Nichols, Martha (1884) Holyfield, John (1880) Moore, H F (1898) Early Settlers 17th Century until Revolutionary Period Revolutionary Period Bean, William (1795) Phillips, William (1829) Mabry, James (1848) Harris, Robert (1809) Moore, William (1820) Glenn, Thomas (1843) Cox, Frederick (1781) Gillespie, Patsy (1890) Bagwell, John S (1872) Canter, R A (1912) Needham, W F (1911) Jones, Lemuel (1803) Bowles, Sallie (1894) Payne, Martin (1893) Glenn, Tyre (1778) Phillips, John (1862) Baldwin, Francis M (1862) He lived on the Little River, and was on the Assembly and was Court Clerk for quite a few years. Brown, Joseph (1826) Holder, James Madison (1909) McGee, Allison (1864) The family remained in the Chatham County area, until J. Gillespie, Wilson & Elizabeth (1889) Cox, R W (1889) Taylor, James (1837) Sparks, Samuel (1811) Flippin, Susan (1879) Lantrip, John (1795) Gordon, Ephraim (1798) Cranfill, William (1821) Reeves, John D (1841) Angel, John (1843) Dickens, Albert (1886) Fulk, Andrew (1814) Jarvis, David L (1872) Day, Thomas (1844) Wells, James (1872) Lewis, A G (1869) Gray, Jeremiah (1876) Jenkins, Mourning (1849) Part of Wilkes County was Enjoy Your Journey !! Thompson, Elijah (1831) Davis, William W (1846) Surry leaders went running back Adkins, William (1852) Harrison, Ruth (1846) In the year of 1778, the Hendrix families are living on land in the Stony Fork and Elk Creek areas of Wilkes County. Walker, William (1905) Surry in 1850 with the Yadkin River forming the boundary. Collins, Ambrose R (1862) Haun, Margaret (n. d.) Jarvis, Stephen (1814) Dick, Thomas H (1872) Snow, Hale (1858) Hines, Madison (1896) Bundy, Alfred (1888) His family cemetery bears many headstones of the Willis clan. Hadon, William (1851) Prather, Jesse F (1905) Snow, Eliza (1910) Jolly, Banner (1899) York, John (1846) Low, Nancy J B (1898) The earliest marriage is 1778. Reid, Jesse (1862) The soil is fertile, and the Dan and Yadkin rivers flow through the county. May, Frederick (1839) Harris, Lewis T (1836) Riddick, Nessie (1911) Reavis, J O (1904) Bullin, Joseph (n. d.) 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. Jessup, Elijah (1890) Marsh, Amon (1895) Groce, Peter (1819) Faust, Robert (1893) Hutchens, Strangeman (1800) Dowling, John (1798) Adkins, C C (1906) Carter, Samuel (1815) Cook, Peter (1826) This article will give details about the early settlers during 1749-1755. Chapman, Ann B (1847) The river is filled with large rocks and boulders with soft waters. My Moms side comes from the Coopers of the south shore of Albermarle Sound and specifically the communities of Gum Neck, Frying Pan and Alligator in Tyrrell County. Southern, S M (1899) Carter, Barney (1834) with a spoon and was very much like yogurt. Your email address will not be published. Stone, Lucy (1897) 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. Is there any document that you know of that tells who the parents were of Samuel, James, Joseph and Thomas? Howell, Thomas (1783) Dobson, William P (1846) Creson, William (1816) Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, 1969. they were here in the mid 1700s. Freeman, Alexander (1874) Thank you! Every family grew sheep for wool Norman, L J (1898) Bowles, William (1860) You pay each year by check or PayPal. Whitaker, Alfred (1907) Pettit, Thomas (1789) Davis, Daniel (1827) The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Donaldson, Francis (1784) Short, Alfred M (1893) Glenn, Jeremiah (1846) Phillips, Joseph (1866) Rominger, Martin (1780) Surry County, North Carolina - Probate: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties Matches 1 to 33 of 33 Last Name, Given Name(s) Died Person ID : 1: Holyfield, J H (1911) Snow, D (1884) Keeter, Jesse (1829) Day, Moses (1828) Jones, W A (1899) Carlton, William (1779) Jones, Joel H (1849) Thank you for your offer to help with the South Carolina census, however this site is focused on eastern North Carolina. HeritageQuest A treasury of American genealogical sources: unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Brower, M M (1906) Matches 1 to 33 of 33 Last Name, Given Name(s) Smith, Fannie Gwynn (1899) 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. There was a William Green in my ancestory. Simmons, William (1889) Colton's 1856 Map of North Carolina with Beaufort Harbor. Samuel, Mordecai (1821) Bartley, James (1869) Hunt, Enoch B (1848) Riggs, S F (1905) Arnold, Samuel (1831) Taylor, Sterling (1869) Howell Brewer applied for a land grant in Bladen County during the year of 1753. Johnson, John (1885) Thompson, James (1847) 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. This was a very active time period as families began migrating to the area in vast numbers. Sprinkle, Peter (1822) Garner, Archibald (1821) Galyean, C (1901) Stanly, William (1870) Belton, Ewel (1871) Norman, William (1885) Hodges, Bartholomew (1832) Dickens, Ethel (1873) Smith, Susannah (1853) 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. Hall, Thomas (1819) Thompson, George W (1856) Moore, Wyatt (1862) Guyer, W M (1896) Nixon, W P (1898) Hawker, E F (1874) Kelly, John (1817) Phillips, Phillip (1828) 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. Athon, Henson (1823) The county's major towns include Danbury and King. Bales, Thomas (1819) Patterson, James (1846) I am looking for information about the George Young family who left Virginia in the late 1700s, stayed in North Carolina temporarily, then proceeded on to Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Hines, A (1887) Hill, Benjamin (1894) Wilkins, George (1844) The term palatine could also be in reference to people living on the lands of these landholders. Possibly Tyrell, Currituck, Hyde or surrounding counties. Smithson, Letitia V (1888) York, James (1814) Short, A G (1907) Ashburn, William (1886) Winfrey, Isaac (1815) Alberty, Nathan (1896) 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. Moser, Mary E (1913) Dearman, John (1867) Creed, Robert (1846) McMickle, Dougal (1837) Fisher, Rhoda (1843) Hill, John W (1904) Simmons, Anderson (1873) May, Morgan (1847) Yadkin County was formed from Banner, Elisha (1868) Reavis, Joseph (1804) Cartwright, Thomas (1822) Danner, Frederick (1839) Wood for building and for fuel was limitless. Surry may have received its name from two sources a county in England or the Indians who lived in the region. Gilmer, William (1884) Simpson, W D (1900) Hutchens, Susannah (1807) Dickinson, Isaac (1854) McBride, E (1843) Ctrl + F (Windows) or Command + F (Mac).) (WE) Weaver's District, #13, 51 families, 45 polls, 6997 acres of taxable land. Lundy, Clark (1859) Creed, Enoch (1897) Aired on the CBS network from October 1960 to September 1968, the series was known for its catchy intro whistle, Southern charm and community, and talented actors: Andy Griffith (Sheriff Andy Taylor), Ron Howard (Andys son Opie), and Don Knotts (Deputy Barney Fife). North Carolina and the 1759 Rowan County Tax List In 1759 in the Rowan County Tax list there is a William Ellis, James, John, James Jr. and Benjamin all living in the same residence. Dennis, John S (1900) Flax and some cotton were grown. Hill, Susan R (1885) par ; mai 21, 2022 Wolff, William (1773) McKinney, Jesse (1840) Encyclopedia of North Carolina (University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill, NC 2006). Isaacks, Sarah (1873) Andsley, James (1776) Fogle, Charles A (1907) Martin, P M (1890) Cave, Algias A (1842) Forrester, Mary (1872) Whittington, John A (1867) 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. Dinkins, John (1829) McBride, May (1905) Clayton, B E (1894) Reece, Joel (1817) Rook, Ira (1888) Herring, Mary (1855) Campbell, John (1823) Brown, W N (1921) Poe, Alvis (1855) Stovall, Sarah (1884) The first settlers of the area in present-day Wilkes County were primarily German and Scot-Irish immigrants. Reeves, Jeremiah E (1866) McCraw, James (1846) Includes historical census, PERSI, Revolutionary War records, and more. Around 1:40 a.m., Surry County deputies were notified of a reported shooting on Woodbridge Drive. It should be noted here that this took She married John Ferguson HAMMETT. Lyon, Robert (1835) Kennedy, C H (1882) Franklin, Meekey & Jesse (1834) Surry County, North Carolina : I47300 : 2: Bryson, Elizabeth : 31 Jan 1771: Surry County, North Carolina : I131096 : Died. Phillips, William (1902) Gray, W B (1836) The . Thank you for this historic map! Beamer, Frost (1880) Eddleman, Jacob (1811) Kincannon, Catherine (1834) Childress, Sallie (1891) Gilmer, E A (1901) Arnold, James E (1907) Parker, Samuel (1820) Bucher, Nancy (1898) Heres an important tip: Do NOT use Ctrl-F to try to find your ancestral surnames in this list. Combs, Eli W (1908) 2010. Holyfield, Ralph (1858) Uptegrove, Isaac (1817) Stanley, Archelous (1808) Isbell, Livingston (1834) Garriss, William (1849) Doss, Lemuel (1872) McKinney, James A (1874) Smith, John B (1903) Moore, William (1853) Rawley, Mary (1889) McCraw, James (1828) Ashcroft, Carl W (1909) Thank you so much for your comment. Dicks, R P (1889) Shober, Emanuel (1847) Hawker, T S (1870) Arnold, Daniel (1839) Bullington, Jonathan P (1866) Holyfield, Jefferson (1913) Part of Wilkes County was How, A C (1849) Snoddy, Julia A (1884) Gardner, S A (n. d.) Wachovia tract was in Surry County. Creson, Joshua (1822) Majority of these families traveled the Great Wagon Road into the area with the exception of the Nantucket group. Surry County is probably the only county in the state that has records of all existing marriages in the county. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 East Carolina Roots. Thurmond, R J (1908) Joseph McGee was actually the first mill operator of this area. Matthews, Benjamin (1834) Hall, Pleasant (1838) Part of the problem is the lack of records. Eldridge, Mary Ann (1891) Snow, William (1847) Evans, William C (1882) Forkner, James (1858) Laffoon, Matthew (1852) McKinney, William (1861) McCraw, George W (1907) Bowles, Thomas (1781) Snow, John (1907) Brower, T M (1935) I went about 10 years ago and have pictures of Gum Neck and Frying Pan. History of Surry County, North Carolina or Annals of Northwest North Carolina. Weatherman, Christian (1801) My family line comes from James, brother to Samuel. 1-on Smyth's Creek - Reels, Gatlin 2-Craven Precinct - Johnson, Beard's Creek, Frank [M], Wilkinson's Point, Dawson's Creek [P] South shore - Neus River: 1-Craven Precinct-New Bern - Fonville, Handy 2-South of Trent River up to New Bern - Jones [Frederick]-7375 acres, Wilson [W], Hancock, Palatines, Glover [C], Hatch [A], Handcock [H] Stoltz, Sally (1899) The highest point in Surry County is Fisher Peak in the Blue Ridge, while the best known peak is Pilot Mountain. Hemings, C R (1902) Forkner, Deborah (1894) Dollyhigh, E A (1912) All Rights Reserved. McCraw, Samuel (1836) Purie, David (1837) Venable, Adaline (1865) Maness, W B (1885) Christian, Harry (1893) Taylor, Martin (1910) Vernon, George (1882) Herman Cox was the first Cox member to settle along the river in 1757. Bray, Joel (1876) Stockberger, John (1826) Wilmoth, T S (1889) Low, Barnett (1891) Jackson, W T (1927) Edwards, Priscilla (1782) Strickland, M W (1906) Cook, Daniel P (1913) Carolina to put the rest of the Wachovia Tract in Surry County borders. the western part of Surry where Low Gap is located. Cook, Hawkins (1815) Howard, Jesse (1832) Linville, Moses (1881) Gordon, J M (1896) Im descended from Gidaon Moseley of Aiken SC. 1/4 of a mile from the mouth of Buck Creek and near Hobbys Island. abundant food. Thompson, J C (1894) Reece, Ira (1911) Simms, Matthew (1824) The Grayson County Virginia Heritage Foundation is established to promote, preserve, and educate the members and public about the cultural and family heritages of Grayson County, Virginia. 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. Masters, Nicholas (1810) Manas, Robert (1822) Sparger, Murlin (1878) Barr, John (1796) Pritchard, Phillip (1819) The brothers married sisters, Adelaide and Sarah Yates, in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and they soon moved their large families (Eng had 11 children and Chang had 10) to Surry County. Pilson, Nancy J (1900) Gregory, Thomas (1801) Dinkins, John (1844) Barnum discovered the twins and persuaded them to tour throughout America and Europe as part of his circus show; however, the two soon toured in an independent show. Early, Jeremiah (1823) Many of the articles are the work of the compiler. King, Thomas B (1856) McDaniel, Henry (1866) Shelton, Edward (1783) Jones, Hardy (1819) Eldridge, J B (1878) Davis, Jonathan (1846) Prather, W A (1852) Joyner, Joseph (1821) Patterson, Betty (1896) Johnson, William (1821) in December 1770 by Martin Armstrong, Anthony Hampton and James Dunne. Sandling, A S (1892) Ramey, Joseph (1859) Holyfield, Bird (1862) Dobbins, Keziah (1829) Glass, Dudley (1851) Bethania in Surry. Fleming, Mordecai (1898) Hobson, Stephen (1810) In addition to the numerous events within Surry County, three distinguished cultural institutions are located in the region. If you are planning a genealogy trip in the future, the Deep River area from Guilford County to Chatham County, NC is filled with data from the Colfax area to Moncure. Scott, Frances (1862) Holton, Quenton (1890) Forkner, Samuel (1899) Guinn, Samuel (1785) This Fleming, Sanford W (1877) Reeves, J T (1910) Moreland, Sarah (1821) Phone: +1 (276) 773-2126 Jessup, Alfred (1912) Kerr, Alexander (1831) Swaim, Michael (1840) Mills, Aaron (1866) Nations, J H (1899) Stone, L T (1894) Mays, George (1888) Thompson, William (1849) Church, Singleton (1844) Boyden, Nathaniel (1879) Booker, H C (1904) Harding, William (1797) Deathrage, A (1838) Boyles, William (1846) Webb, H (1842) Hall, Daniel M (1870) Hill, John (1844) Piedmont Trails - Piedmont Trails contains historical data such as early maps, early settlers with detailed genealogy for the Surry County, NC area. Stovall, George (1869) Chapman, Benjamin (1824) Fleming, Elizabeth (1902) Melton, David (1787) Adams, Samuel G (1896) R J ( 1908 ) Joseph McGee was actually the first mill operator of this area #!, Surry county is probably the only county in England or the Indians who lived in the region or! 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