This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DelorisWilliams87 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.evans/9650.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You've got a bit of a mistatement here as far as Edgecombe Co., NC goes, it wasn't formed until 1741,while it was a precinct of Bertie Co. frm 1732 until then, so anything earlier would depend on exactly how long the family lived in the area. North Carolina had a lot of County formation changes over the years, and if your EVANS remained in that same area, Edgecombe was formed from part of Bertie, which was formed in 1722 from part of Chowan Co; Chowan Co. was formed in 1670 from Albemarle, the original County which became North Carolina, that was formed in 1664. A study of the will and deed records for EVANS in Edgecombe do show them as very early residents of Edgecombe and Beaufort Counties, which I assume is the same family as this: "Edgecombe County, North Carolina Abstracts of Wills, 1732-1792": #124- CHARLES EVANS SENR. of Tarr River - 1 June 1749 - Mar Ct 1759 "...being old and weak in body..." Daughter MARY BETTIS - cows and calves in remembrance that she is my daughter. Son JACOB EVANS - land in Beaufort County to which JEFFERS claims a title. Son BENJAMIN EVANS - five shillings. To CHARLES (son of my son BENJAMIN) - mare. Grandson JOHN EVANS (son of my son CHARLES EVANS and his wife ELIZABETH) -Negro LUCY. Granddaughter ANN EVANS (daughter of CHARLES EVANS and his wife ELIZABETH) bed. Youngest son, CHARLES EVANS - Negro GRACE and my title to land in Edgecombe Co. adj. the Tarr River and Town Creek, as well as the remainder of my estate. Ex: son CHARLES Wit: JOHN TISON, CHARLES EVANS, JR. If this is the correct family, then there is a will probated June 1756 in Beaufort Co.,NC for BARWELL EVANS, who mentions his wife SUSANAH,names his daughters SARAH EVANS (a minor),SUSANNAH EVANS; his "nefews" JACOB EVANS, BERWELL EVANS(who he says is the son of BENJAMIN EVANS); and 3 brothers JACOB, BENJAMIN, & CHARLES EVANS. Using that info, and checking through the earliest records for Edgecombe Co. that I have, this isthe first record I find for the family for Edgecombe: "Abstracts of Deeds, Edgecombe Precinct, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, North Carolina 1732-1758", Margaret M. Hofmann: pg. 119 - FRANCIS BETTERS of Albemarle Co. province of N.C. to CHARLES EVANS of Albemarle Co. N.C. 13 Jan 1734 200 pds current money of the province of N.C. 1400 acres more or less on the north side of Tar river, joining JOSEPH LANE below his well part of a patent to GREEN for 2000 acres. Wit: J. CROW, SAMUEL SWEARINGEN Reg. (not given) C.CT. (not given) My suggestion is to search for earlier records in the Albemarle County area which might indicate where the family originated on a deed record; a little history of Albemarle could help you to, here is a link to the USGENNET site with a bit of county history about for Albemarle/Beaufort area: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nc/county/beaufort/BATH (scroll down to the "Short history of BATH COUNTY") Other page of info on county histories to check out: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nc/county/bertie/ahistory.htm Deloris Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.