Individual Details

Nathaniel Snipes

(Abt 1733 - Bef 8 Oct 1808)



Said to have married Pleasant Doughtry, died bef 6 Nov 1807, Granville, NC.
Owned land on Hickman Creek, Smith Co, TN.
FEB 1796 Orphans Wiley Jones PARHAM and Washington PARHAM were bound to Nathaniel SNIPES of Granville Co. to learn the art of joining. (place not stated)

Snipes, Nathaniel to James, Jesse, & Thomas Snipes [his sons]. land and "...thirteen Negroes, to wit, Rachel, Frank, Ben, Pegg, Cate, Buck, Amy, Sal, Lott, Sam, James, Charlotte, & Rhoda, two horses, ten head of cattle... (DIT-1807, pp. 154-156, book T) - again, place not stated


A Thrift seemed to be in Caswell Co, NC quite early:
Caswell Deed Book A, p. 148
NC Grant No.71 - to Henry Dixon Jun., 640 A on both sides north fork of
Moons Cr adj Saml Brackin, land of Tillman & Henry Dixon Senr., claim of Thrift.
3 Mar 1779. chc Benjn McQuiston, Jas Warren.

I suspect these to be records of the next generation. His brother William left a will and had no son named Nathaniel.
Caswell Co, NC
Deed Book O, p.104
31 Jul 1805
Thomas Jackson Jun. of Caswell to Nathaniel Snipes of same for 100#'s - 140 7 w/3 acres both sides Linches Cr by the Ridge Path in Currie's line - tract allotted his in right of his wife in the lands of James Smith, dec'd.
Deed Book R, p.139
Oct. 1813
John Kimbrough of Caswell to daughter Tabitha Snipes for love & Affections, 39 acres on Andrews Creek adj Morton's old corner and Edmond Noel. Wit: W. Warren, Aza Graves
Deed Book R, p.149
10 Oct 1813
John Kimbrough to daughter Tabitha Snipes, wife of Nathaniel Snipes for $2 & love and affection, 175 acres south fork Country Line Creek adjaces Robert Browing, Thomas Smith, Thomas Burton, Alexander Wiley, part of State grant dated 13 Oct 1783. Wit: W. Warren, Aza Graves

Caswell Co, NC.
Will Book E, p.42
17 Nov 1803
Sales of estate of Thomas Yancey - one of the purchases was Nathaniel Snipes.
Will Book F, p.175
23 Apr 1811
Nathaniel Snipes purchased at the sale of the property of John Dickey, dec'd.

Events

BirthAbt 1733Dinwiddie County, Virginia
DeathBef 8 Oct 1808Granville County, North Carolina

Families

FatherThomas Snipes (1710 - )
MotherSusannah Thrift (1710 - 1791)
SiblingThomas Snipes (1735 - 1802)
SiblingWilliam Snipes (1737 - 1787)
SiblingElizabeth Snipes (1740 - )