Dear Group, This was recently requested...please give some time frame. Thanks, Cathy Farris Looking for information on Tabitha (or Tabatha) Freeman from Chowan County - Her mother Tabatha Hoyter was the daughter of the Chiefman of the ChowanocsTribe who married a Freeman. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NC/Chowan/10968 Surname: Freeman ------------------------- Looking for information on Tabitha (or Tabatha) Freeman from Chowan County - Her mother Tabatha Hoyter was the daughter of the Chiefman of the Chowanocs Tribe who married a Freeman. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10967 Surname: rutherford ------------------------- i am searching my family tree-zebulon vance rutherford was my grndfthr-he married della mae swain and had 2 childrn-nancy june and my father edward swain-they lived around waynesville canton area i think-my addr 420 rittiman rd san antonio tx 78209 any infor wld be aprctd-god bless your families-tks.

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10966 Surname: Forehand ------------------------- Joel Forehand of Chowan was my g-g-grandfather.I have several documents posted on my website under (Chowan County Documents)that may be of interest. Link: Askew Family URL: <http://members.visi.net/~baskew/>

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10965 Surname: Forehand ------------------------- Hi! I am the gggrandoughter of Joel Forehand Sr. I have all of the dates but I must dig them up. Email me if you are still interested. Thanks. Sara

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10964 Surname: Cox ------------------------- Kyleen, Thank you for your response! Finally, a Cox descendant! I am looking forward to hearing from you. I do know that after John Cox died in 1856, my ancestors(at least the mother and her children-Betty/Harry, Tatty, Will and Eden) were petitioned for in the courts, by Cox's granddaughter-Ann C. Page, I believe, and her husband, John C. Page. After that, I don't know what happened to them during the war. Hope you have some info!

Hello Nathan and Group, Saw your post on SKEETO, you wrote: I'm searching for the Odom family (headed by Richard Odom who arrived in Chowan Precinct abt 1700 from Nansemond Co., VA and died leaving a will in 1728 in Chowan County), and also for Edward Sketoe, who was named on the 1753 tax list of Chowan Co., NC, and a Joseph Skittoe, his possible relative, who bought land from Jacob Odom, son of the above Richard Odom in 1748. Also I am searching for John Stringer (b ca 1710's or 1720's) who lived in Chowan Co., NC before living in Edgecombe Co., NC in the Revolutionary War era. My interest in the name SKEETO is as follows...any tip or lead will be appreciated...maybe something below will be of help to you... Cathy Hart Farris cfarris@pacific.net My ancestor Aaron ELLIS mentioned Morning SKEETO in his estate papers. I have tried to put together an outline on SKEETO hoping I would be able to discover more on Aaron ELLIS and his family. 1701 Cav & Pion p53 PB 9 Joseph COOPER 136ac Up Par of Nansemond Co, on SKEETOES Br and br of Coropeake Swp, adj William SUMNER and ADAM RABY. 24 Oct 1701 p412. Tras 3: Margaret READ, Richard BAKER, John CANNEDY. NOTE: Mourning SKEETO is sister to Aaron ELLIS. see Aaron outline NOTE: Adam RABY moved to Bertie 1754 Grimes NC Wills REDDING John Perquimans Co 28 Jan 1754 April Ct 1754 I give an bequeath to Elizabeth FULLENTON, my dearly beloved and intended wife, my plantation next to Jesse EASON's. Cousin: JOHN ELLIS. Exe John DAVIS and Joshua SMALL brothers in law. wit: Jesse EATON, JOSEPH SKETO and John HARRIS NOTE: ELLIS and SKETO knew each other way before 1754 from "Chowan Will Abstract 1707-1850" Pansy A. ELLIOTT book from Salt Lake 975.6147 p28d 1775 17 Dec A:63 Sarah ELLIS. Chowan Co NC Dau. Morning SKEET, cousins, James BOYCES and Francis SKEET. Exrs: James BOYCES, Jacob JORDAN. Wit: Silas WHITE, Elizabeth WARD. QUESTION: Who was father of Morning SKEETO? from Records of Estate 1734-1788 Vol II Loose Estate Papers by Gammon: 1769 202 Aaron ELLIS adm grtd Catherine ELLIS 28 June 1769. Division of estate 20 Sep. 1771 between 1. Catheron ELLIS and 2 Ezekial WIMBERLY as gd for Celey ELLIS. Inv undated by the admrs. Acct of sale of property of dec'd which belonged to Selah ELLIS, heir at law 14 Oct 1771. Buyers: Jethro KITTRELL, Henry LEE, Thom MIERS, Charles AVERET, Thom HOUSE, Ezekiel WIMBERLY, Dave BOYD. Ezekiel WIMBERLY filed a gdn acct for said Celia ELLIS Feb 1775 mentioning money paid to Ezekiel WIMBERLY, Noah HINTON, John JOHNSTON, Lemuel RIDDICK, Catherine ELLIS and also mentioning negros Charles and Simon. Division of estate Feb 1775 between Celia ELLIS, heir at law and Ezekiel WIMBERLY who had purchased the shares of Mary ELLIS and Morning SKEETO, sisters of the said Aaron ELLIS Comment: Knowing the names of the sisters of Aaron could lead to some other avenues. The abstractor made a mistake and wrote Selia EDWARDS, the handwritten copy which I have says Selah ELLIS. I discovered this Jan 2001 1771 959 Court Ordered Ezekial WIMBERLY appt guardian of Celia ELLIS the orphen of Moses ELLIS dec'd on his giving Security in the sum of one thousand pounds proclamation money which security is accordingly given by James MOORE and Arthur BROWN. 1771 960 Court Shadrick WELKINS appeared in open court and deposed upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that Selia ELLIS is the reputed daughter of Moses ELLIS of Chowan County dec'd and that the said Moses ELLIS and AARON ELLIS of Bertie Co were generally reputed to be and declared themselves to be brothers. Pursuant to the dementions of an order of the worshipfull court of Bartie begun and held for said county on the second Tuesday in Feb 1775. We the subscriber that divided and set apart the estate of Aron ELLIS deceased between Celia ELLIS, heir of deceased and Ezekiel WIMBERLY purchaser of Mary ELLIS and Morning SKEETO sisters of said deceast parts the following manner and forme to wit: To Celia ELLIS heir of deceased for her part and shair of the sd dec'd estate, twenty five pounds proc and six penny. To Ezekiel WIMBERLY for his part and shair of the said dec'd state ?? have fifty pounds one shilling of ---money. Noah HINTON James MOORE James GARDNER from "Chowan Will Abstract 1707-1850" Pansy A. ELLIOTT book from Salt Lake 975.6147 p28d 1775 17 Dec A:63 Sarah ELLIS. Chowan Co NC Dau. Morning SKEET, cousins, James BOYCES and Francis SKEET. Exrs: James BOYCES, Jacob JORDAN. Wit: Silas WHITE, Elizabeth WARD.

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10963 Surname: ------------------------- I believe I have your Shepard Brownridge, or -rigg! I have been conducting family research in Edenton for about 10 years. I was just browsing the web in Google, at work, so I don't have my "stuff" in front of me. BUT-the Shepard I have, was the brother to a Sarah, who married William Cox, back in the late 1800s. William was one of four children(Harry, Tattie, William and Eden Cox), who were the children of slaves Providence(Provey) and Betty Cox. The children were slaves themselves, property of John Cox, who died in 1856. The children and their mother were petitioned for in the court system in 1861, by Cox's granddaughter and her husband (Ann and and John C. Page). I am a descendant of the oldest child, Harry, so Shepard and his sister, Sarah, would have been something like my great-great-great uncle and aunt, I believe. Anyway, I can pretty much see the census record I have at home in my mind, and I do believe that the Shepard I have was married to a Caroline, or Carolina. Will get back to you tomorrow!

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10962 Surname: Cox, Blount, Brownrigg, Jones, Holley ------------------------- African-American research in Edenton, Chowan County. I am the descendant of former slaves Providence(Provey) and Betty Cox(ages @68 in 1870 census, he-a blacksmith, she-houskeeping), who died @1871-75, leaving four adult children, Harry(m. Priscilla Blount) Tattie(m. Willam Jones) Will(m. Sarah Brownrigg/ridge) and Eden(m. Henrietta Holley) Provey and Betty are my great-great-great grandparents, through their son, Harry. I have done a lot of research, and have pretty much cleared up the lineage on these four KNOWN children, although Provey had a son, John Buncomb, baptized at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in 1840. I believe there was a tie to the Buncombe family of Washington County through slave ownership, but by then, Provey had been sold to John Cox of Edenton. They only line I'm not quite sure of, or finished with, is the Will Cox/Sarah Brownrigg line. I don't know if they had any children. In 1994, I went to Edenton to take care of the funerary business of a cousin, Sara Beatric Jones, fondly called "Bob Shorty", by her church family at Providence Baptist Church. She was 91 at her death, and was the granddaughter of Will's sister, Tattie. I asked her if Will and Sarah had any children, but she did not remember. She did remember that Will was a Mason, and would "come up from the country for his lodge meetings,and Aunt Sarah would stay with here side of the family while he would attend his meetings". They would come up on a mule cart, with a lantern hanging on the back of the cart, so no one would run into them on those busy country roads! I have information on a request someone posted on this website on Shepard Brown. I believe that Shepard and Sarah were brother and sister, based on some information that I have at home. Looking to hear from someone ASAP!

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10961 Surname: ------------------------- I believe I have your Shepard Brownridge, or -rigg! I have been conducting family research in Edenton for about 10 years. I was just browsing the web in Google, at work, so I don't have my "stuff" in front of me. BUT-the Shepard I have, was the brother to a Sarah, who married William Cox, back in the late 1800s. William was one of four children(Harry, Tattie, William and Eden Cox), who were the children of slaves Providence(Provey) and Betty Cox. The children were slaves themselves, property of John Cox, who died in 1856. The children and their mother were petitioned for in the court system in 1861, by Cox's granddaughter and her husband (Ann and and John C. Page). I am a descendant of the oldest child, Harry, so Shepard and his sister, Sarah, would have been something like my great-great-great uncle and aunt, I believe. Anyway, I can pretty much see the census record I have at home in my mind, and I do believe that the Shepard I have was married to a Caroline, or Carolina. Will get back to you tomorrow!

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10960 Surname: Odom, Sketoe, Stringer ------------------------- RICHARD ODOM))) EDWARD SKETOE))) my ancestors JOHN STRINGER)) I'm searching for the Odom family (headed by Richard Odom who arrived in Chowan Precinct abt 1700 from Nansemond Co., VA and died leaving a will in 1728 in Chowan County), and also for Edward Sketoe, who was named on the 1753 tax list of Chowan Co., NC, and a Joseph Skittoe, his possible relative, who bought land from Jacob Odom, son of the above Richard Odom in 1748. Also I am searching for John Stringer (b ca 1710's or 1720's) who lived in Chowan Co., NC before living in Edgecombe Co., NC in the Revolutionary War era. Nathan W. Murphy

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10959 Surname: Morgan ------------------------- I have a Seth Morgan. Son of James Morgan and Ann Overton. I have his birth date as 9/16/1740. That's all I know about him though and I doubt it helps much. Bill

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10958 Surname: WARD ------------------------- Thanks, Jean i/e. Aaron Ward of Chowand Co., NC Lynne

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10957 Surname: ------------------------- Sorry, I have none of those surnames on my pedigree. Jean Anne

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10956 Surname: ------------------------- Lynne, The words lost were" in Ohio, I simply don't know". Now, Champion Ward had a son, Aaron b. 2 Apr 1810 in Bertie Co,NC but he married Pricilla A. Freeman 21 Apr 1836 in Gibson Co,Tenn.Both Aaron, Jr. and his wife died in Gibson Co. The only child I have record of is, Cynthia Ann b 1851 in Gibson Co. I'm sure that more children were born to them. It's possible that ANY sons of Aaron, Sr could have had an Aaron, I just haven't researched much,yet, on the other children. My line comes thru, Champion. Let me know if you find more. Jean Anne

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10955 Surname: Woodard, Hobson ------------------------- Our family of Woodard surname, came through North Carolina, and we think they had been in Virginia. They came on to Ohio but we don't know how long they were in North Carlina. William Cooper Woodard was my great-great-grandfather, and his son, John Cooper Woodard, was born in Hocking County, Ohio. His daughter, N.A.A. Woodard became known as Minnie Woodard. She married James S. Davis. If you have any data on William or his son John, please contact me. I would be interested in all possible data on William, especially his wife Mary and/or other wives he may have married. Thanks, NJ This is the first time I have posted here about the Woodard Surname, so please contact me via email to be sure that I receive your answer.

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10954 Surname: Morgans, Sewell, Ray, Galloway ------------------------- I am looking for a Seth Morgan of Chowan County NC. He was born in 1801 in Bertie (?) Co. NC. He married Nancy Valentine about 1830 in Bertie Co. NC and they had the following children: James Henry, Daniel, William J., David Valentine, John Alenxander, Martha, Thomas A. and Sarah J. Morgan.

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10953 Surname: WARD ------------------------- Jean, Thank you for the information. I am looking for an Aaron Ward with five sons: John, Andrew, Henry, Matthew, and Mark. John was born abt 1815/1816. He married Julia Smith and lived in Columbiana Co, Ohio. Then, they moved to Gallia Co, Ohio. I know nothing more about his brothers than their names. I see you have a Henry born about 1780 in Chowan Co. Do you know if Aaron had a brother named Jacob? The last part of your responce was cut off. It ends like this: "It is possible one was i...." Thanks, Lynne

Posted on: Chowan County NC. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Chowan/10952 Surname: ------------------------- Lynne, sorry for taking so long-my computer has been down. These are the children I have for Aaron Ward of Chowan Co, NC- Champion b. 1773 Chowan-----He was in Gibson, Tenn. in 1840- census Henry b. abt 1780-Chowan Willis b. 1789 Chowan----He was in Gibson in 1850-census William b. 1797 Chowan I'm sure there must be more--I know very little about this family. It is possible one was i