Craven County (“Bay River”)
Deed Book 40, p. 246
14 January 1818
$30, 10 acres
“…a certain tract or piece of land … on the South of Bay River beginning at Morris Bay Corner and running to the main Road and with the Road to Cabbin Creek branch and up the various courses of the branch to Morrises ditch and with the ditch to Morrises line so as to contain ten acres be the same more or less.”
Signed:
Elijah Cratch { Seal }
Witnesses:
William [ his X mark ] Lewis
Elijah [ his X mark ] Lewis