John Pipkin IV (abt. 1699 - abt. 1782)

Born about 1699 in Nansemond, Virginia

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Died about 1782 at about age 83 in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States

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JOHN PIPKIN IV (1699 -1782) The earliest record of John Pipkin is in his father's will in a "bequeath to my son Daniel Pipkin a piece of land upon Milly Swamp being part of the tract that his brother John Pipkin did formerly live upon." John IV did not receive any portion of his father's estate in the will. He had already received from his father a gift "of inheritance in fee simple" 180 acres which John Pipkin Sr had purchased from a Joseph Bradey 2 Aug 1736. John IV didn't keep this land very long. He sold the same 180 acres to a Moses Hare on 16 October 1740. John IV started with his original 640-acre land grant he received in Chowan Precinct on 1 Mar 1720. Ten years later on 19 Feb 1730, he "and wife Sarah" sold 100 acres of this land to a Charles Gaffin, leaving a balance of 540 acres. Two years later on 17 Jan 1732, John IV purchased 80 acres from his father. (Bal 620) In August 1736, John Jr received "inheritance" of 180 acres from his father. (Bal 800) On 22 Oct 1739, John IV sold 80 acres to Joseph Bradey. (This is the same Joseph Bradey from whom John III had purchased the 180-acre "inheritance" tract three years earlier and gave to John IIII. John IIII now has 720 acres. On 16 Oct 1740 John Pipkin IV sold his 180-acre "inheritance" land to Moses Hare, leaving John IV with a balance of 540 acres in Chowan County. Five years later John IV father died (1745). Shortly after his father's death, John IV moved westward to Johnston County, NC. In 1747, John IV purchased land in Johnston Co. from an Arthur Fort and established a new plantation. Six years after that on 29 Jan 1753, John Pipkin IV, listed as "a planter from Johnston Co" sold his 540 acres lying on Mills Swamp in Chowan Co for "15 pounds Virginia currency." This was the remaining part of the original 640 acres he had received 33 years earlier in the land grant of 1720. John Pipkin IV and his wife Sarah lived on their plantation in that portion of Johnston Co which in 1758 became Dobbs Co and in 1779 became Wayne County. This area is situated near the center of North Carolina. Dobbs County North Carolina 1779 Voters List; It Was Not Easy To Vote in 1779 Kinston Daily Free Press Friday - November 2, 1962, Page 10 "In 1779 the outlook for the success of the American Revolution had grown very dim. This year and the next were to be the darkest hours for the patriots. Kinston, the home town of Governor Richard Caswell, had become the de facto capital of the new State. Here the State's Board of War usually met in secret sessions. Sometimes the Council of State met here. Sessions of the General Assembly, being more a matter of public knowledge, usually were convened at larger and more heavily guarded towns. While the name of the town was changed from Kingston to Kinston by law in 1784, already by 1779 the patriots were calling it Kinston in derision of the King of England from whose title the original name derived. The vote in the general election in 1779 required the highest patriotic conviction. If the Revolutionary cause failed, each of these voters would be marked as among the rankest seditionists. For these were the men of Dobbs County who closest held to heart the pledge of the Declaration of Independence, the pledge of "our sacred honor." This list of Dobbs voters is complete but does not complete her roll of honor, for there were those who were away with the armies in the field and the women whose names do not appear on this list. Still, these are the fathers and brothers and staunch supporters of those who fought, and each of them deserves to be remembered. Even to those whose resolute patriotism stilled all fear of the possibility of danger in defeat, to vote was no easy matter. The voting place was at the old Dobbs County Courthouse erected near Walnut Creek about midway between present LaGrange and Goldsboro. Dobbs County included practically all of the areas now comprised in Lenoir, Greene and Wayne Counties, and it was from these areas that the voters came on horseback to cast the vote of freemen in a ? State. Because of the distances, the polls were open for two days, March 10th and 11th. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA At an election of one Senator and Two Members of the House of Commons to Represent the county of Dobbs held at the Court House the 10th and 11th of March, 1779, the following persons voted for Members of the House of Commons to wit: (a partail list of family interest) John Bass, Andrew Bass, Arthur Bass, Edward Bass, John Bass, Moses Bass, Shadrack Carraway, Adam Carraway, Henry Carraway, Joshua Carraway Stephen Cogdill, David Cogdill, Jesse Crow, John Crow, Nathaniel Dardan, John Darden, John Darden, William Goodman, James Goodman Jacob Herring, Benjamin Herring, Frederick Herring, John Goodman Jacob Herring, Benjamin Herring, Frederick Herring, John Herring, John Herring, Michael Herring, Simon Herring John Hines, Ceder Hines, Charles Hines, George Hines Everett Howell, Admiral Howell, Arihelius Howell, John Howell, John Senr. Howell, Joshua Howell, Major Howell, James Jernigan, Arthur Jernigan, David Jernigan, David Senr. Jernigan, Frederick Jernigan, Gardner Jernigan, Jesse Jernigan James (Bear Creek) Keatley, Johathan Keatley William Parker, Benjamin Parker, Isaac Parker, SOLOMON PIPKIN, ARTHUR PIPKIN, ELISHA PIPKIN, JESSE PIPKIN, JESSE PIPKIN, JOHN PIPKIN, LUKE PIPKIN, Stephen Christopher Rhodes, James Rhodes John Stanley, Isaac Stanley, Moses Stanley, Sand Stanley Samuel Taylor, Daniel Taylor, James Taylor, Jonathan Taylor, Robert Taylor, William Taylor, At the close of the Poll on openning the Scrolls, I found the candidates had the following number of votes respectively Viz: Thos. Gray 493, Jesse Cobb 535, Etheldred Ruffin 333, John Sheppard 5, James Bradbury 3, Mayor Croom 1, Abram Sheppard 1. I Further certifie that on Examining the Scrolls for the Senate and House of Commons there were in the Senate Box two tickets for Gray and Ruffin and in the Commons Box were also two tickets for Exum which Scrolls or votes are not including in the foregoing numbers. Benja. Caswell, Sheriff - March 1779" *********************** Chowan County, NC - Land & Deed Records This John Pipkin IV was the son of John Pipkin III, Chowan County. This part of Chowan later became Gates County. John Pipkin IV being of Johnston County, mentioned in this indenture, lived in present day Wayne County, Grantham township. North Carolina. Deed Book G, pages 65-67, Chowan County John Pipkin IV Sells Part of his 1719/20 Land Grant This indenture made this twenty ninth day of January in the year of our Lord Christ, one thousand seven hundred and fifty three, between John Pipkin of the county of Johnston, planter of the one part and John Lewis of the county of Chowan of the other part. Witnessed that the said John Pipkin for and in consideration of the sum of fifteen pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid before the enrolling and delivery hereof the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and ___ and he therefrom doth for ever dequit and discharge, the said John Lewis hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened ___ and confirmed and by these presents doth fully freely and absolutely grant, bargain, sell, alein, ___ and confirm and he the said John Lewis a certain tract or parcel of land; situated, lying and being in Chowan County on the south side of Mills Swamp, beginning at a white oak standing in a branch, a corner tree at ___ path, so running along said branch to a corner tree of Robert Rogers so running by a line of marked trees to another corner tree of Robert Rogers so lying by a line of marked trees a corner pine, corner tree thence running by a line between John Hines (or Hares) and thence running line between Edw Hares thence and to a corner tree a pine so runnning along J.T. Sprites line so running along Edw Hares line to corner tree a pine and thence running along Hares line to Mills Swamp to a corner tree & turning down the said Swamp to william Scotts line containing by estimation five hundred and forty acres of land ___ the same more or less together with all and singular the house and ___ farm buildings, gardens, orchards, fences, improvements...and the said John Pipkin for him, his heirs, Exr, Admr doth covenant, grant and agree with the said John Lewis his heirs and assigns in manner following, that is to say that for the said John Pipkin ___ granted lands & promises and unto the said John Lewis, his and assigns against the lawful claim or demand of all manner of persons whatsoever claiming the same shall and will warrant and forever will by those presents defend and further that the said John Pipkin, his heirs, Exr, Admr either or any of them shall and will at anytime hereafter upon the reasonable request ___ and changes in the law of the said John Lewis his heirs and assigns make this and in due form or law executed all or any such futherances, other deeds conveyed in the law for the furtherance ___ more ___ conveyances of the before granted land and possessions by their or either of them, their or either of their councels learned in the law shall be reasonably required advised or devised. In witness whereof the said John Pipkin hath hereunto set his hand and fixed his seal this day and year above written. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of J.L Brady John Pipkin {Seal} Arthur Fort Mas Fort Chowan County - October County Court 1753 Present his majesties justices those may certify that the written deed of sale of land from John Pipkin to John Lewis was duly proved in open court by the oath of Joseph Brady one of the subscribing witnesses. Registered November 2, 1753 J.A. Craven, Regr ************************************** Chowan County, NC - John Pipkin Indenture ----¤¤¤---- 678 - Pipkin to Gaffin - 19th June 1730 This indenture made this 19th Feb 1730 between Jno Pipkin of Chowan Precinct of the one part and Charles Gaffin of the same Precinct of ye other part witnesseth ye the sd Jno Pipkin for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty barrells of Tarr in hand paid the rest whereof is hereby acknowledg'd hath bargained, sold and by Generation 1 (con't) barrells of Tarr in hand paid the rest whereof is hereby acknowledg'd hath bargained, sold and by these presents doth bargain & sell unto the sd Charles Gaffin all ye Messuage Tract and Tract and Plantation of Land scittuated in the upper part of Chowan Precinct & the reversion & reversion remainder & remainders of all & singular the premises & every part & parcell thereof & the rents issues & profits to the same belonging or appertaining. To have and to hold the sd Messuage land, Tenem't & Hereditarn't with all & every the premises whatsoever hereby bargain'd or sold unto the sd Charles Griffin his heirs and assigns for ever & also all estate & estate right Title use interest possession property on demand at soever of him the sd Jno Pipkin to the only use & venefit of the sd Charles Gaffin his heris and assigns for ever absolutely with any maner or condition or redemption in any wise & the sd Jno Pipkin doth coven't and grant to & with the sd Chas Gaffin his heirs and assigns by these presents that he the sd Chas Gaffin his heirs and assignes and their farmers and tenents shall or lawfully may farm time to time and at all times forever hereafter freely quieting and peaceably have and hold occupy possess enjoy all and singular the sd close messuage and permises with all and singular their apurts belonging as followeth: Begining at a water oak in Niclin Swamp the beginning of the Pattent line then runing up the Pattent line to a Path, Called Alexander Carters path then along the sd path by a line of mark'd trees to a branch call'd Pipkin's clearing Branch to a pine then down the sd branch to a broad branch call'd the broad Branch then down the broad branch to Mill Swamp to a white oak then down the sd swamp to the first station containing the whole one Hundred acres & every the rents, issues profitts & comodities thereof & of every part and parcell thereof have & take with out any maner of lett suit trouble disturbance or other molestation whatt so ever of him the sd Jno Pipkin his heirs assigns or demand in the sd premises or any part of parcell thereof. And the sd Jno Pipkin and his heirs the sd Messauge Tenem't tract and plantation of land with the apurts unto the sd Chas Gaffin and his heirs and assigns against him the sd Jno Pipkin and his heirs shall and will forever defend by these presents. In witness where of the sd Jno Pipkin and hereunto sett his hand and seal the day and year first above written. Seal'd & deld in presence of Sam'll S.M. Merritt Hen'ey Williams S/Jno Pipkin Sarah X Pipkin ****************** Chowan County, NC - John Pipkin Jr Land Grant To all whom it may concern, Know ye that Do give and grant to Jno Pipkin Junr, a tract of land containing 640 acres lying in Chowan Precinct beginning at a water oak on Mill Swamp running up Rogers pocoson to a dogwood thence south 80 west 160 poles to a gum, then north 5 west 120 poles to a water oak, then north 23 west 200 poles to the center of 3 pines, then north 60 east 216 poles to a water oak, then south 79 east 15 poles to a maple, then south 85 east 102 poles to a pine, south 72 east 70 poles to a gum in Mills Swamp. Then down the meanders of the said swamp to the first station. To have and to hold, March the 1st 1719/20. Witness Cha: Eden, Thomas Pollock, The: Jones, Richard Sanderson, John Hecklefield. ******************* Chowan County, NC - Jno Pipkin Senr to Jno Pipkin Junr a Deed, 1732 16:43, 29 January 2017 (EST)16:43, 29 January 2017 (EST)16:43, 29 January 2017 (EST)16:43, 29 January 2017 (EST)16:43, 29 January 2017 (EST) To All to whom these presents shall come John Pipkin Senr for and in consideration of [blank] shillings to me in hand paid before the ensealing [blank] hereof by John Pipkin Junr the receipt whereof acknowledge & myself fully satisfied conte and thereof of every parcel thereof do acquit Discharge the said John Pipkin Junr his heirs exers have given granted bargained sold aliened conveyed by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give sell alien convey and confirm unto him the [blank] his heirs and assigns forever one tract lying and being in Chowan Precinct containing [blank] be it more or less being part of a patent granted to Charles Scott of Nansemond County Dec'd bearing date the 17th April 1694 & is bounded as followeth: beginning at the mouth of a branch & runs out of the Swamp called Nickel Swamp and running up the sd swamp to the beginning of the Patent to a Mark'd Hickery in or near the mouth of a Branch then running up the branch along the patent line to the upper corner tree of a Patent to a white oak then along the side line of the Patent to a white oak standing in or near the sd patent line & down a small branch by a line of Mark'd trees in or by the sd branch to a gum standing in or near the sd swamp at the first beginning relation being thereon had may more fully & at large appear to Have and to hold the sd granted & bargained premises with its appurts priviledges, commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him ye sd John Pipkin Junr his heirs and assigns for ever and to his and their proper use benefit & behoof & I the sd John Pipkin Senr for me my heirs exe'rs adm'rs do covenant grant promise and agree to & with the sd John Pipkin Junr his heirs and assigns that before the ensealing hereof [blank] sole and lawfull owner of the above bargained lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my perfect & absolute inheritance [blank] in myself good right full power grant bargain sell convey and confirm [blank] as aforesaid and the said [blank] heirs and assigns for ever hereafter by force lawfully peaceably and quietly have & enjoy sd demised premises free and [blank] acquitted exonerated discharged of and [blank] of former and other gifts Generation 1 (con't) Generation 1 (con't)premises free and [blank] acquitted exonerated discharged of and [blank] of former and other gifts grants bargains [blank] leases wills entails judgmts executions what [blank] more I the sd John Pipkin Senr for myself my heirs covenant & engaged the above demised premises to him Jno Pipkin Junr his heirs and assigns against the lawful [blank] demand of any person or persons whatsoever. To warrant secure and defend in witness I here [blank] and seal this 17th Janry 1732. Sealed and delivered in presence of Jno Pipkin Sim'n Daniel, Wm W. Bentley Henry Goodman Chowan Co Jan'y Court 1732 The above deed of sale was in due form of Law proved by the oath of Wm Bentley one of the Evidences thereto which on motion is ordered to be Registered Rich'd Forester Cler Cor ******************** Chowan County, NC - John Pipkin Junr Deed, 1740 Jno Pipkin Junr 79 to Deed Moses Hare } To all whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that I Jno Pipkin Junr of Chowan for & in consideration of the sum of sixteen pounds current money in hand before the insealing hereof will & truly paid by moses Hare of the same County the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have give granted bargained sold aleined released conveyed & confirmed and by these presents do freely fully & absolutely give grant bargain sell alein ___ convey & confirm unto the said Moses Hare his heirs & assigns forever one ___ or tract of land situate lying & being in chowan afsd & bounded as followeth, Vizt Beginning at Potters Swamp & running up the said swamp to the mouth of the long branch & runing up the sd branch to Samuel Merrits line & along his line to Wm Parkers line & along his line to the first Station Containing by Estimation one hundred & eighty acres be the same more or less which sd Land was purchased of Jos Bradley the 2nd August 1736 To have & to hold the said granted & bargained ___ with all the apurts & commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the said Moses Hare & his heirs forever & the sd Jno Pipkin for me my heirs & administrs do covenant promiss & grant to & with the sd moses Hare his heirs & assigns that before the ensealing hereof I am the true sole & lawfull owner of the sd bargd prmss & am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as a good perfect & absolute Estate of inheritance in fee simple and have in myself good right full power & lawfull authority to sell & dispose of the same in manner above said and that the sd Moses Hare his heirs & assigns shall & lawfully ___ from time to time and at all times hereafter by Virtue of these ___ lawfully peaceably & quietly have hold occupy possess & enjoy the sd demised & garfd prmss with the apurts free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted Exonerated & discharged of all maner of former gifts grant bargains sales mortagages wills entails ___ ___ judgements & all other encumbrances whatsoever furthermore I the sd Jno Pipkin for my self my heirs Exrs do covent & engage the above demised primises unto him the said Hare his heirs & assigns against the lawful claim of any persons or persons whatsoever In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year first above written Signed & sealed & delivd in presence of us John Pipkin Junr Isaac Williams Moses M Odom Junr Moses M O Odom Senr October 16th 1740 Proved before me W Smith CJ year of our Reign Anno Dom. 1773.

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1. JOHN PIPKIN IV (1699 -1782) The earliest record of John Pipkin is in his father's will in a "bequeath to my son Daniel Pipkin a piece of land upon Milly Swamp being part of the tract that his brother John Pipkin did formerly live upon." John IV did not receive any portion of his father's estate in the will. He had already received from his father a gift "of inheritance in fee simple" 180 acres which John Pipkin Sr had purchased from a Joseph Bradey 2 Aug 1736. John IV didn't keep this land very long. He sold the same 180 acres to a Moses Hare on 16 October 1740. John IV started with his original 640-acre land grant he received in Chowan Precinct on 1 Mar 1720. Ten years later on 19 Feb 1730, he "and wife Sarah" sold 100 acres of this land to a Charles Gaffin, leaving a balance of 540 acres. Two years later on 17 Jan 1732, John IV purchased 80 acres from his father. (Bal 620) In August 1736, John Jr received "inheritance" of 180 acres from his father. (Bal 800) On 22 Oct 1739, John IV sold 80 acres to Joseph Bradey. (This is the same Joseph Bradey from whom John III had purchased the 180-acre "inheritance" tract three years earlier and gave to John IIII. John IIII now has 720 acres. On 16 Oct 1740 John Pipkin IV sold his 180-acre "inheritance" land to Moses Hare, leaving John IV with a balance of 540 acres in Chowan County . 2. Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm) (Name: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, n.d.;), www.ancestry.com, Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

3. Joseph A Williams Family Tree Mar 3 05- 2 .GED, QUAY 0 Date of Import: 7 Mar 2005.2 Elizabeth A Pipkin Ancesters .FTW, QUAY 0 Date of Import: 17 Sep 2004.3 Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm) (Name: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, n.d.;), www.ancestry.com, QUAY 0 Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

4 Edward Thomas Ray Descendants.FTW, QUAY 0 Date of Import: 18 Oct 2004.5 Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm) (Name: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, n.d.;), QUAY 0 Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

5 Andrew Engberg, Engberg Web Site, Asher Pipkin. QUAY 3 10 DEC 2011 Added by confirming a Smart Match EVEN Smart Matching.

6. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pubmembertrees&h=46216082223&ind iv=try8 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=pubmembertrees&h=18140285820&ind iv=try9

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Pipkin-58 created through the import of Gooch Family Tree.ged on Jan 1, 2012 by Thomas Gooch. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Thomas and others.