In January 1754, Henry Falkenburgh sold Tarrance Carrel about 80 acres at the mouth of Naked Creek on the Great Pee Dee. The clerk noted that Henry "signed in Dutch," strong evidence that he wrote in German script and fitting the Falkenberg/Valkenburg origin of the name. Isaac Falkenburgh witnessed by his mark.
On 15 October 1754, Torrance Carrel sold John Leath the 80 acres at the mouth of Naked Creek that Henry Falkenburg had patented in 1750. The deed confirms the land's chain of title and ties Leath to the Falkenburg family in the early 1750s. Leath is possibly the source of the later family name "Leath" (as in James Leath Fortenberry), but this is not yet confirmed.
In March 1756, John Leeth sold the 80-acre Naked Creek tract, first patented to Henry Falkenborough in 1750, back to Tarance Carrell for £40. That is nearly double what Carrell paid Henry two years earlier. Leeth's name possibly explains the "Leath" later used as a Fortenberry middle name, but no family link has been confirmed yet.
On 6 December 1762, Tarrance and Ann Carrell sold the 80-acre Naked Creek tract to Thomas Tallant for £50. The deed recites the land's whole history, from Henry Falkenberry's 1750 patent through John Leath and back to Carrell. This is the last link in a four-deed chain. John Leath is possibly the source of the later family name "Leath," but this is not yet confirmed.
