Snow, A L (1897) Hunter, Jerry (1910) Bullin, Joseph (n. d.) Stewart, John (1807) Dockery, C H (1898) Gough, Thomas (1825) Smith, Elizabeth (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. Hollinsworth, W R (1885) Jervis, George A (1874) Carolina to put the rest of the Wachovia Tract in Surry County borders. Matches 1 to 33 of 33 Last Name, Given Name(s) Durrett, Davis (1832) Cook, Alfred (1905) Farr, Barnibas (1787) Winfrey, Isaac (1838) Davis, Jennie (1873) White, Joseph C (1899) Edwards, Harden (1811) Humphreys, Samuel (n. d.) Anglin, Philip (1858) Years later, the name of Allen Falls failed as well and the settlement was renamed Ramseur. The first settlers of the area in present-day Wilkes County were primarily German and Scot-Irish immigrants. Forrester, Mary (1872) Sweat, Edward (1812) McGahey, Sally (n. d.) Masters, Nicholas (1810) (He became the only NC Governor from Surry.) The deed was issued 5 years later on December 24, 1757. Key, Kelles (1839) Davis, Polly (n. d.) Harrison, Ruth (1846) Mosley, T A (1904) He lived on the Little River, and was on the Assembly and was Court Clerk for quite a few years. Jones, Abraham (1867) Winfrey, Thomas & Mary (1840, 1842) Nicholson, Micajah (1870) Zebulon Gaunt applied for a land warrant in 1752 along the Deep River consisting of 640 acres. Moran, J A (1903) Bartley, Revel (1867) Garner, John (1851) In Wilkes County, two militia districts, Vannoy's, and Nall's Districts were west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. Day, R R (1894) Bagwell, J A (1866) Parker, Joseph (1880) Franklin, Charity C (1886) Hickman, W Hardin (1891) The Charles H. Stone Memorial Library, the Foothills Theatre, and the Horne Creek Living Historical Farm are all important attractions in Surry County. Copeland, Isaac (1840) Sutphin, Westly (1900) Dinkins, John (1844) Before European settlers-mainly Scotch-Irish and Germans-arrived in what is now Stokes County, the Cheraw lived in the land. Hendrix, A L (1904) From Les Tate: Trail Found for James Burk ("II") and John Burk, his son. Towns. Brown, William (1844) Edwards, Ann (1820) Fentriss, Jane (1892) Creed, Lazarus (1862) In May 1625 The Virginia Company of London listed sixteen settlers in the area that became Surry County. The Deep River of North Carolina continues to provide its history and genealogy everyday. Armfield, Martin (1909) [C] CHOWAN PRECINCT East side of Chowan River: Meherrin, Baker[H], Alston [J], Bennett, Parker, Blanthard, Spivy, Hill, Perry, Hunter, Lee, Pendal,Speight, Barns. Phillip Hogget received a land grant dated January of 1755 in the amount of 420. Reece, Abraham (1823) Roberts, William (1777) Hill, Sanford (1884) My family lines in Pitt County are Atkinson (Bensboro Plantation), Rives, Bryan, Hill, Whitmel. Jessup, Alfred (1912) and for food. Sparger, Nancy (1887) My side of the family were from these same places. Hampton, Henry (1832) Thompson, Catherine (1820) Chaney, Abraham (1878) Marler, John (1846) Doss, Matthew A (1846) Brown, C C (1909) Melton, William (1860) Whitt, S M (1899) Snow, Frost (1853) Thompson, Samuel (1793) Hodges, Drury (1895) Moser, Israel (1897) Bohannon, John (1791) Lamb, Henry (1817) Creed, Bennett (1828) Surry County, North Carolina. abundant food. Reece, Lalia B (1918) Hodges, Bartholomew (1832) Bran, Thomas (1844) Overby, Margaret (1798) Marsh, William V (1862) Jackson, Isaac (1883) Derrett, Davis (1832) (WE) Weaver's District, #13, 51 families, 45 polls, 6997 acres of taxable land. Adams, David (1850) Stow, Abraham (1846) Surry County is probably the only county in the state that has records of all existing marriages in the county. Ross, Alexander (1875) 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. Williams, Lewis (1842) Shelton, William (1873) Riggan, P C (1912) Harrison, John (1775) Gilmer, W P (1909) Franklin, Meshack (1841) This was while North Carolina was still a British colony. He died in May 1733 and did leave a will that is on file at the NC Archives, Raleigh. Did you know online deed searches are available in several eastern North Carolina counties. Joyner, David (1853) Davis, William (1795) Hammock, Bartlett (1822) Williams, Joel (1884) Bowles, Russell (1911) in December 1770 by Martin Armstrong, Anthony Hampton and James Dunne. Around 1:40 a.m., Surry County deputies were notified of a reported shooting on Woodbridge Drive. Needham, W F (1911) Everton, Thomas (1819) Adkins, C C (1906) Patrick, Robert (1778) that not only did they need the tax money from the Moravians, they was a milk solid, soured and skimmed of cream. 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. Hiatt, George (1793) Vestal, John (1833) Fulps, George (1786) Nicholas died in 1828 in Richmond County, NC. Greenwood, William (1881) McCraw, Elizabeth (1843) Roberts, John (1777) McBride, E (1843) Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were Gentry, Joseph & Agnes (1813, 1827) Marshall, Moses (1871) Riggs, Samuel (1800) Johnson, John T (1899) The 1778 Wilkes County tax list indicate some of the settlers west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. Jackson, Amor (1843) Laffoon, W H (1900) Jones, William (1855) George Fagon-Received a land grant dated September 30th of 1749 consisting of 200 acres. Enjoy Your Journey !! McKinney, James A (1874) Key, M P (1898) Holyfield, John (1880) Marion, William (1883) Boyles, William (1846) Corbitt Williams, Peter (1893) Barker, Thomas (1845) Cummings, George W (1863) Bunker, Chang (1874) Cockerham, J E (1862) Paine, Stephen (1820) Gwyn, Hugh (1885) http://www.ncmarkers.com/Results.aspx?k=Search&ct=btn, (accessed on September 5, 2011). the western part of Surry where Low Gap is located. from Surry and the District of Washington, now in Tennessee. Walker, William (1880) Nixon, Thomas (1852) Jackson, Rebecca (1899) Redd, Lewis W (1864) Hutchens, William (1833) says no description given in the law. McCraw, Samuel (1836) Johnson, John (1885) 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. Wilbourn, Richard (1895) Walker, F M (1907) Bucher, Nancy (1898) Copeland, J M (1862) Burch, Thomas C (1864) Fulk, Bryson (1904) Murphy, Joseph (1817) Axsom, M C (1898) Whitlock, Martin (1865) There are federal censuses publicly available for 1790, 1800 (partial), 1810, 1820 (partial), 1830 (partial), 1840 (partial), 1850 (partial), 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940. . With 1 comment. The property is located along the banks of Deep River and Richland Creek. Kelly, John (1817) Poore, Robert (1862) The land joined both Abbotts Creek and the Deep River in present day High Point and Jamestown areas. Stewart, Isaiah (1835) Booker, Joseph (1907) Pettit, Thomas (1789) Stone, Calvin (1879) Reid, Preston (1895) Other travel groups from Virginia were the Stone, Lovill, Stow, Denny, Fulk, Key, Faulkner, Dunnegan, Cook, Smith, Jones and Needham families. Ballard, Thomas (1794) Haymore, Henry (1913) Atkins, J Henry (1915) William Allen is claimed to be the first settler of Ramseur along the Deep River in Randolph County. 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. Mosby, William (1828) Evans, William (1874) Thompson, Harrison (1860) Gallaway, C W (1884) Thompson, Elizabeth (1874) Reece, Elizabeth (1889) Wright, Hezekiah (1784) Carter, Samuel (1815) Cockerham, Hughs (1875) Cox, Frederick (1781) Dobson, William P (1846) Dowling, John (1798) Wilbourn, S T (1900) Golding, Allgius (1850) 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. Cows also proved Hudson, Nancy (1892) Cadle, Zachariah (1771) Kennedy, Aaron (1845) Fulk, Anderson (1873) Brinkley, James (1858) Minish, W O (1889) Grant, Reuben (1810) Robertson, George (n. d.) Alberty, Nathan (1896) My great grandmother was Caroline Perry Privett. It was named to honor Lord Surrey, a member of Parliament Cook, Daniel P (1913) Surry County Surry County was formed in 1771. Boyles, Gabriel (1873) Lovill, Edward (1816) Mackie, John (1823) Speer, Levin (1800) Eastern Parish: 1715: c.1715: Chowan: Chowan: Very soon renamed to St. Paul . Venable, James (1881) Ritter, James (1816) McMickle, S J (1903) Tilley, Millard (1905) Edwards, Hiram (1866) Source: The Heritage of At various libraries (WorldCat). Stone, W E (1911) Booker, Forrester (1881) Patterson, Betty (1896) Gordon, Ephraim (1798) Cockerham, John H (1855) Spencer, John (1831) Cloud, J M (1883) Key, John W (1902) It was the land of plenty Adkins, William H (1863) Money, Samuel (1818) My Great great grandmother was Caroline perry Privett . Mankins, James (1869) Clary, William (1819) Galyean, C (1901) Stone, Enoch A (1906) Johnson, Felix (1894) Zachary, Virginia (1864) Peel, Jesse (1816) Glass, Dudley (1851) Fallen, W L (1905) Kelly, William D & Elizabeth (1858) Golding, Abner (1888) Jessup, Ambrose (1890) Thompson, Alexander & Jemima (1907) Hurt, Dicey (1887) The field trip component of the series will take place at DuPont State Recreational Forest on Friday, March 3 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Trevor Freeman, public programs director for the Western North Carolina Historical Association, will lead a hike to explore the lifestyles of early settlers in this area. Phillips, J B (1886) Southard, Martin V (1863) Holyfield, Jefferson (1913) His first born was named Abraham Creeson. The period from 1790 until the Hunt, Daniel (1837) Parker, Jonathan (n. d.) Athens, Texas: M.L.A. Bennett, Thomas (1899) 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. Riggs, T J (1889) Fowlks, James A (1898) Cockerham, Daniel (1877) William did name the settlement Allen Falls and attempted a log dam at the water connections in 1799. Skidmore, Abraham (1827) Harris, Isaac (1806) Samuel, G W (1910) Uptegrove, Isaac (1817) Whitaker, Nancy (1887) Did any of your Leonards come into Georgia? Hardin Taliaferro (1811-1875) was born near Little Fishers River, and he grew up working in the grist mills of the area; it was in these mills that Taliaferro developed his knack for both telling and writing stories. North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal 4, no. Bryan, Gideon (1878) Hall, Thomas (1819) It was the land of plenty [E] PERQUIMANS PRECINCT between Yaupin and Pequimans Rivers: Sturgeons, Durant, Norcomb, Harvey [T], Denman [C], Skinner [R], Sander, Pettiver, Phelps, Speight. Cunningham, Samuel (1781) Willey, C C (1913) Jones, Ambrose (1881) Ridens, William (1782) This Whitehead, William (1822) Harrison, Elisha (1827) Stone, T W (1900) Willard, W W (1925) Bays, Raleigh (1858) McLemore, Ephraim (1799) Williams, John (1818) Howard, Jesse (1814) Boone's Creek in Washington County, Tennessee. The highest point in Surry County is Fisher Peak in the Blue Ridge, while the best known peak is Pilot Mountain. Sumner, Robert (1785) Thompson, James (1847) Goings, W P (1893) Norman, Thomas (1836) Woodruff, John P (1886) John was born April 4, 1729 and died during the year of 1815. Joseph McGee was actually the first mill operator of this area. Cunningham, N F (1866) Lawson, Henry (1893) The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Patterson, Julius A (1871) Who were the Palatine families referenced on the Moseley Map? Jackson, W T (1927) Coordinator Gordon, J M (1896) Jackson, C W (1912) Rook, Ira (1888) Barr, John (1796) The term palatine could also be in reference to people living on the lands of these landholders. Green, J M (1901) Johnson, Lewis (1905) Simpson, Celia (1885) Jones, James (1866) Jones, James (1836) Clanton, Benjamin (1808) McCraw, James (1846) Johnson, Franklin (1871) Guinn, Samuel (1785) This recurring payment can be stopped at the end of any membership year. Surry County quickly realized Fleming, John (1845) Miller, Mary (1880) Hanes, William (1836) Cockerham, Daniel (1843) Does anyone know if descendants of Edward Moseley ended up in South Carolina? Wall, Miles (1907) Napier, Dora (1898) James City County was one of eight original shires designated in 1634. Ashby, Hallifax (1825) Ashburn, H M (1910) Guyer, A C (1883) Kallam, C C (1923) Despite the efforts of the early citizens the legislature focused on the overwhelming tax burden imposed on the colony by Parliament. Roberts, Susannah (1832) annexed to Surry in 1792. Another possibility could be that Surry is a derivative of the Saura; the Saura were the first Native Americans to inhabit present-day Surry. Forrester, James (1837) Galyean, Jefferson (1866) Banner, Elisha (1868) Hudspeth, James (1834) Adams, Anderson (1889) Winston: Stewart's Printing House, 1892. Stanley, Garrett (1871) Golden, Thomas (1912) Jenkins, Mourning (1849) Wall, Lewis (1855) Melton, Martha (1912) Smith, J B (1934) iii. Carter, Thomas (1846) Ashburn, D L (1875) Richard Caswell. Cook, Nancy (1848) Howard, Jesse (1832) Graves, Jesse F (1896) Surry may have received its name from two sources a county in England or the Indians who lived in the region. Creed, Matthew (1798) Martin, Lewis (1898) Poe, Alvis (1855) Park, R L (1901) Golding, Reubin (1889) Perhaps we are distantly related. Spaenhower, Werner (1787) The legislation was passed in January 1771 and was to become effective Bobbitt, M J (1897) Haines, Nathan (1835) Key, William S (1889) Poindexter, Richard R (1896) Blackburn, Ambrose (1777) Shelton, Edward (1783) Reynolds, James (1784) Scott, Jarrett (1896) Hatcher, G A (1898) Franklin, Mildred (1843) Mahaffey, Thomas (1830) Wilmoth, T S (1889) Guyer, W M (1896) Jones, Ellen (1903) 2 (May 1978): 74-86. Flinchum, Martin (1872) The discovery of this mill was located on a old map among the archives. Mosley, Henry (1867) Hunt, James O (1848) McCraw, Francis M (1896) Crissman, George (1839) Lawrence, Richard (1796) Happy to see the Perrys and Slades of our family listed. Saddle Mountain. Stone, Elizabeth (1874) Jackson, John H (1887) Caudle, Abraham (1835) Parker, John (1842) Where? Griffith, Solomon (1814) Booker, H C (1904) Moore, Matthew (1801) Thompson, Joseph (1823) Nuttall, Charles A (1845) Collins, Jesse (1830) Low, Jacob (1893) The first federal census available for South Carolina is 1790. Cunningham, William (1841) Pilcher, Daniel (1830) Although he accomplished few goals while in office, Franklin managed to reform the harsh criminal punishments within North Carolinas penal law. Brinager, Joseph (1825) Smitherman, Margaret (1816) In Wilkes County, two militia districts, Vannoy's, and Nall's Districts were west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. Pell, William (1890) York, Mark (1867) Ward, Levin (1825) Dinkins, Frederick (1842) Foot, William (1837) (R) Ray's District, # 13 32 families, 28 polls, 15309 acres of taxable land. Ring, Leopold (1883) McArthur, Ruth (1916) Jervis, David (1832) Draughn, William (1911) Crissman, Aaron (1890) She is buried in Franklinton Community Cemetery. Herman Cox was the first Cox member to settle along the river in 1757. Davis, Rebecca (1897) Hann, John (1781) The best resources for researching this area is on a local level. Jones, Russell R (1858) All three applied for land grants and owned a great deal of property. that not only did they need the tax money from the Moravians, they Gwyn, Johnson (1896) [K] Eastern shore between Albemarle & Pamticoe Sounds: 1-North Shore-Pamticoe River:Lillington[A], Adams, Pilkington, Snoad, Boyd, 2-Bath Town: Kenyon, Odeon, Aldeson[S], Martin, Worsly [J], Salter[E], Riouset, Adams, Jones,Ottiwell, 3-East of Bath Town to the Sound: Jewell, maule [P], Perkins, Barrow, Adams [P], Dowry, Jones [P],Woodstock, Slade, Jasper, Mattamuskeet, Tuskeruro Indians, Mallard Creek, Chicod Creek, Salter [E], Kingman, Worsly, Blount, Reading,Coldom, Hill, Slade, Slade [B], Crofton, Maule [P], Locker, Peyton [R], Trip [J], Porter, Nevil, Turner[R],Leigh, Jones, Campaign [R], 2-Craven Precinct Johnson, Beards Creek, Frank[M], Wilkinsons Point, Dawsons Creek, 1-Craven Precinct-New Bern Fonville, Handy, 2-South of Trent River up to New Bern Jones [Frederick]-7375 acres, Wilson [W], Hancock,Palatines, Glover [C], Hatch [A], Handcock [H], [Q] Hatteras Island:Gibbs, Neal, Hatteras Indians, 1-Near Beaufort Town Taylor [N], Shakelford, Shaw, Rustul [R], 2-Across North River, east Wicker, Burnet, 1-NE shore New River[Jacksonville] Howard, Lillington[H], 3-Along the coast between New and Cape Fear Rivers [Jacksonville to Wilmington] Johnson,Beasly, Frederick, Alexander, Vaile[J], Nixon, Hauser, Swann[S], Staples, Hudson, Watts, Perry,Porter, Howe, 4-East bank NE Branch Cape Fear River Harrison[C], Watts, Mardsen, Carter, And now, for the map (clicking on the map will bring up a much larger version from East Carolina University in a new window).. Anthony, James (1837) Eaton, Peter (1817) Chilton, Anderson (1901) 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. It was around Aaron Woodruffs and Thank you! Mills, Aaron (1866) The earliest one I have found is David Cooper Sr born 1750 . by Sara Whitford | Articles, Census Records, Early Colonial Records, Miscellaneous Records, Reference | 46 comments. Hutchens, Benjamin (1830) Moore, Edward (1837) McCarrol, Nathaniel (1780) The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. Maness, W B (1885) Part of Surry King, Thomas B (1856) Worth, Paul (1874) also applies to Wilkes County tax lists and deeds from 1777 until 1792. Speer, Thomas (1797) Minish, James (1836) Butner, F A (1904) Muncus, Calvin (1924) South Carolinians moved north into the Lower Cape Fear region to establish pine plantations with enslaved African labor. Crutchfield, Jesse (1909) Jessup, Jacob (1815) I am Ken Reason : My Mothers side Patterson is from Scotland then Ireland and all many all over the globe. Spillman, William (1841) Arrington, Daniel (1862) Simmons, Samuel (1880) Bolejack, Samuel (1845) He was born 1761 in Culpeper County, Virginia iv. Hendrix, J W (1908) Volume I Im glad you left your comment, though, because someone with South Carolina roots may see it and would love to take you up on your offer! Herring, William C (1829) Inman, Morrison (1887) Low, Samuel (1857) Preparations would be made prior to the trip such as rations, supplies, etc. Steel, James (1897) When did they come to NC and from where. on the west was annexed to Alleghany in 1869, 1870 and 1875. Young, Edward (1791) His death allowed the land to exchange from McGee to Allen in 1792. Joyner, Willis (1817) Phelps, Elizabeth (1876) Maxwell, T H (1871) Required fields are marked *. Hedgecoe, Elizabeth (1896) I am surprised that Russell isnt on the list. Hill, Robert (1844) Cranford, Mary Jane (1886) Thank you for your offer to help with the South Carolina census, however this site is focused on eastern North Carolina. Dobson, Mary (1876) Harbers, Adonejah (1830) Denny, Polly (1910) The historical data in relevance to the Buffalo Ford dates back to when the buffalo roamed the Carolina wilderness. Later, the famous American author and satirist Mark Twain imitated Taliaferros use of local dialects and writing style. Patterson, William (n. d.) Leroy, The Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943, Raleigh: Carlton, Wiley (1891) McCraw, Jacob (1822) Douthet, James (1782) 4 miles above the Great Falls along the Deep River. Rawley, Mary (1889) and the US Federal census of 1790 in the Wilkes County listings. You pay each year by check or PayPal. White, Welcome (1881) North Carolina Tedder Census Data, Tax Lists, Land Records, and more, by county, Early Rountree (Roundtree) Items - Mostly Chowan County, Family Tree Fact Check: Elial Edwards, son of Emanuel Edwards, Will of Thomas Rountree (Chowan County) 1748. Meredith, James (1790) New settlements were established with new grist mills, saw mills, schools and buildings of worship. Surry County, The Andy Griffith Show, and Pilot Mountain. William S. Powell, ed. Poindexter, Robert A (1842) I am a descendant of Jesse Adams who settled in Lewis Fork on the Yadkin River. Thank you. Map of North Carolina County Formations 1664-1965. Belton, Ewel (1871) 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. Longino, John Thomas (1796) Holyfield, J H (1911) the western part of Surry where Low Gap is located. Southard, Isaac (1791) There are others who should have appeared on 1778 list who do not, e.g., Joshua Weaver and Zachariah Wells. A total of 1006 people inhabited Wilkes County "beyond the crest of the Blue Ridge" in 1790. Lindsey, Laban (1840) 100,926). Edwards, Priscilla (1782) Matthews, Benjamin (1834) Moore, Samuel (1864) George, Andrew (1887) Reid, Irvin (1888) McBride, May (1905) Reece, Edward (1825) Forkner, James A (1893) Hill, Joel (1884) Daniels, J B (1890) Hunt, J T (1904) from the flax as woven with wool thread to make a material called Nicholas Smith applied for 450 acres of land and the deed was issued on April 1, 1751 in Bladen County. I went about 10 years ago and have pictures of Gum Neck and Frying Pan. Felts, J M (1893) Johnson, Jemima (1837) Dinkins, Thomas (1901) Lancaster County was formed in 1785. Reavis, J O (1904) Franklin, Bernard (1828) Riggs, Jesse M (1900) Tucker, Branch (1832) Im always up for learning something new. 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. Dix, John L (1805) Benjamin died in 1796 in Chatham County, NC. Noblet, John (1791) [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. Nature provided As more families and frontiersmen colonized the region, a petition was filed by several Rowan County residents with the hope to establish a new courthouse. . Hill, Nancy (1907) Davis, Abner (1890) Jackson, Joel (1899) Griffith, John (1779) Shore, John (1840) Patterson, Benjamin (1849) You can set up a recurring payment for your membership so you dont have to remember to renew every year. Morse's 1845 Map of North Carolina. Cox, A W (n. d.) Fleming, Edmond (1815) Jones, J H (1894) Hough, John (1801) Dearman, John (1867) Williams, John (1834) However, there was a 1669 document that outlined the creation of palatine landgraves and casiques in the Carolina Colony when it was under the Lords Proprietor. Kennedy, C H (1882) Miller, Christian (1795) Truelove, Austin (1847) The . Grogan, John P (1872) Cave, A R (1906) Smith, Peter (1858) Bray, L W (1888) Oglesby, Micajah (1831) Fisher, Frederick (1773) Jessup, William (1890) Munkers, Elizabeth (1813) Island Ford was yet another popular crossing. Surry County, North Carolina : I47300 : 2: Bryson, Elizabeth : 31 Jan 1771: Surry County, North Carolina : I131096 : Died. Snow, Thomas (1843) Davis, William (1871) Patterson, James B (1859) Your email address will not be published. Phillips, Solomon (1834) Gallimore, William (1820) Tilley, Thomas J (1871) It is interesting also to note that there were more residents in 1782, apparently several families left the area during the revolutionary war years. Jessup, Meshack (1908) Glenn, Tyre (1778) This allowed easy paddling down the river for early travels and trade. Benge, Tyre (1913) Lanier, Thomas (1801) Snow, W W (1901) Choat, John (1825) Ingram, John W (1891) Hunter, Thomas (1846) Dunbar, Colman (1854) Evans, Pleasant (1872) Cook, John M (1888) Norman, Joseph (1853) Surry may have received its name from two sources a county in England or the Indians who lived in the region. Denny, James (1848) Keirsey, James (1892) Pell, W A (1905) Phillips, Bennett (1840) Banner, Edward (1884) Stone, L T (1894) Gordon, John (1847) Melton, David (1787) Limer, Sarah P (1838) would the last names of mallican or millican be also milliken. Fowler, Malinda (1906) Payne, Barnett (1904) Southern, S M (1899) Cockerham, Ed (n. d.) Cook, Robert (1780) Dickens, Ethel (1873) Davis, Samuel L (1848) Holcomb, Lawrence (1834) Gillespie, Tyre R (1870) Creed, John (1852) Patterson, L C (1894) FS Library Collection, FS Library book 975.6 B2s. McDaniel, Henry P (1888) McKinney, Jesse (1840) His son, John Hardison was a delegate to the 2nd Continental Congress. William D. Bennett. 1 April 1771. Jackson, J S (1908) Sparger, James (1902) Creed, H B (1893) Surry County, North Carolina, Edwards, Gideon (n. d.) Graves, Joseph (n. d.) Coalson, Susan (1950) Moreland, Joseph (1819) Oakley, Alexander (1890) Whitaker, Alfred (1907) Fulton, Jerry (1906) Blackburn, Newman (1771) Thompson, J O (1900) Reeves, James S (1912) Freeman, Aaron & Nancy (1830) Head, Isaac (1847) November 20, 2022. 2016 John Locke Foundation | 200 West Morgan St., Raleigh, NC 27601, Voice: (919) 828-3876, //$i = get_field('photogallery2',get_the_ID()); Jones, Hardy (1819) Ashby, Joseph W (1907) Cockerham, James (1815) Spencer, John (1840) Jones, Jane (1878) Graff, John Michael (1784) 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. Faust, Robert (1893) Waggoner, Philip (1782) Taylor, Benjamin (1853) Bullin, William (1881) Shugart, Ferber (1900) Hill, Leonard (1830) Rowan occured in 1771, it left Salem in Rowan and Bethabara and Dollyhigh, E A (1912) Cockerham, C C (1909) Satterfield, A J (1889) York, James (1814) Venable, Rachel (1856) Thank you so much for your comment. Press. Foard, R W (1878) Bitting, Walter R (1853) Davis, John (1837) Wilkins, George (1844) Bryant, J M (1902) Combs, Eli W (1908) Holcomb, Ella G (1949) Cowles, A A (1827) Milstead, Edward (1820) Flinchum, James E (1877) Samuel Russell and his ship The Scorpion came across from Scotland and traveled up what is now thw Cape Fear Riverand created the town Russellboroughwill someone plz see why this important family was left off the mapthanks. Pilcher, James (1835) Gilmer, William (1884) Dietz, Jacob (1777) Roby, Barton (1843) im looking for information on Leonard Hain, Haines, Hains family. An unusual relic of a by gone era are the evaluations of property of these settlers, given in pounds, shillings and pence. How, A C (1849) Lash, George (1820) Hill, R D (1869) January 7, 2023 Liked by 3 people. Easley, Avery (1905) The John Boston family lived in Onslow County on the NW Branch of the New River near the William Williams property in the 1760s. Winfrey, Isaac (1815) Corbitt Axsom, Israel P (1862) Freeman, Sally (1874) Marion, Christina (1892) Jones, Samuel (1854) Franklin, Shadrach (1859) Scott, Daniel (1824) Johnson, Jeffery (1797) Vernon, George (1882) Walker, Robert (1786) William UNDERWOOD was born FEB 1756, and died 20 DEC 1814 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Marion, Jeremiah (1893) Miller, Thomas (1815) How early were your ancestors in North Carolina? Im descended from Gidaon Moseley of Aiken SC. He also owned 1 cart and 1 pair of wagon wheels. Denny, Harvey (1874) //dump($i); Brower, Jacob W (1872) Davis, Daniel (1827) Mosley, H D (1896) The data in this volume is arranged throughout in . Edwards, Gideon (1811) Key, L J (1899) A. Hadley, Joshua Hadley's great-great-grandson made the move to Mount Airy. Lemmons, Peter (1818) Surry in 1773. Thompson, Martha (1890) Andsley, James (1776) The family remained in the Chatham County area, until J. Moore, Mary A (1908) Carmichael, T E (1899) Love, James M (1905) Gilmer, R S (1910) Stub, John (1789) Brinkley, John (1846) Moore, Wyatt (1862) These families would travel with others known as a "party". Darnell, Morgan (1861) Early Settlers of Wayne County, Indiana . Forkner, Samuel (1899) Whitaker, Elisha (1899) Davis, Jonathan (1846) Cook, Alfred (1829) Tufts, James W (1902) Segrove, John (1833) Windsor, Isaac (1821) Haynes, William G (1834) Several key natural attractions are found within Surry County. Howell, Thomas (1783) Owen, Thomas (1822) Barton, David (1772) Linville, Moses (1826) Brower, M M (1906) Codes for the 1787 and 1797 tax list districts are: Oglesby, David P (1835) Briggs, Jesse (1878) Chilton, Stephen (1837) Davis, Matthew (1836) Lundy, Clark (1859) Norman, Joseph T (1931) Reece, Ira (1911) Many believe that the original members were all from Nantucket, Massachusetts, but this simply is not true. 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. Clayton, Mary E (1894) Hill, Rufus (1863) Greenwood, James (1883) 199-202). Hollinsworth, Isaac (1871) Moreland, Sarah (1821) Jones, Joel H (1849) Reeves, Micajah (1848) Spainhour, Emanuel (1865) Perkins, Elizabeth (1820) Clayton, William (1781) Reynard, James (1784) 1846 ) Ashburn, D L ( 1875 ) Richard Caswell kennedy, C H ( 1882 ),... 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