Cobb's Heirs v. Conway's Heirs

The complainant entered 640 acres of land in Carter’s office, in Washington County, on the 24th of February, 1778, and obtained a grant from the State of North Carolina, posterior in date to the grant of the defendant hereafter mentioned. The * defendant entered a tract of land in John Armstrong’s office in October, 1783, and included in his survey a great part of the land covered by the plaintiff’s entry. He obtained a grant prior in date to the plaintiff’s grant. The plaintiff also entered in John Armstrong’s office the same land which was covered by his entry in Carter’s office ; but his…