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“This plan represents a tract of land Surveyd for Solomon Alred on
both sides the mouth of Sandy creek Beginning at a hickry by deep
River on Hopkin’s line. Then runing along his line North 30 Cha:
to his corner black oak. Then East cross Sandy creek 60 Cha: to a
white oak. Then south 80 Cha: to a red Oak, Mulberry and Elm by
deep River. Then up the various courses of the River to Beginning
containing four hundred acres of land. Surveyd 16 th day of
October 1659. Cha: Carr George Julian and John Alred”
The deed is actually signed, not marked, by Solomon Allred. A reproduction
is posted at http://www.allredfamily.org/wpe6.gif Neither John, Thomas, nor
William Allred were able to sign their names, as shown by their marks:
John’s land grant -- http://www.allredfamily.org/wpe3.gif
John’s will -- http://www.allredfamily.org/wpe1C2.jpg
Thomas’ will -- http://www.allredfamily.org/ts_wi1.gif
William’s will -- http://www.allredfamily.org/wpe344.jpg
It is possible that the Solomon Allred who actually signed his grant for land
on Sandy Creek was not the brother of John, Thomas, and William. Solomon and
his wife Mary sold their 400 acres on Sandy Creek in what is now Randolph
County on 12 August 1771 (Guilford County Deed Book 7, Page 58) and relocated
to what is now Richmond County, purchasing 100 acres on 10 September 1774.
This is the Solomon Allred who was the father of Phineas, and possibly the
grandfather of Theophilus. Perhaps it was the other Solomon Allred who built
the cabin on Mount Pleasant Creek, and he was their brother.
It is difficult to identify the first documented evidence of William Allred
in North Carolina, because there were three men named William with similar
surnames on the 1755 tax list for Orange County, which then included what is
now Randolph County: (Ref. http://www.allredfamily.org/1755taxlist.htm)
Thomas Allred 2 whites
William Aldrige 1 white
Solomon Alred 1 white
John Alred 1 white
William Alred 1 white
William Alred 1 white
On the Allred Family website it is stated that William received his first
land grants in North Carolina on 7 July 1753, but the evidence suggests a
case of mistaken identity. The first entry is in the name of William Elrod
or Allrod, for “640 acres on east side of Deep River about 1/2 mile below
where PD (Pee Dee) path crosses the river, entered 7 July 1753.” A land
grant was issued 29 November 1753. The second entry is in the name of
William Elrod, for “180 acres, in Orange County, on north side of Deep
River,” entered 7 July 1753. A land grant was issued 1 April 1754. The 180
acres were surveyed by William Bunch and William Elrod Jr., Chain Carriers.
The Allred family has not posted photographs of these grants, so we cannot
view the mark of the purchaser. The Mormon website lists a Wilhelm
“William” Elrod (Born c. 1708, Palatinate, Hesse, Germany, Died c. 1768,
North Carolina) and son, William Elrod Jr. (Born c. 1738, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, Died c. 1778, Yadkin County, North Carolina), which could
account for the two men appearing as “William Alred” on the 1755 tax list.
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