49. Benjamin EGERTON
was born about 1730 in Surry County, Virginia. He died in Edgecombe County,
North Carolina. DOCUMENTATION: Bute Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 88
LAND-WITNESS: Granville Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 8, from JOH N EGERTON to JOHN
BARNES of Bertie
County, 130 acres on the south side of Stonehouse Creek date d 7 May 1749,
ALSO: THOMAS WARD
COURT: Bute Co., N. C. Wills Book 1 p. 3, he and brother JOHN pu rchase 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 NOYA L 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 1 1 Mar 1767, W:
GEORGE TASSIE, WILLIAM NOYALL NORSWORTHY, CHRISTOPHER MOTHERSHEA D, and JAMES
EGERTON
NEIGHBOR: Bute Co., N. C. Deeds Book 1 p. 88, RICHARD PROCTOR, W ILLIAM 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 assign ed to be his
apprentice dated
17 Feb 1770
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Benjamin EGERTON had the following children:
62 i.
Sally EGERTON was born on 17 Dec 1778.
63 ii.
Martha EGERTON was born on 15 May 1780.
64 iii.
Benjamin Champion EGERTON was born on 7 Dec 1781.
65 iv.
John EGERTON was born on 3 Aug 1783.
66 v.
James EGERTON was born on 23 Oct 1785.
67 vi.
Wilmot EGERTON was born on 9 Nov 1787.
68 vii.
Elizabeth Nicholson EGERTON was born l7 March 1790.
69 viii.
Thomas Judkins EGERTON was born on 15 Sep 1792.