Earlier today [or rather on April 27 -- I originally posted this message on the board that day] I was exploring the search facility (http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us/) of the State Archives of NC (http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us), and found some pertinent references, so I'm posting them here for your benefit too, in case you haven't seen it before. This stuff is from indices only; to get the info behind it, either someone would have to travel to the NC archives or would have to get information by mail. If it hasn't been done before, would it be possible for interested people to cooperate as a group to get this info, & then share it? If there's any interest, please contact me at yksin@gci.net. ------------------------------------------------------------ from the Revolutionary War Account Books index: Hind, John (Capt.) (company of) References: C 126 Hinds, John (Capt.) References: A 224 Hinds, Simeon References: C 118 [who might be John's brother who I believe served in his company & died at the battle of Guilford Courthouse) Luttrell, Jno. References: J 168 Luttrell, John X 84 4, XI 20 4, XII 8 2, VIII 75 3, VIII 86 3, X 102 1, VIII 29 3, VIII 35 2, VIII 36 1, V 8 4, V 9 1, VI 4 3, D 40, IV 94 3, IV 97 2, B 281, B 51, B 92 (One of these John Luttrells might be the Col. Luttrell -- probably a John -- whose regiment John Hinds served as captain in. I've been trying to find out more about that regiment.) ------------------------------------------------------------- from the private papers database -- see near the bottom of this entry: NC State Archives Full Record Print Out Title: Henry A. Chambers (1841-1925) Papers Years: 1779-1824, 1862-1866, 1923-1924 Call Number: PC.400 Location: 3B MARS Id: 910 (Group) Genres / Forms: Diaries, Letters Quantity: 33 Item(s) Scope / Contents: Typed copy of diary (Jan. 1, 1862-Apr. 24, 1865) of Chambers, detailed from 4th Regt. NCST to the police guard of the provost marshal, Army of Northern Virginia, and later captain of Co. C, 49th Regt. NCT. Descriptions include activities of military police; battles of New Bern, Petersburg Mine Assault, and Five Forks; evacuation of Manassas Junction (1862); execution of deserter; skirmish with Negro cavalry unit; and Gens. Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, Richard S. Ewell, and Robert E. Lee. There are wartime letters from family in Iredell Co. (1863-1864); and postwar letters, several from Thomas R. Roulhac, Hillsborough, about servants, schools, President Andrew Johnson, and poverty (1866). Also copies of records relating to John Hinds in Randolph and Guilford counties, and Roane Co., Tenn. (1779-1824). Other papers of Chambers are in Southern Historical Collection, UNC. (I've snipped out the rather long list of index terms listed.) ----------------------------------------------- There is also a land grants database that is supposed to be searchable, but it's currently not in the "new" search engine, & the link to the "old" engine is broken. Hope this is helpful. -- Mel Green MY HINDS FAMILY LOCATIONS: New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri MY HINDS FAMILY LINE: Descendant of Joseph Hinds (1705-1772); m. Rutha Baldwin or Higgins through their son Capt. John Henry Hinds (1745-1811); m. Abigail ? through their son Asa Hinds (1786-1850); m. Nancy Cooke through their daughter Susannah Hinds (1833-1918); m. Garrett Henry Renneker (then a couple more Renneker generations, then a couple of Green generations) ----------------- Melissa S. Green <yksin@gci.net> ------------------ "The universe has heart." -- Natsume Soseki ---------------------------------------------------------------------
I have reviewed film copies of the war records but did not copy very many of them. They are interesting but not useful for genealogical purposes. I have also looked at the deed indexes and secured copies of any relating to Joseph Hinds, Sr. or Jr., that were available. In several cases, the file was empty. In addition, I have ordered through the mail the other items mentioned in the index. Most of them are just copies of data available elsewhere. The only original document that I found was one written by Kay Lamb about her early research on the family. Her book, which reflects her final conclusions, is much more informative. In sum, the only documents that I have that someone might want are the deeds. I will be happy to mail copies to any who want them. Barbara