and for food. Mosley, T A (1904) Tharp, John (1837) Lyon, Absalom (1868) Coleman, Joseph (1785) Forkner, James (1858) Waller, Henry (1783) Haymore, Martha (1905) Culler, David (1896) Johnson, John D (1903) Venable, Stephen (1903) Franklin, Bernard (1828) Holcomb, Lawrence (1834) Stone, William (1866) Bowles, James R (1896) Snow, William (1847) Venable, James (1881) Smith, Susannah (1853) Boon, Rattliff (1787) Anglin, Philip (1858) on the west was annexed to Alleghany in 1869, 1870 and 1875. Tanner's 1836 Antique Map of North Carolina. Armstrong, William (1862) and for food. Shaw, James (1907) Fleming, John M (1815) Harris, Ephraim D (1832) Rowan County. Franklin, Charity C (1886) Herring, Mary (1855) Jones, Lydia (1844) Thank you so much for your comment. Maxwell, T H (1871) Mosley, Thomas (1838) Cockerham, J E (1862) Smith, Elizabeth (1893) was effective 15 February 1778. Although he accomplished few goals while in office, Franklin managed to reform the harsh criminal punishments within North Carolinas penal law. Badgett, James (1877) Eason, Thomas (1777) Ridens, William (1782) Lane, Sarah (1902) Jackson, John H (1887) Adkins, Isaac (1870) Fulps, George (1786) Smith, Alfred (1875) The list below is a wonderful condensed index that I had saved in my archived files on my computer, although, unfortunately, Im unsure of its attribution, so if you know who originally published the list below, please leave a comment in the boxat the bottom of this article. The Tripp family of South Pamlico is noted on the map. Dickens, Ethel (1873) Simmons, Samuel (1880) Harbour, Nancy W (1904) Gwyn, Richard (1884) Jarvis, David L (1872) There was a William Green in my ancestory. Groce, Simon (1841) Walker, David (1774) Cockerham, C C (1909) Lewis, Elkanah (1807) Instead, just read the list, as many spellings of surnames are different than the conventionally used spellings. An unusual relic of a by gone era are the evaluations of property of these settlers, given in pounds, shillings and pence. iii. Eads, William (1861) Brown, J W (1901) Cockerham, Thomas (1902) Gallaway, C W (1884) educated, practical, wise to the ways of the world and highly The notable Pilot Mountain, one of the states most touted natural palisades, rests in Surry County. Cook, Abel (1874) Tucker, Branch (1832) Boyden, Nathaniel (1879) Doudge, Nathan (1828) Lewis, W M (1927) Winston: Stewart's Printing House, 1892. Inman, John H (1896) Snow, Fielding (1828) Lindsey, Laban (1840) Kirkman, Eliza Jane (1891) A Company, A Parish, and A "Castle" Richard Pace was only one of the settlers on the south shore of James River. Hauser, Michael (1789) Benge, Tyre (1913) Whitehead, William (1822) Hoots, Jacob (1805) Galyean, James (1890) Stone, Calvin (1879) Draughn, James L (1862) Isaacks, Elisha (1840) Pilson, Nancy J (1900) There are early land deeds for Bullens. Vernon, George (1882) v. Elizabeth UNDERWOOD was born ABT 1760. Baron Christopher DeGraffenreid is my direct ancestor. Chilton, Henry (1891) Kersey, Drury (1850) Hickman, W Hardin (1891) It was originally part of the Camden District and was named after Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. Jackson, Thomas (1828) Simpson, Celia (1885) Holyfield, Ralph (1858) Mitchell, William (1889) Hann, John (1781) McKoin, James (1778) Simpson, Sandy (1882) Snow, Kate (1913) Scott, Frances (1862) Mosley, H D (1896) Coe, Hasten (1912) Lewellyn, James (1908) Gallaway, A B (1897) This was done at the request of Jesse Franklin. //dump($i); The Mitchell, Ararat, and Yakin Rivers all pass through the county. Prior, Sarah (1843) McGuffin, R F (1902) Hudspeth, Rodah (1837) i believe some of the tripps family moved down to anderson sc. Thompson, Martha (1890) Hampton, Collins (1805) Moore, Thomas (1889) Roberts, John (1808) Reid, Preston (1895) Bradley, Terry (1785) The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Poe, Alvis (1855) Wachovia tract was in Surry County. Vestal, Narcissa (1908) Warden, Newel (1862) Snow, James (1863) Longino, John Thomas (1796) He moved to Kentucky . Holmes, J H (1902) Reece, Edward (1825) Simpson, Lula M (1898) Any leads appreciated. Kerr, Alexander (1831) im looking for information on Leonard Hain, Haines, Hains family. 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. Anthony, James (1837) The property is located in present day Randolph County. Collins, Jesse (1830) Hodges, Thomas R (1899) Greenwood, James (1840) Surry: First of two Parishes in Surry County, when it was created in 1771. Tate, Owen (1827) Williams, Benjamin (1883) Crotty, David (1814) Davis, Phillip (1779) Holyfield, Susannah (1854) About South Carolina Census Records. Matthews, James (1822) Thank you! Beck, Jacob (1892) Denny, Lucy E (1899) York, Claude E (1894) Ctrl + F (Windows) or Command + F (Mac). South Carolinians moved north into the Lower Cape Fear region to establish pine plantations with enslaved African labor. Smith, J B (1934) Bray, David (1850) Fulk, Joseph (1863) Crissman, Elizabeth (1858) Golding, Allgius (1850) Franklin, Meekey & Jesse (1834) Hatcher, Thomas J (1870) Meredith, James (1790) Patterson, L C (1894) Whitt, S M (1899) Hutchens, William (1833) Young, Edward (1791) Thompson, Jesse (1862) Ashcroft, Carl W (1909) Forkner, William (1907) Doss, William (1845) Hutchens, Bailes (1828) Keirsey, James (1892) Pettit, Benjamin (1786) Taylor, Samuel H (1893) Poindexter, Samuel (1847) Carter, Thomas (1846) William Colvard served as the Justice of the Peace for the area, William Ray was a constable and Daniel Richardson, Andrew Baker, Jr., and William Clay were appraisers in the Southern part of Bakers District. Measured to a forked oak tree and followed the Deep River to the first station. For the next several years, these meetings were held in the home of Benjamin Beeson until the first meeting house was built in 1758. Kennedy, Aaron (1845) These lists have been cross checked against the 1782 tax List of Wilkes County. Surry County, North Carolina: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Phone: +1 (276) 773-2126 Darnell, W H (1894) Reynolds, F R (1893) Whittington, Smiley (1894) Surry in 1773. (N) Nall's District in the 1787 Tax List Davis, William (1871) from Surry, all of the Moravian Tract was now in Stokes. Daniels, J B (1890) Leinbach, Rosana S (1899) Dearman, John (1867) John Russell. Cooper, D M (1887) Hutchens, Thomas (1803) Howell, Thomas (1795) Golding, Abner (1888) William did name the settlement Allen Falls and attempted a log dam at the water connections in 1799. Worth, Job (1876) Bundy, Alfred (1888) Davis, Samuel L (1848) Cundiff, C C (1880) Stow, Abraham (1846) Nichols, William (1866) Gilmer, R S (1910) Welbourn, Moses (1783) 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! Crouse, George H (1899) Shelton, Julia J (1926) Redd, Lewis W (1864) (To do a quick search, use your browser's search function. Possibly Tyrell, Currituck, Hyde or surrounding counties. Lemmons, Peter (1818) Majority of these families traveled the Great Wagon Road into the area with the exception of the Nantucket group. How, A C (1849) Brindle, John (1847) Hayse, Joseph (1861) Davis, Elizabeth (1843) Dunnagan, Tyre (1864) Ross, James H (1891) Perkins, Lucy (1819) from Surry, all of the Moravian Tract was now in Stokes. Denny, Harvey (1874) Axsom, Israel P (1862) I am a descendant of Jesse Adams who settled in Lewis Fork on the Yadkin River. Looking for early settlers Parramoresdecendents of John Parramore who came to the eastern shore of va in 1622 Moravian leaders were highly Gillespie, Alexander (1858) Simms, Matthew (1797) York, Mark (1867) Allred, Albert (1904) Martin, George (1853) Surry County hosts several annual cultural events. Carter, Joseph (1842) Crissman, George (1839) McBride, E (1843) Hough, John (1801) Jones, Samuel (1814) Davis, Jonathan (1849) Forkner, Thomas (1832) Foard, R W (1878) Poindexter, Francis (1802) Joyner, Willis (1817) EARLY SETTLEMENT ALONG THE NEW RIVER (NC AND VA) BASIN. 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. Speer, Thomas (1797) Forkner, William (1892) Gough, Thomas (1825) Forkner, Samuel (1873) Franklin and others in Wilkes County. Walker, Erasmus (1883) Creasy, W W (1908) McGahey, John (1811) Marsh, William (1853) Cockerham, P C (1893) Hutsell, David (1902) Bagwell, J A (1866) Woodruff, William I (1837) Norman, Thomas (1819) You pay each year by check or PayPal. I am surprised that Russell isnt on the list. Swaim, Abraham (1836) Brinn, William (1888) Hiatt, Collins (1802) Bryant, J M (1902) McCormick, Peter (1904) Matches 1 to 33 of 33 Last Name, Given Name(s) Died Person ID : 1: Ray, William T (1889) Dunlapp, Samuel (1778) 1786 Surry County, North Carolina: Les Tate states James Burk's 1786 estate inventory and sale in 1786 do not belong to James Burk, Sr., but to his son, James Burk, Jr. . Lynch, Mellie J (1903) Che had a great plantation off the Swift Creek of the Neuse River. Jester, Nathan (1844) Moore, William (1820) Bryant, John W (1915) Waxhaw Creek within this area had taken its name from the Waxhaw Indian tribe. Logan, William (1776) in December 1770 by Martin Armstrong, Anthony Hampton and James Dunne. Ashburn, Lindsey (1860) Ploughman, Moses (1809) Warden, Jennette (1892) The best resources for researching this area is on a local level. I saw the name Hardy listed but not Hardison. Kelly, Leonard D (1836) Kirkman, Mary E (1903) The Plantation was originally called Mount Hope and the property remained in the Tripp Family until the 20th century. Holcomb, Shadrack (1815) How early were your ancestors in North Carolina? Roberts, James (1787) Caudle, Abraham (1835) Lovill, Edward (1816) Holcomb, Virgil E (1909) Stovall, George (1869) Harris, Robert (1846) Fulk, Wilson (1896) Moreland, William (1818) ), Miscellaneous (n. d.) (Film 2210409 in Archives, not listed on FamilySearch) Fulton, W (1894) Surry County, North Carolina. Garrison, Isaac (1779) Snow, Eliza (1910) [G] PASQUOTANK PRECINCT between Little and Pasquotank Rivers: Hall, Nixon, Lowry, Evans, Salton, Boyd, Baily, Swann, Pritchard, Hague, Palin [J], Pendleton, Davis,Mabson [F], Reed [W]. Hudson, Nancy (1892) original Moravian Tract made up a large part of Forsyth County. Indian trails would follow the buffalo trails, thus the creation of this ford crossing the Deep River. Creed, Enoch (1897) McCraw, Francis M (1896) Land grants are recorded for the Deep River area as early as 1749 located then in Anson and Bladen counties. Hobson, William (1844) Surry County Surry County was formed in 1771. Love, Daniel (1882) Burk, Benjamin (1783) They left the word "CROATAN" carved in a tree. Boyden, N A (1908) Phillips, Joseph (1866) They traveled in small groups to reach the lands that John Lawson described 50 years earlier. Davis, Jennie (1873) Pritchard, Phillip (1819) Bates, James S (1907) Samuel, G W (1910) Richardson, William T (1879) Bolejack, Samuel (1845) Laffoon, N D (1864) Snow, Frost (1813) Hutchens, Vestal (1895) Haymore, Daniel (1850) Holyfield, William (1867) Stonestreet, Jeddiah (1886) He lived on the Little River, and was on the Assembly and was Court Clerk for quite a few years. Beck, S C (1862) Jervis, Levy (1792) 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. Scott, Daniel (1824) Graves, Peter (1814) Your membership lasts for one year. Dozier, Smith W (1832) Glazebrook, James (1816) Money, Samuel (1818) Beamer, Hestin (1912) Early North Carolina Settlers, 1700s-1900s This unique collection is comprehensive in its coverage of early North Carolina marriage records, death records, land records, historical sketches, and biographies referencing approximately 200,000 individuals. Brittin, John (1850) Cockerham, Polly (1901) (549 sq. Copeland, J M (1862) All Rights Reserved. Shore, Fredrick (1816) 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. Skidmore, Henry (1775) Moore, Samuel (1864) McKinney, Jesse (1840) White, William (1907) From Les Tate: Trail Found for James Burk ("II") and John Burk, his son. in their county because the Moravians refused to fight and they lived Gordon, H P (1852) Gillespie, G B (1878) Snow, A L (1897) Turner, Elias (1847) County was divided and the southern part became Forsyth County. Forkner, Susannah (1848) 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. This Banner, Edward (1884) Your membership fee will automatically be charged to a credit card or PayPal account every year. Phillips, J M (1882) Hodges, James (1854) Surry County is probably the only county in the state that has records of all existing marriages in the county. Chamberlin, Jane P (1825) McMickle, Gideon (1886) 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. Miller, Francis (1898) Bryan, Gideon (1878) Stone, Enoch A (1906) I think Sanderton should be Sanderson. 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