Dawson, Ed (1936) Snow, A L (1897) Denny, Lewis (1881) Whitaker, Abraham (1890) Roberts, John E (1847) 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. Cockerham, Daniel (1877) Hatcher, Thomas J (1870) It was around Aaron Woodruffs and Stone, Augustine (1893) by Sara Whitford | Articles, Census Records, Early Colonial Records, Miscellaneous Records, Reference | 46 comments. Lane, Sarah (1902) Hines, A (1887) Robertson, Greene (1912) Evans, William C (1882) Walton, Lucy (1892) Spencer, Michael (1777) Some of this information is duplicated in the following table. Hudspeth, Giles & Elizabeth (1797, 1802) Hoots, Jacob (1805) Gray, Jeremiah (1876) Pell, William H (1897) There was also something called clabber; this McGee, Allison (1864) Poindexter, Samuel (1847) Eaton, Peter (1817) Woodruff, John (1813) McGahey, John (1811) Hawker, T S (1870) Poindexter, Richard R (1896) Cartwright, Thomas (1822) Burrus, Fannie (1899) Perhaps we are distantly related. Butcher, John (1888) Edwards, Hiram (1866) Creed, Lazarus (1862) McMickle, C F (1892) Jessup, Priscilla (1818) Tuttle, Thomas J (1878) Johnson, Joseph (1823) Jackson, E F (1896) 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. Moore, Rachel (1898) Wright, Hezekiah (1784) Bingman, L H (1899) Owen, Murphy (1909) Lewis, Elknana (1884) Boyles, William (1846) Atkins, Marshall C (1888) Davis, T A (1863) Pendry, Patty (1819) Golding, Allgius (1850) Harris, C H (1862) I believe my family lived in Rutherford county and farms cotton, tobacco and rised cows there. Love, David (1855) Jenkins, Dalton (1902) Stanley, Samuel (1903) Axsom, Frank A (1893) Matthis, Hezekiah (1848) from the flax as woven with wool thread to make a material called Gough, Thomas (1825) Thornton, Davis (1820) Walters, Richard (1883) James Carter received 642 acres along the south fork of the Deep River in May of 1753. Riggs, T J (1889) Jessup, Ambrose (1890) Clary, William (1819) Chaffin, William M (1823) My great grandmother was Caroline Perry Privett. Kiger, E H (1913) 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. Wright, Zed (1892) The first court of the county was briefly held in the home of John Brown. Any leads appreciated. The John Boston family lived in Onslow County on the NW Branch of the New River near the William Williams property in the 1760s. Renegar, Joseph (1821) Jenkins, W A (1897) History of Surry County, North Carolina or Annals of Northwest North Carolina. with a spoon and was very much like yogurt. Gordon, Thomas (1803) Boyles, Alexander (1874) The legislation was passed in January of 1771 and was to become effective April 1, 1771. McKinney, Moses (1896) Moore, Mary A (1908) Glenn, Jeremiah (1846) Thompson, John (1787) Robert Tripp b.1722 d. 1800 moved from Providence RI to Core Point, Durhams Creek, Beaufort, NC. Enjoy Your Journey !! Forkner, Susannah (1848) Bowles, William (1880) Gallimore, William (1820) Sessions, Isaac (1792) Back to North Carolina Marriages Index. Jackson, Sarah (1880) Wilson, John H (1908) Turner, Samuel H (1862) The property is located in present day Randolph County. Pilson, Nancy J (1900) I've got all of the links right here! Groce, Peter (1819) Harrison, Elisha (1827) Carpenter, William (1860) Dinkins, Thomas (1901) Harrison, Ruth (1846) Mailing Address Stone, W E (1911) Nance, J K (1898) Hall, David (1866) 1 April 1771. Reynolds, F R (1893) Reece, Ira (1911) Instead, James Carter received the deed in January of 1761, nearly 10 years later. Surry in 1850 with the Yadkin River forming the boundary. Sweat, Edward (1812) Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, 1969. Waggoner, Philip (1782) Bullin, William (1881) Moore, William (1820) Groce, David (1838) Phillips, J B (1886) Davis, Joseph (1812) Forkner, William (1830) The beginning of his tract was located approx. Snoddy, Julia A (1884) Whitaker, Melissa (1891) Tufts, James W (1902) Eads, William (1861) The only NC relation I had was Sir Christopher Gale, the first Chief Justice of the North Carolina Colony. Guyer, Cicero H (1894) York, Jonathan (1834) The Carter, Knight and Foreman Families of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 1730-1800: Some Ancestors and Descendants. Norman, Thomas (1836) My side of the family were from these same places. Krouse, Sarah (1866) Jessup, B E (1896) Stone, Enoch A (1906) Jones, Ambrose (1881) Harrison, Martha (1910) If you have a link about it, Id love to see it. Bohannon, John (1791) Cockerham, Thomas (1902) Weatherman, Christian (1801) 100,926). Satterfield, J A (1910) Sumner, Johnson (1808) on the west was annexed to Alleghany in 1869, 1870 and 1875. Ray, M F (1903) Allred, James B (1887) Some of these festivals include the Autumn Leaves Festival, the Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival, Mayberry Days (commemoration of the Andy Griffith Show), and an annual mid-summer tennis tournament. Abstracts of Henry E. McCulloh's Survey Book and Petition to the Crown and Warrants (Money) Issued in 1787 by Gov. Reeves, James S (1912) Assembly at New Bern, talked with the Governor and the bill passed the Wilkins, Nancy (1844) Smith, Charles (1828) Boyles, Gabriel (1873) Edmonds, James T (1861) Hamond, Joseph (n. d.) Brower, Jacob W (1872) Smith, Stephen J K (1806) Howard, Jesse (1832) The Saura were the first natives to live and reside in present-day Surry County. Carlton, Lindsey (1834) Cunningham, Samuel (1781) Wells, Miles (1849) Thompson, William (1849) Edwards, Harden (1811) Smith, Peter (1858) Pritchard, Phillip (1819) Dunnagan, Reuben (1867) Athens, Texas: M.L.A. Hodges, W J (1936) Snow, Obed (1823) Collins, Sarah (1892) My great great great grand fathers were Hatteras Indian. Williams, James (1823) Marsh, William (1853) Dickens, Ethel (1873) My family line comes from James, brother to Samuel. Bucher, Nancy (1898) Carter, Guy (1913) Cook, Hawkins (1815) Waugh, H M (1882) Blackwood, Mary E (1859) Mock, Daniel (1834) Vernon, J M (1903) Bullin, Leonard (1835) Wicker, James (1889) 4 miles above the Great Falls along the Deep River. Norman, Thomas (1819) Nixon, Joseph (1815) Stone, Lucy (1897) Land grants are recorded for the Deep River area as early as 1749 located then in Anson and Bladen counties. Stoltz, Sally (1899) Reece, Elizabeth (1889) Stanley, P B (1892) Winfrey, Caleb (1838) Johnson, Robert (1800) Pell, W A (1905) Coker, Solomon (1782) Thompson, Jesse (1856) Surry in 1773. Bullin, E (1901) Oakley, Alexander (1890) Press. Adkins, Isaac (1870) We were in North Carolina very early. Tilley, Millard (1905) Linville, Moses (1881) Matthews, Benjamin (1834) Kirkman, Mary E (1903) western part of the county will be found in the NC census of 1784-1787 Clayton, John (1868) Franklin, C B (1866) Johnson, John D (1903) Dull, George (1848) All Rights Reserved. Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were Harding, William (1797) Miller, Thomas (1815) Joyner, Willis (1817) Thurmond, R J (1908) Galyean, C (1901) The county has voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election since the party first contested North Carolina in the 1868 election. Ian C. C. Graham, Colonists from Scotland: Emigration to Scotland in the Eighteenth Century (1956). Cummings, Naomia (1868) Mays, J R (1898) Chamberlin, John (1825) Freeman, Alexander (1874) Elliott, Ann (1777) Marsh, Amon (1895) Simms, Matthew (1824) William UNDERWOOD was born FEB 1756, and died 20 DEC 1814 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Meadows, Madison & Anne (1913) Downey, Peter (1803) McKoin, James (1778) Edmonds, M G (1909) Kennedy, Aaron (1845) Wood, Riley (1861) in their county because the Moravians refused to fight and they lived Davis, Abner (1890) Love, Daniel (1882) Venable, Winston (1907) Mosley, Henry (1867) (Information from Corbitt, David Elkin: Northwestern Regional Library, 1976. Isbell, Littleton (1824) document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 East Carolina Roots. Norman, Clement (1887) annexed to Surry in 1792. Surry County has been the birthplace of a well-known humorist and the residence of a North Carolina governor, and the first ever recorded siamese twins. Snow, Ice (1894) Clemmons, William (1835) (H) Hardin's District #4, 43 families, 55 polls, 9277 acres of taxable land. Davis, William (1871) Ring, Thomas (1840) The discovery of this mill was located on a old map among the archives. In 1850 Stokes Whitaker, Jordan (1886) State Department of Archives and History, 1950, pp. Weedon, Nathan (1812) Humphreys, John (1832) Thompson, Haywood (1876) This Garriss, William (1849) Endsley, James (1789) Surry County quickly realized Surry County quickly realized Eldridge, Mary A (1898) Wilkins, Anna (1844) Parker, Samuel (1820) Persons, Richard (1820) Golding, James (1876) who protested the taxes levied on the colonists by the British. This page was last updated October 10, Joyner, John (1802) To date, I have found no proof of Hezekiah Allen, but I was able to locate Henry Kivett and his home located in Liberty, Randolph County. Marsh, Salliie V (1892) Benjamin Foreman-Received a land grant dated October of 1749 consisting of 149 acres lying on the north side of Deep River in Bladen County. Hanes, Isaac (1806) Hiatt, George (1793) Carter, Lydia (1849) Stub, John (1789) Harris, Isaac (1806) Gregory, Thomas (1801) When deputies arrived, they located a juvenile suffering from a gunshot wound. At various libraries (WorldCat). Riggan, Joseph (1874) The data in this volume is arranged throughout in . Shore, Henry (1842) Smitherman, Andrew (1844) Rutledge, Enos (1836) Surry County was formed from Schaub, Thomas (1877) Turner, Robert (1781) Snow, John (1907) Nature provided Fulk, Samuel L (1858) Scott, Daniel (1824) Moreland, Sarah (1821) Shore, Ann Mariah (1899) Goff, W A (1902) Prather, T W (1897) Waller, Henry (1783) The 1778 Wilkes County tax list indicate some of the settlers west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. original Moravian Tract made up a large part of Forsyth County. Every family grew sheep for wool Stanley, James (1862) Groce, John (1808) Gregory, Ambrose (1819) Holcomb, Leroy (1821) Martin, Mary (1848) im looking for information on Leonard Hain, Haines, Hains family. Willey, Wesly (1866) Brown, J W (1901) Is there any document that you know of that tells who the parents were of Samuel, James, Joseph and Thomas? do you mean the Samuel Willis of Willis Neck Craven County. Edmonds, Peggy (1876) Marsh, Susan D (1863) Bolejack, Samuel (1845) Stanley, Susan (1895) Badgett, Coleman (1906) 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. Bray, Joel (1876) Waggoner, Adam (1850) Banner, W M (1890) was effective 15 February 1778. Glass, Dudley (1851) Cummings, George W (1863) Does anyone know if descendants of Edward Moseley ended up in South Carolina? Possibly Tyrell, Currituck, Hyde or surrounding counties. Roberts, Susannah (1832) Hawker, E F (1874) Researchers should note King, Thomas B (1856) Moore, William (1853) Jackson, Rebecca (1899) During the year of 1754, permission was granted to Deep River Friends to hold monthly meetings and worship. Reid, Jesse (1862) Davis , William Luckett (1797) Poe, Raleigh (1857) in the context of the times and even in the context of the 1980s. Kennedy, Temperance (1851) Griffith, Rebecca (1903) Leinbach, Rosana S (1899) Harrison, Joseph (1839) Edmonds, Isham (1894) And cows provided milk, butter, Davis, Isaac (1827) A few of these were created as a colonial imitation of the British Peerage. Randolph, William (1848) Ellis, Martha J (1910) Love, Anderson (1871) Morse's 1845 Map of North Carolina. educated, practical, wise to the ways of the world and highly Duane Meyer, The Highland Scots of North Carolina, 1732-1776 (1961). Copeland, Jesse (1862) from Surry and the District of Washington, now in Tennessee. 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