Indenture made August 6, 1838 between William H. Caswell and Lucy Reaves wife of Robert Reaves, Nancy J. Lewis, Lany Lewis, Wright Lewis and Mourning Lewis heirs at law of Laban Lewis deceased all of Wayne, for $100 land in Wayne on the waters of Sleepy Creek adjacent to patent granted to John Beck, Needham Bass corner, William Whitfield's corner, Solomon Herring patent line and containing 400 acres, land William H. Caswell claimed as heir at law of Benja H. Caswell deceased. Witnesses: John Everitt and James Griswold. Registered: August Term 1838. Wayne County, NC Register of Deeds; Bk 18, pg 7