Smith, Larkin (1876) Lamb, Henry (1817) original Moravian Tract made up a large part of Forsyth County. I would like to know more about the Hatteras Indian reservation and its location. Early Settlers 17th Century until Revolutionary Period Revolutionary Period Scott, Jarrett (1896) Edwards, Ann (1820) In the beginning, Surry did not want the Moravians Higgins, Martha (1898) Lovill, James A (1861) Wall, Miles (1907) Simmons, Newel (1862) Venable, John (1852) My family lines in Pitt County are Atkinson (Bensboro Plantation), Rives, Bryan, Hill, Whitmel. Johnson, Enoch (1896) Faugerson, John (1783) Moore, Rachel (1898) In 1850 Stokes Note: At the headwaters [here called the Fitzwilliam River] on the NC/VA line-20,000 acres to Col.William Byrd of Virginia. Dollyhigh, Nancy (1913) 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). Jackson, Isaac (1883) Baker, S L (1908) Melton, William (1860) with a spoon and was very much like yogurt. Phillips, John (1862) Corbitt Hill, Sanford (1884) Colton's 1856 Map of North Carolina with Beaufort Harbor. Gray, Wilson (1892) Collins, Sarah (1892) McCraw, Gabriel (1902) Green, Henry (1862) Please contact us at the email or phone number on the left side of this page to schedule an appointment. Reeves, R E (1892) Stanley, Susan (1895) Hiatt, Collins (1802) Creed, Abraham (1815) Boyles, William (1879) I can account that William Ellis is the head of the family and that John, James Jr. and Benjamin are his sons. Renegar, George (1795) Axsom, Andrew (1890) Stewart, Samuel (1909) Bass, Henry (1904) This allowed easy paddling down the river for early travels and trade. Did you know that only 3% of the American people fall in that 3%? The City of Mount Airy. The City of Mount Airy, NC official website. Davis, Drury K (1862) Scott, Daniel (1824) Katherine "Kat" Jackson is an employee at the Mount Airy . Bays, Raleigh (1858) Douglass, Alexander (1806) Top Stories. Dearborn, Oscar L (1899) Smitherman, Margaret (1816) Winfrey, Isaac (1815) Parker, Polly (1892) This was to make sure that all of the Moravian's The notable Pilot Mountain, one of the states most touted natural palisades, rests in Surry County. Davis, Mary (1871) Miller, Francis (1898) Ashburn, John (1875) Livengood, Adam (1909) Cox, Francis (1854) Thompson, Elijah (1831) Hunt, J T (1904) Categories: American Revolutionary War, Anson County, Bladen County, Guilford County, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Orange County, Pennsylvania, Randolph County, Rowan County, The Great Wagon Road, Tagged as: Anson County, Bladen County, Buffalo Ford, Deep River, Deep River Friends Meeting House, Guilford County, Island Ford, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Orange County, Pennsylvania, Randolph County, Virginia. Satterfield, Clementine (1899) Snow, Bird (1865) During the year of 1754, permission was granted to Deep River Friends to hold monthly meetings and worship. Puckett, Pleasant (1859) Carter, Samuel (1815) Howell, James (1829) Williams, Joseph (1827) White, Robert (1904) Jones, Lemuel (1855) Ramey, C W (1861) The 1778 Wilkes County tax list indicate some of the settlers west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. Ray, M F (1903) White, William (1907) Golding, Allgius (1850) Simmons, Preston (1896) Hill, Robert (1896) Edwards, Daniel C (1807) Stewart, John (1807) Roberts, Logan D (1886) If so, they paid quit rents to them, as to avoid being required to work on the landowners land and house. I am Sheri Greenmost Green lines actually settled in Western NC but due to work ie Farming many moved to the coast. Hauser, Thomas P (1913) The Virginia Company's development of Virginia did not meet the expectations of the company stockholders or the English government. Puckett, James (1876) Written by anderson1951. Lewellyn, J H (1903) County Seat: Dobson. Corbitt, David Leroy. Blair, Hugh (1783) Laffoon, Matthew (1852) Prather, Thomas (1856) McCollum, David (1851) Sprinkle, Peter (1822) Mays, J R (1898) Riggs, S F (1905) Atkinson, C H (1881) Hi Kenneth! Booe, William (1853) Some of this information is duplicated in the following table. iii. Davis, William (1852) Perkins, Isaac (1888) These lists have been cross checked against the 1782 tax List of Wilkes County. Cox, William D (1844) Long, Wesley (1849) Bales, Thomas (1819) Bingman, Allen (1895) Moore, H F (1898) Tilley, Millard (1905) Isaacks, Elisha (1840) Redd, Jesse (1894) Thank you for your offer to help with the South Carolina census, however this site is focused on eastern North Carolina. Thornton, William (1818) Later, the famous American author and satirist Mark Twain imitated Taliaferros use of local dialects and writing style. Davis, Elizabeth (1843) Snow, William (1861) Danley, Isaac (1845) This is a partial listing of early inhabitants settling along the Yadkin River. Belton, Ewel (1871) Roberts, John (1777) Snoddy, James R (1862) Dobson, A H (1900) Roberts, John (1808) See the appendix to this work for a complete listing of heads of families in the Upper New River Valley through the 1850 census. It could be eaten Pell, James J (1866) Lovill, Thomas P (1847) Armfield, J M (1908) Instead, just read the list, as many spellings of surnames are different than the conventionally used spellings. Bullin, Leonard (1835) Greenwood, Sophia (1875) Jones, Mary (1835) Ivy, Benjamin J (1864) Thompson, Catherine (1820) Brown, William (1844) Allison, Richard (1833) Waugh, James R (1862) The Charles H. Stone Memorial Library, the Foothills Theatre, and the Horne Creek Living Historical Farm are all important attractions in Surry County. Carpenter, William (1860) Miller, Michael (Jr) (1777) Harris, Lewis T (1836) Peel, P H (1897) Freeman, William (1802) Carter, Joshua (1846) The river is filled with large rocks and boulders with soft waters. List of Dobbs County citizens whose guns were taken and used by the King's forces against the Regulators. This was a very active time period as families began migrating to the area in vast numbers. These families would travel with others known as a "party". Lewis, Wiley (1861) Barr, John (1796) Haymore, W D (1910) Hardy, Charles (1883) Isbell, Littleton (1824) Ford, John (1856) Jones, Joel H (1849) Haymore, Martha (1905) Cockerham, Ed (n. d.) I do have some Swiss ancestry as well as you. Part of the problem is the lack of records. Jackson, Sarah (1880) Day, Moses (1828) Heres an important tip: Do NOT use Ctrl-F to try to find your ancestral surnames in this list. Clemmons, William (1835) Davis, William (1823) But if you have any history to give I would in deeply appreciate any help. Fowler, Malinda (1906) Hunt, James O (1848) Stow, Abraham (1846) After Abrahams death, his son Joshua Creeson settled in present day Surry County. Lester, Jesse (1815) Gillespie, Thomas (1908) Jeffry, Patsey (1835) Hiatt, Anderson (1871) Pell, William (1890) Adkins, William (1852) Rierson, James W (1908) Woodruff, Thomas (1924) Graff, John Michael (1784) Mabry, James (1848) Darnell, Morgan (1861) Leinbach, Rosana S (1899) George, Andrew (1887) Ball, Thomas (1799) Henry died in 1882. Moore, B F (1862) The Cox families you mention are my ancestors. Hoppes, John (1827) Cardwell, Wilcher M (1844) Welbourn, Moses (1783) Founded in 1771, and formed from Rowan County. Danner, Ananias (1848) Doby, Charlie (1909) Patterson, James (1832) Burch, William (1834) Kerner, R B (1893) Blackwood, N H (1867) Dearman, Nancy (1865) 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. Barton, David (1772) McCarrol, Nathaniel (1780) As tenant farmers, this rent freed them to work on their own plots and such. Axsom, Israel P (1862) Marsh, John (1881) Ray, Thomas (1777) Bryant, M D (1882) Hudspeth, Giles & Elizabeth (1797, 1802) Muse, Ida (1905) Fleming, John M (1815) Segrove, John (1833) 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. In addition to the numerous events within Surry County, three distinguished cultural institutions are located in the region. Bucher, Nancy (1898) taverns, Inns, workshops and schools among other things. Island Ford was yet another popular crossing. The property is located in present day Randolph County. Matthews, G S (1908) Cook, Sandy (1890) Winfrey, Thomas & Mary (1840, 1842) Land, William (1869) Codes for the 1787 and 1797 tax list districts are: Richardson, William T (1879) South Carolinians moved north into the Lower Cape Fear region to establish pine plantations with enslaved African labor. Freeman, Alexander (1858) Holbrook, Robert (1826) [Fort] Jones, Blair. Whittington, Smiley (1894) Marsh, Susan D (1863) Joyner, Willis (1817) Stewart, Lydia (1773) Morris, Nathaniel (1802) 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. Dunn, Grace G (1909) Thompson, Joseph (1860) The western boundary limit was indefinite. Waxhaw Creek within this area had taken its name from the Waxhaw Indian tribe. Nicholas Smith applied for 450 acres of land and the deed was issued on April 1, 1751 in Bladen County. I am Ken Reason : My Mothers side Patterson is from Scotland then Ireland and all many all over the globe. Sorpshire, Henry (1862) Simpson, Isham (1863) Smith, Fannie Gwynn (1899) Surry County gained from Rowan County on 6 March 1773. Jervis, Bryant (1849) Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were The Tripp family of South Pamlico is noted on the map. Dean, Keziah (1791) Hutchens, Vestal (1895) Hodges, W J (1936) Davis, B F (1899) document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 East Carolina Roots. Simpson, Sandy (1882) Satterfield, John D & Jennie I (1900, 1906) and the US Federal census of 1790 in the Wilkes County listings. Douthet, James (1782) I am a descendant of Jesse Adams who settled in Lewis Fork on the Yadkin River. Hutchens, Joel (1851) Bohannon, W C (1906) Jackson, Nathan (1854) Whitlock, Charles (1885) Coe, John (1806) Dobbins, Keziah (1829) Hamby, Fred (1899) Napier, Dora (1898) Baker, Michael (1779) Surry County (link to FamilySearch page)Established in 1770 (effective 1771) from Rowan County. Eldridge, Mary Ann (1891) Phillips, J M (1882) P.O. Fallen, W L (1905) [J] CURRITUCK PRECINCT between North River and Currituck Sound: Wilkins, Balance, Hodges [M], Swann [T], Etheridg, Lowther, Williams, Tulle, Swann [W], Dukes [M],Sanderson, Williamson, Norton, Gibby. Zin, Margaret (1773), North Carolina Genealogical Society The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. Rowan County. Joyner, Joseph (1821) Jones, Russell R (1858) Tucker, Nancy (1862) linsey-woolsey. Fulps, George (1786) Roberson, James (1844) . Back to North Carolina Marriages Index. Gallaway, A B (1897) They are grouped by the historical time periods in the headings below. Clayton, Philip (1782) Alley, William (1879) Jarvis, Stephen (1814) Head, Isaac (1847) Surry in 1850 with the Yadkin River forming the boundary. Cunningham, William (1841) Choat, Isham (1839) Logan, Hugh (1817) While Arthur Fletcher in his Ashe County, A History, noted that not more than 50 families lived in what is now Ashe County at the close of the Revolution (1783), documentary evidence can only place 34 families in the territory that is now Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga Counties at the time, for an estimated population of 215 in 1782. Kroeder, Jacob (1789) Hoots, Nancy (1847) My family line comes from James, brother to Samuel. Midkiff, Joseph (1874) Hill, Susan R (1885) McCraw, Jacob (1882) Dull, Nicholas (1843) Marion, Christina (1892) Park, Sarah A (1901) I saw the name Hardy listed but not Hardison. Burch, Elizabeth (1870) Key, John W (1902) Hanna, Samuel (1795) Submitted by C. W. Barnum January 1, 2014. Lane, David (1855) Dix, John L (1805) Galyean, Jerry (1893) Cox, Frederick (1781) Fulton, Mary (1875) Nichols, William (1849) Hodges, Pleasant (1887) The family remained in the Chatham County area, until J. Jackson, Amor (1870) Isaacks, W A (1894) Hill, Rufus (1863) educated, practical, wise to the ways of the world and highly Pettit, Thomas (1789) v. Elizabeth UNDERWOOD was born ABT 1760. How early were your ancestors in North Carolina? Holyfield, Bird (1862) Perkins, Thomas (1819) Brower, T M (1935) Black, Jacob & Barbara (1774, 1776) Dunnagan, Littleton (1866) Yet, European settlers were not dismayed and they continued to flock to present-day Surry County. Moore, Edward (1837) This group traveled by way of the Atlantic Ocean to the Carolina coast. Hamond, Joseph (n. d.) Booker, Berryman (1882) Wolff, Lawrence (1842) Cox, R W (1889) William Allen is claimed to be the first settler of Ramseur along the Deep River in Randolph County. Cockerham, John H (1855) Long, George (1805) Bray, L W (1902) from Surry and the District of Washington, now in Tennessee. Thompson, Elizabeth (1874) Reid, Frederick (1885) Harrison, John (1775) Hutchens, Strangeman (1800) Dennis, John S (1900) Creed, H B (1893) Welbourn, Edward (1822) 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. Gentry, Allen (1849) Moser, Adam (1899) Speer, James (1803) Kirkman, Eliza Jane (1891) Franklin, Bernard (1828) Satterfield, J A (1910) McKinney, G E (1892) In February 1991, Susan M. Trimble of the North Carolina Colonial Records Project compileda full index to the map, complete with grid locations for the names indexed, and it was published by the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, Historical Publications Section. Pell, T W (1890) Your membership lasts for one year. Waggoner, Adam (1850) His name appears on the marriage licenses of many, and their Wills, along with land grants. Axsom, M C (1898) Davis, Ruth (1871) Hall, Oliver (1847) Robert Tripp b.1722 d. 1800 moved from Providence RI to Core Point, Durhams Creek, Beaufort, NC. who protested the taxes levied on the colonists by the British. Hill, Benjamin (1894) Sandling, A S (1892) These could be from the German region as you stated. Hi, I am a patricia Green, daughter of miles Leslie green., Samuel Jacob Green was my great grandfather in my fathers side. Duane Meyer, The Highland Scots of North Carolina, 1732-1776 (1961). Wilkins, Anna (1844) Good, Thomas (1790) Creed, Jefferson W (1902) Casstevens, M (1823) Southern Historical Press, Inc. (Greenville, S.C. 1935). Holyfield, Watson (1871) Owen, John H (1906) Davis, John (1850) Lovill, Hester E (1854) Danley, Isaac (1901) Forkner, Louis (1851) Denny, Harvey (1874) Jones, Abraham (1867) Jervis, A B C (1862) McLemore, Ephraim (1799) Corbitt Denny, Lucy E (1899) [C] CHOWAN PRECINCT East side of Chowan River: Meherrin, Baker[H], Alston [J], Bennett, Parker, Blanthard, Spivy, Hill, Perry, Hunter, Lee, Pendal,Speight, Barns. The John Boston family lived in Onslow County on the NW Branch of the New River near the William Williams property in the 1760s. It is interesting also to note that there were more residents in 1782, apparently several families left the area during the revolutionary war years. Phillips, Jeremiah (1880) Linville, David (1787) Fentriss, William (1867) Stokes County was formed in 1789 Wooten, Richard (1808) Greenwood, Joseph (1902) Reeves, James S (1912) Smitherman, Andrew (1844) Wachovia tract was in Surry County. Poe, Alvis (1855) Woodruff, John (1813) Part of Surry Busick, O A (1903) Marsh, William (1853) (To do a quick search, use your browsers search function. We fought in Revolutionary war and the civil war. Simmons, Anderson (1873) Cook, N S (1896) Edmonds, J B (1903) 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. Venable, Rachel (1856) who protested the taxes levied on the colonists by the British. Holyfield, W D (1927) (To do a quick search, use your browser's search function. Surry County is probably the only county in the state that has records of all existing marriages in the county. Blackwood, Mary E (1859) There was also something called clabber; this Benge, Tyre (1913) Gwyn, R R (1897) Another possibility could be that Surry is a derivative of the Saura; the Saura were the first Native Americans to inhabit present-day Surry. Whitaker, Jordan (1886) Smith, Isaac (1837) 199-202). There was also a Hugh Boston, who could have been his father or brother in the same area. There are early land deeds for Bullens. Meredith, James (1790) Kennedy, C H (1882) The county's major towns include Danbury and King. Kapp, A H (1905) Jenkins, Dalton (1902) Ian C. C. Graham, Colonists from Scotland: Emigration to Scotland in the Eighteenth Century (1956). Spainhour, Emanuel (1865) Nichols, William (1866) Galyean, Ephraim (1890) Forkner, William (1907) Brown, W N (1921) Wood, Margaret (1943) He had a grist mill and sold lumber. Lynch, Mellie J (1903) Gardner, S A (n. d.) Willey, Willie (1902) Phillips, Phillip (1828) Early Tennessee land acquisition is probably more complex than any other state because of the different governments and the time involved in processing grants. Minish, James (1836) Easley, Avery (1905) Stanley, John E (1898) Owens, J M (n. d.) Hunt, Enoch B (1848) The first court of the county was briefly held in the home of John Brown. Beck, S C (1862) Jenkins, Mourning (1849) Patterson, L C (1894) 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. in December 1770 by Martin Armstrong, Anthony Hampton and James Dunne. Harris, Robert (1809) Haymore, Henry (1913) Axsom, Martin (1875) The chain carriers were Edward Hughes and Richard Wainpot. Thornton, Davis (1820) Stone, J D (1913) Thank you so much for your comment. Cox, C P (1911) Key, John A (1901) Collins, Regina (widow) (1892) Blackburn, Newman (1771) Messick, George (1847) Bowles, Ailey (1861) Surry County quickly realized Jones, Margaret (1845) Ashburn, Taylor C (1910) 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. Gentry, Austin (1896) Hall, Pleasant (1838) Bradley, Terry (1785) Evans, Obediah (1895) Gillespie, Alexander (1858) John Russell. These two districts had a total population of 760 white persons, and 14 slaves, in 121 families or 6.25 persons per family. Ring, W J (1903) McCormick, Peter (1904) Gilmer, R S (1910) Bryson, John (1807) Simmons, Hasten (1897) Combs, William (1800) Reeves, John D (1841) Venable, I A (1914) Myers, N B (1897) Lewis, V H (1910) Thompson, Pherebe (1861) Strickland, M W (1906) Chilton, Raleigh (1870) EARLY SETTLEMENT ALONG THE NEW RIVER (NC AND VA) BASIN. Fulk, Joseph (1863) Brintle, Matthew (1886) Graves, Joseph (n. d.) Willey, Wesly (1866) Edwards, Floyd (1912) Crouse, George H (1899) Pendry, Jonathan (1848) Marsh, Wiley (1875) The act Walker, David (1775) Nuttall, Charles A (1845) Faulk, E B (1894) This was done at the request of Jesse Franklin. Fulton, W (1894) 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. Owens, John (1920) Hamlin, John (1887) Page Three. Hadley, Bridget (1807) Matches 1 to 33 of 33 Last Name, Given Name(s) Clayton, John (1868) Elliott, Thomas (1787) Ellis, Martha J (1910) Jackson, Amor (1843) Lovill, Edward (1816) Jarvis, David L (1872) Jackson, John H (1887) Independence, VA 24348 Phillips, Joseph (1866) Elkin: Northwestern Regional Library, 1976. Oliver, Jesse (1813) Cave, Algias A (1842) Mosley, Theophelous (1838) Snow, John B (1881) Mosley, Henry (1867) Jackson, Samuel (1878) Kelly, John (1833) Matthis, Hezekiah (1848) Carolina to put the rest of the Wachovia Tract in Surry County borders. Reece, Lalia B (1918) Lundy, Joel (1865) Golding, James (1876) Inman, Morrison (1887) Williams, Thomas J (1894) My side of the family were from these same places. Bunker, Chang (1874) Terry, Sarah Jane (1894) Brower, Jacob W (1872) Phillips, Richard (1834) Majority of these families migrated from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia. Perkins, John A (1899) Fletcher, John (1802) Bowles, William (1849) Jessup, Letha (1874) Can anyone figure out why that would be? Forkner, Susannah (1848) Reynolds, Dudley (1815) [H] PASQUOTANK PRECINCT between Pasquotank and North Rivers: Spence, Burkham [G] (at Joys Fork), Jones [G], Janson, Mann, Jones, Hawkins. Linville, John (1898) Kincannon, Francis (1802) Wishon, Joseph (1842) Davis, Warren (1886) Waddle, T C (1843) Encyclopedia of North Carolina (University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill, NC 2006). Johnson, Franklin (1871) Dunlapp, Samuel (1778) Buckley, Hausey (1821) Scott, Leonard (1889) Glazebrook, James (1816) Norman, William (1885) Allen, James (1782) It was named to honor Lord Surrey, a member of Parliament From Les Tate: Trail Found for James Burk ("II") and John Burk, his son. Burch, Mary A (1883) Whitt, S M (1899) Barker, Thomas (1845) and the US Federal census of 1790 in the Wilkes County listings. Chapman, Ann B (1847) Creson, William (1816) Linen thread western part of the county will be found in the NC census of 1784-1787 Turning back to the year of 1771, the Hendrix surname can be found on the list of "Polls" for Surry County, North Carolina, and for the subsequent years until 1778, when Wilkes County is formed from a part of Surry County. Roberts, James (1787) Eaton, Peter (1817) Turner, Robert (1781) Hudspeth, James (1834) Hann, John (1781) Simmons, Peter (1798) Simpson, Lula M (1898) Snoddy, John (1859) King, Zachariah (1832) back to Surry County. Booker, Forrester (1881) Adams, John A (1866) Rawley, Mary (1889) Copeland, Nancy (1874) Stanley, Henry (1864) Hinshaw, Joseph (1833) Franklin, Kelly (1902) Thompson, Fannie J (1909) Keirsey, James (1892) Mosley, T A (1904) Herring, William C (1829) Cook, Isham (1858) Toogood, Charles (1806) 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. McKoin, James (1778) i am historical demographer living in Columbisa; I have some census training. from the flax as woven with wool thread to make a material called Forkner, Martin (1847) Matthews, G L (1923) Mustin, Bettie (1911) Free People of Color by County 1790 Federal Census. York, John (1846) Whitlock, Martin (1865) Surry County was created from Rowan County on 1 April 1771. 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