History of Ownership

The "White House" of Huntsville, NC
History of Ownership

Name of Owner	Beginning Date of Ownership	Duration of Ownership	Description of Property	Purchase price
Charter from King Charles ¹	Before 1784	119 years	********	************
Abraham Creson	November 3,1784	8 Years	250 Acres	125 Shillings
Charles Hunt	May 29, 1792	1 Year	158 Acres	150 Pounds
Henry Young ²	August 17, 1793	8 Years	Lot #33	15 Pounds
Peter Eaton	July 6, 1801	17 Years	Lot #33	500 Spanish Milled Dollars
Peter Clingman	August 1, 1818	30 Years	Lots #33 & 45	236 Dollars
Thomas Martin	August 22, 1848	20 Years	Lots #33, 34, 45, & 46	1000 Dollars
Isaac Roberts	November 9,1868	4 Years	74 Acres	374.25 Dollars
Ann Martin	April 15, 1872	35 Years	74 Acres	400 Dollars
Dr. T.R. Harding	April 11, 1907	11 Days	74 Acres	941 Dollars
Sallie Shelton	April 22, 1907	8 Years	74 Acres	1000 Dollars
John Lashmit	August 24, 1915	5 Years	74 Acres	2500 Dollars
Henry Sofley ³	January 15, 1920	77 Years	49 Acres	3800 Dollars
Dr. Russell S. & Elizabeth L. Morton	June 20, 1997	February 25, 2012	3 1/2 Acres	135,000 Dollars
Dean & Janice Vavra	February 25, 2012	Till Present	3 1/2 Acres	377,000 Dollars

1 The figure of 119 years is inexact, technically, but is based on the date proprietors received a charter from King Charles of England in 1665

2 The "White House" was built on lot #33.

3 Mr. Sofley passed away in 1975. He purchased the house and property six months prior to his marriage to Ethel Allen in June of 1920. Mrs. Sofley held the title until her death in 1996. Her estate sold the house and 3 1/2 acres to the Mortons in 1997.