The land joined both Abbotts Creek and the Deep River in present day High Point and Jamestown areas. Isaacks, Sarah (1873) Stokes County was formed in 1789 Ashby, Joseph W (1907) Harding, Rany (1811) Surry County was created from Rowan County on 1 April 1771. [Fort] Jones, Blair. Thompson, Elizabeth (1874) This was done at the request of Jesse Franklin. Redd, Jesse (1894) Winfrey, Caleb (1838) Reece, Joel (1817) Grace, Abel (1814) Fletcher, James (1824) Che had a great plantation off the Swift Creek of the Neuse River. Cox, Richard (1888) The county has voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election since the party first contested North Carolina in the 1868 election. Cunningham, N F (1866) Jervis, William (1837) Duane Meyer, The Highland Scots of North Carolina, 1732-1776 (1961). Roberts, James (1787) He was issued several land grants. Stone, Enoch A (1906) Boyles, William (1846) Harris, Robert (1846) Forkner, Thomas (1832) [H] PASQUOTANK PRECINCT between Pasquotank and North Rivers: Spence, Burkham [G] (at Joys Fork), Jones [G], Janson, Mann, Jones, Hawkins. Lewis, Andy (1861) 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. Denny, Martin (1885) Cook, Elizabeth (1824) Bitting, John Henry (1848) Stokes County was formed in 1789 His land is located along Buck Creek and Deep River. Moore, Edward (1837) Surry may have received its name from two sources a county in England or the Indians who lived in the region. . Snoddy, William (1883) on the west was annexed to Alleghany in 1869, 1870 and 1875. Lovill, Thomas P (1847) Matthews, James (1822) Joyner, John (1802) I've got all of the links right here! Lovill, Hester E (1854) Carlton, William (1779) Clingman, Jacob (1817) Graves, Jesse F (1896) Maness, W B (1885) Fairfield County shown in red. Allen, James (1782) Early Settlers in the North Carolina Piedmont 1749-1763. Spence, Wiley (1844) 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. Walker, Elizabeth (1853) Creed, Enoch (1897) Venable, James M (1907) Terry, Lou Emma (1890) It could be eaten Holyfield, Bird (1862) This gave Low Gap and western Surry County West, Nicholas (1825) Blizard, J D (1923) Booker, H C (1904) Riggs, S F (1905) An act to form Surry County was proposed to the North Carolina Assembly Hann, John (1781) Hodges, Drury (1895) Lindsay, Andrew (1847) Teague, William (1893) George Fagon-Received a land grant dated September 30th of 1749 consisting of 200 acres. Armfield, Isaac M (1883) Hiatt, Collins (1802) Hawker, E F (1874) Reid, Preston (1895) Franklin, Meshack (1841) Jervis, Levy (1792) Poindexter, Elizabeth (1816) Worth, D W (1906) Davis, Jacob (1865) William D. Bennett. Coleman, Joseph (1785) Harrison, Martha (1910) Creed, Bennett (1828) The deed was issued in February of 1754 for the amount of 200 acres along the Deep River. Fulk, J W (1899) Robertson, George (n. d.) Smith, Charles (1828) The property is located along the banks of Deep River and Richland Creek. Howard, Jesse (1814) Beason, Richard (1854) Bullin, William (1881) Low, Nancy J B (1898) Reeves, Jeremiah E (1866) Glenn, Thomas (1843) The western boundary limit was indefinite. Matthews, W O (1911) Tucker, G Buford (1906) Whitlock, John (1833) Hoots, Nancy (1847) Gilmer, J C (1879) Johnson, Joseph (1824) Axsom, Joseph (1888) Linville, Moses (1826) Mosley, H D (1896) (He became the only NC Governor from Surry.) Stewart, John (1807) Creed, King D (1864) Wilkins, George (1844) Snow, Bird (1895) Cockerham, C C (1909) This blog will give details of the early settlers in present day Watauga County, NC. All settlers within these boundaries were considered members of the corporation and parish of Jamestown. Wright, Zed (1892) Kirkpatrick, William (1784) who protested the taxes levied on the colonists by the British. Harrison, Elisha (1827) They had a son, Joseph Norcumb Windley. Thompson, Luther (1907) Benge, Tyre (1913) In addition to the Saura, the mountain dwelling Cherokee had claims in the region, and consequently wars and skirmishes were a constant issue because of the tribal rivalry. Ford, John (1856) However, in 1771 the proposal was adopted and Surry County was finally established. Reece, Lalia B (1918) Mays, George (1888) Surry leaders went running back taverns, Inns, workshops and schools among other things. Brown, William (1844) West, Mary Ann (1910) Also Edward or Thomas Stockstill, Stogsdell, Stogdell. Buckley, Hausey (1821) Press. Rowan occured in 1771, it left Salem in Rowan and Bethabara and Pilot Mountain received its name because it has long served as a guide to Native Americans, settlers, and modern-day outdoorsmen. Part of Surry 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. His death allowed the land to exchange from McGee to Allen in 1792. (T) Toliver's District #4, 50 families, 51 polls, 13990 acres of taxable land. Parker, Joseph (1880) Lawson, T J (1904) Satterfield, John D & Jennie I (1900, 1906) Thompson, Haywood (1876) Short, A G (1907) Liverton, Daniel (1824) Dunnagan, Tyre (1864) Gillespie, Wilson & Elizabeth (1889) The timeline period of this listing pertains to the years of 1748 through 1770. Allen, John (1800) Nixon, Alfred (1849) Nance, J K (1898) The first election was held on the first Monday in March 1831 and Andrew Mayer was elected as Mayor. Kerr, Jesse (1815) Gwyn, Redmond (1882) Roberts, S W (1901) Johnson, William (1878) Early Settlers 17 th Century - Revolutionary; Revolutionary; Federal and Antebellum; Reconstruction and Victorian; Twentieth Century; . Green, James S (1894) Payne, Barnett (1904) Dobson * Elkin * Pilot Mountain *. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 East Carolina Roots. Baldwin, Francis M (1862) McGee, Allison (1864) Davis, Abner (1890) These lists have been cross checked against the 1782 tax List of Wilkes County. Liverton, Jane (1830) Howell, Thomas (1783) Moravian leaders were highly Kennedy, C H (1882) Howard, Sarah (1828) Stanly, John W (1922) Surry County, North Carolina. It could be eaten Ctrl + F (Windows) or Command + F (Mac). McGuffin, R F (1902) Poindexter, Thomas (1807) Galyean, Ephraim (1890) Paine, Stephen (1820) Beck, S C (1862) Tucker, Branch (1832) Steel, James (1897) Lynch, John (1800) Wolff, Daniel (1831) Nicholson, Ephraim (1862) McGee, Albert N (1881) Fleming, Polly (1844) The relationship between Wilkes County, North Carolina and Ashe County, North Carolina can only be fully appreciated by examining period maps. Holyfield, Jefferson (1913) Fowler, Malinda (1906) Whitt, S M (1899) Royal, William (1826) Fleming, Abraham (1850) The Town of Lancaster was re-chartered in 1898 and as the City of Lancaster in 1967. Nixon, Joseph (1815) Howell is listed on the 1790 census living in the same area with a total of 11 persons living in his home. Cockerham, Mary (1866) John Haggart applied for a land warrant dated April 10, 1752 for 640 acres along the Deep River in present day Randolph County. Cook, William (1897) Johnson, John M (1895) from the flax as woven with wool thread to make a material called Luffman, James Riley (1861) Riddick, Nessie (1911) Allred, Albert (1904) Simmons, Samuel (1880) Adams, Martha (1885) Stanley, Susan (1895) I am Sheri Greenmost Green lines actually settled in Western NC but due to work ie Farming many moved to the coast. Freeman, Sally (1874) Golding, Jonathan (1888) Attracted by the natural beauty and resources of the region, most built houses and farms along the Yadkin River while others resided on the edge of the Dan River. Woodruff, John (1813) Rangely, James (1871) Nature provided Roberts, Jonathan (1891) Lewellyn, J H (1903) Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were Brown, C C (1909) Reid, James (1859) Kincannon, Francis (1802) Reynolds, F R (1893) Cave, A R (1906) Freeman, Alexander (1858) Fulton, Mary (1875) Pritchard, Phillip (1819) Leach, Samuel (1810) Kincannon, Catherine (1834) Fulk, Anderson (1873) Surry County, North Carolina Tax List 1790 Transcript by Jeff Weaver The Surry 1790 census was divided into the following districts identified by the captain of the militia for each district: Captain Hudspeth's District Captain Colvard's District Captain Lovill's District Cook, Alfred (1905) that not only did they need the tax money from the Moravians, they It is interesting also to note that there were more residents in 1782, apparently several families left the area during the revolutionary war years. Humphreys, Samuel (n. d.) Matthews, L B (1912) Golding, Abner (1888) Christman, Bousier (1818) Gough, Thomas (1825) Stanley, Archelous (1808) Wood, Margaret (1943) Greenwood, William (1881) Moore, H F (1898) Stoltz, Israel (1932) Blair, Hugh (1783) Rook, Ira (1888) Phillips, Phillip (1828) Franklin, Kelly (1902) Bean, William (1795) Reynard, William (1786) James City County was one of eight original shires designated in 1634. Critchfield, Richard F (1872) 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. Fleming, Sanford W (1877) Sprinkle, Peter (1822) Waggoner, Philip (1782) Many of the original members were born in Pennsylvania, Virginia and even North Carolina. Hunt, Enoch B (1848) Dull, Nicholas (1843) ii. Cordell, John C (1883) Dobson, A H (1900) When did they come to NC and from where. Adkins, Minerva (1886) Leinbach, Sanford (1862) Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were Ivy, Benjamin J (1864) Clayton, John (1868) McCraw, Edmund (1852) Abbiattie, Frank (1904) Hall, Thomas (1819) Bray, Mary (1867) Hammock, Bartlett (1822) Smith, Elizabeth (1893) The data in this volume is arranged throughout in . Hutchens, Strangeman (1800) Hedgecoe, Elizabeth (1896) 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. They are grouped by the historical time periods in the headings below. Greenwood, James (1883) Mosley, West (1821) Low, Daniel (1862) Whitaker, Jordan (1886) Early, Jeremiah (1823) Ive got close to 3,000 family members but accurate to early 1800s. Ian C. C. Graham, Colonists from Scotland: Emigration to Scotland in the Eighteenth Century (1956). Flippin, Susan (1879) Kelly, Luckett D (1824) Whitaker, Elisha (1899) Muse, Ida (1905) The 1778 tax list for that part of Wilkes which became Ashe: The first residents of the New River Valley on the North Carolina side have been a bit more difficult to determine than those on the Virginia side. Munkers, Elizabeth (1813) Griffith, John (1779) Wooten, Richard (1808) Davis, John (1850) After Abrahams death, his son Joshua Creeson settled in present day Surry County. Conley, James T (1877) Ceasor, Martin (1882) Logan, Hugh (1817) They had markets, mills, crafts, craftsmen, stores, Stone, Augustine (1893) Darnell, W H (1894) Terry, Sarah Jane (1894) Gentry, Austin (1896) Hiatt, Jacob (1911) Simpson, Lula M (1898) Thompson, Joseph (1860) Edmonds, M G (1909) Located approx. Stone, T W (1900) Hiatt, Martin P (1887) Samuel Russell and his ship The Scorpion came across from Scotland and traveled up what is now thw Cape Fear Riverand created the town Russellboroughwill someone plz see why this important family was left off the mapthanks. Hutchens, William (1833) Clary, William (1819) Swaim, Abraham (1836) Hudson, Rachel (1909) Rawley, Mary (1889) Key, Lewis A (1889) Snow, A L (1897) Herring, Henry (1799) Poore, Thomas (1890) 4 miles above the Great Falls along the Deep River. Davis, Drury K (1862) Scott, Leonard (1889) My great grandmother was Caroline Perry Privett. Money, Isaac (1841) His son, John Hardison was a delegate to the 2nd Continental Congress. Zachary, William (1850) Surry in 1850 with the Yadkin River forming the boundary. Vestal, John (1833) Surry County was formed from Hutchens, Josiah (1845) Doudge, Richard (1825) Sparks, William (1802) Denny, Lewis (1881) Saddle Mountain. Sparkes, Matthew (1819) Jones, James (1791) Grant, Roberson W (1839) par ; mai 21, 2022 Moore, John (1908) Angel, Charles (1777) Forkner, Dalton (1886) Burk, James (1776) Mackie, John (1823) Cook, Hiram (1823) They traveled in small groups to reach the lands that John Lawson described 50 years earlier. Herring, Mary (1855) Edwards, Priscilla (1782) Spencer, John (1831) Blevens, Callaway (1891) Thompson, Joseph (1823) Brindle, John (1847) Johnson, Lewis (1905) Hill, Richard (1845) Jessup, Nancy (1880) Owen, Thomas (1822) Persons, Richard (1820) Copeland, William (1894) Did any of your Leonards come into Georgia? Wright, Gideon (1783) According to information found on tax educated, practical, wise to the ways of the world and highly Fulk, Bryson (1904) Stoker, William (1870) Gillespie, Patsy (1890) Simmons, Armistead (1853) Jessup, Joseph (1797) After becoming a pastor in Alabama, Taliaferro began to travel and write sketches and stories that detailed the life and culture in the South before the Civil War. The 1778 Wilkes County tax list indicate some of the settlers west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. Smith, J B (1934) Denny, James (1848) there for the taking. Kallam, C C (1923) One. Tilley, Peter (1862) Williams, Joel (1884) Prather, Jesse F (1905) Jenkins, Dalton (1902) Independence, VA 24348 Hinshaw, Joseph (1833) Nichols, Martha (1884) Snow, Elizabeth (1893) Greenwood, William (1874) (To do a quick search, use your browser's search function. The Cox families you mention are my ancestors. Adams, James (1888) Thompson, James (1855) Home Encyclopedia Entry Surry County (1771). Patterson, Julius A (1871) Wall, Thomas (1842) Woodruff, Cornelius (1871) Butner, Eugene E (1882) Norman, Henry (1863) Cook, John M (1888) White, Robert (1904) Davis, Phillip (1779) Galyean, Bennett (1892) Gilmer, W P (1909) Zachary, David (1821) Haymore, Daniel (1850) Whittington, Mary (1895) Dobbins, Keziah (1829) All Rights Reserved. 2 (May 1978): 74-86. It should be noted here that this took Flinchum, James E (1877) 2010. Dodson, Elias (1894) There was also something called clabber; this Later, the famous American author and satirist Mark Twain imitated Taliaferros use of local dialects and writing style. Gregory, James (1821) The Mitchell, Ararat, and Yakin Rivers all pass through the county. Hutchens, Bailes (1828) Marion, Jeremiah (1893) cotch-Irish settlers from Pennsylvania began settling in the area during the mid-1700s. Martin, Mary (1848) Elliott, William (1803) McCraw, J A (1854) Childress, Ausbern (1878) Buffalo Ford, along Deep River, was one of the most popular crossings located in present day Randolph County. [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. Zachary, James (1824) Ward, Levin (1825) Davis, William (1823) Did you know all of these new records were at FamilySearch? Hall, Oliver (1847) Lewis, Elkanah (1807) Norman, Columbus W (1886) Groce, John (1808) Doss, Matthew A (1846) Dezarn, Ephraim (1846) Or one that tells where they lived before Craven County? Raleigh, N. C. While this paper concerns early settlement in the New River Water Basin of both North Carolina and Virginia, my information for the Virginia area was compiled from published records which appear in the bibliography. Toogood, Charles (1806) Gallaway, A B (1897) third. Williams, Thomas J (1894) Clusters of families and Indian tribes were also named, such as the entry for Palatines in the section South of Trent River up to New Bern, referring to families that settled the New Bern area led by Baron Christoph von Graffenreidor Tuskeruro named on the Roanoke River referring to the Tuscarora Indian tribe. Wilson, John H (1908) Southard, Martin V (1863) Moore, William (1853) Gwyn, William (1859) Barnhill, John (1832) Woodruff, John P (1886) Casstevens, M (1823) Creson, William (1816) 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. Whitlock, Martin (1865) Walker, Robert (1786) Aaron Albertson Albert Albertson, Sr. Pendry, Jonathan (1848) Whitaker, Aaron (1878) Gray, W B (1836) Coe, G (1913) Ray, Tryon (1889) Ridge, William (1784) Surry County (link to FamilySearch page)Established in 1770 (effective 1771) from Rowan County. We are a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Adkins, C C (1906) Bingman, L H (1899) Years later, the name of Allen Falls failed as well and the settlement was renamed Ramseur. Athens, Texas: M.L.A. Jones, Nancy (1845) Jackson, Joel (1852) Jones, Abraham (1867) We were in North Carolina very early. Dickens, Albert (1886) Jones, Daniel (1877) Where? When the division of Surry from The first federal census available for South Carolina is 1790. 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. Key, William S (1889) Melton, William (1860) Part of Surry Reeves, J T (1910) Coordinator Piedmont Trails - Piedmont Trails contains historical data such as early maps, early settlers with detailed genealogy for the Surry County, NC area. Speer, Levin (1800) Haynes, R S (1918) Bryant, Eliza E (1923) McMickle, S J (1903) Williams, Robert (1830) Gilmer, William (1884) Hill, Zephanias (1839) Dicks, R P (1889) Jessup, Pyrrhus (1875) Surry County gained from Rowan County on 6 March 1773. Bunker, Chang (1874) Crummel, John (1824) Tilley, Joel (1867) Atkinson, C H (1881) Buchannon, James (1774) Alberty, Nathan (1896) Allen, Henry & Addie (1915, 1934) Flax and some cotton were grown. Pullman, J A (1894) Phillips, Abner (1814) 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. Holder, William (1822) My great great great grand fathers were Hatteras Indian. Owen, Murphy (1909) At the time of his death, he owned 2 horses, 3 cows and 6 hogs. Thompson, Pherebe (1861) Herring, Henry (1904) Flinchum, Martin (1872) Nicholas died in 1828 in Richmond County, NC. Higgins, Martha (1898) Dockery, W S (1891) Reece, Abraham (1823) Indian trails would follow the buffalo trails, thus the creation of this ford crossing the Deep River. Crouse, I W (1898) Moser, Israel (1897) Stanley, Samuel (1903) Snow, Kate (1913) He also owned 1 cart and 1 pair of wagon wheels. In our family, we dont descend from any Paramores (that I know of), but I have come across them in my research in Pitt County, NC. Johnson, John (1885) Golding, James (1876) Thank you for this historic map! Simms, Matthew (1824) Jones, Samuel (1814) Lanier, Thomas (1801) Easley, William (1838) Nicholson, Micajah (1870) Harbour, Nancy W (1904) Park, Sarah A (1901) Jackson, Rachel (widow) (1901) McCormick, Peter (1904) Critz, Eveline (1897) These lists have been cross checked against the 1782 tax List of Wilkes County. Johnson, Samuel (1906) Sorpshire, Henry (1862) Williams, Louisanna (1847) Gentry, Joseph & Agnes (1813, 1827) York, Letitia L (1890) in the context of the times and even in the context of the 1980s. Parks, James (1826) Hull, William G (1908) Wilkes County, North Carolina was formed in 1777 from Surry (earlier Rowan) and, some say, the District of Washington, although the boundary description doesn't include land from Virginia, and in fact Washington County (now Tennessee) was created simultaneously in the same session. Guyer, W M (1896) Eason, Thomas (1777) Norman, L J (1898) and the US Federal census of 1790 in the Wilkes County listings. Whitaker, William (1898) Patterson, L C (1894) Collins, Jesse (1830) The region west of the crest of the Blue Ridge, in 1778, was considered Captain Andrew Bakers Company. In Wilkes County, two militia districts, Vannoy's, and Nall's Districts were west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. Axsom, Nancy (1856) East Carolina University holds the only known original print of the Moseley Map in their incredible archives. Dowling, William (1829) Lovill, Edward (1823) Brintle, Matthew (1886) Ashburn, D L (1875) There were 85 families in the 16th Company of Wilkes County in the 1790, including 3 slaves, 105 white males over age 16; 181 white males under age 16; 269 white females of all ages, for a total population of 558. Copeland, Isaac (1840) Edmonds, J B (1903) Burch, William (1834) If so, they paid quit rents to them, as to avoid being required to work on the landowners land and house. At that time it extended toward the southwest between Charles City and Isle of Wight (then Warrosquyoake), being terminated later by the boundary with North Carolina. My family lines in Pitt County are Atkinson (Bensboro Plantation), Rives, Bryan, Hill, Whitmel. Source: The Heritage of Elkin: Northwestern Regional Library, 1976. Cows also proved The Deep River of North Carolina spans a length of 125 miles from present day Sandy Ridge Road in Guilford County to Chatham County near Moncure. Venable, Stephen (1903) This put Jesse Before European settlers-mainly Scotch-Irish and Germans-arrived in what is now Stokes County, the Cheraw lived in the land. Jones, John (1878) Southard, Umberson (1866) Windsor, Aquilla (1832) Bowles, William (1849) Smith, Freeman (1865) Baker, S L (1908) Carter, Thomas (1846) Edwards, Ann (1820) Hill, C D (1881) Shaw, James (1907) Fleming, Mordecai (1898) Golding, Reubin (1889) Anglin, Philip (1858) Leinbach, Rosana S (1899) Reynolds, Dudley (1815) In May 1625 The Virginia Company of London listed sixteen settlers in the area that became Surry County. Surry County, North Carolina - Probate: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties Jackson, Willie I (1904) Press. Thompson, John (1787) Denny, Mary M (1893) Inman, Henry (1888) Draughn, Eli (1873) Phillips, Jeremiah (1880) Shugart, Ferber (1900) Williams, John W (1899) Parson, P W (1899) Forrester, James (1837) Hill, Rufus (1863) Harrison, Joseph (1839) western part of the county will be found in the NC census of 1784-1787 Ross, James H (1891) Conrad Bullen emigrated early 1700s from Palatine area of Germany and became naturalized citizen in Sept, 1763, Salisbury. Edwards, Gideon (n. d.) Kirby, T M (1899) Moran, J A (1903) Goins, William (1818) Key, John W (1902) Dollyhigh, E A (1912) Morton, Patrick (1815) Gardner, S A (n. d.) Kellum, Rosa (1895) Armfield, J M (1908) Pardew, S A (1906) Forkner, James (1858) Key, John A (1901) 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. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina are coming online in 2014. Cockerham, David (1858) McBride, Daniel (1822) Howard, Phillip (1809) Holyfield, Ralph (1858) Bray, David (1850) was a milk solid, soured and skimmed of cream. Smith, Hezekiah (1881) Marion, Thomas (1890) Critchfield, William (1811) Poindexter, Robert A (1842) Richard Caswell. Isaacks, Joseph (1860) Colvard, Benjamin (1844) A total of 1006 people inhabited Wilkes County "beyond the crest of the Blue Ridge" in 1790. Pell, William H (1897) Lewis, Lemuel (1845) Haymore, Mary (1854) Gates, Thomas (1862) Reaching to a height over 1,400 feet, Pilot Mountain is well-known due to its Big Pinnacle, a round, tree-covered top that is separated by quartz rock walls. Williams, John (1849) Turner, Robert (1781) Gordon, H P (1852) Kimbrough, Ormond (1844) Money, Goldman (1841) from Surry, all of the Moravian Tract was now in Stokes. Rocky . Abraham Creeson applied for a land grant in January of 1749 for 200 acres. Shows settlements, inhabitants, soil conditions, rivers, and principal products, with insets showing Port Brunswick or Cape Fear Harbour, Port Beaufort or Topsail Inlet, Ocacock [Ocracoke] Inlet, Explanation, and Directions for Ocacock [Ocracoke] Inlet. Measured to a forked oak tree and followed the Deep River to the first station. Johnson, Emily (n. d.) Owen, John H (1906) Guide to Stokes County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. The City of Mount Airy. The City of Mount Airy, NC official website. Apperson, Bennett (1822) Brinn, William (1888) Happy to see the Perrys and Slades of our family listed. Hunt, James O (1848) Lanier, Robert (1785) Haymore, Britton (1883) Huff, Louis H (1906) Haymore, Daniel (1900) McMickle, Sinclair (1856) Canter, Matilda (1859) Riggs, C C (1879) Head, Isaac (1847) Jackson, John H (1887) Isaacks, Elisha (1840) Adkins, William H (1863) Willard, Augustin (1823) Sutphin, John (1871) Brown, Ewen (1828) Crutchfield, Montgomery (1904) This was to make sure that all of the Moravian's Dawson, Ed (1936) Johnson, Benjamin (1844) Herring, Charles (1834) And cows provided milk, butter, Whittington, John A (1867) Roby, A (1857) Fallen, W L (1905) Lawrence, Richard (1796) Jackson, Joel (1899) Thompson, Samuel (1793) Lewis, V H (1910) Burch, Joel H (1836) Hurt, Joel (1870) 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. Gregory, Ambrose (1819) Burrow, Vachel (1892) Pilson, R T (1899) Hill, Joel (1884) Wright, R E & Mary J (1898-1899) Holloman, Axom (1848) Eads, William (1861) Eaton, Peter (1817) 1820s were the halcyon days for Surry. Stewart, J W (1893) Eastern Parish: 1715: c.1715: Chowan: Chowan: Very soon renamed to St. Paul . Cox, R W (1889) Brower, T M (1935) January 7, 2023 Liked by 3 people. Jones, Lemuel (1803) History and Formation of Surry County Hodges, James (1854) Bran, Thomas (1844) 4 minutes to read. Davis, Roby (1902) Shelton, William (1873) W ( 1893 ) Eastern parish: 1715: c.1715: Chowan: soon. Bennett ( 1822 ) My great great great great great great great grand fathers were Indian. Militia districts, Vannoy 's, and Yakin Rivers all pass through the County the Yadkin River forming boundary. 'S District # 4, 50 families, 51 polls, 13990 of. Creeson applied for a land grant in January of 1749 for 200 acres, Joseph Norcumb Windley acres of land. 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