From: "Dee Thompson" <d7777@worldnet.att.net>

To: "Le Bateman" <LeBateman@worldnet.att.net>; <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com>

Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 1:14 PM

Subject: Re: Bladen_County_lookup

Hi Le,

All of these entries were found in the NCBladen archives of previous

lookups.

From # 4

Page 104:

N. C. No. 144, George III to Joshua Stephens 100 A on E side Drowning

Creek adj. Joseph Oates, Butler, patent dated 18 Nov 1771.

Page: 105:

No Carolina No. 519, George III to Joseph Oats, 50 A adj. Thomas Mims,

27 April 1767.

Pg. 105-106:

20 Feb 1777, Joshua Stevens of Bladen Co., to Thomas Amis, for L 102

proc. money . . .150 A granted to Joseph Oates by patent 27 Apr 1767,

and by him conveyed to Joshua Stevens . . .100 A granted to sd Stevens

18 Nov 1771 . . . Joshua Stevens (Seal), Wit: Lewis Taylor, Wm Waide,

Marma. Rawles. Prov. in June Court by Lewis Taylor. John White, C.

C.

Pg. 443-444:

Joseph Oates of Craven Co., South Carolina, to Edmond Brown of Bladen

Co., North Carolina, planter, for 30 pds. proc. money... 100 acres on

a swamp called the Cowpen prong including Nicholas Princes

improvement, a tract formerly granted to Joseph Oates, 19 Nov 1764.

Joseph Oates (seal). Witnesses: Charles Barfield and Thomas Brown.

November Term 1774, proved by Charles Barfield. Alfred Moore, clerk.

Page 320:

Josiah Taylor of Bladen Co., for L 60 proc. money to Richard Grantham

of same, planter, 200 A on S side Ashpole Swamp, adj. Connoway Oateses

corner, part of a larger tract granted Richard Barefield, concluding

(note:

con is underlines) the plantation whereon Richard Grantham now

lives....12

May 1771, Josiah Taylor (Seal) Wit: William Grantham, Joseph Oates.

Ack. in

open court Nov Court 1772. Maturin Colvill, C. C.

Pp. 180-181:

John Conaway Senr of Dobbs co., N. C., to L 26 proc. money, to Josiah

Taylor of Bladen Co., land in Bladen Co., on the run of Holley Branch,

266

A, part of a larger tract granted to John Conaway, including the

plantation

where John Canaway Junr formerly lived.....6 Feb 1769. John Conaway

Senr

(Seal) Wit: Joseph Oates, John Conaway. Prov. Bladen Feby Court 1769.

Arthur Howe, Cler. Cor.

Pp.284-285:

Joseph Oates of Bladen Co., for L 20 proc. money to Carraway Oates of

same, planter, land on Swamp called Ashpole or Tadpole, 100 A, granted

to

Richard Barfield to James Cole, then to Thomas Robeson then the said

Thomas

Robeson by power of attorney to Joseph Oates, 6 Feb 1772. Joseph

Oates

(Seal), Wit: Smith, William Grantham. Feby Court 1772, ack. in open

court.

Maturin Colvill, C. C.

Dee