Padget, Ephraim (1825) Roberts, Jonathan (1854) Snow, null (1878) Tate, Owen (1827) Creed, King D (1864) Dollyhigh, E A (1912) Stone, Enoch (1823) Gwyn, William (1859) (A) Ayers' District #3, 67 families, 67 polls, 19583 acres of taxable land. Whitlock, John (1833) Walker, Irene (1905) Crissman, Aaron (1890) Welbourn, Moses (1783) Simmons, Jonas (1881) Melton, William (1860) Reynolds, F R (1893) Shore, Peter (1812) Davis, James M (1910) Golding, Reubin (1889) Pendry, Patty (1819) Hill, John H (1887) Seawell, Taylor (1867) Miller, Michael (Jr) (1777) Reid, Irvin (1888) Snow, C T (1900) Childress, Sallie (1891) Owens, John (1920) Axsom, Joseph (1888) James died before 1800. Surry County is probably the only county in the state that has records of all existing marriages in the county. All Rights Reserved. Pruitt, Albert Bruce. Island Ford was yet another popular crossing. Heres an important tip: Do NOT use Ctrl-F to try to find your ancestral surnames in this list. Penn, John (1886) About South Carolina Census Records. Edmonds, Peggy (1876) Lawrence, Richard (1796) Logan, George (1826) Bowen, Thomas (1801) Miller, Francis (1898) Richard Caswell. Surry County was formed from Cows also proved Chandler, Pleasant (1889) In all, 249 episodes were filmed, and several buildings such as the Old City Hall, the Andy Griffith Playhouse, Snappy Lunch, and Floyds City Barber Shop still exist in Surry County. Flippin, Josiah (1848) Snow, John (1907) Although Dobson is the county seat, other communities are located in Surry, including Elkin, Ararat, Bottom, Level Cross, Mount Airy, and Toast. Parker, Samuel (1820) Mosby, Samuel (1802) Stone, Elizabeth (1874) Johnson, John M (1895) Every family grew sheep for wool Brindle, Sally (1879) Hill, Charles W (1884) Davis, Roby (1902) Surry County (link to FamilySearch page)Established in 1770 (effective 1771) from Rowan County. References: Tyler Blethen and Curtis Wood Jr., From Ulster to Carolina: The Migration of the Scotch-Irish to Southwestern North Carolina (1986).. David Dobson, Scottish Emigration to America, 1607-1785 (1994). Was he related to Samuel Willis circa 1700 ? Cockerham, David (1854) Davis, Daniel (1827) Lewis, Andy (1861) Hampton, H G (1871) Howard, Abraham (1783) Jackson, William (1904) Surry County, North Carolina Tax List 1790 Transcript by Jeff Weaver The Surry 1790 census was divided into the following districts identified by the captain of the militia for each district: Captain Hudspeth's District Captain Colvard's District Captain Lovill's District Burns, Michael (1819) Dunnagan, Tyre (1864) Long, Frederick (1844) Dockery, C H (1898) Lawson, T J (1904) By clicking on the button below, I consent to allowing NCGS to add this data to their MailChimp mailing list. Hough, John (1801) Woodruff, Abner (1829) Davenport, Robert (1893) Culler, David (1896) Woodruff, Thomas (1924) The Tripp family of South Pamlico is noted on the map. lists, every family had cows. 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. Abstracts of Henry E. McCulloh's Survey Book and Petition to the Crown and Warrants (Money) Issued in 1787 by Gov. differently and better. Chaney, Abraham (1878) Tilley, Joel (1867) Phillips, John (1843) Adkins, William H (1863) Wonderful to begin filling in the life of my 7th great grandfather William Cox. These were men who worked for surveyor Charles Robinson. Snow, William (1861) Davis, William E (1863) Simmons, Peter (1798) Haymore, W D (1910) Logan, William (1776) Harrison, Charles (1834) Gallaway, C W (1884) Does anyone know if descendants of Edward Moseley ended up in South Carolina? Cox, Isaiah (1836) Kincannon, Francis (1802) Avenues of Early Settlement. Butcher, N F (1862) Garriss, William (1849) Hollinsworth, James M (1858) Schaub, Thomas (1877) In addition to the numerous events within Surry County, three distinguished cultural institutions are located in the region. Poindexter, Elizabeth (1816) Ashburn, Louvisa (1875) The early settlers of French Huguenot descent were Poindexter, Laffoon, Lambert, Laurence and Hardin. How, A C (1849) Hunter, Thomas (1846) Messick, George (1847) Volume I Thompson, Joseph (1823) Moore, William (1853) Nicholas Smith applied for 450 acres of land and the deed was issued on April 1, 1751 in Bladen County. Bohannon, John (1791) Tanner's 1836 Antique Map of North Carolina. Adams, James (1888) Lanier, Robert (1785) Cloud, J M (1883) Copeland, William (1894) Love, John (1787) Jackson, Joseph (1817) Garner, John (1851) Warden, Jennette (1892) Grogan, John P (1872) 1812 Early Military Records for Surry County, NC 1814 Early Military Records for Surry County, NC 1840 Pensioners List for Surry County, NC Back This page was last updated October 17, 2010. Wachovia tract was in Surry County. The beginning of his tract was located approx. The county is located in the northern section of the Piedmont area and borders the state line of Virginia. Sparger, Nancy (1887) Matches 1 to 33 of 33 Last Name, Given Name(s) Nutt, Richard T (1895) Holbrook, Robert (1826) Thompson, Elizabeth (1901) Raleigh, N. C. While this paper concerns early settlement in the New River Water Basin of both North Carolina and Virginia, my information for the Virginia area was compiled from published records which appear in the bibliography. Gibbons, James (1863) Franklin, Charity C (1886) Hezekiah Allen and Henry Kivett are attributed to have built the first saw mill and grist mill in the Ramseur area. Senator who backed President Wilson and his foreign policies that led to World War I. Augustus Leazer (1843-1905) served in the North Carolina General Assembly, and he advocated the founding of the North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College, the precursor of North Carolina State University. Looking for early settlers Parramoresdecendents of John Parramore who came to the eastern shore of va in 1622 Glenn, Thomas (1843) Thompson, Benjamin F (1869) Snow, Obed (1823) (549 sq. Hall, Jordan (1875) Bethania in Surry. Coalson, Susan (1950) Williams, Elizabeth (1840) And cows provided milk, butter, Bowles, Sallie (1894) Edmonds, James T (1861) Williams, Peter (1893) Shelton, James W (1882) Hutchens, Susannah (1807) EARLY SETTLEMENT ALONG THE NEW RIVER (NC AND VA) BASIN. Copeland, Isaac (1840) The Early Settlers of Stokes County, North Carolina Carol on April 1, 2018 ( 28 Comments ) Formed in 1789, Stokes County was created from Surry County, NC. Hunt, James O (1848) Baker, Michael (1779) Dudley, Robert (1838) Reeves, R E (1892) Humphreys, John (1832) P.T. Gilmer, J C (1879) Cundiff, C C (1880) Patterson, John R (1894) William UNDERWOOD was born FEB 1756, and died 20 DEC 1814 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Cockerham, James (1815) Corbitt, David Leroy. Poindexter, A T (1866) Shelton, Edward (1783) Thompson, William (1903) Is there any Thomas Dixon or Dickson family living there in the early 1700s. Tufts, James W (1902) Davis, Jonathan (1849) He was listed in the NC Census in 1764. Marsh, T J (1912) Smitherman, Andrew (1844) McBride, Daniel (1822) Whitaker, Melissa (1891) Cox, A W (n. d.) Moore, Mary A (1908) Bray, David (1850) This was while Surry County was still a British Colony. Hudspeth, Rodah (1837) Bates, Jacob (1816) Clusters of families and Indian tribes were also named, such as the entry for Palatines in the section South of Trent River up to New Bern, referring to families that settled the New Bern area led by Baron Christoph von Graffenreidor Tuskeruro named on the Roanoke River referring to the Tuscarora Indian tribe. Kersey, Drury (1850) Hackett, Joseph W & Sarah E (1872, 1882) Draughn, Nancy C (1909) Hobson, William (1844) Gilmer, W P (1909) 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). Dowde, Nacky (1849) They traveled in small groups to reach the lands that John Lawson described 50 years earlier. Jones, W A (1899) Hunt, Enoch B (1848) Preparations would be made prior to the trip such as rations, supplies, etc. Gwyn, Johnson (1896) Puckett, Pleasant (1859) Hollinsworth, Edwin F (1860) Howard, Philip (1818) Phone: +1 (276) 773-2126 Franklin, Mildred (1843) Franklin and others in Wilkes County. State Department of Archives and History, 1950, pp. McKinney, James A (1874) Woodruff, Moses (1803) McKinney, G E (1892) This book and Marriages of Wilkes County, North Carolina 1778-1868 are part of a series of volumes dealing with the marriage records of North Carolina counties.Marriages of Surry County contains abstracts of all extant marriage bonds and licenses for the period 1779 until 1868 when bonds, as prerequisites for licenses, were discontinued. Venable, Rachel (1856) Snow, James (1863) Kelly, Thomas L (1850) Burton, Elisha (1843) Armfield, Martin (1909) Ramey, Joseph (1859) lists, every family had cows. Spence, Thomas (1801) Franklin, Meekey & Jesse (1834) 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. Cox, Frederick (1781) Allen, J W (1866) Anberry, George (1861) McKinney, Moses (1896) Williams, Robert (1830) Thank you! Creson, William (1816) Davis, William H (1868) Jones, James (1866) Banner, John A (1888) Martin, J W (1889) Gardner, S A (n. d.) Dickens, Albert (1886) Moore, John (1908) Unthank, Jonathan (1836) Roberts, D F (1882) Nichols, Martha (1884) Venable, Jefferson (1874) Troy L. Kickler A Patriot during the Revolutionary War, Jesse Franklin later served his state in the House of Commons, as a state senator, as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Wall, William (1890) Cockerham, Lemuel T (1909) This was while Surry County was still a British Colony. Smith, Freeman (1865) Settiff, Emma F (1912) Haynes, R S (1918) John Lawson recorded in his diary of many bison, several Indian nations and fertile soil along the river during the years of 1700 and 1701. Hatcher, G A (1898) Williams, Jonathan (1836) Freeman, West M (1857) King, Robert (1828) Copeland, Nancy (1865) Clayton, William (1781) Top Stories. Mount Airy, however, is the most well-known Surry community, for it is home to Andy Griffith and the site of the largest granite quarry in the world. 1997-2010 by the Alleghany County Coordinator for the NCGenWeb Project Reece, Joel (1817) Marsh, Salliie V (1892) FS Library Collection, FS Library book 975.6 B2s. Early Settlers of Wayne County, Indiana . Fulk, Bryson (1904) Wishon, Joseph (1842) Hill, Robert (1896) Conrad Bullen emigrated early 1700s from Palatine area of Germany and became naturalized citizen in Sept, 1763, Salisbury. Winston: Stewart's Printing House, 1892. It was named to honor Lord Surrey, a member of Parliament Isaacks, Elisha (1840) Bran, Thomas (1844) While the region had sustained a "population explosion" from 1787 to 1800, the area was still wild and on the frontier. Gregory, Phebe (1820) Park, Sarah A (1901) They came by way of Endland and Virginia. Canter, R A (1912) Creed, Enoch (Jr) (1885) Ellis, Abram (1901) There are others who should have appeared on 1778 list who do not, e.g., Joshua Weaver and Zachariah Wells. Bemis, Susan W (1879) Fisher, Rhoda (1843) Barker, Michael (1817) Axsom, Joseph H & Nancy (1833, 1835) Beamer, Hestin (1912) Parker, Jonathan (1923) Hicks, J (1849) Galyean, James (1890) Marshall, Arminta (1906) Johnson, John T (1899) Hill, John (1844) McKinney, William (1861) Hemings, C R (1902) Snoddy, James R (1862) Key, M P (1898) Im always up for learning something new. Scott, Frances (1862) Jenkins, Mourning (1849) Denny, Mary M (1893) Dobson, A H (1900) Holcomb, Thomas (1808) Around 1:40 a.m., Surry County deputies were notified of a reported shooting on Woodbridge Drive. (N) Nall's District in the 1787 Tax List Adkins, C C (1906) Bobbitt, Calvin R (1860) (To do a quick search, use your browsers search function. Allen, Jane (n. d.) Dejornatt, George W (1826) Whitt, S M (1899) Hall, Pleasant (1838) there for the taking. Brower, M M (1906) Wolff, Lawrence (1842) Marion, Jeremiah (1893) Home Encyclopedia Entry Surry County (1771). Rowan occured in 1771, it left Salem in Rowan and Bethabara and Thompson, J C (1894) Hughes, William (1848) Aired on the CBS network from October 1960 to September 1968, the series was known for its catchy intro whistle, Southern charm and community, and talented actors: Andy Griffith (Sheriff Andy Taylor), Ron Howard (Andys son Opie), and Don Knotts (Deputy Barney Fife). Worth, D W (1906) Samuel, Mordecai (1821) Marion, Christina (1892) In 1850 Stokes West, Mary Ann (1910) Hallenean, Axom (1848) Bray, Mary (1867) See the appendix to this work for a complete listing of heads of families in the Upper New River Valley through the 1850 census. Stanley, John E (1898) 2010. Crummel, John (1824) Lewellyn, J H (1903) Robertson, George (n. d.) You pay each year by check or PayPal. Wilbourn, Richard (1895) Bowles, Wade (1906) Columbia S> (actually in Richland county near St ANdrews road. Surry County (link to FamilySearch page) Established in 1770 (effective 1771) from Rowan County. Stanley, P B (1892) London, Amos (1806) Creed, Abraham (1815) Isbell, Littleton (1824) Moore, John (1873) The act The first recorded Quaker in North Carolina was Henry Phillips, who settled in 1665 in the northeastern part of the colony, across the Virginia line on the banks of the Albermarle Sound. Hall, William (1885) I have been striking out everywhere I have looked. Jackson, Willie I (1904) Payne, Martin (1893) Williams, John (1849) Stone, Augustine (1893) The period from 1790 until the Smitherman, Thomas (1813) The Land Bartley, Revel (1867) Boiles, Alexander (1825) Tilley, Henry (1786) For a partial list of the original members, click here. Doudge, Nathan (1828) Reece, Joel (1877) This is a partial listing of early inhabitants settling along the Yadkin River. Young, Edward (1791) John Smith applied for 2 land grants, both consisting of 140 acres along the Deep River. Hammock, Robert (1825) Creed, Jefferson W (1902) Hodges, Welcome (1861) Fleming, Mordecai (1898) Flinchum, Martha (1894) Gallaway, R R (1901) Adams, John (1835) (Information from Corbitt, David Some creeks and smaller estuaries include the Toms, Beaver, Red Hill, and Johnson Creeks. Surry County, established in 1771 from part of Rowan County, borders Virginia and is also located in the Piedmont and mountain divide in North Carolina. Shore, Henry (1842) If a marriage appears to be incorrect, verify using other sources. Ctrl + F (Windows) or Command + F (Mac). Venable, Nancy (1863) Did you know all of these new records were at FamilySearch? Poindexter, Robert A (1842) Bean, William (1795) Whitehead, William (1822) The discovery of this mill was located on a old map among the archives. Brittin, John (1850) Brower, Jacob W (1872) i believe some of the tripps family moved down to anderson sc. Snow, William (1847) 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. Who was Caroline married to cuz? Marsh, John (1852) Walker, Warren (1781) Perkins, Elizabeth (1820) Hull, Green (1855) Thompson, Samuel (1793) Moore, B F (1862) says no description given in the law. Lewis, Elkanah (1807) Dunn, Grace G (1909) Guide to Stokes County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. 18th Century North Carolina New River Settlers. Burrus, Lee A (1902) (He became the only NC Governor from Surry.) Walker, William (1905) Alberty, Naomi (1897) At the time of his death, he owned 2 horses, 3 cows and 6 hogs. Leak, Harden (1882) McGahey, Sally (n. d.) Douglass, William (1835) [C] CHOWAN PRECINCT East side of Chowan River: Meherrin, Baker[H], Alston [J], Bennett, Parker, Blanthard, Spivy, Hill, Perry, Hunter, Lee, Pendal,Speight, Barns. Early Tennessee land acquisition is probably more complex than any other state because of the different governments and the time involved in processing grants. Smithson, Letitia V (1888) Fleming, Polly (1844) McBride, John & Elizabeth (1884) Mustin, Bettie (1911) We fought in Revolutionary war and the civil war. Snow, Bird (1895) Williams, Joseph (1827) Owen, Thomas (1822) This Quaker Meeting house was built in present day Guilford County near the Deep River. Wachovia tract was in Surry County. Key, Martha (1884) This was a very active time period as families began migrating to the area in vast numbers. [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. McKinney, Jesse (1840) (He became the only NC Governor from Surry.) Bundy, Alfred (1888) Towns. Davis, Jacob (1865) Surry County, North Carolina: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Thompson, Catherine (1820) Ramey, C W (1861) Required fields are marked *. Alley, William (1879) Hampton, H C (1901) Encyclopedia of North Carolina (University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill, NC 2006). Chilton, Stephen (1837) Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina are coming online in 2014. Venable, I A (1914) Glass, Dudley (1851) Cockerham, Jesse (1866) Adkins, Minerva (1886) Lewis, A G (1869) Ashby, Joseph W (1907) His family cemetery bears many headstones of the Willis clan. Purie, David (1837) The Saura named the peak Jomeokee, great guide or pilot, and the northern immigrants who traveled the Great Wagon Road witnessed the mountain as they traveled into the North Carolina colony. Dobson, David (1896) Harris, Ephraim D (1832) Scott, Leonard (1889) Critchfield, Richard F (1872) Dobson, William P (1846) Harbour, M G (1911) Linville, David (1787) Gillespie, Patsy (1890) Stanley, James (1862) There were 85 families in the 16th Company of Wilkes County in the 1790, including 3 slaves, 105 white males over age 16; 181 white males under age 16; 269 white females of all ages, for a total population of 558. Collins, Obadiah (1830) Part of Surry Jackson, Jason (1833) Haymore, Blumon (1861) from the flax as woven with wool thread to make a material called Fairfield County shown in red. Cox, William D (1844) Wood, Riley (1861) Winfrey, Caleb (1838) McKoin, James (1778) Spence, Wiley (1844) Hiatt, Anderson (1871) Brinn, William (1888) The birthplace of William Tryon, the oppressive royal governor of the North Carolina colony, was known as Surrey County in England. Im descended from Gidaon Moseley of Aiken SC. Long, John (1827) In the Northern District of Bakers Company Micajah Pennington was justice of the peace, Benjamin Pennington served as constable, Beverly Watkins, James Ward and Abijah Pennington were appraisers. Whitaker, William (1898) Garrison, Isaac (1779) Adams, Martha (1885) Reid, Preston (1895) Jessup, Nancy (1880) Gordon, Thomas (1803) Cockerham, J E (1862) Weatherman, Christian (1801) Harris, Robert (1816) The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Wright, Gideon (1783) Coker, Solomon (1782) Hodges, Drury (1895) Hill, Moses (1828) Howell, Thomas (1783) The lower section of the mountain, the Little Pinnacle, consists of metamorphic rock, rarely found in that section of North Carolina. From Les Tate: Trail Found for James Burk ("II") and John Burk, his son. I am looking for information about the George Young family who left Virginia in the late 1700s, stayed in North Carolina temporarily, then proceeded on to Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Buckley, Hausey (1821) Venable, Thomas (1901) Napier, Dora (1898) Joyner, Joseph (1821) Surry County, The Andy Griffith Show, and Pilot Mountain. William S. Powell, ed. Whitaker, I (1892) Harrison, John (1775) Jenkins, Dalton (1902) Farris, John H (1891) Clayton, Mary E (1894) Jones, Mary (1835) in the context of the times and even in the context of the 1980s. Speer, Levin (1800) Dezarn, Elijah (1817) Kapp, A H (1905) Moore, Matthew (1801) Dennis, John S (1900) Moore, Elizabeth (1862) Gallaway, A B (1897) Martin, David (1779) Colvard, Benjamin (1844) Researchers should note Moorhouse, James (1907) Jones, Leon L (1909) The term palatine could also be in reference to people living on the lands of these landholders. The earliest type of land records in North Carolina were headrights, also known as landrights, a common land grant system used in all of the original 13 colonies. The notable Pilot Mountain, one of the states most touted natural palisades, rests in Surry County. According to information found on tax The data in this volume is arranged throughout in . Davis, Jennie (1873) McCraw, Jacob (1882) This group traveled by way of the Atlantic Ocean to the Carolina coast. Minish, W O (1889) Cook, Peter (1826) Abbiattie, Frank (1904) Combs, Eli W (1908) linsey-woolsey. Stamey, Catherine (1873) Smith, Henry (1873) Laffoon, W H (1900) Davis, Isaac (1827) Riggan, P C (1912) The deed was issued in February of 1754 for the amount of 200 acres along the Deep River. Howard, Jesse (1814) Hall, David (1866) (P) Pennington's District #4, 43 families, 41 polls, 5055 acres of land. Nature provided Masters, Nicholas (1810) Haymore, Daniel (1900) Simmons, Newel (1862) Felts, J M (1893) Snow, Ice (1894) Key, Melborn (1867) Gillespie, Tyre R (1870) Groce, John (1808) Helen, Michael (1833) Map of North Carolina County Formations 1664-1965. Andsley, James (1776) with a spoon and was very much like yogurt. Nicholson, Cornelius (1862) Charles, James (1781) Owen, John H (1906) Simmons, John (1880) Kelly, William D & Elizabeth (1858) Johnson, Jemima (1837) Taylor, Samuel H (1893) Franklin, Ailsy (1861) Bonn, Jacob (1781) Smith, Hezekiah (1881) Smith, Fannie Gwynn (1899) Shelton, William (1873) Balis, James (1830) Freeman, Alexander (1858) Marsh, Susan D (1863) A few of these were created as a colonial imitation of the British Peerage. Part of Rowan was annexed to Jackson, W T (1927) Lovill, Edward (1823) The 1778 tax list for that part of Wilkes which became Ashe: The first residents of the New River Valley on the North Carolina side have been a bit more difficult to determine than those on the Virginia side. Gordon, J M (1896) Parks, James (1826) Thompson, Haywood (1876) Griffith, Benjamin (1898) Axsom, M C (1898) Taylor, Sterling (1869) Beavers, Abigail (1803) Gillespie, Wilson & Elizabeth (1889) They are grouped by the historical time periods in the headings below. Woodruff, Emily (1894) Simpson, Vinson (1872) Cowles, A A (1827) King, Thomas B (1856) Cummings, Isaac (1867) Liverton, Daniel (1824) Tilley, Moses (1856) Jackson, E F (1896) 1920. County Seat: Dobson. Majority of these families migrated from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia. Cook, Hawkins (1815) Atkins, W K (1909) Harwell, James (1815) Limer, Sarah P (1838) Linen thread McCraw, James (1828) They had markets, mills, crafts, craftsmen, stores, Bray, Hanan (1845) Apperson, Bennett (1822) Puckett, Richard (1815) Walker, Elizabeth (1853) Holyfield, William (1867) My Greatgrand father was suppose to be born there in 1774 his name was Henry. Gentry, William (1775) Perkins, Lee (1893) Cook, Elizabeth (1824) Riggs, Daniel (1864) Reece, J J (1897) Hurt, Thomas F (1910) Holcomb, George D (1845) Denny, James (1848) Holyfield, W D (1927) Carter, Barney (1834) Edwards, Ruel (1851) Wall, Lewis (1855) It was originally part of the Camden District and was named after Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. Hill, Nancy (1907) Rominger, Martin (1780) Noblet, John (1791) Norman, Polly (1874) 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. Willey, Columbus (1893) Dowling, William (1829) Holyfield, Watson (1871) Truitt, Samuel (1801) Shows settlements, inhabitants, soil conditions, rivers, and principal products, with insets showing Port Brunswick or Cape Fear Harbour, Port Beaufort or Topsail Inlet, Ocacock [Ocracoke] Inlet, Explanation, and Directions for Ocacock [Ocracoke] Inlet. Axsom, Andrew (1890) Johnson, John (1823) Bray, Allison (1866) Burrus, L H (1883) that not only did they need the tax money from the Moravians, they My great great great grand fathers were Hatteras Indian. on the west was annexed to Alleghany in 1869, 1870 and 1875. But if you have any history to give I would in deeply appreciate any help. Smith, Peter (1858) Back to North Carolina Marriages Index. Stanly, William (1870) Gillespie, Thomas (1908) Boyles, Alexander (1874) Walker, David (1775) Reeves, Micajah (1848) If they were here prior to the War of Independence, then it might be worthwhile to check the Moseley Map for their names, or at least their surnames. Key, Lewis A (1889) New River Symposium 1984. Fogle, Charles A (1907) Hauser, Thomas (1846) Mackie, William (1850) Chamberlin, Jane P (1825) This may be one of the first recordings in the New World. Franklin and others in Wilkes County. Graves, Jesse F (1896) McCollum, John (1810) Fleming, John M (1815) Schaub, Mary (1856) John Haggart applied for a land warrant dated April 10, 1752 for 640 acres along the Deep River in present day Randolph County. possible in Jersey settlement area Rowan co bout 1768. Greenwood, William (1881) Woodruff, William I (1837) Tucker, T B (1864) New settlements were established with new grist mills, saw mills, schools and buildings of worship. Holcomb, Virgil E (1909) Clark, Alsey (1829) Lewis, Lemuel (1845) Fulk, Anderson (1873) Booker, H C (1904) Park, R L (1901) Hopefully, it will help to find his grave. Combs, William (1800) York, Jonathan (1834) 2-South shore of Albemarle Sound: Whitemarsh, Pollock[C], Buncomb[J], Frilie, Lee[S], Lee, Cooper, 1-Along the Meherrin and Chowan Rivers to Albemarle Sound:Allen [E], Pitman, Kirchin, Anderson, Jackson, Gee, Bryan, Nansemond, Dew, Powers, Williams [A],Bond [J], Jones, Cotton [J], Hill [B], Baker, Barfields, Baker [H], Williams, Hains, Forster [R], Maule [W],Winn [G], Boone, Bryan [F], Hill [J], Pollack [T], Lovick [J], Pollock [G], 2-Albemarle Sound [west shore] between Chowan and Roanoke Rivers:Duckinfield [N], laccuck, Lockart [J], Henderson [D], West [R]. Ashby, J L (1927) Surry in 1773. The John Boston family lived in Onslow County on the NW Branch of the New River near the William Williams property in the 1760s. In May 1625 The Virginia Company of London listed sixteen settlers in the area that became Surry County. Doby, Charlie (1909) Lee S. Overman (1854-1930) was a U.S. Thompson, A J (1892) Atkinson, E H (1904) Martin, Matilda (1892) Gray, Wilson (1892) Cook, Mary A (1892) from the flax as woven with wool thread to make a material called Snow, John B (1881) Ceasor, Martin (1882) Greene County gained from Craven County-----1801 Edgecombe County gained from Pitt County-----1801 Walton County established by Georgia in "Indian Lands" area of North Carolina (boundaries undefinable)-----1803 Cook, Robert (1780) Assembly at New Bern, talked with the Governor and the bill passed the Danley, Andrew (1905) New for 2010 and 2011. Goins, William (1818) Lewis, Elknana (1884) Humphreys, Samuel (n. d.) Dobson * Elkin * Pilot Mountain *. Richardson, J T (1906) Wright, R E & Mary J (1898-1899) and the US Federal census of 1790 in the Wilkes County listings. Hinshaw, Joseph (1833) McCraw, William (1851) That may be my link, especially if he Adams family moved further west by the 1750s. do you mean the Samuel Willis of Willis Neck Craven County. McMickle, Dougal (1837) Williams, John (1818) Zin, Margaret (1773), North Carolina Genealogical Society Johnson, Letitia (1878) Land grants are recorded for the Deep River area as early as 1749 located then in Anson and Bladen counties. Bullin, E (1901) Jones, Lemuel (1855) Holcomb, Leroy (1821) Dodson, Elisha (1789) Harrison, William (1827) Jessup, Letha (1874) Fleming, Elizabeth (1902) Coe, Timothy (1844) Pearson, Richard M (1879) Many of the paths and trails made by Indian hunters served as a rough outline for the present railways and highways in Surry. Whittington, John A (1867) He lived on the Little River, and was on the Assembly and was Court Clerk for quite a few years. Lynch, J C (1903) Draughn, William (1911) Dickens, Julius (1854) Cockerham, Daniel (1877) Doss, William (1845) 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. Kerr, Alexander (1831) Golding, Thomas (1884) Allred, James B (1887) Atkinson, C H (1905) Gwyn, Hugh (1885) I found an Adams plantation on the map in the Beaufort area. Jones, E M (1911) Ring, W J (1903) These two districts had a total population of 760 white persons, and 14 slaves, in 121 families or 6.25 persons per family. Instead, James Carter received the deed in January of 1761, nearly 10 years later. Dickens, Ethel (1873) cream and cheese. Lamb, Henry (1817) Cummings, George W (1863) Hill, Robert (1844) The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. Hudspeth, Giles & Elizabeth (1797, 1802) Hodges, L (1894) Surry in 1773. Riggs, S F (1905) Phillips, Bennett (1777) Lane, Sarah (1902) Clary, William (1819) Bullington, Jonathan P (1866) Doss, Jesse W (1856) Moravian leaders were highly Independence, VA 24348 Kennedy, John G (1904) Lewis, Anthony (1866) Nutt, Benjamin (1880) This article will give details about the early settlers during 1749-1755. Rawley, George W (1862) Dinkins, John (1829) Joyner, Willis (1817) Belton, Ewel (1871) Nichols, William (1849) The Mitchell, Ararat, and Yakin Rivers all pass through the county. Miller, Mary (1880) Dunnagan, Littleton (1866) Norman, Columbus W (1886) Nelson, Isaac (1829) Jessup, B E (1896) The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. , has been a vital part of the first settlers, has been a vital part of the first,..., Jonathan ( 1849 ) They traveled in small groups to reach the lands that Lawson... Charles Robinson acres along the Deep River FamilySearch page ) Established in 1770 ( effective 1771 ) Rowan! 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