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Dobbs County, North Carolina Index to Land Entries 1778 - 1783
Copyright © 2020 Debbie Duay, Fort Lauderdale, FL.  All Rights Reserved.
This list is a transcription of the names that appear in the 1778-1783 Dobbs County, North Carolina land entries.
Be sure to check ALL POSSIBLE SPELLINGS for a name.
If you find a name,  browse the Dobbs County images to find the land-entry number(s).
NOTE:  Land entries 934 and higher start on image 172.
NOTE:  Images for land-entry numbers with the letter A begin here.
NOTE:  Also check  Wayne County for 1780-1783 entries.   Wayne County was formed from Dobbs County in 1779.
Last Name First Name Year Land-Entry Numbers
Alberson Samuel 1780 988 1005
Aldridge Drewey 1779 596
Aldridge Drury 1778 468
Aldridge John 1778 308 507
Aldridge Thomas 1778 237
Aldridge William, Jr. 1778 242 504
Alford William 1778 362 363 488
Allen Robert 1778 286
Andrews Drury 1779 558
Applewhite John 1778 494
Arnett Philemon 1778 43
Aycock Jesse 1778 215 216
Aycock John 1778 56 200
Baggs Morgan 1780 989
Baker Abraham 1778 45 271 587
Baker Elisha 1778 250
Baker John 1778 147 627
Baker Robert 1780 991
Balding Samuel 1778 378
Ball Moses 1780 1025
Ballard Ellis 1779 634
Ballard Peter 1778 182 501
Barden Jacob 1778 454
Barden James 1778 77
Barden Simon 1778 263
Barfield Mills 1780 993
Barfield Solomon 1780 960
Barfield William 1778 394
Barfoot John 1778 154 155
Barnes Jesse 1778 321
Barnes John 1778 47
Barnes Simon 1778 466
Barnett Joshua 1778 478
Barrow Sherod 1780 980
Barrow Simon 1780 979
Bartlett Samuel 1778 348 349
Bass Andrew 1778 124 125
Bass Aron 1779 544
Bass Arthur 1778 218
Bass Ephraim 1779 539
Bass John 1779 540
Bass Moses 1778 526
Bass Richard 1779 632
Battman Clebon 1779 585
Bealk William 1779 541
Beamon Hosias 1778 276
Belcher Woody 1778 521 637
Belk William 1779 541
Bell George 1778 332 638 639 684
Bell William 1778 46
Benton Francis 1778 267
Benton Jonathan 1778 269
Best Benjamin 1779 649 1001
Bird Joshua 1778 53
Bird Nathan 1783 4-A
Blount John 1778 513
Blount William 1779 553 1040
Booring Francis 1778 537
Bowers Giles 1779 675
Boyet Edward 1778 194
Boyet Etheldred 1778 497
Boyet James 1778 193 490 608 609
Boyet Moses 1778 137
Boyte Edward 1778 194
Boyte James 1778 193 490 608 609
Boyte Moses 1778 137
Bradbury George 1779 682
Bradley Henry 1778 144
Bradley John 1778 476
Brand John B. 1780 995 996 1054
Bridgers Benjamim 1778 40
Broom Melus 1780 1004 1061
Brown James 1780 959
Brown Jesse 1778 249
Brown John 1778 135 654
Brown Thomas 1778 211 651
Brown William 1779 617
Bruton Benjamin 1779 623
Bryant William 1778 266 512
Burke Thomas 1778 67 68 69
Burley John 1778 196
Bush Abraham 1778 128 391
Bush Bibby 1778 134 188 566 937
Butcher Thomas 1779 677
Butler Elisha 1778 536
Butler William 1778 174
Byrd Joshua 1778 53
Byrd Nathan 1783 4-A
Cade Stephen 1778 376
Cale John 1778 296
Campbell Micajah 1778 235
Cannon James 1778 186
Carraway Adam 1778 58 59 346
Carraway Thomas 1778 29
Carter Edward 1778 139 140 342 343 366
Casey Micajah 1778 37
Caswell Benjamin 1778 97 470 1013 1014
Caswell Martin 1783 2-A
Caswell Richard 1778 469 955
Caswell Richard, Jr. 1783 3-A
Chance Benjamin 1778 175
Charlescraft John 1778 11 12
Coart John 1780 954
Cobb Benjamin 1778 451 672
Cobb James 1778 368 669
Cobb Stephen 1778 317 318 449 450 640
Cole James 1778 51
Cole Thomas 1783 1-A
Coleman Robert 1778 305
Colley Roger 1783 7-A
Collier John 1779 691
Cook Thomas 1778 452
Coor John 1778 26
Coor Thomas 1778 25
Corpender John 1778 528
Cotton Ephraim 1778 109
Covington Francis 1778 116
Cox Andrew 1780 1023
Cox Moses 1780 934
Cox William 1778 420
Crafford Lazarus 1779 577
Crawford Lazarus 1779 577
Crawford Robert 1779 681
Creech John 1778 258
Creel John, Jr. 1778 275
Croom Major 1778 33 208 273 274 559
Dail Thomas 1778 206
Daniel Ephraim 1778 324
Daniel Nathaniel 1778 120
Davis James 1778 141 686 945
Davis Thomas 1778 148 538
Davis Windale 1779 687
Derdino William 1778 323
Dickinson John 1778 489
Dickinson Shadrack 1778 152 153
Dickson John 1778 489
Dickson Murphy 1778 313 371
Dillahunty John, Sr. 1779 564 565
Dixon Murphy 1778 313 371
Dopson James 1780 1024
Dortch John 1778 385
Downing Elisha 1778 341
Downum Speakman 1778 467
Durdengno Richard 1778 262 264
Easton Reuben 1778 241
Eckols Frederick 1778 352
Edmundson James 1778 356
Edmundson Thomas 1778 358 496
Ellis John 1778 516
Ellis Joseph 1778 265
Evans David 1778 325
Everett Joseph 1778 303
Exum Benjamin 1778 99
Faircloth William 1779 595
Fellow John 1779 683
Fellows William 1778 54
Fields Brittle 1779 620
Fields Moses 1778 506 943 998
Flowers Simon 1778 71
Foalkes William 1778 219 463
Fokes William 1778 219 463
Folk William 1778 219 463
Ford Benjamin 1778 183
Ford William 1778 184
Fort William 1778 456
Fowler Robert 1778 55
Freeman John 1778 114
Fulgham John 1778 254 364
Fulgham Michael 1778 161 426 427
Fulgham Raeford/Raiford 1778 130 160 400 570
Galloway John 1780 948 962
Gamalian Christian 1778 284
Garland John 1778 226
Garner Needham 1780 1000
Garris Benjamin 1778 351
Glasgow James 1778 10 100 102 282 347
Gleeton Joseph 1780 1022
Gluton Joseph 1780 1022
Goodman Henry 1783 8-A
Goodman James 1778 471
Grace James 1778 61
Graddy John 1779 647 648
Grainger John 1778 510
Grant John 1778 21 290
Grantham Joshua 1778 70 338
Grantham Thomas 1778 72 73 287 340 502
Gray Lodwick 1779 573
Green Joseph 1778 248
Gregory Matthew 1778 397
Griffin Simon 1778 291 563
Gurley Joel 1778 515
Hail John 1778 377
Hale John 1778 377
Hall Burwell 1778 532
Hall James 1778 259
Hall Pool 1780 974
Hall Thomas 1783 5-A
Ham Henry 1780 942
Ham William 1778 64
Hamilton John 1778 381
Handley John 1778 136
Hanks Epaphroditus 1778 187 688
Hardy Samuel 1779 671
Harper Francis 1780 1045
Harrell John 1780 936
Harrison John 1779 581
Hart Richard 1779 657
Hays Jesse 1779 603 604
Hays Reuben 1778 60 418 505
Hearon Armwell 1780 958
Hearon Samuel 1779 662
Henby James 1778 320
Henderson John 1778 207
Herring Anthony 1779 542
Herring Jacob 1778 260 261 474 475
Herring James 1778 80 81 664
Herring Joel 1778 395 396
Herring John 1778 118 459
Herring Joshua 1778 20 277
Herring Michael 1778 195 415
Herring Simon 1778 129
Hicks William 1779 575 1056
Hilliard Francis 1778 445
Hines John 1779 655
Hines William 1780 944
Hinson Elijah 1778 299
Hinson James 1778 171
Hinson Jeremiah 1778 453
Hinson Jesse 1778 85
Hodges Francis 1781 1060
Hodges Joshua 1779 622
Holliday Joseph 1778 240
Holliday Samuel 1778 9
Holloman Christopher 1779 690
Holloman Nathan 1779 652 653
Hollowell Silas 1779 556
Hollyman Christopher 1779 690
Hollyman Nathan 1779 652 653
Hood William 1779 624
Hooker William 1778 312 1009
Hooker William, Esqr. 1779 663
Hooks Hardy 1778 217 455
Hooks Robert 1778 158 484
Hopton Charles 1779 641 650 676
House Everett 1778 486
Howell Daniel 1778 487 607
Howell John 1779 580
Howell Joshua 1778 117 485
Howell William 1778 75 76 981
Hutson James 1779 582
Hynes William 1780 944
Ingram Jacob 1778 310
Ingram James 1778 146
Ingram James, Jr. 1778 221
Ivey Robert 1778 170
Jackson Jacob 1778 293 646
Jarman Hall 1779 628
Jarman John 1779 629
Jarman Joseph 1778 229 230 1019 1030
Jarman Thomas 1780 1015 1029
Jerman Hall 1779 628
Jerman John 1779 629
Jerman Joseph 1778 229 230 1019 1030
Jerman Thomas 1780 1015 1029
Jernigan Benjamin 1778 298
Jernigan David 1778 17 610
Jernigan David, Jr. 1778 19
Jernigan George 1778 18
Jernigan Jesse 1779 567 568
Jernigan Joseph 1778 283
Jernigan Thomas 1779 665
Johnson Martin 1778 30
Johnston Elijah 1780 1016
Johnston James 1778 133
Johnston Martin 1778 492
Johnston William 1778 328
Jones Frederick 1778 225 547
Jones Griffin 1779 613 614 615 616
Jones Hardy 1780 1012
Jones John 1778 311 387 392 465 531
Jones Richard 1778 335
Jones Samuel, Jr. 1781 1058
Jones Samuel, Sr. 1781 1057
Jones William 1778 231 232 551
Jones William, Sr. 1778 163
Jones Willis 1779 660
Jordan Frederick 1779 602
Jordan James 1779 579
Joyner Israel 1778 185
Jump William 1778 223
Kellet Andrew, Jr. 1778 168
Killet Andrew, Jr. 1778 168
King John 1778 330 383
Knotts John 1778 270 673
Lamb Abraham 1778 448
Lamb Hardy 1779 572
Lamb Jacob 1778 446 447
Lane Isham 1778 24
Lane William 1778 268
Langley James 1778 398
Langston John 1778 63
Lassiter Jacob 1778 82 83 278
Lawhon John 1778 127 493
Leith Alexander 1780 1035
Lewis Jacob 1780 1008 1010
Lewis James 1778 297 574
Loftin Elkanah 1778 145
Loftin Francis 1779 621
Loftin Frederick 1780 935
Loftin Jeremiah 1780 1032 1033 1034 1048 1049
Loftin Samuel 1778 294
Lofley Daniel 1778 500 509
Lopley Daniel 1778 500 509
Lowry John 1779 588
Lucas John 1778 461
Maddox Robertson 1778 401
Manley James 1778 49 50 169 692
Markland Charles 1778 279 280 586 611 966
Martin Aaron 1778 42
Martin Hukolly 1778 238
Masser Thomas 1778 177
Matthis William 1778 530
Maund Malachi 1778 529
May Benjamin 1778 301 302 319
McClam Solomon 1778 212
McCullen Bryant 1778 374
McKinney William, Jr. 1778 197
Mears William 1778 300
Mercer Jacob 1778 339 550
Mercer Jacob, Jr. 1779 552
Mercer Thomas 1780 975
Miles David 1778 113
Miles David, Jr. 1778 329
Miles James 1778 115
Miles William 1778 119 304
Mills Anthony 1780 964 965 1017
Minshew Isaac 1778 227
Minshew Jacob 1778 192
Minshew John 1779 626
Minshew Nathan 1780 987
Minsie John 1779 626
Mitchell Reuben 1778 495
Moore Azariah 1778 162 600
Moore Britain 1778 178
Mound Malachi 1778 529
Murick John 1778 95
Murphy Jethro 1780 1026
Murphy Michael 1778 316
Musgrove Jesse 1778 151 419
Musgrove Thomas 1778 103
Musick John 1778 95
Nearly Cornelius 1779 692 693
Nicholson Risdon 1778 369
Odom Jacob 1778 166 167
Odom Jethro 1778 252
Ormond William 1778 8 1052
Page Jacob 1778 131
Parker Arthur 1780 1042 1050
Parker John 1778 41
Parker Micajah 1778 78 79
Parrott John 1779 642 643
Pate Daniel 1778 179
Pate Isaac 1780 1006
Pate James 1778 289
Pate John 1780 956
Peacock Isom 1778 523
Peacock Jesse 1778 38 986
Peacock John 1778 524 971
Peacock John, Jr. 1778 255
Peacock Peter 1780 985
Peacock Samuel 1778 142 522
Pearce John 1779 612
Pearse John 1779 612
Peele Pasco 1778 382
Person Solomon 1778 331
Phillips Mark 1778 292
Phillips Mason 1778 222
Phillips Thomas 1779 562 1028
Pickle Michael 1778 336 949
Pipkin Arthur 1778 243
Pipkin Elisha 1778 246
Pipkin Jesse 1778 285
Pipkin Joseph 1778 27 245
Pipkin Willis 1778 28
Pope John 1778 525
Powell Peter 1778 423
Price John 1778 180
Pridgeon Thomas 1778 66 414 1002
Prowse John 1780 997
Pulle Pasco 1778 150
Radford William 1778 236
Raiford William 1779 576
Rasbury John 1778 228 594
Rasbury Joseph 1778 251 295 593
Raspberry John 1778 228 594
Raspberry Joseph 1778 251 295 593
Reaves Drewey 1779 583 584
Reeves Drewey 1779 583 584
Reeves William 1778 57
Renfro Jacob 1778 444
Renfro William 1778 433
Rhem Jacob 1778 499
Rhodes Jacob 1778 234 1007 1018
Rhodes James 1778 52
Rhodes William 1778 315
Rhodes William, Sr. 1778 122 123
Roach Francis 1778 165
Roberts Isaac 1778 373
Roberts James 1778 172
Roberts John 1778 35 26
Robertson Dempsey 1778 375
Rose Thomas 1778 370
Rouse Jesse 1778 244 356 1051 1053
Rouse Solomon 1778 326
Rowell Benjamin 1780 969 1062
Rowell John 1780 970/670
Rowell Samuel 1778 533
Ruffin Etheldred 1778 110 111 112 388 389
Ruffin Samuel 1778 327
Samford Samuel 1778 84
Sanders Joseph 1778 281
Sasser Josiah 1779 644 645
Saunders Joseph 1778 281
Savage Andrew 1778 350
Searles Edward 1778 138
Searles William 1778 527
Sessions Richard 1778 48
Shackleford Willoughby 1778 93
Sheppard Abraham 1778 198 199 360
Sheppard Abraham, Esqr. 1780 951
Sheppard Abraham, Jr. 1778 65
Sheppard Benjamin 1778 96 372 390 511 554
Sheppard John 1778 359 384 508
Sherrad Benjamin 1778 253
Shute Thomas 1780 1047
Simms Britain 1778 156
Simms James 1778 354 667
Simms Robert 1778 104 105 157 472 666
Skipper James 1778 416
Slocomb Joseph 1778 16
Smith George 1781 1059
Smith John 1778 353 990
Smith Lewis 1780 1020
Smith Mark 1779 601
Smith Martin 1780 938
Smith Richard 1779 591
Smith Roger 1778 272
Sopley Daniel 1778 500 509
Spann Charles 1778 402
Speight Dempsey 1778 92
Speight Francis 1778 90 126
Speight John 1778 345
Speight Samuel 1778 88 89
Speight Seth 1778 91
Speight William 1778 86 87 417 569
Spivey Caleb 1778 309 999
Stancil John 1778 213 214
Standley Shadrack 1778 431 432 1039
Stanley Moses 1778 355
Stanley Sands 1778 101
Stanton James 1778 473
Stephens Absalom 1780 968
Stevens Absalom 1780 968
Stradley Nimrod 1778 421
Stroud Lutson 1781 1063 1064
Stroud William 1779 589 590
Strowd William 1779 589 590
Sugg John 1778 106
Suggs Absalom 1778 424
Suggs John 1779 545
Surles Edward 1778 138
Surles William 1778 527
Tarver Samuel 1778 39
Taylor Christopher 1779 599
Taylor Henry 1778 121 939 940
Taylor Hillary 1778 314
Taylor William 1778 62 941 967
Tetterton John 1778 367
Thigpen Job 1781 1055
Thigpen Jonathan 1778 94 190
Thigpen Joseph 1778 191
Thigpen Joshua 1779 592
Thomas Thomas 1778 210
Tillman Belitha 1780 1046
Tilton John 1778 164
Tindal John 1778 393
Tiner Nicholas 1779 549
Toler Robert, Sr. 1778 209
Tolivine Simon 1778 13 14 15 1041
Totevine Simon 1780 13 14 15 1041
Tucker John 1779 633
Tuker John 1779 633
Tull Charles 1779 548
Turnage James 1778 173 976
Turnage William 1778 460
Turner Matthew 1778 189 464
Tuttle William 1780 1011
Uzzell Elisha 1778 224
Vanse William 1778 220
Vass William 1778 220
Vause William 1778 220
Venters David 1778 337
Venters George 1778 181
Walston John 1778 176
Walterer William 1778 422
Walters William 1778 422
Ward John 1778 503
Ward John, Sr. 1778 517
Warden Jona. 1778 44
Watkins Jesse 1779 578 605
Watkins John 1778 399
Watkins William 1778 425
Watkins Wilson 1779 680
Watson Isom 1779 571
Watson Samuel 1778 322
West George 1783 6-A
Westbrook John 1778 498
Westbrook Moses 1779 546
Westbrook William 1778 428
Wetherington Daniel 1778 307
Wetherington Robert 1779 557
Wetherington Solomon 1780 977
White Charles 1778 143
White Jacob 1778 239
White Robert 1778 518 992
White William, Sr. 1779 661
Whitfield Bryan 1778 333 334 365 982 983
Whitfield Constantine 1778 74 658 659
Whitfield Needham 1778 386
Whitfield William, Jr. 1778 31 32 429 656
Whitfield William, Sr. 1778 379 380
Whitford John 1779 619 630
Whitford Thomas 1779 606 631
Whitley Josiah 1780 1043
Whitte Charles 1778 143
Wiggins Gershom 1778 247
Wiggins Thomas 1778 306
Wiggs Benjamin 1778 159 256
Wiggs John 1778 257
Williams Alexander 1778 514 1021
Williams John 1778 519 520 618
Williams Jonas 1778 107 108 636
Wilson James 1779 689
Wilson John 1778 98 635
Winset John 1778 233
Winset Robert 1780 961
Wise James 1778 149
Wood Furnifold 1778 477
Woodard Elisha 1778 430 535 625
Woodard Jesse 1778 534
Woodward Isaac 1778 132 670
Worner John 1780 994
Worrell William 1780 972 973
Yelverton Hardy 1778 22 23
Young James 1778 357
Young Lovick 1778 34