His will contained no less than 10 notes where he had lend money to his friends and neighbors. Nixon, Thomas (1852) Thompson, Haywood (1876) Chapel, Margaret (widow) (1883) Graves, Peter (1814) Copeland, Nancy (1865) Fleming, Edmond (1815) In Wilkes County, two militia districts, Vannoy's, and Nall's Districts were west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. Reeves, James S (1912) Tilley, Henry (1786) They had markets, mills, crafts, craftsmen, stores,
Royal, John (1810) Lane, William (n. d.) Short, Alfred M (1893) The Deep River of North Carolina spans a length of 125 miles from present day Sandy Ridge Road in Guilford County to Chatham County near Moncure. Wilson, John H (1908) Why was he not found? Dunnagan, Reuben (1867) Smitherman, Andrew (1844) Flinchum, Martha (1894) also applies to Wilkes County tax lists and deeds from 1777 until 1792. FS Library Collection, FS Library book 975.6 B2s. Doss, William (1845) The highest point in Surry County is Fisher Peak in the Blue Ridge, while the best known peak is Pilot Mountain. Cook, Mary A (1892) Edwards, Clisby (1865) In trying to find out where he came from a tax record states that he was a son of William Adams Sr. and lived on Williams plantation for a while. Land, William (1869) Forkner, Thomas (1832) Pendry, Jonathan (1848) Hunter, Thomas (1846) James McCallaum applied for a land warrant in 1753 consisting of 300 acres near the present day county line of Guilford County and Alamance County. Tate, Owen (1827) Shore, Ann Mariah (1899) The county is located in the northern section of the Piedmont area and borders the state line of Virginia. Copeland, Freeman (1858) Faulk, E B (1894) Several skirmishes occurred during the American Revolutionary War and one of the first cotton mills was built in Ramseur along the river. Hendrick, Frederick (1835) Mosby, Samuel (1802) Wall, William (1890) The Grayson County Virginia Heritage Foundation is established to promote, preserve, and educate the members and public about the cultural and family heritages of Grayson County, Virginia. Truitt, Collins (1802) Many of the paths and trails made by Indian hunters served as a rough outline for the present railways and highways in Surry. Davis, James M (1910) Angel, Charles (1777) Hodges, Albert (1894) Dalton, D N (1900) (N) Nall's District in the 1787 Tax List I am a descendant of Jesse Adams who settled in Lewis Fork on the Yadkin River. Davis, Jonathan (1849) Moser, Leonard (1783) Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina are coming online in 2014. Glenn, Tyre (1778) Independence, VA 24348
Smith, Hezekiah (1881) Herring, Henry (1904) cream and cheese. Warden, Newel (1862) If you have a link about it, Id love to see it. Jones, Abraham (1777) The best resources for researching this area is on a local level. Puckett, James (1876) cream and cheese. Herring, Hardin C (1872) Dodson, Sarah (1879) Snelgrove, Freeman (1805) Edwards, H (1805) Brinager, Joseph (1825) The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Adkins, C C (1906) Every family grew sheep for wool
Ashby, L W (1893) Freeman, Sally (1874) Angel, John (1843) Stewart, Isaiah (1835) Mays, J R (1898) Riggan, P C (1912) Blackwood, Mary E (1859) Hampton, H C (1901) Gough, James & Catherine (1841, 1843) Spaenhower, Werner (1787) Bray, L W (1902) Beamer, Jacob (1895) Crissman, Elizabeth (1858) Williams, Joseph (1840) Gwyn, William (1859) Johnson, Enoch (1896) Boyles, William (1845) Smith, J B (1934) Dowling, Susannah (1831) Haun, Margaret (n. d.) Lemmons, Thomas (1866) Coe, Isaiah (1836) Snoddy, Julia A (1884) Weatherman, Christian (1801) Ridens, William (1782) Harris, Isaac (1806) Whittington, John A (1867) Goins, William (1818) Anthony, James (1837) Manas, Robert (1822) Tilley, Moses (1856) Snow, Fielding (1828) I am particularly interested in their stay in North Carolina. Allen, John (1800) Some of this may be explained by the fact several Tory Families left for more pro-British areas. All Rights Reserved. Ashburn, Louvisa (1875) Frederick William Marshall and Traugott Bagge went to the N.C. General
Tilley, Peter (1862) Walker, David (1774) Kimbrough, George (1844) Brinkley, John (1846) A. Hadley, Joshua Hadley's great-great-grandson made the move to Mount Airy. Woodruff, John (1813) Kelly, William D & Elizabeth (1858) Who were the Palatine families referenced on the Moseley Map? Steelman, George (1847) James Carter received 642 acres along the south fork of the Deep River in May of 1753. Mock, Daniel (1834) Bucher, Nancy (1898) Brown, C C (1909) White, Hardin (1852) Dunnagan, Henry (1899)
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. Melton, David (1787) Reynolds, Jonas (1812) annexed to Surry in 1792. Tucker, Nancy (1862) Mackie, William (1850) Kimbrough, Ormond (1818) Christian, Harry (1893) There are early land deeds for Bullens. This was while North Carolina was still a British colony. This put Jesse
the western part of Surry where Low Gap is located. The birthplace of William Tryon, the oppressive royal governor of the North Carolina colony, was known as Surrey County in England. Cook, Elizabeth (1824) Lynch, Mellie J (1903) 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). Adkins, William (1852) Nations, J H (1899) The early settlers of French Huguenot descent were Poindexter, Laffoon, Lambert, Laurence and Hardin. Hazlewood, Richard (1790) Reeves, R E (1892) They had markets, mills, crafts, craftsmen, stores,
Pritchard, Phillip (1819) Bowen, Thomas (1801) Bethania in Surry. Pilcher, Daniel (1830) Perkins, Lee (1893) Part of Wilkes County was
Starling, A A (1888) Hill, Richard (1845) McKinney, James A (1874) McKinney, William (1861) Smith, Henry (1873) Kennedy, John G (1904) Thompson, William (1849) Low, Barnett (1891) Groce, David (1838) Stone, J D (1913) Stutherd, William (1810) and for food. Love, James M (1905) McMickle, S J (1903) McCraw, Edmund (1852) Gillespie, Sally (1878) They left the word "CROATAN" carved in a tree. Stanley, Nancy (1918) Jones, Samuel (1814) Robertson, W P (1901) Burton, Elisha (1843) Or one that tells where they lived before Craven County? Stokes County was formed in 1789
Jones, John G (1892) Surry County, North Carolina : I131096 : 2: Garrett, Benjamin : 1733: Surry County, North Carolina : I47300 : Died. Guide to Stokes County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Several Indian artifacts have been found along its banks and in researching the name of the river, sapponah, an Indian name meaning deep river seems to be the origin. Thompson, Elijah (1872) Marion, Adam (1890) Jessup, Letha (1874) Reid, Jesse (1862) the western part of Surry where Low Gap is located. Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were
Wall, Thomas (1842) Sweat, Edward (1812) Freeman, Hawkins (1892) Shugart, Russell (1841) His death allowed the land to exchange from McGee to Allen in 1792. Liverton, Jane (1830) Stone, Lucy (1897) Worth, D W (1906) Duane Meyer, The Highland Scots of North Carolina, 1732-1776 (1961). (Information from Corbitt, David
Barnes, 1995. Windsor, Aquilla (1832) Stub, John (1789) Allison, Richard (1833) Davis, Abner (1890) Crotty, David (1814) Surry County Surry County was formed in 1771. McMickle, Mary (1868) The Cox families you mention are my ancestors. Cowles, A A (1827) Simpson, James (1890) Woodruff, Abner (1829) differently and better. Garner, William (1805) Thank you. Woodruff, Emily (1894) Press. Lantrip, John (1795) Parker, John (1842) Eldridge, Mary Ann (1891) After becoming a pastor in Alabama, Taliaferro began to travel and write sketches and stories that detailed the life and culture in the South before the Civil War. Watauga was established in 1849 from several counties, Ashe, Caldwell, Wilkes and Yancey. Harris, Robert (1809) Brannock, Joseph (1899) These families are documented as living in the area due to land ownership records. Majority of these families migrated from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia. Golding, Thomas (1833) Boon, Rattliff (1787) Swaim, Michael (1840) Samuel, G W (1910) Southard, Martin V (1863) Howell, David (1817) Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, 1969. Dejornatt, George W (1826) Everton, Thomas (1819) Humphreys, Samuel (n. d.) Masters, Nicholas (1810) In May 1625 The Virginia Company of London listed sixteen settlers in the area that became Surry County. Dollyhigh, Nancy (1913) Instead, just read the list, as many spellings of surnames are different than the conventionally used spellings. Cockerham, David (1858) Love, Andrew (1871) Harris, Thomas (1875) McMickle, Gideon (1886) Bryant, J M (1902) Jones, Leon L (1909) 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. [D] EDENTON AREA between Chowan and Yaupin Rivers [north shore of Albemarle Sound]: Heath, Altin, Luten, Paget, Gale [E], Jones [H], Gale [C], Vaile [J], Moseley [E], Jones [F], Beabury,Beasly, Blount [J], Vaile, Porter [E], Pearce [T], Ward [J]. Gates, Thomas (1862) Hedspeth, James (1834) Cunningham, N F (1866) Fleming, Columbus (1862) West, Mary Ann (1910) Wall, Lewis (1855) Cawles, A C (1890) Nichols, Martha (1884) The origins of North Carolina's 18th-century newcomers varied widely. Walker, William (1905) Brindle, Sally (1879) Crutchfield, Jesse (1909) Who was Caroline married to cuz? Brindle, Daniel (1844) Nicholson, Cornelius (1862) Taylor, John A (1887) Tilley, Millard (1905) Shurmer, Marget (1799) Pell, William H (1897) Hamlin, John (1887) Stanley, Samuel (1903) Bullin, Joseph (n. d.) The county's major towns include Danbury and King. Sanders, R T (1897) Historical Notes from Lancaster County, South Carolina consists of a collection of articles concerning the history of Lancaster County, S.C. Jessup, Pyrrhus (1875) Denny, Mary M (1893) Hill, John (n. d.) My great grandmother was Caroline Perry Privett. Dobson * Elkin * Pilot Mountain *. Grant, Reuben (1810) Bray, Thomas H (1839) Tucker, William (1825) 4 minutes to read. Cook, John T (1896) Sater, Sarah (1832) The county has voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election since the party first contested North Carolina in the 1868 election. York, Letitia L (1890) This page was last updated October 10,
William D. Bennett. Early Settlers of Wayne County, Indiana . My great great great grand fathers were Hatteras Indian. Golding, Thomas (1862) Boyles, Alexander (1874) Low, Nancy J B (1898) Goff, W A (1902) Snow, Hale (1858) McGee, Allison (1864) Lanier, Robert (1785) by Sara Whitford | Articles, Census Records, Early Colonial Records, Miscellaneous Records, Reference | 46 comments. Stinson, Aaron (1841) from the flax as woven with wool thread to make a material called
White, A (1884) Norman, Joseph (1853) Clingman, Jacob (1817) Davis, Daniel (1827) It should be noted here that this took
Moreland, William (1818) Reynard, James (1784) (He became the only NC Governor from Surry.) Dickens, Albert (1886) Booker, Berryman (1882) Allen, J W (1866) Murphy, Joseph (1817) Patterson, Julius A (1871) Baker, J A (1908) The City of Mount Airy. The City of Mount Airy, NC official website. Pilson, R T (1899) Pettit, Benjamin (1820) Meadows, Madison & Anne (1913) Dunnagan, Thomas F (1890) The brothers married sisters, Adelaide and Sarah Yates, in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and they soon moved their large families (Eng had 11 children and Chang had 10) to Surry County. Canter, R A (1912) Woodruff, N J (1909) Whitlock, Charles (1885) Bingman, L H (1899) Katherine "Kat" Jackson is an employee at the Mount Airy . These could be from the German region as you stated. . http://www.ncmarkers.com/Results.aspx?k=Search&ct=btn, (accessed on September 5, 2011). This article will give details about the early settlers during 1749-1755. Fulk, Paschal (1893) Steelmon, George (1800) Puckett, Richard (1815) Durrett, Davis (1832) Duvall, Alvin S (1827) Creson, Rebecca (1837) 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. Freeman, Aaron & Nancy (1830) Burge, William (1859) Roby, Barton (1843) Matthis, Hezekiah (1848) Wood, Margaret (1943) Burch, William (1844) Poore, Thomas (1890) Dockery, W S (1891) McCraw, William (1851) Hunter, Jerry (1910) Chilton, James W (1894) The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Stockberger, John (1826) Grogan, John P (1872) Gregory, Ambrose (1819) Lawrence, Richard (1796) Burrus, John (1853) Moser, J H (1883) Parker, Polly (1892) Brown, W N (1921) Bowles, Thomas (1781) Walters, Richard (1883) Around 1:40 a.m., Surry County deputies were notified of a reported shooting on Woodbridge Drive. Walker, F M (1907) One. McBride, E (1843) Tanner's 1836 Antique Map of North Carolina. It should be noted here that this took
A Company, A Parish, and A "Castle" Richard Pace was only one of the settlers on the south shore of James River. She married John Ferguson HAMMETT. Stinson, Mary (1845) My dads side of the family owns land over at Core Point, and in fact, the Tripp Cemetery is at the end of Down Shore Road (where they own property). Cockerham, J E (1862) In 1850 Stokes
Davis, T A (1863) Instead, James Carter received the deed in January of 1761, nearly 10 years later. Zachary, William (1827) Needham, W F (1911) Greenwood, John (1907) Davis, Rebecca (1897) Snow, Kate (1913) Walker, Elizabeth (1853) A Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Towns. Booker, Joseph (1907) Gilmer, R S (1910) Im not familiar with the history about this and Ive tried to look it up, but everything Im seeing about Russellborough says it was founded by Capt. Willey, C C (1913) Nancy UNDERWOOD. Anglin, Philip (1858) Booe, William (1853) Ashburn, D L (1875) Freeman, William (1802) Roberts, James (1835) Stone, L T (1894) Baker, S L (1908) Pell, James J (1866) Elliott, Ann (1777) I am the great grand daughter of pattie privett Joyner. 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