I don't know the answer to Becky's question about any activity in Pitt during the Rev War - especially S Pitt Co. Jane is trying to establish whether there was a skirmish in Lenoir Co on what became the Wyse Fork CW Battle. There was a skirmish but we think it was in either today Craven or Jones. Thanks. Martha >Resent-Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 09:25:42 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: mrhill@eastlink.net Thu Jan 2 09:25:42 2003 >Old-To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >From: mrhill@eastlink.net >Subject: Re: [NCLENOIR] Bryan's Mill - Cox, Herritage >Date: Thu, 2 Jan 103 16:23:55 GMT >X-Mailer: Endymion MailMan Standard Edition v3.0.16 >X-MailScanner: Found to be clean >To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2114 >X-Loop: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: NCLENOIR-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Martha and Jane, > >Keep in mind that British Road, even today, is not totally within Lenoir >County. The British Chapel Original Free Will Baptist Church which is located >on this road in Sand Hill Township in Lenoir County was established in 1873 and >was named for the road. In other words, the name of the road predates the name >of the church. > >I've always heard (oral history) that British Road is the pathway the British >soldiers used through the area during the Revolutionary War. Whether they >carved out this road or just used one that was already there, I haven't heard. >The location of the road is a rather natural one. It skirts the floodplains of >the Neuse River on a ridge that would not at any point have been flooded. >Perhaps there was a favorable crossing point where this road terminated (if it >did) at the river. If so, Pitt County would have been nearby just on the other >side. Is there any Revolutionary War history in Pitt County? Also, what about >Fort Barnwell in Craven County? Fort Barnwell is just 9 miles south of British >Road. I know that a Pitt County or Fort Barnwell connection isn't the same as >a skirmish at Wyse Fork, which is Jane's interest, but researching these areas >might possibly point somehow over to whatever happened at Wyse Fork. > >Becky > > >> Jane, >> >> Sue and I agree this skimish was probably in what is today Craven or Jones >> - probably Jones Co, not Lenoir. We are not aware of the Bryans moving into >> what is today Lenoir that early. However, don't forget that at that time >> British Chapel Road was probably in what is today Jones Co. Still I don't >> think the Bryans were quite that far north/west or this particular branch >> of Bryans. >> >> In the excerpt that Sue sent, 17 miles from New Bern would not put the >> plantation burnings in Lenoir Co. I don't know much about William Herritage >> but thought his land was near Woodington - the Cox family was more in >> Craven/Jones. Maybe Claire knows more about Herritage. >> >> I would love to see it proven a RW skirmish was in Lenoir myself. What is >> the background on the name of British Chapel? >> >> Martha >> >> >> >X-Original-Sender: diamondg@icomnet.com Thu Jan 2 06:11:42 2003 >> >From: "Jane Phillips" <diamondg@icomnet.com> >> >Old-To: "NCLENOIR" <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> >> >Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 07:42:56 -0500 >> >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >> >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 >> >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 >> >X-Filter-Version: 1.9 (zeus) >> >Subject: [NCLENOIR] Bryan's Mill >> >To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >> >Resent-From: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >> >X-Mailing-List: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2112 >> >X-Loop: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >> >Resent-Sender: NCLENOIR-L-request@rootsweb.com >> > >> >Martha and Sue, >> > Been away from my computer a day or two. >> > Thanks for the great information on William Bryan. It has given >> >me a direction to go. You ladies are super. >> >However I was hoping to put Bryan on British Road in Lenoir County. >> >It is important that I can document a Revolutionary War skirmish on >> >the Wyse Fork Civil War battlefield. any information you might come >> >across on this please pass it on. >> >Thanks again. >> >Jane >> > >> > >> >> > > >--------------------------------------------- >This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. >http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ > > >