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One Of A Dozen Sassers: with Allied Families McCROAN HALL and LACY, Compiled and Edited By CLAUDIA CHITWOOD WELLER, Printed by Daniels Publishers Co, Inc. Orlando, FL 198 pg. 15 On-Line http://contentdm.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH7&CISOPTR=38103&REC=1
BIOGRAPHY: JOHN SASSER SR. died in 1782, his son, JOHN SASSER died in 1776 intestate and without issue; JOHN SASSER SR'S son WILLIAM died in 1781 with infant son JAMES; JOHN SASSER'S daughter MARY BLYTH had heirs There is a series of lawsuits in the 1790's in Wayne County for this family in the folders in this Collection which I did not abstract
Folder 1Wayne County, NC - Deeds - Land Papers, Sasser Family, 1740-1855 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> SASSER FAMILY LAND PAPERS - 1740 - 1855 - Southern Historical Collection - UNC - Chapel Hill - Wilson Library - Collection #3493 One box - there are numerous Wayne County Deeds in this Collection which I did not abstract as Wayne has all its records and they have been abstracted. http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/wayne/deeds/sasser.txt
BIOGRAPHY: A study of the Sasser papers of The Southern Historical Papers at least eliminates some of the references John Sasser Sr probably of the Ship Jubilee began to acquire land in 1745 and continued through 1770. He and his wife Sarah had two sons John Saasser who died in 1776 intestate and without issue. The other was William Sasser. William died in 1781 leaving a wife Edith and a five-year old son James Sasser.
One Of A Dozen Sassers: with Allied Families McCROAN HALL and LACY, Compiled and Edited By CLAUDIA CHITWOOD WELLER, Printed by Daniels Publishers Co, Inc. Orlando, FL 198. pg. 16. On-Line http://contentdm.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH7&CISOPTR=38103&REC=1
DEEDS: Wayne County, NC - Deeds - Land Papers, Sasser Family, 1740-1855
Abstracted by Martha Mewborn Marble - My thanks to the staff for their assistance and permission to use this information on the North Carolina GENWEB Project.
1. 5 August 1754 - RICHARD CASWELL Junior of Johnston Co, NC, Gent to JOHN SASSER of same, merchant for 20 pds lawful money of Great Britain - sold - a parcel in Johnston County (formerly called Craven Co) - SS Little River about 2 miles above JOHN BOYD'S land - beginning at river side - 200 acres --- as by patent granted to JAMES MACKILWEAN and by him to RICHARD CASWELL (Quit rents now due to his Majesty)
DEEDS: SURVEY 5. 9 March 1757 - Survey for JOHN SASSER - 600 acres Johnston County - ES Little River - adj THOMAS SASSER, THOS. BOYT CHARLES YOUNG, Surv Above a true copy of patent - 3 October 1843 W. HILL, Secretary of State Platt accompanies CB - JONATHAN TART, STEPHEN BLACKMAN
7. INDENTURE - RICHARD CASWELL JUN TO JOHN SASSER 5 August 1754 - Indenture - RICHARD CASWELL, JUNIOR of Johnston County to JOHN SASSER - 30 pds of Great Britain - sell a parcel in Johnston, formerly Craven Co - NS Neuse, SS Little River, adj JOHN CHENEY - 300 acres by patent to JAMES MACKILIWEAN on 24 November 1744 and by deed of sd MACKILIWEAN to RICHARD CASWELL on 6 October 1753 - (rents now due to his Majesty) WIT JAMES PRICE, JACOB (X) THOMPSON State of NC, Lenoir County - I verify the foregoing deed to be a true copy - 23 August 1799, Kinston JAS. BRIGHT Reg. WM. LOVICK
4. INDENTURE - JOHN SASSER TO JOHN SASSER 7 April 1774 - JOHN SASSER of Dobbs to JOHN SASSER, Jr. son - natural love and affection - parcels being in Dobbs Co - 400 acres - ES Little River - mouth of Jumping Run, on river - by patent to JOHN GATLIN 17 March 1740 - and by said JOHN GATLIN conveyed to JOHN SASSER 17 December 1745 ------ 120 acres NS Little River, on river, mouth of branch - by patent to THOS SASSER 26 JAN 1745 and by him conveyed to WM SASSER and by WILLIAM SASSER to JOHN SASSER ----- 188 1/4 acres being part of 563 acres pattented by BENJAMIN SASSER (date torn) Feb 1763 and by said BENJAMIN SASSER conveyed to JOHN SASSER 8 March 1770 ---- 175 acres NS Neuse, ES Little River being part of a tract granted to RICE PRICE 16 Nov 1643 (sic) and by sundrey conveyances transferred from one to another until it became the property of JOHN SASSER ---- 600 acres, NS Neuse - ES Little River adj THOS SASSER and runs sundrey courses by the pattent granted to JOHN SASSER, SENR on 1 July 1758 WIT THOS GRAY, R. CASWELL To Court April Term 1774 on oath of RICHARD CASWELL M. CASWELL, Clerk Enrolled Dobbs Liver A p 220 1 May 1774 Wm. CASWELL, Regr
DEEDS: Deedbook 12 #48 p. 60
John Sasser of Wayne Co. deed of gift to his daughter Mary Blythe, of same, Jan 24 1782, for love and affection a tract of 200 acres on the south bank of Little River commonly known by the name of Tate's Field, formerly purchased by Jseph Sanderfur, ESQ., of Thos. Price and by said Sanderfur sold to John Sasser. Wit: Noell Howell, Benjamin Howel..
#49 P. 61 John Sasser deed of gift to his grandson, John Sasser, son of Josiah Sasser, Jan. 24, 1782, for love and affection one negro fellow named Solomon. Wit: T. Blythe, mary Blythe.
COURT: "North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-35567-443-44?cc=1911121&wc=93PN-PBD:1066694502,183204002,1066701131 : accessed 09 Oct 2014), Wayne County > S > Sasser, James & James H (1824) > image 1 & 2 of 146; citing State Archives, Raleigh.
State of NC Johnston Co
… 30th day of May 1849 at the Court House in Smithfield it take the deposition of Caleb Ballard who being duly sworn upon the …the matters in dispute in an action of Ejectment pending in the Wayne Superior Court of Law wherein John H. Sasser is the real plaintiff and Grady Garrip is the real … Says that he is Eighty-two years old July 4th next. Further says that John W Sassers great grandfather was John Sasser who died of Small Pox the summer after Corn Wallis troped through North Carolina and that he died Intestate, he further says that William Sasser his oldest son died the same summer also intestate. Leaving as his oldest son an heir James Sasser who was the father of John H. Sasser the plantiff in this case.
He further says that in the original plat or place and report of the division of the land of James Sasser now --- and before the --- marked No. 115. that the [next page] piece of land marked “Island” between the mouth of the Little Jumping run & New Bridge as delineated in said plat or place was from his earliest boyhood know and called the Sasser land and that he never heard of its being called by any other term until he was subpoenaed in the case. The he had always known that the line marked around the island was called the old bed or term of the lives and the water was used to run there until a mill was built at the neck and cut off by old John Sasser the Great grandfather of the Planitiff which turned the river and formed a new chanel across the neck. He further states that he has heard that Joshua Howell & his father say that they had corn ground and went to a mill opposite the neck or cut off which was called John Sasser Mill.
.. Cleb Ballard {his mark}
Wm H Moring J.P
Wm H Watson J.P
Note: IMMIGRATION: 1742 John Sasser arrived in NC aboard the Ship Jubilee which sailed from Esse
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