Edenton Judicial District of N. C., was in the C. S. Army and died from disease contracted while in service, issue (a) Frank N. Hines, drowned at Nags Head, N. C., while bathing, (b) Richard N. Hines unmarried at this writing, living with his mother in Edenton, N. C.; (9) Frances Norfleet md. W. H. Urquhart.

Issue of Dr. R. A. Urquhart and wife Mary Norfleet.

(1) John; (2) Charles; (3) Sarah md. Hon. John Goode of Norfolk, Va.; (4) Antoinette; (5) Nannie; (6) Mary L. md. James Urquhart; (7) Rosa; (8) Ada md. Dr. Delk; (9) Thomas md. Mrs. Delk; (10) Burgess md. Mary Thompson (daughter of Lewis Thompson and wife Margaret Clark Thompson, grand-daughter of William McKenzie Clark, son of John and Janet McKenzie Clark; (11) Stephen Urquhart md. Susan Plummer.

The above gives quite a full record of the descendants of Rev. John McKenzie and wife, Janet Gray. We have appended it as a note to notice of Margaret McKenzie's connection with the Edenton Tea Party. She left no descendants and had but one sister, Frances, who married Governor Samuel Johnston.

MRS. FRANCES JOHNSTON.

Was the daughter of Dr. William Cathcart and his 2d wife Prudence West, and wife of Gov. Samuel Johnston (son of Samuel Johnston and wife Helen Scrymgeoure and grand-son of John Johnston and wife Margaret Belcher, of Stapleton, North Britain. Issue (1) Penelope md. Samuel Swann, no issue; (2) Gabriel never married; (3) Fanny never married; (4) Helen never married; (5) James Cathcart Johnston died in 1865 a bachelor. With him this branch of the Johnston family became extinct.

Mrs. Margaret McKenzie and Mrs. Frances Johnston are both buried at Hayes, N. C.

(TO BE CONTINUED.)

ABSTRACT OF CONVEYANCES.

(From Register's Office of Chowan County, Book C, No. 1.) Edward Howcott, to Beal Brown. 640 acres below Melton's Cabin; 17 8ber, 1719. Test, Rebecca Hardy.

John Harloe, to Edmond Gale. Tract of Land; Jan. 3, 1726-7. Test, Joseph Young, Win. Badham.

Jacob Privett, to John Charlton. Assignment Deed for 500 acres purchased of said Charlton; 8ber 16, 1723. Test, Robert Hicks, Jean Bonner.

Elizabeth Long, to Thomas Long. Assignment of a deed; July 1719. Test, John Worley, Ja. Blount.

Lawrence Martin, to Henry Miller. 340 acres adjoining land of Wm. Bush.

Jno. Pettiver and wife Ann, to John Burket. Tract of Land; March 30, 1720. Test, James Bate, Thos. Henman.

John Lovick, to James Beasley, Jr. Assignment of Patent for 308 acres; March 1719.

Thomas Spivey and wife Mary, to Moses Hill. 100 acres south side Catharine Creek; 1720.

George Bromley, to Thos. Cook. Assignment of Patent granted Thos. Betterley Jan. 29, 1713. This assignment dated Feb. 10, 1728. Test, Chas. Beele, Jno. Ismay, Wm. Badham.

Zachariah Nixon, of Perquimans, to Wm. Garrett. 110 acres in Forks of Coneby Creek Swamp; 8ber 15, 1723. Test, Thos. Harvey, Wm. Badham.

James Fleming and wife Margaret, to John Champion. 100 acres south side Stoping Creek; 8ber 17, 1720. Test, James Maglohan, Paul Phillips. Also 100 acres in Broad Neck, Long Branch, adjoining above tract.

John Braddy, of Marrattoke, to Wm. Johnson. 150 acres adjoining land of John Hambleton; 26 8ber, 1723.

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Richard Washington and wife Hannah, to Wm. Howcott. acres, part of 950 acres I bought of Henry Wheeler; Feb. 5, 1719-20. Test, Jonathan Christmas, Jno. Bayley.

James Woods, to John Woods. 100 acres south side Catawatsky Meadows; April 19, 1720. Test, Fred'k Jones, Chief Justice.

Charles Merritt to John Wood. 100 acres on Catawatskey Marsh; Jan. 15, 1719. Test, James Blount, Jno. Nairn.

Robert Evans and wife Ann, to John Wood. 100 acres adjoining above; March 2, 1719. Test, Thos. Bird, Richard Brown.

Peter Gray to John Odom Jr. Tract of land adjoining land of James Boon, on Kellar Branch; Jan. 21, 1719-20. Test, Wm. Maule, Wm. Gray, Peter de Strame.

John Howcott, to Sam'l Woodward. 300 acres on the Great Island bounded as per Patent dated April 6, 1713. Deed dated Feb.

17, 1719.

John Hall and wife Blessing, to John Cake. Tract of land known as Hickory Neck; April 20, 1720. Test, James Bates.

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Lazarus Thomas and wife Mary, to James Peek, of Boston. acres; April 17, 1719. Test, Stephen Williams, Chas. Merritt. Jno. Rasberry, to John Wosland. Assignment of Patent; Jan. 21, 1719-20.

Thos. Henman, to Thos. Bray. 300 acres adjoining land of Robert Evans called Bush Island; Dec. 15, 1719. Test, Jno. Thackeray, Jno. Pursell.

Francis Pugh, to John Dawson. 100 acres, part of patent granted Thos. Jones; Oct. 23, 1728.

Judith Hare, Exx. of Jno. Hare, Jane Hare and Judith Hare to Wm. Speight. 224 acres near the head of Flat Cypress Swamp; July 1732. Test, Edward Hare, Moses Hare, Thos. Hale.

80 acres patented by Chas.

John Pipkin, to John Pipkin, Jr. Scott, of Nansemond Co., Va., on Nicles Swamp; Jan. 17, 1732-3. Test, Simon Daniel, Wm. Bentley, Henry Goodman.

Edward Salter and wife Elizabeth, of Perquimans, to John Wickinge. 260 acres S. E. side Sarum Creek; July 2, 1732-3. Test, Christopher Gale, Edmund Gale, Sarah Gale.

Richard Jeffiries and wife, Ellinor, to Richard Fullington. 160 acres on Rockyhock Creek; Sept. 18, 1731. Test, Henry Bonner, James Hurst.

John Keaton, to John Keaton, Jr. 640 acres in Meherrin Neck, where said Jno. Keaton lately dwelt; Feb. 20, 1733. Test, Joseph Anderson, Jas. Craven, Jere Mitchener.

John Keaton, Jr., to James Costen. Conveys above tract; Feb. 24, 1732-3. Test, as above.

Media White, to Wm. Wesson; July 21, 1734. 300 acres in Rockyhock Neck, adjoining lands of Benjamin Small. Test, John Small, Benj. Small.

Wm. Lewis, to John Lewis; April 19, 1733. 200 acres in Cowhall at mouth of Little Fork Branch. Test, Thos. Luten, Wm. Hin

ton.

Martin Cromer, to Wm. Mackey; May 3, 1733. Assignment patent for 640 acres on north side Trantor's Creek, dated Sept. 16, 1729, & May 3, 1733. Test, Ephraim Griffin, Bryan Raile, James Conner.

Same to same; May 3, 1733. Assignment Patent for 320 acres north side Trantor's Creek, dated May 3, 1730.

Joseph Buncombe, to George Burrington. Bill of sale; Aug. 3, 1733. Test, J. Pratt.

Same, to Miles Gale; Feb. 26, 1732. Mortgage on 3 negroes and tract of land at Kendreek's Creek, belonging to said Buncombe under care of Edw'd Moseley, to secure him as bondsman for vessel “Real Friendship." Test, Jos. Anderson, Thos. Humes.

Thos. Hyter, King et als., Chiefmen of the Chowan Indians, to Michael Ward. 200 acres on Catharine Creek; Aug. 2, 1733. Test, John Freeman, Robert Hicks.

Same to John Freeman; Aug. 3, 1733. 200 acres at Poly Bridge. Swamp, part of Chowan Town. Test, Robt. Hicks, Edward Howcott, Jas. Craven.

Same, to Henry Hill. 50 acres on Bennett's Creek; Aug. 4, 1733. John Vaughan, of Nansemond Co., Va., to Henry Holland, of same County. 100 acres on South side Chowan River, called "Caleb's Dowry;" Sept. 10, 1733. Test, Henry Holland, James Holland, Edward Hare, Moses Hare, Jo. Holland.

Henry Hedgepeth, of Nansemond, Co., Va., to Edward Hare. 60

acres on North side of Mills' Swamp; March 1732. Test, John Dawson, Thos. Speight, Moses Hare.

Isaac Williams and wife Mary, of Bertie, to Edward Hare. 100 acres on East side Mills' Swamp; Aug. 22, 1732. Test, Sam'l Merritt, Chas. Gavin, Jno. Dawson.

James Wimble, to Wm. Popplewell; Sept. 10, 1733. 200 acres. Test, Edw'd Holt, Isaac Alexander.

Wm. Poplewell, of Scuppernong, to Thos. Sherwin, of Edenton. 400 acres on East side Scuppernong River, between Wimble's Point and line of Joseph Cannon, dec'd.; Nov. 24, 1731. Test, Wm. Bassett, Godfrey Spruill, Thos. Vickers; also assigns Patent for 200 acres in Tyrrell, called the Cowpen River.

Nath'l Wright, of Nansemond Co., Va., to James Wilson, of Warwick Co., Va. 450 acres East side Sarum Creek and North side Bennett's Creek; May 23, 1733. Test, David O'Sheal, J. Baker, John Milner.

Thos. Hubbard to Geo. Allen. Assignment of a deed for 640 acres in Rockyhock, patented by Sam'l Woodward; Feb. 21, 1732-3. Test, David Ambrose, Edw'd Champion, Joshua Haughton.

John Alston to Richard Green; July 1733. 270 acres adjoining land of Robert Riddick. Test, John Milner, James Wilson. Same to Richard Rogers; July 17, 1733. 640 acres patented July 12, 1725. Test, John Milner, Jr., James Williams.

Mat Odom to Mary Barnes. King; Dec. 14, 1730. Test,

56 acres adjoining land of Henry
King, Alex. Carter.

Tract of land granted to Richard
Test, John Langston, Ephraim

Mary Barnes, to Alex. Carter. Barnes. 160 acres; April 17, 1733. Hunter, Wm. Hunter.

Littleton Spivey to John Benton. 40 acres where John Spivey (father of Littleton) lately lived, bequeathed to his two sons, Littleton and John, which they divided between them. Test, Moses Conton, Wm. Morgan.

Wm. Powell and wife Mary, to Robert Robinson. 240 acres on Rockyhock branch; April 18, 1734. Test, Geo. Allen, Thos. Holliday.

Abraham Sanders and wife Judeth, of Perquimans, to Edward Wingate. 273 acres on the Burnt Pocosin; March 17, 1734. Test, John Gardner, Richard Wesson.

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Epaphroditus Brinkley, of Perquimans, to Thomas Ward. acres south side Warrick Swamp, in Hog Neck. Test, Thos. Garrett, John Goodwin, Edw'd White, Moses Goodwin.

Christopher Gale, to Wm. Badham. 50 acres, part of tract where I now live bounded by land of Capt. Nicholas Crisp; Jan. 12, 1733. Test, R. Forster, A. Blacknall.

Paul Bunch, to Wm. Mackey. 640 acres on Indian Town Creek, formerly belonging to Thomas Bray; April 2, 1734. Test, Mary Ward, Francis Williams.

Edward Hare, to Moses Hare. 30 acres on the "Old Woman's" branch, adjoining Thos. Spite's land; Dec. 14, 1733. Test, Thos. Spites, Chas. Morris, John Cleark.

Jr.

John Davison, to Moses Hare. 380 acres adjoining Wm. Hocks,

Thos. Falconer, to

; Dec. 10, 1733-4. Illegible.

Test, Thos. Long, Sarah Falconer, John Falconer.
Richard Sowell and wife Margaret, to Wm. Stenmos.
on Sandy Run, and Stoping Creek; Nov. 30, 1703.
Early, James Flemans.

290 acres

Test, Will

Above

William Stenmos and wife Elizabeth, to James Flemans. tract; Nov. 30, 1703. Test, Will Early, Margaret Sowell. Jon Smith to Col. Thos. Pollock. 300 acres at Petty Shore; Dec. 4, 1703-4. Test, Thos. Luten, Will Early. Jon. Early, to George Chambers; April 5, 1704. Jon. Walker, Nath'l Chevin.

William Waters and wife Alice, to William Bond.

140 acres. Test,

April 7, 1699. Test, Wm. Duckingfield, John Byrd.

Jon and Margaret Rutter; April 2, 1702. Balance gone. Thomas Pollock, to Fullington Sandifoot; April 2, 1700. 640 acres south side Conaby Creek....

Abraham Lewis and wife Elizabeth, to Nath'l Chevin. Land at mouth of Mataromet Creek, being westernmost part of 1,000 acres patented by Thos. Horskine, assigned to Wm. Handrork's father, and purchased bby Godfrey Spruell and by said Spruell sold; Feb. 6, 1699. Test, James Blount, Thos. Nairne, Richard Lewis.

Jon. Daniel and wife Mary, to Walter Wheath (wife Mary, daughter of Richard Itallo). Tract on east of Thos. Hoskin's and Wm. Windley; April 2, 1700.

Michael Ward, to Charles Rountree; April 17, 1734. Tract of land on Catharine Creek, near the head of Warwick Swamp.

John Willard and wife Christian, to Robert Beasley; July 17, 1734. Tract of land. Test, Wm. Gardner, John Gardner. Jon White and wife Sarah, to Mary Arline. Tract of land on Stoping Creek; July 4, 1704. Test, James Flemen, Geo. White,

Nath'l Chevin.

Tract of land on Cashoke Creek.

Will Jones, to Robert West. Jon Hawkins and wife Mary, to Henderson Walker. Plantation heired from my father; Jan 15, 1703. Test, Ashfoot,

Lillington.

Same to Geo. Slaid. 150 acres in South Lancaster; Nov. 17, 1703. Test, Long, Will Keeter.