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All names are Johnston unless otherwise stated. Each name preceding an indentation is father to son of my line. Migration is NC 1790 /, Tn 1810-1862 monteagle to Murfreesboro / Lutesville region then / Ark 1886-present Social Hill to King / Waldron /, Norman Board Camp / ,Vandervoort ,/ Gilham, / Mena and other towns in areas. 1790 b. Thomas 1815 b. Jane 1816 b. Mary 1818 ? b. Wm. 1822 b. Calvin 1845 b. Thomas 1. 1847 b. Susan 1848 b. Martha 1852 b. John D. 2 1854 b. George 1857 b Louis C.

I just received my copy of "The Hoffmans of North Carolina Revisited 1749 - 1998" by Frances Wellman Hoffman. I am willing to do limited lookups. I will NOT quote extensive amount of material. I will give enough general information so you can determine if you want to purchase the book. Larry Noah - larmil-1@att.net My family is at- http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lrnoah/ Also websites for mailing lists NCOrange-L, BrickChurchNC-L, NOAH-L and BEARSE-L.

Here is a neat website I ran across with info on county resources and links. It looks like it is still being worked on but looks pretty good so far. Just thought I would pass it along. www.segenealogy.com

"Joan A. Murray" wrote: > I am interested in Murrays in Alamance Co., NC. William J. Murray (age 22 in 1850 census) came from there and I need to know who his father was. Thanks. > Joan A. Murray, Farmville, VA --

Some Gant researchers will also be interested in John Hughes postings on Orange County Land Entries. Three children of John Gant (b. 1734) and Susannah Phillips, daughter of David Phillips, married children of Matthew Rippy: Thomas Rippy married Kezia Gant, b. Abt 1763 Frances (Fanny) Rippy (b. October 18, 1960) married William Gant Sally Rippy married Isham Gant Helen Gant Donald

8 November 1999 This Matthew and Edward Rippey were the two early RIPPEY's in Orange County (now Alamance Co), North Carolina, supposedly from Ireland. Edward later removed to Rutherford County. I would like to periodically post excerpts of my data for everyones use. If you can provide further information on these Rippy's or others mentioned here please post. Cook, McCracken and others are married into the Rippey family. Can anyone add information to these entries? ********************************* LAND ENTRIES ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Mar 2, 1778 Thomas Freeland enters 100 ac on both sides of Boyds Cr; border: Matw Rippey; warrant issued Jun. 3, 1778. Jul. 14, 1778 Robt Turner enters 250 ac in Orange Co. on waters of Boyds Cr. Of Haw R; border: on E Tho Freeland and joins the claims of Griffith Thomas, John Cook, & Mathew Rippy; includes his improvement; warrant issued Nov 17, 1778. (this entry lined out) Sept 7, 1778 James McWilliams enters 100 ac in Orange Co on N side of Haw R; border: on W by entry No. 614 (sic) made by Hugh McWilliams and joins the lands of Edwd Rippey & Wm McCane (or Mebane); James McWilliams withdraws his claims to this entry. Sept. 14, 1778 Edwd Rippey enters 200 ac in Orange Co on N side of Haw R; border: on S by Haw R, the claims of Hugh McWilliams & Matw Rippey, & runs N; warrant issued Dec. 23, 1778. 14 Sept. 1778 Matw. Rippey enters 710 ac. in Orange Co. on N. Side of Haw River; border on S. by Haw R., the claim of Edwd. Rippey on E., claims of Griffith Thomas & Robt. Turner on W., & runs N.; Warrant issued Dec. 23, 1778; Griffith sets up a claim to part of this entry; warrant issued "by consent" Apr. 16, 1788. (this entry lined out) Sept 29, 1779 Wm Davison enters 100 ac in Orange Co on waters of Haw R; border: on W by an entry made by James McWilliams, on E & S by the old Court House tract, & joins the entries of James Freeland jr and Edwd Rippey; Wm Davison withdraws his claim to this entry. Oct 15, 1778 Wm Gant enters 100 ac in Orange Co on E side of Boyds Cr; border: Matw Rippey and Tho Freeland; warrant issued Feb 8, 1779 Nov. 9, 1778 John McCrackin enters 350 ac in Orange Co; border: on S by Haw R and joins Matw Rippey, John Nicholas Hardin, John Cook, & Robt Turner; includes his improvement; warrant issued Apr. 16, 1778 Aug 6, 1785 Edward Rippy enters 124 ac in Orange Co on Waters of Haw R; border: Edwd Rippy sr and William Mebane; warrant issued Aug. 14, 1786 Apr. 2, 1789 Griffith Thomas enters 50 ac in Orange Co; borders: Henry Troliner, Peter Elmore, John Elmore jr, John Elmore sr, Thomas Ellis, & Edwd Rippy; includes "the" island and falls; warrant issued Oct. 20, 1789 ******************************** John Hughes hughes5@hdo.net www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3374

I am looking for any and all information on descendents of Jocephus ISLEY, b April 8th 1841 in what is now Alamance County NC. He married Martha SHARPE, b September 27th, 1847 on January 3rd 1867. Jocephus was my Great Grandfather. His son Ernest T. ISLEY was my Grandfather. I would to know if any pictures exits of any of these people and also connect with anyone else researching this family. Thanks.

monica gardner wrote: > I am searching for any Hopper family in 1700's and early 1800's. My > branch moved to TN in early 1800's from somewhere in NC, probably these > countries. I cannot find where in NC or who Uriah Hopper b. 1810 came > from. So any Hopper info would be greatly appreciated. > > Please respond to me directly at: gmgardner@deseretonline.com as I > am not a subscriber to this list!!! > > Thank you! > Monica Gardner --

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I'm researching the family of George L. Phillips (1858-1925). His wife was Margaret May Phillips (1862-1941). First wife, Katy, died when she was just 21 years old. They are buried at Phillips Chapel UMC located between Saxpahaw and Swepsonville in southern Alamance County. Buried with George and wives are Joel Madison Phillips (1819-1875) and wife Rebecca Turner Phillips (1828-1901) but I haven't been able to connect George to them yet. I appreciate all help and I'm always glad to share what I have. Linda Allred Cooper lacooper@mindspring.com

(Larry: Please send this to all AFO members. Thanks) The East Coast Allreds are planning their 1999 Week of Allred. The main goal of this week is to learn more about our Allred Family History while strengthening family bonds. Below is the schedule for the 1999 Week of Allred. As you will see, we will begin our tour in Randolph County, North Carolina, then travel to Overton County and Fentress County, Tennessee. If you have any questions about this week of activities or about the East Coast Allred, please contact either Linda Allred Cooper at lacooper@mindspring.com (919) 542-3077 or Eddie Clay Allred at eallred@eddieallred.com (336) 672-1229. The Allred family first showed up in Orange County, North Carolina in 1755. Four men, Thomas, John, Solomon Allred and William Allred/Elrod all received land grants and lived on land located in and near what is known today as Cedar Falls, Randolph County, NC. In the late 1700's and early 1800's, some members of this family began moving to other parts of our country. Some of the grandchildren of Solomon Allred settled in Overton and Fentress County, TN. During this week, we will be learning more about the Allred family as we visit, research and share stories. Everyone is invited to join us!! Friday, Nov. 26. 6pm supper at a place to be announced. This is your chance to find out who will be participating in the week's activities and review the schedule. Saturday, Nov. 27 Tour of Allred Sites in Randolph County. The tour will leave from Eddie Clay's house at 9am and will take all day. There will be plenty of bathroom breaks and lunch somewhere along the way. We will be visiting Allred homesites dating back to the late 1700's and early 1800's, Allred gravesites, and hearing Allred stories handed down over the generations. Sunday, Nov 28 Attend 11am Worship Service at White's Memorial Baptist Church, one of the home churches of the Allred family in Randolph County. After lunch, we be visiting the Cedar Falls Historical Society exhibit. As you know, the original Allred land dating from 1755 was located very near today's Cedar Falls, so some of the artifacts you will be viewing may have once been owned by some of your Allred ancestors. From there we will drive to High Point to visit Miriam Dyer, an 85 year old Allred descendant who has lots of Allred stories to share. Monday, Nov. 29 We'll be spending all day repairing tombstones at Franklinville Methodist Cemetery, Giles Chapel UMC, and cleaning off the Moffitt Family Cemetery (all in Randolph County). All of these cemeteries have Allreds buried there, some graves dating back to the early 1800's. Tuesday, Nov. 30 We'll leave at 7am to drive to Overton County, Tennessee, arriving mid-afternoon. We'll check into our motel, then drive to Livingston where we'll visit the Overton County Historical Society and courthouse (time permitting). For this trip we will be travelling by 15 passenger van. We'll spend two nights at the Best Western in Crossville and one night at the Super 8 Motel in Knoxville. If you would like more information on the motels please let me know. Wednesday, Dec 1 All day will be spent touring Allred sites in Overton County, TN including the community of Allred, TN. Thursday, Dec. 2 All day will be spent touring Allred sites in Fentress County, TN including the area known as Solomon's Hollow. That evening we'll be driving to Knoxville to spend the night. Friday, Dec. 3 We'll visit the Allred cemetery located near Sevierville, north of Knoxville. Then we'll drive home, tired and happy. Saturday, Dec. 4 We'll drive to Raleigh to spend the day at the NC State Archives. There you will have a chance to view and actually hold original Allred family documents, some dating back to mid and late 1700's. The original wills of Thomas, John and William Allred are on file there and you will be able to hold them and copy them. At supper that night, we'll be reviewing the week's activities and saying our good-byes. If you are interested in joining us for the 1999 Week of Allred, please let us know as soon as possible so motel arrangements can be made for the trip to Tennessee. We hope to see you then!! Linda Allred Cooper lacooper@mindspring.com Eddie Clay Allred eallred@eddieallred.com

I am seeking information on George NEASE (many spelling variations) who was born in PA in 1759 and traveled to Orange Co, NC at age 14. He supposedly married a Molly HOLT in 1785 in Orange Co, NC. George died 10 Jun 1840 in Alamance Co and is buried at Stoner's cemetery. The records show he was "a soldier of the Revolution". Molly named the children on a Rev War Pension application (which was denied). I am not certain that Molly was a HOLT. Any information on either of these would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Larry Noah - larmil-1@att.net My family is at - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lrnoah/ Links can be found there to websites for mailing lists NCOrange-L, BrickChurchNC-L, NOAH-L and BEARSE-L.

Forwarded for Louise Kent <sarkent@earthlink.net> Louise Kent wrote: > I am trying to find info about James Alexander Owens who married Lougany > Allred and they lived in Blount Co AL. They moved to MS and he died > there. Any help would be appreciated. > Joyce Kent --

Can anyone tell me what township David Moore Rd. would have been in 1910? The location is north of Altamahaw. Thanks. Cathy

My Maternal Ancestors: Nathaniel David SMALL..born 3 June 1827 Rockingham Co. NC..son of James David SMALL Jr. and Rachel MILLER. married 9 April 1851 Rockingham Co. to Martha Jane BRINCEFIELD born 1 May 1827 Caswell Co. NC...daughter of Thomas BRINCEFIELD/BRINSFIELD and Nancy McINTYRE...died 18 June 1892. Both Nathaniel and Martha Brincefield SMALL are buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Burlington, NC. They sold their family farm in Rockingham Co. in October 1880 and settled in Haw River, Alamance Co. NC Their Children: James Alvis SMALL... born 15 March 1852 Rockingham Co....died (killed by train) 3 July 1927 in Alamance Co.... buried Haw River, NC (New) Cemetery...married Mrs Martha/Mattie ANDREWS CATES 15 Dec 1903 Alamance Co. N.C. (2)..Virginia SMALL...born 1854 Rockingham Co.... died 31 Jan 1928 Randolph Co. NC...buried Liberty, NC...married 22 Feb 1885 Malon BALIFF Alamance Co. (3)...Rachel Eldora SMALL....born 1856 Rockingham Co....died 1927..buried Cane Creek Cem. Alamance Co. N.C......married 13 April 1886 David H. TEAGUE (4)...Hugh LINDSEY/Lindsay SMALL... born 1858 Rockingham Co.... married 10 Feb 1884 Ida BROWN Alamance Co. Both buried Long's Chapel Cemetery, Alamance Co. N.C. (5)...Joseph SMALL... born 1859 Rockingham Co. died an infant 1861...buried on family farm, Rockingham Co. Proved by a 1861 letter that his grandfather, James David SMALL Jr. wrote to his brother , Nic SMALL in Indiana. (6)...Sarah SMALL... born 1861 Rockingham Co...died 12 April 1920...buried Cane Creek, Snow Camp, NC...married 13 Jan 1889 William H. BROWN Alamance Co. (7)...Nathaniel Thompson SMALL... born 1863 Rockingham Co..died 8 May 1940 buried Providence Cem. Graham, NC ..married 21 Feb 1892 Flora CURTIS Alamance Co. NC. Married (2) Emma WELLS. (8) John William SMALL... born 23 June 1865 Rockingham Co.... died 11 Nov 1950....buried Pine Hill Cem.... Burlington, NC...married 14 Dec 1899 Emma COLLINS Alamance Co. N.C. Sources: Rockingham Co. NC Census...1850-1860-1870-1880 Rockingham Co. Marriage Records Alamance Co. NC Census....1900-1910-1920 Alamance Co. NC Marriage Records Alamance County NC Death Records Tombstones at Pine Hill Cem. Burlington NC Tombstones at Haw River Cem. Haw River, NC Tombstones at Long's Chapel Alamance Co. NC Tombstones at Providence Cem. Graham, NC 1861 letter written by James David SMALL

I would like to exchange information with anyone researching the NOAHs and/or NOEs of Alamance Co, North Carolina. Thanks. Larry Noah - larmil-1@att.net My family is at - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lrnoah/ Links can be found there to websites for mailing lists NCOrange-L, BrickChurchNC-L, NOAH-L and BEARSE-L.

I have added new data from May Memorial Library to my site. It includes information about these families: Albright , Fogleman, Foster, Foust, Lassiter, Mitchell, Murray, Sharp/Sharpe, Stewart/Stuart, Sykes, Webster, and Wrenn. Also if you have not been there lately, there are marriage records for Holts of North Carolina furnished by Paul Holt. http://genweb.net/~mwellis Please report any broken links or missing pictures to me. I will see that they are fixed. Thanks. Mary Ellis

Part #4 A traveler, John SAUNDERS who kept a journal, was at Pine Ford during the September 1753 Orange court, he spent the night at KIMBROUGH's ordinary. Neither the courthouse or the Ordinary had been completed. There was still nearly a year left on the contract for the household and jail. John SAUNDERS worked for a company with a store in Suffolk, Virginia. He was in North Carolina to meet an associate in Granville County. Not finding him at Granville County, he was told that he may be at Orange Court House. At one of the stops between Granville and Orange courts, SAUNDERS learned that his associate was on the way to Pee Dee, South Carolina. KIMBROUGH confirmed this story, and said "that he himself was going to Pee Dee sometime soon". SAUNDERS entrusted KIMBROUGH with messages, and left to go back to Suffolk, Virginia. Today's Alamance County was the end of the line for SAUNDERS. He had experienced several bad days with the 18th century backcountry roads and the visitor was not impressed with KIMBROUGH's buildings, but remarked "that the food there was better than most". Other than the court minutes, SAUNDERS' brief journal provides the only glimpse of the Orange County court at the meeting on Back Creek. SAUNDERS recorded that after crossing the Eno River and "riding 15 Mile" his party got to Orange Court House where there was "Sundry people assembled and their appearance did not prejudice me much in their favour but I soon understood they were justices of this court we disapated our fears a little and they soon left us and we had pretty good entertainment, Mr KIMBROUGH keeping ordinary but the houses excessive bad being built of logs and them laid verry far from close, that our lodging room was verry airy and verry light notwithstanding we had never a window". Sources" North Carolina State Archives John Saunders Notebook Journal of a Journey to Pee Dee

Part #3 The First Orange County Courthouse It is possible that the court met in KIMBROUGH's place of business rather than in a separate courthouse. Useage such as this were common while courthouses were under construction. That would not have been consistent with the September 1752 court directive for KIMBROUGH to have the courthouse "fit for the Reception of his Majesties Justices at their next December 1752 sitting". SAUNDERS' reference to "buildings" of similar construction suggests that both the ordinary and the courthouse were logged, floored, and covered, but not yet chinked. SAUNDERS impatient to return back to Suffolk, did not attend the Orange County court. It is possible that since he was an observer at the Granville County court, this had satisfied his curiosity, for it had left him aghast. The Granville justices, he said, "appeared like Gladiators Strip ready for fighting". He characterized the lawyers "as rather Obscene than Learned" and said they conduced "many Curious Tryals for Assault and battery" SAUNDERS' ultimate Granville court shock came when he saw "my last night's landlady indicted for fornication". It would not be Pine Ford that would develop as the seat of Orange County, nor Hillsborough, which did not exist at the time of KIMBROUGH's courthouse on the tributaries of Back Creek. The reason: swift settlement of lands along the Yadkin and the Catawba. Those areas were attracting the same type of settlers as the Haw River system, and at roughly the same time. Like original Orange County, Rowan was a mega-county. The creation of Rowan County in 1753 chopped off the vague western portion of Orange County. A little more of western Orange County would be trimmed away in 1770 when Guilford County was formed. It was clear already with the formation of Rowan, that the lands watered by the Haw River were no longer in the heart of Orange County. The area that would become Alamance County in 1849 functioned as "western Orange County". The last meeting of the Orange Court near Pine Ford was in March 1754. That year the legislature in a private bill directed a committee of the Orange County justices which included KIMBROUGH to select a new site for the courthouse, stocks, and jail. The law mandating the new courthouse near the Eno River protected KIMBROUGH's contract for the first courthouse. In July the court met in James WATSON's home near the Eno River for the first time. It met there a year until the new courthouse was ready at a site that later would become the town of Hillsborough. KIMBROUGH soon moved to Rowan County, but owned property in the "Stinking Quarter" area and also in present day Caswell County. To be continued.... Sources: State Records of North Carolina 23: pages 390, 399, 25: pages 271 and 272 N.C. Archives: Minutes of Orange County of Pleas and Quarters 1752-1755 Collet Map 1770 Mouzon Map 1775 Price-Strother Map 1808 North Carolina Archives: "Journal of a Journey to Pee Dee" by John Saunders Land Grant Records of North Carolina Volume 1 Orange County 1752-1885 by Pat Shaw Bailey