She is buried in Franklinton Community Cemetery. Old Brick Church, NC Historical Marker J-57, North Carolina Office of Archives & History. Eno river, where they left their name in the "Occoneechee Hills", not far from present Hillsboro. Others who had 10 or more were George ALLEN, John TAYLOR, Matthew McCAULEY, John HOGAN, Thomas H A memorial is located at the present lot where the men were executed, although the burial site of the six Regulators remains unknown. Once owned by Mr. Hugh Williamson Collins of Edenton (1863), Moseleys is said to be the first map of NC to be based mainly on actual exploration or surveys, rather than reports, according to the ECU Special Collections website. Quakers were very prominent in early Orange County. Encyclopedia of North Carolina (University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill, NC 2006). Included are all Heads of Household in the US Federal Census of 1790 and their spouses while living in Orange County. The author goes on to say that more than two centuries later the following comment was written. The Haw river ford, which was crossed "with great Difficulty, (by God's Assistance)," i am historical demographer living in Columbisa; I have some census training. . This is a finding aid. North of Hillsborough, a concentration of Quakers developed and settled in the region, but most had moved to the Alamance, Guilford, Randolph, and Chatham counties. He had a grist mill and sold lumber. [4] The population was 6,087 in 2010, but it grew rapidly to 9,660 by 2020. Settlement of the Mountains, 1775-1838 (from Tar Heel Junior Historian); Settlement of the Piedmont (from Tar Heel Junior Historian); https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/expanding-west-settlement, https://archive.org/details/historyofgermansin00bern/page/n6, A Condensed History of the Early Settlers of Catawba County, http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/csas200802700/. In 1860 less than half of all landowners in the county had slaves. Have not been able to trace them further back, would love to find out where they originated from. Names were Best and Sawyer and others. The great Trading Path from Virginia to the Catawba nation led through the region of present Hillsboro and Mebane to Haw river. It was named for the infant William V of Orange. The Formation of The North Carolina Counties (1663-1943). Over 40 percent of those had only one slave. born in 1830 in North Carolina is listed on the 1880 Jackson, Dallas, County, Arkansas census, but the wife's name is Hannah. http://www.ncmarkers.com/Results.aspx?k=Search&ct=btn, (accessed on September 9, 2011). I have been striking out everywhere I have looked. The Lords Proprietors reject the act in part because it does not provide enough funding for the clergy. would the last names of mallican or millican be also milliken. People of German descent participated in the Civil War primarily as common soldiers. [A] ROANOKE RIVER-headwaters to the south shore of Albemarle Sound: 1-Davis[W], Young[J], Spann(Spanns Mill), Allen, Falls, Reeves, Mellikan[J], Little[W], Mackinne[B],Bryant[T], Ooneroy, Refootketh, Tuskeruro, Cheeweo, Quitzna, Castellan[J], Speller, Charlton[W],Meazle, Blount, Beasly. I saw the name Hardy listed but not Hardison. = 2 mi. Did you know that only 3% of the American people fall in that 3%? SMYTHE, an English traveler, experienced difficulty in finding anyone who Your email address will not be published. It was named in honor of the child, William V of Orange, whose father, William IV, had died in 1751. Joyner Family Bible Records & related material, Free People of Color by County 1790 Federal Census, Be careful with assumptions about "Verified" DNA relationships and those AncestryDNA "Hints". https://familysearch . North Carolina AHGP. Growing up, my dad said Core Point was where he and all the kids in the Caton community went to go to the beach.. They traveled together to the lower part of Illinois. Its county seat is Hillsborough.. Orange County is included in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Combined Statistical Area. [H] PASQUOTANK PRECINCT between Pasquotank and North Rivers: Spence, Burkham [G] (at Joys Fork), Jones [G], Janson, Mann, Jones, Hawkins. research by David A. Rendleman who assembled from old deeds the exact location of the tracts owned by the early settlers of eastern Rowan." D.A. 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. Possibly Tyrell, Currituck, Hyde or surrounding counties. Education is another arena in which North Carolina's German settlers left their mark, establishing Catawba College in Newton in 1851, the Western Carolina Male Academy (which became North Carolina College) in 1852 in Mount Pleasant, and the Mont Amoena Female Seminary in Cabarrus County in 1859. By 1860 77% of the land owners had 100 acres or less with only about 1% having 1,000 acres or more. 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. The U.S. Census of 1850 listed some 1,200 Scottish-born citizens in North Carolina, most of them residing in the counties of Cumberland, Moore, Robeson, and Richmond. William A. Graham (1804-1875), a prominent North Carolina politician, was born in Lincoln County, and attended the University of North Carolina in the 1820s, later to open his own law practice in Hillsborough in 1828. The county here, by the industry of these Indians, is very open and clear of wood. It was Strayhorns numerous visits with his grandparents in Hillsborough that allowed him to develop into a influential Jazz musician. Regiments. another tribe known as Adshusheer. The town of Chapel Hill lies within Orange County and is home to the states flagship university: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The following is a direct quote: "Most slaveholders owned a small number of slaves, hence the The Research Triangle Park (RTP) permeates urban region of Orange County. DAISY . I am particularly interested in their stay in North Carolina. A Scottish corporation in the 1880s purchased land in Madison and Haywood Counties with a view to bringing in Scottish settlers. Columbia S> (actually in Richland county near St ANdrews road. The largest Scotch-Irish community developed around Eno, east of the Haw River. But, by 1751 Governor Gabriel JOHNSTON reported I am Sheri Greenmost Green lines actually settled in Western NC but due to work ie Farming many moved to the coast. The Tripp family of South Pamlico is noted on the map. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Aft 1880 Wayne County, Missouri: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Two prominent Quaker pioneers were Jonathan LINDLEY of the [E] PERQUIMANS PRECINCT between Yaupin and Pequimans Rivers: Sturgeons, Durant, Norcomb, Harvey [T], Denman [C], Skinner [R], Sander, Pettiver, Phelps, Speight. Conrad Bullen emigrated early 1700s from Palatine area of Germany and became naturalized citizen in Sept, 1763, Salisbury. Until this breakthrough occurred, most Germans found careers in either the schools or churches of their community. Men in Orange County served in various regiments. Can anyone figure out why that would be? It was the grand-nephew of this couple, James Knox Polk, who became eleventh President of the United States. Keckly, referred to as Mary Lincolns best and kindest friend in letters between the two, penned Behind the Scenes which has been cited and researched by numerous Lincoln scholars. Despite such setbacks, German settlers continued to come to North Carolina throughout the eighteenth century. Collection Title: North Carolina Land Grants and Deeds, 1711-1861; 1901. By 1767 it NOTE: Additional records that apply to Orange County are also on the North Carolina Land Records page. A New and Correct Map of the Province of North Carolina by Edward Moseley, late surveyor general of the said province ([London]: Sold at the Three Crowns, 1733). SCHEAFER/SHAVER/SHEPHERD, SCHWENCK/SWING, SHARP/SHAEBE, TROLLINGER, STEINER/STONER, WEITZEL/WHITESELL, Why was he not found? 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. Formerly chartered by the North Carolina legislature in 1789, the University has long remained an important institution of historical, cultural, and educational importance. B Language eng Work Publication Durham, N.C., publisher not identified, 1973 Extent map Instance Library Locations Map Details Library Links They also settled in the area east of In addition to these towns, a portion of the town of Mebane stretches into Orange. Or one that tells where they lived before Craven County? More Options. Occasionally deeds can help to establish a place and time of residence for an individual, list former or future residences of an individual, list family members and their relationships, imply dates of marriage or death, or list the names of close neighbors. My great great great grand fathers were Hatteras Indian. He was then, and still is, known for ceaselessly defending the institution of slavery, promoting states' rights, and being a radical nationalist. The first .Some houses they have of reed or bark; they build them generally round: to each house belongs a little hovel made like an oven, A major river of the southeastern United States, it drains a largely rural area of the coastal plain from the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains southeast across the Piedmont to Albemarle Sound. Slavery was not as important an slaves. The Occaneechi, Haw, and Eno were the first Native Americans to live within present-day Orange County. Part of the American History & Genealogy Project. At the close of the Civil War, the Bingham School relocated to Mebane where it became a military and classical academy. A student at the Bingham School, Samuel W. Hughes, established his own academy for boys in 1845. General Thomas Lloyd, progenitor of the Lloyd Family of Orange county, North Carolina was born in Pennsylvania about 1736. ALBRECHT/ALBRIGHT, BASON, KLAPP/CLAPP, EPHLAND/EFLAND, FAUST/FOUST, GERHARD, GOERTNER/COURTNER/CURTNER, GRAFF/GRAVES, HOLT/HOLD, Even though the Regulators attempted to avoid an insurgence with Tryon by offering him another petition, the Royal Governor refused, and the Battle of Alamance ensued on May 14, 1771. The Indians' cabins, or lodges, were North Carolina farmers urged the British governor to approve tobacco, wheat, and other crops as tax payment, but Governor Tryon refused, sparking protests across the colony. last residence, final destination in the U.S.. whether they had been to the U.S. before (and if so, when, where and how long). I did see the name Jasper, listed also. 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry,usually known as the Bethel Regiment, 1st Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, 3rd Battalion, North Carolina Senior Reserves, North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919, North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948, UNC Black Student Movement Newspapers (1969-1981), North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project, North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898, Wills, 1663-1978, Estate Papers, 1754-1944 (Orange County), North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998, Abstracts of Wills Recorded 1752 through 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina: Will Books A, B and C, and 202 Early Marriages Not Shown in the Orange County Marriage Bonds, Will Books 1 to 13 and A to M (1752-1946), Wills, 1752-1946; Cross Index to Wills, 1752-1946, Cross Index to Wills, 1756-1962; Wills, 1752-1952, Wills (Orange County, North Carolina), 1753-1865, Wills and Estate Papers (Hillsborough District), 1772-1806, Wills (Orange County, North Carolina), 1782-1968, Pre-1790 Orange County, North Carolina Genealogy Wills, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800-1850, Inventories and Settlements of Estates, 1826-1843, Appointment of Guardians, 1870-1915; Guardian Bonds, 1880-1899, Record of Administrators, Executors, and Guardians, 1914-1962, North Carolina, Orange County, Probate Record, United States Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000, North Carolina Births and Christenings 1866-1964, North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868, North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994, North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975, North Carolina, County Divorce Records, 1926-1975, Durham North Carolina FamilySearch Center, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County,_North_Carolina, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Libraries, Fayetteville, Elizabethtown, and Wilmington Trail, Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Orange_County,_North_Carolina_Genealogy&oldid=5248313. understood his language in some areas west of Hillsboro." District Precinct Maps. Who were the Palatine families referenced on the Moseley Map? and out of their granary supply all the adjacent parts. 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If I can collaborate on your searchsuch as looking at the pre-1790 south carolina censuse, let me know, richard Kenneth Burns FamilySearch. We fought in Revolutionary war and the civil war. Because the region was sparsely populated during that era, land was plentiful; farmers could take fresh land each year instead of refertilizing farmed land, a practice that increased the size of farms but also caused damage to forest lands. whether in possession of a train ticket to their final destination, who paid for the passage. (Click here for an article on the influence of religion and politics on the N.C. Regulation). Orange County has deep historic roots in academia, not only with the University of North Carolina but also with Hillsborough Academy, Bingham School, and Hughes Academy. Map showing early German settlers. Happy to see the Perrys and Slades of our family listed. Quarter Creek areas that are now part of Alamance, Chatham and Randolph. Thomas Ruffin, William Hooper, Elizabeth Keckly, Billy Strayhorn Regulators Hanged, Occaneechi, Bingham School, Hillsborough Academy, and Hughes Academy. North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website. 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! At that time there were 14 slaveholders who had 10 [2], Orange County Courthouse200 S Cameron StHillsborough, NC 27278Phone: 919-245-2675Orange County Website whether the passenger had ever been in prison, a poorhouse, or in an institution for the insane. Michael HOLT had large acreage along the Great and Little Alamance. Ashe County histories imply the first settlers were David Helton, William Walling and William McClain, all of Montgomery County, Virginia, who came to the area in 1770 on a hunting trip and returned the next year to establish a permanent residence. The family cemetery is located along the Pamlico. Summary Of John C. Calhoun's Clay Compromise Measures. 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. Cite This Collection "North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970", Database. As tenant farmers, this rent freed them to work on their own plots and such. Ive got close to 3,000 family members but accurate to early 1800s. Along with Richard Caswell and Joseph Hughes, Hooper was selected to attend the Continental Congress. 1989. For personal use and not for further distribution. [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. It was named for the infant William V of Orange. Department of Archives and History. Registrar of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913, marriage and land records from 1754, divorce records from 1869, probate records from 1756 and court records from 1865.[3]. As European surveyors and explorers traversed the new colony of North Carolina in the early 1700s, John Lawson encountered the Occaneechi tribe in 1701 while traveling along the Great Trading Path. These early settlers began to acquire land in the area in 1751. My family lines in Pitt County are Atkinson (Bensboro Plantation), Rives, Bryan, Hill, Whitmel. Looking for a Campbell that Campbells Creek off Goose Creek ITW across in Beaufort County is named for deed Dated 1735 referenced old Campbell house & Camels folley. Even earlier, during the 1540s, Spanish explorers under the leadership of Hernando de Soto "discovered" several Indian groups occupying the interior regions of the Carolinas. The leader, a man named MASSEY, He brought some of his chief Men into his Cabin, and two of them having a Drum and Rattle, 1820 Orange County, North Carolina map with towns. . Samuel Russell and his ship The Scorpion came across from Scotland and traveled up what is now thw Cape Fear Riverand created the town Russellboroughwill someone plz see why this important family was left off the mapthanks. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 East Carolina Roots. was in the neighborhood of the present village of Swepsonville, and bordered lands which Lawson described as "extraordinary Rich". Listed below are societies in Orange County. Carl Hammer Jr., Rhinelanders on the Yadkin (1965). East Carolina University holds the only known original print of the Moseley Map in their incredible archives. Fourteen miles west-southwest from his visit to the Eno Village Lederer found the Shackory Indians dwelling upon a rich soil. By 1780, however, 3 percent of Orange Co slaveholders had more than 20 slaves. By 1849 Weaver had its first church, Hill's Chapel A.M.E. Hi, I am a patricia Green, daughter of miles Leslie green., Samuel Jacob Green was my great grandfather in my fathers side. Discover the past of Orange County on historical maps. Baron Christopher DeGraffenreid is my direct ancestor. They are of mean stature and courage, covetous and thievish, industrious to earn a penny; and therefore https://archive.org/details/historyofgermansin00bern/page/n6 (accessed January 23, 2019). . (Raleigh, N.C. 1950). 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. Land deeds typically involve a purchase or transfer of property from one individual or group of individuals to another. Governor Tryons oppressive rule of the North Carolina colony had unsettled many residents in the colony. Edmund Fanning, the Crown Attorney, was dragged out of the courthouse by his feet . Home Encyclopedia Entry Orange County (1752). Call number C285 F68 c. 4 (North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Home to both leading private companies and federal research institutes, the RTP includes the National Institute of Environmental Health Science, GlaxoSmithKlein, RTI International, IBM, Cisco, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Durham-Orange Genealogical Society of North CarolinaPO Box 4703Chapel Hill, NC 27515-4703Email: info@dogsnc.orgWebsite Tanner's 1836 Antique Map of North Carolina. Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail. There were four primary religious groups among these people: German Protestants, Lutherans, German Reformed, and Moravians. Hooper suffered from poor health and he was disheartened that he had not been appointed to the Constitutional Convention in Hillsborough in 1788; he died in Hillsborough at the age of 48. If so, they paid quit rents to them, as to avoid being required to work on the landowners land and house. A Glimpse Into Watauga County, NC John Adams was a drummer at the age of 15 during the American Revolutionary War. At that time, all of the occupied land in what is now Tennessee was Washington County, North Carolina. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency. We were in North Carolina very early. My Great great grandmother was Caroline perry Privett . Hugh Lefler and Paul Wager, eds. The town of Hillsborough is the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States and is located along the Eno River. person whose name is not known with 20. For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. Orange County and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. William S. Powell, ed. My name is Paula and I am the temporary manager of this site. "Going to the Show" is . He was a planter in Jamesville, NC. exercise with so much labour and violence, and in so great numbers that I have seen the ground wet with sweat that dropped from their bodies: [G] PASQUOTANK PRECINCT between Little and Pasquotank Rivers: Hall, Nixon, Lowry, Evans, Salton, Boyd, Baily, Swann, Pritchard, Hague, Palin [J], Pendleton, Davis,Mabson [F], Reed [W]. Looking for early settlers Parramoresdecendents of John Parramore who came to the eastern shore of va in 1622 They parch their nuts and acorns over a fire, to take away their rank oyliness; which Other communities within Orange County include Caldwell, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Carr, Cedar Grove, and Efland. All of the land was owned and controlled by the church for use by all residents. Perhaps we are distantly related. A Condensed History of the Early Settlers of Catawba County, Prepared by Colonel George M. Yoder, Catawba County Library. Created by Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer; and published between 1935 and 1938. 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].
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