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- 1775 --- Laurens Co., SC. Michael Purkle and wife, Barbary to John Waldrop. Deed Book D, pages 249-252. Lease and Release dated 8th & 9th August 1775. Witnesses Michael Waldrop, Sr., James Lindsey and James? Attaway. Lease and release. James Lindsey swore he was a witness before John Lindsey, JP on 9 May 1782. Deed recorded 10 Aug 1792. Actual Text --- Copy of original document in file.-CW [? indicates places where parts of the page is faded or missing.-CW] Laurens Co., SC. 10 Aug 1792. This indenture made this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy five and in the fourteenth year of his Majesty Reign George the Third of Great Britain, France and Ireland King defender of the faith. Between Michael Purkle o?? Enoree River in County in Province of South Carolina & District of Ninety Six of the one part and John Waldrop of the same State & Province aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that for & in consideration of one peppercorn to the said Michael Purkle in hand well & truly paid before the signed, sealed & delivery of these presents doth bargain, & sell? unto John Waldrop one tract of one hundred acres of land situate on the Enoree River the said land was granted unto the said Michael Pirkle which said one hundred acres of adjoining Rawley Bowings land on the lower side & the other side on the said River and is now by these presents fully granted released & released unto the said John Waldrop with all out houses, gardens orchards ways, passages, woods & under woods ??? lakes, fishing whatsoever, with the reversion, rents, ??? & profits to have and to hold the said tract of one hundred acres of land ???tation with every the premises & appurtinances thereunto belonging ?? his heirs & assigns from the day of date of these presents & next before the day of the date of these presents for & during & end of term of one whole year next ensuing & fully to be compleated & ended before unto the said Michael Pirkle the rent of Pepper corn if the ??? shall be lawfully demanded to the intent & purpose that by ??? & by four of the statute for transforming into possession, he the said John Waldrop may be in the actual possession of all & singular the presents above mentioned of every the premises thereunto belonging & ??? may the better enable to be made & day next before the day ??? the date of these presents. In witness whereof the said Michael Pirkle has set his hand & affixed his seal the day & year first above written. Michael (his B mark) Purkle. Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of Michael Waldrop Senior. James Lindsey. James Attaway.
This indenture made this ninth day of August one thousand seven hundred & seventy five and in the fourteenth year of his Majesties reign. Between Michael Pirkle & Barbary his wife in St. Marks Parish in the province of South Carolina & county of Craven & district of Ninety Six mill wright of the one part & John Waldrop of same county & province & district aforesaid & both of settlement of the Enoree. Whereas in & by a certain grant bearing date the (blank) day of (blank) Right Honorable Lord (blank) then being Capt. General & Governor and the Great seal of the Province for that purpose was appointed did give, ??? acres situate lying on the Enoree on the lower side of a tract of land ??? to first station W. O the second red O. to the corner red oak on the first ??? first station on the second line the Nth a Pine to lightwood stump. Thence ??? Bowens line to the River, down the said River to the Beginning and hath such shape form & marks as appears to the original grant annexed and by the said Platt & grant duly recorded in the secretaries office in book (blank) ??? will more fully appear. And the said plantation or tract of land of one hundred acres to Michael Pirkle was granted and the said Michael Pirkle have bargained & sold unto John Waldrop for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds current money of the Province aforesaid to him in hand well & truly paid by the said John Waldrop before the sealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged & be well contented, satisfied, paid. Have granted, bargained & sold & by these presents doth bargain, sell, set-over & convey, alien, remise, release & converate & discharge & confirm unto the said John Waldrop in his actual possession now being by virtue of a bargain & sale to him thereof made for one whole year, and form of the statute for transferring user into possession ??? and to his heirs & assigns forever one hundred of land the bound thereof being before mentioned in the bargain & sale mentioned for one whole year now and confirmed by these presents & by force of the statute together with all & singular the houses, edifises, buildings, woods & underwoods, meadows, pastures, ponds, lakes, fishing, water courses, passages, liberties, profits, rights, heriditaments & appurtenances whatsoever hereunto belonging or in any way appertaining, and the Reversion & Reversions, remainder & remainders to Riversions, remainders, rents, issues? & profits, benefits, claim & demand whatsoever of him the said Michael Pirkle & Barbary his wife into or out of the ??? premises and all evidences, escripts, & writings whatsoever touching or concerning the premises. To have and to hold the same plantation or tract of one hundred acres of land as aforesaid with every the premises & herein before granted released & conveyed unto the said John Waldrop his heirs & assigns forever to the only proper use & behoof of him the said John Waldrop his heirs & assigns forever and then the Said Michael Pirkle & Barbary his wife doth hereby for themselves their heirs executors administrators & assigns the said Michael Pirkle & Barbary his wife & their heirs, executors, administrators & assigns in manner & form following that the said Michael Purkle now is & until the executing of these presents shall stand seized of a good and indefeasable estate of inheritance in fee simple of the aforesaid one hundred acres of land the rights, members & appurtenances without any condition, trust mortgage, judgement, execution or any incumberance to alter change or defear or determine the same, and also that the said John Waldrop his heirs & assigns shall & from time to time & at all times hereafter peaceably, quietly possess & enjoy the said plantation of one hundred acres with every the premises & appurtenances thereunto belonging without any manner of trouble, hindrance, ???olutation, interruption or denial of the said Michael Purkle & Barbary his wife or their heirs & every person or persons whatsoever claiming or to claim by from or under them. And lastly the said Michael Pirkle & Barbary his wife or their heirs executors administrators or assigns the said plantation or tract of one hundred acres of land with the premises & appurtenances unto the said John Waldrop his heirs & assigns against him the said John Waldrop his heirs & assigns and all & every other person or persons whatsoever shall & will Warrant & forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the parties have set their hands & seals the day & first above written. Michael (his B mark) Pirkle. Barbary Pirkle. Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of Michael Waldrop Senr. James Lindsay. James Atteway. Received of the within named John Waldrop the day & year first within mentioned the sum of one hundred pounds current money of the Province of South Carolina, it being in full of all demands for the within consideration acknowledged by me. Michael (his B mark) Pirkle. 100 pounds. Michael Waldrop Senior. James Lindsay. James Attaway. Be it remembered that on the ninth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty two personally came & appeared James Lindsay & made oath on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God & saith that he did see Michael Pirkle & Barbary his wife sign seal & deliver the within lease & see him the said Michael Pirkle sign the release as their act & deed & see Michael Pirkle sign the receipt hereon indowed. Likewise see Michael Waldrop Senr & James Attaway subscribe their names as witnesses to the same. James Lindsey. Sworn & Subscribed before me John Lindsey, J.P. [NOTE - This deed was recorded in a book, Early Laurens County, SC Abstracts as follows. The above is the actual transcript-CW "25 Feb 1776 - Deed Book D, Page 249, Early Laurens County, SC. Abstracts. Michael Purkle Millwright of Enoree & W. Barbary to John Waldrope of same settlement for L100, 100 acres of Original Grant to Rawley Bowling. Witnesses: Michael Waldrop Sr., James Lindsey, James Attaway & John Lindsey, J.P.. Original Grant recorded Auditor's Office: Book I, Number 11, p. 385. Bound by lands of Luke Waldrop and all other sides vacant lands. Same lands, same witnesses."]
1787 --- Laurens Co., SC. Deed Book "B", p. 183. Dated 23 Jan 1787. JAMES WALDROP SR., late of Laurens Co., to JOHN WALDROP for 40 pds sterling, 100 acres on the South side of the Enoree River. Original patent to James Waldrop 19 Jun 1772. Bounded by LUKE WALDROP. Witnesses - James Waldrop and David McElroy. [See James Waldrop 562 for full text.]
1788 --- Laurens Co., SC. Deed Book B, page 399. John Waldrop to Seth
Petty Pool on Enoree River, 100 acres for ten shillings. Actual Text -
Transcribed by Noble Acker.-CW This indenture made the 18th day of July in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight and in the
twelvth year of our Independence of the United States of America between
John Waldrop and of the County of Laurens and State of South Carolina of
the one part and Seth Petty Pool of the County & State aforesaid of the other
part Witnesseth that the said John Waldrop for and in consideration of the
sum of ten shillings lawful money to him in hand well and truely paid by the
Seth P. Pool aforesaid before the sealing and delivery of these presents the
right whereof is hereby acknowledged and well contented satisfied and paid
to the said John Waldrop hath bargained sold & by these preence doth bargain
and sell unto the said Seth Petty Pool all that Plantation or tract of land
containing one hundred acres formally granted to James Waldrop Sr. and
conveyed by him to John Waldrop lease and release bearing date the twenty
sixth and twenty seventh of January 1787. A memorial thereof being entered
in the Clerks office and being order book page 168 recorded in Book B, page
183 perference thereto may be more fully situated lying and being on the South
side of Enoree River, bounded north by river, south by Luke Waldrop land on
the other sides by vacant land stake such as in form and marks as may appear by
the plat of the original grant ordered to this with all and singular the houses,
gardens, orchards and road and timber trees meadows, pastures, ponds, lakes,
fishing ways water of watercourses, paths, passages, liberties throughout
revisions remainders rents ...profits of to have and to hold the plantation and
tract as affirmed unto with the premises and appurtenances thereto belonging
unto the said Seth Petty Pool, his heirs, exects, adm, assigns from the day next
before the day of the date of these presents for and during and unto the full end
and term of one whole year from thence next emuity? and fully to be complete
and ended yeilding paying therefore the said John Waldrop the part of one pepper
corn on the last day of the said term of these presents therefore of the statues for
transforming of and into possession he the said Seth Petty Pool may be in actual
possession of all and singular the premisses above mentioned and be thereby to
better enable to take the promise the premises and inheritances thereof which is
intended to be to him and his been granted and released by the said John Waldrop
by another indenture intended to be made and dated the day next after the day of
the date thereof. In witness thereof the said John Waldrop hath presents to these
presents his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written.
John Waldrop. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of William Berry. Peter
Brooks. Here of Seth Petty Pool the just sum of ten shillings being the
consideration sum for the within Plantation or tract of 100 acres of land I say on
this 18th day of July 1788. John Waldrop.
[See above grant. Notice also that this John Waldrop, had a wife named Elizabeth.
None of Luke's sons or grandsons appear to have had a wife named Elizabeth. The
only John with wife Elizabeth is John Waldrop b.ca. 1745 d. ca. 1810 Christian
Co., KY. and Elizabeth. The importance of this is that John Waldrop's father was
a James Waldrop who was granted land in Laurens Co., SC. 1772 and that James
SR. is unidentified at this time.]
19 Jul 1788 - Book LLL, Page 379, Laurens Co., SC. Released John Waldrop and
Elizabeth his wife, 100 lbs, Sterling, land on Enoree River granted 19 ___ 1772
by Charles Montague, Governor S.C. to James Waldrop Sr.
1788 --- Laurens Co., SC. Court Minutes. 8 Sep 1788 - Page 249. A Lease &
Release for the conveyance of 100 acres of land from John Waldrop to Seth
Petty Pool. Acknowledged in open court & ordered to be Recorded.
1788 --- Spartanburg Co., SC. 18 Sep 1788. John Waldrop against Robert and Sarah
Sterling, Admr. & Admrx. of James Elder. Case. Came the Plaintiff by Peter Carnes,
Gentleman, his attorney & the Defendant by George Walker, their attorney,
whereupon came a Jury, to wit, James Hughes, Martin Armstrong, John Hammett,
William Millican, Josiah Culbertson, Thomas silman, James Miller, Thomas Haney,
Samuel Ward, Samuel Culbertson, John Foster, Joseph Barnett ... We agree that each
party shall pay their own costs, the suit shall be discontinued ... Peter Carnes, the
Plaintiff's attorney, motioned for a new Trial.
1790-1800 - U.S. Census Laurens Co., SC.
1796 --- Laurens Co., SC. Deed Book "F" p. 456, 1796. William Dunlap, sheriff to
JOHN WALDROP, JR., highest bidder for 150 acres onNorth's Creek, sold at auction
in court suit lost by MICHAEL WALDROP, Witnesses included MARY ANN
WALDROP. [Note: HLW --- William Dunlap is associated with this JOHN,
however, there is no JOHN JR. listed as a son. This brings up the question of which
record this may belong.]
1798 --- Spartanburg Co., SC. Petit Jurors drawn for next court...John Waldrope
... Benjamin Waldrope ... 16 Jul 1798
1799 --- Spartanburg Co., SC. Petit Jurors drawn for next court ...John Waldrope
... Benjamin Waldrope ... 14 Jan 1799
1800 - Microfiche 32, Roll #50, Laurens Co., S.C. John Waldrop appears to be
member of Captain John Pugh's Company along with Powers, Thomas Jones,
and Aaron Jones.
1802 - Arrived in Christian Co., KY.
1803 Tax List, Christian Co., KY. John Waldrup, 2 males 2 females, 182
acres on Pond River.
1803 --- Survey for John Waldrop for 142 acres in Christian Co., Ky.on the
waters of POND RIVER by order of the court of Christian Co.,#363.
Dated 10 Mar 1803. Witnesses: Dickerson Waldrop, Moses Dunlap. Christian
County Kentucky Land Surveys Actual Records and very difficult to read #916
Surveyed for John Waldrop 142 acres of land in Christian County on the Waters
of Pond River by Virtue of Certificate granted to him by the County Court of
Christian #363 Beginning at a post oak thence N 28 W100 poles to a post
oak thence S 40 W 62 poles to a black oak thence S 55W 104 poles to a stake
in Dunlap's line Thence with it N 17E 186 polesto the beginning 10 March
1803 Moses Dunlap Dickerson Waldrop J. Campbell Sur
13 Aug 1803 - Court Order Book "A" Christian Co., KY., (21 Mar 1797/29
Aug 1805), for County Court held at home of Brewer Reeves, Christian Court
House, & Town of Hopkinsville, p. 218. Ordered that John Waldropbe
hereafter exempt from paying County Levy in Christian Co., on account of
"Old Age" and "Infirmity".
13 May 1805 - John Waldrop exempted from paying County Levy hereafterin
Christian Co., on account of "Old Age" and from working on Publick Roads.
5 Aug 1806 - Survey for John Waldrop, for 142 acres of Pond River.
Witnessed by Dickerson Waldrop and Joseph Waldrop.
1 Sep 1807 - Deed Book C, p. 345, Christian County Deed Abstracts(1797-1817).
James M. Johnson, Deputy Sheriff for Matthew Adams,Sheriff, sold a tract of land
containing 142 acres before the Courthouse, surveyed in the name of John
Waldrope on the Pond River for the Tax due for 1805.
1808/1809 - Tree Builders, Volume 7, Issue 2, Page 25. Document not dated but
packet of orders labeled: "Road From Logan To Carthage."Allotment of hands to
James Hill. County Roads Orders November term 1805. Benjamin Dunlap
appointed Surveyor of the road from Logan Lineto the Blue Lick fork of Pond
River with hands allotted to open thesaid road. Witnesses: John Waldrop,
Samuel Waldrop, James Attaway,John Attaway, James Thompson, Dickerson
Waldrop and Joseph Waldrop. Signed Benjamin Lacy, J.P.
4 Nov 1809 - Deed Indexes 1 & 2, 1797-1835, Deed Book B, p. 296, & 358,
Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY. Joseph Waldrope gives "Power of Attorney"
to true friend John Waldrop, to deed land on Pond River. Patented to Joseph
Waldrope, 1806, signed Joseph Waldrop and recorded.
20 Nov 1809 - Deed Indexes 1 & 2, 1797-1835, Index Deeds (Grantor), General
Index to Deeds, Christian County Court Book B, 1797- 1814,Page 358.
Joseph Waldroph Grantor, John Waldroph Grantee.
1810 - U.S. Census & KY. State Census by Simmons.
Elizabeth Waldrop:
1 male 0-10; 1 male 16-26; 1 female 10- 16; 1 female 45-up.
7 Apr 1812 - New Indenture between John Mabry, Sheriff and Joshua Cates, the
aforesaid 142 acres, Certificate #363. Signed by John Mabry, Sheriff Christian
County.
Jan 1822 - Order Book A, p. 165, Todd Co., KY. Elizabeth Waldrop, widow of
John Waldrop deceased, made satisfactory proof to this courtthat she has settled
on 100 acres of land unappropriated land in thiscounty and made satisfactory
proof to the court that she has no estatein her own right to the value of $100
by two credible witnesses whichis ordered to be certified to the auditor.
2 May 1825 - Kentucky Land Warrant Book, Volume Q, p. 15. Joseph Desha
Esqr. Governor of the Commonwealth of KY. In consideration of Kentucky
Land Office Warrant Number 8459, there is granted by the said Commonwealth
unto Elizabeth Waldrop, 100 acres by survey bearing date 17th May 1823, Todd
County, on Pond River. Beginning at a black oak in the forks of a branch thence
north to Micajah Hall's line. Joseph Desha, by Governor, J.C., Prickett,
Secretary. Came from Surry Co.,VA.
Survey Book 2, p. 199 Christian Co., KY. Land Survey for Joseph Waldrop
Dated 17 Mar 1803. Witnessed by Joseph Waldrop and James Dunlap. This
survey was for 100 acres on the fork of Pond River. It is almost unreadable.
John Campbell Clerk
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