In January 1757, Jacob Falkenbury leased the same 134-acre Pee Dee plantation back to Henry for a yearly rent of one peppercorn, the first step in returning the land. The family seems to have passed this tract back and forth within Henry Sr.'s line. This Jacob was possibly Henry's son and not his grandson, but that is not yet confirmed.
On 29 April 1756, Henry Falkenborough released to Jacob Falkenborough a 134-acre plantation on the south side of the Great Pee Dee. This is the second step of an old "lease and release" conveyance. This Jacob was possibly Henry's own son rather than his grandson Jacob, son of Isaac, but that is not yet confirmed.
In July 1759, James Pickett Jr. sold his father two Pee Dee parcels. One was the 200 acres Henry Falkenbourg had sold in 1755, next to "Jno. Leeth's land." The deed traces the tract back through Henry to Joseph White's 1746 patent. A family link to Leeth is possible but not yet confirmed.
On 28 October 1755, Henry Falkenbourg sold James Pickett 200 acres on the south side of the Great Pee Dee. The tract was part of Joseph White's 1746 patent and adjoined John Leeth's land. Leeth is possibly the source of the family's later "Leath" name, but this is not yet confirmed.
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.
On 1 May 1750, Caleb Howell sold Andrew Falkinburgh 200 acres on the south side of the Great Pee Dee, "supposed to be about half a mile above Mount Pleasant." This is the earliest record of Andrew. Among the witnesses is "Hendrick Valkenbury," very likely Henry written in the Dutch/German form of his name, along with Isaac Falkinburgh. Andrew was possibly Henry's son, but that is not yet confirmed.
In July 1770, Henery Fortenberry sold Thomas Wade 150 acres on Jones Creek, the tract Henry had bought in 1752. This is the earliest deed in the collection to spell the name "Fortenberry." The seller was possibly a younger Henry rather than Henry Sr., which is not yet confirmed.
In November 1760, Henry Falkenbury sold "Jacob Falkenbury son of Isaac" the 200-acre Pleasant Hill tract, the land Isaac had sold Henry in 1758. Henry signed by mark, so the seller was possibly a younger Henry, which is not yet confirmed.
In December 1759, Henry Falkenborough Senr. gave his "beloved grandson Jacob Falkenborough son of Isaac" half his land at the mouth of Little Creek, plus a bay horse and a cow. This deed of gift proves three generations: Henry, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob.
On 7 September 1759, Henry Falkenburg Sr. gave half of a 134-acre tract on Smiths Creek, plus an iron-gray colt, to his "well beloved grand son, Henry Falkenburg son of Jacob Falkenburg." The "Henry Jr." in the heading was a grandson, not a son, and the deed proves that Henry Sr. had a son named Jacob.
On 25 April 1758, Isaac Falkenbury sold his father Henry the 200-acre Pleasant Hill tract on the Great Pee Dee for £50. Two years later, Henry sold it to Isaac's son Jacob. Isaac possibly arranged this so the land would pass to his son, but that motive is not yet confirmed.
The day after the lease, on 18 January 1757, Jacob Falkenbery formally released the Pee Dee plantation to Henry Falkenbury for £100. Henry had given Jacob the land only nine months earlier. The deed calls it 125 acres instead of 134, possibly a typing slip (not yet confirmed).
On 28 April 1756, Henry Falkenborough leased 134 acres on the south side of the Pee Dee to Jacob Falkenborough for five shillings and one peppercorn a year, the first half of a lease and release. The witnesses were John Leeth and Isaac Falkenborough. Jacob was possibly Isaac's brother, but that is not yet confirmed.
In August 1752, Henry Faulconborough bought 150 acres on the northeast side of Jones Creek, about six miles above its mouth, from Edward Coffey. Andrew Falkenburg witnessed. In 1770, "Henery Fortenberry" sold this same tract, either the aging Henry or possibly a younger heir (not yet confirmed).
