Pilcher, James (1835) McKinney, Polly (1901) I went about 10 years ago and have pictures of Gum Neck and Frying Pan. Beamer, Frost (1880) This was a very active time period as families began migrating to the area in vast numbers. 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. Gilmer, R S (1910) McGee, Allison (1864) Bowles, Ailey (1861) Eason, Thomas (1777) 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. Teague, William (1893) The river is filled with large rocks and boulders with soft waters. Moore, John (1873) Thompson, Joseph (1852) Gray, Wilson (1892) Johnson, Benjamin (1844) Stanly, William (1870) Forkner, Louis (1851) Padget, John (1836) 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. He died in May 1733 and did leave a will that is on file at the NC Archives, Raleigh. The data in this volume is arranged throughout in . Poe, Alvis (1855) Sparger, Murlin (1878) Reece, Joel (1877) Ashburn, H M (1910) Early Settlers of Wayne County, Indiana . Herring, William (1832) Thompson, Samuel (1793) Wright, Gideon (1783) Critchfield, William (1811) Johnson, John D (1903) Density over the mountainous region was 2.9 persons per square mile. Roberts, James (1787) Ring, William (1861) Creed, H B (1893) Golding, Jonathan (1888) Norman, Benjamin (1896) Forkner, Deborah (1894) Jackson, William T (1912) William UNDERWOOD was born FEB 1756, and died 20 DEC 1814 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Morris, Nathaniel (1802) Roberts, Jonathan (1854) Hawker, T S (1870) Perkins, Lee (1893) Owen, Sir Payton (1896) Harbour, M G (1911) Jackson, Willie I (1904) Hill, Rufus (1863) Johnson, Mary Hughes (1880) Beamer, Henry (1858) Surry: First of two Parishes in Surry County, when it was created in 1771. Surry may have received its name from two sources a county in England or the Indians who lived in the region. Southard, Umberson (1866) Simmons, Newel (1862) Masters, Nicholas (1810) Hanes, Isaac (1806) Sparks, William (1802) Ray, Thomas (1777) Simmons, William (1889) Hamby, Fred (1899) Seawell, Taylor (1867) Herring, Mary (1855) Matthis, Hezekiah (1848) Stoker, William (1870) Stultz, Henry (1774) Smith, Alfred (1875) Stanley, John E (1898) Gillaspie, Thomas J (1904) Jones, Abraham (1777) Williams, John (1849) They had a son, Joseph Norcumb Windley. Leroy, The Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943, Raleigh: McGuffin, R F (1902) Short, Alfred M (1893) Adams, John A (1866) This article will give details about the early settlers during 1749-1755. Rutledge, William (1781) and the US Federal census of 1790 in the Wilkes County listings. Lamb, Henry (1817) There was a William Green in my ancestory. Holcomb, Thomas (1808) I am the great grand daughter of pattie privett Joyner. In 1791 part of it was removed to form Kershaw County. Hardy, Charles (1883) Hadon, William (1851) Melton, Martha (1912) Logan, William (1776) Isbell, Littleton (1824) Key, Kelles (1839) Dunnagan, Henry (1899) Marion, Adam (1890) Bullin, William (1881) Hackett, Joseph W & Sarah E (1872, 1882) Graves, Joseph (n. d.) Smith, Catlett (1883) Pardew, Edward L (1889) Does anyone have any information on the Norcumb family or know where I can find more information? Truitt, Samuel (1801) Brintle, Matthew (1886) Jackson, Rebecca (1899) Dickens, Albert (1886) Pell, James J (1866) Cook, James (1829) Waugh, James R (1862) Hill, John (1844) Dull, Nicholas (1843) Cox, William D (1844) Bullin, Leonard (1835) Combs, Eli W (1908) She married John Ferguson HAMMETT. Draughn, Nancy C (1909) Mahaffey, Thomas (1830) Key, William S (1889) Gillespie, Elijah (1819) Wolff, William H (1899) Goff, W A (1902) Crissman, George (1839) Derrett, Davis (1832) Hauser, Thomas (1846) They came by way of Endland and Virginia. J. G. Hollingsworth. Marshall, Moses (1871) McMickle, Sinclair (1856) Deathrage, A (1838) Charles, James (1781) Atkins, Marshall C (1888) Tucker, T B (1864) Key, L J (1899) Hutchens, Joel (1851) Carter, John (1847) Mosley, West (1821) Mosby, William (1828) Taylor, Martin (1910) Herring, William C (1829) 1786 Surry County, North Carolina: Les Tate states James Burk's 1786 estate inventory and sale in 1786 do not belong to James Burk, Sr., but to his son, James Burk, Jr. . Cox, Isaiah (1836) Worth, Job (1876) Dobson, William P (1846) Hiatt, George (1793) Lewellyn, James (1908) 578 East Main Street Cook, Mary A (1892) who protested the taxes levied on the colonists by the British. Jones, Mary (1835) Lovill, Thomas P (1847) Stanley, Archelous (1808) Source: The Heritage of Short, A G (1907) It was around Aaron Woodruffs and Matthews, G L (1923) 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. Williams, John (1818) [J] CURRITUCK PRECINCT between North River and Currituck Sound: Wilkins, Balance, Hodges [M], Swann [T], Etheridg, Lowther, Williams, Tulle, Swann [W], Dukes [M],Sanderson, Williamson, Norton, Gibby. Dinkins, Thomas (1901) Jessup, Meshack (1908) Leach, Samuel (1810) Surry in 1850 with the Yadkin River forming the boundary. Durrett, Davis (1832) This Herring, Hardin C (1872) Surry County, North Carolina, Cox, W T (1899) Patterson, James (1846) This put Jesse In the Northern District of Bakers Company Micajah Pennington was justice of the peace, Benjamin Pennington served as constable, Beverly Watkins, James Ward and Abijah Pennington were appraisers. Phillips had fled New England where he and his wife had been converted to Quakerism. Davis, John (1837) Doss, Matthew A (1846) Taylor, Samuel H (1893) Winfrey, Isaac (1838) Hall, Thomas (1819) //dump($i); Green, J M (1901) Hauser, Henry (1821) John was born April 4, 1729 and died during the year of 1815. Lane, Sarah (1902) Shore, Peter (1812) Dobson, A H (1900) Davis, Jonathan (1846) The Saura named the peak Jomeokee, great guide or pilot, and the northern immigrants who traveled the Great Wagon Road witnessed the mountain as they traveled into the North Carolina colony. Rowan County. Kennedy, C H (1882) They stayed in Onlsow County until 1785 when they left for GA. Bowles, James (1874) Cook, John T (1896) was effective 15 February 1778. White, Nancy (1905) Hendrix, J W (1908) Hawker, E F (1874) Howell, James (1829) McCollum, Andrew (1829) John Smith applied for 2 land grants, both consisting of 140 acres along the Deep River. Phillips, Bennett (1777) Jacks, Richard (1832) Matthews, Benjamin (1834) Gough, James & Catherine (1841, 1843) Jones, William (1855) A Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Wolff, Daniel C (1862) Snow, Sarah (1852) Brittin, John (1850) Willey, Willie (1902) Callaway, J E (1913) Phone: +1 (276) 773-2126 Ford, John (1856) Robertson, George (n. d.) Kincannon, Francis (1802) This was while Surry County was still a British Colony. Poindexter, Samuel (1847) Simpson, Vinson (1872) 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 Roberts, John (1808) Jervis, Bryant (1849) Haynes, William G (1834) Buchannon, James (1774) It was called the Waxhaw settlement and was the birthplace of . When did they come to NC and from where. Truelove, Austin (1847) Cox, Francis (1854) York, Ada G (1906) from Surry, all of the Moravian Tract was now in Stokes. Fulk, Bryson (1904) Morton, Patrick (1815) Sweat, Edward (1812) Flippin, Milton (1912) Tilley, Millard (1905) Cockerham, James (1815) Stinson, Aaron (1841) Indian trails would follow the buffalo trails, thus the creation of this ford crossing the Deep River. Segrove, John (1833) 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. Burk, Benjamin (1783) Bradley, Terry (1785) Home Encyclopedia Entry Surry County (1771). Jessup, Priscilla (1818) Turner, Roger (1778) Hanes, William (1836) Email: research_support@graysonheritage.org Moravian leaders were highly Jackson, James W (1908) In the year of 1778, the Hendrix families are living on land in the Stony Fork and Elk Creek areas of Wilkes County. Martin, George (1853) Wood, Margaret (1943) Burns, Michael (1819) Ashby, Hallifax (1825) Rowan County. Blackwell, Joseph L (1891) 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. Fulton, W (1894) Golding, Azine (1908) Conrad, Jacob (1843) Bethania in Surry. Cunnningham (Widow) (1839) Hudspeth, Rodah (1837) Davis, Daniel (1827) It was the land of plenty Sanders, R T (1897) Dodson, J C (1892) Hamlin, Peter (1804) Hull, William G (1908) This gave Low Gap and western Surry County Many early North Carolina families are named on the Moseley Map (1733). that the names of the people in the Low Gap area and others in the Wright, Zed (1892) Cox, Richard (1888) As tenant farmers, this rent freed them to work on their own plots and such. Ashcroft, Carl W (1909) Snow, Richard (1872) Jackson, E F (1896) Callaway, J A (1905) Assembly at New Bern, talked with the Governor and the bill passed the Snow, Hale (1858) Copeland, Jesse (1862) Jones, Samuel (1814) Waller, Henry (1783) Gilmer, William (1884) The legislation was passed in January 1771 and was to become effective Durham, Henry & Jane (1868, 1902) Possibly Tyrell, Currituck, Hyde or surrounding counties. Woodruff, Emily (1894) Johnson, Jemima (1837) Barker, Michael (1817) Norman, Columbus W (1886) After much research, I was able to locate several families living in the area prior to William Allen in 1792. Bray, Joel (1876) Adams, Anderson (1889) Note: the Perrys married into Cumbo family also related to the Meherrin tribe. Fisher, James (1785) Mitchell's 1880 State and County Map of North and South Carolina with Plan of Charleston. Fisher, Frederick (1773) Mackie, William (1850) Lemmons, Thomas (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. In addition to the numerous events within Surry County, three distinguished cultural institutions are located in the region. I can account that William Ellis is the head of the family and that John, James Jr. and Benjamin are his sons. Needham, J M (1896) Freeman, Hawkins (1892) Forkner, James (1858) Willey, Wesly (1866) Clayton, John (1868) Holcomb, Virgil E (1909) Burrus, John (1853) Thanks for sharing. Head, Isaac (1847) Lane, William (n. d.) 1 April 1771. Bunker, Chang (1874) cream and cheese. Myers, N B (1897) Dunnagan, Anderson (1891) Lancaster County was formed in 1785. Guinn, Samuel (1785) Poindexter, W H (1902) Settiff, Emma F (1912) Fowler, Malinda (1906) Cook, John M (1888) Surry County, North Carolina : I47300 : 2: Bryson, Elizabeth : 31 Jan 1771: Surry County, North Carolina : I131096 : Died. Walters, Richard (1883) Many of the paths and trails made by Indian hunters served as a rough outline for the present railways and highways in Surry. Davis, James M (1910) Meadows, Madison & Anne (1913) Royal, William (1826) Stanley, Samuel (1903) Logan, George (1826) The earliest one I have found is David Cooper Sr born 1750 . Belton, Ewel (1871) Davis, William W (1846) Smith, Stephen J (1836) Combs, Mason (1785) Carlton, William (1779) The act Hendrick, Frederick (1835) Phelps, Elizabeth (1876) Weedon, Nathan (1812) Love, David (1855) Stone, L T (1894) Roberts, Jonathan (1891) Crotty, David (1814) The per family population was only slightly increased to 6.4 persons. Johnson, Samuel (1906) White, William (1907) (To do a quick search, use your browsers search function. Hudson, Nancy (1892) Anglin, Philip (1858) Bass, Moses (1819) Love, Daniel (1882) Clayton, B E (1894) Jackson, Samuel (1878) Bolejack, Samuel (1845) Creasy, W W (1908) This results in a population of 448 in the companies bounds or 6.5 persons per family. Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were Adkins, Isaac (1870) It could be eaten Speer, Robert (1782) Douglass, William (1835) Thompson, Luther (1907) Satterfield, Clementine (1899) Yet, European settlers were not dismayed and they continued to flock to present-day Surry County. Speer, James (1803) Johnson, Jeffery (1797) Cook, Hawkins (1815) Needham, James H (1899) Park, R L (1901) Warden, Jennette (1892) Swepson, George (1893) Turner, Samuel H (1862) Cummings, Naomia (1868) Wood for building and for fuel was limitless. Oakley, Alexander (1890) Renegar, George (1795) Edwards, Floyd (1912) Roberts, John E (1847) James died before 1800. Hamlin, Harden S (1878) Owen, Murphy (1909) Where? Marsh, Salliie V (1892) educated, practical, wise to the ways of the world and highly The family home was named The Rose Plantation and sat west of the Albermarle Sound. Forkner, Dalton (1886) Greenwood, John (1907) Athens, Texas: M.L.A. Vestal, James (n. d.) Davis, Jesse (1872) Thank you! Holcomb, Lawrence (1834) Hurt, Thomas F (1910) Jones, Hardy (1819) Burrus, Fannie (1899) Haynes, Jane (1867) Holyfield, Bird (1862) Roberts, Jesse (1864) Isaacks, Joseph (1860) Lovill, Edward (1816) Jones, Susan (1896) Payne, Barnett (1904) Davis, John E (1823) Conrad, Isaac (1844) ?>, Sign up for updates from the North Carolina History Project. Jones, James (1791) Cove, George W (1893) The family remained in the Chatham County area, until J. Jesse Franklin (1760-1823) Written by Dr. Flax and some cotton were grown. Cows also proved Galyean, Jefferson (1866) Hutchens, Bailes (1828) He was issued several land grants. Simpson, Albert (1919) Mackie, John (1823) Your email address will not be published. Hill, William (1787) 100,926). County Seat: Dobson. Bryant, Eliza E (1923) 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. Bowles, William (1860) Thompson, J C (1894) Hill, John W (1904) Stone, J D (1913) Waxhaw Creek within this area had taken its name from the Waxhaw Indian tribe. Woodruff, William W (1862) Whittington, Smiley (1894) Part of the problem is the lack of records. Scott, Frances (1862) Linen thread Williams, John (1834) Simmons, Preston (1896) 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 . Crissman, Moses (1842) Reece, James W (1891) When the first White people came in the early 1750s they settled between Rum Creek and Twelve Mile Creek. The majority of the new settlers were Scots-Irish from Pennsylvania; others from North Carolina and Virginia joined them. Galyean, Jonathan (1863) Zebulon Gaunt applied for a land warrant in 1752 along the Deep River consisting of 640 acres. Thompson, Elijah (1831) James Carter received 642 acres along the south fork of the Deep River in May of 1753. McCollum, David (1851) Snow, John B (1881) Pilson, Nancy J (1900) Goins, William (1818) Welbourn, Moses (1783) Isaacks, Elisha (1840) Harris, Robert (1846) Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), a distinguished soldier, senator, representative, and state governor, was raised in Surry County. Whitaker, I (1892) Harrison, Joseph (1839) Volume I McCraw, Francis M (1896) McBride, John & Elizabeth (1884) Brown, Logan (1908) McKinney, G E (1892) Venable, Nancy (1863) Hauser, Michael (1789) Samuel, G W (1910) Atkins, W K (1909) The lower section of the mountain, the Little Pinnacle, consists of metamorphic rock, rarely found in that section of North Carolina. Holyfield, Watson (1871) Boyles, William (1846) Wall, Thomas (1820) Smith, John L (1894) Greenwood, Lucinda (1893) 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. Hill, Nancy (1907) It was named after Revolutionary War patriot, Captain John Stokes. The list below is a wonderful condensed index that I had saved in my archived files on my computer, although, unfortunately, Im unsure of its attribution, so if you know who originally published the list below, please leave a comment in the boxat the bottom of this article. Martin, Samuel (1844) The Town of Lancaster was re-chartered in 1898 and as the City of Lancaster in 1967. Nature provided Barnes, 1995. Rominger, Martin (1780) western part of the county will be found in the NC census of 1784-1787 Jones, Abraham (1867) Southard, Isaac (1791) Thompson, Elihu (1894) The highest point in Surry County is Fisher Peak in the Blue Ridge, while the best known peak is Pilot Mountain. Peel, P H (1897) FS Library Book 929.273 C245bm [Fort] Fort, Homer T. A Family Called Fort: The Descendants of Elias Fort of Virginia. v. Elizabeth UNDERWOOD was born ABT 1760. Press. Jones, Silas (1845) Haymore, Henry (1913) Davis, Phillip (1779) Later, the famous American author and satirist Mark Twain imitated Taliaferros use of local dialects and writing style. Wilkins, Nancy (1844) Booker, Berryman (1882) Dobson, Henry H (1866) Walker, William (1880) Armfield, Martin (1909) Davis, Elizabeth (1843) According to information found on tax McDaniel, Henry (1866) When the division of Surry from Davis, Roby (1902) Fentriss, William (1867) Fowler, William (1782) The relationship between Wilkes County, North Carolina and Ashe County, North Carolina can only be fully appreciated by examining period maps. Clingman, Jacob (1817) 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. William Allen is claimed to be the first settler of Ramseur along the Deep River in Randolph County. Lanier, Thomas (1801) Holder, William (1822) Isaacks, A H (1895) Hoppes, John (1827) 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. Wall, Samuel (1850) Independence, VA 24348 Marsh, Susan D (1863) Matches 1 to 33 of 33 Last Name, Given Name(s) White, A (1884) Venable, Winston (1907) Reynolds, F R (1893) Hiatt, Jacob (1911) Several key natural attractions are found within Surry County. The City of Mount Airy. The City of Mount Airy, NC official website. Padget, Ephraim (1825) Eldridge, J B (1878) Williams, Jonathan (1836) Dearman, John (1867) 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. Baker, Michael (1779) Harris, Isaac (1806) Marion, Christina (1892) Marsh, John (1852) Greenwood, Sophia (1875) Winfrey, John (1837) 18th Century North Carolina New River Settlers. Phillips, Nancy (1868) Henry died in 1882. Davis, Samuel L (1848) Lyon, Absalom (1868) Leak, Harden (1882) Tilley, Joel (1867) Hemings, R T (1904) Marion, Moses (1880) in December 1770 by Martin Armstrong, Anthony Hampton and James Dunne. Have you been to NC? Phillips, John (1843) Cockerham, Pleasant B (1854) Daniels, J B (1890) Critz, Eveline (1897) The GCVHF office will be open by appointment only until April 2023. McArthur, Ruth (1916) Simpson, Isham (1863) McMickle, Dougal (1837) Hill, John H (1887) Mosley, J H (1895) Humphreys, John (1832) Freeman, Alexander (1874) This gave Low Gap and western Surry County Jessup, Letha (1874) Vestal, Narcissa (1908) Prather, Thomas (1856) Early Settlers in the North Carolina Piedmont 1749-1763. Stewart, J W (1893) Smith, William (1822) Phillips, Abner (1814) Harrison, Elisha (1827)
