Group of 7 manuscript surveys of western North Carolina undertaken for the Moravian Church during Bishop Spangenberg's Expedition, each accomplished and signed by Churton .
North Carolina, 3 November to 19 December 1752. Each 1 page (measurements below). Condition: Minor foxing and browning, each tissue-backed. a remarkable survival of among the earliest surveys of the north carolina frontier, resulting in the first moravian settlement at wachovia. In 1751, John Carteret agreed to sell up to 100,000 acres of land in western North Carolina to the Moravian Church. Bishop Augustus Gottlieb Spangenberg (1704-1792) and five companions set out from Bethlehem, PA and arrived in Edenton, NC in September 1752. Churton, who officially served as Carteret’s surveyor in North Carolina, there accompanied the expedition with several assistants to the remote region on the Catawba River. At the time, this area of the Blue Ridge Mountains was predominantly inhabited by Indians, adding a significant element of danger to the task. According to Spangenberg's diary (quoted in Fries, Records of the Moravians in North Carolina ), surveying began on 3 November 1752 -- the exact date of the first survey present here. This archive of seven surveys constitute four different tracts being considered for settlement. Besides a map of the tract with a detailed description of the boundaries below, each survey is signed by Churton and includes a listing of the names of the chain carriers who assisted him. Concerning the maps on each survey, four of the seven include geographical elements such as hills and tributaries, and the other three merely an outline of the plot. The surveys are accomplished at a scale of 30 chains per acre. 1) 3 November 1752. A tract of 1000 acres. “Lying on the head Branches of Little River that head up in the Brushy Mountains & runs into the Cawlorbert River a little above One Barrels Place Beginning at a Pine running thence S° 105 chains near a Red Oak then Et 25 Chains to a Hickory by a Spring branch thence S° 35 Chains to a Red Oak then Et 15 Chains near a Wt Oak then S° 317 ¾ Chains to a Wt Oak then Et 40 Chains to a Pine then S° 26 ¾ Chains to a Wt Oak then Wt 20 Chains to a Wt Oak then S° 16 ½ Chains to a Wt Oak then Wt 60 Chains to a Pine then N° 75 Chains to a Wt Oak sapline [?] then Wt 15 chains to a Wt Oak then N° 35 Chains to a Wt Oak then Wt 25 Chains to a Red Oak then N° 105 Chains to a Red Oak then Et 40 Chains to the first Station.” (7 ½ x 9 inches, 185x230 mm.) 2) 13 November 1752. A tract of 1100 acres. “Lying on the North side of the North fork of the Cautaba River just above Andrew Hampton's Shoals, beginning at a Spanish Oak, at the said Shoals, by the River Runing thence N: 41 ½ Ch: to a pine, then Wt: 215 Ch: to a pine, then S 61 ½ Ch: to a hickory, on the side of the River, then N 85 Et: 218 Ch: down the River to the first Station . ” (7 ½ x 9 ¾ inches, 185x250 mm.) 3) 13 November 1752. The same tract as the preceding, but with additional geographic details. (7 ½ x 9 inches, 183x230 mm.) 4) 15 December 1752. A tract of 3840 acres. “ Lying on the North & South fork of the Yadkin about 5 miles above the upper Mulberry Field, beginning at a White Oak, a little to the West of a small Creek, Runing thence W: 70 Ch: to a White Oak, then N: 150 Ch: to a White Oak, then Et 250 Ch: to a hickory, then N 20 Ch: to a White Oak, the Et: 45 Ch: to a Black Walnut, Then S: 140 ch: to a White Oak, then Wt: 225 Ch: to a pine, then So: 30 chains to the first Station.” (9 ¾ x 7 inches, 245x180 mm.) 5) 15 December 1752. The same tract as the preceding, but with additional geographic details, including the course of the Yadkin. (9 x 7 ½ inches, 227x185 mm.) 6) 19 December 1752. A tract of 4754 acres. “Lying on the south side of the Yadkin River, against the Mulberry fields, beginning at a White Oak, thence Wst 145 Ch: to a White Oak, thence S°: 110 Ch: to a White Oak, then S° 45 Et: 80 Ch: to a Beech tree on Cubb Creek, then E: 240 Ch: to a Red Oak, thence N 197 Ch: to the East and of a very small Island in the said River, then up the River 151: chains to the first Station.” (9 ½ x 7 ¼ inches, 240x185 mm
Group of 7 manuscript surveys of western North Carolina undertaken for the Moravian Church during Bishop Spangenberg's Expedition, each accomplished and signed by Churton .
North Carolina, 3 November to 19 December 1752. Each 1 page (measurements below). Condition: Minor foxing and browning, each tissue-backed. a remarkable survival of among the earliest surveys of the north carolina frontier, resulting in the first moravian settlement at wachovia. In 1751, John Carteret agreed to sell up to 100,000 acres of land in western North Carolina to the Moravian Church. Bishop Augustus Gottlieb Spangenberg (1704-1792) and five companions set out from Bethlehem, PA and arrived in Edenton, NC in September 1752. Churton, who officially served as Carteret’s surveyor in North Carolina, there accompanied the expedition with several assistants to the remote region on the Catawba River. At the time, this area of the Blue Ridge Mountains was predominantly inhabited by Indians, adding a significant element of danger to the task. According to Spangenberg's diary (quoted in Fries, Records of the Moravians in North Carolina ), surveying began on 3 November 1752 -- the exact date of the first survey present here. This archive of seven surveys constitute four different tracts being considered for settlement. Besides a map of the tract with a detailed description of the boundaries below, each survey is signed by Churton and includes a listing of the names of the chain carriers who assisted him. Concerning the maps on each survey, four of the seven include geographical elements such as hills and tributaries, and the other three merely an outline of the plot. The surveys are accomplished at a scale of 30 chains per acre. 1) 3 November 1752. A tract of 1000 acres. “Lying on the head Branches of Little River that head up in the Brushy Mountains & runs into the Cawlorbert River a little above One Barrels Place Beginning at a Pine running thence S° 105 chains near a Red Oak then Et 25 Chains to a Hickory by a Spring branch thence S° 35 Chains to a Red Oak then Et 15 Chains near a Wt Oak then S° 317 ¾ Chains to a Wt Oak then Et 40 Chains to a Pine then S° 26 ¾ Chains to a Wt Oak then Wt 20 Chains to a Wt Oak then S° 16 ½ Chains to a Wt Oak then Wt 60 Chains to a Pine then N° 75 Chains to a Wt Oak sapline [?] then Wt 15 chains to a Wt Oak then N° 35 Chains to a Wt Oak then Wt 25 Chains to a Red Oak then N° 105 Chains to a Red Oak then Et 40 Chains to the first Station.” (7 ½ x 9 inches, 185x230 mm.) 2) 13 November 1752. A tract of 1100 acres. “Lying on the North side of the North fork of the Cautaba River just above Andrew Hampton's Shoals, beginning at a Spanish Oak, at the said Shoals, by the River Runing thence N: 41 ½ Ch: to a pine, then Wt: 215 Ch: to a pine, then S 61 ½ Ch: to a hickory, on the side of the River, then N 85 Et: 218 Ch: down the River to the first Station . ” (7 ½ x 9 ¾ inches, 185x250 mm.) 3) 13 November 1752. The same tract as the preceding, but with additional geographic details. (7 ½ x 9 inches, 183x230 mm.) 4) 15 December 1752. A tract of 3840 acres. “ Lying on the North & South fork of the Yadkin about 5 miles above the upper Mulberry Field, beginning at a White Oak, a little to the West of a small Creek, Runing thence W: 70 Ch: to a White Oak, then N: 150 Ch: to a White Oak, then Et 250 Ch: to a hickory, then N 20 Ch: to a White Oak, the Et: 45 Ch: to a Black Walnut, Then S: 140 ch: to a White Oak, then Wt: 225 Ch: to a pine, then So: 30 chains to the first Station.” (9 ¾ x 7 inches, 245x180 mm.) 5) 15 December 1752. The same tract as the preceding, but with additional geographic details, including the course of the Yadkin. (9 x 7 ½ inches, 227x185 mm.) 6) 19 December 1752. A tract of 4754 acres. “Lying on the south side of the Yadkin River, against the Mulberry fields, beginning at a White Oak, thence Wst 145 Ch: to a White Oak, thence S°: 110 Ch: to a White Oak, then S° 45 Et: 80 Ch: to a Beech tree on Cubb Creek, then E: 240 Ch: to a Red Oak, thence N 197 Ch: to the East and of a very small Island in the said River, then up the River 151: chains to the first Station.” (9 ½ x 7 ¼ inches, 240x185 mm
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