Land/Tax

Surry County, Virginia Deeds and Wills

(C. Avis Catalog entry #506)

Book 8 - 1730-38

P.876 John Proctor to John Moring for 5 sh., 100 acres, more or less, in Surry adj. Francis Sharpe & Joseph Weatherington - 4 Jul 1738

Book 9 - 1738-54

P. ? John Mooring and Ann, his wife, to Sarah Bradley, a parcel of land containing 80 acres adj. John Jarrett & George Norwood, bought by sd Mooring & Joseph Willinton from James Jordan - Feb 1739 Witt: Edwd Ruffin, Wm Simmons, John Cargill 

John Mooring 

Anne Mooring

Surry Co., VA Deeds and Wills
(C. Avis Catalog entry #553)

Book 3 - 16??-1686?
P. 240 List of debts belonging to the estate of Mr Ge° Proctor, decd. -
3 9br 1679 s[ecurity] John Moring

Book 4 - 1687-1694
P. 84  John Moring adm. of estate of Peter Martin - 20 8br 1688

Book 5 - 1694-1709
P. 102 John Moreing and Joan, his wife, to Wm Gray, land purchased from John Gray - 7 Jul 1696 witt: Nicholas Smith, George Williams

 

Tithable lists Surry Co., VA
(C. Avis Catalog entry #552)

from Surry Co. Deeds and Wills

Book 3 - 16??-1686?

P. 316 Tithables June 1682
Mr Wm Simons, Jn° Sharpe, Ja Morice & a negro wo:  4        

Mr Moring, Jn° Boy, Peter Martin  3

Book 3 - 16??-1686?

P. 335 Tithables June 1683

Mr Wm Simons, John Sharp & a negro wo:  3

Mr Jn° Moring, Xto Moring, Peter Martin  3

[This indicates that Christopher was the son of John Moring, and assuming a tithable age of 16, that he was born 1667/8]

Book 4 - 1687-1694

P.149  Tithables June 1690

John Moreing, Xto  Moreing, Jn° Atwood  3

Book 4 - 1687-1694

P.216 Tithables June 1691

Mr Wm Simons, 2 negroes  3

Mr Jn° Moreing, Jn° Atwood, —?—  3

Christopher Moreing 1

[Indicates that Christopher and Mary Simmons were married 1690/1]

Book 5 - 1694-1709

P. various

Tithables 1694-1703

[John and Christopher Mooring appear in the tithes in all of these years]

[Xto is an abbreviation for Christopher]

Surry Co Records 1652-1684 Books 1 & 2 (E. T. Davis)
(C. Avis Catalog entry #510)

Book 1 1652 - 1672
p.99 - page 379 - 3 January 1670, John Brady sells land to John Moring, of Surry Co., planter

Book 2 1671 - 1684
p. 106 - p. 3 - 7-1-1679, Jno. Moring is administrator of estate of Geo. Proctor, dec'd

p. 106 - p. 4 - 7-1-1679, John Moring secures a bond for estate of Mathias Perch, dec'd

p. 114 - p. 21 - 1-7-1672/3, John Moring with consent of wife, Jane Mooringe assigns land to John Smith

p. 137 - p. 99 - 1-27-1675, John Moring acquires land from John Gray, planter

p. 150 - p. 182 - 4-20-1678, Blacksmith Robert Burgess becomes indentured to John Mooring and Geo. Proctor, of Surry County.  Burgess having been in prison in the county for debts.  Burgess delivered from prison and sells land to Mooring and Proctor

Beaufort Co., NC Deeds
(C. Avis Catalog entry #522)

Book 3
p. 278
Edward Bouding of Beaufort to John Moreing of same for Six pounds current money of Virginia, a parcel of land on the N. Side of Tarr River in Beaufort ... one hundred acres more of less, with all buildings, etc.  -  1/14/1756

Witnesses:  Wm. Gwaltney, James Mayo, Ben Mayo

p. 397
Abraham Pettypool of Beaufort in consideration of twenty pound proc: paid by John Mooring of the county aforesaid, a plantation tract of land on the North Side of Tarr River & on the North Side of Harris Mill run,  ... 150 acres [originally patented] to William McHenry 4/20/1745 ... all fences, gardens, etc.  2/10/1758

Witnesses:  Benj. Brown, Isaac Little, Saml Tudor

Pitt Co., NC Deed Book AA
(C. Avis Catalog entry #534)

p. 250
12-17-1817
William Mooring, dec'd deeds dower of 100 acres to widow Elizabeth Mooring

North Carolina (?) Patent Book 18
(C. Avis Catalog entry #537)

p. 331
9-26-1766
John Moring acquires patent to 405 acres in Dobbs County on the S. side of Apple tree Swamp

Surry Co., VA Deed Book 7
(C. Avis Catalog entry #509)

Book 6 
P.118 
John Moring and Elizabeth, his wife, to Wm Maggett for 270 pounds, 450 acres of land together with a water grist mill in the fork of Cypress & Johnschowken Swamps adj. John Spratley, John Proctor, John Sharp & James Boardman - 16 Oct 1750
witt: Henry Watkins, Jn° Moring, Henry Jarrard 

Book 7 

P.295 

John Moring of Johnston Co, N.C. to George Anderson of Surry Co, Va., for 150 pounds, 360? acres of land adj. Henry Savage, John Phillips & Geo Glover (formerly called John Glover's land) - 14 Mar 1757 

witt: Henry Smith, James Maddera, John Moring, Henry Moring 

Book 7

P.510 

John Moring and Elizabeth Moring, his wife, of Dobs Co, N.C, to Joseph Holleman of Surry Co, Va., 50 acres of land in Surry adj. said Holleman, Richard Presson, Thos White & John Champion, being part of a tract sold by John Allen to Robt Sancan? - 13 Nov 1759 

witt: Benj  Bailey, Jr, Benjamin Moring 

Pitt Co., NC Deed Book EE
(C. Avis Catalog entry #536)

Abstract of Deed Book EE, p. 279

11-7-1827
To settle  multiple suits against "H. Mooring Executor of John Mooring Decd. and John T. Mooring Surviving partner of John Mooring & Son" James S. Clark, sheriff sells to highest bidder at public auction a 300-acre tract of land "on a part of which tract Elizabeth Mooring has had dower assigned her as the widdow of William Mooring Decd" for $1375.  Sale is "subject of the dower of Elizabeth Mooring".

Witness:  
John S. Evans
William Clark

Pitt Co., NC Deeds
(C. Avis Catalog entry #531)
 

D 49 

James Little of Dobbs to John Mooring, Sr. - land on north side of Tar River, being plantation purchased of Robert Flake by deed dated 8 Dec. 1760 - 7 Jan. 1767 

Witt: 

Wm. Bell, Abner Proctor, Isaac Little

D 140 

William Harris to John Mooring - land on north side of Tar River patented to Timothy Harris - 24 Nov. 1769 

Witt: 

Richard Evans, Thomas Cooper

F 113 

William Harris, Sr. "for the great love and regard I have for John Morning, Sr., Henry Barnhill & William Norcot", the one half to the s^d John Morning, Sr., the one quarter to the s^d Barnhill and the other quarter to the s^dNorcot - a piece of land on north side of Tarr River opposite to John Holland's plantation Nov. 15 1774

P 104

William Mooring, Samuel Cherry, Benjamin Brown, John Williams, John Mooring and Christopher Mooring to Sarah Mooring, widow of John Mooring, decd., one negro boy aged 7 or 8 called Peter, one bay horse, seven head of cattle, three sows and pigs, eight shoats, two ewes, two feather beds & furniture, three weeding hoes & two plow hoes, six barrels of corn & one thousand weight of bacon & seven chairs for the consideration of one hundred pounds - 13 May 1801 

witt:

Josiah Carney

B.?. Martin 

P 143 

Christopher Mooring to John Mooring, all right, title and interest in land, or money arising from the sale of land, given to him in the last will and testament of his father John Mooring, decd. - 9 Aug 1801 

witt:

John Lewellin 

William Bowers 

P 328 

John Mooring and Benjamin Brown, executors of the last will and testament of John Mooring, deed., to Samuel Cherry for 1050 pounds, all the lands devised to be sold by said last will and testament, consisting of three plantations adj. lands of Richard Harris, Hood Harris, George Knox, Josiah Carney, Isaac Briley, William Davis and James Mooring - 10 Mar 1803 

witt:

J. Sheppard 

Joseph Jolley