Person:Samuel Fox (9)

1787/16/ Feb. Asher- Surry Co., NC Court Min. 1768-1789 Vol. I & II p.109: Ordered Isham EAST, WILLIAM SIZEMORE, Arthur TATE, Peter MYARS, Benjamin BENNETT, William BOYLES, Matthew CHILDRESS, Samuel FOX, John FITZPATRICK, Adam FULK, Adam FISKET, Jacob SPOONHOUR, Henry SPOONHOUR, Thomas EVANS, and Peter MOSSER view road from Quaker road where Adam FULKS path comes into it, the nearest way to Richmond.

_______________________________________________________ Name: SAMUEL FOX

Birth: ca 1775 Virginia

Religion: Episcopalian

Nationality: English

Father: SETTLERS OF TOWNFORK #3

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1778 Sept 5 - Surry Co.(now Stokes Co.),NC - Land Entry #676 - *Jesse Stanley enters 100 acres of land in Surry Co. on the waters of the Townfork including "whereon I now live for quantity". Warrant granted. Joseph Stanley Jr. has land entry #675, just before Jesse Stanley. * Jesse sold this land entry to Samuel Fox on 24 Apr 1787, so the grant for this entry is in the name of Samuel Fox. 1

1784 - Surry Co., NC - Samuel is on the tax list in Capt. Blackburn's district paying 100 acres and one poll. 2

1785 - Surry Co., NC - Samuel is on the tax list in Capt. Blackburn's district paying on 100 acres of land and one poll. 3

1786 - Surry Co., NC - Samuel is on the tax list in Capt. Blackburn's district paying 100 acres of land one one poll. 3

1787 Feb 16 - Surry Co., NC - Road Order:

Ordered Isham East, William Sizemore, Arthur Tate, Peter Myars, Benjamin Bennett, William Boyles, Matthew Childress, Samuel Fox, John Fitzpatrick, Adam Fulk, Adam Fisket, Jacob Spoonhour, Henry Spoonhour, Thomas Evans and Peter Mosser view road from Quaker Road where Adam Fulks path comes into it, the nearest way to Richmond. 4

1787 Apr 24 - Surry Co., NC:

This is to certify that I have sold the within Described Land

to Saml. Fox & Dosiers the Surveyer to return the work in

his name Given under my hand this 24th day of April 1787. Jesse (X) Stanley

Test. Chas. McAnally 5

1787 Apr 26 - Surry Co., NC - Samuel Fox had his NC Land Grant for 100 acres on Stanley's Branch of Townfork surveyed today. Chain carriers were John Ferguson and John Ferrell. 5

1789 May 18 - Surry Co., NC -Samuel Fox received his NC State Land Grant #1128 for 100 acres on Stanley's branch of Townfork Creek. 5

1790 - Stokes Co., NC - Samuel is on the tax list in Capt. McAnally's district paying 100 acres and one white poll. 6

1791 - Stokes Co., NC - Samuel is on the tax list in Capt. McAnally's district paying 100 acres and one poll.7

1792 - Stokes Co., NC - Samuel is on the tax list of Capt. Campbell showing 100 acres and one white poll. 8

1793 - Stokes Co., NC - Samuel is on the tax list in Capt. Campbell's district paying 100 acres and one white poll. 9

1794 - Stokes Co., NC - Samuel is on the tax list in Capt. Campbell's district paying 100 acres and one white poll. 10

1795 - Stokes Co., NC - Samuel is on the tax list of Capt. Campbell showing 100 acres and one white poll. 11

Sources

1. Agnes M. Wells, Virginia G. Phillips, and Carol J. Leonard, Joseph Winston His Land Entry Book, Surry Co.,NC 1778-1791, self published, 1987, page 61.

2. Luther Byrd, "List of Property Owners and Taxable Property in Surry Co., NC for 1784," Self Published, 1981, pages 36-37.

3. Luther Byrd, "List of Property Owners and Taxable Property in Surry County, NC for the year 1785," Self published, 1981, pages 1-3.

4. Mrs. W. O. Absher, "Surry Co., NC Court Minutes 1768-1789," Southern Historical Press, 1985, page 109.

5. Samuel Fox NC State Land Grant #1128 found at the NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC.

6. Iris Moseley Harvey, "Stokes Co, NC 1790 Tax Lists," Self Published, 1996, pages 26-28, white and black polls counted together.

7. Iris Moseley Harvey, "Stokes Co., NC 1791 Tax List," Self Published, 1998, pages 21-24.

8. Iris Moseley Harvey, "Stokes Co., NC 1792 Tax List," Self Published, 1998, pages 31-32.

9. Iris Moseley Harvey, "Stokes Co., NC 1793 Tax List," Self Published, 1998, pages 6-8.

10. Iris Moseley Harvey, "Stokes Co., NC 1794 Tax List," Self Published, 1998, pages 20-21.

11. Iris M. Harvey, Stokes County North Carolina 1795 Tax Lists, self published, 1999, pages 20-22.

Last Modified: 21 May 2007

Created: 21 May 2007

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