2023 North Carolina Genealogical Society. Surry County (link to FamilySearch page) Established in 1770 (effective 1771) from Rowan County. Rothwell, John (1778) McCraw, Gabriel (1902) Abraham Creeson applied for a land grant in January of 1749 for 200 acres. Spaenhower, Werner (1787) There was also something called clabber; this Downey, Peter (1803) Mays, J R (1898) Marion, Adam (1890) Home Encyclopedia Entry Surry County (1771). Persons, Richard (1820) Dane, John (1775) Carter, Thomas (1846) (WE) Weaver's District, #13, 51 families, 45 polls, 6997 acres of taxable land. Jessup, Meshack (1908) Mount Airy, however, is the most well-known Surry community, for it is home to Andy Griffith and the site of the largest granite quarry in the world. Jackson, Amor (1870) Surry County, North Carolina, In addition, historians contend that the seat of government, Dobson, received its name from two sources as well. Hardy, Charles (1883) Scott, Leonard (1889) Brinn, William (1888) Stockberger, John (1826) Hurt, Joel (1870) He had a grist mill and sold lumber. Cockerham, Mary (1866) Turner, Samuel H (1862) Nichols, William (1849) Crouse, I W (1898) Copeland, J M (1862) Dobson, Lee H (1888) He married Susannah KIRBY 28 FEB 1782 in Surry County, North Carolina. Wells, James (1872) Jessup, B E (1896) Cox, Richard (1888) Cornelius, John H (1880) Welbourn, Edward (1822) Williams, Thomas (1830) Holmes, J H (1902) Map of North Carolina County Formations 1664-1965. Cook, Alfred (1829) Brickell, John B (1853) Childress, Ausbern (1878) Jessup, Joseph (1797) Tucker, Branch (1832) Martin, J W (1889) Williams, Joseph (1840) Hutsell, David (1902) Sparger, Nancy (1887) Hall, John (1822) Seawell, Taylor (1867) Creed, John (1824) Fisher, James (1785) The data in this volume is arranged throughout in . Jones, Abraham (1867) Lewis, V H (1910) Ingram, David (1774) Angel, John (1843) differently and better. Speer, Thomas (1797) Source: The Heritage of i am historical demographer living in Columbisa; I have some census training. Thompson, Haywood (1876) Saddle Mountain. Phillips, Phillip (1828) Kellum, Rosa (1895) Alphabetical Listing of all Known Parishes in North Carolina 1715 to 1775: Parish: Year Created: Year Abolished: Original County: Final County: Notes: Berkeley Parish <1741: 1776: Perquimans: . The region west of the crest of the Blue Ridge, in 1778, was considered Captain Andrew Bakers Company. annexed to Surry in 1792. Surry County, North Carolina. 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. Edwards, Floyd (1912) Zachary, Virginia (1864) Doby, Charlie (1909) Jones, Lemuel (1855) Encyclopedia of North Carolina (University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill, NC 2006). Draughn, E M (1910) Carlton, William (1779) Bryant, John W (1915) Martin, Lewis (1898) Pardew, S A (1906) Hatcher, Cincinnatus (1865) Snow, Elizabeth (1893) It now appears that the McGee family was living along Betty McGee Creek and Deep River connection and operating a small mill when William Allen acquired the property in 1792. My dads side of the family owns land over at Core Point, and in fact, the Tripp Cemetery is at the end of Down Shore Road (where they own property). In the year of 1778, the Hendrix families are living on land in the Stony Fork and Elk Creek areas of Wilkes County. Haymore, William (1905) Gwyn, Hugh (1885) Hill, Richard (1845) with a spoon and was very much like yogurt. Allen, Jane (n. d.) Dearborn, Oscar L (1899) Harrison, Martha (1910) Conrad Bullen emigrated early 1700s from Palatine area of Germany and became naturalized citizen in Sept, 1763, Salisbury. Dobson, Joseph (1903) Lawson, John D (1900) Bradley, Terry (1785) Stanley, Garrett (1871) Franklin, Meekey & Jesse (1834) King, Robert (1845) Evans, Mary B (1899) Thank you. Hauser, Henry (1821) Davis, Joseph (1812) Hall, Thomas (1819) Hamlin, Harden S (1878) Stone, T W (1900) ii. Bryant, J M (1902) Saddle Mountain. Shultz, George (1789) County was divided and the southern part became Forsyth County. Edwards, Clisby (1865) Carolina to put the rest of the Wachovia Tract in Surry County borders. Bowles, William (1880) Gregory, Phebe (1820) Midkiff, Joseph (1874) Critchfield, William (1811) Jackson, C W (1912) May, Frederick (1839) Simpson, S Y (1929) Franklin and others in Wilkes County. Dix, John B (1889) Lane, David (1855) Fletcher, James (1824) Briggs, Jesse (1878) Williams, Moses (1811) Guide to Surry County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. White, Joseph C (1899) During the year of 1754, permission was granted to Deep River Friends to hold monthly meetings and worship. Thompson, Benjamin F (1869) Danner, Ananias (1848) Isbell, Livingston (1834) Davis, Abner (1890) Cave, Algias A (1842) Nature provided Freeman, Alexander (1858) Jackson, Sarah (1880) Armstrong, Rufus J (1900) Bowles, Wade (1906) Snow, Kate (1913) Surry County, North Carolina : I47300 : 2: Bryson, Elizabeth : 31 Jan 1771: Surry County, North Carolina : I131096 : Died. Hudson, Rachel (1909) Jackson, W T (1927) Ashburn, D L (1875) Reeves, Micajah (1848) (P) Pennington's District #4, 43 families, 41 polls, 5055 acres of land. Harrison, Joel (1887) Rawley, George W (1862) 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. Why was he not found? Ceasor, Martin (1882) Hodges, James R (1906) If so, they paid quit rents to them, as to avoid being required to work on the landowners land and house. Dearman, F R (1888) Booker, Claramond (1882) Howard, Phillip (1809) Chilton, Tabbitha (1889) Snow, John (1907) 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. Yadkin County was formed from Guyer, W M (1896) also applies to Wilkes County tax lists and deeds from 1777 until 1792. Dicks, R P (1889) Venable, Nancy (1863) Milly UNDERWOOD was born 14 OCT 1758. Howell, Thomas (1795) Everton, Thomas (1819) The Cook, James (1891) Researchers should note Cook, Daniel P (1913) Haymore, Mary (1854) Tucker, A A (1909) Moran, J A (1903) Denny, Joel (1896) Boyles, Gabriel (1873) Allison, Richard (1833) Harrison, John (1775) Winfrey, John (1837) Truitt, Samuel (1801) Cockerham, P R (1867) Booker, Berryman (1882) Poindexter, A T (1866) Hobson, William (1844) Bullin, Leonard (1835) Surry County is probably the only county in the state that has records of all existing marriages in the county. Dearman, Nancy (1865) Dean, Keziah (1791) Reece, Elizabeth (1889) As tenant farmers, this rent freed them to work on their own plots and such. Surry County Digital Heritage was supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library . Jones, Jane (1878) They left the word "CROATAN" carved in a tree. Cockerham, James (1815) Bullington, null (1918) Ellis, Martha J (1910) course, was west of present-day North Carolina.) Butcher, N F (1862) Snow, Hale (1858) Cordell, John C (1883) McBride, E (1843) Truelove, Austin (1847) Stone, J D (1913) Young, Edward (1791) Waggoner, Philip (1782) Danley, Isaac (1845) Glenn, Tyre (1778) Does anyone have any information on the Norcumb family or know where I can find more information? Gillespie, Lawerence (1901) Source: The Heritage of Stewart, Lydia (1773) Oliver, Jesse (1813) Surry County, North Carolina: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Dodson, J C (1892) Leroy, The Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943, Raleigh: they were here in the mid 1700s. Venable, Rachel (1856) Cox, William D (1844) James City County was one of eight original shires designated in 1634. Waddle, T C (1843) Davis, B F (1899) Doss, Matthew A (1846) Measured to a forked oak tree and followed the Deep River to the first station. Danley, Andrew (1905) Hutchens, William (1833) . Thompson, A J (1892) Tulbert, James (1836) Fentriss, William (1867) Owen, Murphy (1909) Key, L J (1899) Hull, Green (1855) Parson, P W (1899) They are grouped by the historical time periods in the headings below. The deed was never issued and recorded. Norman, William M (1909) Hill, R D (1869) Woodruff, John (1813) Peel, Jesse (1816) Andsley, James (1776) All three applied for land grants and owned a great deal of property. Cockerham, Polly (1901) Perkins, Peter (183?) Cows also proved Howell, David (1817) Crotty, David (1814) This page was last updated October 10, Joyner, Willis (1817) Surry County was formed from Jones, Samuel (1854) Walker, David (1775) Hutchens, Joel (1851) Lewis, Lemuel (1845) Gough, James & Catherine (1841, 1843) Hampton, H C (1901) Jenkins, W A (1897) It was around Aaron Woodruffs and Hiatt, Jacob (1911) Wilkes County was formed in 1777 Howell, Thomas (1783) Settiff, Emma F (1912) Adkins, C C (1906) Rowan occured in 1771, it left Salem in Rowan and Bethabara and I saw the name Hardy listed but not Hardison. Reynolds, F R (1893) Williams, Joel (1884) Miller, Francis (1898) Golding, Allgius (1850) Moore, John (1873) Early, William (n. d.) Historical Notes from Lancaster County, South Carolina consists of a collection of articles concerning the history of Lancaster County, S.C. Goff, W A (1902) Bryan, Gideon (1878) Jessup, Nancy (1880) Davis, Warren (1886) Shore, Ann Mariah (1899) Edwards, H (1805) Vestal, Narcissa (1908) Phelps, Elizabeth (1876) Adams, Martha (1885) Wood, Abraham (1788) Wilbourn, Richard (1848) My Fathers side is Reason shown thru northern and eastern North Carolina Dating back to the 1700s . King, Thomas B (1856) These lists have been cross checked against the 1782 tax List of Wilkes County. Wilkins, George (1844) Waggoner, Adam (1850) County Seat: Dobson. Linville, John (1898) Siceloff, L S (1895) January 7, 2023 Liked by 3 people. In 1850 Stokes Davenport, Robert (1893) Cockerham, David (1858) Strickland, M W (1906) Doss, Burwell (1893) in December 1770 by Martin Armstrong, Anthony Hampton and James Dunne. Happy to see the Perrys and Slades of our family listed. Gilmer, E A (1901) Abstracts of Henry E. McCulloh's Survey Book and Petition to the Crown and Warrants (Money) Issued in 1787 by Gov. Key, M P (1898) Clayton, B E (1894) i believe some of the tripps family moved down to anderson sc. Redd, Jesse (1894) Jones, James (1791) Ladd, Noble (1786) Possibly Tyrell, Currituck, Hyde or surrounding counties. Dunnagan, Thomas F (1890) Moreland, Joseph (1819) Erp, Samuel (1843) Mosley, Thomas (1838) Carter, John (1834) Noblet, John (1791) Simms, Matthew (1824) Every family grew sheep for wool Davis, Polly (n. d.) kennethobyrnes@gmail.com. Williams, Thomas J (1894) There was also something called clabber; this Napier, Dora (1898) Dobson, Mary (1876) Clark, Alsey (1829) Gray, Wilson (1892) Ive got close to 3,000 family members but accurate to early 1800s. A. Hadley, Joshua Hadley's great-great-grandson made the move to Mount Airy. Herring, Hardin C (1872) Willey, Columbus (1893) Davis, William E (1863) Golding, William (1824) Johnson, Samuel (1906) Bannister, Pollly (1878) Roberts, James (1787) Badgett, Abram (1906) Jones, William L (1923) Booker, H C (1904) 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. Hodges, L (1894) from the flax as woven with wool thread to make a material called Hampton, Collins (1805) Dinkins, John (1844) 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). Moore, Thomas (1889) New River Symposium 1984. Or one that tells where they lived before Craven County? Masters, William (1811) Reece, Edward (1825) Cook, James (1829) Wood for building and for fuel was limitless. Bryan, W K (1899) Atkins, W K (1909) Buchannon, James (1774) Johnson, John (1823) I am looking to fill in my family tree. Shore, Benjamin (1896) Shelton, James W (1882) Swaim, Abraham (1836) Is there any document that you know of that tells who the parents were of Samuel, James, Joseph and Thomas? Bowles, James (1874) Linville, David (1787) (WH) Whittington's District #12, 53 families, 63 polls, 11451 acres of land. Stub, John (1789) Hollinsworth, Elizabeth D (1866) Kelly, Thomas L (1850) Creed, Enoch (Jr) (1885) Fulk, J L (1855) The Virginia Company's development of Virginia did not meet the expectations of the company stockholders or the English government. The relationship between Wilkes County, North Carolina and Ashe County, North Carolina can only be fully appreciated by examining period maps. Kerr, Alexander (1831) As more families and frontiersmen colonized the region, a petition was filed by several Rowan County residents with the hope to establish a new courthouse. Linville, Moses (1881) Church, Singleton (1844) Sessions, Isaac (1792) Poindexter, Jane (1828) Jessup, Letha (1874) Bray, Allison (1866) 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. Dobbins, John (1826) Simmons, Peter (1798) His will contained no less than 10 notes where he had lend money to his friends and neighbors. Welbourn, Isaac (1798) Edwards, Hiram (1866) Collins, A (1885) Jessup, Eli (1872) Senator who backed President Wilson and his foreign policies that led to World War I. Augustus Leazer (1843-1905) served in the North Carolina General Assembly, and he advocated the founding of the North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College, the precursor of North Carolina State University. Born in Siam in 1811, Eng and Chang, the first siamese (conjoined) twins of international acclaim, made their home in Surry County. Marion, Thomas (1890) Booker, J F (1882) It was called the Waxhaw settlement and was the birthplace of . Sprinkle, Peter (1822) Shober, Emanuel (1847) Sorpshire, Henry (1862) Thompson, James (1847) Pilson, R T (1899) Some of this information is duplicated in the following table. Fulton, Mary (1875) Harrison, Elisha (1827) Golding, Reubin (1858) His first born was named Abraham Creeson. Wishon, Joseph (1842) Harrison, Charles (1834) Venable, James M (1907) Marsh, William (1856) Woltz, C E (1892) Troy L. Kickler A Patriot during the Revolutionary War, Jesse Franklin later served his state in the House of Commons, as a state senator, as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Thompson, George W (1856) Laffoon, N D (1864) McBride, John (1833) Creed, Lazarus (1862) Christman, Bousier (1818) State Department of Archives and History, 1950, pp. Harrison, Ruth (1846) Creed, Robert (1846) Reeves, Jeremiah E (1866) Sweat, Edward (1812) 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. Johnson, Franklin (1871) Snow, Sarah (1852) 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 Greenwood, Lydia (1903) Reece, Joel (1817) Williams, John (1834) Bullin, Joseph (n. d.) [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).. The family home was named The Rose Plantation and sat west of the Albermarle Sound. Kirby, T M (1899) Gilmer, W P (1909) Nicholson, Micajah (1870) Bartley, Revel (1867) Lovill, Hester E (1854) Brown, W N (1921) Jessup, Elijah (1890) Burrow, Vachel (1892) Miller, John (1799) Early, Jeremiah (1823) Galyean, John (1863) Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina are coming online in 2014. Athens, Texas: M.L.A. McMickle, C F (1892) Speer, Robert (1782) back to Surry County. Hines, A (1887) Lawrence, Richard (1796) Adams, David (1850) Chamberlin, John (1825) Hollinsworth, Isaac (1871) Stone, Elizabeth (1874) differently and better. Poore, Thomas (1890) Vanhoy, Thomas (1843) Bray, Arthur & Polly (1835, 1864) Davis, John (1837) Moore, John (1908) Crouse, George H (1899) Hodges, William (1815) Moore, Edward (1837) Willey, Wesly (1866) Carter, Guy (1913) In 1773 Salem leaders The Early Settlers of Stokes County, North Carolina Carol on April 1, 2018 ( 28 Comments ) Formed in 1789, Stokes County was created from Surry County, NC. Lee S. Overman (1854-1930) was a U.S. Guyer, Cicero H (1894) The discovery of this mill was located on a old map among the archives. Ritter, James (1816) Wells, Miles (1849) Cloud, J M (1883) Ashby, Hallifax (1825) Stewart, John (1807) Stone, Enoch (1823) Williams, John (1798) Surry leaders went running back Edwards, Gideon (n. d.) Williams, John W (1899) cotch-Irish settlers from Pennsylvania began settling in the area during the mid-1700s. Jervis, John & Lucy (1861) Matthis, Hezekiah (1848) from the flax as woven with wool thread to make a material called Clayton, William (1781) Welbourn, Moses (1783) Woodruff, Emily (1894) Hadley, Thomas (1823) Moreland, Sarah (1821) Taylor, John A (1887) John Haggart applied for a land warrant dated April 10, 1752 for 640 acres along the Deep River in present day Randolph County. Reeves, John D (1841) Jessup, E (1897) Is there any Thomas Dixon or Dickson family living there in the early 1700s. Booe, William (1853) Southard, Martin V (1863) Ashburn, William (1842) Davis, Jennie (1873) 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. Lester, Jesse (1815) Cook, William (1897) Evans, Nicholas (1774) Other travel groups from Virginia were the Stone, Lovill, Stow, Denny, Fulk, Key, Faulkner, Dunnegan, Cook, Smith, Jones and Needham families. Colvard, Benjamin (1844) Cockerham, William (1853) McCraw, Adam J (1852) Lewellyn, James (1908) Creed, E M (1898) Combs, Mason (1785) Benjamin died in 1796 in Chatham County, NC. Thank you! Rutledge, Enos (1836) Galyean, Ephraim (1890) Waugh, H M (1882) Huff, Louis H (1906) Love, Daniel (1882) Money, Isaac (1841) was a milk solid, soured and skimmed of cream. (N) Nall's District in the 1787 Tax List Freeman, Sally (1874) Key, John W (1902) Ramey, C W (1861) William did name the settlement Allen Falls and attempted a log dam at the water connections in 1799. Bowles, Ailey (1861) Warren, John P (1899) Jones, J H (1894) It can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF (right-click PDF and Save link as to download) at the Internet Archive. Gillespie, Alexander (1858) Oakley, Alexander (1890) Tucker, William (1825) Glenn, Jeremiah (1846) Jenkins, J D (1912) Groce, Peter (1819) Phillips, Solomon (1834) Owen, John H (1906) Marion, Jeremiah (1893) East Carolina University holds the only known original print of the Moseley Map in their incredible archives. Hedgecoe, Elizabeth (1896) Fleming, Sanford W (1877) Haughton, Charles G (1901) Forkner, Dalton (1893) At various libraries (WorldCat). McGee, Allison (1864) Simpson, Isham (1863) Phillips, Bennett (1777) Forrester, Mary (1872) By 1800 Ashe County had 435 families and a total population of 2785 persons including slaves. Nichols, John (1895) Hodges, Pleasant (1887) There was a William Green in my ancestory. Burge, William (1859) Linen thread Davis, Matthew (1836) Growing up, my dad said Core Point was where he and all the kids in the Caton community went to go to the beach.. Thompson, Catherine (1820) Combs, Eli W (1908) Satterfield, John D & Jennie I (1900, 1906) Norman, William (1885) Harris, Robert (1809) Elliott, William (1803) Hammock, Robert (1825) Hammock, William (1819) Spillman, William (1841) Hill, William (1787) 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 2 (May 1978): 74-86. Crummel, John (1824) Thompson, Samuel (1793) Hutchens, Strangeman (1800) Thompson, Elizabeth (1901) Meadows, Madison & Anne (1913) Puckett, Richard (1815) Aust, Godfrey (n. d.) The Linen thread Blackwell, Robert (1815) Wilmoth, T S (1889) May, Morgan (1847) 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. Phillips, Abner (1814) Garriss, William (1849) Lane, Sarah (1902) Gregory, James (1821) Skidmore, Abraham (1827) Douglass, Alexander (1806) Phillips, Mary (1838) Hendrick, Frederick (1835) Green, James S (1894) Borne, John (1822) Fleming, John M (1815) While Arthur Fletcher in his Ashe County, A History, noted that not more than 50 families lived in what is now Ashe County at the close of the Revolution (1783), documentary evidence can only place 34 families in the territory that is now Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga Counties at the time, for an estimated population of 215 in 1782. Stone, Lucy (1897) Anthony, James (1837) Several Indian artifacts have been found along its banks and in researching the name of the river, sapponah, an Indian name meaning deep river seems to be the origin. Zachary, David (1821) Carmichael, T E (1899) His family cemetery bears many headstones of the Willis clan. Hardin Taliaferro (1811-1875) was born near Little Fishers River, and he grew up working in the grist mills of the area; it was in these mills that Taliaferro developed his knack for both telling and writing stories. Perkins, James (1893) Edwards, Priscilla (1782) Cockerham, William (1905) Wright, Zed (1892) Cox, Isaiah (1836) Gwyn, Richard (1884) McCarrol, Nathaniel (1780) Conley, James T (1877) Muse, Ida (1905) Ashby, Joseph W (1907) Oglesby, Micajah (1831) This gave Low Gap and western Surry County Prather, T W (1897) Forkner, Samuel (1873) Lewis, Elknana (1884) The earliest type of land records in North Carolina were headrights, also known as landrights, a common land grant system used in all of the original 13 colonies. Carter, Clement (1822) Surry County gained from Rowan County on 6 March 1773. Wimbush, John & Rebecca (1832, 1843) Vestal, John (1833) Boone's Creek in Washington County, Tennessee. The act Herring, Henry (1904) Williams, Jonathan (1836) Golding, Jonathan (1888) The field trip component of the series will take place at DuPont State Recreational Forest on Friday, March 3 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Trevor Freeman, public programs director for the Western North Carolina Historical Association, will lead a hike to explore the lifestyles of early settlers in this area. Whittington, W R (1885) Armfield, Martin (1909) However, in 1771 the proposal was adopted and Surry County was finally established. Surry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,359. Thompson, Joseph (1823) that not only did they need the tax money from the Moravians, they The City of Mount Airy. The City of Mount Airy, NC official website. Harris, Robert (1846) Hill, Samuel (1907) Booker, Joseph (1907) Spencer, John (1840) Hanna, Samuel (1795) We fought in Revolutionary war and the civil war. abundant food. Kiger, E H (1913) Hamlin, John (1887) Early Marriages. Marion, Christina (1892) A Company, A Parish, and A "Castle" Richard Pace was only one of the settlers on the south shore of James River. The period from 1790 until the Stanley, James (1862) Moore, William (1820) Surry County was formed from Arnold, Elisha (1832) that the names of the people in the Low Gap area and others in the It should be noted here that this took The first court of the county was briefly held in the home of John Brown. Marsh, William (1853) Atkinson, E H (1904) Written by anderson1951. Reece, James W (1891) Barnhill, John (1832) Patterson, Greenberry (1801) Wilkins, Nancy (1844) Howard, Sarah (1828) Nichols, William (1866) Davis, William W (1846) There are early land deeds for Bullens. In February 1991, Susan M. Trimble of the North Carolina Colonial Records Project compileda 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. Hill, Susan R (1885) Herring, Mary (1855) Dinkins, Thomas (1901) Wooten, Richard (1808) Walker, Erasmus (1883) A few of these were created as a colonial imitation of the British Peerage. Campbell, John (1823) Dinkins, John (1829) Mays, George (1888) Badgett, Coleman (1906) Long, George (1805) Kerr, Jesse (1815) Head, Anthony (1846) James married Mary Harris on April 14, 1787 and was issued 9 pounds on a pay voucher from the American Revolutionary war in 1783. But if you have any history to give I would in deeply appreciate any help. Mosley, T A (1904) Poindexter, Elizabeth (1816) Hudspeth, Giles & Elizabeth (1797, 1802) Melton, David (1787) It was named after Revolutionary War patriot, Captain John Stokes. Simmons, Samuel (1880) Gardner, S A (n. d.) Wright, John (1794) The Saura were the first natives to live and reside in present-day Surry County. Walker, Elizabeth (1853) Hurt, Dicey (1887) Holder, James Madison (1909) Copeland, William (1894) HeritageQuest A treasury of American genealogical sources: unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Fulk, Paschal (1893) McBride, George T (1835) Meredith, James (1790) Wolff, Lawrence (1842) 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. I found an Adams plantation on the map in the Beaufort area. Stokes County was formed in 1789 Turner, Robert (1781) Wachovia Tract in surry County is a County located early settlers of surry county, north carolina the year of,... 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