1739 Petition by Wm. Reeves for Land in Edgecombe County

Minutes of the North Carolina Governor's Council
North Carolina. Council
June 05, 1739 - June 08, 1739
Volume 04
Pages 347-350

The 7th of June 1739

Read Sundry Petitions for Patents as follows videlicet

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Wm. Reaves 400 Edgecombe
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Wm. Reeves 400 Edgecombe
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Note: Wm. Reeves, one of a number of petitioners, is listed twice as petitioning for 400 acres in Edgecombe. It is not clear if this constitutes two petitions or whether it is a duplicate entry. One entry is "Reaves" and the other "Reeves".

There is nothing to indicate whether the individual referenced is William Reeves or his son, William Reeves, Jr.

Source

Copied with permission, May 1, 2012. North Carolina, Robert J. Cain, and Kathleen B. Wyche. 1984. Records of the Executive Council, 1664-1734. The Colonial Records of North Carolina, v. 7. Raleigh, N.C.: Dept. of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, pp. 90-91. Copies available at http://nc-historical-publications.stores.yahoo.net/colonial-records-of-nc--2nd-series-.html