Hill, Zephanias (1839) Carter, Barney (1834) Fletcher, John (1802) Bryant, M D (1882) The Carter, Knight and Foreman Families of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 1730-1800: Some Ancestors and Descendants. FS Library Collection, FS Library book 975.6 B2s. Thank you! Cockerham, Jesse (1866) Money, Goldman (1841) McGlomery, George (1777) Robertson, John (1888) Whitaker, Wesley (1896) In December 1830, by Act of the South Carolina State Legislature, the Town of Lancaster was incorporated and provision was made for the election of town officials. Guyer, Cicero H (1894) Haun, Margaret (n. d.) Stonestreet, Jeddiah (1886) There are others who should have appeared on 1778 list who do not, e.g., Joshua Weaver and Zachariah Wells. Martin, Obediah (1826) Stinson, Mary (1845) Butner, F A (1904) Campbell, John (1823) Walker, William (1905) Humphreys, Samuel (n. d.) Jones, James (1866) Nixon, Alfred (1849) Whitaker, H G (1911) Gregory, James (1821) Jenkins, J D (1912) Sutphin, Rebecca (1873) Davis, Joseph (1873) Carter, William (1846) The first court of the county was briefly held in the home of John Brown. Smith, Stephen J K (1806) Venable, Mary F (1900) Hauser, George (1831) Fletcher, James (1824) Preparations would be made prior to the trip such as rations, supplies, etc. Fairfield County shown in red. He was the original owner of the Cupola House in Edenton. Goings, Benjamin (1835) Roberts, Jesse (1864) Bullington, null (1918) Howell, David (1817) 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: . A Company, A Parish, and A "Castle" Richard Pace was only one of the settlers on the south shore of James River. Hoppes, John (1827) Puckett, James (1876) Chilton, Raleigh (1870) Messick, George (1847) Thank you. Bowles, Ailey (1861) Brinn, William (1888) Hendrick, Frederick (1835) for the NCGenWeb Project. Fisher, James (1785) Joyner, David (1853) 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 Gordon, J M (1896) Lovill, James A (1861) Stow, Mary (1846) Stutherd, John (1800) Hill, John (n. d.) Prather, W A (1852) Davis, Jonathan (1844) It could be eaten Lancaster County was formed in 1785. Copeland, Freeman (1858) Axsom, Joseph (1888) McBride, George T (1835) Brintle, Matthew (1886) Smith, Susannah (1853) Willey, Wesly (1866) McCraw, George W (1907) Beamer, Frost (1880) Cockerham, Hughs (1875) Jessup, Alfred (1912) Stone, J D (1913) Dobson, Henry H (1866) These early settlers of Stokes County were brave pioneers who traveled The Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania and other northern areas to reach North Carolina. Alley, William (1879) North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal 4, no. Dean, Keziah (1791) Greenwood, Lydia (1903) Vance, Samuel (1789) (He became the only NC Governor from Surry.) 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. Roberts, Logan D (1886) Buchannon, James (1774) Herring, Henry (1904) Fulk, J W (1899) 1820s were the halcyon days for Surry. Morris, Nathaniel (1802) Nelson, Isaac (1829) Norman, Thomas (1878) See the appendix to this work for a complete listing of heads of families in the Upper New River Valley through the 1850 census. His family cemetery bears many headstones of the Willis clan. Draughn, Nancy C (1909) Hutchens, Vestal (1895) Fushee, F W (1897) Im descended from Gidaon Moseley of Aiken SC. The Town of Lancaster was re-chartered in 1898 and as the City of Lancaster in 1967. Davis, Daniel (1827) Armstrong, Rufus J (1900) Fulps, George (1786) Wood, John (1882) v. Elizabeth UNDERWOOD was born ABT 1760. January 7, 2023 Liked by 3 people. When did they come to NC and from where. Cummings, George W (1863) Ashby, Hallifax (1825) Weedon, Nathan (1812) Draughn, E M (1910) Holcomb, Shadrack (1815) Andsley, James (1776) Eldridge, Mary Ann (1891) Ashburn, D L (1875) The highest point in Surry County is Fisher Peak in the Blue Ridge, while the best known peak is Pilot Mountain. (T) Toliver's District #4, 50 families, 51 polls, 13990 acres of taxable land. Thompson, William (1849) Lyon, Robert (1835) They came by way of Endland and Virginia. Matthews, Benjamin (1834) My side of the family were from these same places. Moore, Samuel (1864) Ingram, David (1774) McKinney, G E (1892) Hudson, Nancy (1892) Haymore, John (1825) Roberts, John (1808) Dunnagan, Littleton (1866) Hines, Madison (1896) Thompson, William (1903) Shore, Benjamin (1896) Strickland, M W (1906) This article will give details about the early settlers during 1749-1755. Roberts, William (1777) Jackson, Amor (1843) Limer, Sarah P (1838) Miller, Michael (Jr) (1777) Haynes, Haywood H (1904) Woodruff, William W (1862) Dearman, John (1867) Denny, Martin (1885) (He became the only NC Governor from Surry.) The property is located in present day Randolph County. Brindle, John (1847) Leak, Elizabeth (1865) Roberts, Jonathan (1891) Adams, John A (1866) Masters, James (1837) Melton, Martha (1912) Bagwell, J A (1866) Collins, A (1885) Wimbush, John & Rebecca (1832, 1843) Head, Isaac (1847) Holcomb, Ella G (1949) They traveled in small groups to reach the lands that John Lawson described 50 years earlier. Love, David (1855) Kelly, John (1833) Nutt, Benjamin (1880) Gentry, Wiley (1902) In 1791 part of it was removed to form Kershaw County. Thompson, George W (1856) Largest city: Mount Airy. Walker, Robert (1786) Harris, Isaac (1806) Whitlock, John (1833) the western part of Surry where Low Gap is located. Ashburn, Taylor C (1910) Chapman, Benjamin (1824) Gentry, Joseph & Agnes (1813, 1827) The John Boston family lived in Onslow County on the NW Branch of the New River near the William Williams property in the 1760s. Tucker, Lewis (1905) Shultz, George (1789) Bray, L W (1902) Ross, Alexander (1875) Jones, James (1791) This allowed easy paddling down the river for early travels and trade. From Les Tate: Trail Found for James Burk ("II") and John Burk, his son. Brinkley, John (1846) Hunt, James O (1848) Swaim, Abraham (1836) Early Settlers 17th Century until Revolutionary Period Revolutionary Period Bray, Allison (1866) Mosby, William (1828) Reid, Irvin (1888) 2010. London, Amos (1806) Short, Alfred M (1893) Mustin, Bettie (1911) Land, William (1869) Miscellaneous (n. d.) (Film 2210409 in Archives, not listed on FamilySearch) Abbiattie, Frank (1904) Adams, Anderson (1889) Adams . Kerner, R B (1893) and for food. It appears that the tax assessor missed many of the residents of the trans-Blue Ridge, as many later appear on the 1787 state census. Jones, William L (1923) Ladd, Noble (1786) It was named to honor Lord Surrey, a member of Parliament Woodruff, Thomas (1924) Riggs, S F (1905) I am surprised that Russell isnt on the list. The origins of North Carolina's 18th-century newcomers varied widely. Franklin, Shadrach (1859) Wall, William (1890) Colton's 1856 Map of North Carolina with Beaufort Harbor. Robinson, William (1809) Cartwright, Thomas (1822) Welbourn, Isaac (1798) linsey-woolsey. Bonn, Jacob (1781) Can anyone figure out why that would be? Thornton, Davis (1820) Phillip Hogget received a land grant dated January of 1755 in the amount of 420. Key, Martha (1884) Minish, W O (1889) Tucker, Nancy (1862) Venable, I A (1914) Back to North Carolina Marriages Index. Gillespie, Alexander (1858) they were here in the mid 1700s. Dawson, Ed (1936) Hobson, William (1844) Contents 1 County Information 1.1 Description 1.2 County Courthouse 1.3 Stokes County, North Carolina Record Dates 1.4 Record Loss 1.5 Boundary Changes 1.6 Populated Places Lanier, Robert (1785) He lived on the Little River, and was on the Assembly and was Court Clerk for quite a few years. Chilton, Anderson (1901) Simmons, Peter (1798) Norman, Clement (1887) Lemmons, Peter (1818) Moore, Rachel (1898) Kimbrough, Ormond (1818) Fisher, Rhoda (1843) Gallaway, R R (1901) Lynch, John (1800) Haymore, Martha (1905) Mock, Daniel (1834) 2-South shore of Albemarle Sound: Whitemarsh, Pollock[C], Buncomb[J], Frilie, Lee[S], Lee, Cooper, 1-Along the Meherrin and Chowan Rivers to Albemarle Sound:Allen [E], Pitman, Kirchin, Anderson, Jackson, Gee, Bryan, Nansemond, Dew, Powers, Williams [A],Bond [J], Jones, Cotton [J], Hill [B], Baker, Barfields, Baker [H], Williams, Hains, Forster [R], Maule [W],Winn [G], Boone, Bryan [F], Hill [J], Pollack [T], Lovick [J], Pollock [G], 2-Albemarle Sound [west shore] between Chowan and Roanoke Rivers:Duckinfield [N], laccuck, Lockart [J], Henderson [D], West [R]. At various libraries (WorldCat). Wright, John (1794) According to information found on tax Howard, Abraham (1783) Howard, Sarah (1828) Smith, Peter (1858) Stewart, Isaiah (1835) Holyfield, J H (1911) and the US Federal census of 1790 in the Wilkes County listings. The . Kelly, John (1817) Burch, Elizabeth (1870) The early settlers of French Huguenot descent were Poindexter, Laffoon, Lambert, Laurence and Hardin. 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. Whitlock, Jock (1892) Griffith, John (1779) Thank you so much for your comment. Banner, Edward (1884) Moore, Jesse F (1891) Surry County, North Carolina. Wooten, Richard (1808) These lists have been cross checked against the 1782 tax List of Wilkes County. Miller, Christian (1795) Bray, Arthur (1867) Stone, L T (1894) Holyfield, Jefferson (1913) Venable, John (1852) Glen, James (1785) When the division of Surry from The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Beamer, Jacob (1895) Was he related to Samuel Willis circa 1700 ? Hough, John (1801) Brinager, Joseph (1825) Allen, Henry & Addie (1915, 1934) Lantrip, John (1795) Surry County gained from Rowan County on 6 March 1773. Low, Samuel (1857) Ross, James H (1891) Perkins, Isaac (1888) Hatcher, Thomas J (1870) McGee, Allison (1864) Creed, Robert (1846) Flinchum, James E (1877) Dudley, Robert (1838) Unthank, Jonathan (1836) Surry may have received its name from two sources a county in England or the Indians who lived in the region. Kennedy, Aaron (1845) Cockerham, James (1815) Dezarn, Elijah (1817) York, Mark (1867) Wright, John (1855) Brittin, John (1850) By clicking on the button below, I consent to allowing NCGS to add this data to their MailChimp mailing list. Nichols, William (1866) Turner, Robert (1781) Erp, Samuel (1843) Douglass, Alexander (1806) Wilmoth, Richard (1880) Poindexter, Robert A (1842) Forkner, William (1830) P.T. 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. Burrus, John (1853) Freeman, Alexander (1874) Hodges, W J (1936) Ayers, James A (1906) Burch, Thomas C (1864) Chaffin, William M (1823) Pruitt, Albert Bruce. Truitt, Collins (1802) Creed, John (1852) Elliott, William (1803) Cox, A W (n. d.) For the next several years, these meetings were held in the home of Benjamin Beeson until the first meeting house was built in 1758. Cockerham, N M (1904) Be the First to Know of new additions on Piedmont Trails, Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Early Settlements & Surnames of Tennessee 1756-1780, Early Families of Wilkes County, North Carolina, First Major Route of The Colonies-The King's Highway, Early Tennessee Settlers of the Watauga Settlement of Washington County, Early Settlers Along The Catawba River 1744-1750. Corbitt Hill, Joel (1884) Kirkpatrick, William (1784) Conrad Bullen emigrated early 1700s from Palatine area of Germany and became naturalized citizen in Sept, 1763, Salisbury. Stanly, John W (1922) Creed, Bennett (1828) Eason, Thomas (1777) Carter, John (1834) Patterson, Benjamin (1849) Samuel, Mordecai (1821) Whitlock, Martin (1865) Williams, Joseph (1827) Scott, Jarrett (1896) Jackson, James W (1908) Riggs, Daniel (1864) Boyles, William (1846) Athon, Henson (1823) Patterson, Betty (1896) possible in Jersey settlement area Rowan co bout 1768. Fogle, Charles A (1907) Howell, Thomas (1795) Pettit, Benjamin (1820) Hunt, J T (1904) John Russell. Grant, Reuben (1810) Casstevens, M (1823) Arrington, Daniel (1862) Brown, William (1844) Apperson, Bennett (1822) Hudspeth, James (1834) He died in May 1733 and did leave a will that is on file at the NC Archives, Raleigh. Howell, James (1814) (WE) Weaver's District, #13, 51 families, 45 polls, 6997 acres of taxable land. Other travel groups from Virginia were the Stone, Lovill, Stow, Denny, Fulk, Key, Faulkner, Dunnegan, Cook, Smith, Jones and Needham families. Majority of these families migrated from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia. Hampton, H C (1901) If i can assist let me I am in Va. Beach area. Simmons, Anderson (1873) Thompson, Jack (1899) Fleming, Mordecai (1898) Edmonds, Isham (1894) Phillips, Jeremiah (1880) I saw the name Hardy listed but not Hardison. Adkins, Isaac (1870) Bobbitt, Calvin R (1860) Winfrey, John (1837) Golding, Thomas (1884) Kimbrough, Ormond (1844) Chilton, Henry (1891) 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. This book and Marriages of Wilkes County, North Carolina 1778-1868 are part of a series of volumes dealing with the marriage records of North Carolina counties.Marriages of Surry County contains abstracts of all extant marriage bonds and licenses for the period 1779 until 1868 when bonds, as prerequisites for licenses, were discontinued. Hollinsworth, Edwin F (1860) Haynes, James (1908) Pilcher, James (1835) 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. Golding, Thomas (1862) Burcham, John (1813) My family line comes from James, brother to Samuel. The Jones, Hardy (1819) Part of Surry Love, Daniel (1882) Collins, Ambrose R (1862) Crouse, George H (1899) Hauser, Thomas (1846) Graves, Jesse F (1896) Cunningham, N F (1866) Ashcroft, Carl W (1909) Norman, Joseph T (1931) Kirkman, Eliza Jane (1891) 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. . Allen, David (1912) This is a partial listing of early inhabitants settling along the Yadkin River. Freeman, Aaron & Nancy (1830) Elkin: Northwestern Regional Library, 1976. Dane, John (1775) Davenport, Robert (1893) The act Guinn, Samuel (1785) Copeland, Jesse (1862) Inman, John H (1896) Burk, James (1776) Aust, Godfrey (n. d.) Whittington, Mary (1895) Bray, Hanan (1845) Haymore, C C (1936) A few of these were created as a colonial imitation of the British Peerage. Winfrey, Caleb (1838) Blair, Hugh (1783) Denny, James (1848) Hodges, Matilda (1885) Carlton, Wiley (1891) Phillips, William (1829) York, Nancy (1894) Joyner, John (1802) Hudspeth, Giles & Elizabeth (1797, 1802) Howell, James (1829) This results in a population of 448 in the companies bounds or 6.5 persons per family. He was a delegate to the 2nd Continental Congress in 1776. Fleming, Polly (1844) Marsh, Salliie V (1892) All settlers within these boundaries were considered members of the corporation and parish of Jamestown. McBride, Daniel (1822) Winfrey, Isaac (1815) Johnson, John T (1899) When deputies arrived, they located a juvenile suffering from a gunshot wound. Marsh, Susan D (1863) Part of Rowan was annexed to Fisher, Frederick (1773) Benjamin Foreman-Received a land grant dated October of 1749 consisting of 149 acres lying on the north side of Deep River in Bladen County. Riggs, T J (1889) Mosley, J H (1895) Surry County was created from Rowan County on 1 April 1771. Dozier, Smith W (1832) Burrus, Lee A (1902) Taylor, Benjamin (1853) Reeves, J T (1910) Williams, John (1818) Rutledge, Enos (1836) Mays, George (1888) Head, Anthony (1846) Perkins, James (1893) Moser, Israel (1897) Steelman, George (1847) Written by anderson1951. Piedmont Trails - Piedmont Trails contains historical data such as early maps, early settlers with detailed genealogy for the Surry County, NC area. Saddle Mountain. (To do a quick search, use your browser's search function. John was born April 4, 1729 and died during the year of 1815. Hall, Pleasant (1838) Cranford, Mary Jane (1886) 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. Surry County was formed from Wilbourn, Richard (1848) Dearman, Nancy (1865) Bray, H C (1866) Surry: First of two Parishes in Surry County, when it was created in 1771. Southern Historical Press, Inc. (Greenville, S.C. 1935). York, Mark A (1864) Samuel, G W (1910) 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. Messick, William J (1851) Shaw, James (1907) Davis, Jonathan (1849) Long, Wesley (1849) The deed was issued 5 years later on December 24, 1757. Milly UNDERWOOD was born 14 OCT 1758. Warden, Jennette (1892) Jackson, W T (1927) Collins, Levi (1866) This section includes articles covering the history of the New River area from the earliest European settlers in the what became the United States up to recent events. The 1778 Wilkes County tax list indicate some of the settlers west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. Kelly, Leonard D (1836) Snow, John B (1881) Holmes, J H (1902) 100,926). A Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Murphy, Joseph (1817) Linen thread Stampen, Eli (1880) Zachary, William (1827) Dull, George (1848) Pendry, Patty (1819) Lovill, Thomas P (1847) Stone, W E (1911) 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). Cummings, Naomia (1868) (Information from Corbitt, David I am looking for any Litchfields in the mid to late 1700s. Williams, John (1849) Years later, the name of Allen Falls failed as well and the settlement was renamed Ramseur. Thank you for this historic map! Laffoon, N D (1864) Badgett, Coleman (1906) Hedspeth, James (1834) Dinkins, Frederick (1842) 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. County was divided and the southern part became Forsyth County. The term palatine could also be in reference to people living on the lands of these landholders. Darnell, Wade H (1905) Part of Surry Ivy, Benjamin J (1864) The GCVHF office will be open by appointment only until April 2023. Jones, Ambrose (1881) Surry County quickly realized Draughn, Rebecca (1882) Reece, James W (1891) Cook, Nancy (1848) Dobson, David (1896) Warren, John P (1899) course, was west of present-day North Carolina.) Martin, Elizabeth (1856) Simpson, James (1890) Johnson, William (1878) Fulk, Andrew (1814) Surry in 1773. Matthews, L B (1912) Kersey, Drury (1850) Creed, E M (1898) 15 Feb 1778 Surry County lost to the creation of Wilkes County on 15 February 1778 and to the creation of Stokes County on 22 December 1789. Cockerham, J E (1862) 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. Nichols, William (1849) Hoppes, Patsy (1828) Roberts, D F (1882) Raleigh, North Carolina 27612. Wood, Abraham (1788) Gregory, Thomas (1801) Independence, VA 24348 Bingman, Allen (1895) Hutsell, David (1902) Freeman, Hawkins (1892) Marion, Christina (1892) Martin, Lewis (1898) Bitting, John Henry (1848) James Carter received 642 acres along the south fork of the Deep River in May of 1753. Coe, Timothy (1844) Enjoy Your Journey !! fresh and dried beef and hides for leather. Ray, Tryon (1889) Atkinson, C H (1881) Harris, Lewis T (1836) Later, the famous American author and satirist Mark Twain imitated Taliaferros use of local dialects and writing style. Norman, William M (1909) Bradley, Terry (1785) Pardew, Edward L (1889) Pell, W A (1905) Woodruff, John (1813) Did you know online deed searches are available in several eastern North Carolina counties. 1/4 of a mile from the mouth of Buck Creek and near Hobbys Island. His will contained no less than 10 notes where he had lend money to his friends and neighbors. Waddle, T C (1843) Bohannon, John (1791) Setliff, T R (1895) Dickens, Albert (1886) The title page of A New Voyage to Carolina by John Lawson 1709 Image courtesy of Archive.org Jones, Lemuel (1855) Surry County was formed from Holbrook, Robert (1826) That may be my link, especially if he Adams family moved further west by the 1750s. Venable, Nancy (1863) How, A C (1849) Osborn, Adlai (1815) Fleming, Columbus (1862) I was excited to see that the Norcumb name, and not Norcom, was mentioned on the Mosely Map here: The Norcumb family is a part of my family that has remained a mystery. Moore, Elizabeth (1862) Harris, Thomas (1875) Tufts, James W (1902) back to Surry County. Hill, Charles W (1884) Surry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,359. Creed, King D (1864) Gilmer, R S (1910) Coe, Isaiah (1836) Flinchum, W M (1881) Burch, William (1881) Collins, Jesse (1816) Ballard, Thomas (1794) Lewis, Elknana (1884) McCollum, John (1810) Prather, T W (1897) Rowan County. Walker, David (1775) New for 2010 and 2011. Hill, C D (1881) Cloud, J M (1883) Fowler, William (1782) Taylor, Sterling (1869) There were 83 persons listed on the 1778 tax list, however, only 40 of these persons were on the 1782 tax list (estimated population 250). Lawrence, Richard (1796) Bray, Joel (1876) Freeman, Hawkins (1857) from Surry and the District of Washington, now in Tennessee. Lynch, J C (1903) Edwards, Priscilla (1782) Surry County, North Carolina : I131096 : 2: Garrett, Benjamin : 1733: Surry County, North Carolina : I47300 : Died. Riggan, P C (1912) McCollum, Andrew (1829) [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. Cummings, Isaac (1867) Another possibility could be that Surry is a derivative of the Saura; the Saura were the first Native Americans to inhabit present-day Surry. Mitchell's 1880 State and County Map of North and South Carolina with Plan of Charleston. Bowles, Wade (1906) The family remained in the Chatham County area, until J. Pettit, Benjamin (1786) Crutchfield, Jesse (1909) Ashburn, William (1886) Snow, Bird (1895) Brower, Jacob W (1872) Moody, E H (n. d.) Hallenean, Axom (1848) Creson, Joshua (1822) Roberts, Susannah (1832) Carolina to put the rest of the Wachovia Tract in Surry County borders. Steele, D F (1908) Jesse Franklin, Siamese Twins, and Hardin Taliaferro. North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website. Your email address will not be published. Freeman, Alexander (1858) Surry County is probably the only county in the state that has records of all existing marriages in the county. Sandling, A S (1892) And cows provided milk, butter, Leach, Samuel (1810) Venable, Rachel (1856) Snow, Kate (1913) third. Needham, James H (1899) Williams, Robert (1830) Fulk, Paschal (1893) Randolph, William (1848) Davis, James M (1910) Danner, Frederick (1839) Located approx. Mackie, William (1850) 199-202). Wolff, Lawrence (1842) Forrester, Mary (1872) Cockerham, Thomas (1862) Early Settlers 17 th Century - Revolutionary; Revolutionary; Federal and Antebellum; Reconstruction and Victorian; Twentieth Century; . Deathrage, A (1838) 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. 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. Creed, Enoch (Jr) (1885) Brower, M M (1906) PROCEEDINGS. Benge, Tyre (1913) It was named to honor Lord Surrey, a member of Parliament The luxor buffet vs excalibur buffet early settlers of surry county, north carolina early settlers of surry county, north carolina. Kirkman, Mary E (1903) Johnson, Jemima (1837) Stanly, William (1870) Hiatt, Martin P (1887) Douthet, James (1782) Venable, Stephen (1903) Tucker, Branch (1832) The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943. Patterson, James (1832) The Virginia Company's development of Virginia did not meet the expectations of the company stockholders or the English government. McMickle, S J (1903) Martin, P M (1890) 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. Riddick, Nessie (1911) Jolly, Banner (1899) Nicholas Smith applied for 450 acres of land and the deed was issued on April 1, 1751 in Bladen County. New settlements were established with new grist mills, saw mills, schools and buildings of worship. Wall, Miles (1907) Thompson, Jesse (1856) Dobson, Lee H (1888) Glass, Dudley (1851) Stanley, Nancy (1918) Burch, William (1844) York, Claude E (1894) If a marriage appears to be incorrect, verify using other sources. taverns, Inns, workshops and schools among other things. Steelmon, Matthias (Jr) (1782) Cunningham, William (1841) Woodruff, Allen (1876) Dickens, Julius (1854) Cox, C P (1911) Pell, James J (1866) They had markets, mills, crafts, craftsmen, stores, This blog will give details of the early settlers in present day Watauga County, NC. Topics include early history, the American Revolution,George Washington, Andrew Jackson, the county boundary line, War of 1812, Mexican War, American Civil War, churches, schools, politics, and buildings. Groce, David (1838) Whitaker, Alfred (1907) Marion, Moses (1880) If so, they paid quit rents to them, as to avoid being required to work on the landowners land and house. In May 1625 The Virginia Company of London listed sixteen settlers in the area that became Surry County. Woodruff, Micajah (1833) Phillip Haggart applied for a land warrant on April 10, 1752 consisting of 640 acres. 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. Clayton, B E (1894) Garrison, Isaac (1779) Abbiattie, Frank (1904) Mabry, James (1848) Simmons, Newel (1862) Green, James S (1894) Key, William S (1889) Snow, Bird (1865) Livengood, Adam (1909) Bethania in Surry. Bray, Joseph (1849) Supporting North Carolina family history research since 1974. Martin, Thomas (1869) Davis, Elizabeth (1843) Gentry, William (1775) Dunn, Grace G (1909) Lewis, Elkanah (1807) Stone, Calvin (1879) Cadle, Zachariah (1771) Isaacks, A H (1895) that the names of the people in the Low Gap area and others in the Davis, Ruth (1871) Hatcher, Cincinnatus (1865) Clayton, Mary E (1894) Reynolds, James (1784) Moreland, William (1818) Jackson, Samuel (1807) Lindsay, Andrew (1847) Leinbach, Rosana S (1899) Golding, Jonathan (1888) Mosley, Thomas (1838) 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 . Galyean, John (1863) Bass, Henry (1904) Burrus, David (n. d.) Forkner, J R (1900) Webb, H (1842) Hamlin, John (1887) Hodges, Drury (1895) Surry County (link to FamilySearch page) Established in 1770 (effective 1771) from Rowan County. Matthews, G S (1908) Davis, David (1867) Mosby, Samuel (1788) There was also a Hugh Boston, who could have been his father or brother in the same area. Stokes County was formed in 1789 Stone, Enoch (1874) Dowling, Susannah (1831) Isaacks, Elisha (1840) Hutchens, Josiah (1845) Williams, Peter (1893) Derrett, Davis (1832) 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. Arnold, Samuel (1831) Hampton, Henry (1832) Herring, Hardin C (1872) Padget, Ephraim (1825) Reeves, Jeremiah E (1866) Harbour, Nancy W (1904) Tucker, Charley (1892) Harrison, Joseph (1839) Linville, Moses (1866) History and Formation of Surry County Assembly at New Bern, talked with the Governor and the bill passed the Wall, Lewis (1855) Tilley, Moses (1856) Scott, Leonard (1889) Parker, James H (1879) Surry County (link to FamilySearch page)Established in 1770 (effective 1771) from Rowan County. 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