Bitting, Walter R (1853) Gilmer, W P (1909) Adams, Anderson (1889) Critchfield, Richard F (1872) Critchfield, William (1811) Edwards, Daniel C (1807) Carter, John (1847) Have not been able to trace them further back, would love to find out where they originated from. i am historical demographer living in Columbisa; I have some census training. Creed, H B (1893) Davenport, Robert (1893) Key, Martha (1884) Key, Kelles (1839) The beginning of his tract was located approx. Danley, Isaac (1845) Woodruff, Allen (1876) Apperson, Bennett (1822) Morton, Patrick (1815) Rierson, James W (1908) Riggs, Daniel (1864) Hendrick, Frederick (1835) The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. Alphabetical Listing of all Known Parishes in North Carolina 1715 to 1775: Parish: Year Created: Year Abolished: Original County: Final County: Notes: Berkeley Parish <1741: 1776: Perquimans: . 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. Thurmond, R J (1908) Eaton, Peter (1817) George, Andrew (1887) Snow, Frost (1853) The first federal census available for South Carolina is 1790. Terry, Sarah Jane (1894) Manas, Robert (1822) Woodruff, Elizabeth (n. d.) lists, every family had cows. Patrick, Robert (1778) It was around Aaron Woodruffs and Cave, A R (1906) Winfrey, Thomas & Mary (1840, 1842) Many of the paths and trails made by Indian hunters served as a rough outline for the present railways and highways in Surry. It was the land of plenty (H) Hardin's District #4, 43 families, 55 polls, 9277 acres of taxable land. Clements, Johnson (1851) Matches 1 to 33 of 33 Last Name, Given Name(s) Died Person ID : 1: Lewis, Andy (1861) Source: The Heritage of Key, John A (1901) Easley, William (1838) Penn, John (1886) Stovall, Sarah (1884) I did see the name Jasper, listed also. The original deed states 701 acres but it seems that this was incorrect as I researched the remaining deeds pertaining to the property and noted the original tract was 642 acres. Southard, Martin V (1863) Satterfield, J A (1910) Jones, Joel H (1849) Wright, R E & Mary J (1898-1899) Watauga was established in 1849 from several counties, Ashe, Caldwell, Wilkes and Yancey. Includes historical census, PERSI, Revolutionary War records, and more. We are a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition to the numerous events within Surry County, three distinguished cultural institutions are located in the region. Adkins, William H (1863) Evans, William (1874) Jessup, Letha (1874) Dobson, Henry H (1866) Clayton, Philip (1782) York, Ada G (1906) Hodges, Daniel (1827) Pell, T W (1890) Creed, A H (1843) Box 679 Majority of these families migrated from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia. Blair, Hugh (1783) 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. Goings, W P (1893) Snoddy, Joel (1897) Lineberry, Macklin (1882) Coker, Solomon (1782) Flinchum, James E (1877) Shore, Ann Mariah (1899) Crouse, George H (1899) King, Robert (1828) Cook, N S (1896) Bingman, Eli (1880) 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. Davis, William (1795) Marler, John (1846) Tucker, T B (1864) Garner, Archibald (1821) Moore, H F (1898) Holyfield, J H (1911) Cox, Francis (1854) Renegar, Joseph (1821) Miller, John (1799) Sessions, Isaac (1792) Collins, Regina (widow) (1892) If i can assist let me I am in Va. Beach area. Cox, R W (1889) Johnson, Jemima (1837) Greenwood, William (1874) Key, M P (1898) Hazlewood, Richard (1790) Griffith, Rebecca (1903) Isaacks, W A (1894) Fogle, Charles A (1907) Holyfield, Watson (1871) Flax and some cotton were grown. Possibly Tyrell, Currituck, Hyde or surrounding counties. Cook, Nancy (1848) Payne, Martin (1893) Clay, Elijah (1792) Miller, Michael (Jr) (1777) Swanson, O N (1929) Mosby, Samuel (1802) You can set up a recurring payment for your membership so you dont have to remember to renew every year. Venable, Nancy (1863) Whitaker, Melissa (1891) Later, the famous American author and satirist Mark Twain imitated Taliaferros use of local dialects and writing style. Shore, Henry (1842) Hill, Sanford (1884) Davis, William (1823) Jeffry, Patsey (1835) Surry County, North Carolina. Henry died in 1882. Douglass, Alexander (1806) Hall, John (1822) Wood, Margaret (1943) Roberts, James (1787) Boyles, William (1846) Poindexter, William (1844) Physical Address Riggs, Silas (1855) Forkner, Samuel (1873) In 1889, the mine began full-scale production and Mount Airy was soon referred to as the Granite City. Not only was Andy Griffith born in Mount Airy but the city also served as the inspiration for Mayberry, the setting for the hit 1960s The Andy Griffith Show. Golding, Thomas (1862) Donaldson, Francis (1784) Davis, Rebecca (1897) Creson, Joshua (1822) Hammock, William (1819) Fitzgerald, Lucy (1819) Marshall, Aaron (1823) Freeman, West M (1857) Hodges, Welcome (1861) William Allen (mentioned above) was my 4th great grandfather. John Lawson recorded in his diary of many bison, several Indian nations and fertile soil along the river during the years of 1700 and 1701. Early Settlers of Wayne County, Indiana . Hodges, Thomas R (1899) Carter, John (1834) Lawrence, Richard (1796) Reece, James W (1891) Ive got close to 3,000 family members but accurate to early 1800s. Morlott, John (1783) Davis, William H (1868) Shore, Peter (1812) Herring, William (1832) Jackson, Amor (1870) Long, Frederick (1844) There was also something called clabber; this Vestal, James (n. d.) There are federal censuses publicly available for 1790, 1800 (partial), 1810, 1820 (partial), 1830 (partial), 1840 (partial), 1850 (partial), 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940. . In trying to find out where he came from a tax record states that he was a son of William Adams Sr. and lived on Williams plantation for a while. Flippin, Susan (1879) Faust, Robert (1893) Peel, Jesse (1816) Some of this may be explained by the fact several Tory Families left for more pro-British areas. Richardson, J T (1906) Banner, John A (1888) Walker, William (1880) This was done at the request of Jesse Franklin. Thomas Cox operated his mill in 1784 and it appears to be at the water connection of Mill Creek and the Deep River. Erp, Samuel (1843) Freeman, William (1802) Bunker, Eng & Sallie (1874, 1892) Hinshaw, Joseph (1833) Kelly, John (1833) Combs, Eli W (1908) Snow, Kate (1913) Tilley, Thomas J (1871) Lawson, T J (1904) Dull, George (1848) Stone, Enoch (1823) 1/4 of a mile from the mouth of Buck Creek and near Hobbys Island. Carter, Clement (1822) Kaddle, Zavariah (1771) Carter, Samuel (1815) Reece, Hadly (1832) Surry County is probably the only county in the state that has records of all existing marriages in the county. From Les Tate: Trail Found for James Burk ("II") and John Burk, his son. Dobson, Joseph (1903) Kerr, Jesse (1815) Brown, William (1844) McGuffin, R F (1902) Adams, Martha (1885) 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. Holyfield, John (1880) Doss, Matthew A (1846) Haymore, Daniel (1850) Thompson, Jesse (1856) Axsom, Joseph (1888) Thompson, Samuel (1793) Martin, William (1810) Haughton, Charles G (1901) Nicholson, Ephraim (1862) the western part of Surry where Low Gap is located. Ashby, L W (1893) Adkins, William (1852) Turner, Roger (1778) Bowles, Wade (1906) McCraw, Edmund (1852) East Carolina University holds the only known original print of the Moseley Map in their incredible archives. McCraw, William (1828) Burch, Mary A (1883) Doss, Burwell (1893) Scott, Daniel (1824) Dowling, Susannah (1831) The region west of the crest of the Blue Ridge, in 1778, was considered Captain Andrew Bakers Company. Clayton, George (1877) Dunnagan, Tyre (1864) Windsor, Isaac (1821) Cook, N N (1907) Surry County, North Carolina: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. The first election was held on the first Monday in March 1831 and Andrew Mayer was elected as Mayor. Surry County, North Carolina - Probate: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties Blackwell, Robert (1815) Wooten, Richard (1808) The history of the river is enormous ranging from the early years to present day. Creed, Enoch (1897) Minish, James (1836) Riggs, S F (1905) Stinson, Mary (1845) Lester, Jesse (1815) needed the friendship and knowledge. Thompson, Fannie J (1909) Majority of these families migrated from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia. http://www.mountairy.org/visitor/history.html, (accessed on September 5, 2011). Have you been to NC? Clark, Alsey (1829) Burns, Michael (1819) McCraw, James (1846) Where? Census-designated places. Adams, James (1888) Martin, George (1853) 1820s were the halcyon days for Surry. 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. Nixon, Thomas (1852) Robinson, William (1809) Muncus, Calvin (1924) Elkin: Northwestern Regional Library, 1976. Johnson, Lewis (1905) Brower, M M (1906) Smith, William (1822) Franklin and others in Wilkes County. 2010. Johnson, John T (1899) Hollinsworth, Edwin F (1860) Jones, Ellen (1903) Back to North Carolina Marriages Index. Cockerham, David (1858) Arnold, James E (1907) Wolff, William (1773) by Sara Whitford | Articles, Census Records, Early Colonial Records, Miscellaneous Records, Reference | 46 comments. who protested the taxes levied on the colonists by the British. Spence, Wiley (1844) Jackson, Rachel (widow) (1901) Jervis, William (1837) Avenues of Early Settlement. Panniel, Benjamin (1779) Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were List of Tithables for Surry County, North Carolina 1774 (taken from Surry-Wilkes Taxables, 1771-1774) A List of Tithables for 1774 - M. Armstrong List 1774 . Creed, John (1852) Axsom, M C (1898) Simmons, Newel (1862) [H] PASQUOTANK PRECINCT between Pasquotank and North Rivers: Spence, Burkham [G] (at Joys Fork), Jones [G], Janson, Mann, Jones, Hawkins. Pilot Mountain received its name because it has long served as a guide to Native Americans, settlers, and modern-day outdoorsmen. Roberts, John (1808) McKinney, G E (1892) Jones, Lemuel (1803) Cranfill, William (1821) Bray, H C (1866) I think Sanderton should be Sanderson. Bryson, John (1807) Gillespie, Wilson & Elizabeth (1889) Fallen, W L (1905) At various libraries (WorldCat). Many of the articles are the work of the compiler. Hiatt, Anderson (1871) Hutchens, John (1825) Gray, W B (1836) Cockerham, Jesse (1866) Herring, Charles (1834) Poindexter, Elizabeth (1816) This was while Surry County was still a British Colony. Hemings, C R (1902) Phone: +1 (276) 773-2126 January 7, 2023 Liked by 3 people. It was named after Surrey, England, the birthplace . Greene County gained from Craven County-----1801 Edgecombe County gained from Pitt County-----1801 Walton County established by Georgia in "Indian Lands" area of North Carolina (boundaries undefinable)-----1803 Creed, Bennett (1828) Hoots, Anderson (1844) Surry County was formed from Explore the history and culture of North Carolina through original materials from across the state. Doss, William (1845) Phillips, William (1829) Eastern Parish: 1715: c.1715: Chowan: Chowan: Very soon renamed to St. Paul . Jackson, John H (1887) Despite the efforts of the early citizens the legislature focused on the overwhelming tax burden imposed on the colony by Parliament. Jessup, E (1897) in their county because the Moravians refused to fight and they lived Denny, Polly (1910) McBride, Daniel (1822) Shore, Fredrick (1816) Edwards, Hiram (1866) Cartwright, Thomas (1822) Waller, Henry (1783) Dowling, John (1798) Gardner, S A (n. d.) Leroy, The Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943, Raleigh: Part of Rowan was annexed to Money, Goldman (1841) Smithson, Letitia V (1888) Tucker, David (1871) Cave, Algias A (1842) Located approx. Farris, John H (1891) Pullman, J A (1894) Masters, William (1811) Smith, Stephen J K (1806) The act Franklin, Bernard (1828) Reeves, R E (1892) Farr, Barnibas (1787) Rose, John (1845) 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. Danley, Isaac (1901) Carter, Thomas (1846) Pell, William (1890) Dearman, John (1867) Jackson, C W (1912) Ross, James H (1891) Rocky . Bennett, Thomas (1899) Moore, Henry A (1877) Jacks, Richard (1832) Hedgecoe, Elizabeth (1896) Gray, Jeremiah (1876) Adams, David (1850) Chaney, Abraham (1878) Steele, D F (1908) Key, John W (1902) Roark, Charity (1911) Williams, Moses (1811) Yet, European settlers were not dismayed and they continued to flock to present-day Surry County. Creed, Matthew (1798) Thompson, Elizabeth (1874) London, Amos (1806) If you have a link about it, Id love to see it. We were in North Carolina very early. Haymore, W D (1910) In all, 249 episodes were filmed, and several buildings such as the Old City Hall, the Andy Griffith Playhouse, Snappy Lunch, and Floyds City Barber Shop still exist in Surry County. Snow, Frost (1813) Simmons, John (1880) 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. back to Surry County. Hudspeth, Carter (1834) Tucker, Benjamin (1829) Robert Tripp b.1722 d. 1800 moved from Providence RI to Core Point, Durhams Creek, Beaufort, NC. And cows provided milk, butter, Cunnningham (Widow) (1839) Several skirmishes occurred during the American Revolutionary War and one of the first cotton mills was built in Ramseur along the river. Burrus, Lee A (1902) Chamberlin, John (1825) Surry County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted) Address: 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC 27017 Surry County Register of Deeds Phone: 336-401-8150 Birth Records: 1912 Marriage Records: 1778 Death Records: 1912 Land Records: 1771 Surry County Clerk of Court Phone: 336-386-3700 Probate Records: 1770 Lewellyn, J H (1903) Norman, Thomas (1819) Douthet, James (1782) McCraw, Francis M (1896) Burrus, Thomas (1799) Nicholas Smith applied for 450 acres of land and the deed was issued on April 1, 1751 in Bladen County. Arnold, Elisha (1832) Atkins, C C (1906) Snow, W W (1901) Moore, Jesse F (1891) Noah, J W (1922) Fulk, J W (1899) Stovall, George (1869) Corbitt Redd, Jesse (1894) Mosby, William (1828) Density over the mountainous region was 2.9 persons per square mile. In 1778, the court moved to the "bent of the Yadkin [River]" and later the same year, it met in the Mulberry Field Meeting House. The family cemetery is located along the Pamlico. Anthony, James (1837) Marsh, John (1881) Choat, Isham (1839) Mock, Daniel (1834) Green, J M (1901) For the next several years, these meetings were held in the home of Benjamin Beeson until the first meeting house was built in 1758. Davis, Matthew (1836) Brinkley, James (1858) Williams, John (1834) According to information found on tax Huff, Louis H (1906) The Virginia Company's development of Virginia did not meet the expectations of the company stockholders or the English government. Bartley, Revel (1867) Hopefully, it will help to find his grave. Simpson, Albert (1919) Whitaker, Elisha (1899) Stanley, Garrett (1871) At the time of his death, he owned 2 horses, 3 cows and 6 hogs. Thompson, Pherebe (1861) Jones, Samuel (1854) [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. Herring, Mary (1855) Marsh, T J (1912) Creson, William (1816) 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. Cook, Sandy (1890) Jessup, James Oliver (1898) Tucker, James B (1845) 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. Mahaffey, Thomas (1830) Forrester, James (1837) Hiatt, Jacob (1911) The Roberts, Jesse (1864) Gallaway, R R (1901) Baker, Michael (1779) Phillips, J M (1882) Reeves, J T (1910) Harbour, Nancy W (1904) Wells, James (1872) Cockerham, Joseph & Julia (1873, 1886) original Moravian Tract made up a large part of Forsyth County. White, D H (1901) Crissman, Elizabeth (1858) Isbell, Livingston (1834) Glenn, Tyre (1778) Reece, Lalia B (1918) They came by way of Endland and Virginia. When did they come to NC and from where. Ellis, Martha J (1910) Davis, Polly (n. d.) Marsh, William (1856) Creed, Enoch (Jr) (1885) Hamby, Fred (1899) Codes for the 1787 and 1797 tax list districts are: Wilson, John H (1908) Duvall, Alvin S (1827) Casstevens, M (1823) Elliott, Thomas (1787) Wall, Samuel (1850) Hampton, Henry (1832) Hodges, Drury (1895) Reynolds, Dudley (1815) Evans, Pleasant (1872) They left the word "CROATAN" carved in a tree. Hill, Joel (1884) Dezarn, Ephraim (1904) York, John (1846) Dunbar, Colman (1854) Eldridge, Mary A (1898) Thank you. Wood, Andrew (1876) Hauser, George (1831) Hunt, Daniel (1837) Mitchell's 1880 State and County Map of North and South Carolina with Plan of Charleston. Patterson, William (n. d.) Thompson, George W (1856) 1 April 1771. Patterson, Greenberry (1801) Griffith, John (1779) Some of this information is duplicated in the following table. Higgins, Martha (1898) [C] CHOWAN PRECINCT East side of Chowan River: Meherrin, Baker[H], Alston [J], Bennett, Parker, Blanthard, Spivy, Hill, Perry, Hunter, Lee, Pendal,Speight, Barns. Chaffin, William M (1823) My great grandmother was Caroline Perry Privett. Owens, J M (n. d.) Mackie, John (1823) Weedon, Nathan (1812) v. Elizabeth UNDERWOOD was born ABT 1760. Woodruff, Abner (1829) Williams, John (1818) and the US Federal census of 1790 in the Wilkes County listings. Stone, Enoch A (1906) Measured to a forked oak tree and followed the Deep River to the first station. Tate, Owen (1827) The first court of the county was briefly held in the home of John Brown. Owen, Murphy (1909) Adkins, Minerva (1886) Thanks for sharing. Cockerham, Daniel (1843) Harris, Thomas (1875) Shelton, Julia J (1926) Bray, Arthur & Polly (1835, 1864) Cunningham, William (1841) Hill, Charles W (1884) The GCVHF office will be open by appointment only until April 2023. Nixon, W P (1898) Dickens, Ethel (1873) Stone, Augustine (1893) Top Stories. Im always up for learning something new. Bryan, L W (1890) Parker, Polly (1892) Johnson, Letitia (1878) This gave Low Gap and western Surry County As more families and frontiersmen colonized the region, a petition was filed by several Rowan County residents with the hope to establish a new courthouse. Bobbitt, M J (1897) Wilbourn, Richard (1848) Callaway, J E (1913) Cockerham, Lemuel T (1909) Hampton, Collins (1805) Ray, Thomas (1777) Booker, J F (1882) Davis, Warren (1886) Hardy, Charles (1883) Conrad, Jacob (1843) Barker, Thomas (1845) As always, Piedmont Trails wishes you great success with your research. In the beginning, Surry did not want the Moravians Crutchfield, Montgomery (1904) Simmons, Jonas (1881) Surry in 1850 with the Yadkin River forming the boundary. Mackie, William (1850) says no description given in the law. This list constitutes only those ancestors represented in the Order; additional ancestors continue to be proven, documented and added to our rolls. Lettess, Moses (1860) Griffith, Benjamin (1898) Marsh, H H (1848) Bryan, Gideon (1878) third. Marsh, William V (1862) The 1778 Wilkes County tax list indicate some of the settlers west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. Roberts, Logan D (1886) Mark A York, York (n. d.) Moran, J A (1903) Linville, David (1787) The Charles H. Stone Memorial Library, the Foothills Theatre, and the Horne Creek Living Historical Farm are all important attractions in Surry County. Harris, Lewis T (1836) Hobson, William (1844) The county's major towns include Danbury and King. Snow, null (1878) Butner, S M (1906) Moore, John (1908) Matthews, G S (1908) Pardew, Edward L (1889) All settlers within these boundaries were considered members of the corporation and parish of Jamestown. Reynolds, Jonas (1812) Your membership lasts for one year. He was issued several land grants. Fleming, John M (1815) Snow, Richard (1872) Surry County has been the birthplace of a well-known humorist and the residence of a North Carolina governor, and the first ever recorded siamese twins. Dockery, W S (1891) Hayse, Joseph (1861) Kersey, Drury (1850) This allowed easy paddling down the river for early travels and trade. Woodruff, John (1813) It could be eaten Gwyn, R R (1897) Jessup, Ambrose (1890) Smith, J B (1934) It was named after Revolutionary War patriot, Captain John Stokes. The majority of the new settlers were Scots-Irish from Pennsylvania; others from North Carolina and Virginia joined them. 4 miles above the Great Falls along the Deep River. Brower, T M (1935) Jessup, Joseph (1797) This is a personal collection . Sparkes, Matthew (1819) (To do a quick search, use your browser's search function. Surry County (link to FamilySearch page)Established in 1770 (effective 1771) from Rowan County. Waddle, T C (1843) The land joined both Abbotts Creek and the Deep River in present day High Point and Jamestown areas. Cockerham, Mary (1866) Surry County hosts several annual cultural events. The Plantation was originally called Mount Hope and the property remained in the Tripp Family until the 20th century. Moreland, Joseph (1819) Donnahue, Henry (1777) Murphy, Joseph (1817) the western part of Surry where Low Gap is located. Evans, Obediah (1895) Leak, Elizabeth (1865) But this failed years later due to flooding. Bates, Jacob (1816) Jones, John W (1916) Holcomb, Leroy (1821) Carter, John (1802) Instead, James Carter received the deed in January of 1761, nearly 10 years later. Scott, Frances (1862) Footprints in the "Hollows" or Surry County and Her People. Dobson * Elkin * Pilot Mountain *. Dozier, Smith W (1832) Stone, Calvin (1879) Bowles, William (1849) Bagwell, J H (1910) Hurt, Joel (1870) In 1850 Stokes Garriss, William (1849) Roby, Barton (1843) Jackson, W L (1896) Hull, William G (1908) Lemmons, Peter (1818) Moore, Rachel (1898) Garner, John (1851) Jones, Lemuel (1855) Cox, W T (1899) Morrow, Isaac (1825) Nature provided Zachary, William (1827) Rawley, George W (1862) Ryan, Darby (1809) Perkins, Isaac (1888) Johnson, Felix (1894) annexed to Surry in 1792. Jackson, Rebecca (1899) Herman Cox was the first Cox member to settle along the river in 1757. Dodson, J C (1892) Spencer, John (1831) King, Thomas B (1856) He is buried at the Richland Cemetery located in Liberty, Randolph County, NC. Stultz, Henry (1774) Johnson, Franklin (1871) 6300 Creedmoor Road, Suite 170 #323 Reynolds, James (1784) Bray, Mary (1867) kennethobyrnes@gmail.com. I am particularly interested in their stay in North Carolina. Stoker, William (1870) Creed, Robert (1846) Low, Samuel (1857) (A) Ayers' District #3, 67 families, 67 polls, 19583 acres of taxable land. Roberts, John E (1847) This was a very active time period as families began migrating to the area in vast numbers. Dick, Thomas H (1872) Kerr, Alexander (1831) Phillips, Solomon (1834) Finley, J George (1898) McMickle, Dougal (1837) Harville, Matilda (1839) Toogood, Charles (1806) Haun, Margaret (n. d.) Stone, W E (1911) Creed, Abraham (1815) Blackburn, Newman (1771) Beamer, Jacob (1895) Edmonds, M G (1909) Gillaspie, Thomas J (1904) Park, R L (1901) Hoppes, Patsy (1828) Martin, David (1779) Worth, Job (1876) Franklin, C B (1866) Johnson, Jeffery (1797) In 1773 Salem leaders Charles, James (1781) Woodruff, Emily (1894) Dodson, Elisha (1789) Gregory, Ambrose (1819) Douglass, William (1835) Hoots, Daniel (1844) Harris, Robert (1846) Stanley, Archelous (1808) Schaub, Thomas (1877) Gordon, Ephraim (1798) Haymore, Daniel (1900) Guinn, Samuel (1785) See the appendix to this work for a complete listing of heads of families in the Upper New River Valley through the 1850 census. Allison, Richard (1833) Cummings, Isaac (1867) Haymore, William (1905) Jackson, William T (1912) Kimbrough, Ormond (1844) Hammock, Robert (1825) (WE) Weaver's District, #13, 51 families, 45 polls, 6997 acres of taxable land. Nixon, Alfred (1849) Hatcher, Cincinnatus (1865) Dickens, Albert (1886) Word, Charles (1782) George Fagon-Received a land grant dated September 30th of 1749 consisting of 200 acres. Uptegrove, Isaac (1817) Bohannon, W C (1906) [F] PEQUIMANS PRECINCT between Pequimans and Little Rivers: Clare, Jessup[J], Sutton[C], Nixon, Forster [F], Whidby[R], Bateman, Sanderton, Swann [S], Parish,Bartlet, Hatch[A], Sanderton[A], Catchmaid. (WH) Whittington's District #12, 53 families, 63 polls, 11451 acres of land. Long, George (1805) Laffoon, W H (1900) Hatcher, Thomas J (1870) Phillips, J B (1886) Hurt, Mary (1830) Wilkins, Anna (1844) Before European settlers-mainly Scotch-Irish and Germans-arrived in what is now Stokes County, the Cheraw lived in the land. Poore, Thomas (1890) that the names of the people in the Low Gap area and others in the , Greenberry ( 1801 ) Griffith, John ( 1779 ) some of this information duplicated. George W ( 1856 ) 1 April 1771 ) Whittington 's District # 12, 53,! 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