John Kelley: North Carolina Deeds and Grants

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: North Carolina

See John Kelley for Genealogical Profile.

Researching deeds from North Carolina with person named John Kelley between the dates 1750 and 1830.

John Kelley, b. about 1750 persumably in Ireland and d. 1831 in Greene, Tennessee.

John resided in North Carolina for only a period of his life. Many researchers give evidence of deeds and and land grants that may or may not be this John Kelley. In fact, there are many John Kelley's from North Carolina. In order to help faciliate discover of which deeds belong to this John Kelley, a list of deeds is being generated. It is hoped that we can rule on some of them and find those that may actually belong to him.

John Kelley reportedly does not arrive in America until about 1771. So we can rule out those deeds before this date. John arrives in Greene, North Carolina which becomes Greene, Tennessee at a later date. These dates need to be better determined.

• John appears on the 1st Greene, County Tax list in 1783.
• We believe he recieved a Rev. War Land Grand in 1784. County not yet determined.
• He marries his first wife, Anna Hunter, about 1775 apparently in Orange County, NC.
• He marries his second wife, Margaret Hutchinson, 1785, also in Orange County, NC.

Contents 1 Resources Used 2 Orange County, NC 3 Halifax CO, NC 4 Tryon CO, NC 5 Johnson County, NC 6 Greene County, NC/TN 7 Hawkins County 8 Grant Process

Resources Used

• https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/95096?availability=Family%20History%20Library
• https://archives.ncdcr.gov/search-catalog/search-doc
• https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/North_Carolina_Land_and_Property

Deeds:

• Land Grants of Orange County North Carolina from 1750 - 1830: Obtained from Mark Chilton Registery of Deeds, North Carolina.

https://rod.orangecountync.gov/OrangeNCNW/application.asp?resize=true

Grants:

https://www.nclandgrants.com/. *** Review docs and loose docs.***

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Orange County, NC

John Kelly of Orange CO, NC.

Buck / ENO

1. Deed: 07/21/1778 CHAPMAN, ANN to KELLEY, JOHN - 90 ACRES & 80 PERCHES, ON BUCK QUARTER CREEK - GRANVILLE TO JOHN DENNIS 27 FEB 1749. 00000239
2. Deed: 03/14/1780 PINKERTON, DAVID to KELLEY, JOHN - 124214 ACRES [NO CREEK OR ADJOINERS]. 00000248
3. 1782 No. 544 - 235 Acres - John Kelly of Orange, On the Branches of Buck Quarter file # 1369.
4. Deed: 10/25/1782 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA to KELLEY, JOHN - 235 ACRES ON THE BRANCHES OF BUCK QUARTER CREEK OF ENO RIVER, ADJ WILLIAM PINKERTON, SAMUEL CLENNY, TIMOTHY CAIN, JAMES LATTA, THOMAS HOLDEN. 00000452
5. 1784 No. 749 - 150 Acres - John Kelly of Orange, On Buck Quarter Creek file # 1612.
6. 1785 No. 882 - 27 Acres - John Kelly of Orange, On a branch of Buck water of Eno, file # 1808.
7. 1797 No. 1280 - 100 Acres - John Kelley of Orange, On Buck Water creek, file # 2182.
8. 1797 No. 1281 - 68 Acres - John Kelley of Orange, Waters of Buck water, file # 2183.
9. Deed: 12/01/1797 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA to KELLEY, JOHN - 67.5 ACRES ON WATERS OF BUCK QUARTER, BOUNDED ON N BY COPELAND & HIS OWN LAND, E BY HIS OWN LAND & JOHN WOODS, S BY WILLIAM WHITTED, W BY COPELAND. 00003049
10. Deed: 12/01/1797 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA to KELLEY, JOHN - 100 ACRES ON BUCK QUARTER CREEK, ADJ FINCHERS BRANCH, HOLDEN, KELLEY, LEWIS, WOODS - ENTERED 30 JAN 1797. 00003050
11. Deed: 06/02/1828 KELLEY, JOHN to KELLEY, NANCY - FOUR TRACTS, FIRST TRACT 90 ACRES LOT 4 BOUGHT BY JOHN KELLY OF BENJAMIN CHAPMAN AND WIFE 21 JUL 1778; SECOND TRACT BOUGHT BY KELLY OF STATE 9 NOV 1784 OF 150 ACRES LOT 5; THIRD TRACT 67.5 ACRES KELLY BOUGHT OF STATE 1 DEC 1797 LOT 6; 15 ACRES TAKEN OFF F 00015944
12. Deed: 08/09/1838 CAIN, WILLIAM to KELLEY, JOHN - 100 ACRES ON BRANCHES OF BUCK QUARTER CREEK, ADJ JOHN KELLY. 00013672
13. Deed: 08/31/1840 BAIN, KIZIAH to KELLEY, JOHN - 185 ACRES ADJ WILLIAM CARRINGTON, WILLIAM CAIN, PINKERTON TRACT, JAMES CAIN, ROAD, ADAM DOUGLASS, PILE OF STONES. 00015971
14. Deed: 10/20/1800 CARRINGTON, JOHN JR to KELLEY, JOHN- 2 COWS & A CALF, 8 HEAD OF HOGS, 10 BARRELS OF CORN, 3 FEATHER BEDS, 4 SHEETS, 2 BLANKETS, 1 RUG, 1 CUPBOARD, 1 BLACK WALNUT TABLE, 1 MARE & SADDLE, [DEED OF TRUST]. 00004073
15. Deed: 04/02/1832 PATTERSON, NATHAN to KELLEY, JOHN - 620 ACRES ON E FORK OF ENO RIVER, ADJ MCMUNM, PERSON, ALLISON; ALSO ALL INTEREST (ONE HALF) IN 176 ACRES ON E FORK OF ENO RIVER, ADJ MCMUNN, CHAMBERLAIN, LACKEY. 00011234
16. Deed: 03/18/1843 HANNAH, JOHN P to KELLEY, JOHN - 50 ACRES ON WATERS OF ENO RIVER, ADJ KELLY, MCDADE. 00015600
17. Deed: 11/27/1849 PATTERSON, NATHAN to KELLEY, JOHN - 27.25 ACRES ADJ JOHN KELLY, WASHINGTON JORDAN, ROAD, JOHN KELLY; ALSO 132.75 ACRES ADJ JOHN KELLY, WASHINGTON JORDAN; ALSO 192.75 ACRES ADJ MRS FARROW, WASHINGTON JORDAN. 00015533

Forresters and Little

1. Deed: 09/30/1767 KELLEY, JOHN to MOORE, JOHN - 487 ACRES ON BOTH SIDES OF HORSE CREEK OF LITTLE RIVER. 00000182
2. Deed: 06/07/1770 KELLEY, JOHN (of Tryon Co.) to ABERCROMBIE, CHARLES - 202 ACRES ON WATERS OF LITTLE RIVER, ADJ EDMUND FANNING, THOMAS DUNAGAN. 00001269 [LAND DEED-GSLDS Book Orange Co., Deed Book #3 p107-says John Kelly was originally from Tryon Co., North Carolina p107-1770 [Woodruff]]
3. Deed: 10/25/1782 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA to KELLEY, JOHN - TRACT ON WATERS OF FORRESTERS CREEK & LITTLE RIVER, ADJ HIS OWN LAND, FIELD. 00000380
4. Deed: 03/05/1785 KELLEY, JOHN to DOHERTY, GEORGE - 214 ACRES [NO CREEK OR ADJOINERS] - LEVY ON JOHN KELLY, AUCTIONED 5 FEB 1785. 00000828
5. Deed: 03/25/1787 KELLEY, JOHN to DOHERTY, GEORGE - 100 ACRES ON WATERS OF FORRESTERS CREEK & LITTLE RIVER, ADJ HIS OWN LAND, FIELD. 00000782
6. Deed: 12/25/1792 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINAto KELLEY, JOHN - 205 ACRES ON WATERS OF LITTLE RIVER, ADJ HIS OWN LAND, ISAAC JACKSON, PINKERTON, THE 100 ACRE TRACT. 00002714
7. Deed: 12/29/1792 KELLEY, JOHN to BRYAN, EDWARD - 205 ACRES ON WATERS OF LITTLE RIVER, ADJ HIS OWN LAND, JACKSON, PINKERTON, THE 100 ACRE TRACT. 00002715
8. 1792 No. 109 - 205 Acres - John Kelly of Orange, On waters of Little River file # 2007.
9. .1792 No. 441 - 100 Acres - John Kelly of Orange, On the waters of Forresters Creek, file # 1266.

Other

xx. Deed. No. 5582, Adjoining Kelly Land. 1816? (Tennessee?)

1. Deed: 08/13/1781 DURHAM, THOMAS to KELLEY, JOHN - 75 ACRES ADJ THOMAS RAYBURN, STEPHEN LLOYD, RAYBURNS CREEK, MITCHELL, HARRYS CREEK. 00000513
2. Deed: 08/27/1785 WOOD, FANNY to KELLEY, JOHN - HER LIFE ESTATE IN LANDS DEVISED BY ISAAC HOLDER'S WILL 13 JAN 1767 BEQUEATHED TO ISAAC HOLDER JR THE TRACT WHERE ISAAC HOLDER SR LIVED, IF ISAAC HOLDER JR DIED WITHOUT ISSUE LAND WAS TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN MARGARET DOUGLASS DAUGHTER OF JOHN DOUGLASS, ANNE 00002912
3. Deed: 09/05/1785 WALL, MARGARET to KELLEY, JOHN - HER LIFE ESTATE IN LANDS DEVISED BY ISAAC HOLDER'S WILL 13 JAN 1767 BEQUEATHED TO ISAAC HOLDER JR THE TRACT WHERE ISAAC HOLDER SR LIVED, IF ISAAC HOLDER JR DIED WITHOUT ISSUE LAND WAS TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN MARGARET DOUGLASS DAUGHTER OF JOHN DOUGLASS, ANNE 00002911
4. 1789 (100 Acres).
5. Deed: 01/04/1830 BRAGG, JOEL to KELLEY, JOHN - BOY SLAVE BEN ABOUT 18 YEARS OF AGE 00010835
6. Deed: 04/26/1830 CHILD, JAMES to KELLEY, JOHN - NEGRO WOMAN CAROLINE & HER THREE CHILDREN - BOY ISAAC, GIRL JUDE, GIRL MILLEY - SOLD AS PROPERTY OF JAMES CHILD. 00010528

Halifax CO, NC

John Kelley of Halifax CO, NC

• 1793 Warrant 2223, Military Warrant / Grant 468, Nicholas Long assignee of John Kelley. S. Side of Cumberland River. https://nclandgrants.com/grant/?mars=12.14.19.363&qid=903869&rn=18
• 1795/6 Nicholas Long and John Kelly in Halifax, NC Census. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3005/images/gpc_statecensusnc-0066?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=btr7441&_phstart=successSource&pId=4146
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WN-S7SD?i=2388&cat=695114

Tryon CO, NC

John Kelly of Tryon CO, NC

Johnson County, NC

John Kelly of Johnson CO, NC

1. . 1779 No. 408 - 300 Acres: John Kelley of Johnston, NC, On the South side of Neuse River on both sides of Neuse River on both sides of the North prong of Sams Creek, file # 1884.
2. . 1782 No. 482 - 200 Acres - John Kelly of Johnston, On the South side of Neuse River on both sides of Sams Creek, file # 1959.

Greene County, NC/TN

John Kelly of Greene CO, NC/TN

1. . [Yes]11 July 1788 Warrant No. 1405 / Grant # 648 - 100 Acres - John Kelly South Side of Nolichucky. Book 64, File #178.

1. . 1793 No. xxxx - 100 Acres Conveyance Jacob Cunningham to John Kelley, Greene County Courthouse. Land Grant Book 2, p. 254.

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WN-SQP6?i=2387&cat=695114
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WN-5SJH?i=1045&cat=695114

Hawkins County

John Kelley Deceased (1794)

1. . [No] 17 July 1794 No. 2393 - 640 Acres - Robert King assignee of the Heirs of John Kelley [deceased] in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Heirs of John Kelly

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WN-S7S4?i=2389&cat=695114

Grant Process

21 Oct 1783 ,Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, North Carolina opens a land office administered by John Armstrong, Entry Taker.[17]

The Eastern District was composed of land between Greene County and the Cumberland Mountains. Chief Surveyor: Stockley Donelson. The Middle District covered the land between the Cumberland Mountains and the Tennessee River. Chief Surveyor: William Polk. the Western District extended from the Tennessee River to the Mississippi River. Chief Surveyor: William T. Lewis.

Steps:

1. Bring written description of claim for land. 2. Entry Taker endorsed the entry (location). 3. The name of the claimant, number of acres, and date were recorded in order to be recieved. 4. Wait three months for possible previous claims. 5. Land Warrent Issued: Entry Taker delivered to the claimant a numbered copy of the entry, with a warrant authorizing a survey. 6. Survey Conducted. Once the survey was completed, it was returned to the Secretary of State’s office. 7. Grant Given: The original grants were sent to the claimants twice a year on April 1st and October 1st. 8. Grant Recorded. The grant had to be recorded within twelve months in the Deed Book of the county where the land was located.

North Carolina closed John Armstrong’s office on May 25, 1784.