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Everything recorded about a Brierwood lot is on file with the Brunswick County Register of Deeds. Brunswick County's website says recordings from September 1939 to the present can be searched online by grantor (seller), grantee (buyer), document type, date range or book and page, and that only one of those is needed to get results. Older index books for 1932 to 1953 are available as PDFs.

On the county's Real Estate Records page, go to the online records, accept the disclaimer, and choose the “Combined Real Property/MAPS” link in the right-hand column. There is a Download PDF link to print or save a document. The county's page mentions logging in to use the records, so be ready to create an account if the search asks for one.

For Brierwood, a few recordings are worth knowing. The Declaration of Restrictions is at Book 205, Page 222, recorded February 12, 1969. The Waiver of Right of First Purchase is at Book 4206, Page 892, recorded June 19, 2019. The residential maps were recorded on May 1, 1969 (Section 2, Queen's Grant Circle), June 15, 1972 (Section 1, Brierwood Road) and October 15, 1973 (nine maps for the rest of the community).

To trace a particular lot, start with the owner's own deed, which names the lot and the map it appears on. Then search the grantor and grantee names back through earlier deeds, and look for any recorded documents that extend, amend or refer to the covenants. A title company does exactly this when a lot is sold, and a title commitment lists the recorded covenants and easements that affect the property.

For copies by mail, the county asks that requests go to the Register of Deeds at P.O. Box 87, Bolivia, NC 28422, and lists the phone number 800-442-7033. The records are the authority, and an attorney can advise on what they mean.