Person:John Mayfield (25)

JOHN WAS GIVEN A GRANT OF 200 ACRES OF LAND ON THE EAST BANK OF BROAD RIVER FEB 13, 1768 IN BERKLEY COUNTY THIS COUNTY EXTENDED AT THAT TIME FROM THE PRESENT CO. BY THAT NAME IN N.C. LINE ALONG PRESENT CO. OF PICKENS, GREENVILLE AND SPARTANNBURG. THE LAW AT THAT TIME GAVE LAND ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER IN THE FAMILY, THIS INDICATES THAT JOHN MAYFIELD HAD A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WHEN HE TOOK THE LAND. His TWO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 A TAX MEMORIAL FOR JOHN MAYFIELD FOR 100 ACRES OF LAND IN BERKLEY CO. ON THE WEST SIDE OF BROAD RIVER AND OTHER SIDES VACANT LANDS AND SAID LANDS SURVEYED BY JOSEPH WOFFORD NOVEMBER 3, 1767, AND GRANTED HIM FEBRUARY 13, 1768. THIS MUST BE THE SAME LANDS AS BEFORE AND HE HAD SOLD 100 ACRES OF IT FOR HE RETURNED BUT 100 ACRES FOR TAXES. JOHN MAYFIELD PLAT FOR 303 ACRES ON GOLDON GROVE GREEK OF 12 MILE RIVER IN PENDLETON CO. BY VACANT LANDS AND DAVID HAMILTON AND SURVEYED BY ORDER OF WILLIAM LESLEY OCT. 12, 1791, BY ROBERT McCANN.