DUPLIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

HERRING FAMILY

Land Patents

Name

County

[Present Day]

Entered

Issued

Acres

Location

NC

File #

Byrd Plat

Byrd

Location

Initial Deed From State

Ben Heron, Esqr.

Duplin

1768

 

640

Bet. the Six runs & Great Cohera

0304

 

 

 

Benjamin Heron, Esq.

Duplin

 

1769

640

Between the Six Runs and Great Cohera

1152

 

 

 

Abraham Herrin

Duplin

1783

1784

100

In the fork of Hoods branch and Hoes Swamp

2398

 

 

 

A. M. Herring

Duplin

1849

1850

35

Begin at a post

3918

 

 

 

Abraham Herring

Duplin

 

1762

100

E. side of Six runs

274

 

 

 

Abraham Herring

Duplin

 

1762

100

On the East side of the Six runs beg. at a small gum Mr. McCullocks corner

614

 

 

 

Abraham Herring

Duplin

 

1767

125

On the Et. side of the Six runs

1422

 

 

 

Abraham Herring

Duplin

1783

1784

150

On the North side of Hoes Swamp

2384

 

 

 

Abraham Herring

Duplin

1783

1784

50

On the East side of the six runs on the Bear Branch

2432

 

 

 

Abraham Herring

Duplin

1783

1788

200

Between the No. Et. and Goshen swamp on camp branch

2980

 

 

 

Henry King

Duplin

 

1762

100

On the West side of the six runs beg. at a white oak Abraham Herrings corner tree

611

 

 

 

Arthur Herring

Duplin

 

1763

100

On the north side of Goshen Swamp

751

 

 

 

Arthur Herring

Duplin

 

1763

100

N. side of Goshen swamp

912

 

 

 

Arthur Herring

Duplin

1779

1780

200

On the North side of Goshen Swamp

1965

 

 

 

Arthur Herring

Duplin

1779

1780

200

On the North side of Goshen Beg. at a Black jack on the head of Ground Nutt

2021

 

 

 

Arthur Herring

Duplin

1788

1791

75

On both sides of a drean of the Beaverdam

3197

 

 

 

Benjamin Snipes

Duplin

1785

1788

200

On the No. side of Goshen Swamp joining Arthur Herrings old line

2937

 

 

 

Benj. Herring

Duplin

 

1799

60

On both side of the rice ground branch

3442

 

 

 

Benjamin Herring

Duplin

1791

1791

50

On N. side of Goshen Swamp

3163

 

 

 

Benjamin Herring

Duplin

 

1799

80

The North side Goshen swamp

3362[A]

 

 

 

Benjamin Herring

Duplin

 

1797

140

On drains of Herring Mill swamp

3371

 

 

 

Benjamin Herring

Duplin

1794

1799

25

On the North side of Goshen swamp

3401

 

 

 

Benjamin Herring

Duplin

1804

1805

75

In Goshen Swamp

3440[A]

 

 

 

Benjamin Herring

Duplin

1803

1805

8

On drains of Herrings Marsh

3448[A]

 

 

 

Daniel Herring

Duplin

 

1764

250

On the No. side of Goshan Swamp

802

 

 

 

Daniel Herring

Duplin

 

1764

250

On No. side Goshen Swamp

963

 

 

 

Daniel Herring

Duplin

1818

1820

8

On S. side of the Narrow Marsh

3743

 

 

 

Daniel Herring

Duplin

1849

1850

100

Begin at a cypress

3925

 

 

 

Wm. Goodson

Duplin

1760

 

150

At the mouth of Dan'l Herrings branch

0152

 

 

 

John Herring

Duplin

 

1754

500

On Beaver Dam Swamp

141

 

 

 

John Herring

Duplin

 

1754

500

Lying on a Beaver Dam Swamp below John Sampsons

370

 

 

 

Lewis Herring

Duplin

1793

1799

110

Between she head of Jones's branch and the head of Buck Swamp

3446

 

 

 

Lewis Herring

Duplin

1811

1812

148

Between head of Buck Swamp and head of Jones's Branch

3589

 

 

 

Lewis Herring

Duplin

1813

1813

17

On head of Jones Branch

3620

 

 

 

Lewis Herring

Duplin

1814

1814

53

On Buck Swamp

3643

 

 

 

Lewis Herring

Duplin

1817

1817

23

On head of Wolf branch

3704

 

 

 

Lewis Herring

Duplin

1819

1819

26

On Back Marsh

3750

 

 

 

Lewis Herring

Duplin

1819

1819

11

On head waters of Jones Branch

3753

 

 

 

Lewis Herring

Duplin

1822

1822

30

On Buck Marsh

3775

 

 

 

John Herring

Duplin

1827

1829

4

Joining his own land

3823

 

 

 

Richard Herring

Duplin

1784

1784

100

On the west side Great Cohera Beg. at Jno. Tredwells corner

2594

 

 

 

Samuel Herring

Duplin

1773

1774

400

On the heads of the No. Et. branches near the head of Sleepy Creek

1587

 

 

 

Samuel Herring

Duplin

1779

1782

70

North side of North East River

2116

 

 

 

Samuel Herring

Duplin

1798

1799

70

Including his improvement

3390[A]

 

 

 

John Bird

Duplin

 

1754

150

Between Simon Herrings line and Great Coheary Swamp

146

 

 

 

John Bird

Duplin

 

1754

150

Between Simon Herrings line and Great Coheary Swamp

375

 

 

 

Simon Herring

Duplin

 

1751

600

On the So. side of Great Cohera Creek

1294

 

 

 

Simon Herring

Duplin

1798

1799

45

On north side hosepen pocosin

3344[A]

 

 

 

Stephen Herring

Duplin

 

1771

200

On the South side of Goshen Swamp

1260

 

 

 

Stephen Herring

Duplin

 

1773

350

On the So. side of Goshen Swamp

1328

 

 

 

Stephen Herring

Duplin

1787

1789

466

On the North side of Goshan swamp including his mill

3026

 

 

 

Stephen Herring

Duplin

1793

1794

50

On N. side of Goshen Swamp

3311

 

 

 

Stephen Herring

Duplin

1807

1812

27

On N. side of Goshen

3588

 

 

 

Stephen Herring, Jr.

Duplin

1778

1779

100

On the North side of Goshen Swamp on Absoloms Branch

1820

 

 

 

Owen O'Daniel

Duplin

 

1789

200

On the North side of Goshen joining his own and Whitfield Herrings line

3004

 

 

 

Whitfield Herring

Duplin

1778

1779

200

On the north side of Goshen Swamp

1825

 

 

 

Whitfield Herring

Duplin

1783

1789

100

On the north side of Goshen Swamp

2992

 

 

 

William Herring

Duplin

1814

1814

40

On waters of Jones' Branch

3642

 

 

 

William Herring

Duplin

1845

1846

174

In Gotion Swamp

3905

 

 

 

Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com