Pitt County Family Researchers will meet Tuesday night, June 20, in the conference room at Sheppard Memorial Library. The Board will meet ay 6:00 pm and the general meeting will be at 7:00 pm.

Here is a note from Shirley Kingsley, who lives in Elmira, NY. She is willing to do some look-ups at the Civil War Cemetery at Elmira, NY. If you had ancestors who died at the prison, Shirley might can be of help to you. NOTE: Include "CIVIL WAR" in subject line. Thanks to Shirley for offering this help. I live in the Elmira, NY area................very close to the National Civil War Cemetry. It did not dawn on me until I came across one of my ancestors who had been captured during the War, sent to the notorious POW camp in Elmira, NY, died and was buried there. I visited the site. The caretakers are quite helpful, all information is readily available. Besides having the names on the headstones, each one is numbered so a particular one is easy to find. A meticulous list was kept, by a John Jones, of all the prisoners. Now, the city is in the process of making his home into a museum, and putting up markers in the area to show just where the prison camp was located. I found one of my ancestors in the cemetary. If you think there would be anyone interested, I`d be glad to look, for others, who have ancestors unfortunate enough to have died in the Elmira prison camp. The headstones are in remarkably good condition and photograph quite well. Anyone can contact me at this e-mail address, include "civil war" in the subject line. Otherwise, it will just be deleted. I do not open mail from anyone with whom I am not familiar. SHIRLEY KINGSLEY [email protected]

From: "Publicity - NC Genealogical Society" <[email protected]> Subject: [NCPITT] Winston-Salem, NC Workshop - July 29, 2006 > Winston-Salem, NC Workshop - July 29, 2006 > > The North Carolina Genealogical Society and the Forsyth County > Genealogical Society are co-sponsoring a one-day genealogy workshop on > Saturday, July 29 from 8:30am to 4:00pm at the Advent Moravian Church, > 1514 West Clemmonsville Road, Winston-Salem. The speaker, John T. > Humphrey, is an award-winning author and lectures frequently at national > and local conferences. > > Mr. Humphrey is the current president of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic > Society, vice president of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, and a > past vice president of the Pennsylvania Chapter of Palatines to America. > He was a former Director of the National Genealogical Society, Learning > Center in Arlington, Virginia. At NGS he managed several national and > regional conferences, and was responsible for the home study and online > courses. Humphrey is a recipient of the National Genealogical Society's > Distinguished Service Award. > > Topics will be: > "Reconstructing Families on the Colonial Frontier"; > "Using Church Records Effectively"; > "The Moravians: Eighteenth-Century Clerics and Clerks"; > "Finding Records Your North Carolina Ancestors Left in Pennsylvania" > > The registration fee includes lunch. Walk-ins are welcome; however > workshop packets may not be available. > > Details, directions and registration information for this workshop are > available by e-mail from [email protected] or at > http://www.ncgenealogy.org/ by clicking on Calendar & Events on the left > side of the page, then on the Western Regional Summer Workshop button. > > > ==== NCPITT Mailing List ==== > ====NCBEAUFORT/NCBATH/NCPITT Websites==== > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nc/county/pitt > Cemeteries, Deeds, Wills, Bible Records, Military Rosters, etc. > The website needs your transcribed info! Please send to Diane, > [email protected] > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Does anyone of the Field lines have any information for this line? I suspect you all have checked this out already especially Martha with all the long hard work she has done. I am just curious. Wonder where Patrick was born? Patrick Field born circa 1810 + Mary Sheehy circa 1830 1- Margaret M Field born about 1836 died June 5 1911 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts + James Hickey 1- Mary Augusta Hickey b 6 Dec 1857 + Patrick Joseph Kennedy 1- John F Kennedy Have a blessed day Linda ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free.

In the William B. Rodman papers, NC Archives PC 76.14 is found legal notes for a court case: Britton Edwards Will proved June term 1844 Beaufort County wife Ann (she given land under Will of William Orrell) to Joanna Downs, lands in Chocowinity to Will O Edwards and Joanna Downs, lands on Blount Creek to granddaughter Ann Maria E. Edwards to Chloe Ann Galloway, negroes to J. H. Edwards, negroes Joanna Downs, wife of Fred Downs Will O. E. Edwards Ann Maria E. Edwards, child of Ameriah Edwards (son of Britton Edwards) Ann lives in Craven County, Valentine Warren is her guardian. Chloe Ann Galloway, child of Louis Galloway and Prussia Ann Edwards. Prussia is dead and Louis is alive in Pitt County. James Henry Edwards, child of Britton, went to Georgia and has not been heard from in 18 years. Roger Kammerer

Source: Allen Churchill's Brides Book Ada Ross, d/o M. G. Ross, m. Sept 16, 1896 William Smith Addie Ross, d/o Wm A. Ross, m. May 16, 1900 E. Ricks Della Ross, d/o W. A. Ross, m. Feb 8, 1895 M. G. Bullock Eliza Ross, d/o Robt Ross, m. June 28, 1892 William Dunn Emma Ross, d/o Luke W. Ross m. Feb 28, 1882 P. E. Luper Izymanda Ross, d/o John L. Ross, m. Feb 6, 1876 James S. Robinson Leml Ann Ross, d/o Unknown, m. Nov 14, 1872 James Taylor Malissa Ross, d/o W. A. Ross, m. Dec 24, 1875 W. J. Thomas Margaret Ross, d/o John Ross, m. Mar 24, 1890 Wm S. Highsmith Mary A. Ross, d/o W. A. Ross m. Feb 3, 1890 Wm M. Simmons Mary F. E. Ross, d/o Robt Ross, m. April 4, 1888 J. R. Mobley Nancy Ross, d/o John L. Ross, m. May 13, 1875 Louis H. Robertson Nannie Ross, d/o Joe Ross, m. Nov 24, 1901 Bryant Arnold Olivia S. Ross, d/o W. H. Ross, m. Jan 27, 1891 W. T. Pollard Sarah L. Ross, d/o Wm Thos Ross, m. April 5, 1886 Joseph Dail Susa Ross, d/o Jno Ross, m. Dec 28, 1889 Jno J. Gray

Here is some census information. SOURCE: PITT 1850 CENSUS #1020 Alfred A. Ross 27 M Framer 225 Lucretia 23 F William H. 1 M #525 John Hearn 46 M Fennetta Ann Emelina(Robinson) 35 F Charlotte Ross 33 F #880 Henry Ross 28 M Far Elizabeth 23 F McGilbra 6 M Eugenia 4 F Louisa 2 F Joseph 1/12 M #1189 Ashley J. Barnhill 23 M Far Ann S. 19 F James J. 4 M John A. 2 M James R. Ross 22 M Far #697 Luke W. Ross 31 M Lab Rhoda (Page) 22 F Celia 3 F Elizabeth 1 F #689 Thomas Ross 46 M Far Nelea 44 F Mary A. 18 F Sarah A. 16 F Henry 12 M Malvina 10 F Adam 5 M Clementine 4 F #1193 William Ross 58 M Far 400 Rebecca (Rollins) 55 F Sarah 20 F Lemuel H. 18 M Lab Samuel R. 15 M Isabella 13 F SOURCE: PITT 1870 CENSUS Charlotta Ross 60 F California Twp John L. Ross 45 M Pactolus Twp Mack Ross 24 M Swift Creek Twp Samuel Ross 34 M Pactolus Twp Samuel Ross 50 M Pactolus Twp W. A. Ross 49 M Pactolus Twp W. H. Ross 21 M Pactolus Twp SOURCE: Pitt 1900 CENSUS Taken from 1900 Census compiled by Allen Churchill #149 Jane Ross Carolina Twp #478 John Ross Contentnea Twp #146 Johnie Ross Carolina Twp #388 Julia Ross Chicod 2 Twp #92 Robert Ross Chicod Twp #202 Samuel Ross Carolina Twp #24 William Ross Bethel East

I have been helping a couple of people with the Ross family. One family is the Theophious McGilbert Ross family. Some of this family still lives in the Vanceboro area. Walter Ross of San Antonio, TX is one that is researching this family. The William "Billy" Ross family is another. They were mainly north of the Tar River. Have set up a Ross file to place all Ross information that I find. I have not been able to connect all of the different families. Will post some information.

Mr. Kittrell, Thanks for the post. My 4th great grandparents were Britton Edwards d. 1844 and Ann Orrell. I don't have any Orrell info. but surely this lady you mention must be some of her kin. I need to get down to Beaufort County and search. My Edwards come into Pitt County and live in the Clay Root area where they marry into the Gardner line. Judy N. Lewis

Bill, I think the Riley Ross might have been the Husband of Cecelia Hill, D/O Joshua Hill and Sarah Purcell Of Beaufort County

There is a Peebles book at Sheppard Library. It is Peebles Family 1600-1962 by Anne Bradbury Peebles. One of the oldest Peebles listed is David Peebles on August 5, 1650 obtained 833 acres of land in Prince George County, VA. His wife may have been Elspet Mackie. The following may have been sisters and brothers. William, John, Criston (female), Alison (female) Did not have time to make a lot of notes. Will check it again. Bill

Here is another Ross site surveyed by Mr. House J. R. Ross Cemetery SR 1737 near Burbage Xrds Beaufort County, NC J. R. Ross b. Aug 28, 1860 d. Dec 13, 1943 Katie Brock Ross b. Dec 7, 1866 d. Sept 25, 1943

I decided to send the entire list of names, which is just a few. Mr. House from Washington did this survey. His records are at Brown Library in Wasington, NC R. Ross Cemetery Edwards, NC NC 33 Mary Jane Orrell b. Dec 15, 1823 d. Jan 24, 1911 Milan R. Howard b. Sept 18, 1871 d. June 14, 1898 Belinda Ross Winfield, w/o W. B. Winfield b. Mar 24, 1834 d. June 23, 1902 Riley Ross b. July 26, 1809 d. Sept 6, 1889 John McGowan d. Sept 27, 1891 age 80 years

I was checking a Ross cemetery near Edward, NC (off NC 33) in Beaufort County. Found the following: JOHN McGOWAN d. September 27, 1891 Age 80 years Also a Riley Ross b. 1809 d. 1889 was buried here.

Folks, Thanks to Sallie Gargis, the 1840 Beaufort Co., NC Census is now online at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbeafor/1840bo.htm We now have the 1790-1850 Beaufort censuses online and the 1860 census (with index) will be coming very soon. Also, thanks to one of our fellow researchers who kindly donated the 1860, 1870, and 1880 Beaufort County Census "Images" (with special permission from S-K Publications) which are all now online in the USGenWeb Archives at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/beaufort/census/1860/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/beaufort/census/1870/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/beaufort/census/1880/ These are the original images of the censuses which have been microfilmed, however, there are no indexes for these censuses at present. It is my hope that transcribing these censuses will aid researchers in the Hyde, Beaufort, & Pamlico area. John

Dear All, I am posting a note for Greg Bullock, the secretary for the Pitt County Researchers. He and his wife have moved to a temporary location while they are building a new house. He will NOT be on line all summer. So, if there is any business or concerns about Pitt County Family Researchers business please direct it to me and I will see that Greg gets the messages. Remember that the PCFR National Reunion will be Oct.13-14 and the speakers have been lined up. Flyers are being made and information will be posted on our website and in the August Quarterly. I hope you make plans to come join us!! Many Thanks, Roger Kammerer

Virginia - I believe that the area referred to as Black Swamp in those days was in SE Pitt County which in more recent times has been called Blackjack, and is roughly the area of VOA Site B today. Most folks familiar with Pitt County know where the VOA sites (A, B, & C) are. Each of those sites was located in upland swamps (also referred to as "pocosins") that are too poorly drained to farm. Site B in the Blackjack area is due south of Grimesland. I may be wrong, but I believe that area was previously known as Black Swamp. Makes sense with respect to the land sale you referred to, since it's near Beaufort County where the Respess family owned a lot of land. My research indicates that the May family owned land all over Pitt County in the mid-to-late 1700's, before they started concentrating their land holdings around the present-day Farmville area. This sale might be related to the May family's land consolidation in western Pitt County and divestment in their lands elsewhere. Bob Forbes [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Virginia Hollowell > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 10:04 PM > > > Hi! > I find in my research, a deed where Thomas Respess of Beaufort Co NC > bought land from Benjamin May of Pitt county...the land was north of > Black Swamp. any help to locate black swamp and where the 100 acres > were? And what is the connection, if any, of Thomas Respess and B. > Mays.. the deed dates late 1700..1783, I think. Thank you Virginia > Respess Hollowell >

----- Original Message ----- From: Virginia Hollowell To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 10:04 PM Hi! I find in my research, a deed where Thomas Respess of Beaufort Co NC bought land from Benjamin May of Pitt county...the land was north of Black Swamp. any help to locate black swamp and where the 100 acres were? And what is the connection, if any, of Thomas Respess and B. Mays.. the deed dates late 1700..1783, I think. Thank you Virginia Respess Hollowell

Thank you so much for this info. I have long wondered if my Bakers could have come from Maryland way back. In Wayne Co. my distant cousin's line married into the Seymour family. Paula Baker Researching Cole, Wilkerson, Norman, and White in Georgia, South Carolina, and Louisiana and Baker, Tyson, Manning, and Stocks in North Carolina "We are not free, separate, and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way." Thomas Mann __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi Bill, I have no real information on the Bland family. However, my grandmother's sister, Susan Ann Paramore, married a James Bland. I know my grandmother grew up and married in Pitt County although the Harris family moved to Halifax County around the 1900's. Their parents were Maggie Magnolia Liggett and Joseph Green Paramore, married January 25, 1882. Polly Fisher, my cousin, has done considerable research on the Paramore family and had only a little information on this marriage of Susan Ann Paramore and James Bland (In fact, my father told me his name was Joseph, but he may not have remembered correctly). Polly listed two children for them with no dates: James Bland and Simon Bland. I hope this helps you. Janie Harris Ellison ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Bland<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 12:53 PM Subject: [NC-PCFR] Bland Family I have been researching the Bland family line from Pitt County for a number of years. I have corresponded with several people who's family line married a Bland, but to date, I have not met or heard from any Bland's from Pitt, Craven or Lenoir Counties. Am I the only Bland interested in genealogy from this area? If not, I sure would like to hear from you and to share information. Bill Bland ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== Post to this mail list at: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr> Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx>