Continuing my exploration through the BRILES folder, today’s discovery is a Randolph County, North Carolina deed involving Jacob Briles, the son of my fourth great-grandparents, John Briles and Nancy Beckerdite—and thus my third great-granduncle.
This document records the grant of fifty acres of land on the waters of the Uharie River from the State of North Carolina to Jacob Briles. As with many early North Carolina land grants, it offers a glimpse into the family’s settlement patterns and the gradual expansion of their holdings in Randolph County.
Randolph. Deeds 1796-1822
“Randolph, North Carolina, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898Q-33Q3?view=explore : Nov 8, 2025), image 484 of 514; . Image Group Number: 007517636
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page 413
State of North Carolina , No . 2351
To all to whom these presents shall come greeting :
Know ye , That We , for and in consideration of the
sum of Fifty shillings for every hundred acres hereby
granted paid into our treasury by Jacob Briles
have given and granted , and by these presents do give and
grant unto the said Jacob Briles a tract of land
containing fifty acres , lying
and being in the County of Randolph on the Waters
of Uharie Begins On a Black Oak Said
Briles corner running North 28 Chs
& 75 links to a stake then Et 15 Chs to
A Gum then South 20 chs to a state in
Jacob Ouis line then a straight line to the
Beginning
Entered the 18th April 1810
as by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear ; together with
all woods , waters , mines , minerals , hereditaments , and appur
tenances to the said land belonging or appertaining . To
HOLD to the said Jacob Briles – his heirs
and assigns forever : Yielding and paying to us such sums of
money , yearly , or otherwise , as our General assembly from
time to time may direct . Provided always , That the said
grantee shall cause this grant to be registered in the Register ‘ s
Office of our said County of Randolph within 12 months from
the date hereof , otherwise the same shall be void & of no effect .
In testimony whereof , We have caused these our letters to
be made patent and our great seal to be hereunto affixed.
Witness ,Will Miller Esquire , our Governer ,
Captain General and Commander in Chief , at Raleigh , the
12 day of Decr in the 41th year of our indepen
dence , & in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
& Sixteen
by command Wm Hill [Lutz]
Will Miller
This land grant helps place Jacob Briles firmly within the community of early settlers along the Uharie River, an area that was home to several members of the extended Briles family. Deeds like this one not only trace land ownership but also help map family connections, migration paths, and the gradual establishment of a life on the North Carolina frontier. Each document adds another piece to the story of how the Briles family laid down roots that would extend westward in the generations to come.