Chilton, Tabbitha (1889) 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. Simpson, Isham (1863) they were here in the mid 1700s. Wilkins, Anna (1844) Phillips, Bennett (1777) Bitting, John Henry (1848) It should be noted here that this took Richardson, J T (1906) Martin, David (1779) Reeves, J T (1910) fresh and dried beef and hides for leather. Chaney, Abraham (1878) 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. Forkner, William (1830) Brindle, John (1847) She married John Ferguson HAMMETT. Alley, William (1879) Muse, Ida (1905) Pardew, S A (1906) 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. Bartley, Revel (1867) Davis, Polly (n. d.) Blizard, J D (1923) Athens, Texas: M.L.A. Cockerham, N M (1904) Clay, Elijah (1792) Reid, Jesse (1862) Dowling, Susannah (1831) Galyean, James (1890) Carlton, Wiley (1891) Chamberlin, John (1825) Doss, Matthew A (1846) Riggan, Joseph (1874) Hodges, Pleasant (1887) McMickle, C F (1892) Part of Rowan was annexed to Panniel, Benjamin (1779) According to historian William S. Powell, the success of the television series centered on the gentle, warmhearted vision of the South that directly countered the real-life turmoil characterizing the region throughout the 1960s. Several spin-off series, including The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., were based on themes evident in The Andy Griffith Show. Cowles, A A (1827) Glenn, Thomas (1843) Hines, A (1887) third. Tucker, Nancy (1862) Spillman, William (1841) Jervis, A B C (1862) Riggs, Daniel (1864) Hull, Green (1855) Robertson, Greene (1912) was a milk solid, soured and skimmed of cream. Snelgrove, Freeman (1805) Davis, Jesse (1872) Haynes, R S (1918) Matthews, Benjamin (1834) Hodges, Albert (1894) Borne, John (1822) Every family grew sheep for wool The property is located along the banks of Deep River and Richland Creek. Lynch, J C (1903) Miller, Francis (1898) Beamer, Hestin (1912) Walker, Robert (1786) Hayse, Joseph (1861) Baker, S L (1908) Franklin, Mildred (1843) Tilley, Peter (1862) In 1859, Hardin E. Taliaferro of Surry County, North Carolina, wrote in his book Fisher's River (North Carolina) Scenes and Characters, "The early settlers were pretty equally divided between Whigs and Tories. Dinkins, John (1829) who protested the taxes levied on the colonists by the British. Snow, Richard (1872) Williams, James (1823) Surry County was created from Rowan County on 1 April 1771. However, there was a 1669 document that outlined the creation of palatine landgraves and casiques in the Carolina Colony when it was under the Lords Proprietor. Majority of these families traveled the Great Wagon Road into the area with the exception of the Nantucket group. This was to make sure that all of the Moravian's Dearman, F R (1888) Woodruff, Moses (1803) 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. Waddle, T C (1843) Speer, Robert (1782) Bullington, Jonathan P (1866) Phillips, John (1862) Note: the Perrys married into Cumbo family also related to the Meherrin tribe. Stanley, Henry (1864) Morrow, Isaac (1825) Ashburn, Taylor C (1910) 6300 Creedmoor Road, Suite 170 #323 James died before 1800. Bullington, null (1918) McCraw, Adam J (1852) Swepson, George (1893) Pendry, Patty (1819) Ashby, J L (1927) Draughn, Nancy C (1909) Davis, Joseph (1812) Houzar, John (1784) Jackson, William (1904) Duvall, Alvin S (1827) The Charles H. Stone Memorial Library, the Foothills Theatre, and the Horne Creek Living Historical Farm are all important attractions in Surry County. Love, James M (1905) Hall, David (1866) Hammock, William (1819) Lewis, W M (1927) There are others who should have appeared on 1778 list who do not, e.g., Joshua Weaver and Zachariah Wells. I am looking for any Litchfields in the mid to late 1700s. Derrett, Davis (1832) Skidmore, Abraham (1827) Robertson, John (1888) Samuel, G W (1910) Casstevens, M (1823) Guinn, Samuel (1785) Venable, Jefferson (1874) Phillips, William (1829) Alongside Stokes County and Surry County , it was one of only three North Carolina counties to remain loyal to William Howard Taft in 1912, and one of seven to vote for Alf Landon in 1936. Lane, Sarah (1902) 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. . Deathrage, A (1838) Thank you. back to Surry County. course, was west of present-day North Carolina.) Whitlock, Charles (1885) Lovill, Thomas P (1847) Hall, Jordan (1875) (H) Hardin's District #4, 43 families, 55 polls, 9277 acres of taxable land. These lists have been cross checked against the 1782 tax List of Wilkes County. Wall, Samuel (1850) Dezarn, Elijah (1817) Muncus, Calvin (1924) There was a William Green in my ancestory. Instead, just read the list, as many spellings of surnames are different than the conventionally used spellings. Conrad Bullen emigrated early 1700s from Palatine area of Germany and became naturalized citizen in Sept, 1763, Salisbury. McArthur, Ruth (1916) Hinshaw, Joseph (1833) Dull, Nicholas (1843) Farr, Barnibas (1787) Daniels, J B (1890) Haynes, William G (1834) Columbia S> (actually in Richland county near St ANdrews road. Fulk, Andrew (1814) York, Nancy (1894) Moore, H J (1904) 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]. Although Dobson is the county seat, other communities are located in Surry, including Elkin, Ararat, Bottom, Level Cross, Mount Airy, and Toast. Gallaway, Green (1897) Jenkins, W A (1897) Allred, James B (1887) Hammock, Robert (1825) Evans, William C (1882) Stamey, Alexander (1893) McCraw, William (1851) Taylor, Samuel H (1893) EARLY SETTLEMENT ALONG THE NEW RIVER (NC AND VA) BASIN. Leroy, The Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943, Raleigh: Jackson, Willie I (1904) luxor buffet vs excalibur buffet early settlers of surry county, north carolina early settlers of surry county, north carolina. While the region had sustained a "population explosion" from 1787 to 1800, the area was still wild and on the frontier. Boyles, William (1846) Key, Lewis A (1889) 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. from the flax as woven with wool thread to make a material called If you have a link about it, Id love to see it. Royal, John (1810) Robert Tripp b.1722 d. 1800 moved from Providence RI to Core Point, Durhams Creek, Beaufort, NC. Welbourn, Jane (1823) Jessup, Pyrrhus (1875) Edwards, Hiram (1866) Willey, Willie (1902) Holyfield, Ralph (1858) Vestal, Thomas (1848) Hemings, C R (1902) Independence, VA 24348. It was called the Waxhaw settlement and was the birthplace of . PROCEEDINGS. Creed, Lazarus (1862) Norman, L J (1898) Hollinsworth, James M (1858) Poindexter, William (1844) Che had a great plantation off the Swift Creek of the Neuse River. Reid, Preston (1895) County was divided and the southern part became Forsyth County. All settlers within these boundaries were considered members of the corporation and parish of Jamestown. Venable, I A (1914) The family home was named The Rose Plantation and sat west of the Albermarle Sound. Despite the efforts of the early citizens the legislature focused on the overwhelming tax burden imposed on the colony by Parliament. Holcomb, Thomas (1808) Hill, Charles W (1884) Inman, John H (1896) Nicholas died in 1828 in Richmond County, NC. Stanley, James (1862) Stovall, George (1869) Cummings, Naomia (1868) Cockerham, Stokes (1890) Linen thread His family cemetery bears many headstones of the Willis clan. 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. Golding, Thomas (1833) Sorpshire, Henry (1862) Milly UNDERWOOD was born 14 OCT 1758. Stockberger, John (1826) Fogle, Charles A (1907) Fulton, Mary (1875) Booker, Claramond (1882) The legislation was passed in January 1771 and was to become effective Forrester, James (1837) If a marriage appears to be incorrect, verify using other sources. Watauga was established in 1849 from several counties, Ashe, Caldwell, Wilkes and Yancey. Napier, Dora (1898) cream and cheese. Venable, Adaline (1865) Dinkins, Frederick (1842) Wachovia tract was in Surry County. 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. Boyles, William (1845) The county is located in the northern section of the Piedmont area and borders the state line of Virginia. Creed, Colby (1815) Apperson, Bennett (1822) Hughes, William (1848) Finley, J George (1898) Lynch, Mellie J (1903) 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. He also owned 1 cart and 1 pair of wagon wheels. Thompson, George W (1856) Snoddy, Joel (1897) Linville, Moses (1866) Riggs, Mary (1885) Puckett, Richard (1815) Indian trails would follow the buffalo trails, thus the creation of this ford crossing the Deep River. Howard, Phillip (1809) Pearson, Richard M (1879) Crissman, Moses (1842) Bunker, Chang (1874) Dix, John B (1889) Hull, William G (1908) Reynolds, Jonas (1812) Mosley, T A (1904) Alberty, Naomi (1897) 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. Grabbs, Lucinda (1912) Pettit, Thomas (1789) Critchfield, William (1811) Griffith, Edward (1825) Linville, Henry (1882) Brannock, Joseph (1899) Douglass, Alexander (1806) Holmes, J H (1902) Nature provided Cockerham, Jesse (1866) Creasy, W W (1908) Endsley, James (1789) Hurt, Mary (1830) in the context of the times and even in the context of the 1980s. Gibbons, James (1863) Dearman, Nancy (1865) The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. Creed, Abraham (1815) Brower, T M (1935) Adkins, C C (1906) Smith, Peter (1858) Gwyn, Redmond (1882) Haynes, Haywood H (1904) Armstrong, J C (1889) 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). Redd, Lewis W (1864) Hoots, Anderson (1844) York, Claude E (1894) (WH) Whittington's District #12, 53 families, 63 polls, 11451 acres of land. It was originally part of the Camden District and was named after Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. Wolff, Daniel (1831) Hoots, Daniel (1844) Lewellyn, J H (1903) Wright, Zed (1892) Fentriss, William (1867) Haun, Margaret (n. d.) Owen, Thomas (1822) Adams, Martha (1885) Sparkes, Matthew (1819) Boyden, N A (1908) Bran, Thomas (1844) (P) Pennington's District #4, 43 families, 41 polls, 5055 acres of land. Stewart, Samuel (1909) Dodson, Stephen (1873) Snow, John (1907) western part of the county will be found in the NC census of 1784-1787 Gillespie, Wilson & Elizabeth (1889) Golding, James (1876) Hutchens, Joel (1851) Whittington, W R (1885) Mosley, John B (1880) Cook, Alfred (1829) Guide to Stokes County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. 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. Hauser, Henry (1821) Livengood, Adam (1909) Collins, Sarah (1892) Danley, Isaac (1845) Watson, W J (1910) Parker, John (1829) Smith, Larkin (1876) Gentry, Wiley (1902) Mosley, Henry (1867) Greenwood, William (1881) Cook, John (1851) Harbers, Adonejah (1830) Morris, Nathaniel (1802) In summary, headrights gave each grantee a particular amount of land based on the number of people they brought into the colony. Hodges, Matilda (1885) Cockerham, Pleasant B (1854) Oxendine, Neil (1867) Phillip Hogget received a land grant dated January of 1755 in the amount of 420. [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. Gilmer, J C (1879) Holyfield, J H (1911) Rierson, James W (1908) These could be from the German region as you stated. Im not familiar with the history about this and Ive tried to look it up, but everything Im seeing about Russellborough says it was founded by Capt. Hopefully, it will help to find his grave. Nuttall, Charles A (1845) Dunn, Grace G (1909) Stokes County was formed in 1789 Other travel groups from Virginia were the Stone, Lovill, Stow, Denny, Fulk, Key, Faulkner, Dunnegan, Cook, Smith, Jones and Needham families. Wells, James (1872) Hemings, R T (1904) Perkins, Lucy (1819) Shaw, James (1907) McCraw, James (1828) Forkner, J R (1900) Surry County gained from Rowan County on 6 March 1773. William Colvard served as the Justice of the Peace for the area, William Ray was a constable and Daniel Richardson, Andrew Baker, Jr., and William Clay were appraisers in the Southern part of Bakers District. An Act to form Surry County was proposed to the colonial General Assembly in December of 1770 by Martin Armstrong, Anthony Hampton, and James Dunne. Park, Sarah A (1901) Anthony, James (1837) Axsom, Andrew (1890) Snoddy, John (1859) there for the taking. Barton, David (1772) Boyles, William (1879) Lamb, Henry (1817) Williams, Elizabeth (1840) Lewis, Elknana (1884) Edmonds, James T (1861) 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. Nancy UNDERWOOD. Carter, John (1802) Conley, James T (1877) Taylor, Benjamin (1853) McMickle, Dougal (1837) Johnson, Felix (1894) Jones, Margaret (1845) Hammock, Bartlett (1822) Hatcher, Cincinnatus (1865) Robertson, W P (1901) Lemmons, Peter (1818) Roberts, S W (1901) Butcher, N F (1862) Freeman, Hawkins (1857) Blackwell, Joseph L (1891) v. Elizabeth UNDERWOOD was born ABT 1760. White, A (1884) Moore, Matthew (1801) Green, Henry (1862) Ring, Thomas (1840) Hi Kenneth! Glenn, Tyre (1778) 2023 North Carolina Genealogical Society. McBride, E (1843) His will contained no less than 10 notes where he had lend money to his friends and neighbors. Worth, D W (1906) Whitaker, Melissa (1891) Stokes County was formed in 1789 Puckett, Pleasant (1859) Burge, William (1859) Jones, Abraham (1777) 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! Krouse, Sarah (1866) Beason, Richard (1854) My Fathers side is Reason shown thru northern and eastern North Carolina Dating back to the 1700s . Childress, Sallie (1891) 2010. Crissman, George (1839) Zachary, David (1821) Hiatt, George (1793) Love, David (1855) Gilmer, W P (1909) Jessup, Nancy (1880) Hamby, Fred (1899) Smith, Freeman (1865) ii. Snow, Sarah (1852) Gwyn, Johnson (1896) Keirsey, James (1892) Thompson, Catherine (1820) Faugerson, John (1783) Baker, J A (1908) Casstevens, John (1841) Richardson, Joseph (1859) Many early North Carolina families are named on the Moseley Map (1733). Dollyhigh, Nancy (1913) Stewart, John (1807) Jackson, Jason (1833) Moore, Samuel (1864) Venable, Winston (1907) Flinchum, James E (1877) Southard, Ambrose (1885) Taylor, Martin (1910) Eaton, Peter (1817) Mackie, John (1823) Mitchell's 1880 State and County Map of North and South Carolina with Plan of Charleston. There was also a Hugh Boston, who could have been his father or brother in the same area. Shelton, James W (1882) Johnson, Samuel (1906) Shortly after 1587, the first English settlers mysteriously disappeared from what is now North Carolina. Dane, John (1775) Forkner, James A (1893) According to information found on tax Franklin, Ailsy (1861) Williams, Moses (1811) Short, Alfred M (1893) Hamlin, Harden S (1878) Dozier, Smith W (1832) Moore, William (1853) Whitaker, I (1892) The Town of Lancaster was re-chartered in 1898 and as the City of Lancaster in 1967. Venable, Rachel (1856) Johnson, Enoch (1896) Harris, Isaac (1806) Surry leaders went running back Kelly, Thomas L (1850) Stutherd, John (1800) This gave Low Gap and western Surry County Roberts, Logan D (1886) Spencer, John (1840) It was named to honor Lord Surrey, a member of Parliament Thompson, C Haywood (1860) McDaniel, Henry P (1888) Bowles, Russell (1911) Johnson, Jemima (1837) Tharp, John (1837) Snow, Bird (1895) 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. Harris, Lewis T (1836) (A) Ayers' District #3, 67 families, 67 polls, 19583 acres of taxable land. Marsh, Susan D (1863) Whittington, John A (1867) Windsor, Aquilla (1832) Pell, James J (1866) This group traveled by way of the Atlantic Ocean to the Carolina coast. Herring, Mary (1855) Benjamin died in 1796 in Chatham County, NC. Shultz, George (1789) Brown, William (1844) Clingman, Peter (1845) Norman, James (1847) For the next several years, these meetings were held in the home of Benjamin Beeson until the first meeting house was built in 1758. Taylor, John A (1887) The earliest marriage is 1778. Simpson, John (1885) Jones, Lemuel (1803) Bagwell, J H (1910) Kennedy, C H (1882) Bullin, E (1901) It is interesting also to note that there were more residents in 1782, apparently several families left the area during the revolutionary war years. Johnson, Joseph (1824) Masters, James (1837) Love, Daniel (1882) Day, Thomas (1844) Cooper, D M (1887) Pettit, Benjamin (1786) The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Researchers should note miles; 2020 pop. Walker, F M (1907) Lynch, John (1800) Armfield, J M (1908) 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. on the west was annexed to Alleghany in 1869, 1870 and 1875. Sparks, Samuel (1811) Roberts, Jonathan (1891) Hanes, Isaac (1806) Sandling, A S (1892) Gillespie, G B (1878) Moore, Rachel (1898) Crouse, George H (1899) Eldridge, Mary Ann (1891) Bryant, Eliza E (1923) The GCVHF office will be open by appointment only until April 2023. Cook, Daniel P (1913) Golden, Thomas (1912) Land grants are recorded for the Deep River area as early as 1749 located then in Anson and Bladen counties. Southard, Isaac (1791) Martin, Lewis (1898) This article will give details about the early settlers during 1749-1755. Bowles, Wade (1906) Snow, William (1861) Thornton, William (1818) Bray, Mary (1867) Hutsell, David (1902) Gordon, Thomas (1803) Goings, W P (1893) Matches 1 to 33 of 33 Last Name, Given Name(s) Died Person ID : 1: Bryan, Gideon (1878) He died in May 1733 and did leave a will that is on file at the NC Archives, Raleigh. Submitted by C. W. Barnum January 1, 2014. Hann, John (1781) Davis, John E (1823) It was named after Surrey, England, the birthplace . Dobbins, John (1826) Thompson, Jesse (1856) Vernon, J M (1903) Ingram, David (1774) Tilley, Henry (1786) Part of Surry Bowles, Sallie (1894) Doby, Charlie (1909) Smith, John B (1903) My Greatgrand father was suppose to be born there in 1774 his name was Henry. Reeves, Jeremiah E (1866) Simmons, Jonas (1881) Enjoy Your Journey !! Lundy, Clark (1859) Kimbrough, Ormond (1818) Frederick William Marshall and Traugott Bagge went to the N.C. General Hudspeth, Benjamin (1792) Cook, N N (1907) Ring, W J (1903) Ashburn, H M (1910) also applies to Wilkes County tax lists and deeds from 1777 until 1792. http://www.ncmarkers.com/Results.aspx?k=Search&ct=btn, (accessed on September 5, 2011). Davis, Matthew (1836) Forkner, Deborah (1894) Reavis, Joseph (1804) The family remained in the Chatham County area, until J. Thompson, Fannie J (1909) King, Zachariah (1832) document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 East Carolina Roots. Boiles, Alexander (1825) Settiff, Emma F (1912) Cows also proved Barr, John (1796) Jones, Russell R (1858) Doudge, Richard (1825) Simpson, S Y (1929) 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. Adams, George (1841) Low, Barnett (1891) Gilmer, E A (1901) I did see the name Jasper, listed also. Morse's 1845 Map of North Carolina. Sumner, Johnson (1808) Badgett, F C (1893) East Carolina University holds the only known original print of the Moseley Map in their incredible archives. Hunt, James O (1848) Sawyer, Martin (1896) Jackson, Samuel (1807) Raleigh, North Carolina 27612. Andsley, James (1776) Hill, John H (1887) This was done at the request of Jesse Franklin. 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. Cook, Robert (1780) Cook, Sandy (1890) He was listed in the NC Census in 1764. Jones, Leon L (1909) Bean, William (1795) Blevens, Callaway (1891) Isaacks, Sarah (1873) Wilbourn, Richard (1895) Freeman, West M (1857) The county has voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election since the party first contested North Carolina in the 1868 election. Randolph, William (1848) Simpson, Lula M (1898) Snow, James (1863) Jessup, E (1897) Holcomb, Leroy (1821) Fulton, W (1894) Moore, Edward (1837) Johnson, John (1885) 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). Smithson, Letitia V (1888) At various libraries (WorldCat). Creed, E M (1898) taverns, Inns, workshops and schools among other things. Looking for early settlers Parramoresdecendents of John Parramore who came to the eastern shore of va in 1622 Black, Abraham (1853) Also Edward or Thomas Stockstill, Stogsdell, Stogdell. Hanna, Samuel (1795) Reeves, R E (1892) Bagwell, John S (1872) Jackson, Sarah (1880) McCollum, David (1851) In 1753, a Moravian settler from Pennsylvania remarked in his journal that as his group saw the Pilot Mountain, [they] rejoiced to think that we would soon see the boundary of Carolina, and set foot in our own dear land. Pilot Mountain, since the arrival of the first settlers, has been a vital part of the welcoming spirit of Surry County. Simmons, Hasten (1897) Nichols, Martha (1884) Bobbitt, M J (1897) Steelman, George (1847) Thompson, James (1847) William Allen (mentioned above) was my 4th great grandfather. Creed, H B (1893) Hobson, William (1844) Surry County, North Carolina. Nance, J K (1898) Lewis, Wiley (1861) Ashburn, Louvisa (1875) Hodges, L (1894) Martin, Matilda (1892) It was the land of plenty Williams, Thomas J (1894) These were men who worked for surveyor Charles Robinson. Freeman, Alexander (1874) Stow, Abraham (1846) Dobson, Mary (1876) Clark, Alsey (1829) Sanders, R T (1897) Haymore, Britton (1883) the western part of Surry where Low Gap is located. Jessup, Meshack (1908) Hutchens, Strangeman (1800) Stinson, Mary (1845) Bowles, James R (1896) Carter, Joshua (1846) 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 McCraw, Francis M (1896) Davis, Mary (1871) Carpenter, William (1860) Whitaker, Jordan (1886) Cockerham, J H (1891) Gallaway, C W (1884) Liverton, Jane (1830) Logan, Hugh (1817) McCraw, William (1828) Davis, Jonathan (1844) Ritter, James (1816) Jervis, Levy (1792) White, D H (1901) Jackson, W T (1927) Simmons, Peter (1798) Crotty, David (1814) Holyfield, Watson (1871) This was while North Carolina was still a British colony. Fisher, Frederick (1773) Huff, Louis H (1906) Thompson, J C (1894) York, John (1846) Cook, Mary A (1892) McAden, R Y (1893) Bates, Jacob (1816) Bray, Arthur & Polly (1835, 1864) Wilkins, Nancy (1844) Davis, Daniel (1827) Galyean, Jefferson (1866) Whitaker, Alfred (1907) Dunnagan, Tyre (1864) Marshall, Richard (1867) Your membership lasts for one year. Fulps, George (1786) Beavers, Abigail (1803) Brickell, John B (1853) Norman, William (1885) Adams, David (1850) Reece, Elizabeth (1889) Isaacks, Joseph (1860) Brown, Joseph (1826) Hollinsworth, Elizabeth D (1866) Atkins, C C (1906) Collins, Jesse (1816) Tucker, Benjamin (1829) Gentry, William (1775) Im looking for the Robert Willis family, from Eastern part of the state,in the 1700s. Ridens, William (1782) Booe, William (1853) Note: At the headwaters [here called the Fitzwilliam River] on the NC/VA line-20,000 acres to Col.William Byrd of Virginia. Cave, Algias A (1842) Ashburn, L D (1893) Douthet, James (1782) 199-202). Downey, Peter (1803) Whittington, Mary (1895) The timeline period of this listing pertains to the years of 1748 through 1770. Moore, Mary A (1908) Gillespie, Lawerence (1901) (T) Toliver's District #4, 50 families, 51 polls, 13990 acres of taxable land. Cox, A W (n. d.) There was also something called clabber; this ), Miscellaneous (n. d.) (Film 2210409 in Archives, not listed on FamilySearch) Surry may have received its name from two sources a county in England or the Indians who lived in the region. Heres an important tip: Do NOT use Ctrl-F to try to find your ancestral surnames in this list. Abstracts of Henry E. McCulloh's Survey Book and Petition to the Crown and Warrants (Money) Issued in 1787 by Gov. Glen, James (1785) Long, Frederick (1844) Hodges, Welcome (1861) Key, John W (1902) The Virginia Company's development of Virginia did not meet the expectations of the company stockholders or the English government. 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