77, to WILMOT EGERTON, 154 acres on both sides of
Little Fishing Creek adj. BENJAMIN EGERTON and THOMAS MILLER (a patent to the
sd. BENJAMIN) dated 11 Mar 1767, W: GEORGE TASSIE, WILLIAM NOYAL NORSWORTHY,
CHRISTOPHER MOTHERSHEAD, and JAMES EGERTON
LAND-SALE: Bute Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 77, to SCROOP EGERTON, 154 acres on both sides of
Little Fishing Creek (part of a patent to sd. BENJAMIN) dated 11 Mar 1767, W:
GEORGE TASSIE, WILLIAM NOYALL NORSWORTHY, CHRISTOPHER MOTHERSHEAD, and JAMES
EGERTON
NEIGHBOR: Bute Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 88, RICHARD PROCTOR, WILLIAM EDWARDS, and JAMES
EGERTON on the east side of Six Pound Creek dated 5 Oct 1767
COURT: Bute Co., N. C. Wills Book 1 p. 24, JOHN HARRIS is assigned to be his apprentice dated
17 Feb 1770
DOCUMENTATION: Bute Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 177
COURT: Bute Co., N. C. Wills Book 1 p. 3, he and brother BENJAMIN purchase a slave from SAMUEL
NICHOLSON
LAND-PURCHASE: Bute Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 73, to WILLIAM HILLS, 282 acres on the south
side of Little Fishing Creek adj. GREEN and JOHN EGARTON (part of the land was
a grant to sd. EGARTON JR on 6 Feb 1761) dated 17 Oct 1766, W: DANIEL PEGRAM
and JAMES NICHOLSON
COURT-GIFT: Bute Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 177, of Edgecombe County, to brother WILMOT
EGARTON dated 28 Apr 1774; all goods and chattles including 282 acres of land
in Bute County, 4,000 acres near the mountains, and other items, W: SCROOP
EGERTON, HARTWELL BATTE, JOHN SUMNER, JOHN DALFIN, and JOSEPH SUMNER
DOCUMENTATION: NCBUTE-CC1 p. 170
ISSUE-LINEAGE: placed with the only EGERTON family in the community