Bray, Arthur (1867) The Mitchell, Ararat, and Yakin Rivers all pass through the county. Norman, L J (1898) Tanner's 1836 Antique Map of North Carolina. original Moravian Tract made up a large part of Forsyth County. Jessup, Joseph (1797) The origins of North Carolina's 18th-century newcomers varied widely. Johnson, Jemima (1837) The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Fleming, William (1859) Reece, Joel (1817) Messick, George (1847) Shortly after 1587, the first English settlers mysteriously disappeared from what is now North Carolina. Parker, Samuel (1820) The first settlers of the area in present-day Wilkes County were primarily German and Scot-Irish immigrants. Hauser, Samuel (1882) McGee, Allison (1864) Boon, Rattliff (1787) Stanly, Solomon (1866) Rawley, Mary (1889) Richard Caswell. Woodruff, Allen (1876) Dunnagan, Thomas F (1890) Boyles, William (1879) Moore, H J (1904) Jervis, William (1837) Venable, Rachel (1856) Gwyn, Redmond (1882) Steel, James (1897) York, Claude E (1894) Surry may have received its name from two sources a county in England or the Indians who lived in the region. Hodges, John (1893) Axsom, Joseph H & Nancy (1833, 1835) Windsor, Isaac (1821) Ladd, Noble (1786) Martin, Lewis (1898) Gordon, Ephraim (1798) Belton, F M (1899) Cook, Abel (1874) Gallaway, R R (1901) York, James (1814) Freeman, Alexander (1858) He died in May 1733 and did leave a will that is on file at the NC Archives, Raleigh. Fulk, Samuel L (1858) His first born was named Abraham Creeson. 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. Thompson, Catherine (1820) There was also something called clabber; this According to historian William S. Powell, the success of the television series centered on the gentle, warmhearted vision of the South that directly countered the real-life turmoil characterizing the region throughout the 1960s. Several spin-off series, including The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., were based on themes evident in The Andy Griffith Show. Norman, William (1885) Sparks, William (1802) Poindexter, Jane (1828) Abbiattie, Frank (1904) Jervis, A B C (1862) Ball, John W (1891) Kennedy, C H (1882) Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were Rose, John (1845) Griffith, Edward (1825) Jones, James (1791) They traveled in small groups to reach the lands that John Lawson described 50 years earlier. Poore, Robert (1862) Norman, James (1847) Cows also proved The Virginia Company's development of Virginia did not meet the expectations of the company stockholders or the English government. Leak, Harden (1882) Cockerham, Stokes (1890) McGee, Albert N (1881) Adams, James (1888) Sandling, A S (1892) York, Mark (1867) Fulk, J L (1855) Winfrey, Caleb (1838) 1997-2010 by the Alleghany County Allen, David (1912) Bowles, James (1874) Evans, William C (1882) Does anyone have any information on the Norcumb family or know where I can find more information? Haynes, R S (1918) The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. In the beginning, Surry did not want the Moravians Hill, William (1787) Aaron Albertson Albert Albertson, Sr. Ring, William (1861) Franklin, Meekey & Jesse (1834) Jenkins, J D (1912) Wilbourn, Richard (1848) Parker, James H (1879) Robinson, William (1809) Johnson, Phillip (1867) Adams, Anderson (1889) Martin, Elizabeth (1856) Thompson, Benjamin F (1869) Bryant, M D (1882) Simmons, Jonas (1881) In addition to the numerous events within Surry County, three distinguished cultural institutions are located in the region. Jessup, Letha (1874) Joyce, Franklin (1888) Badgett, Coleman (1906) Gillaspie, Thomas J (1904) kennethobyrnes@gmail.com. The land joined both Abbotts Creek and the Deep River in present day High Point and Jamestown areas. And cows provided milk, butter, Simms, Matthew (1824) Simmons, Peter (1798) Draughn, Nancy C (1909) Maness, W B (1885) Shore, Henry (1842) Humphreys, Samuel (n. d.) Rutledge, William (1846) Kelly, William D & Elizabeth (1858) Clark, Alsey (1829) McCraw, Edmund (1852) Zachary, William (1827) Doby, Charlie (1909) Jervis, John & Lucy (1861) McBride, May (1905) There are others who should have appeared on 1778 list who do not, e.g., Joshua Weaver and Zachariah Wells. Thompson, William (1903) Brown, Joseph (1826) Most of my mothers people were from Tidewater Virginia, and seemed to have skipped North Carolina and settled in South Carolina, before moving into Georgia. These lists have been cross checked against the 1782 tax List of Wilkes County. Bryant, John W (1915) I also havent seen anything related to The Scorpion and most Scottish settlements with which Im familiar came decades later than the settling of the Neuse / Pamlico / Chowan River regions. Thank you for this historic map! Lewis, Elkanah (1807) 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. Contents 1 County Information 1.1 Description 1.2 County Courthouse 1.3 Stokes County, North Carolina Record Dates 1.4 Record Loss 1.5 Boundary Changes 1.6 Populated Places Whitaker, Elisha (1899) Bonn, Jacob (1781) Wall, Thomas (1842) His family cemetery bears many headstones of the Willis clan. Doss, Burwell (1893) Researchers should note Phillips, Mary (1838) Elder, Peter (1804) Dane, John (1775) Garner, Archibald (1821) Dick, Thomas H (1872) Kerr, Jesse (1815) Kerner, R B (1893) During the year of 1754, permission was granted to Deep River Friends to hold monthly meetings and worship. Nuttall, Charles A (1845) Bowles, William (1880) Faust, Robert (1893) Farr, Barnibas (1787) Snow, Bird (1865) White, William (1907) Did you know all of these new records were at FamilySearch? Patterson, L C (1894) (V) Vannoy's District in the 1787 Tax List Segrove, John (1833) Thank you. Oglesby, Micajah (1831) Mahaffey, Thomas (1830) Cook, Daniel P (1913) Mark A York, York (n. d.) If i can assist let me I am in Va. Beach area. Jackson, W L (1896) Stovall, Sarah (1884) In December 1830, by Act of the South Carolina State Legislature, the Town of Lancaster was incorporated and provision was made for the election of town officials. Rierson, James W (1908) 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. The discovery of this mill was located on a old map among the archives. Spence, Wiley (1844) Stewart, Samuel (1909) Whittington, Mary (1895) This recurring payment can be stopped at the end of any membership year. At the time of his death, he owned 2 horses, 3 cows and 6 hogs. Sutphin, Westly (1900) Smitherman, Andrew (1844) Pritchard, Phillip (1819) Hutchens, Susannah (1807) Snow, Thomas (1843) Hill, Leonard (1830) Jessup, Alfred (1912) Fulton, Jerry (1906) Snow, William (1847) Buffalo Ford, along Deep River, was one of the most popular crossings located in present day Randolph County. Davis, Rebecca (1897) Freeman, Aaron & Nancy (1830) Dockery, C H (1898) Hughes, William (1848) Cox, Richard (1888) The western boundary limit was indefinite. However, in 1771 the proposal was adopted and Surry County was finally established. Further, "Four of the first five land entries in Wilkes County were for . 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. Helen, Michael (1833) Low, Barnett (1891) Draughn, William (1911) Whitaker, I (1892) Herring, Henry (1799) Hill, Sanford (1884) William Allen (mentioned above) was my 4th great grandfather. Bundy, Alfred (1888) Cockerham, Polly (1901) Galyean, Jerry (1893) Derrett, Davis (1832) HeritageQuest A treasury of American genealogical sources: unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Laffoon, N D (1864) Dezarn, Elijah (1817) Thompson, Elizabeth (1901) lists, every family had cows. Jervis, Bryant (1849) Shelton, Edward (1783) Butner, F A (1904) Simpson, John (1885) Samuel, G W (1910) Early, Jeremiah (1823) Patterson, James (1832) Myers, N B (1897) Early Settlers in the North Carolina Piedmont 1749-1763. West, Mary Ann (1910) Prather, Thomas (1856) Jervis, Levy (1792) They left the word "CROATAN" carved in a tree. Hull, William G (1908) Lewis, Andy (1861) Gillespie, G B (1878) Blackwell, Joseph L (1891) Boyles, Alexander (1874) In summary, headrights gave each grantee a particular amount of land based on the number of people they brought into the colony. Sorpshire, Henry (1862) Panniel, Benjamin (1779) Hall, Oliver (1847) Dunbar, Colman (1854) Logan, William (1776) Wilkins, Nancy (1844) 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]. Milstead, Edward (1820) Goins, William (1818) Banner, John A (1888) Glazebrook, James (1816) Dunnagan, Tyre (1864) . It is interesting also to note that there were more residents in 1782, apparently several families left the area during the revolutionary war years. Flax and some cotton were grown. The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. Stokes County was formed in 1789 Flinchum, James E (1877) Bryant, Eliza E (1923) Scott, Henry (1892) Coalson, Susan (1950) Bagwell, John S (1872) Venable, Stephen (1903) Patterson, G B (1894) Reece, J J (1897) Waggoner, Adam (1850) Thurmond, R J (1908) Key, John A (1901) Hill, Nancy (1907) Hauser, Henry (1821) Phillips, John (1862) Humphreys, John (1832) Angell, Benjamin (1792) Creasy, W W (1908) Woodruff, John (1813) Edwards, Daniel C (1807) Thank you. Marsh, John (1881) . Herring, Mary (1855) Bray, H C (1866) Thank you for your offer to help with the South Carolina census, however this site is focused on eastern North Carolina. Crutchfield, Montgomery (1904) West, Nicholas (1825) Early Tennessee land acquisition is probably more complex than any other state because of the different governments and the time involved in processing grants. Clayton, William (1781) Beavers, Abigail (1803) Davis, Jonathan (1846) Green, Henry (1862) Smith, Stephen J (1836) Cook, Peter (1826) Seawell, Taylor (1867) Henry died in 1882. Dockery, W S (1891) Surry County gained from Rowan County on 6 March 1773. Denny, Mary M (1893) Stub, John (1789) Stone, Elizabeth (1874) Haymore, Daniel (1850) Top Stories. McCollum, John (1810) The earliest one I have found is David Cooper Sr born 1750 . 1997-2010 by the Alleghany County Coordinator for the NCGenWeb Project Smith, Elizabeth (1893) It could be eaten Blair, Hugh (1783) The first election was held on the first Monday in March 1831 and Andrew Mayer was elected as Mayor. Simpson, Vinson (1872) Copeland, Jesse (1862) Mosley, West (1821) FS Library Book 929.273 C245bm [Fort] Fort, Homer T. A Family Called Fort: The Descendants of Elias Fort of Virginia. Wilkes County was formed in 1777 White, D H (1901) Creed, H B (1893) Skidmore, Abraham (1827) The 1778 Wilkes County tax list indicate some of the settlers west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. Chandler, Pleasant (1889) Haymore, John (1825) Hodges, Andrew (1864) Bird, Joseph (1834) Ross, Alexander (1875) Marsh, Amon (1895) Shugart, Ferber (1900) Hopefully, it will help to find his grave. Davis, David (1867) Pettit, Thomas (1789) Stewart, Isaiah (1835) Baker, Michael (1779) Howell, David (1817) Franklin, Shadrach (1859) Thompson, Haywood (1876) Golding, Thomas (1884) Fleming, Mordecai (1898) Bagwell, J H (1910) Pendry, Patty (1819) from Surry and the District of Washington, now in Tennessee. 6300 Creedmoor Road, Suite 170 #323 Some of this information is duplicated in the following table. Land, William (1869) Cook, Nancy (1848) Reece, Lalia B (1918) Atkinson, C H (1905) Carter, John (1847) annexed to Surry in 1792. Jackson, Newell (1833) There were 75 families in the 10th Company of Wilkes County, North Carolina in 1790; 23 slaves were amongst these inhabitants as were 109 were white males over age 16, 132 were white males under age 16, 224 inhabitants were white females of all ages. Logan, Sibby (1821) It was named to honor Lord Surrey, a member of Parliament Speer, Thomas (1797) Gregory, James (1821) Golding, Allgius (1850) Haymore, Martha (1905) Warden, Newel (1862) Carlton, Wiley (1891) Nichols, Martha (1884) Possibly Tyrell, Currituck, Hyde or surrounding counties. Williams, Lewis (1842) I went about 10 years ago and have pictures of Gum Neck and Frying Pan. Elkin: Northwestern Regional Library, 1976. Jackson, C W (1912) Phillips, Solomon (1834) Lewis, Lemuel (1845) My Greatgrand father was suppose to be born there in 1774 his name was Henry. (Information from Corbitt, David All Rights Reserved. Payne, Martin (1893) Dollyhigh, Nancy (1913) Faulk, E B (1894) 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. Mitchell, William (1889) Stanley, Susan (1895) Grant, Reuben (1810) (P) Pennington's District #4, 43 families, 41 polls, 5055 acres of land. Willard, Augustin (1823) Morris, Nathaniel (1802) Gray, W B (1836) Danley, Isaac (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. Donaldson, Francis (1784) that the names of the people in the Low Gap area and others in the Virginian settlers were the first white men to inhabit the area, and subsequent immigrants from England and Germany came to the region. Lyon, Robert (1835) Lee S. Overman (1854-1930) was a U.S. The beginning of white settlement annoyed many of the residing Native Americans and several battles occurred throughout the mountain region of early North Carolina during the mid-1700s. Johnson, Lewis (1905) Dalton, D N (1900) Davis, William (1871) Who were the Palatine families referenced on the Moseley Map? Richard Sanderson is my 8X grandfather. McMickle, Sinclair (1856) cream and cheese. Nixon, Thomas (1852) Rutledge, Enos (1836) Bullin, Leonard (1835) Jones, John W (1916) 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. Doudge, Nathan (1828) Leroy, The Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943, Raleigh: Gillespie, Lawerence (1901) Belton, Ewel (1871) Denny, Lewis (1881) Ridens, William (1782) Barnes, 1995. Hutchens, Josiah (1845) Hall, Pleasant (1838) Bradley, Terry (1785) McKinney, James (1861) Durham, Henry & Jane (1868, 1902) Dearman, Nancy (1865) Corbitt Day, Thomas (1844) Crouse, George H (1899) Kaddle, Zavariah (1771) [C] CHOWAN PRECINCT East side of Chowan River: Meherrin, Baker[H], Alston [J], Bennett, Parker, Blanthard, Spivy, Hill, Perry, Hunter, Lee, Pendal,Speight, Barns. in the context of the times and even in the context of the 1980s. Satterfield, J A (1910) In Wilkes County, two militia districts, Vannoy's, and Nall's Districts were west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. His brothers, Isaac and William also settled along the Deep River. Walton, Lucy (1892) Thompson, Harrison (1860) Southard, Ambrose (1885) William UNDERWOOD was born FEB 1756, and died 20 DEC 1814 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Franklin, C B (1866) Davis, William (1823) Reid, Jesse (1862) Bullin, William (1881) Warden, Jennette (1892) Dobson, Lee H (1888) Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were Chilton, Stephen (1837) For a partial list of the original members, click here. Stone, Calvin (1879) Hatcher, Cincinnatus (1865) 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). My 8x grandfather was named Jasper Hardison. Perkins, James (1893) Simpson, Albert (1919) I am Ken Reason : My Mothers side Patterson is from Scotland then Ireland and all many all over the globe. Spillman, William (1841) I see you left this comment months ago, but for some reason Im just now seeing it. I would like to know more about the Hatteras Indian reservation and its location. Tucker, Branch (1832) Rowan County. Early, William (n. d.) Beamer, Henry (1858) Sprinkle, Peter (1822) Stultz, Henry (1774) Burch, Henderson (1891) 1 April 1771. Walker, William (1880) Ramey, Joseph (1859) Coe, G (1913) Key, Martha (1884) Dowde, Nacky (1849) Bethania in Surry. Burrus, David (n. d.) Patterson, Greenberry (1826) Hicks, J (1849) Steele, D F (1908) Nicholas died in 1828 in Richmond County, NC. Woodruff, William I (1837) Miller, Mary (1880) Allison, Richard (1833) Mosby, William (1828) Norman, Clement (1887) McKinney, Polly (1901) Carlton, Lindsey (1834) A few of these were created as a colonial imitation of the British Peerage. Marler, John (1846) Davis, William (1865) McKinney, James A (1874) Terry, Sarah Jane (1894) Swanson, O N (1929) Jenkins, W A (1897) also applies to Wilkes County tax lists and deeds from 1777 until 1792. Faugerson, John (1783) Riggs, C C (1879) Thank you! Tuttle, Thomas J (1878) Wood, Andrew (1876) Head, Anthony (1846) Joyner, Joseph (1821) Adams, John (1835) Rangely, James (1871) Pilcher, James (1835) Gillespie, Tyre R (1870) Ring, Thomas (1840) Coleman, Joseph (1785) 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. Gilmer, W P (1909) McCraw, William (1851) Bullington, Jonathan P (1866) Cave, Algias A (1842) Ball, Thomas (1799) Taylor, Mark (1835) annexed to Surry in 1792. Kiger, E H (1913) York, Nancy (1894) Stewart, Lydia (1773) Holyfield, Jefferson (1913) Cranfill, William (1821) An act to form Surry County was proposed to the North Carolina Assembly Southard, Umberson (1866) Randleman, J Thomas (1900) Steelmon, Matthias (Jr) (1782) Blackwood, N H (1867) Surry County is probably the only county in the state that has records of all existing marriages in the county. White, James P (1862) Carter, John (1834) Stone, Lucy (1897) Tilley, Moses (1856) It was called the Waxhaw settlement and was the birthplace of . Lawson, T J (1904) Grace, Abel (1814) Kapp, A H (1905) Carter, Abel (1793) Holyfield, John (1880) 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. Lovill, Edward (1823) Mosley, Henry (1867) Maxwell, T H (1871) Carmichael, T E (1899) Mosby, Samuel (1802) Davis, Daniel (1827) Thompson, Martha (1890) Mosley, T A (1904) Schaub, Thomas (1877) The river is filled with large rocks and boulders with soft waters. Dezarn, Ephraim (1904) Wimbush, John & Rebecca (1832, 1843) Adkins, C C (1906) Grogan, John P (1872) Shaw, James (1907) This section includes articles covering the history of the New River area from the earliest European settlers in the what became the United States up to recent events. Tract made up a large part of Forsyth County ( information from Corbitt, David Rights. Carolina State Census have found is David Cooper Sr born 1750 and the Deep River left! ( 1854-1930 ) was a U.S Deep River in present day High Point and Jamestown areas distinguishable... Among the archives 1835 ) Lee S. Overman ( 1854-1930 ) was a U.S from Rowan County on 6 1773! 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