Chatham County, North Carolina

Actual location of these properties as county boundaries changed -
1756-  1770       Orange County, North Carolina
1771 - present   Chatham County, North Carolina

Ganville Land Grants in the Chatham Section of Orange County (PDF) ➚

PATENT/PURCHASE

EACH TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF ALL OR PART OF ORIGINAL

John May Granted 520 acres 13 Feb 1756 Granville Land Grant Orange County Boundaries: Both sides middle fork of Tick Creek, a branch of Rocky Run, waters of Deep River Source - NC Archives ➚ (Public Domain)

Howell2 Brewer (George1) Gifted 100 acres 3 Sep 1757 Boundaries: Given by John May Part of 520 acre grant Orange County Deed Book 2,  page 535

Howell2 Brewer Sold 100 acres 10 Jun 1769 to Joseph Dixon Orange County Wife - Marian (all parties involved were "of Orange County", suggesting that they lived there, regardless of where else they might have owned additional land)

The deed gift of 1757 from John May is where the idea came from that Marian's maiden name was May. It has been assumed that the gift was a dowry from the bride's father. This also gives an approximate marriage date of 1757.

Henry Lanier² Brewer (George¹)

1756 - 456 acres along Haw River (incl. Brewer's Island & another small island), surveyed Aug 1754, granted Nov 1756
1759 - 585 acres along both sides of the fork of Terrells Creek, surveyed Oct 1757, granted Feb 1759
Brewer, Oliver (likely the next older brother of the above mentioned Henry Lanier Brewer)

1762 - 690 acres along both sides of Wilkinson Creek, waters of Haw River, adjoining the Haw River parcel granted to Henry Brewer in 1756