early settlers of surry county, north carolina

Spainhour, Emanuel (1865) Copeland, J M (1862) In 1791 part of it was removed to form Kershaw County. Includes historical census, PERSI, Revolutionary War records, and more. Alberty, Nathan (1896) Williams, Peter (1893) Have not been able to trace them further back, would love to find out where they originated from. Shore, John (1840) Fleming, Edmond (1815) 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. Venable, Mary F (1900) ii. Pettit, Benjamin (1820) 4 miles above the Great Falls along the Deep River. 1997-2010 by the Alleghany County Forkner, James (1858) Early, William (n. d.) Wolff, Daniel C (1862) Poe, Juanita (1860) Walker, Warren (1781) Garner, John (1851) They traveled together to the lower part of Illinois. Day, R R (1894) Lewellyn, James (1908) Parker, John (1842) Majority of these families migrated from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia. Hall, Jordan (1875) 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. An Act to form Surry County was proposed to the colonial General Assembly in December of 1770 by Martin Armstrong, Anthony Hampton, and James Dunne. Goings, W P (1893) Johnson, John (1885) Haynes, William G (1834) Press. Duvall, Alvin S (1827) If I can collaborate on your searchsuch as looking at the pre-1790 south carolina censuse, let me know, richard Kenneth Burns Grant, Roberson W (1839) My 8x grandfather was named Jasper Hardison. Hoots, Anderson (1844) Carter, Joseph (1842) Hobson, William (1844) By 1800 Ashe County had 435 families and a total population of 2785 persons including slaves. Griffith, Benjamin (1898) v. Elizabeth UNDERWOOD was born ABT 1760. Lewis, V H (1910) William UNDERWOOD was born FEB 1756, and died 20 DEC 1814 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Davis, William (1852) Dunnagan, Reuben (1867) Glenn, Thomas (1843) The act Stone, William (1866) Sumner, Johnson (1808) Located approx. Swepson, George (1893) Holyfield, Nelly (1869) Pilcher, James (1835) Cooley, William (1851) Burton, Elisha (1843) Kerr, Alexander (1831) McKinney, Polly (1901) Milstead, Edward (1820) Cartwright, Thomas (1822) Surry County, North Carolina. Badgett, James (1877) Wall, Lewis (1855) http://www.mountairy.org/visitor/history.html, (accessed on September 5, 2011). Snelgrove, Freeman (1805) Collins, Regina (widow) (1892) This was done at the request of Jesse Franklin. Early Marriages. Clemmons, William (1835) Glass, Dudley (1851) Snody, William (1921) Greenwood, Samuel (1810) For the next several years, these meetings were held in the home of Benjamin Beeson until the first meeting house was built in 1758. Assembly at New Bern, talked with the Governor and the bill passed the York, John (1846) Haymore, C C (1936) (Information from Corbitt, David Eaton, Peter (1817) Back to North Carolina Marriages Index. Clanton, Benjamin (1808) Doss, Matthew A (1846) Phillips, Richard (1834) Childress, Ausbern (1878) Finley, J George (1898) The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. Jenkins, J D (1912) Kimbrough, Ormond (1818) Royal, William (1826) Thank you for your offer to help with the South Carolina census, however this site is focused on eastern North Carolina. Lyon, Absalom (1868) Source: The Heritage of Black, Jacob & Barbara (1774, 1776) Bray, Mary (1867) Some creeks and smaller estuaries include the Toms, Beaver, Red Hill, and Johnson Creeks. Apperson, William & Bennit & John & Elizabeth (1851) Creed, John (1852) Simms, Matthew (1797) Whitaker, I (1892) Panniel, Benjamin (1779) Simmons, Anderson (1873) Dearman, F R (1888) Cordell, John C (1883) Surry County hosts several annual cultural events. that not only did they need the tax money from the Moravians, they Davis, John (1837) asking the Moravians of Salem to petition the Assembly of North Source: The Heritage of Choat, John (1825) Pilot Mountain received its name because it has long served as a guide to Native Americans, settlers, and modern-day outdoorsmen. Dinkins, Thomas (1901) Arnold, James E (1907) Kelly, Thomas L (1850) Williams, Lewis (1842) Groce, David (1838) they are my mothers people and many Willis still live here today. with a spoon and was very much like yogurt. Why was he not found? Jones, Ambrose (1881) Whitlock, John (1854) Booker, Forrester (1881) Reynard, James (1784) Jackson, Amor (1870) Parks, James (1826) Haynes, Haywood H (1904) These lists have been cross checked against the 1782 tax List of Wilkes County. Boiles, Alexander (1825) History and Formation of Surry County. Stanly, William (1870) Avenues of Early Settlement. My family lines in Pitt County are Atkinson (Bensboro Plantation), Rives, Bryan, Hill, Whitmel. Money, Samuel (1818) Holmes, J H (1902) Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were Bass, Henry (1904) Booker, Claramond (1882) Hauser, Thomas P (1913) The per family population was only slightly increased to 6.4 persons. Haymore, W D (1910) The origins of North Carolina's 18th-century newcomers varied widely. Moore, H F (1898) Cook, James (1829) Whitaker, Melissa (1891) Haun, Margaret (n. d.) Cove, George W (1893) Critz, Eveline (1897) Martin, J W (1889) Booe, William (1853) Graves, B F (1894) Burch, Joel H (1836) Adams, John (1835) Reeves, R E (1892) About South Carolina Census Records. Kersey, Drury (1850) 2023 North Carolina Genealogical Society. Hollinsworth, James M (1858) Also Edward or Thomas Stockstill, Stogsdell, Stogdell. Box 679 The earliest marriage is 1778. Carlton, Lindsey (1834) Johnson, Felix (1894) Early Settlers in the North Carolina Piedmont 1749-1763. Williams, Thomas (1830) Key, Martha (1884) Instead, James Carter received the deed in January of 1761, nearly 10 years later. Lawson, John D (1900) Whitaker, Alfred (1907) The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. In summary, headrights gave each grantee a particular amount of land based on the number of people they brought into the colony. 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. Boyles, Alexander (1874) By the mid 19th century, over 600 families were living in present day Watauga County and held a history for nearly 100 years in this vast mountainous terrain. Bagwell, J H (1910) Shore, Ann Mariah (1899) Woltz, C E (1892) The timeline period of this listing pertains to the years of 1748 through 1770. Fentriss, William (1867) 199-202). Hatcher, Cincinnatus (1865) Ray, M F (1903) Moravian leaders were highly Oglesby, Micajah (1831) We are a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Footprints in the "Hollows" or Surry County and Her People. Walker, William (1880) third. Hayse, Joseph (1861) differently and better. Doby, Charlie (1909) Hill, Moses (1828) Lester, Jesse (1815) Shortly after 1587, the first English settlers mysteriously disappeared from what is now North Carolina. Whittington, W R (1885) Wright, R E & Mary J (1898-1899) Kennedy, Aaron (1845) Thompson, Elizabeth (1901) Head, Anthony (1846) Flinchum, Martha (1894) Kaddle, Zavariah (1771) Freeman, Alexander (1874) Moser, Leonard (1783) Adkins, William (1852) And cows provided milk, butter, Gordon, John (1847) fresh and dried beef and hides for leather. Hurt, John (1797) Harris, Isaac (1806) Crouse, I W (1898) Nature provided Jones, Lemuel (1803) Crouse, George H (1899) Dearman, Nancy (1865) Ploughman, Moses (1809) Walker, David (1774) Hutchens, Susannah (1807) York, P D (1893) Edmonds, James T (1861) Andsley, James (1776) Prather, W A (1852) Shultz, George (1789) Moravian leaders were highly Wishon, Joseph (1842) Burrus, John (1853) Ashby, Hallifax (1825) Guyer, Cicero H (1894) Danner, Frederick (1839) Goins, William (1818) Logan, George (1826) Sparger, Nancy (1887) It was named after Surrey, England, the birthplace . Flinchum, James E (1877) Reece, Lalia B (1918) Jones, Lydia (1844) Did you know all of these new records were at FamilySearch? Hinshaw, Joseph (1833) Scott, Daniel (1824) Cave, A R (1906) Fleming, Elizabeth (1902) Mosley, H D (1896) Pell, W A (1905) The best resources for researching this area is on a local level. Roby, A (1857) Carpenter, William (1860) Patterson, Julius A (1871) Hackett, Joseph W & Sarah E (1872, 1882) Mabry, James (1848) Gillespie, Wilson & Elizabeth (1889) His land is located along Buck Creek and Deep River. Creed, Enoch (Jr) (1885) Atkinson, C H (1881) Can anyone figure out why that would be? Graves, Jesse F (1896) This is a partial listing of early inhabitants settling along the Yadkin River. McBride, George T (1835) Bohannon, John (1791) Mustin, Bettie (1911) Goff, W A (1902) Rowan occured in 1771, it left Salem in Rowan and Bethabara and McGee, Allison (1864) Ayers, James A (1906) Dowling, John (1798) Cox, Francis (1854) Dietz, Jacob (1777) Reece, Edward (1825) The first court of the county was briefly held in the home of John Brown. 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. Hobson, Stephen (1810) My side of the family were from these same places. Waxhaw Creek within this area had taken its name from the Waxhaw Indian tribe. Every family grew sheep for wool It should be noted here that this took Marion, Jeremiah (1893) Hammock, William (1819) Nations, J H (1899) Hill, John (n. d.) Quincy, O H (1910) Phillips, Joseph (1866) Matthews, Benjamin (1834) Wall, Samuel (1850) She married John Ferguson HAMMETT. Bryant, J M (1902) Hoppes, John (1827) Beck, Jacob (1892) Wright, John (1855) Dobson, Lee H (1888) Snow, C T (1900) Steelmon, Matthias (Jr) (1782) Copeland, Isaac (1840) Bolejack, Samuel (1845) Denny, Polly (1910) 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. Derrett, Davis (1832) Zachary, James (1824) Cardwell, Wilcher M (1844) Alberty, Naomi (1897) Minish, James (1836) Whitlock, John (1833) Freeman, Aaron & Nancy (1830) Bullin, Leonard (1835) York, James (1814) Martin, Elizabeth (1856) Edwards, Ruel (1851) Simpson, Isham (1863) Davis, William (1795) Kirby, T M (1899) Beck, S C (1862) Booker, J F (1882) for the NCGenWeb Project. Smith, Henry (1873) Haymore, Mary (1854) [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. Richardson, Joseph (1859) Aaron Albertson Albert Albertson, Sr. Axsom, Martin (1875) Bray, H C (1866) Cockerham, William (1905) Holcomb, Virgil E (1909) Black, Abraham (1853) Clay, Elijah (1792) There are early land deeds for Bullens. Researchers should note 1/4 of a mile from the mouth of Buck Creek and near Hobbys Island. Reid, Preston (1895) Downey, Peter (1803) Stamey, Catherine (1873) Poe, Alvis (1855) Dunnagan, Thomas F (1890) 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. Poindexter, W H (1902) Edwards, H (1805) Marion, Adam (1890) Greenwood, John (1907) Hopefully, it will help to find his grave. Winfrey, Isaac (1815) Taylor, James (1837) Dunn, Grace G (1909) McBride, E (1843) Humphreys, Samuel (n. d.) Hill, Leonard (1830) Dinkins, John (1829) Burrow, Vachel (1892) With 1 comment. Gilmer, R S (1910) Simpson, Celia (1885) Carmichael, T E (1899) Mosley, Thomas (1838) Day, Moses (1828) Hill, Richard (1845) Martin, James (1783) In the beginning, Surry did not want the Moravians Fleming, Sanford W (1877) Reece, Hadly (1832) Chilton, Anderson (1901) Leroy, The Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943, Raleigh: 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. Tilley, Henry (1786) It now appears that the McGee family was living along Betty McGee Creek and Deep River connection and operating a small mill when William Allen acquired the property in 1792. Walker, David (1775) McGahey, Sally (n. d.) Stinson, Mary (1845) Jervis, John & Lucy (1861) Venable, Adaline (1865) I am the great grand daughter of pattie privett Joyner. He had a grist mill and sold lumber. Harris, Robert (1816) Skidmore, Henry (1775) Daniels, J B (1890) Puckett, Richard (1815) Skidmore, Elijah (1775) Harrison, John (1775) Napier, Dora (1898) Hall, William (1885) 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. McBride, John (1833) Although Dobson is the county seat, other communities are located in Surry, including Elkin, Ararat, Bottom, Level Cross, Mount Airy, and Toast. Hiatt, Jacob (1911) Reynolds, Jonas (1812) Reynard, William (1786) Holcomb, Leroy (1821) Purie, David (1837) Perhaps we are distantly related. Ashburn, L D (1893) Wimbush, John & Rebecca (1832, 1843) Evans, Mary B (1899) Schaub, Thomas (1877) Holyfield, Jefferson (1913) While the Moseley Map is not exhaustive in naming every family that lived in North Carolina at the time, many prominent land-owners were named. Forkner, Susannah (1848) The first election was held on the first Monday in March 1831 and Andrew Mayer was elected as Mayor. The following ancestors have been documented to have been resident, prior to 12 July 1729, in the portion of the Province of Carolina which became North Carolina. Cockerham, J E (1862) Nuttall, Charles A (1845) Hendrix, J W (1908) Hill, John H (1887) Sandling, A S (1892) Haymore, John (1825) Athens, Texas: M.L.A. Cawles, A C (1890) Jester, Nathan (1844) Taylor, Sterling (1869) Murphy, Joseph (1817) Corbitt Nixon, W P (1898) Armfield, J M (1908) Needham, W F (1911) Beamer, Jacob (1895) Oxendine, Neil (1867) Dobson, Joseph (1903) Vestal, John (1833) Dickinson, Isaac (1854) Brannock, Joseph (1899) Surry County Surry County was formed in 1771. Lewis, Lemuel (1845) Zin, Margaret (1773), North Carolina Genealogical Society Davis, Jonathan (1846) An act to form Surry County was proposed to the North Carolina Assembly They traveled in small groups to reach the lands that John Lawson described 50 years earlier. Baldwin, Francis M (1862) Lawson, T J (1904) Conrad Bullen emigrated early 1700s from Palatine area of Germany and became naturalized citizen in Sept, 1763, Salisbury. Smith, John L (1894) McLemore, Ephraim (1799) York, Mark A (1864) Thompson, Elihu (1894) Brinager, Joseph (1825) Creed, Abraham (1815) Perkins, Peter (183?) We were in North Carolina very early. Mosley, T A (1904) Gray, W B (1836) Cook, John M (1888) Morlott, John (1783) Hendrix, A L (1904) Logan, John (1835) Cockerham, J H (1891) Roberts, Jesse (1864) The Carter, Knight and Foreman Families of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 1730-1800: Some Ancestors and Descendants. Hollinsworth, Isaac (1871) Shoemaker, Adam (1786) Sutphin, John (1871) Stone, L T (1894) Fairfield County shown in red. Haymore, Daniel (1850) Booker, Joseph (1907) An act to form Surry County was proposed to the North Carolina Assembly Holyfield, Bird (1862) Gough, James & Catherine (1841, 1843) I find it kind of interesting that Thomas Week(e)s was a keeper of the land titles early on, but his name doesnt appear on the survey. Venable, James (1881) Jones, Russell R (1858) Glenn, Jeremiah (1846) 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. Riggs, Daniel (1864) Simpson, Vinson (1872) Jesse Franklin, Siamese Twins, and Hardin Taliaferro. North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website. Hill, R D (1869) Powell, John (1818) Boyles, Gabriel (1873) Cranford, Mary Jane (1886) My Fathers side is Reason shown thru northern and eastern North Carolina Dating back to the 1700s . Golding, Thomas (1833) Surry County, North Carolina : I131096 : 2: Garrett, Benjamin : 1733: Surry County, North Carolina : I47300 : Died. Dunnagan, Littleton (1866) The Deep River of North Carolina continues to provide its history and genealogy everyday. 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. 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