Herring, William C (1829) Mabry, James (1848) Thank you! When the first White people came in the early 1750s they settled between Rum Creek and Twelve Mile Creek. Burrus, David (n. d.) Cook, James (1829) Davis, Jonathan (1849) Axsom, Joseph (1888) Stoltz, Sally (1899) Cooper, D M (1887) FS Library Collection, FS Library book 975.6 B2s. Early Marriages. Cows also proved
(He became the only NC Governor from Surry.) Greenwood, Lydia (1903) This gave Low Gap and western Surry County
Speer, James (1803) Stovall, George (1869) and the US Federal census of 1790 in the Wilkes County listings. Snoddy, James R (1862) Truelove, Austin (1847) Martin, Mary (1848) Growing up, my dad said Core Point was where he and all the kids in the Caton community went to go to the beach.. The following ancestors have been documented to have been resident, prior to 12 July 1729, in the portion of the Province of Carolina which became North Carolina. Stanley, James (1862) McCollum, John (1810) Moreland, William (1818) Early Settlers in the North Carolina Piedmont 1749-1763. Pettit, Benjamin (1786) Hough, John (1801) Groce, David (1838) Wright, Hezekiah (1784) Jackson, Rachel (widow) (1901) Hackett, Joseph W & Sarah E (1872, 1882) Royal, William (1826) Matthews, L B (1912) In 1753, a Moravian settler from Pennsylvania remarked in his journal that as his group saw the Pilot Mountain, [they] rejoiced to think that we would soon see the boundary of Carolina, and set foot in our own dear land. Pilot Mountain, since the arrival of the first settlers, has been a vital part of the welcoming spirit of Surry County. My side of the family were from these same places. Jessup, James Oliver (1898) Puckett, James (1876) This was done at the request of Jesse Franklin. Who was Caroline married to cuz? Hall, David (1866) 1/4 of a mile from the mouth of Buck Creek and near Hobbys Island. Fisher, Frederick (1773) Wachovia tract was in Surry County. Phillips, Jeremiah (1880) Danley, Andrew (1905) Bolejack, Samuel (1845) Edwards, Harden (1811) Pell, T W (1890) They traveled in small groups to reach the lands that John Lawson described 50 years earlier. This
Day, Moses (1828) Patrick, Robert (1778) lists, every family had cows. Goings, W P (1893) Dockery, W S (1891) Poore, Robert (1862) Blair, Hugh (1783) Angell, Benjamin (1792) Forkner, Samuel (1899) Supporting North Carolina family history research since 1974. I've got all of the links right here! Brown, Logan (1908) Franklin, Shadrach (1859) Surry County, North Carolina,
http://www.ncmarkers.com/Results.aspx?k=Search&ct=btn, (accessed on September 5, 2011). Franklin, Kelly (1902) Atkinson, C H (1905) If so, they paid quit rents to them, as to avoid being required to work on the landowners land and house. Jones, Samuel (1854) Jackson, Thomas (1828) Roark, Charity (1911) Reeves, Jeremiah E (1866) Thompson, Elihu (1894) Reynard, William (1786) Snow, null (1878) He married Susannah KIRBY 28 FEB 1782 in Surry County, North Carolina. These early settlers of Stokes County were brave pioneers who traveled The Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania and other northern areas to reach North Carolina. All settlers within these boundaries were considered members of the corporation and parish of Jamestown. There was also something called clabber; this
Lewis, Elkanah (1807) Early North Carolina Settlers, 1700s-1900s This unique collection is comprehensive in its coverage of early North Carolina marriage records, death records, land records, historical sketches, and biographies referencing approximately 200,000 individuals. At the time of his death, he owned 2 horses, 3 cows and 6 hogs. Thompson, James (1855) York, Ada G (1906) Cockerham, N M (1904) Shugart, Russell (1841) Bales, Thomas (1819) Bran, Thomas (1844) Conley, James T (1877) Thompson, Joseph (1823) asking the Moravians of Salem to petition the Assembly of North
Lewis, V H (1910) Bannister, Pollly (1878) Denny, James (1848) Pilcher, Daniel (1830) Creed, Jefferson W (1902) Day, Thomas (1844) Jones, Ambrose (1881) Did any of your Leonards come into Georgia? Carlton, Lindsey (1834) Flax and some cotton were grown. Coker, Solomon (1782) Anthony, James (1837) Caudle, Abraham (1835) Easley, William (1838) Marion, William (1883) Submitted by C. W. Barnum January 1, 2014. Simpson, John (1885) Davis, William (1865) Needham, James H (1899) Garner, William (1805) Barker, Thomas (1845) Hunt, James O (1848) Jenkins, J D (1912) Venable, Rachel (1856) These families are documented as living in the area due to land ownership records. Badgett, Abram (1906) Gallimore, William (1820) Cook, Robert (1780) Researchers should note
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This blog will give details of the early settlers in present day Watauga County, NC. Davis, William (1823) Thompson, Joseph (1860) Moore, Elizabeth (1862) Venable, Jefferson (1874) Herring, Mary (1855) Dodson, Sarah (1879) Tanner's 1836 Antique Map of North Carolina. I can account that William Ellis is the head of the family and that John, James Jr. and Benjamin are his sons. Riggs, Mary (1885) Johnson, Jeffery (1797) Clayton, George (1877) Kennedy, Temperance (1851) There was also something called clabber; this
After much research, I was able to locate several families living in the area prior to William Allen in 1792. third. Written by anderson1951. Harrison, John (1775) Parker, Jonathan (1923) Wolff, William (1773) Fulk, J L (1855) Phillips, Mary (1838) A majority were probably Tories, but the Whigs, headed by a few daring spirits, held the Tories in check, and drove them to the mountain . Gwyn, Johnson (1896) Cook, Alfred (1905) Largest city: Mount Airy. The original deed states 701 acres but it seems that this was incorrect as I researched the remaining deeds pertaining to the property and noted the original tract was 642 acres. At various libraries (WorldCat). Surry County was formed from
Golding, Reubin (1889) The family remained in the Chatham County area, until J. Kirkman, Eliza Jane (1891) Did you know all of these new records were at FamilySearch? Roberson, James (1844) Morlott, John (1783) Cockerham, Mary (1866) This was while Surry County was still a British Colony. Peel, Jesse (1816) Stone, W E (1911) Smith, William (1822) linsey-woolsey. Phillips, Nancy (1868) The deed was issued in January of 1755. Howard, Abraham (1783) Jones, John (1878) would the last names of mallican or millican be also milliken. McGahey, John (1811) Black, Abraham (1853) Smith, John L (1894) Jarvis, Stephen (1814) Norman, Benjamin (1896) Che had a great plantation off the Swift Creek of the Neuse River. Bowles, James (1874) Moore, Henry A (1877) Whitlock, John (1854) The . Axsom, Frank A (1893) Crissman, Aaron (1890) Hoots, Anderson (1844) Once owned by Mr. Hugh Williamson Collins of Edenton (1863), Moseleys is said to be the first map of NC to be based mainly on actual exploration or surveys, rather than reports, according to the ECU Special Collections website. Welbourn, Jane (1823) Kapp, A H (1905) [A] ROANOKE RIVER-headwaters to the south shore of Albemarle Sound: 1-Davis[W], Young[J], Spann(Spanns Mill), Allen, Falls, Reeves, Mellikan[J], Little[W], Mackinne[B],Bryant[T], Ooneroy, Refootketh, Tuskeruro, Cheeweo, Quitzna, Castellan[J], Speller, Charlton[W],Meazle, Blount, Beasly. Surry County was formed from
Jones, James (1866) Angel, Charles (1777) Ross, James H (1891) with a spoon and was very much like yogurt. Harrison, Martha (1910) Garner, John (1851) Physical Address
Mackie, William (1850) Hi, I am a patricia Green, daughter of miles Leslie green., Samuel Jacob Green was my great grandfather in my fathers side. Have you been to NC? Why was he not found? Grogan, John P (1872) Happy to see the Perrys and Slades of our family listed. Waugh, H M (1882) McGuffin, R F (1902) Jones, John G (1892) Where? Glen, James (1785) The first election was held on the first Monday in March 1831 and Andrew Mayer was elected as Mayor. Apperson, William & Bennit & John & Elizabeth (1851) Cockerham, P C (1893) There were 83 persons listed on the 1778 tax list, however, only 40 of these persons were on the 1782 tax list (estimated population 250). [Fort] Jones, Blair. Moore, Mary A (1908) Whitaker, I (1892) Cook, John (1851) Darnell, Wade H (1905) Riddick, Nessie (1911) Norman, L J (1898) Cave, A R (1906) A Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Linville, John (1898) Tucker, Mary (1857) Bowles, James R (1896) Golding, Reubin (1858) Jones, William (1855) Sessions, Isaac (1792) Matches 1 to 33 of 33 Last Name, Given Name(s) Doby, Charlie (1909) Brown, J W (1901) We are a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Martin, Obediah (1826) There was also a Hugh Boston, who could have been his father or brother in the same area. fresh and dried beef and hides for leather. was a milk solid, soured and skimmed of cream. Nutt, Richard T (1895) Armstrong, Martin (1842) Williams, Thomas (1830) Crissman, Charles L (1836) Melton, Martha (1912) Edmonds, Isham (1894) Williams, John (1798) Poindexter, Samuel (1847) White, A (1884) Wood for building and for fuel was limitless. McKinney, William (1861) It was around Aaron Woodruffs and
Long, Frederick (1844) Moody, E H (n. d.) Bowen, Thomas (1801) Bray, Hanan (1845) Pettit, Thomas (1789) Bunker, Eng & Sallie (1874, 1892) Goings, Benjamin (1835) Cockerham, Daniel (1877) Johnson, Franklin (1871) In Wilkes County, two militia districts, Vannoy's, and Nall's Districts were west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. Hodges, Andrew (1864) Crissman, Elizabeth (1858) Smithson, Letitia V (1888) Mustin, Bettie (1911) Snow, James (1863) In the year of 1778, the Hendrix families are living on land in the Stony Fork and Elk Creek areas of Wilkes County. Smith, Henry (1873) Steel, James (1897) Riggs, Samuel (1800) Wright, John (1794) In 1778, the court moved to the "bent of the Yadkin [River]" and later the same year, it met in the Mulberry Field Meeting House. My family lines in Pitt County are Atkinson (Bensboro Plantation), Rives, Bryan, Hill, Whitmel. The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Cox, C P (1911) Finley, J George (1898) Tucker, William (1857) Payne, Barnett (1904) Griffith, Benjamin (1898) Brown, Joseph (1826) Fleming, Edmond (1815) Danley, Isaac (1901) It was around Aaron Woodruffs and
http://www.mountairy.org/visitor/history.html, (accessed on September 5, 2011). Danley, Isaac (1845) Bowles, William (1880) Reece, Elizabeth (1889) Eddleman, Jacob (1811) Hann, John (1781) Freeman, West M (1857) Spillman, William (1841) miles; 2020 pop. Hanna, Samuel (1795) Jackson, C W (1912) Davis, Roby (1902) Holton, Quenton (1890) Tulbert, James (1836) Duvall, Alvin S (1827) Bowles, Thomas (1781) Hampton, Henry (1832) If you are planning a genealogy trip in the future, the Deep River area from Guilford County to Chatham County, NC is filled with data from the Colfax area to Moncure. Dodson, Elias (1894) The county's major towns include Danbury and King. Watauga was established in 1849 from several counties, Ashe, Caldwell, Wilkes and Yancey. Nicholas died in 1828 in Richmond County, NC. Carter, Clement (1822) Cunningham, N F (1866) Wilkes County was formed in 1777
Smith, Isaac (1837) Bartley, Revel (1867) Forkner, William (1892) Glazebrook, James (1816) Coalson, Susan (1950) Burrus, Thomas (1799) Brittin, John (1850) 18th Century North Carolina New River Settlers. Whitaker, Abraham (1890) Cadle, Zachariah (1771) Hiatt, Collins (1802) Vestal, Narcissa (1908) 1820s were the halcyon days for Surry. Felts, J M (1893) Dick, Thomas H (1872) Burge, William (1859) Jackson, Willie I (1904) Bryant, Thomas (1839) Crouse, I W (1898) Snow, C T (1900) Henry died in 1882. Guide to Surry County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Marshall, Aaron (1823) P.T. Bohannon, W C (1906) Surry in 1773. Johnson, Lewis (1905) Harrison, Ruth (1846) These families would travel with others known as a "party". Childress, Sallie (1891) Located approx. Hemings, R T (1904) Pullman, J A (1894) differently and better. 1 April 1771. Nancy UNDERWOOD. Boyles, William (1846) Chaffin, William M (1823) Miller, Thomas (1815) Thompson, William (1849) The historical data in relevance to the Buffalo Ford dates back to when the buffalo roamed the Carolina wilderness. Ray, M F (1903) Jones, Evaline (1891) Doss, Lemuel (1872) Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), a distinguished soldier, senator, representative, and state governor, was raised in Surry County. Evans, Pleasant (1872) Lettess, Moses (1860) Clingman, Jacob (1817) Snow, Obed (1823) Smitherman, Thomas (1813) Jessup, Nancy (1880) Looking for a Campbell that Campbells Creek off Goose Creek ITW across in Beaufort County is named for deed Dated 1735 referenced old Campbell house & Camels folley. Jervis, John & Lucy (1861) Reynard, James (1784) Norman, Columbus W (1886) Hunt, J T (1904) Draughn, Rebecca (1882) Cook, James (1891) In our family, we dont descend from any Paramores (that I know of), but I have come across them in my research in Pitt County, NC. January 7, 2023 Liked by 3 people. York, Mark A (1864) Hauser, George (1831) Forkner, William (1907) Satterfield, J A (1910) York, John (1846) Surry County gained from Rowan County on 6 March 1773. Bowles, William (1860) Surry County Digital Heritage was supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library . Collins, Jesse (1830) //dump($i); Allen, David (1912) Park, R L (1901) Woodruff, John P (1886) Martin, Columbus (1862) Reid, Preston (1895) But if you have any history to give I would in deeply appreciate any help. Moravian leaders were highly
in December 1770 by Martin Armstrong, Anthony Hampton and James Dunne. Bethania in Surry. Money, Goldman (1841) Nuttall, Charles A (1845) Chapman, Ann B (1847) Wall, Miles (1907) Shore, Henry (1842) Holcomb, Lawrence (1834) Munkers, Elizabeth (1813) Whitaker, Wesley (1896) Groce, John (1808) Harrison, Elisha (1827) Graves, B F (1894) Stone, Calvin (1879) The legislation was passed in January 1771 and was to become effective
Weatherman, Christian (1801) Snow, Ice (1894) Patterson, Julius A (1871) Brindle, Daniel (1844) Surry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,359. Bray, Allison (1866) Ward, Levin (1825) Lester, Jesse (1815) The Cox families you mention are my ancestors. Cox, Thomas (1829) Edwards, H (1805) Fairfield County shown in red. Fulk, Bryson (1904) Before European settlers-mainly Scotch-Irish and Germans-arrived in what is now Stokes County, the Cheraw lived in the land. Indian trails would follow the buffalo trails, thus the creation of this ford crossing the Deep River. Bray, Thomas H (1839) Rangely, James (1871) Pearson, Richard M (1879) Martin, William (1810) Hudson, James J (1861) Cockerham, William (1905) Cook, Isham (1858) Chamberlin, Jane P (1825) Gray, Jeremiah (1876) The term palatine could also be in reference to people living on the lands of these landholders. Jackson, W T (1927) Mays, J R (1898) Venable, Winston (1907) White, D H (1901) The legislation was passed in January 1771 and was to become effective
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