SAMPSON 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

New Hanover County Patents in Present Day Sampson Co.

Anthony D. Burdeaux and John Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1809

1810

200

On W. side of B. River

2825

 

 

 

Jno. Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

 

1754

250

Beginning at a Pine on W. side of Black River and runs by thesame

1100

 

 

 

Jno. Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

 

1766

150

Joining on the Et. side of Black river between Jno. Sampsons and Roger's line

1640

 

 

 

Jno. Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1765

1766

100

Joining on the Et. side of Black river between Gilleat [Gillead] Treadwells and Hesekeah Dones [Hezekiah Doans] line

1641

 

 

 

John Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1765

1766

530

Between black river and So. River

1535

 

 

 

John Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

 

1766

530

Between black river and So. River and between Keiths Branch andthe mill Branch

1639

 

 

 

John Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1784

1789

135

On the West side of Black river

2179

 

 

 

John Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1802

1805

150

On W. side of Black river Beg. at a small pine

2668

 

 

 

John Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1809

1810

63

On W. side of Black River

2839

 

 

 

John Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1768

 

100

Upon the W. side of Black river

0296

 

 

 

John Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1802

 

100

W. side of Black river

0359

 

 

 

John Treadwell

New Hanover

Sampson

1765

 

200

Wt. side of Black river on Richard Herring branch

0140

 

 

 

Richard Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1763

1765

80

On the West side of Black river

1489

 

 

 

Richard Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1763

1765

200

On the west side of black river

1490

 

 

 

Richard Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1764

1767

200

Wt. side of Black River lying on the head of a Branch

1549

 

 

 

Richard Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

 

1765

80

On the Wt side of Black River above Jno. Lyons Land

1596

 

 

 

Richard Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

 

1765

200

On the Wt. side of Black River Beging. at a Pine markedR. H. standing near miery marsh

1597

 

 

 

Richard Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

 

1767

200

Wt. side of Black River lying on the head of a branch

1653

 

 

 

Richard Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1779

1784

256

On the Wt. side of Black River Beg. at your own corner

2080

 

 

 

Richard Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

 

1784

150

On the et. side of Black River Beg. at a small Black oak

2081

 

 

 

Richard Herring

New Hanover

Sampson

1792

1794

300

On W. side of Black River

2337

 

 

 

Duplin County Patents in Present Day Sampson Co.

Ben Heron, Esqr.

Duplin

Sampson

1768

 

640

Bet. the Six runs & Great Cohera

0304

 

 

 

Benjamin Heron, Esq.

Duplin

Sampson

 

1769

640

Between the Six Runs and Great Cohera

1152

 

 

 

Abraham Herrin

Duplin

Sampson

1783

1784

100

In the fork of Hoods branch and Hoes Swamp

2398

 

 

 

Abraham Herring

Duplin

Sampson

 

1762

100

E. side of Six runs

274

 

 

 

Abraham Herring

Duplin

Sampson

 

1762

100

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

614

 

 

 

Abraham Herring

Duplin

Sampson

 

1767

125

On the Et. side of the Six runs

1422

 

 

 

Abraham Herring

Duplin

Sampson

1783

1784

150

On the North side of Hoes Swamp

2384

 

 

 

Abraham Herring

Duplin

Sampson

1783

1784

50

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

2432

 

 

 

Henry King

Duplin

Sampson

 

1762

100

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

611

 

 

 

Richard Herring

Duplin

Sampson

1784

1784

100

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

2594

 

 

 

John Bird

Duplin

Sampson

 

1754

150

Between Simon Herrings line and Great Coheary Swamp

146

 

 

 

John Bird

Duplin

Sampson

 

1754

150

Between Simon Herrings line and Great Coheary Swamp

375

 

 

 

Simon Herring

Duplin

Sampson

 

1751

600

On the So. side of Great Cohera Creek

1294

 

 

 

Sampson County Patents

Enoch Herring

Sampson

1797

 

585

On the West side of Black River

736

 

 

 

Enoch Herring

Sampson

1799

1800

640

E. side of Great Cohera [Coharie Creek]

948

 

 

 

Enoch Herring

Sampson

1800

1802

100

On E. side of Bearskin Swamp

988

 

 

 

Enoch Herring

Sampson

1792

1803

50

On West side of Great Cohera [Great Coharie Creek]

1043

 

 

 

Enoch Herring

Sampson

1818

1818

430

Between Black and South Rivers

1387

 

 

 

Enoch Herring

Sampson

1845

1846

60

On W. side of Black River

1584

 

 

 

Enoch Herring [assignee of William Roberson]

Sampson

1785

1800

100

On both sides of Starlings Swamp

905

 

 

 

Gabriel Herring

Sampson

1804

1804

98

On W. side of Black River

1078

 

 

 

Gabriel Herring

Sampson

1836

1837

25

On W. side of Black River

1510

 

 

 

Hardy Herring

Sampson

1836

1837

32

On W. side of Black River

1511

 

 

 

John Herring

Sampson

1804

1804

225

On W. side of Black River joining his own line

1086

 

 

 

Joseph Herring

Sampson

1847

1849

16

Begin at a stake

1614

 

 

 

Nathan Herring, Sr.

Sampson

1848

1849

98

Begin at a pine

1611

 

 

 

Richard Herring

Sampson

1787

1788

40

On the West side of Black River

251

 

 

 

Stephen Herring

Sampson

1804

1804

109

On E. side of Black River

1079

 

 

 

Wiley Herring

Sampson

1848

1850

67

Begin at a pine

1602

 

 

 

Wiley Herring

Sampson

1850

1852

78

In and around Beauties Pocosin

1623

 

 

 

New Hanover Patents That May of May Not be in Present Day Sampson Co.

Benjamin Heron

New Hanover

 

1763

640

E. side of Black river

1241

 

 

 

Benjamin Heron

New Hanover

1763

1763

648

On the Et. side of Black River joining Alexander Colvin

1381

 

 

 

Benjamin Heron

New Hanover

 

1764

300

On a branch of Colvins Creek

1473

 

 

 

Benjamin Heron

New Hanover

1764

1764

300

On a branch of Colvins Creek Beging. at a Pine the upper cornerof his own Land

1580

 

 

 

Benjamin Heron

New Hanover

1765

 

640

On the road to the sound

0293

 

 

 

Benjamin Heron

New Hanover

1765

 

640

Joining land belonging to Benj. Heron

0294

 

 

 

Benjamin Heron

New Hanover

1765

 

640

An Island

0436

 

 

 

Benjamin Heron

New Hanover

1760

 

640

In the Parish of St. James

0580

 

 

 

Benjm. Heron

New Hanover

1759

 

580

On the road to the Sound

0568

 

 

 

Capt. [Benjamin?] Heron

New Hanover

1759

 

640

E. side of Black river

0579

 

 

 

John Heron

New Hanover

1778

1780

206

On the West side of Widow Moores Creek

1912

 

 

 

Samuel Heron

New Hanover

1779

1780

200

On the North East side of Buckel Swamp

1917

 

 

 

Enoch Herring

New Hanover

1825

1828

180

On E. side of Black River

3262

 

 

 

James Herring

New Hanover

1846

1846

7

On E. side of Moore's Creek

3755

 

 

 

Joseph Eakins

New Hanover

1837

1837

13

Adj. lands of Jas. Herring and Jno. Caston

3474

 

 

 

John Herring

New Hanover

 

1754

250

 

448

 

 

 

John Herring

New Hanover

1765

1766

150

Joining on the E. side of Black river

1536

 

 

 

John Herring

New Hanover

 

1766

100

Joining on the Et. side of Black River

1537

 

 

 

John Herring

New Hanover

1824

1825

200

S. W. side of Moores Creek

3233

 

 

 

John Herring

New Hanover

1807

 

63

Joining John Devanes land

0723

 

 

 

Stephen Anders

New Hanover

1794

1802

50

Joining John Herrings line

2590

 

 

 

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