Harris, Ephraim D (1832) Lovill, Edward (1816) Whitaker, Elisha (1899) Ward, Levin (1825) Snow, James (1863) Corbitt, David Leroy. Collins, Jesse (1830) Flax and some cotton were grown. Cockerham, J E (1862) [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. It was the land of plenty 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. Stinson, Aaron (1841) Williams, Joseph (1827) Patterson, G B (1894) Hammock, Bartlett (1822) Prather, W A (1852) Davis, Rebecca (1897) Cook, Nancy (1848) The act Physical Address Dobson, Lee H (1888) 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. Mitchell, William (1889) 578 East Main Street Top Stories. FS Library Collection, FS Library book 975.6 B2s. Perkins, John A (1899) Holyfield, Susannah (1854) Poindexter, William (1844) Bunker, Eng & Sallie (1874, 1892) McBride, William (1818) Stonestreet, Jeddiah (1886) The title page of A New Voyage to Carolina by John Lawson 1709 Image courtesy of Archive.org Fulk, Wilson (1896) Dunnagan, Anderson (1891) Tucker, G Buford (1906) 1/4 of a mile from the mouth of Buck Creek and near Hobbys Island. Dodson, Elias (1894) fresh and dried beef and hides for leather. Snow, Frost (1813) Peel, P H (1897) Turner, Elias (1847) Crotty, David (1814) Gallian, William (1847) Owen, John H (1906) The John Boston family lived in Onslow County on the NW Branch of the New River near the William Williams property in the 1760s. This was a very active time period as families began migrating to the area in vast numbers. Patterson, L C (1894) Shortly after 1587, the first English settlers mysteriously disappeared from what is now North Carolina. Also Edward or Thomas Stockstill, Stogsdell, Stogdell. Riggs, Silas (1855) Riggs, Jesse M (1900) Cockerham, Stokes (1890) Ellis, Abram (1901) Combs, Eli W (1908) They had a son, Joseph Norcumb Windley. He was listed in the NC Census in 1764. Codes for the 1787 and 1797 tax list districts are: Ring, Leopold (1883) Jesse Franklin, Siamese Twins, and Hardin Taliaferro. North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website. Patterson, John R (1894) Pettit, Benjamin (1786) (R) Ray's District, # 13 32 families, 28 polls, 15309 acres of taxable land. Key, Nancy (1867) Mosley, H D (1896) Pettit, Thomas (1789) Spainhour, Emanuel (1865) Stone, J D (1913) Dodson, J C (1892) Jones, Samuel (1814) Gallaway, Green (1897) Jones, Daniel (1877) See the appendix to this work for a complete listing of heads of families in the Upper New River Valley through the 1850 census. Allen, John (1800) Tucker, Nancy (1862) McGlomery, George (1777) Martin, John (1836) The per family population was only slightly increased to 6.4 persons. Reynolds, James (1784) 1920. Liverton, Daniel (1824) Franklin, Bernard (1828) Nutt, Richard T (1895) Robertson, W P (1901) Walker, David (1775) Hutchens, Susannah (1807) Harville, Matilda (1839) Goins, William (1818) Sessions, Isaac (1792) Whitaker, Jordan (1886) Fisher, James (1785) Fulk, Bryson (1904) Anglin, Philip (1858) that not only did they need the tax money from the Moravians, they It could be eaten Yadkin County was formed from Low, Bird (1892) Blackwood, N H (1867) Edmonds, M G (1909) Density over the mountainous region was 2.9 persons per square mile. Dunnagan, Thomas F (1890) Holcomb, Phillip (1850) Reeves, J T (1910) Rook, Ira (1888) Goings, W P (1893) Moore, Henry A (1877) Chapel, Margaret (widow) (1883) Riggan, P C (1912) Casstevens, M (1823) The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Ball, Thomas (1799) Davis, Drury K (1862) Moore, Thomas (1889) Allen, J W (1866) Groce, Simon (1841) Freeman, Sally (1874) Church, Singleton (1844) Lovill, James A (1861) East Carolina University holds the only known original print of the Moseley Map in their incredible archives. Balis, James (1830) Glenn, Jeremiah (1846) Speer, Robert (1782) Shelton, James W (1882) Logan, William (1776) Virginian settlers were the first white men to inhabit the area, and subsequent immigrants from England and Germany came to the region. Thompson, J O (1900) Harbour, M G (1911) Mosley, John B (1880) Hill, Samuel (1907) Forkner, Deborah (1894) Wood for building and for fuel was limitless. 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. Independence, VA 24348. 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. This is a partial listing of early inhabitants settling along the Yadkin River. Cardwell, Wilcher M (1844) Padget, John (1836) Patterson, Betty (1896) Gregory, James (1821) Stoltz, Sally (1899) John Russell. Stone, W E (1911) Hiatt, Anderson (1871) Wolff, Lawrence (1842) Badgett, F C (1893) Galyean, Jefferson (1866) Chilton, Anderson (1901) Long, Frederick (1844) Jackson, J S (1908) Scott, Frances (1862) Webb, H (1842) Haynes, William G (1834) My 8x grandfather was named Jasper Hardison. Glen, James (1785) As tenant farmers, this rent freed them to work on their own plots and such. Patterson, Julius A (1871) Johnson, Samuel (1906) Blair, Hugh (1783) Moore, Matthew (1801) Stamey, Catherine (1873) Surry in 1773. Lundy, M A (1894) McDaniel, Henry P (1888) Winston: Stewart's Printing House, 1892. Page Three. Collins, A (1885) John Haggart applied for a land warrant dated April 10, 1752 for 640 acres along the Deep River in present day Randolph County. Messick, William J (1851) They traveled together to the lower part of Illinois. Oglesby, Micajah (1831) They are grouped by the historical time periods in the headings below. Speer, Levin (1800) Jervis, A B C (1862) Hampton, Henry (1832) Woodruff, Allen (1876) Stokes County was formed in 1789 Zachary, Virginia (1864) Stampen, Eli (1880) Franklin, Mildred (1843) Fleming, Sanford W (1877) Forkner, Martin (1847) Golding, James (1876) Hutchens, William (1833) The Charter of the Town of Mount Airy. 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. Greenwood, Samuel (1810) Edwards, Daniel C (1807) Island Ford was yet another popular crossing. Stanley, Susan (1895) Persons, Richard (1820) Jackson, E F (1896) Tilley, Henry (1786) Howard, Jesse (1814) Brannock, Joseph (1899) Phillip Hogget received a land grant dated January of 1755 in the amount of 420. Garner, John (1851) Fleming, Mordecai (1898) This page was last updated October 10, Barker, Thomas (1845) Durham, Henry & Jane (1868, 1902) Herring, Stephen (1828) Edmonds, Peggy (1876) Reynolds, F R (1893) Sutphin, John (1871) Ashby, Joseph W (1907) Explore the history and culture of North Carolina through original materials from across the state. Roberts, James (1787) Young, Edward (1791) New River Symposium 1984. Located approx. Snow, Elizabeth (1893) Speer, Jacob (1796) Hill, Robert (1896) Moser, Adam (1899) par ; mai 21, 2022 I am the great grand daughter of pattie privett Joyner. Bowles, Wade (1906) Campbell, John (1823) Norman, Joseph T (1931) Hawker, T S (1870) Farris, John H (1891) Lynch, John (1800) Harrison, Charles (1834) Hoots, Jacob (1805) Woodruff, Moses (1803) Shore, Peter (1812) Reavis, J O (1904) Parker, Polly (1892) Volume I Coalson, Susan (1950) Sutphin, Rebecca (1873) Hazlewood, Richard (1790) Oliver, Jesse (1813) Marler, John (1846) Denny, Mary M (1893) Brown, Joseph (1826) By clicking on the button below, I consent to allowing NCGS to add this data to their MailChimp mailing list. White, D H (1901) Davis, T A (1863) Jones, James (1866) Wilbourn, Richard (1895) Marshall, Aaron (1823) Jesse Franklin (1760-1823) Written by Dr. Stanley, P B (1892) Perkins, Thomas (1819) 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. Matthews, L B (1912) He was issued several land grants. Hutchens, Josiah (1845) Surry County was formed from McMickle, Mary (1868) Ray, Thomas (1777) The historical data in relevance to the Buffalo Ford dates back to when the buffalo roamed the Carolina wilderness. Smith, John L (1894) Richard Caswell. Guyer, W M (1896) Fulton, Mary (1875) State Department of Archives and History, 1950, pp. The origins of North Carolina's 18th-century newcomers varied widely. Part of Wilkes County was Named for Surrey, England. Harris, C H (1862) Smith, Freeman (1865) Luffman, James Riley (1861) Johnson, John M (1895) William Allen (mentioned above) was my 4th great grandfather. Davis, William H (1868) Joyce, Franklin (1888) Whittington, W R (1885) Clay, Elijah (1792) Prather, Thomas (1856) Meredith, James (1790) Did you know online deed searches are available in several eastern North Carolina counties. Hudspeth, Carter (1834) I am looking to fill in my family tree. 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. York, Ada G (1906) A Company, A Parish, and A "Castle" Richard Pace was only one of the settlers on the south shore of James River. Davis , William Luckett (1797) Dearman, F R (1888) When deputies arrived, they located a juvenile suffering from a gunshot wound. Butner, Eugene E (1882) Satterfield, John D & Jennie I (1900, 1906) Jackson, Joseph (1817) Eads, William (1861) The family remained in the Chatham County area, until J. As land grew scarce in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia after 1730, migrants trekked down the Great Wagon road which . Guinn, Samuel (1785) Seawell, Taylor (1867) Ramey, C W (1861) [C] CHOWAN PRECINCT East side of Chowan River: Meherrin, Baker[H], Alston [J], Bennett, Parker, Blanthard, Spivy, Hill, Perry, Hunter, Lee, Pendal,Speight, Barns. Long, John (1827) Witcher, Ephraim (1819) 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. The first federal census available for South Carolina is 1790. Several key natural attractions are found within Surry County. Williams, Lewis (1842) Adkins, William (1852) Jones, James (1791) Stone, Ellen M (1900) Lundy, Clark (1859) Hodges, John (1893) Ballard, Thomas (1794) Hunt, James O (1848) About South Carolina Census Records. My Greatgrand father was suppose to be born there in 1774 his name was Henry. They had markets, mills, crafts, craftsmen, stores, Bullington, Jonathan P (1866) Swepson, George (1893) Surry County was created from Rowan County on 1 April 1771. Harris, Isaac (1806) McArthur, Ruth (1916) Marshall, Arminta (1906) Willey, C C (1913) Gibbons, James (1863) Morrow, Isaac (1825) Hanes, Isaac (1806) They traveled in small groups to reach the lands that John Lawson described 50 years earlier. That may be my link, especially if he Adams family moved further west by the 1750s. Freeman, Hawkins (1892) Carter, John (1802) Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), a distinguished soldier, senator, representative, and state governor, was raised in Surry County. Holyfield, Jefferson (1913) Houzar, John (1784) The deed was issued in January of 1755. His death allowed the land to exchange from McGee to Allen in 1792. Manas, Robert (1822) Pilson, Nancy J (1900) Whitlock, Martin (1865) The GCVHF office will be open by appointment only until April 2023. Ashburn, Taylor C (1910) Hill, John H (1887) Hauser, Thomas (1846) At that time it extended toward the southwest between Charles City and Isle of Wight (then Warrosquyoake), being terminated later by the boundary with North Carolina. 100,926). Marsh, John (1881) Harwell, James (1815) McAden, R Y (1893) Tanner's 1836 Antique Map of North Carolina. The deed was issued 5 years later on December 24, 1757. Payne, Martin (1893) back to Surry County. During the year of 1754, permission was granted to Deep River Friends to hold monthly meetings and worship. Snow, Hale (1858) Jackson, Rebecca (1899) Ashburn, L D (1893) Wilkes County, North Carolina was formed in 1777 from Surry (earlier Rowan) and, some say, the District of Washington, although the boundary description doesn't include land from Virginia, and in fact Washington County (now Tennessee) was created simultaneously in the same session. Sparks, William (1802) An act to form Surry County was proposed to the North Carolina Assembly Cockerham, Ed (n. d.) Hill, Sanford (1884) Schaub, Thomas (1877) Reid, Jesse (1862) Martin, Matilda (1892) taverns, Inns, workshops and schools among other things. Taylor, Samuel H (1893) Kersey, Drury (1850) Puckett, Pleasant (1859) Murphy, J M (1905) Easley, Avery (1905) Hicks, J (1849) Your email address will not be published. Warden, Jennette (1892) Voughter, John (1875) Many early North Carolina families are named on the Moseley Map (1733). Golding, William (1824) Can anyone figure out why that would be? Vestal, James (n. d.) 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. Hinshaw, Joseph (1833) Parker, John (1842) from Surry, all of the Moravian Tract was now in Stokes. Reece, Abraham (1823) Moore, H F (1898) Skidmore, Henry (1775) Herring, Henry (1799) Goen, Huel (1847) When the division of Surry from Rocky . Windsor, Isaac (1821) Clingman, Peter (1845) Schaub, Mary (1856) Evans, Obediah (1895) Marion, Jeremiah (1893) Jackson, John H (1887) 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. Simpson, S Y (1929) Thomas Cox operated his mill in 1784 and it appears to be at the water connection of Mill Creek and the Deep River. Surry County Surry County was formed in 1771. Snow, Thomas (1843) Riggs, Samuel (1800) Wright, R E & Mary J (1898-1899) Linville, Henry (1882) Jones, Mary (1835) Allison, Richard (1833) Fitzgerald, John H (1913) McKoin, James (1778) Hill, Nancy (1907) Ellis, Martha J (1910) Parker, James H (1879) Phillips, William (1902) Dunnagan, Tyre (1864) Cockerham, Polly (1901) Cockerham, Joseph & Julia (1873, 1886) Spencer, John (1840) Ring, Thomas (1840) Edmonds, James T (1861) Waugh, H M (1882) Crutchfield, Montgomery (1904) Patterson, James (1832) Nature provided Stanly, Solomon (1866) Creed, King D (1864) There was also a Hugh Boston, who could have been his father or brother in the same area. 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. Davis, Abner (1890) Jolly, Banner (1899) 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. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF (right-click PDF and Save link as to download) at the Internet Archive. Bingman, Allen (1895) Lawson, T J (1904) Coe, Hasten (1912) Foot, William (1837) Phillip Haggart applied for a land warrant on April 10, 1752 consisting of 640 acres. Howell Brewer applied for a land grant in Bladen County during the year of 1753. Tucker, James B (1845) Christman, Bousier (1818) Wilkins, Nancy (1844) Poore, Robert (1862) Aust, Godfrey (n. d.) 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. Tulbert, James (1836) Spillman, William (1841) Pendry, Jonathan (1848) Kerner, R B (1893) Jones, John (1878) Eason, Thomas (1777) Nance, J F (1922) Fulk, Andrew (1814) Waggoner, Adam (1850) Lovill, Thomas P (1847) Davis, William (1852) Was he related to Samuel Willis circa 1700 ? Collins, Obadiah (1830) Denny, James (1848) Fulk, Anderson (1873) Is there any Thomas Dixon or Dickson family living there in the early 1700s. North, John (1833) William D. Bennett. Back to North Carolina Marriages Index. Powell, John (1818) Davis, Jonathan (1846) Venable, Nancy (1863) Carolina to put the rest of the Wachovia Tract in Surry County borders. that the names of the people in the Low Gap area and others in the Towns. The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. Collins, Jesse (1816) Instead, James Carter received the deed in January of 1761, nearly 10 years later. Doby, Charlie (1909) Gillespie, Lawerence (1901) Shelton, Julia J (1926) Stanley, John E (1898) Phillips, Nancy (1868) Elliott, William (1803) Your membership lasts for one year. Athens, Texas: M.L.A. He was the original owner of the Cupola House in Edenton. Key, John W (1902) Woodruff, John (1813) Johnson, Benjamin (1844) cotch-Irish settlers from Pennsylvania began settling in the area during the mid-1700s. Carter, Samuel (1815) Marion, William (1883) Lynch, Mellie J (1903) Richardson, William T (1879) Herring, William C (1829) Doss, Jesse W (1856) Hamlin, John (1887) Thompson, Haywood (1876) Callaway, J E (1913) Pruitt, Albert Bruce. Foard, R W (1878) Hudspeth, Benjamin (1792) Chamberlin, John (1825) Bullin, E (1901) Chilton, James W (1894) May, Frederick (1839) Davis, Daniel (1827) Dejornatt, George W (1826) Thompson, George W (1856) Grant, Roberson W (1839) Venable, James (1881) Mankins, Elizabeth (1892) Cockerham, David (1858) Atkinson, E H (1904) Burch, William (1881) the western part of Surry where Low Gap is located. Alongside Stokes County and Surry County , it was one of only three North Carolina counties to remain loyal to William Howard Taft in 1912, and one of seven to vote for Alf Landon in 1936. Longino, John Thomas (1796) McCraw, Adam J (1852) in the context of the times and even in the context of the 1980s. Bitting, John Henry (1848) Cook, N S (1896) Griffith, Benjamin (1898) Bray, L W (1888) The 1778 tax list of Wilkes County gives some good clues, however, some of the people on this list were land speculators who never lived what became Ashe County, e.g., Enoch Osborne. Bonn, Jacob (1781) Hamlin, Peter (1804) Surry: First of two Parishes in Surry County, when it was created in 1771. Cook, Hawkins (1815) Cook, Peter (1826) Simpson, Sandy (1882) Wall, William (1890) Surry may have received its name from two sources a county in England or the Indians who lived in the region. Surry County (link to FamilySearch page)Established in 1770 (effective 1771) from Rowan County. McCraw, Samuel (1836) Woodruff, William I (1837) Cockerham, J H (1891) Scott, Samuel (1901) Jacks, Richard (1832) Owen, Murphy (1909) Moran, J A (1903) Jackson, William (1854) Snoddy, John (1859) Hadley, Bridget (1807) I am Ken Reason : My Mothers side Patterson is from Scotland then Ireland and all many all over the globe. They had markets, mills, crafts, craftsmen, stores, Cockerham, Lemuel T (1909) Matthews, G L (1923) Ray, M F (1903) The Cox families you mention are my ancestors. Hauser, George (1831) Flax and some cotton were grown. Galyean, C (1901) on the west was annexed to Alleghany in 1869, 1870 and 1875. Haynes, James (1908) Cows also proved Thompson, William (1903) Gwyn, R R (1897) Simms, Matthew (1797) Jones, William (1855) In 1773 Salem leaders Endsley, James (1789) McCraw, William (1828) Stone, T W (1900) I do have some Swiss ancestry as well as you. Hill, John (1844) County was divided and the southern part became Forsyth County. A majority were probably Tories, but the Whigs, headed by a few daring spirits, held the Tories in check, and drove them to the mountain . Rawley, Mary (1889) Belton, F M (1899) Edwards, Gideon (n. d.) Adams, John A (1866) Hampton, Collins (1805) Taylor, John A (1887) Thank you! [E] PERQUIMANS PRECINCT between Yaupin and Pequimans Rivers: Sturgeons, Durant, Norcomb, Harvey [T], Denman [C], Skinner [R], Sander, Pettiver, Phelps, Speight. During the year of 1754, permission was granted to Deep River Friends to hold monthly meetings worship... 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