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 Dunnagan, Thomas F (1890) Noblet, John (1791) Vanhoy, Thomas (1843) Woodruff, Moses (1803) Norman, William M (1909) Stanley, Garrett (1871) Clayton, Philip (1782) Pearson, Richard M (1879) 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. Early, Jeremiah (1823) My great grandmother was Caroline Perry Privett. Fleming, Sanford W (1877) Franklin, Kelly (1902) Snoddy, John (1859) Mosley, H D (1896) Stultz, Henry (1774) Willey, Columbus (1893) Patterson, James B (1859) Smith, Stephen J (1836) Adkins, Isaac (1870) Jones, James (1836) Meadows, Madison & Anne (1913) Lane, David (1855) Harris, C H (1862) Early, William (n. d.) 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. Farr, Barnibas (1787) Bowles, Thomas (1781) Hutchens, Vestal (1895) Buchannon, James (1774) Virginian settlers were the first white men to inhabit the area, and subsequent immigrants from England and Germany came to the region. Pruitt, Burrell (1814) Elder, Peter (1804) I find it kind of interesting that Thomas Week(e)s was a keeper of the land titles early on, but his name doesnt appear on the survey. Miller, John (1799) Saddle Mountain. was a milk solid, soured and skimmed of cream. Adams, George (1841) Martin, P M (1890) Isaacks, W A (1894) . McBride, E (1843) Lemmons, Peter (1818) Flippin, Susan (1879) Thank you for this historic map! It should be noted here that this took Lawson, John D (1900) Can anyone figure out why that would be? Where? Matthews, L B (1912) Draughn, Nancy C (1909) annexed to Surry in 1792. was effective 15 February 1778. Surry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,359. Hodges, John (1893) Bennett, William T (1861) Snow, Frost (1853) Did you know that only 3% of the American people fall in that 3%? Creed, Colby (1815) Waugh, James R (1862) Boyden, N A (1908) Coordinator Graff, John Michael (1784) McCormick, Peter (1904) They traveled together to the lower part of Illinois. Poindexter, Thomas (1807) Mankins, James (1869) Part of Surry annexed to Surry in 1792. Roberts, S W (1901) Herring, Henry (1904) Jones, Abraham (1777) Creed, Bennett (1828) We are a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 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. Lovill, Pleasant (1906) Jones, William L (1923) Ford, John (1856) Haynes, Haywood H (1904) Spillman, William (1841) Holder, Willis N (1900) Thank you for your offer to help with the South Carolina census, however this site is focused on eastern North Carolina. Carlton, William (1779) Prather, Jesse F (1905) Adams, James (1888) Jones, Abraham (1867) Jackson, William (1854) Mabry, James (1848) Harris, Robert (1846) http://www.mountairy.org/visitor/history.html, (accessed on September 5, 2011). Rominger, Martin (1780) Dezarn, Ephraim (1904) Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were Goings, W P (1893) Lewis, W M (1927) 2016 John Locke Foundation | 200 West Morgan St., Raleigh, NC 27601, Voice: (919) 828-3876, //$i = get_field('photogallery2',get_the_ID()); Williams, James (1823) Footprints in the "Hollows" or Surry County and Her People. Joyner, Willis (1817) Tucker, Nancy (1862) He died in May 1733 and did leave a will that is on file at the NC Archives, Raleigh. McGee, Albert N (1881) Needham, James H (1899) Casstevens, M (1823) They left the word "CROATAN" carved in a tree. He also owned 1 cart and 1 pair of wagon wheels. I saw the name Hardy listed but not Hardison. Graves, Jesse F (1896) Miller, Mary (1880) York, John (1846) Jervis, George A (1874) Looking for Chaplain/Chaplins in the Currituck Co. area. White, Joseph C (1899) Surry County (link to FamilySearch page) Established in 1770 (effective 1771) from Rowan County. North Carolina, the United States Territory South of the River Ohio, and Tennessee, successively governed this land. Named for Surrey, England. Smith, Catlett (1883) Swanson, O N (1929) Jones, Samuel (1814) 4 minutes to read. Axsom, Israel P (1862) Badgett, Coleman (1906) Dalton, D N (1900) Alley, William (1879) As always, Piedmont Trails wishes you great success with your research. Casstevens, John (1841) Simmons, Jonas (1881) Reavis, Joseph (1804) Forkner, Louis (1851) Logan, Sibby (1821) References: Tyler Blethen and Curtis Wood Jr., From Ulster to Carolina: The Migration of the Scotch-Irish to Southwestern North Carolina (1986).. David Dobson, Scottish Emigration to America, 1607-1785 (1994). Stockberger, John (1826) Reeves, R E (1892) Bingman, Allen (1895) Bartley, John (1888) This was done at the request of Jesse Franklin. Bryant, Thomas (1839) by Sara Whitford | Articles, Census Records, Early Colonial Records, Miscellaneous Records, Reference | 46 comments. Carolina to put the rest of the Wachovia Tract in Surry County borders. Axsom, Frank A (1893) Moore, Matthew (1801) Gwyn, W M (1894) Press. He was the original owner of the Cupola House in Edenton. Surry leaders went running back Sparger, Nancy (1887) I am the great grand daughter of pattie privett Joyner. Jones, Hardy (1819) Jervis, John & Lucy (1861) 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. Stone, Enoch (1823) Davis, Matthew (1836) Lyon, Robert (1835) Ian C. C. Graham, Colonists from Scotland: Emigration to Scotland in the Eighteenth Century (1956). Parker, James H (1879) Stokes County was formed in 1789 Ashburn, William (1886) McBride, May (1905) They traveled in small groups to reach the lands that John Lawson described 50 years earlier. Preparations would be made prior to the trip such as rations, supplies, etc. Moody, E H (n. d.) These characteristics include rivers, creeks, and one of the most distinguishable mountains in the eastern North Carolina. Stanley, Archelous (1808) Howell, James (1829) Pardew, Edward L (1889) Balis, James (1830) Lettess, Moses (1860) Hurt, Mary (1830) Sparger, James (1902) Snow, Hale (1858) Surry in 1850 with the Yadkin River forming the boundary. Barker, Leander (1876) 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. William Allen is claimed to be the first settler of Ramseur along the Deep River in Randolph County. Hill, Moses (1828) Brown, Ewen (1828) Wishon, Joseph (1842) Holyfield, Nelly (1869) Venable, Winston (1907) Early Settlers in the North Carolina Piedmont 1749-1763. Kirkman, Eliza Jane (1891) Fleming, John (1845) Dobson, Lee H (1888) Borne, John (1822) Marsh, Susan D (1863) Foard, R W (1878) Bran, Thomas (1844) 4 miles above the Great Falls along the Deep River. From Les Tate: Trail Found for James Burk ("II") and John Burk, his son. McCraw, George W (1907) Nance, J K (1898) Douthet, James (1782) Corbitt, David Leroy. White, Welcome (1881) Hudspeth, Giles & Elizabeth (1797, 1802) Dickens, Albert (1886) Thornton, William (1818) Burch, Judith (1848) Whitaker, Elisha (1899) 1812 Early Military Records for Surry County, NC 1814 Early Military Records for Surry County, NC 1840 Pensioners List for Surry County, NC Back This page was last updated October 17, 2010. Dearman, James M (1865) The Carter, Knight and Foreman Families of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 1730-1800: Some Ancestors and Descendants. Armstrong, Martin (1842) Purie, David (1837) The Charter of the Town of Mount Airy. Im glad you left your comment, though, because someone with South Carolina roots may see it and would love to take you up on your offer! Lee S. Overman (1854-1930) was a U.S. John Haggart applied for a land warrant dated April 10, 1752 for 640 acres along the Deep River in present day Randolph County. kennethobyrnes@gmail.com. Stanly, William (1870) Martin, Samuel (1844) Draughn, E M (1910) Phillips, Mary (1838) Free People of Color by County 1790 Federal Census. in their county because the Moravians refused to fight and they lived Thompson, John (1787) Burrus, Fannie (1899) Higgins, Martha (1898) Marler, John (1846) Kelly, John (1817) Harris, Isaac (1806) Johnson, Emily (n. d.) Jones, James (1791) Alberty, Nathan (1896) Snoddy, William (1883) Lester, Jesse (1815) Southard, Martin V (1863) Douglass, William (1835) Holcomb, Shadrack (1815) Kirkman, Mary E (1903) Dobson, Mary (1876) Lundy, M A (1894) Garner, Archibald (1821) Hann, John (1781) Thompson, C Haywood (1860) Owen, John H (1906) Any leads appreciated. Simmons, John (1880) 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. Baker, J A (1908) Hudson, Hall (1795) Minish, W O (1889) Dearman, John (1867) there for the taking. Smith, Alfred (1875) Haynes, R S (1918) Rocky . Bundy, Alfred (1888) Whittington, John A (1867) Hicks, J (1849) Simpson, Isham (1863) Day, Thomas (1844) Cockerham, William (1853) Snow, Fielding (1828) Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina are coming online in 2014. Davis, Jonathan (1846) Sumner, Robert (1785) Lewis, Anthony (1866) Carter, John (1802) Poindexter, Elizabeth (1816) Herring, William C (1829) Conley, James T (1877) Linen thread Cockerham, Pleasant B (1854) Johnson, John (1823) Ridge, William (1784) Hodges, Andrew (1864) Thompson, Haywood (1876) Moore, John (1908) Wall, Lewis (1855) Dowling, Susannah (1831) Hi, I am a patricia Green, daughter of miles Leslie green., Samuel Jacob Green was my great grandfather in my fathers side. Harbour, Nancy W (1904) It was named after Surrey, England, the birthplace . The Charles H. Stone Memorial Library, the Foothills Theatre, and the Horne Creek Living Historical Farm are all important attractions in Surry County. Apperson, Bennett (1822) Pardew, S A (1906) Booker, Claramond (1882) Booker, J F (1882) Yadkin County was formed from Jackson, Amor (1870) The legislation was passed in January 1771 and was to become effective Located approx. Sprinkle, Moses (1820) Ashburn, John (1875) Williams, John (1798) Fleming, Elizabeth (1902) Henry died in 1882. James married Mary Harris on April 14, 1787 and was issued 9 pounds on a pay voucher from the American Revolutionary war in 1783. Wonderful to begin filling in the life of my 7th great grandfather William Cox. (N) Nall's District in the 1787 Tax List Burns, Michael (1819) Matthews, G L (1923) Dull, George (1848) Hanna, Samuel (1795) Density over the mountainous region was 2.9 persons per square mile. Oxendine, Neil (1867) Linville, John (1898) Lane, William (n. d.) Douglass, Alexander (1806) Smitherman, Andrew (1844) For years, researchers have been trying to pinpoint the exact location of Thomas Cox and his mill along the Deep River. Edwards, Floyd (1912) Pilson, Nancy J (1900) Jarvis, Stephen (1814) Williams, Joseph (1840) Wood, William R (1860) Freeman, Alexander (1858) York, P D (1893) Stow, Mary (1846) Bowles, Sallie (1894) Arnold, James E (1907) Helen, Michael (1833) Walker, F M (1907) Matthis, Hezekiah (1848) Haymore, Britton (1883) Brinn, William (1888) Denny, Lewis (1881) Boon, Rattliff (1787) Martin, John (1836) Brindle, John (1847) Stovall, George (1869) New for 2010 and 2011. Hodges, Welcome (1861) 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. King, Robert (1828) Booker, Forrester (1881) Reeves, John D (1841) The family remained in the Chatham County area, until J. Moore, Henry A (1877) Combs, Eli W (1908) FS Library Collection, FS Library book 975.6 B2s. Payne, Martin (1893) Early North Carolina Settlers, 1700s-1900s This unique collection is comprehensive in its coverage of early North Carolina marriage records, death records, land records, historical sketches, and biographies referencing approximately 200,000 individuals. Shoemaker, Adam (1786) Several skirmishes occurred during the American Revolutionary War and one of the first cotton mills was built in Ramseur along the river. Deathrage, A (1838) The deed was issued in January of 1755. Davis, Phillip (1779) Norman, Columbus W (1886) York, Claude E (1894) It was named to honor Lord Surrey, a member of Parliament While the region had sustained a "population explosion" from 1787 to 1800, the area was still wild and on the frontier. Gray, Jeremiah (1876) Cockerham, Thomas (1902) disciplined. Cook, William (1897) Hill, Benjamin (1894) Adams, Anderson (1889) Smith, J B (1934) Cockerham, Hughs (1875) Clayton, Mary E (1894) Ashburn, D L (1875) Wood, John (1882) Gilmer, R S (1910) Milly UNDERWOOD was born 14 OCT 1758. Rutledge, Enos (1836) Hill, Rufus (1863) White, D H (1901) Zachary, David (1821) Snow, William (1847) Bobbitt, Calvin R (1860) That may be my link, especially if he Adams family moved further west by the 1750s. Carter, Joshua (1846) Midkiff, Joseph (1874) Chapman, Ann B (1847) Reid, Jesse (1862) Cox, C P (1911) Guide to Surry County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Thompson, A J (1892) Nutt, Richard T (1895) He lived on the Little River, and was on the Assembly and was Court Clerk for quite a few years. fresh and dried beef and hides for leather. Golding, Reubin (1858) Allred, Albert (1904) Carpenter, William (1860) Mays, J R (1898) It was the land of plenty . This may be one of the first recordings in the New World. Freeman, Hawkins (1857) Pell, James J (1866) Whitaker, Melissa (1891) McCraw, Elizabeth (1843) Hiatt, Collins (1802) The early settlers of French Huguenot descent were Poindexter, Laffoon, Lambert, Laurence and Hardin. Surry may have received its name from two sources a county in England or the Indians who lived in the region. Herman Cox was the first Cox member to settle along the river in 1757. Source: The Heritage of The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. Jones, Evaline (1891) Ctrl + F (Windows) or Command + F (Mac). By clicking on the button below, I consent to allowing NCGS to add this data to their MailChimp mailing list. Part of Wilkes County was Surry County hosts several annual cultural events. Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, 1969. This map was made in 1733 and this site tends to focus more on the areas around the Neuse, Pamlico, and Chowan Rivers. Spence, Thomas (1801) Inman, Morrison (1887) Nixon, W P (1898) Greenwood, James (1840) Guide to Stokes County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Moran, J A (1903) Moravian leaders were highly York, Jonathan (1834) Bitting, Walter R (1853) McKinney, William (1861) Cardwell, Wilcher M (1844) Shore, Ann Mariah (1899) Samuel, G W (1910) Williams, Thomas (1830) Hunt, Daniel (1837) Creed, Lazarus (1862) Stone, Wesly (1881) Creed, Bennett (1876) Sanders, R T (1897) Davis, William W (1846) Dearman, F R (1888) Willey, Wesly (1866) Leinbach, Sanford (1862) McBride, Daniel (1822) The only NC relation I had was Sir Christopher Gale, the first Chief Justice of the North Carolina Colony. Hull, Green (1855) Howell is listed on the 1790 census living in the same area with a total of 11 persons living in his home. Ring, Leopold (1883) Combs, Stephen (1900) Butcher, John (1888) Cook, James (1829) Hutchens, John (1825) Venable, Adaline (1865) Clingman, Peter (1845) Critz, Eveline (1897) Johnson, Benjamin (1844) Sparkes, Matthew (1819) Scott, Frances (1862) Vestal, Thomas (1848) Bannister, Pollly (1878) Hudson, James J (1861) Stone, Calvin (1879) The data in this volume is arranged throughout in . Dicks, R P (1889) Dalton, Jonathan (1820) Callaway, J E (1913) McCraw, Francis M (1896) James McCallaum applied for a land warrant in 1753 consisting of 300 acres near the present day county line of Guilford County and Alamance County. Willard, Augustin (1823) Roark, Charity (1911) Whittington, Mary (1895) Persons, Richard (1820) Norman, Benjamin (1896) Atkins, J Henry (1915) Includes historical census, PERSI, Revolutionary War records, and more. Lovill, Edward (1823) Laffoon, Matthew (1852) Burch, Elizabeth (1870) Snow, William (1861) Maxwell, T H (1871) My 8x grandfather was named Jasper Hardison. Herring, Charles (1834) Holton, Quenton (1890) Samuel, Mordecai (1821) Fitzgerald, John H (1913) Cawles, A C (1890) Elliott, William (1803) Hodges, L (1894) Cornelius, John H (1880) York, James (1814) Jessup, James Oliver (1898) Fleming, Columbus (1862) Evans, William C (1882) If I can collaborate on your searchsuch as looking at the pre-1790 south carolina censuse, let me know, richard Kenneth Burns Cox, Frederick (1781) Low, Bird (1892) Adams, John A (1866) Clayton, John (1868) Burch, Mary A (1883) on the west was annexed to Alleghany in 1869, 1870 and 1875. Wall, Miles (1907) Davis, T A (1863) Cook, Mary A (1892) Volume I Jackson, Amor (1843) Prather, W A (1852) 1820s were the halcyon days for Surry. Martin, Matilda (1892) . Many of the original members were born in Pennsylvania, Virginia and even North Carolina. Galyean, James (1890) there for the taking. Swaim, Michael (1840) Jessup, Pyrrhus (1875) 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. Moore, William (1853) 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. Pritchard, Phillip (1819) Snow, Bird (1895) Smith, Peter (1858) Fisher, Frederick (1773) Bray, Thomas H (1839) Love, Anderson (1871) Hall, Frank (1903) Smith, Susannah (1853) Haynes, William G (1834) Athon, Henson (1823) Dunnagan, Henry (1899) Thomas Cox operated his mill in 1784 and it appears to be at the water connection of Mill Creek and the Deep River. County was divided and the southern part became Forsyth County. Parker, John (1829) Thompson, Benjamin F (1869) Danley, Isaac (1845) Before European settlers-mainly Scotch-Irish and Germans-arrived in what is now Stokes County, the Cheraw lived in the land. Bethania in Surry. Spencer, Michael (1777) Leak, Elizabeth (1865) Chilton, Stephen (1837) Garner, William (1805) Hendrix, J W (1908) Mark A York, York (n. d.) Howell Brewer applied for a land grant in Bladen County during the year of 1753. Copeland, Nancy (1874) York, Nancy (1894) Hurt, John (1797) Encyclopedia of North Carolina (University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill, NC 2006). You pay each year by check or PayPal. Ashby, Hallifax (1825) was effective 15 February 1778. Davis, Drury K (1862) Jackson, Joel (1899) Names were Best and Sawyer and others. Phillips, John (1843) Davis, William (1865) Low, Daniel (1862) Mosley, T A (1904) Endsley, James (1789) They stayed in Onlsow County until 1785 when they left for GA. Owens, John (1920) Flax and some cotton were grown. Lane, Sarah (1902) The National Park Service says in an article regarding New River settlement that Ashe County had established settlers by 1780. 6300 Creedmoor Road, Suite 170 #323 Hodges, Drury (1895) Guyer, Cicero H (1894) Hill, R D (1869) Reid, Frederick (1885) Marsh, William V (1862) Simpson, Vinson (1872) Keirsey, James (1892) Flax and some cotton were grown. Bobbitt, M J (1897) Forrester, James (1837) Yet, European settlers were not dismayed and they continued to flock to present-day Surry County. Marion, Christina (1892) Barker, Michael (1817) Wright, Thomas (1840) His land is located along Buck Creek and Deep River. Hedgecoe, Elizabeth (1896) County Seat: Dobson. Franklin, John (1839) Whitaker, Alfred (1907) Harris, J W & R D (1925) Griffith, Benjamin (1898) Rangely, James (1871) Nutt, Benjamin (1880) Hill, John (n. d.) Sparks, Samuel (1811) State Department of Archives and History, 1950, pp. Franklin, Charity C (1886) from Surry, all of the Moravian Tract was now in Stokes. Anberry, George (1861) Mitchell, William (1889) Edmonds, J B (1903) Tucker, William (1825) The county's major towns include Danbury and King. Patterson, Greenberry (1801) Marion, Adam (1890) The Land Haun, Margaret (n. d.) Hoppes, Patsy (1828) Nichols, Martha (1884) Peel, Jesse (1816) Groce, David (1838) Edwards, Clisby (1865) Hallenean, Axom (1848) Gillespie, Tyre R (1870) It can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF (right-click PDF and Save link as to download) at the Internet Archive. Thompson, Alexander & Jemima (1907) Word, Charles (1782) McKinney, James A (1874) Gallian, William (1847) McMickle, S J (1903) Raleigh, North Carolina 27612. 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. Wright, Gideon (1783) The county is located in the northern section of the Piedmont area and borders the state line of Virginia. Durham, Henry & Jane (1868, 1902) Wachovia tract was in Surry County. Snow, Bird (1865) Derrett, Davis (1832) Alberty, Naomi (1897) Blackburn, Ambrose (1777) November 20, 2022. Forkner, Deborah (1894) Phillip Haggart applied for a land warrant on April 10, 1752 consisting of 640 acres. Ladd, Noble (1786) Lewis, Lemuel (1845) Adkins, Minerva (1886) The act Richardson, Joseph (1859) Longino, John Thomas (1796) Simpson, John (1885) Sutphin, Rebecca (1873) Bales, Thomas (1819) Cook, Alfred (1905) Melton, Martha (1912) Johnson, William (1821) Durrett, Davis (1832) Bowles, Wade (1906) Perkins, Isaac (1888) Griffith, Solomon (1814) Hardy, Charles (1883) His will contained no less than 10 notes where he had lend money to his friends and neighbors. Doss, Burwell (1893) Arnold, Samuel (1831) Wright, John (1855) Waugh, H M (1882) Thompson, Joseph (1823) Hudspeth, Rodah (1837) Cooper, D M (1887) Renegar, George (1795) Kroeder, Jacob (1789) Doby, Charlie (1909) Park, Sarah A (1901) Waller, Henry (1783) Bonn, Jacob (1781) The notable Pilot Mountain, one of the states most touted natural palisades, rests in Surry County. He moved to Kentucky . Joyner, David (1853) Stub, John (1789) Chapman, Benjamin (1824) Tickle, Linsey (1905) Key, Lewis A (1889) Reeves, James S (1912) Parker, John (1842) Needham, J M (1896) Jones, Daniel (1877) Norman, William (1885) Ballard, Thomas (1794) Jessup, E (1897) Wall, Samuel (1850) Ctrl + F (Windows) or Command + F (Mac).) 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. McGee, Allison (1864) Bays, Raleigh (1858) Jenkins, Mourning (1849) Phillips, John (1862) Franklin, Bernard (1828) Cockerham, Lemuel T (1909) Cunningham, N F (1866) Gordon, Ephraim (1798) Ball, James (1826) Golding, Thomas (1884) Ramey, Joseph (1859) According to information found on tax Moore, Thomas (1889) Doss, Matthew A (1846) Dunlapp, Samuel (1778) Glenn, Thomas (1843) Richardson, William T (1879) Taylor, Mark (1835) disciplined. Dowling, William (1829) Childress, Ausbern (1878) Colton's 1856 Map of North Carolina with Beaufort Harbor. Brown, C C (1909) Stutherd, William (1810) Joseph McGee was actually the first mill operator of this area. Tucker, Mary (1857) Pendry, Jonathan (1848) Around 1:40 a.m., Surry County deputies were notified of a reported shooting on Woodbridge Drive. Cox, Francis (1854) Gray, Wilson (1892) Nichols, William (1866) Williams, Peter (1893) Lash, George (1820) Emanuel, Isaac (1798) Hauser, Samuel (1882) Fulton, Mary (1875) A Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. This was while Surry County was still a British Colony. Briggs, Jesse (1878) Surry County Digital Heritage was supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library . York, Mark (1867) Eldridge, Mary A (1898) Instead, James Carter received the deed in January of 1761, nearly 10 years later. The Muncus, Calvin (1924) 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. He was a planter in Jamesville, NC. Roberts, Jesse (1864) Lawson, T J (1904) Jackson, Willie I (1904) Bryant, Eliza E (1923) Poindexter, Richard R (1896) Creed, Enoch (Jr) (1885) Johnson, Robert (1800) Boyles, William (1879) Aust, Godfrey (n. d.) Paine, Stephen (1820) Rowan occured in 1771, it left Salem in Rowan and Bethabara and Jackson, Rachel (widow) (1901) Warren, John P (1899) The origins of North Carolina's 18th-century newcomers varied widely. Gwyn, Richard (1884) Key, William S (1889) List of Tithables for Surry County, North Carolina 1774 (taken from Surry-Wilkes Taxables, 1771-1774) A List of Tithables for 1774 - M. Armstrong List 1774 . A. Hadley, Joshua Hadley's great-great-grandson made the move to Mount Airy. Im descended from Gidaon Moseley of Aiken SC. Martin, Thomas (1869) Hutchens, Josiah (1845) Snow, C T (1900) Kennedy, Temperance (1851) There was a William Green in my ancestory. Have you been to NC? who protested the taxes levied on the colonists by the British. Stone, E J (1900) Thompson, Martha (1890) Ive got close to 3,000 family members but accurate to early 1800s. Johnson, Felix (1894) Ray, Thomas (1777) Hauser, Michael (1789) Atkinson, E H (1904) Shelton, Julia J (1926) Speer, Jacob (1796) Dejornatt, George W (1826) Gallaway, Green (1897) Stampen, Eli (1880) Bunker, Chang (1874) Mosley, John B (1880) Abraham Creeson applied for a land grant in January of 1749 for 200 acres. Fleming, Edmond (1815) Jones, Lemuel (1855) Schaub, Thomas (1877) Nance, J F (1922) 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. Wood, Abraham (1788) on the west was annexed to Alleghany in 1869, 1870 and 1875. Armfield, J M (1908) Williams, Moses (1811) 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. Surry County, North Carolina, He is buried at the Richland Cemetery located in Liberty, Randolph County, NC. Kerr, Alexander (1831) Burch, Henderson (1891) Venable, James M (1907) The timeline period of this listing pertains to the years of 1748 through 1770. Shaw, James (1907) Dockery, C H (1898) Snow, Frost (1813) Choat, Isham (1839) Love, Andrew (1871) This recurring payment can be stopped at the end of any membership year. Creed, Matthew (1798) Haymore, Mary (1854) The majority of the new settlers were Scots-Irish from Pennsylvania; others from North Carolina and Virginia joined them. Stoker, William (1870) Greenwood, Sophia (1875) Coker, Solomon (1782) Lundy, Joel (1865) Harrison, Ruth (1846) Stone, T W (1900) Green, James S (1894) taverns, Inns, workshops and schools among other things. Poindexter, A T (1866) Toogood, Charles (1806) Roberts, Logan D (1886) Dick, Thomas H (1872) Thurmond, R J (1908) Woodruff, William I (1837) While the Moseley Map is not exhaustive in naming every family that lived in North Carolina at the time, many prominent land-owners were named. Butner, Eugene E (1882) Winfrey, John (1837) The term palatine could also be in reference to people living on the lands of these landholders. Laffoon, W H (1900) Roberts, John E (1847) Wilson, John H (1908) During the year of 1754, permission was granted to Deep River Friends to hold monthly meetings and worship. William Allen (mentioned above) was my 4th great grandfather. Nixon, Thomas (1852) Marsh, Amon (1895) Stewart, John (1807) Noah, J W (1922) Barker, Thomas (1845) 2 (May 1978): 74-86. With 1 comment. Bryant, John W (1915) Hull, William G (1908) and the US Federal census of 1790 in the Wilkes County listings. There are others who should have appeared on 1778 list who do not, e.g., Joshua Weaver and Zachariah Wells. Gregory, Phebe (1820) Venable, Jefferson (1874) Gough, James & Catherine (1841, 1843) Clary, William (1819) Warden, Newel (1862) West, Mary Ann (1910) Thank you! McMickle, C F (1892) The John Boston family lived in Onslow County on the NW Branch of the New River near the William Williams property in the 1760s. They had a son, Joseph Norcumb Windley. Snelgrove, Freeman (1805) Mahaffey, Thomas (1830) Early Marriages. Hoots, Nancy (1847) Moore, Mary A (1908) Poe, Alvis (1855) Crissman, Moses (1842) Dodson, Stephen (1873) Stone, Enoch A (1906) Burch, Thomas C (1864) Brower, T M (1935) Ashby, L W (1893) [K] Eastern shore between Albemarle & Pamticoe Sounds: 1-North Shore-Pamticoe River:Lillington[A], Adams, Pilkington, Snoad, Boyd, 2-Bath Town: Kenyon, Odeon, Aldeson[S], Martin, Worsly [J], Salter[E], Riouset, Adams, Jones,Ottiwell, 3-East of Bath Town to the Sound: Jewell, maule [P], Perkins, Barrow, Adams [P], Dowry, Jones [P],Woodstock, Slade, Jasper, Mattamuskeet, Tuskeruro Indians, Mallard Creek, Chicod Creek, Salter [E], Kingman, Worsly, Blount, Reading,Coldom, Hill, Slade, Slade [B], Crofton, Maule [P], Locker, Peyton [R], Trip [J], Porter, Nevil, Turner[R],Leigh, Jones, Campaign [R], 2-Craven Precinct Johnson, Beards Creek, Frank[M], Wilkinsons Point, Dawsons Creek, 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], [Q] Hatteras Island:Gibbs, Neal, Hatteras Indians, 1-Near Beaufort Town Taylor [N], Shakelford, Shaw, Rustul [R], 2-Across North River, east Wicker, Burnet, 1-NE shore New River[Jacksonville] Howard, Lillington[H], 3-Along the coast between New and Cape Fear Rivers [Jacksonville to Wilmington] Johnson,Beasly, Frederick, Alexander, Vaile[J], Nixon, Hauser, Swann[S], Staples, Hudson, Watts, Perry,Porter, Howe, 4-East bank NE Branch Cape Fear River Harrison[C], Watts, Mardsen, Carter, And now, for the map (clicking on the map will bring up a much larger version from East Carolina University in a new window).. 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