Here are excerpts from an article in East Carolina University's publication, "Pieces of Eight." I know you'll agree that this is exciting news! As stated in the article, this information is online at www.lib.ecu.edu/exhibits. Janice Gurganus Pieces of Eight Volume 25, Number 4 GREENVILLE, NC December 2, 2002 East Carolina University History Goes Digital Joyner Adds Online Exhibits By George Threewitts Two new digital exhibits at ECU's Joyner Library allow access to North Carolina history by anyone, anywhere, at any time. The two new online exhibits are part of four exhibits now included in the Eastern North Carolina Digital History Exhibits available at www.lib.ecu.edu/exhibits. Visitors to the web site can examine the exploits of the early 18th century explorer and naturalist, John Lawson. Lawson, famous for starting the towns of Bath and New Bern, traveled the wilds of eastern North Carolina before his untimely death in 1711. He surveyed fields, rivers and streams to observe and write about the plants, animals and native people. It was a time when England was pondering the resources of the "New World" and Lawson was more than apt in the skill of "show and tell." Accounts of Lawson's influence and experience as a surveyor, explorer, land speculator, fur trader, naturalist, ethnographer, and writer is intended as a valuable resources for learning about eastern North Carolina. The exhibit includes letters and other writings. There are also court records from cases and hearings related to Lawson, part of his will, and excerpts from magazines and books published since his death. Also providing insight into North Carolina's history are the online census records available through the library's Pitt County Digital Tobacco History Exhibit. The exhibit contains county census data from 1900 that identify the people and places in Pitt County. Easy to find and search, the records include every piece of information recorded by the census-takers such as occupation, street address, ownership of house or farm and the birthplace of parents.

Linda, Treacy is a nickname for Teresa. I sent you some info earlier about a marriage. Paula ===== Paula Baker Researching Cole, Wilkerson, Norman, and White in Louisiana and Baker, Tyson, Manning, and Stocks in North Carolina __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Good Morning, Friends, I have had some of you ask what information you need to submit for the upcoming surname book. The surname book will consist of Pitt and surrounding counties, but primarily Pitt. I need your name and any contact information (address, phone, email) that you wish to submit for others to contact you, and your list of up to 10 surnames. Please send this information to PCFR, P. O. Box 20339, Greenville, NC 27858-0339, or email it to me (jtginnc@cox.net) AND to Laymond Elks (elksld@aol.com). Laymond and I will be coordinating the list and will be backups for each other. I hope your holidays are happy and healthy! Janice Janice Tripp Gurganus Researching: Barber, Bell, Briley, Cannon, Crawford, Dail, Frizzelle/Frizzle, Harris, Hart, Moye, Nichols, Slaughter, Sutton, Tripp, Turner, Vincent/Vinson Visit Pitt County Family Researchers' website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/

I have had requests for the PCFR address for payment of dues. Make the check payable to Pitt County Family Researchers. Dues for 2003 are $30. Mail to: Pitt County Family Researchers, Inc. PO Box 20339 Greenville, NC 27858-0339 Thanks! Brenda

A friend of mine compiled some of the deeds from Ellison's books in order by deed book. There is not an index to her work but you can very easily follow the purchase and sale of property in this order. She did not get to the Rogers and McGowan families although she was working on the project of compiling more families. I have copies of 40 families that she did do. If you will email me privately with name of family you are interested in I will check and see if she did it. Bill

I bought my set of these books in 1998 from Ms. Ellison's daughter. At that time she was charging $45 for the four volumes, an unbelievable deal! Somewhere???I have that address. When I find it I'll send it to you...hope it's still a good address. They have been one of my most valuable Pitt Co. tools for research at home. When I finish ROGERS for Jeanne, I'll look at your McGowans. That may be after Christmas because I'm going out of town for a week. Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: <FEONADORF@aol.com> To: <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 1:13 AM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Rogers Family of Pitt County > > Brenda, > > I have been trying to find a copy of that book for some time, but of course > living in Delaware I've had no luck. If you ever come across the McGowan > family while your looking thru it, would you let me know. I have been trying > to find any early info on my family. Thanks so much in advance. > > > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Brenda, I have been trying to find a copy of that book for some time, but of course living in Delaware I've had no luck. If you ever come across the McGowan family while your looking thru it, would you let me know. I have been trying to find any early info on my family. Thanks so much in advance.                                        

Just a reminder to everyone...the dues for PCFR will be $30 for 2003, and this is due by the end of January. First Quarterly of the year comes out in Feb. This increase in dues was explained earlier this Fall on the NC-PCFR mail list and in a letter. It is simply that costs for the Quarterly, Reunion and other service projects have increased to the point that we have been operating at a loss for some time. The surplus we enjoyed for the first few years is gone. Some of you have already sent in checks for $20. For everyone who does this, Janice has to contact you to request another check for $10. For those who do not have e-mail, she has to write a letter...more expense and more time for Janice, who already spends an awesome amount of time serving all of us! So...ATTENTION! make a note of this and let's all help her out by sending a check for the correct amount. Hopefully we will begin putting together the new Surname book after Christmas. If any of you have not sent in your surnames, please do so soon if you wish to be included in the book. Send them to Laymond Elks ELKSLD@aol.com or Janice Gurganus jtginnc@cox.net We will have a regular meeting in December on the 17th, at 7:00 at Sheppard Memorial Library. Attendance at the meetings has been amazing this year, averaging 25-30 members each meeting, and our membership is over 300 now. Hopefully, 2003 will be a very productive year for us. The board has discussed some possible new projects for our group that could be exciting for all of us. Don't forget the Picturing Pitt County Project. If you have pictures you want scanned to be included in that resource contact Eleanor at jallen@sprintmail.com or e-mail the pictures to Janice or me. jtginnc@cox.net bstocks@cox.net I think Eleanor has over 750 already on CD and many of us local members haven't even turned ours in yet. Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday..... and may this Christmas season be the best ever for each of you. Brenda DAVIS,STOKES,COX,TRIPP,HARPER,JONES,ADAMS,HARDEE,and STOCKS

Jeanne, This info is from Index and Abstracts of Deeds of Record of Pitt County, North Carolina, Vol. I-IV, 1761-1832 Compiled by Judith Dupree Nelson Roger's Rough Notes on the PCFR website pick up where Ellison leaves off....so you can go to that page http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/pittdeednotes.htm and search for ROGERS using the Find tool under Edit. Tonight I am going to post from Vol. I and II. I still have to go through Vol III. I've been through IV. I'll try to get III and IV to you within a couple of days. Hope you can find some useful info here. Brenda >From Elison's Abstracts Vol. I Deed Book C p. 285 8-22-1765 Absolum Rogers to Wm. Rogers, 100+ A L20 Adj: Daniel Rogers Wit: Abner Proctor and James Cobb Vol. I Grant Book G p.463 10-13-1783 Wm. Rogers 200 A Chain Bearers; Wm. Wiggs, Wm. Bland Vol. II Deed Book M p. 128 5-7-1787 James Everitt and Simon Everitte executors for Simon Everitte, deceased, to John Barnhill 129 A for L10 Former Owner: Simon Everitt, Dec'd (G 1784) Adj: Wm Rogers Wit: Alex. Brown, James Barnhill Vol. II Deed Book N p. 184 11-21-1793 Jesse Barnhill to Everitt Rogers 68 A L50 Wit: Wm. Rogers, Sr., Wm. Rogers Vol. II Deed Book O p. 362 9-10-1799 Wm Rogers and Mary Rogers, wife, to Everitte Rogers, son 200 A for Love and Affection Vol II Deed Book O p. 363 7-29-1799 John Barnhill to Everette Rodgers 68 A L60 Wit: Jesse Barnhill Vol II Deed Book O p. 205 1-4-1799 Samuel Moore to Henry Rogers ___A $80 Wit: Absalom Rogers, William Rogers, Larany Moore

Looking for any information about the surname, WINCHESTER, prior to the year 1768 in your county of North Carolina.

Dear person If you want to find your coat of arms ,or Family crest ,go to ARMORIAL GENRAL{vol}1and 2-J,B,Rietstap,New York,Barnes &NoblesInc.1965{reproduced from second edition,1887. BOLTON,S AMERICAN ARMORY- Charkes knowles,Baltimore ;Genealogical Publishing Companey,1969 THE GENERAL ARMORY OF ELGLAND,SCOTLAND,IRELAND,AND WALES- Sir Bernard Burke,CB,LL.D. Baltimore,Genealogical Publisher,sCompaney,1969 {reprint of the last edition of 1884.

I have seen a reference to a community or Post Office called Winona that was somewhere in the Belvoir Township of Pitt County. Does anyone know where that was ? I think it was late 1800's or turn of the century. I wondered if it might have been a former name for the Penny Hill area? Tracy

Here are some other sites for you to look at. http://www.family-crests.com/h.html http://www.coat-arms.com/ http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/4369/Bookplate/heraldring/admring.htm http://homepage.eircom.net/~donnaweb/ Hope some of these help. >From: ELKSLD@aol.com >Reply-To: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com >To: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NC-PCFR] Family Crest Information ... >Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 20:41:12 EST > > > > Does anyone know where you can find any information on Family >Crests >(Coat Of Arms)? > > Thank you, in advance, for any help you can provide... > > Laymond Elks > (elksld@aol.com) > > >==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== >Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com >Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr >Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, >and public records. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

I can't believe it! I just took some books to Sheppard last week to donate to their Friends of the Library book sale, and in one of the boxes were two books about family crests. If you remind me next week, I'll call and ask if they will let me try to find them. Janice

Tonight I went to the Thanksgiving mass where the priest who is from Pennsylvania mentioned an old Pennsylvania Dutch saying that I had heard before but had forgotten. It touched my heart again and I wanted to share with y'all as it is so appropriate as we celebrate Thanksgiving. The old saying is simply this: "I wish you enough". I wish you enough. Enough what you might be thinking. Well, I wish you enough sunlight to brighten your days but I wish you enough rain so that you are truly thankful for the sunshine. I wish you enough joy but I wish you enough pain so that you will be truly thankful for the good times. I wish you enough gain but I wish you enough loss so that you will be truly thankful for all you possess. I wish you enough hello's but I wish you enough goodbyes so that you will be truly thankful for the hello's ...... I wish you all enough! Happy Thanksgiving, Tracy

Does anyone know where you can find any information on Family Crests (Coat Of Arms)? Thank you, in advance, for any help you can provide... Laymond Elks (elksld@aol.com)

I wish for all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving day. If you are traveling, have a safe trip. Brenda

May I add an echo to Brenda's wishes for all of you? Let us also enjoy each other and BE thankful! Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda Stocks" <bstocks@cox.net> To: <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:32 PM Subject: [NC-PCFR] Happy Holiday > I wish for all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving day. If you are traveling, > have a safe trip. > Brenda > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Vance Township, Lenoir Co. 1930 Census H.H. 325-332 Heath, James A. head m w 33 m at 18 Heath, Gertrude wife f w 22 m at 18 Heath, Claudia R. f w 13 Heath, James C. m w 10 Heath, Myrtle G. or S. 3 and 5 months H.H. 326-333 Singleton, David R. head m w 50 m at 22 Father is from England Singleton, Mamie wife f w 43 m at 15 maiden name Heath Could anyone tell me if James was the brother of Mamie Heath? Rena

Thanks, Bill. Should have checked the Heritage Book. There is obviously a connection between the Elks and Deals/Dails as well as the Cherry family in Norfolk Co. Martha At 05:56 PM 11/22/02 -0500, you wrote: >Alice Mills Elks had articles ##543, 545, 546, 547 and 548 of Chronicles >of Pitt. In #548 she states Samuel Elks if from Pincess Anne County, VA >and recieved money in 1764 from estate of Obediah Moore for orphans. >In #545 she mentions Jacob Elks b. ca 1730 possible brother of Samuel. >She has done as much work as anyone on this family. She does not own a >computer. > >Martha Marble wrote: >> >> Does anyone know when the Elks first moved to the area and who the first >> one was? Were they out of Princess Ann Co, Va? John Elks of PA had a will >> in 1774 and mentioned a son John and among others two Deal grandchildren - >> Adam and Elizabeth. One Adam Dail then appears in Pitt Co for a brief time >> and then may have moved to Duplin. >> >> Thanks >> >> Martha >> >> ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== >> Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com >> Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr >> Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== >Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com >Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr >Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >