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James Downing Jr.BY AN OLD REPORTER *JAMES DOWNING, JR. on the Joyner’s Depot Road and James Downing, Jr., son of adjoining Marsh Branch, WhiteJanas Downing, Sr., of Edgecombe Swamp and Grey Williams wit-.■ ’ r , *.. nessed by David L. Batts. On De-County, apparently married Ain- cember 2i), 1868, Willie J. and Anngail Owens. On February 20, 1817, F. (X) Batts sold *Levi M. Hayes the Commissioners Thomas Culch- for $399.00 a tract of 120 acres on in. William Staton, and James Marsh Branch and White Swamp Hogan allotted to James Downing bounded by John D. Williams, said from the estate of Charles H. Hayes, Owens, William Batts, and Owens 80 acres bounded by the William C. Batts, witnessed by mill pond, road, William Staton, p.m. Briggs; he stated that he had said Downing, and Mill Swamp. to sell the land to raise money for On January .9, 1828, James Down- cost 0f a petition and counsel fees ing (III) married Brittania Savage jn order “to file his petition in bonded by Thomas Gatlin. On Bankruptcy.’’May 29, 1833, James Downing, Jr., on February 3, 1870, Wiiey J.and wife Britannia Downing, “for- Batts mortgaged for $400.00 worth-merly Britana Savage,” sold 0f advances by M. Rountree Co., Henry Savage for $75.00 about the homeplace of 78 acres adjoin-thirty acres adjoining Eli Howell, tng Sarah Flowers, Joseph Batts, deceased, Britain Savage, and and Benjamin Selby; one mule, one Lemuel Lawrence, that fell to her horse, and the crops; witnessed by at the death of her father Allen Thomas J. Hadley. On March 30, Savage, witnessed by James 1871. Willie J. Batts mortgaged as Downing, Sr., and Joseph Edmond- above the cover notes of $274.95, son. On February 21, 1836, Henry $50.00, and $200.00 worth of ad-(II) Savage sold James Downing vances to produce a crop, witness-for $1,250.00 a tract of 266 2-3 ed by T. j. Hadley. On February 6, acres on Deep Creek Cross Run 1870. willie j. and Ann Eliza (x)adjoining the new road and Joseph Batts mortgaged to the same finta. Bell; also, 58 acres purchased ovor a de|3t of $1,100.00, a tract * from Harrell on the same Creek; 7g acreS jn Joyner’s Township ad-witnessed by Lemuel Savage and joining John Selby Gray L wil_Simmons B. Staton. liams, and the heirs of Sally Flow*. »lt; wit,, it being the iaud on which lief . J. Henry Downing was born in sajd \y j. Batts now lives,” wit-1829. In the Edgecombe County nessed by James S. Woodard. Census of 1850 he was living with 0a Fobruary 6 i872, WilliamBritain Savage. On December 24, c. and Bettie Batts soid willie j.1855, lie married Martha Z. Leg- Batts for $500.00 a tract of 76 acres gett, bonded by James K. Harper. ai. described above. On March 15,
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Rocky Mount Evening Telegram
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, US
Fri, Nov 21, 1958
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