Part #2 The First Courthouse for Orange County, NC At the beginning of the formation of Orange County, the courthouse was not located in Hillsborough, as it is today, there was no Hillsborough in 1752. The first courthouse was located in the present day Alamance County town of Haw River, NC. ************************************************************************* As was the practice, KIMBROUGH provided two sureties that he would build the courthouse, stocks, and jail at his own expense. He would not be paid until after completion of the work, but he stood to benefit from the tavern and lodging trade that court sessions would bring. KIMBROUGH had operated an ordinary in Edgecombe County, and there had been a petition there to move the county court to be near his establishment. The justices specified that the courthouse would be 32 by 22 feet with a pitch of 11 feet, framed, and weather boarded with feather edge plank and shingled roof. The prison was to be 20 by 12 feet with a central partition. They specified further that it was to be made of hewed logs eight inches thick, weather boarded with feathered edged plank, with shingled roof, and floored above and below of hewed logs. The contract stipulated that "the work is to be finished in a workmanlike manner within two years from the date hereof" In the meantime however, the courthouse was to be "fit for the reception of his Majesties Justices at their next sitting". The minutes of this first session of the Orange County court ended as follows: "Court adjoined till Court in Course to be held at the place where the Courthouse is to be Built". The law had set the next session for December 1752. The minutes for that session, which opened 10 December 1752, indicate "that the court met at Mr KIMBROUGH". Orange County Court met there for four sessions, and also the March 1754 session. The December 1753 granted KIMBROUGH a license to keep an ordinary "at his home", and also granted a license permitting Brasel BRASHER to keep a second " Ordinary at the Court House". 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

The First Courthouse for Orange County, NC At the beginning of the formation of Orange County, the courthouse was not located in Hillsborough, as it is today, there was no Hillsborough in 1752. The first courthouse was located in the present day Alamance County town of Haw River, NC. The original Orange County consisted of present day counties of Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Orange, Person, parts of Guilford, Lee, Randolph, and Rockingham, and very small portions of Stokes and Wake. Alamance County was dead center of old Orange County, which the Haw River roughly bisected from northwest to southeast. Orange County included the headwaters of the Neuse River system, most significantly the Eno River. The first court met at the home of John GRAY near the Eno River in September 1752. At this court session it was ordered to build a courthouse farther west, near the Haw River, close enough to the river crossing at Pine Ford for that crossing to give access to people who lived west of the Haw River. Pine Ford or "Piney Ford" is in the present town of Haw River, across from the present day Granite Mill, near the railroad bridge and today's John Robert WATKINS bridge on NC Highway #70. Pine Ford was near the center of Orange County, and the main leg of the Trading Path crossed there. Seven of the eight justices present at the first court meeting were: John PITTMAN, Mark MORGAN, James DICKEY, Lawrence BANKSTON, Joseph TATE, Andrew MITCHELL and John PATTERSON. They contracted with the eighth justice, Marmaduke KIMBROUGH to build a courthouse, stocks, and jail, the usual facilities for county business that the law required. The specific site was to be selected by a committee of PITTMAN, ALLISON, and KIMBROUGH. The only requirement the other justices made were that the site be within two miles of Pine Ford. They selected a site, on the high ground west of the main tributaries of Back Creek. This is located east of (today's) Belview Baptist Church on Bason Road, it is the nearest high ground to where the Trading Path crossed Quaker and Otter Creeks. 1778 and 1779 land records refer to a tract on both sides of the tributaries of Back Creek as "the Old Courthouse tract". 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

Seeking information on the family of Daniel NOAH born abt 1799 in Orange County, NC. He died in Alamance Co, NC 10 Apr 1876. His first wife was named Sallie. They had 3 children - Jordan Cain NOAH who married Sarah EVERHART, Louisa NOAH who married John SHARP and Cornelia NOAH who married Frederick WILLIAMS. I am trying to find out Sallie's maiden name. If may have been HUMPHREY or FOX. Any info on this Sallie would be appreciated. Also any information on the parents of Daniel would be appreciated. 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 and BEARSE-L.

#6 Alamance County N.C. was formed from Orange County in 1849. Index of Wills Book 3 Thomas C. DIXON 1899 page 263 Abram BROWDER 1899 page 268 Giles MEBANE 1899 page 273 John BRANOCK 1899 page 276 H.L. CHEEL 1899 page 278 Gaston LOVE 1899 page 281 Zilman J. SHAW 1899 page 284 Mary MITCHELL 1899 page 286 Sarah MITCHELL 1899 page 288 Samuel J. CRAWFORD 1899 page 290 Gemima FOUST 1900 page 294 Brice F. FONVILLE 1900 page 296 Stephen HURDEL 1900 page 298 Anderson L. MITCHELL 1900 page 300 Mary Ann HUFFINES 1900 page 303 Jonathan BRAXTON 1900 page 305 W.F. JONES Sr 1900 page 308 Franklin P. ROBINSON 1900 page 311 Obed MARRSHBURN 1900 page 313 Christopher TEAGUE 1900 page 316 George W. SUMMERS 1900 page 319 John W. TICKLE 1900 page 320 Isaac KERR 1900 page 323 William H. LASLEY 1900 page 327 Andrew SUMMERS 1900 page 329 Jehu THOMAS 1900 page 332 Elexena McADAMS 1900 page 335 Sarah CRAWFORD 1900 page 339 Martha H. LEWELLIN 1900 page 343 Zimri HINSHAW 1900 page 346 Nancy Jane MARSHALL 1900 page 349 Tempy C. CURTIS 1900 page 351 Emily HOLT 1900 page 354 Mary C. ALBRIGHT 1900 page 355 Minnie L. BARNWELL 1900 page 357 Charles T. HOLT 1900 page 362 This ends Book 3

Are pre-1849 records relating to the part of Orange County that became Alamance retained by Orange, or Alamance County? Thanks for any related information Tom Davis

#5 Alamance County N.C. was formed from Orange County in 1849. Index of Wills Book 2 Joel TICKLE 1888 page 399 Peter FOUST 1888 page 403 William LONG 1888 page 407 J.A. McCAULEY 1888 page 410 Thomas HOLT 1888 page 415 William W. GILLIAM 1889 page 419 Andrew LEWIS 1889 page 423 Stephen BIVINS 1889 page 426 Jane SHAW 1889 page 430 Edmund WHITE 1889 page 434 John G. ALBRIGHT 1889 page 437 William F. BASON 1889 page 440 Elizabeth THOMAS 1889 page 446 Johnston McCAULEY 1889 page 449 C.C. CURTIS 1889 page 452 John P. ALBRIGHT 1890 page 454 William D. STALEY 1881 page 459 Archibald LINEBERRY 1890 page 462 Mary E. FONVILLE 1890 page 467 Joseph WYATT 1890 page 470 Micajah PIKE 1890 page 474 Rachael GRAHAM 1890 page 478 Charity BOGGS 18 page 481 Delilah REEVES 1890 page 484 R.R. CAPPS 1890 page 486 Jackson PATILLO 1891 page 488 Levi N. MORROW c1865 page 489 Elmina R. HANNER c1885 page 490 Garrison WALKER c1885 page 491 R.A. JORDAN c1889 page 492 Mary MOSER c1888 page 493 Martha A. ISLEY c1888 page 494 Rachael E. WALKER c1881 page 496 Eli TICKLE c1889 page 496 Martha GILLIAM c1890 page 500 Cornelius A. WEBB c1881 page 501 Adam M. STRADER 1892 page 502 Patterson THOMPSON c1888 page 504 Levi BROWN c1892 page 507 Simpson HUFFINES 1892 page 508 William A. PAGE c1890 page 509 Daniel C. HOLT c1887 page 510 Phillip WAYNICK c1891 page 514 Abel GRIFFIS 1891 page 516 (of Texas) Lewis Henry ALLRED c1892 page 525 Rebecca LINEBERRY c1890 page 527 Polly M. DANELY/DAINLY c1877 page 528 To be continued....

#4 Alamance County N.C. was formed from Orange County in 1849. Index of Wills Book 2 Henry WILKINS ca1885 page 260 Joseph R. BASON 1885 page 263 Richard COOPER 1885 page 264 Henry ISELEY 1885 page 266 Sarah E. HALL 1885 page 271 Thomas L. DURHAM 1885 page 273 Peter HOLT 1886 page 277 Tobias MAY 1886 page 280 Sarah ROSS 1886 page 283 Phillip CRAWFORD 1886 page 286 Thomas WOODY 1886 page 289 David BLACK 1886 page 293 William A. FRESHWATER 1886 page 296 William HOLMES 1886 page 299 Eleanor HARVEY 1886 page 302 Dickerson CORN 1886 page 304 Elender BLANCHARD 1886 page 307 Jane A. MEBANE 1886 page 310 Alfred ISELEY 1886 page 312 Elizabeth CHEEK 1886 page 315 William A. THOMPSON 1886 page 317 Frank MOORE 1886 page 320 Thomas C. COOK 1886 page 323 Balaam HORNADAY 1887 page 325 Rebecca MITCHELL 1887 page 328 Sarah COBLE 1887 page 330 Sarah ECCLES 1887 page 333 James W. WHITE 1887 page 336 Mary A. DICKEY 1887 page 339 Eveline CORN 1887 page 340 Susan WATSON 1887 page 342 Brisco FOSTER 1887 page 343 Peter D. SWAIM 1887 page 345 Catherine ROSS 1887 page 346 Joseph G. ROSS 1887 page 347 Lucindee PERRY 1888 page 348 Elizabeth IRELAND 1888 page 350 John HOLT 1888 page 353 Peter F. HOLT 1888 page 355 John W. CRAIG 1888 page 358 J.A. McCAULEY 1888 page 360 John G. WALKER 1888 page 363 Priscilla REEVES 1888 page 366 James THOMPSON 1888 page 369 Julia Ann STOCKARD 1888 page 372 Mary A. MOORE 1888 page 379 Lewis GERRINGER 1888 page 388 Daniel TICKLE 1888 page 391 Thomas N. FAUCETT 1888 page 395 To be continued....

#3 Alamance County N.C. was formed from Orange County in 1849. Index of Wills Book 1 John McCRACKEN c1856 page 102 Molly HATMAKER c1851 page 102 Rachael ISELEY no date page 103 James McCRAY c1855 page 104 Jehue HALL c1855 page 105 James HICKS c1856 page 106 John SCOTT c1856 page 108 John DANIELEY c1854 page 110 James GRAHAM c1856 page 111 Isaac GRIFFITH c1849 page 112 John R. FAUCETT c1857 page 113 James JOHNSON c1857 page 114 William FAUCETT c1856 page 115 Jacob LOY 1857 page 116 Eli V. FAUCETT c1857 page 116 Susan BARNWELL 1857 page 117 Mary TAPSCOTT 1857 page 119 James MOORE 1857 page 121 Henry C. TAPSCOTT 1858 page 123 William WELLS 1858 page 124 Catherine HOBBS 1858 page 126 Michael W. HOLT 1858 page 127 Nancy BIRD 1858 page 129 John TRAINER 1858 page 130 Thomas PALMER 1858 page 132 Joseph ECTOR 1858 page 135 Jane McCADAMS 1858 page 137 David DIXON 1858 page 138 James THOMPSON 1858 page 141 William M. JOHNSON 1858 page 145 Henry BASON 1858 page 148 Jonathan GANT 1858 page 149 Mangum KING 1859 page 151 Sally McCULLEY 1859 page 153 Samuel TAPSCOTT 1859 page 154 Ann THOMPSON 1859 page 156 Jane TURNER 1859 page 158 William MATKINS 1859 page 159 Martin ISELEY 1859 page 160 Mary Ann BRADSHAW 1859 page 163 Hugh ECTOR 1859 page 165 Cason McDANIEL 1859 page 167 Peter STOUT 1859 page 169 Elizabeth TARPLEY 1860 page 171 Ann BOON 1860 page 172 Jane T. McDANIEL 1860 page 173 Edmund BRANNOCK 1860 page 174 James HURDLE 1860 page 176 To be continued....

Hi Folks, I found the following names on WORLD WAR I DRAFT CARDS at the NARA in East Point, Ga. Feel free to pass it on. Below are the names of the registrant, their birthdate and their nearest relative...sometimes it gives relationship between them and sometimes not. I would really appreciate information that connects these persons to Daniel May the Pioneer to fill in my May genealogy. If you would like the other information listed for any individual below, email me and I will gladly send it. Cant wait to hear from you!! :) Edie May Pitts, Atlanta emp4698@aol.com William Ervin May b Aug 12 1894 single Thomas H May b June 17 1897 William F May Roddy Franklin May b Feb 13 1874 Effie F May Robert May b July 12 1875 Georgiana May William Henry May March 11 1875 Mrs Walter May William Bingham May b Dec 6 1877 Tempy L May Walter Marion May b Feb 3 1882 Mrs WM May, wife Wallace Page May b Feb 11 1896 single Lawrence Cicero May b April 15 1872 Mrs SC May, wife Laurence May b Nov 11 1896 LC May Lacy Lindo May b April 12 1887 married Peter Washington May b Sept 22 1890 single Lonnie Petter May b Feb 4 1895 single Luster Dewey May b Sept 16 1899 Julia May James E May b Feb 11 1887 single James C May b July 8 1890 married w/4 children under 12 Jeffery Erwin May b Oct 30 1899 Sara Cathern May Jesse P May b July 9 1886 wife and child Jesse May b April 4 1885 Nora May* Jesse May b May 16 1879 Bessie A May Daniel Burton May b Jan 31 1878 Mrs D Burton May Curray May b Sept 14 1896 JL May Clyde Littelle May b July 13 1888 wife and one child George W May b Dec 14 1886 wife and 3 children Emanuel May b Oct 10 1882 Mrs Ethel May Daniel Eugene May b July 30 1893 wife Caswell Dewey May b Oct 11 1899 EF MAY Benjeman F May b June 15 1890 single, father & sister Benjamin Victor May b January 30 1880 Mrs Henry P May Charlie Ernest May b April 11 1891 wife and 2 Children Charlie Cleveland May b July 23 1887 wife , 1 child signed: Charlie Cleavland May Charley Allen May b March 28 1882 Susan May * could this Nora May be Sarah Nora Ingle May Hughes??

Looking for ANY information on: SUSAN NORA INGLE MAY HUGHES b? D August 18, 1900 Edie May emp4698@aol.com

Part #2 Wills found in Alamance County, N.C. Alamance County, N.C. was formed from Orange County in 1849. I am listing the index found in Will Book 1. If the will date has a "c" in front of it, it simply means that there is no probate date and is a estimated date. Will Book 1 Sarah WHITE 1852 page 60 Elizabeth COOPER 1851 page 61 Dickey HURDLE 1852 page 61 Andrew FURGESON 1852 page 62 Ellon FURGESON 1852 page 63 Mary LONG c1852 page 64 Susan ISELEY c1852 page 66 William MORROW c1845 page 67 Jacob WHITSELL c1851 page 69 Powell TROXLER c1851 page 71 William ECKLES c1852 page 73 Bartlett WALDEN c1852 page 75 Jacob ISELEY c1853 page 75 Anne ALBRIGHT c1852 page 77 Frederick BLANCHARD c1853 page 79 Samuel P. FOSTER c1854 page 82 Mary GARRISON c1845 page 83 George JORDAN c1855 page 84 Polly MITCHELL c1854 page 85 James M. RAY c1854 page 85 Sally NOAH c1854 page 86 Anderson WATSON c1855 page 86 John McCRAY c1854 page 88 Catherine COBLE c1843 page 89 George OUTLAW 1854 page 90 Mary/Nancy Davis NICHOLSON c1834 page 93 Peter FOUST c1854 page 94 Samuel TATE c1855 page 95 David COBLE c1855 page 96 Ellen MOORE c1836 page 97 Mary W. CHRISTMAS c1856 page 97 Eve ROBERTSON c1855 page 98 James TURNER Sr c1841 page 99 To be continued....

#1 Wills found in Alamance County, N.C. Alamance County, N.C. was formed from Orange County in 1849. I am listing the index found in Will Book 1. If the will date has a "c" in front of it, it simply means that there is no probate date and is a estimated date. Will Book 1 Alexander WEBB 1849 page 1 James MOORE 1849 page 3 John SPOON 1849 page 5 Adam SPOON c1842 page 6 Joseph BASON 1849 page 8 Richard MAYNARD 1849 page 11 Jacob LONG 1849 page 13 William HOLT 1849 page 15 Luke TEER c1842 page 16 James A. CRAIG 1849 page 18 Robert THOMPSON 1849 page 20 Miles WALLIS c1844 page 24 Dr Boaz ADAMS c1849 page 26 James ANDERSON c1849 page 27 Rebecca WALLIS c1850 page 29 Thomas RIPPY c1844 page 30 Evan JEFFRIES c1850 page 32 Boston MOSER 1850 page 33 Sarah HOLT c1832 page 34 Robert FAUCETT c1850 page 35 James DICKEY c1845 page 36 William ALLEN c1846 page 38 Joseph TATE c1849 page 40 David BENNETT c1844 page 41 Nelly HOLT 1851 page 43 John KING 1851 page 46 William LACKEY c1841 page 47 Junia HALL c1846 page 49 Peter COBLES c1851 page 50 George ALBRIGHT c1838 page 51 Samuel WHITE c1849 page 53 Polly CAPPS c1851 page 54 Mary FOUST 1852 page 57 Thomas L. VINCENT 1852 page 59 To be continued....

Last night someone using the address num20005@aol.com posted messages to many North Carolina county lists, beginning >I found a site that gave me a lot of help with lookups and research. >This site is pretty good. It is still under construction though. The message was not signed. The number of lists to which it was simultaneously posted puts this message in the category of spam, or list abuse. Accordingly, I would like to suggest that you not take this apparently "helpful" suggestion at face value, but be very wary that it is actually a commercial advertisement in disguise. I apologize in turn for sending this warning message to so many lists, but felt it important to reach all NC researchers. I have sent it to every list from which I received a copy of this post myself, as well as to NCROOTS. Elizabeth Harris state coordinator, NCGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/

I found a site that gave me a lot of help with lookups and research. This site is pretty good. It is still under construction though. www.akat.com\genealogy.html

I found a site that gave me a lot of help with lookups and research. This site is pretty good. It is still under construction though. www.akat.com\genealogy.html

I found a site that gave me a lot of help with lookups and research. This site is pretty good. It is still under construction though. www.akat.com\genealogy.html

John Hughes hughes5@hdo.net www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3374 >>From: Genevieve.M.Schalk@Cummins.com >>To: WILLIAM.KAMER@gte.net >>Subject: Your Trial >>Date: August 06, 1999 >> >> >> >> >>:-) This is what I would call a warm fuzzy! :-) >> >> >> After living a "decent" life my time on earth came to an end. The >>first thing I remember is sitting on a bench in the waiting room of what I >>thought to be a court house. The doors >>opened and I was instructed to come in and have a seat by the defense >>table. >>As I looked around I saw the "prosecutor," he was a villainous looking gent >>who snarled as he stared at me, he definitely was the most evil person I >>have ever seen. >> I sat down and looked to my left and there sat my lawyer, a kind and >>gentle looking man whose appearance seemed very familiar to me. The corner >>door flew open and there appeared the judge in full flowing robes. He >>commanded an awesome presence as he moved across the room and I couldn't >>take my eyes off of him. >> As he took his seat behind the bench he said "Let us begin." The >>prosecutor rose and said "My name is Satan and I am here to show you why >>this man belongs in hell." He proceeded to tell of >>lies that I told, things that I stole and in the past when I cheated >>others. >>Satan told of other horrible perversions that were once in my life and the >>more >>he spoke the further down in my seat I sank. I was so embarrassed that I >>couldn't look at anyone, even my own lawyer, as the Devil told of sins that >>even I >>had completely forgotten about. >> As upset as I was at Satan for telling all these things about me, I was >>equally upset at my representative who sat there silently not offering any >>form of defense at all. I know I had been >>guilty of those things, but I had done some good in my life-couldn't that >>at >>least equal out part of the harm I've done. >> Satan finished with a fury and said "This man belongs in hell, he is >>guilty >>of all that I have charged and there is not a person who can prove >>otherwise. Justice will finally be served this day." When it was his turn, >>my lawyer first asked if he might approach the bench. The judge allowed >>this >>over the strong objection of Satan, and beckoned him to come forward. As he >>got up and started walking I was able to see him now in his full splendor >>and majesty. Now I >>realized why he seemed so familiar, this was Jesus representing me, my Lord >>and my Savior. >>He stopped at the bench and softly said to the judge "Hi Dad" and then He >>turned to address the court. "Satan was correct in saying that this man >>had >>sinned, I won't deny any of these >>allegations. And yes the wages of sins is death and this man deserves to be >>punished". >>Jesus took a deep breath and turned to His Father with out-stretched arms >>and proclaimed "However, I died on the cross so that this person might have >>eternal life and he has accepted Me as his Savior, so He is mine." >>My Lord continued with "His name is written in the book of life and no one >>can snatch him from Me. Satan still does not understand yet, this man is >>not >>to be given justice but rather mercy." >>As Jesus sat down, He quietly paused, looked at his Father and replied >>"There is nothing else that needs to be done, I've done it all". The Judge >>lifted His mighty hand and slammed the gavel down and the following words >>bellowed from His lips- "This man is free-the penalty for >>him has already been paid in full, case dismissed." As my Lord led me away >>I could hear Satan ranting and raving "I won't give up, I'll win the next >>one." I asked Jesus as He gave me my instructions where to go next "Have >>you >>ever lost a case?" >> Christ lovingly smiled and said "Everyone that has come to me and asked >>Me >>to represent them has received the same verdict as you, "Paid in Full." >> >>> >> PRAYER: >> Father, I ask you to bless my friends reading this right now! Lord, show >>them a new revelation of Your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to >>minister to their spirit at >>this very moment. Where there is pain, give them Your peace & mercy. Where >>there is self-doubting, release a renewed confidence in Your ability to >>work >>through them. Where there is tiredness or exhaustion, I ask You to give >>them >>understanding,patience, & strength as they learn submission to Your >>leading. >>Where there is spiritual stagnation, I ask You to renew them by revealing >>Your nearness, and by drawing them into greater intimacy with You. >>Where there is fear, reveal Your love, and release to them Your courage. >>Where there is a sin blocking them, reveal it, and break its hold over my >>friend's life. Bless their finances, give them greater vision, and raise up >>leaders, and friends to support, and encourage >>them. Give each of them discernment to recognize the demonic forces around >>them, and reveal to them the power they have in You to defeat it, I ask You >>to do these things in >>Jesus'name! AMEN >> >>Passing this on to anyone you consider a friend, as I have done here, will >>bless you both. Passing this on to one not considered a friend is something >>I know Christ would do. >> >>

I have added all of "Little" Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church and some of St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemeteries in Alamance County, NC to my web page. Please stop by. I hope that you find a long lost ancestor or a date you did not have. Happy Hunting. Mary Ellis http://genweb.net/~mwellis

I just wanted to let everyone know that the East Coast Allreds are hosting a big Allred Family Reunion here in Randolph County, NC on Saturday, September 11, 1999. The reunion will be held at Grays Chapel UMC in the Fellowship Hall. Grays Chapel is located at the intersection of Old Liberty Road and HWY 22 in the northeast corner of Randolph County. This reunion is open to all Allreds, Allred descendants and everyone interested in Allred Family History! The agenda is: 10:30 Meetings and Greetings. This is your chance to see who's there and hear the latest Research Information. 12:00 Noon Covered Dish/Pot Luck Lunch. All Afternoon free to visit with all your cousins and view displays We will have a lot of displays available including copies of the original Granville Land Grants, copies of some of the original wills, Revolutionary War Veteran's Applications, and other paper work that our Allred ancestors have "left" for us to enjoy and study. There will also be family photographs, tombstone photographs, and lots of other family "stuff" to see. Sunday, September 12th, we're offering a Tour of Allred Sites in Randolph County. We will begin the tour at 9am, leaving from Grays Chapel School which is located across the road from the church. The tour should last all day and we've chosen sites that we can drive too so some of our cousins who can't hike or walk long distances can join us. Maps of the Allred sites will be available at the reunion for those who can't join us. We are planning to eat lunch at Captain Tom's Seafood Restaurant around 1 or 1:30 that day. If you aren't a fan of seafood, don't worry. I can't eat it either, I'm allergic to shell-fish. There will be other items to choose from on the menu. I hope you can join us. Please let me know if you need any more info! Linda Allred Cooper lacooper@mindspring.com

Before the formation of Alamance Co, in 1849 the entire area was the western portion of Orange Co. If you had ancestors in western Orange Co before 1849 then you should look for them in Alamance Co after that time. If you had ancestors in Alamance Co then you should look at Orange Co for dates before 1849. Col. John STOCKARD and Giles MEBANE were responsible for the divison of the "western area" of Orange Co. Stockard and Mebane anticipated a hard battle to pass the division. The actual vote was 1,257 for division, 1,011 against the division. One possible help for Stockard and Mebane was the proposed name of the county seat in the companion legislation. The name decided on was "Graham". This was seen as a political move to honor the then Governor on N.C., William A GRAHAM. Gov. Graham was also one of Hillsborough's most respected citizens. Hillsborough was the county seat of Orange Co and had much vocal opposition to the division. Giles MEBANE is credited with naming the county Alamance after the battle of 1771. Some years later a Ggrandaughter of Col. John STOCKARD made (and wrote) history in Alamance Co. Sallie Walker STOCKARD became the first female graduate of the University of North Carolina in 1898. She also became the first female to receive a master's degree from that university. Her thesis for that degree was the first published history of Alamance Co. This thesis not only contained the history of the county but the history of some of the families. It is credited with being the first published genealogy of the ALBRIGHT family. 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 and BEARSE-L.