From the Elizabeth Moore Papers, Collection No. 322, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. For research and study only; not for deposit in other repositories. Most manuscripts are protected by copyright laws; permission to publish must be requested. (NOTE: Permission to publish has been received by Florence Fulford Moore.) Taken from folder #322.60 in the Elizabeth Moore file: HISTORICAL GLEANINGS by Elizabeth Moore - PETTIONS TO BUILD MILLS NORTH CAROLINA, CRAVEN COUNTY : April Court 1767, WILLIAM WILTON and SAMUEL HILL petition leave to build mill on land on BEAVER DAM, leading into TRENT RIVER. September Court 1796: JONATHAN PERKINS pettions to build mill on land on GOOSE CREEK, at a place known as the brick yard, says he is lawful owner of both sides of the Creek. June 15, 1768: THOMAS COLLIER, THOMAS LIGHTFOOT, WILLIAM LIGHTFOOT petition to build a mill on the South side of TRENT RIVER; the land on the North side of the river is owned by WILLIAM LAVENDER. March Court, 1770: JOHN DALY prays leave to build water grist mill - says his land has a valuable stream running through it. December 12, 1772: WILLIAM BRYAN petitions to build a water grist mill across COOR CREEK on land owned on one side by JAMES GREEN, and on the other side by ANDREW WATSON. 1772-3: Petitioners of LITLE SWIFT CREEK says building a mill where SAMUEL SWIFT obained an order to build a mill will be a great disadvantage - pray that order be reversed. GEORGE FISHER, JOHN HILL, JAMES WILLIS, JOHN GRIFFIN, ABRAHAM WARREN, AARON ENRUL (Ernul). September 7, 1772: The freeholders on the NW branch of BAY RIVER recommend your worships that JOHN CARRUTHERS, ESQ. have the liberty to build a public grist mill across the river a little below MR. ADAM MACKELROY’S house from a place called DANIEL’S OLD FIELD on the lower side of the mouth of DEEP BRANCH on the W. side of the River, to a point of said MACKELROY’S old field, and East side of the said River. ADAM MACKELROY, THOMAS MACKELROY, SAMUEL BROTHERS, SAMUEL MACKELROY, JOHN HERRINGTON, WILLIAM TRIPPE, JESSE HOLTON. December 8, 1772: Petition of JOHN BISHOP and PETER PHYSIOC that they own land on one side of SLOCOM’S CREEK, desire to build a water grist mill. June Court 1772: THOMAS HASLEN petitions that he owns land on both sides of SWIFT’S CREEK, desires to build a water grist mill. June 8, 1772: Pursuant to annexed order, WILLIAM ISLER, HARDY BRYAN, JACOB RHEM, and SAMUEL WHITE appeared before me, one of the Justices of the Peace for Craven County, and did value the acre of land mentioned in said order to be worth 25 shillings proclamation money, land for EDWARDS’ MILL. March 8, 1773: SAMUEL SMYTHE. Surveyed for SAMUEL SMITHE agreeable o an order of court one acre of land on the West side of LITTLE SWIFT CREEK in said county, beginning at a large beech near the main run of said creek on BANKS ISLAND, & to RIGDON BRICE’S survey. Land valued at 40 shillings. Commissioners ZEB RICE, JAMES PEARCE, EDMUND PEARCE, JOHN CLARK, CHARLES CRAWFORD. September Inferior Court 1774: Petition of JAMES PEARCE to build public water grist mill at south of KITT’S SWAMP, being owner of land on one side and JOSEPH HARTLEY, owner on the opposite side. December 17, 1774: Petition of ROBERT ORME, that he owns land on both sides of DUCK CREEK, desires to build a water grist mill. Juen 14, 1774: Petition of FARNEFOLD GREEN and RICHARD NIXON, that they own land on both sides of COOR CREEK in Craven County, desire to build water grist mill. (NOTE: Farnefold Green was son of Farnefold Green the elder, who died during the Tuscarora attacks of 1711/12. FFM) March Court 1776: Petition of JAMES STEVENSON and SILAS STEVENSON that they own land on one side of HALF MOON SWAMP, place called OLD MILL, desire to build a water grist mill. LONGFIELD COX and WILLIAM HERRITAGE own land on opposite side. Wish to have Commissioners appointed to appraise land so they can build a mill. June 14, 1774: Petition of PETER ANDERSON, owns land on N. side of NEUSE RIVER, on both sides of MUDDY BRANCH, or MIREY, and South side of SWIFT CREEK, desire to build water grist mill. June 14, 1774: Petition of JOSEPH WORSLEY and GEORGE BRYAN that they own land on MAUL’S RUN, desire to build public water grist mill. Sept. 12, 1775: Petition of RICHARD BLACKLEDGE that he owns land on both sides of MOSELEY’S CREEK, desires leave to build water grist mill. (copied from Clerk’s Papers, Craven County, NC)
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