In February 1991, Susan M. Trimble of the North Carolina Colonial Records Project compiled a 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. Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790 : North Carolina - North, S. N. D. (Simon Newton Dexter), 1849-1924 [Type written book, indexed.] (1797-1860) 1830 US Census Chatham County NC enumerated household members . Source: The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina, Volume I. Surry County was settled largely by second generation Americans who were born in Virginia. Built in 1665, Arthur Allen's brick house was later occupied by Nathaniel Bacon . One of North Carolina's . Elizabeth Bryan married John Sutherland, Sr., and brought up a family of sons and daughters. This data is from a printed source rather than the original microfilm . Benjamin died in 1841 in Patrick County, Virginia. The name Donnaha was first used in 1889 or 1890 by Dr. Samuel Martin, a descendant of a supposed Cherokee chief, who lived in nearby Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Powell 1968, p. 146). Death Record History. 1790 SURRY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA CENSUS (Alphabetical Order) This file is divided into two sections: the first being an alphabetical listing of the heads-of-household from the 1790 Surry County federal census; the second being the sme census in the natural census order. Introduction - Early Settlers on the Yadkin River- The Muddy Creek Settlement. Note: First Settlers in the Clemmons Area, by Ann Ellis Sheek, written for the Courier, June 19, 1975. Wilkes County was named after John Wilkes who was a member of the English Parliament that fought for America's Independence. Surry County was created in 1770, but the present boundaries of Surry County did not come to be until 1850. Thomas Vinson of Surry Co., VA, and Northampton Co., NC. George McKnight, George McKnight, an industrious Scot-Irish emigrant, became the next recorded resident in this section when he purchased 611 acres of landand registered it August 27, 1762. In 1793 or 1794 the first Baptist Church was organized on Lick Creek. Early inhabitants apart from the Saura were other Siouan Indians . 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. Surry County, North Carolina - Probate. Early, Jeremiah : 1 : Lovill . Died 1771 Surry County, NC. Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Charles Griffin, the first schoolteacher in North Carolina, operates a school in Pasquotank County. Collection of historical and genealogical information pertaining to Northwestern North Carolina and Southwestern Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, East Tennessee, South Carolina, Maryland . In 1753 a group of Moravian settlers came to North Carolina and began a permanent settlement called Bethabara in what is now Forsyth County. Other motives for migration have included war, economic hardship, religious strife, and the promise of a better life. Benjamin settled around the Francisco area and had 5 children. . This list constitutes only those ancestors represented in the Order; additional ancestors continue to be proven, documented and added to our rolls. County court records begin with 1652, when Surry was formed from the part of James City County that lay southwest of James River. Articles originally written in 1894. North Carolina Estate Files 1663-1979 (Source: FamilySearch) North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970 (Source: FamilySearch) North Carolina Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 includes Surry County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($) Surry County Wills (Source: USGenWeb North Carolina Archives) THE MIGRATION OF WESTFIELD QUAKERS FROM SURRY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 1786-1828 . . Surry County, North Carolina : I47300 : 2: Bryson, Elizabeth : 31 Jan 1771: Surry County, North Carolina : I131096 : Died. 1768 Surry County, North Carolina Sam Davis & son Wm Davis 2polls 1774 Surry County, North Carolina Samuel is on the tax list showing himself and sons John and Charles. Rowan County, North Carolina was formed in 1753 from the northern part of Anson County. In 1770, the eastern part was combined with the western part of Orange County to become Guilford County. As an inducement to build, settlers were granted in fee simple a half-acre lot. Collection contains chiefly correspondence relating to the Clingman, Jarratt, Poindexter, and Puryear families, early settlers of Surry County, N.C., together with a genealogical table. Near Donnaha was the site of the first county seat of Surry County, North Carolina , established at Richmond (now Old Richmond), in 1774 and a courthouse was . In 1652, Surry County was formed from a portion of James City County in the Royal Colony of Virginia south of the James River. Early Settlers in Neuse River Country, 1700 to 1720. . Surry County History. . (Bishop Meade, I, 240.) The first permanent settlers began coming to what is now Surry County in the 1740s, according to an essay written by Ruth Minick in "The Surry County Book." Substantial settlement began in the 1750s. Samuel Davis was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia. Early Settlers of Surry County. First Families of North Carolina info: 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. Despite the efforts of the early citizens the legislature focused on the overwhelming tax burden imposed on the colony by Parliament. Glasgow land fraud papers, 1783-1800 : North Carolina Revolutionary War, bounty land in . voters turned out in large numbers for the critical primary election in North Carolina. . Map-makers Jefferson & Frye performed a detailed survey of the area in 1747 and they noted the names of at least three early inhabitants with the sunames of Loven, Mount, and Rentfrow - already there. Edward Carter. Matches 1 to 1 of 1 Last Name, Given Name(s) Died Person ID : 1: Graves, Joseph : Aug 1774: Surry County Map of Surry County with Property Owners, 1921 Surry County Soil Survey, 1932 Swain County Swain County Highway Map, 1938 . 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. 1790 Surry County, North Carolina Tax List—All Districts District Name Acres White Polls Black Polls . In 1676, a local Jacobean brick house was occupied as a fort or castle during Bacon's famous Rebellion against the Royal Governor, Sir . This is a finding aid. The first settlers in and around what is today the town of Mount Airy in Surry County, North Carolina arrived in the mid-1740s. This Early Settlers of Craven County, North Carolina, Database was created by Susan M. Benning, a former Reference Assistant in the Kellenberger Room, and now Librarian at the Lee County Public Library. NC Ref 975.685 WAL . He married Lucy Corker Jordan, a widow with a young daughter. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its largest city. Surry County was formed in 1771. As it drains south it becomes the Chowan River, which drains into the Albermarle Sound, which drains into the Atlantic Ocean. . Her father was Captain William Corker and his father, John Corker was born in 1601. ASHLEY ELLEN HUMPHRIES . Complete listing of Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 (from book published 1912 by George Cabell Greer, now copyright-free) Each line contains from left to right: LAST & FIRST - Name of immigrant who came to America ARRIVAL - Year of immigrant arrival SPONSOR - Name of sponsoring person(s) paying passage of immigrant COUNTY - County in which sponsor received land for payment of passage . Some came before the Revolution looking for land; some came to receive land in payment for services in the Revolution; some were simply . Submitted to the Graduate School at Appalachian State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS . . 18th Century North Carolina New River Settlers. 336-401-8150. 1708-1711 Surry County, North Carolina: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. James Draughon. North Carolina Land Grants and Deeds, 1711-1861; 1901. [Source documents noted] ADAMS, Ebenezer (d. 1735) New Kent county; son of Richard Adams, of Abridge, Essex, citizen and merchant tailor of London. [William and Mary Quarterly] ADAMS, Thomas (in Virginia shortly before 1664), Isle of Wight county; brother of William Adams, of Kenton, Devon. The first settlers in and around what is today the town of Mount Airy in Surry County, North Carolina arrived in the mid-1740s. Some came before the Revolution looking for land; some came to receive land in payment for services in the Revolution; some were simply land speculators; and . Morse's 1845 Map of North Carolina. EARLY SETTLEMENT ALONG THE NEW RIVER (NC AND VA) BASIN. Reel 0125 - 1830 North Carolina - Randolph, Surry, Sampson, Stokes, Tyrrell, Wilkes, Wake, Wayne, Washington, and Warren Counties) [Orders 1731-36, 133]. Early inhabitants apart from the Saura were other Siouan Indians . Early Settlers Definition: Profiles for adult pioneers that were living in Rowan County, North Carolina prior to 1800. . North Carolina to Montana Territory: G. W. Allen (1828-1882) A Case of Identity. Born 1738 Rowan Co, NC. Department of History Like the early settlers of the North Carolina frontier Governor Johnson was more concerned with the Gibsons . 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.The 1777 Wilkes boundaries as set forth in Annals of Tennessee, by Ramsey, were . Those living in east Tennessee are called "Melungeons", a name also retained by them here, which is corruption of 'Melange', a name given them by early . He owned land in Robeson County, North Carolina in . He later moves to Edenton and runs a school there for several years. Pruitt, A.B. Immigrated to America before 1730. . THE WATKINS are in the earliest old Warwick county records of its first settlers. Home Search Find. However, in 1771 the proposal was adopted and Surry County was finally established. Created from Surry County and the "district of Washington" in what later became Tennessee in 1777. If elected, she would be North Carolina's first Black senator. . The Moravians kept detailed records including diaries, maps, and personal memoirs. Surry County North Carolina, Marriages, 1777-1868 , Brent H. Holcomb, p. 200. At that time, all of the occupied land in what is now Tennessee was Washington County, North Carolina. Place; Suggest Died. Surry County, North Carolina - Probate: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. PO Box 303. Mitchell's 1880 State and County Map of North and South Carolina with Plan of Charleston. In 1656, Benjamin Doll, a freeman of African heritage secured a land patent for 300 acres in Surry County. It is interesting also to note that there were more residents in 1782 . Toyota is investing $1.272 billion in the facility, and the state has ponied up $271.4 million in incentives to lure the facility, which by December 2026 is scheduled to employ 1,750 at a median . We are located in the north central section of the state and bounded by the state of Virginia and Stokes, Yadkin, Wilkes and Alleghany counties. Surry, North Carolina, United States - abt Apr 1845 Nancy (Hendren) Campbell 1750 Prince William, Virginia . Benjamin married Rachel Prather September 30, 1791 at the home of John Martin, a magistrate of Stokes County. FORMATION. Elias Fort. She graciously allowed the Kellenberger Room to add this database to our site. Surry County Wake County Wayne County Ingmire, Frances Terry. An unusual relic of a by gone era are the evaluations of property of these settlers, given in pounds, shillings and pence. 1741, Northumberland County, Virginia , d. 14 May 1838, Stokes County, North Carolina (Age 97 years) Married: 1 Mar 1770 : Northumberland County, Virginia : Last Modified . Contents. The act to form Surry County was proposed to the assembly of North Carolina in December 1770, and was passed the following month, January 1771. James Drake. He arrived in Jamestown on the Warwick in 1621. The military bounty lands for North Carolina began along the Holston and Powell Rivers in Tennessee, an area filled with early settlements since the mid-18th-century. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rowan County, North Carolina was formed in 1753 from the northern part of Anson County. Subjects include the slave trade between North Carolina and Alabama, 1830-1835; North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction, conditions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill prior to the. In the 1850 Census, the first to collect birthplace data, the vast majority of the 18,443 people in Surry County were born in North Carolina or Virginia. The preemptors : Middle Tennessee's first settlers, ca. Surry County was created in 1770, but the present boundaries of Surry County did not come to be until 1850. 1706 Bath becomes the first incorporated town in North Carolina. Introduction and Background. In the early settlement of Southwest Virginia, Francis Bryan and his sister, Elizabeth Bryan, came to Fort Chiswell and the Lead Mines; from there they crossed the Iron Mountain and settled on Elk Creek. . Early inhabitants apart from the Saura were other Siouan Indians . "Going to the Show" is funded by the . The information in the database contains names, dates, and event . William D. Bennett. A rich fund of historical incidents connected with the early settlers of western North Carolina Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1984. John (1792), Susanna (1794), Enoch (1796), Nancy (1798) and Ammon (1800). North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 Early Tax List for Surry County, NC 1771 A through F G through M N through S T through Z 1772 A through F G through M N through S . Colton's 1856 Map of North Carolina with Beaufort Harbor. Lucy takes us back a couple of decades. Early Settlers of Surry County Source: The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina, Volume I Surry County was settled largely by second generation Americans who were born in Virginia. WHAT'S HERE * Searchable data for 217,460 land grants including names, dates and locations for years 1663 through 1960, including 10,000 grants in what is now Tennessee * 51,500 Images of all 200+ existing Land Patent Books with complete metes and bounds for each patent (Unique to this website!) Those living in east Tennessee are called "Melungeons", a name also retained by them here, which is corruption of 'Melange', a name given them by early . Other Early Settlers. Tanner's 1836 Antique Map of North Carolina. 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. 1 Disambiguation; 2 Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA; . Annexed from Rowan County in 1771, Surry has been an important county to the state of North Carolina, with particular regard to granite production and the historic Andy Griffith Show. Included are all Heads of Household in the US Federal Census of 1790 and their spouses while living in Rowan County. PROCEEDINGS. Blackwater Swamp has been part of Surry County for eons before settlement by the English in 1607. Abstracted wills of Catawba County, North Carolina, 1842-1870 . In 1771 the northeastern part of what remained of Rowan County became Surry County. Map of James City County in 1634: The part of James City County that became Surry County was inhabited by the Quiyoughcohanocks, allies of the Algonquian Powhatan Confederacy, when Jamestown settlers visited in 1607. * 696,000 Images of loose documents (surveys, warrants, receipts) for 84 NC and 18 TN counties . Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its largest city. Mr. William Thomas, Mr. William Edwards, and Mr. George Stephens were Surry County's first representatives in the House of Burgesses (the General . Wilkes County was formed from Surry county in 1777, and was named in honor of John Wilkes, a distinguished English statesman and member of Parliament. Journal of North Carolina Genealogy, Vol XVIII, #1, p. 2716. Journal of North Carolina Genealogy, Vol XVIII, #1, p. 2716. 1989. The period from 1790 until the 2010. Additional Resources: Marriage and Death Notices from 'Raleigh . He was married in 1851 to Ruann Clark, who was born in 1829, in Illinois. The Saura were the original Native Americans to reside in present-day Surry, and the Great Wagon Road opened colonial settlement to the region in the early to mid-eighteenth century. The registration of death records in North Carolina also began in 1913. The great influx of the Scots-Irish into North Carolina began in the 1730s, but mostly took off in the mid-1740s because of increased hostilities of the Native Americans along the Pennsylvania frontier - that eventualy led to the French and Indian War (1756-1763). Surry County North Carolina, Marriages, 1777-1868 , Brent H. Holcomb, p. 200. Surry County was originally formed from Rowan County in 1771. In 1777 the western part of Rowan County became Burke County. The first Scots-Irish came to the Cape Fear River region of North Carolina around . 201 E. Kapp Street. The only other known school in operation during the Proprietary period is at Sarum, in Gates County. Revolutionary War Claims: Abstracts of Delamar Transcripts (2 parts). May 2013 . Greene County gained from Craven County-----1801 Edgecombe County gained from Pitt County-----1801 Walton County established by Georgia in "Indian Lands" area of North Carolina (boundaries undefinable)-----1803 W. Todd Harris. Early settlers reported that they were entertained very graciously during their first visit. The 1778 Wilkes County tax list indicate some of the settlers west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. Matches 1 to 33 of 33 Last Name, Given Name(s) It could be eaten In the 1850 Census, the first to collect birthplace data, the vast majority of the 18,443 people in Surry County were born . Rowan had been formed from Anson in 1753, and Anson was formed from Bladen in 1750. Rowan County, North Carolina was formed in 1753 from the northern part of Anson County. early settlers of surry county, north carolina May 11, 2021 / 0 Comments / in Uncategorized / by / 0 Comments / in Uncategorized / by From May, 1785 to August, 1788 the county part of the State of Franklin, By 1789 the New Hope Monthly Meeting was meeting in Greene County. . Map of North Carolina County Formations 1664-1965. Carolina Digital Library and Archives for "Going to the Show," a project documenting the experience of moviegoing in North Carolina in the early twentieth century. In the early 1700s, small groups of French Huguenot, German Palatine, and Swiss immigrants founded towns on the coast. In Henderson County, approximately . Surry County. 1812 Early Military Records for Surry County, NC 1814 Early Military Records for Surry County, NC 1840 Pensioners List for Surry County, NC. A Thesis . Migration of the Scotch-Irish from Ulster to Western North Carolina. Collection contains chiefly correspondence relating to the Clingman, Jarratt, Poindexter, and Puryear families, early settlers of Surry County, N.C., together with a genealogical table. b. Generation 2: William Rose was born about 1655 in the newly formed Surry County, Virginia. While called a river further downstream, it is a swamp throughout the area bordered by Surry County.