Migrations of Marylanders to North Carolina and South Carolina Prior to 1800
by Harry C. Peden, Jr.
[shs, my note - there are NO CARROLLs/any variants found in the index of the
1st book, "Marylanders to Carolina, Migration of Mary-landers to North
Carolina and South Carolina Prior to 1800 by the above author, but these few found in
the 2nd bookof with the title given in Subject line.
pg 14:
BENTLEY - BENTLY
On June 7, 1767, in Frederick County, Maryland, JACOB BANKER recorded a
deed made on June 5, 1767 between himself and THOMAS BENTLY of County of Roan
(Rowan) in the Pro-vince of North Carolina, l 168 money of Pennsylvania, for a
tract called Carolina and also one called Addition to Carolina, con-taining 108
acres and 35 acres respectively. The original tract Caro-lina contained 280
acres when taken up by DR. CHARLES CARROLL and was sold to THOMAS BENTLEY in
1751. Signed by THOMAS BENTLY before JOSEPH WOOD and JOHN FEE. HANNAH BENTLEY,
wife of THOMAS released her dower before JOSEPH WOOD and THOMAS PRICE. [Ref:
Frederick County, Maryland, Land Records Liber K Abstracts. 1765-1768, by
Patricia Abelard Andersen (1997), p. 100]
pg 73 & 74:
LAWSON
ROGER LAWSON originated in Cecil County, Maryland and mi-grated to western
North Carolina circa 1760, settling in the Fourth Creek Settlement. HUGH LAWSON
was in Milford Hundred, Cecil County, in 1724. Nine years later he obtained
land there from ROGER LAWSON, whose name appears in the Cecil County judg-ment
records as early as 1712. [Ref: Carolina Cradle, by Robert W. Ramsey (1964) pp.
94, 103.]
ROGER LAWSON was one of the first purchases of part of the tract Society in
1718 or 1719, west of New Munster in Cecil County. This manor was just west of
Little Elk and extended some miles north-ward. The deed from JAMES CARROLL to
ROGER LAWSON war-ranted to defend his title "against all persons claiming
title, under ye government of Pennsylvania or ye territories thereunto
belong-ing." This was due to the raging controversy between the PENNs and LORD
BALTIMORE
about the boundaries of their respective provinces. [Ref. History of Cecil
County, Maryland, by George Johnson. (1881), p. 137.]
The debt books of Cecil County indicate that ROGER LAWSON owned the tract
Society on which he paid taxes between 1734 and 1760. [Ref: Inhabitants of
Cecil County, Maryland 1649-1774, by Henry C. Peden, Jr (1993), p. 105.]
pg 133:
WILLEY
[shs, my note - this concerns a EDWARD W. WILLEY of Dorchester County,
Maryland who died leaving a will dated July 5, 1792 & was probated in Guilford
County, North Carolina in August 1793....He named heirs who were: "To brothers JOHN
and THOMAS W. WILLEY, ...land willed me by my father PRICHARD WILLEY,
deceased...To sister, EMELIA WILLEY, money left after debts, "given them at
discretion of AUNT SARAH WHITE...Witnesses were RICHARD SANFORD, JOHN VAN STORRE and
CATHREN VAN STORRE. [Ref: Guilford County, North Carolina Will Ab-stracts,
1771-1841 compiled, indexed and published by Irene B. Webster, p. 86, citing Wills
Liber A, Folio 398.]....
....This continues to the 3rd paragraph.........
"On June 29, 1790, in Dorchester County, Maryland, FREDERICK WILLEY, AMELIA
SMITH, and SARAH WILLEY conveyed to GEORGE WILLEY, bond to survey land of
RACHEL WILLEY, their mother, deceased, called Timber Swamp. Witnesses: LEVI FOXWELL
and WILLIAM CARROLL. [Ref: Abstracts of the Land Records of Dorchester
County, Maryland, Volume 39 (Liber HD#3), by James A. McAllister, Jr. (1967), p.
51.]