There remain numerous records of Frederick.  Following are a few deeds from Edgecomb County that bear this name.  Notice in the first one he is listed as the County Surveyor.   1800.  Edge. Co. Db 9, page 457, deed date 28 Mar 1800, recorded May Ct 1800, commissioners divide the lands of John Stallings dec'd between the lawful claimants, viz, Matthew Stallings and William Stallings, pursuant to an order from Feb Ct 1800, commissioners divided a tract containing 159 & 1/4 acres as per the above figure ABCDEFGHL into equal lots, 1 & 2 containing 79 acres, three roods and twenty poles, #1 containing the lower part was drawn by Matthew Stallings and is to pay unto his brother, William Stallings $50 silver, beginning at a stake in Adam I. Haywood's line marked with A" then north 6 east 187 poles to a dead pine Abram Jones corner at "B" then along the black line which divides the plate south 80 west to three white oaks and a dogwood then south 119 poles along Abner Pitman's line to a small pine Haywood's corner at "L" then along Haywood's line to the beginning, lot #2 containing the upper half and the house an equal number of acres but inferior in value, beginning at a dead pine standing in the cleared grounds at the letter "B" then north 88 east 32 poles to a red oak in Abram Jones line then along said line south 84 east 50 poles to a white oak said Jones & Frederick Phillips' corner tree then along a crooked line of marked trees, viz, north 14 west 18 poles then north 44 west 8 poles then north 68 west 24 poles then north 49 west 29 poles then north 23 west 18 poles to a branch near the old foot way then up the said branch north 85 west 26 poles to an oak then along Frederick Phillips other line north 27 poles to a pine standing near Linches Path then along Lynches line south 44 west 24 poles then south 48 west 36 poles to a pine and gum Linches corner marked in the above plan with the letter "G" then along Linches other line south 28 west 48 poles to a maple standing in the old line at "H" then along the old line south 55 poles to the center of three white oaks and a dogwood marked as "I" then along the Black Line which divides the whole tract by a course north 80 east to the beginning, signed Hartwell Philips, Exum Philips, Sr, John Fountain (X), Exum Philips, Jr, Duke Wm. Sumner, Fredk. Philips, County surveyor. NOTE: DEED HAS PLAT.  Abstracted 14 Sep 07, RD copy CTC.   Edge. Co. Db 11, page 456, deed date 20 May 1805, recorded Aug CT 1805, Lott Stallings, Edge. Co to James Fountain, same place, for 37 pds, 1 shilling, a tract of land on the south side of Tar River & on the head of Walnut Creek containing 74 ½ acres beginning at a pine Benjn Griffin's corner in William Dancy Sr's line then along a line of marked trees north 27 east 192 poles to a pine in Lewis Thomas' line then along said line to Stephen Haywood's line (then along said Haywood's line to a pine and oak said Haywood's and Dancy's line then along said Dancy's line to the first station), signed Lott Stallings (X), wit Frederick Philips, James Bracewell (proved). Abstracted 11-17-06, NCA film C.037.400010, CTC.   Edge. Co. Db 11, page 507, deed date 20 Sep 1805, recorded Nov Ct 1805, William Stallings, Cabarrus Co, NC to Jesse Jones Edge. Co for $459.62, a tract of land between Swift Cr and Tar River beginning at a dead pine standing in the cleared ground at the letter "B" then north 88 east 32 poles to a red oak in Abram Jones' line then along said line south 84 east 50 poles to a white oak said Jones & Fredk Philips' corner tree then along a crooked line of marked trees viz north 14 west 18 poles then north 50 west 23 poles to a branch near the old foot way then up said branch north 85 west 26 poles to an oak then along Frederick Philips' other line north 24 poles to a pine standing near Linch's path then along Linch's line south 41 west (28 or 78_ poles then south 68 west 36 poles to a pine and gum Linche's corner then along Linche's other line south 28 west 48 poles to a maple standing in the old line at "H" then along the old line south 55 poles to the center of three white oaks and a dogwood marked at "I" then along the (black) line which divides the whole tract by a course north 80 east to the beginning, said tract being the whole of my part of land which fell to me by the death of my father, John Stallings, and allotted to me 28 Mar 1800, signed William Stallings (X), wit Exum Lewis, John Williams (proved). Abstracted 12-6-06, NCA film C.037.400010, CTC.   Edge. Co. Db 11, page (542), deed date 14 Feb 1806, recorded Feb Ct 1806, John Evans, county aforesaid to Abraham Evans, his father, same place, for one pepper corn to be annualy paid least to farm, two tracts of land on the north side of Tar River and on each side of Falling Run in one tract on the west side of said run 107 acres formerly belonging to Malechi Murphrey & Abner Pitman, the other tract adjoining containing 353 acres being the tract and plantation sold from Jacob Dickinson to Jacob Battle, signed John Evans, wit Frederick Philips, Jos Jno. Sumner. Abstracted 12-7-06, NCA film C.037.400010, CTC.   Edge. Co. Db 11, page 555, deed date (22) Oct 1805, recorded Feb Ct 1806, Jonas Whitley and Ann Whitely, his wife, Mills Stallings, Thomas Stallings, (Abraham Jones) and Eliza, his wife, Exum Whitley & Temperance Whitley, his wife, John Linch & Milly Linch, his wife, each of Edge. Co to Peter Robertson, Nash Co, for $600, a tract of land in Edge. Co on the south side of Swift Creek and north side of Beach Run containing 295 acres beginning at a red oak in (James Stallings) line then south 160 poles to a red oak then west 160 poles to a pine in Zachariah Maners line then south 38 poles to a hickory then west 40 poles to a cypress then down the swamp 122 poles to a gum in James Stallings line then along said line to the beginning, which includes 200 acres deeded from John Stallings to Willis Stallings, one other piece joining the above containing 95 acres beginning at Zachariah Manners corner pine standing near the (same) branch then by said Maner's line south 144 poles to a corner in the line of the above tract then by said line west 163 poles to a corner red oak standing on the (S) side of the said road then (north) to an agreed corner pine on the edge of the road then by the road to an agreed corner pine standing on the north side of the road in said Maner's line where it crosses the road then along said line (west) to the beginning, signed Jonas Whitley (X), Ann Whitley (X), Mills Stallings (W) (NOTE: mark looks like W but name appears to be Mills), (Thos Stallings)(Mark), Abraham Jones, Elizabeth Jones (mark), Exum Whitley, Temperance Whitley (X), John Linch, Milly Linch (X), wit Frederick Philips, (A.? Philips).  I do hereby sign over to Peter Robertson his heirs & assigns forever all my right for or to the within tract of land the same being for value recd by me before the delivery hereof, witness my hand & seal Oct 21th day 1805. Delelah Stallings (her mark). Acknowledged in open court and feme coverts privately examined by Richard Harrison, esq. For all freely relinquished there rights in the premises.  NOTE: HARD TO READ. Abstracted 10-24-06, NCA film C.037.400009, CTC.