NC Land Grant~Catherine Dry, August 1787

On 7 August 1787, Catherine Dry was granted 70 acres of Land on Cold Water Creek. At that time there are two sets of Dry’s within the County; Jacob Dry on Cold Water Creek and Charles Dry on Dutch Buffalow Creek.

Who is Catherine Dry? If you know which set of Dry’s that Catherine Dry is related too I would love to hear from you.


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State of North Carolina
No. 740 Know ye that red Oak Martin Staughs corner thence with said Staughs Line North thirty Six West Sixty four poles to a Stake we have given and granted unto Catherine Dry a Tract of Land containing Seventy Acres Lying in our County of Mecklenburg on the waters of Cold Water Creek beginning at a Pine George Plotts corner running thence with or near said Plotts Line South Sixty East one hundred and sixteen poles to a White Oak Saplin thence East Sixty Six poles to a post oak on Hills Line thence north twenty East fifty eight poles to a on Said Line thence South Seventy Two West one hundred and fifty four poles to the Beginning. To hold to the said Catherine Dry her heirs and afsigns forever dated the 7th day of August 1787--
JGlasgow Secretary                                                                        R Caswell





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[1] http://www.nclandgrants.com/grant/?mars=12.14.87.3647&qid=323708&rn=3

Treasure Chest Thursday~Marriage of James W. Huneycutt and Sarah Elizabeth Page

James W. Huneycutt and Sarah Elizabeth Page were married on  20 May 1855 in Stanly County, North Carolina.

James was the 22-year-old son of Marcus ‘Mark’ Huneycutt and his wife, Charity Dry. Sarah Elizabeth Page was the 19 year old daughter of Sion Page and his wife, Nancy Dove. Note: There is a conflict with Nancy’s surname.

James W. Hunnycutt was married to Sarah Page on the
20th day of May 1855 So returned by
                                          M. Furr JP

The children of James W. Huneycutt and Sarah E. Page were:

i. Louvena Huneycutt, born 1 Oct 1855, Cabarrus Co., NC; married John Calvin Deese, 9 Apr 1884, Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina; died 16 Oct 1889, Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina..
ii. Nellie Isabella Huneycutt, born 27 Oct 1858, Cabarrus Co., NC; married Henry Harrison Deese, 1 Feb 1875, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; died 9 May 1938, Landis, Rowan Co., NC.
iii. John Allen Huneycutt, born 19 Jan 1864, North Carolina; married Lizzie; died 21 Nov 1932, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iv. Margaret Amanda Huneycutt, born 3 Feb 1868, Stanly County, North Carolina; married Harvey Alexander Rorie, 21 Dec 1886, Mount Croghan, SC; died 27 Mar 1938, Aberdeen, Moore Co., NC.
v. Electa Huneycutt, born 3 Nov 1874, North Carolina; married Samuel Henry Atkinson, abt 1900, Stanly County, North Carolina, United States; died 4 Mar 1949, Harris, Stanly Co., NC.

James W. Huneycutt and Sarah E. Page are my 2nd Great Grandparents.

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[1] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Stanly County, NC Dept. Archives and History, Rec of Marriage by  Ministers and JP's; Volume #1, Years 1850-1867, Indexed, page 16, Entry #8.