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1739- 5 March 1739. John Worley Gent. Of Tyrrell Co. to his daughter Elisabeth Leary of same. Deed of gift. 400 acres on south side of Albemarle Sound, joining Middle Neck Swamp, the old field, the land where I now live, Beach Neck Swamp, Long Branch, James Hop per, Haw Branch. Wit: Godfree Phelps, Joshua Worley. March Ct 1739. [Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., The Deeds of Tyrrell County, North Carolina 1735 - 1760, Keysville, Virginia: Author, 1991. Tyrrell County, North Carolina Deed Book 1 p, 80]

1739- 24 July 1739. John Worley, Jr. to his father John Worley of same. 60 pounds. 315 acres (messuage) on south side of Chowan River, called Long Neck. Wit: Penelope Worley. Dec Ct 1740. [Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., The Deeds of Tyrrell County, North Carolina 1735 - 1760, Keysville, Virginia: Author, 1991. Tyrrell County, North Carolina Deed Book 1 p, 114]

1740- Deed - Edgecombe - John Worley, of Edgecombe Co., bought from Henry Jones of Northhampton Co. 300 acres at Hazel Nut, adjoining John B-----(Bunting?) and Thomas Harris.

1740- 18 November 1740. John Worley, Gent of Tyrrell Co. to his grandchildren Thomas & John Worley both of same. Deed of gift. 640 acres on Pamptico, joining John Walker, Cornelius Callehan. To be divided when sd Thomas comes of age. Wit: Wm. Turner, John Long, Thos. Leary. Dec Ct. 1740. [Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., The Deeds of Tyrrell County, North Carolina 1735 - 1760, Keysville, Virginia: Author, 1991. Tyrrell County, North Carolina Deed Book 1 p, 113]

1740- WILL OF JOHN WORLEY
February 8, 1740-1741. March 3, 1740. Son Joshua ("my maner plantation"). Daughters: Elizabeth Lurry (three negroes), Penelope Weight (cattle, "crop in ye right Eare and over Caele in left"). Grandson: John Norcomb (or Norkom). Executors: Joshua Worley, Thomas Lurrey and William Weight. Witnesses: Ebenezer Slade, John and Jane Rogers. Proven before W. Smith, C.J.