My Herrings weren't on the index but they were on the census roll. Always check when in doubt! Carmelita ------- In a message dated 11/08/1999 1:25:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, mvolker@unicomp.net writes: > Crawford Best wrote: > > > > My great grandfather Benjamin Best was listed in the 1830 and 1850 census > > INDEXES for Fairfield County, SC, but not in the 1840 index. I checked > the > > actual census and found him there. The name was a little hard to read but > he, > > the other family members, and their ages, were exactly as they should have > been. > > > > MORAL: the indexes save time but there is no substitute for the primary > > document(s). This example was easy to figure out but I expect people > could be > > easily missed when you rely just on indexes. > > > > Crawford Best > > I believe the entire southern district of Duplin County was omitted from > the index in, I think it was 1850, but they were on the film. I knew > something was wrong when it was missing 3 of our 4 surnames that heavily > populated that area! > > Judy

Barbara, What a mess! FROM # 25 REUBEN GREEN has 1 free white male sixteen years and upwards, including heads of families, 3 free white males under sixteen, 4 free white females, including heads of families In addition to the JACOB and JOSEPH KELLEY that you mentioned, there are also a JAMES and MARY KELLEY/KELLY Also DANIEL, JOHN, JOSEPH, RICHARD and WILLIAM FOWLER Also JOHN, NATHANIEL, THOMAS, JR. and THOMAS, SR. THORNTON FROM # 10 JOSEPH KELLY in Sampson in 1784 WM. FOWLER in Granville in 1771 REUBEN GREEN in Sampson in 1784 FROM # 13 JAMES, JOHN,, DANIEL and GEORGE FOWLER ANDREW, JAMES, JOSEPH, MATHEW, MISS, NELSON, NIEL and WILLIAM KELLY and ARCHIBALD, JOHN, and NELSON KELLEY HEROD, JAMES, JOHN, NATHANIEL, THOMAS, JR. and THOMAS, SR. THORNTON BRYAN, FARNIFOLD, FARNIFOLD SR., HENRY, JACOB, JAMES, JOHN, JOSEPH, MARY, MATHEW, RICHARD, ROBERT, SAMUEL, THOMAS, WILLIAMS, JR. and WM. GREEN FROM # 5 JOHN KELLY DAVID, JOHN, JOSEPH, RO. G., THOMAS and TIMOTHY GREEN AND 1A 197 REUBEN GREEN to FREDERICK WILLIAMS, both of Duplin Co., 14 Oct 1785, for 32 pds. 10 shill. specie 90A on the SS of Rockfish Creek incl. the sd. GREEN'S impr., beg. at a white oak supposed to be NATHANIEL MERRADITH'S corner, patented by REUBEN GREEN 1784. Wit: AARON WILLIAMS, JAMES RYAN. Oct. Ct. 1785 There are no weddings cross-referenced between these four families in either # 8 or # 14. Go over all this and let me know which ones you want the full version of.. Dee -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Martin <barbaramn@gnt.net> To: d7777@worldnet.att.net <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Date: Sunday, November 28, 1999 6:04 PM Subject: Fowlers in Sampson Co. >Dear Dee, >You have done so much for me already, and here goes yet another request. I >realized I couldn't post this on the Bladen list, but perhaps among your >other books you might have some information. >I have also went this to Jason, after discovering he has a Fowler line. >I have noted in recent messages that Jason has a Fowler line. I also have >one and I am so frustrated. My ggg-gf was Thornton Fowler, born in GA or NC >about 1790, said to be the son of a William Fowler. He had two brothers, >Jeremiah and William. Thornton was in Washington Co., GA by 1820, and >Jeremiah in Wilkinson Co, GA by that same date. >I found in the 1870 SampsonCo., Honeycutts township,NC census, one Thornton >Fowler. Expecting great things, I looked that up and found him to be black. >Not over six or seven households a way was a white John Fowler, aged 68. >Logic tells me that the black Thornton could have been a newly-freed slave, >possibly having been owned by John. My next conclusion was that possibly my >Thonrton could have been a close family member of that John, and the slave >was given his name. >Another interesting detail of my Thornton was that he forever moved around >with Jacob Kelly, RS, son of Jacob Kelly, son of Joseph Kelly, all of NC. >Both Joseph and Jacob Kelly are shown in the 1790 Fayette Dist., Sampson >Co. Heads of Family, p. 51, not terribly far from your William and Daniel >Fowler. >Jacob Kelly and Thornton Fowler lived near each other in Washington Co., GA, >Doole Co., GA, and Coffee or Dale Co., AL. where they both died. I suspect >they were related. >Do you find anything about my Thornton and his brother Jeremiah? Are there >untraced lines for the William and Daniel shown in that census? Have you >found any Fowler/Kelly marriages? Were there any Thornton/Fowler marriages? >Also, when you get the chance to check the books for my Kelly/Green names, >woulc you also be on the lookout for a Rueben Green, please? >Thank you so much for any help you may give. >Barbara Martin >(Searching Kelly, Green, Fowler and possibly Thornton) >

In a message dated 12/3/99 8:57:29 Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> wrote : << 46. BLOUNT, WARREN (CR.035.801.2/3-33) 27 Feb 1823 - Apr Term 1823 wife's eldest son DANIEL B. Newton $5; her next son JULIOUS NEWTON $5; her day. MARY ELIRZAR NEWTON $5; dau. MARY BLOUNT $5; dau. ELINOR BLOUNT $5; dau. JU:IAUR ANN BLOUNT $5; wife ELENOR residue of estate to support family & school children until JULIAUR ANN is 18 years old; negroes Rose & Sam sold to pay debts extr: wife ELENOR wit: MAJR NEWTON, FELIX FREDERICK signed: Warren Blount >> -------- I have a fair amount of data on the above family in case another researcher is interested.....and of course, I'd love to fill in a couple of gaps in my info, too. ~amy b flowers, aka, kessarose@aol.com

Keith, For what its worth, I just found this. FROM # 6 544. WILKINSON, JOHN JR. (CR.035.801.12) 18 Oct 1836 - Jul Term 1837 (If you want the full text I'll be glad to send it to you) Paraphrased: His Will mentions a deceased daughter Harriet Sandlin, Harriet's husband Jeremiah Sandlin, and their children: Mary Anne Sandlin, Harriet Caroline Sandlin, Sarah Elizabeth Sandlin, and John W. ( Wilkinson) Sandlin. Dee ---Original Message----- From: KEITH WHALEY <keith.whaley@worldnet.att.net> To: NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com <NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, November 27, 1999 10:12 PM Subject: Duplin Lookups by Dee Thompson >Hello Buster and Dee: > >From the original letter of Buster to Dee: I'm looking for info on >Catherine Sandlin. She was married to Willis T. Gresham in the latter >part of the 1800's [who may have been previously married to a Bass]. >Lived in Rose Hill, Duplin Co., NC. Do you have any info on her or her >family in your Sandlin research? > >Buster > >I was looking through my data files an pulled up the name Catherine >Sandlin. With the name Catherine Sandlin in the Estate of Alsa Brown, >does her name really mean Catherine Sandlin or Catherine Sandlin Brown, >because she is mentioned in between a son and a daughter of his? I will >list a lineage of Willis T. Gresham below: > >1. Willis T. Gresham b. January 28, 1843 d. Mar. 9, 1923. > +Kittie Bass [no known parents] > 2. Kate Gresham > +Ira J. Scott > 2. Thomas J. Gresham > +Effie Hollingsworth > +Catherine Sandlin b. Nov. 13, 1839 d. Oct. 16, 1920. > 2. Barbara Gresham b. Mar. 23, 1880 d. June 26, 1902 Duplin > >Does anyone doing research on Brown family have info on Alsa Brown's >children? It would be appreciated. > >Keith Whaley, Duplin Whaley's >

Dear Jean, Here they are. FROM # 6 6. ALLAN, HENARY (CR.035.801.1/A-5) 16 Jul 1791 - Jul Term 1795 son HENARY fourth part of young cattle out of my olde stock of Cattle; sons HENARY & LEVEN equal shares of all hogs, cattle, hausen furnatud & working twols; son WILLIAM 20 shillings; son EZEKEL 29 shillings; dau.SABROUGH KING 20 shillings; dau. RUTH JONES 20 shillings; dau. SARAH 20 shillings; dau. ELIZABETH THALLY 20 shillings; dau. RODY TEACHEY 20 shillings extrs: sons HENARY & LEAVAN wit: DANIEL TEACHY, TIMOY TEACHY signed: Henary (sign) Allan 80. BRYANT, JACOB (CR.035.801.2/A-34) wife MARY land on the south Side of Island creek & all on this side of the Creek. the Powel Place & JOHN ALLAN place adj. the creek for her natural life, all stock, tools, house & Kitchen furniture except what is to be Sold to defray expenses for the Schooling and Raising my Small Children, 1 bed & furniture, negro Tuff & her three children John, Isaac & baby & Chaney at my mother's decease; son WILLIAM land at wife's decease along with the LEVIN ALLIN place; son DAVID land on North Side of Island creek except my LEVIN ALLIN place, negro Linda Meriah, 1 bed & furnitue now in his possession at his Grandmother's, all stock, huse whole & Kitchen furniture at his grand Mother's decease; au. MARY bed & furniture now in hir possession & negro Molsey; dau. ELIZABETH negro Hepsey Jane at hir grandmother's deceas, 1 bed & furniture whin departs the family; dau. EASTER negro Charity, 1 bed & furniture whin she depart the family; dau. CATHRIN JANE negro Kitty Ann, 1 bed & furniture! when she departs the family; son WILLIAM S. SPARKS aforementioned negro Jerry, one bed & furniture when he departs the family; dau. SUSANNAH 1 bed & furniture when She departs the family & one negro if any of the wenches now left in the life dower [of the widow] Should have any child & if not she to have negro John extr: friend DAVID SLOAN wit: JOHN MCANN, MARGARET (sign) BRIANT signed: Jacob Bryan 223. HENRY ALLON witnessed the Will of HANCHEY, MARTEN, 13 Sep 1800 Stay well and keep sending me "goodies". Gratefully, Dee

Mary Beth, Here is the Will from the replacement book. FROM # 6 157. ELLISON, JESSE (CR.035.801.4/A-137) 25 Jun 1804 - Jul Term 1804 wife ANN all my land and personal Estate during her natural life to use and raise my children and at her death to my children JORDAN, JESSE, CHARLOTTIE & WILLIAM; dau. WINNEY WATSON 10 pds; dau. NANCY ALBERSON 1 Bed and furniture and one cow and calf which she hath already Received; son ACKISS one horse, 1 bed and furniture which he hath already Received; my Executor do cause to be made up to BRIAN WHETFIELD a good and lawful Right to all the land my bond calls for extrs: wife ANN & son-in-law MATTHEW WARD wit: ISAAC KORNEGY, JESS ELLISON signed: Jesse (X) Ellison Thank you for being patient. Dee

Sally, Remember that I said my books were earlier than your dates and I would have to try to go forward rather than back? Here's the first clue from one of the new books. These are unsorted court documents. FROM # 19 SS (Note: Secretary of State) 887 (1749 - 1754) 499-(30) SAMUEL HERRING inventory Taken 14 Jun 1751 by ANTHONY HERRING excr. Included were 2 negro men, 1 woman 5 children (not named); the children given by will to STEPHEN HERRING, MICHAEL HERRING, and [blank] HERRING. Mentioned were horses given by will to the excr and to John Connerly. Debts due or owed the estate: ALEXANDER ROUSE, STEPHEN CADE, WILLIAM TEAGUE This would have been a long shot until I saw the ROUSE name. Still working on it. Dee -----Original Message----- From: WLWMEGAWAT@aol.com <WLWMEGAWAT@aol.com> To: d7777@worldnet.att.net <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Date: Thursday, November 25, 1999 6:18 PM Subject: Duplin Co NC Lookups >Dee, > >I've watched with interest at the different postings you've done from your >books. > >I am a descendant of the HERRING family from that area. Specifically, Henry >HERRING b. 1816 married Pencie Jane BOONE b. 1821. I've had no luck in >proving either of their parents. They married 1843 NC. Family rumor says >they came from the Duplin, Sampson, New Hanover Co NC area. Family rumor >also says there was a family Bible and Henry's parents were Stephen and >Nancy. I do find Henry and Pencie living in Duplin Co in 1850 census. Can >you help me find anything on them in your books? > >Thanks, >Carmelita > >WLWMEGAWAT@aol.com >CarmaW@aol.com >Carmawalker@Yahoo.com >carmelitaW@juno.com > >NC>GA>FL Herring >GA> FL Dorman >NC>GA> Smith >NC>GA>FL Bellflower >

Note: If anyone else needs HILL Wills let me know now before I go get them copied. Paula, I'm going to have to mail the other 20 Wills. It's just too much to copy. Dee

The records in #s 18 & 19 are PROBATES, ADMINISTRATIONS, INVENTORIES and appear in a very spartan form. I.E, according to the author, Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., "For the most part, these are LISTS of probates (those who had wills) and of Administrations (those who were intestate) If I am reading this correctly your WILLIAM MIZELL did NOT have a Will (indicated by EX for executor) but did die intestate (as indicated by AD for administrator). In both locations that I mentioned to you the only difference in the material is the spelling of their names. FROM # 18 5 TYRREL from Oct 1761 to 24 Oct 1762 Intestate Administration Securities WILLIAM MIZILL ELIENOR MIZILL LUKE MIZILL and JOHN MIZILL 107 TYRREL COUNTY since Oct 1761 Fr. Ward CC WILLIAM MIZELL ELINOR MIZELL (Ad) LUKE MIZELL and JOHN MIZELL FROM # 5 MIZEL 3A pg. 448 WILLIAM MIZEL SENR. of Duplin Co. to LEVI MIZEL (co. not given), 26 Aug 1796, for 25 pds. good & lawful money a negro boy named DICK about 7 or 8 yrs. old. Wit: LUKE MIZEL, MARK (X) MIZEL. Jan Ct. 1797 MIZELL 3A pg. 250 HENRY HALSEY (co. not given) to JOHN WOODWARD (co. not given), 13 Sep 1797, for 5 shill., a quit claim deed for 170A (location not given). (Bottom of deed says "New Hanover County - let the same be registered.") Wit: WILLIAM MIZZEL, JAMES DICKSON. (No probate date) 3A pg.355 WILLIAM MIZELL SENR. to WILLIAM MIZELL JUNR., both of Duplin Co., 31 May 1796, for 80 pds. good & lawful money a negro boy named HARPER about 12 yrs. old. Wit: LEVY (roman numeral one) MIZELL, LUKE MIZELL. July Ct. 1796. 3A pg. 450 WILLIAM MIZELL (SENR.) of Duplin Co. to MARK MIZELL (co. not given) 26 Aug 1796, for 50 pds. good & lawful money a negro boy named JACK 5 months old. Wit: LUKE MIZELL, LEVI (M) MIZELL. Jan. Ct. 1797. 4A pg. 110 LEVI ( L. M.) MIZELL to JOHN BUSH, both of Duplin Co., 17 Sep 1808, for $110 current money of N. C. 150A on the NS of Maxwell Swamp & WS of Alder [Elder] Swamp, beg. at a pine a corner of land granted to ALEXANDER DICKSON'S (now JAMES DICKSON'S) line to his corner joining ALEXANDER HOLDON, RIGBY, RICHARD WILLIAMS. Wit: JAMES DICKSON, WM. (X) MIZELL. Apr. Ct. 1810 Dee -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Parrish <BarbP@worldnet.att.net> To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Date: Thursday, December 02, 1999 10:07 PM Subject: Re: MIZEL Dee, Would love both versions of the will of William Mizell. I tried several times to get the copies of his administration while in Raleigh. They are no longer available. Keep hoping they have been mis-filed not stolen. The other Mizel, Mizell and Mizzel that I mentioned were listed in the index of Duplin deeds. Hope you don''t have to take asthma medicine tonight and can get some sleep. Thanks a bunch, Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: Dee Thompson To: Barbara Parrish Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 6:08 PM Subject: MIZEL Barbara, I may have spoken too soon. Elinor, John, Luke, Samuel and William MIZELL and Elienor, John, Luke and William MIZILL are All listed in Tyrrel County in 1761. They all are in just two versions of the same information: the Will of William Mizell. Also in # 29 I have Moses Mizell in Chowan County in 1758. What do you think? Dee

-----Original Message----- From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> To: Don S. Herring <carman1@mindspring.com> Date: Thursday, December 02, 1999 7:01 PM Subject: Re: "Got Herrings?" >Hi Don, >O.K. lets see what's new with the Herrings: > >FROM # 14 >Only weddings in the 1700's were: >HERRING, BENJAMIN to MARY SHOTWELL, 09/18/1780 >HERRING, WHITFIELD to MARY CROOM, 11/17/1782 >HERRING, WHITFIELD to FEREBY ROBERTS, 05/31/1782 > >FROM # 28 (Let me know if you want the full census on any of these) >ARTHUR >BENJAMIN >ISAAC >JAMES >LEWIS >SAMUEL >STEPHEN >STEPHEN >STEVEN > >FROM # 6 >about 45 HERRING Wills, but none for James > >FROM # 16 >Land Patents to JOHN, JOHN, JR. and SAMUEL in 1723 > >FROM # 13 >Land Patents to ABRAHAM, ANTHONY, ARMWELL, ARTHUR, BENJAMIN, FREDERICK, >HENRY, JOHN, JOSHUA, MICHAEL, PHILIP, RICHARD, SAMUEL, SIMON AND STEPHEN. > >FROM # 5 >dozens of entries, five for JAMES. One entry lists him from Dobbs County in >1782, one lists him from Dobbs County buying land in Duplin County in 1784, >one as a witness to a Duplin County transaction in 1785, one refers to the >boundaries of his land in Duplin (I think) County in 1794, and the last one >refers to him as being from Wayne County buying land in Duplin in 1808, >Just about all of these mention one of the WHITFIELDS (see the marriages >above). > >I'm going to hate myself for asking, but which ones do you want. >Dee > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Don S. Herring <carman1@mindspring.com> >To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >Date: Thursday, December 02, 1999 9:51 AM >Subject: "Got Herrings?" > > >>Hello Dee, >> >>If you would be so kind, would you please check for any of those slippery >>HERRINGS. I believe that my g.g.g.g.gf James HERRING was married in Duplin >>Co. ca. 1770's. >> >>Thanks for your time and effort. And I know from experience how much time >>and effort can go into lookups for others. It takes a special kind of >>energy and willingness to do for others to expend time and effort looking >>up material that doesn't pertain to your own search. >> >>Don >> >> >

Hello, I am searching for information about Elizabeth "Betsy" (King) Craft. She was named as a daughter in the Will of her father, James King, SR dated 22 October 1836. I believe that Elizabeth was previously married to George Shepard who died prior to 6 February 1827. On this date Thomas Foy was named Administrator of George Shepard's estate. Any information about Elizabeth "Betsy" (King) Craft or the man she married, ________ Craft, would be appreciated. Thanks, James Shepard

Tom, This might help - FROM # 6 FELIX FREDERICK (FREDRICK) 156. witnessed the Will of WILLIAM ELIOT, 19 May 1784 176. FREDRICK/FREDERICK, FELIX (CR.035.801.4/1-28) 4 May 1831 - Aug Term 1832 wife KATHERINE all my negroes & all my cleard land for her life time, all my house and kitching furniture, my mare & stock of all kind and at her death negroes to be sold & money divided between my daus. [not named] and three youngest Boys [not named] & three boys to get stock & furniture; son PATRICK land on East side of the Big Branch Except the wheet patch field adj. the percoson path above Patrick's field, JOHN S. HILL & WILLIAM NEWTON decd.; son THOMAS KENAN FREDERICK land on Big Branch at the mouth of the little branch adj. the burnt percoson north of the land given PATRICK; sons JACKY & JAMES all remaining land; son WILLIAM 50 (Note:cent symbol, as in 50 cents); son NORICE 50 (Note:cent symbol); son FELIX 50 (Note:cent symbol) extrs: my good wife & ISAAC TAYLOR wit: JOHN S. HILL, D. B. NEWTON signed: Felix Fredric Codicil: 6 Jun 1832 wife KATHERINE negro Betty for her lifetime & then sold & the money divided between my dau. ANNY TAYLOR & my 3 youngest sons [not named]; I take from my daus. NANCY MALPRUS, JANE GRIMES & CATHERINE GRIMES all rights to the negroes which I gave them in my will & give them $1 a piece wit: JOHN S. HILL, D. B. NEWTON signed: Felix Frederick 31. witnessed the will of WILLIAM BEST, 20 Oct 1790 46. BLOUNT, WARREN (CR.035.801.2/3-33) 27 Feb 1823 - Apr Term 1823 wife's eldest son DANIEL B. Newton $5; her next son JULIOUS NEWTON $5; her day. MARY ELIRZAR NEWTON $5; dau. MARY BLOUNT $5; dau. ELINOR BLOUNT $5; dau. JU:IAUR ANN BLOUNT $5; wife ELENOR residue of estate to support family & school children until JULIAUR ANN is 18 years old; negroes Rose & Sam sold to pay debts extr: wife ELENOR wit: MAJR NEWTON, FELIX FREDERICK signed: Warren Blount 213. witnessed the will of SAMUEL GUY, 16 Aug 1794 JAMES FREDERICK 175. FREDERICK, WILLIAM (CR.035.901.4/1-5) 25 Mar 1830 - Nov Term 1830 wifw NANCY negroes Celia & her son John, Lucy, Nancy, Susy & Daniel, 1 year's provisions, 1 horse, my rideing chair & harness, household & kitchen furniture, 3 cows and Calves, 2 sows & pigs, my stock of sheep; at wife's death negroes Lucy, Nancy, Susy & Daniel divided between the children of my son WILLIAM K; grdau. BETSEY JAMES, dau. of my son JAMES FREDERICK dec'd $1; dau CATHERINE HOUSTON my persimon land called the Tanner Plantation; dau. POLLY WILKINSON negro Jackson; dau. JANE TIPLER land on Stewarts Creek, lands on Buck branch, all household and kitchen furniture now in her possession which was purchased by me the second of November eighteen hundred and Twenty eight; son WILLIAM K. land whereon I now live & negro Ichmael in trust for his 2 sons, WILLIAM KENNON & PETER COFFEE until they arrive at the age of 21; negroes Lott & Lydia sold & grson PETER COFFEE FREDERICK my still extrs: son WILLIAM K. & son in law JOHN HOUSTON wit: BLANEY WILLIAMS, HARPER WILLIAMS signed: Willim (sign) Frederick 159. witnessed the will of JAMES EVANS, 6 Dec 1801 Dee -----Original Message----- From: Tom Wood <n4cid@intrstar.net> To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Date: Thursday, December 02, 1999 1:11 PM Subject: Re: Duplin Wills.... > >Hi Dee. I would like to see the wills of Felix FREDERICK and James >FREDERICK. Don't know Peter COFFEE. > >Many thanks, > >Tom Wood >

PLEASE ADD THESE TO THE BIBLIOGRAPHIES 24. Orange County, North Carolina Tax List 1790, Mountain Press, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, purchased from Margaret M. Hofmann, $5.00 25. Sampson County, North Carolina Census 1790, Mountain Press. Signal Mountain, Tennessee, purchased from Margaret M. Hofmann, $4.50 26. Bladen County, North Carolina Census 1790, Mountain Press, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, purchased from Margaret M. Hofmann, $3.00 27. Cumberland County, North Carolina Census 1790, Mountain Press, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, purchased from Margaret M. Hofmann, $5.00 28. Duplin County, North Carolina Census 1790, Mountain Press, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, purchased from Margaret M. Hofmann, $4.50 29. The Granville District of North Carolina 1748 - 1763, Abstracts of Miscellaneous Land Office Records, Volume Four (includes Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Bute, Chowan, Cumberland, Currituck, Dobbs, Edgecombe and Granville), Margaret M. Hofmann, 1993 , purchased from Margaret M. Hofmann, $39.00 30. The Granville District of North Carolina 1748 - 1763, Abstracts of Land Grants, Volume One, ( includes Anson, Bladen, Bertie, Beaufort, Currituck, Chowan, Cumberland, Dobbs and Edgecombe), Margaret M. Hofmann, The Roanoke News Company, Weldon, N. C., 1986, purchased from Margaret M. Hofmann, $24.00 31..The North Carolina Gazetteer, A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, William S. Powell, The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1968, purchased from Margaret M. Hofmann, $20.00 The original list of bibliographies will give you the information on ordering these books. Dee

Barbara, I don't believe you have this, at least not from me. FROM # 13: URIAH BLANCHARD 2592 pg. 591 JOHN GIBBS 11 December 1770 200 acres in Duplin on the N. side of Goshen Swamp and on both sides of Cowhole Swamp, joining WILLIAM TAYLOR, URIAH BLANCHARD, JOHN ROGERS, and Burches Line at the Calfhole READING BLOUNT and READING BLOUNT, JR. 4302 pg. 204 READING BLOUNT, READING BLOUNT, JR. and JOSEPH BLOUNT 25 January 1773 640 acres in Pitt on the Horsepen branch, joining a Pond and (a point) near the Green Swamp at the head 5029 pg. 347 RICHARD GRIST 21 July 1774 200 acres in Pitt on the S. side of Pamplico River in the bay Swamp, joining READING BLOUNT, SR., Grist's fence, Grist's own line, Earl Granville's line, JOHN GRIST, and READING BLOUNT 5030 pg. 348 JOHN GRIST and READING BLOUNT 21 July 1774 200 acres in Pitt on the S. side of Pamplico in the bay Swamp, joining (a point) near Simpson's line, Salter's line, Earl Granvills Line, Grist's line, and the Meanders of the Swamp 7309 pg. 18 READING BLOUNT 2 March 1775 223 acres in Pitt on the N. side of Cabbin branch near Millers and Fishers Corner 7310 pg. 18 READING BLOUNT, JR. 2 March 1775 640 acres in Pitt in Checod Neck, joining NATHAN GODLEY JAMES BLOUNT 1522 pg. 424 JAMES BLOUNT 4 May 1769 500 acres in Bladen on Flowers Swamp W. of Drowning Creek, joining the Western hill side of the Swamp 2085 pg. 512 JAMES BLOUNT 16 December 1769 150 acres in Duplin on the head waters of the N.E. - including George Futches improvement, joining (a point) near Futches Cabbin, (a point) near Warrin's Line, a pond, and EDMUND DUNCAN 3525 pg. 16 THOMAS RESPESS 15 May 1772 300 acres in Beaufort on the S. side of Pamplico River on the E. side of Durhams Creek, joining JAMES BLOUNT and ALEXANDER STEWARTS 3717 pg. 64 NATHAN HORN 20 May 1772 640 acres in Bladen on Flowers Swamp between Tadpole and Drowning Creek, joining Edward Flowers supposed Line and JAMES BLOUNT 7979 pg. 241 WILLIAM REYNOLDS 11 March 1775 500 acres in Bladen between INDIAN FLOWERS S. W. of Drowning Creek, joining Flowers Swamp, JAMES BLOUNT or JOHN FLOWERS, ADAM JOY, (?) and Willis line There are are number of entries for James Blount in # 19. There are a few entries for Mizel in # 18. Let me know if you want these. Dee From: Barbara Parrish <BarbP@worldnet.att.net> To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Date: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 11:49 PM Subject: Re: BLANCHARDS Dee, Thanks for asking, My family connections in Duplin were in the 1745-1790 time frame. This includes Mizell, Blanchard, Blount, Frayer-maybe Taylor. I am only sure of Uriah Blanchard, who I believe is the brother or uncle of my Chloe Blanchard, born Chowan, married Reddin Blount,born cir 1750, son of James Blount of Duplin. His will gives his mother as Eme Frayer, Taylor, Frazier. You know the writing and spelling of that era. I have not responded to your last note, included with the copies, but am interested in all entries for Mizel, Mizell and Mizzel. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Sincerely, Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: Dee Thompson To: BarbP@worldnet.att.net Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 9:46 PM Subject: BLANCHARDS Hi Barbara, Do John, Reuben, or Sarah Blanchard mean anything to you? These are listings from the Duplin County Wills. Dee

THIS IS WELL WORTH READING! >From # 6: 234. HILL, BUCKNER L. (CR.035.801.6/3-18) 9 Feb 1860 - Jan Term 1861 JOSEPH R. HATCH slaves Old Hannah, Abby, Syvil & child Tony, Lucina, Laura, Martha, Orange, Phi;;is & children Rachel, Curtis & Charles, Kit, frank, Roxy & children Cassy & Louuisa, Joe & Isham; CHARLES E. RHODES slaves Nancy, her son Jim & Henry; ANN SMITH slaves Jacob, Lucy Hannah, Leah & Milly Children of Old Milly & Bob for her natural life and then to her children [not named] but should she die without issue, negroes to go to JOHN SMITH, EDWARD SMITH, & AMANDA HOUSTON (dau. of SARAH ANN SMITH); JOHN, son of SARAH ANN SMITH slaves Billy and Fanny & their children Daniel, Henry & Catherine; EDWARD, brother of JOHN SMITH slaves Calvin, Needham Stanley & Cullen; AMANDA HOUSTON slaves Louis & wife Litha & Margaret, Louis & Jackson their children; JAMES RHODES of Alabama slaves Betsey & her children Stephen, Anthony, Rhodes, Sarah & Fanny; DAVIS EVERETT of Wayne County slaves Jonas & Thena in trust for the benefit of Louise, wife of DANIEL E. SMITH; slaves Council & Eas! ter for the benefirt of ANN, wife of BENJAMIN GRISWOLD; slaves Peggy, George & Edward for the benefit of JULIA, wife of RICHARD HATCH; KATE LEWIS, formerly KATE RHODES slave Emily; BETTY, wife of DR. JOSEPH BORDEN 19 or 20 shares of capital stock of the Wilmington & Weldon Rail Road Company; ISAAC WRIGHT & HALSTEAD BOWDEN slaves Flora, Bryant, Catherine, Old Mary, Margaret, Mingo, Julia & child Henry, Sylva & children Cassy, York, George, Emanuel, sina, Betsey, Tempe, Jeoffrey & Phillis & their children William, Amelia, Solomon, Narcissa and Ivy, Martha & children Owen, Eli, David & Mary Jane & Hepsy, Hester & Allen, Old Daniel, Robert & Grandison, land on South Side of Bear Swamp where my new dwelling house is in Duplin County, the Mill tract on the North side of Bear Swamp bought of W .D. PEARSALL, all in trust for my son THOMAS B. HILL sometimes called THOMAS B. STEPHENS and his wife BETSEY & should they die without issue 1/2 of the land & slaves to go to BUCKNER, son of SAMUEL & ELIZA SMITH and 1/2 tp LEMUEL D. HATCH & wife MARTHA; ISAAC WRIGHT of Duplin slaves Sam & Binah & child George, Chelly, Ned & wife Sarah & child Clarissa, Old Becky, Alvin & wife Julia, the Bennett tract in Duplin bought of DR.THOMAS HILL, the THOMAS HOOKS land purchased of THOMAS HOOKS adj. C. D. HILL & Mrs. Bird and lying on or near Horse Pen Branch; slaves Alvin & wife Julia be allowed to choose their new master As Alvin has been to me a faithful servant and contributed much to my comfort; ISAAC WRIGHT & THOMAS B. HILL the Conolly tract in Duplin County purchased from the heirs of JOHN CONOLLY SR., land purchased of ZACHARIAH KORNEGAY on Poley Branch adj. DAVID WRIGHT & Mrs. Bird & the lands formerly belonging to WILLIAM WRIGHT and the lands of JOHN C. BOWDEN; THOMAS B. HILL al! l my crop, provisions, stock of every description, farming implements and utensils, Household and kitchen furniture & black smith's tools upon my Bear Swamp plantation; DR. THOMAS HILL the carpenter's tools now in the possession of Solomon & Peter and used by them; if THOMAS B. Hill & his wife Betsey die without issue, the Mill tract and the tract upon the South side of Bear Swamp to go to BUCKNER L., son of DR. THOMAS & FRANCES HILL instead of LEMUEL HATCH and wife and BUCKNER SMITH; GORDON, husband of BETSY WRIGHT and son in law of THOMAS H. WRIGHT (whose first name is not now recollected) slaves Henry, Sarah & Elvy in trust for THOMAS H. WRIGHT & wife PRISCILLA of Mississippi, also all my lands in the County of Carroll in the State of MIssissippi; brother DR. THOMAS HILL slaves Mary Ann, Thena, Beckey Ann, Solomon, Big Squire & Sarah; BUCKNER L., son of THOMAS & FRANCIS HILL slaves Cassy & Peter her husband & children Edward, Robert, Sena, Peter & Jackson & Luois & his! wife Caroline; FANNY WEYMS slaves Green & his wife Mary Eliza & child Edney & should she die without increase the sd. slaves to HARRIET, dau. of LEMUEL D. & MARTHA HATCH; BUCKNER L. H. WRIGHT slave Louisa now in Mississippi; BUCKNER, son of WENTWORTH W. PIERCE slave Will & wife Fanny & child Peter; DR. EDWARD W. WARD slave Patsey, dau. of Old Becky in trust for the benefit of JAKY JUSTICE or JAKY STEPHENS and at her death to BUCKNER L., son of THOMAS & BETSEY HILL; JOSEPH R. HATCH land on the west side of the main Public road adj. the Wayne plantation which was the residence of my late wife & myself purchased of RHODES CLARISSA HATCH and adj. the land of R. C. HATCH & SAMUEL FLORRENS, also slaves Old Hester, Old Peter & wife Sena; MARGARET J. HALL of the town of Wilmington 10 shares of Capital Stock in the Wilmington & Manchester Rail Road Company; ISAAC WRIGHT 1 share of capital stock of the Wilminton & Weldon Rail Road Company; I herby revoke bequest of slave to CHA! RLES E. RHODES & bequeath him to JOHN SMITH; CATHERINE WITHERSPOON, dau. of LEMUEL D. HATCH slaves Becky & her children Aleck & Washington; BUCKNER L., son of THOMAS B. & BETSEY HILL slaves John, son of Milly; BUCKNER L. H. WRIGHT slave Easter now at the Goshen Plantation, black in color and aged forty years; BUCKNER L., son of THOMAS & FRANCES HILL slaves Jackson & his wife Hannah & should he die without issue slaves to CALHOUN, son of THOMAS & FRANCES HILL; extr. to dispose of my cotton and turpentine on hand, my land known as my Sleepy Creek on Neuse River which I bought of WILLIAM A. WHITFIELD & money divided equally between BUCKNER L., son of DR. THOMAS HILL & FRANCIS and BUCKNER, son of SAMUEL SMITH & MARTHA E. SHINE; CHARLES F. DEEMS $500; extrs. to keep up the farms and carry on the farming operations on my Bear Swamp and the Goshen plantation and on the land opposite by residence in Wayne for the present year and until this (1860) year's crop's have been housed! ; money arising from the sale of the crops to be applied also to the purchase and Erection over my grave of a monument Similar to the one about to be erected to the memory of my late wife, the details as to which I confide to my friend CHARLES F. DEEMS; residue of estate to BUCKNER L., son of THOMAS HILL & wife FRANCES & BUCKNER son of SAML. SMITH & MARTHA E. SHINE; extr. my trusty friends ISAAC WRIGHT & HALSTEAD BOWDEN of Duplin; extr. 2 acres of land upon which is located the family burying ground and two acres of land wheron is located the burying ground of my slaves always be continued and held for the purpose aforesaid; revoke the bequest of Easter to B. L. H. WRIGHT as she has been previously bequeathed in trust for the benefit of ANN GRISWOLD wit: L. P. WOLF, JOS R. PARKER signed: B. L. Hill Codicil: 25 Feb 1860 extr. not to p[ay out or deliver to any one of the heirs at Law of my late wife ANNA M. HILL any of the legacies which I have left in my will until each one shall release his or her claim against me or my estate; if ISAAC WRIGHT should die without wife or issue, his land to go to BUCKNER L., son of THOMAS B. HILL & his wife BETSEY wit: L. P. WOLF, JOS R. PARKER signed: B. L. Hill Dee

Hi Jeanie, >From # 6: 44. BLANTON, RICHARD (CR.035.801.1/A-12) 12 Jun 1821 - Jul Term 1821 wife MARGRET 1 horse, 8 head of cattle, all hogs, sheep & gees, all houshold & Kitchen furniture and tools during her natural life; son BENJAMIN property given to my wife after her death; dau. MARGRET 1 Cow & a two year old hefer; son ABRAHAM 1 horse; dau. NANCY 1 cow & calf, 1 two year old hefer extrs: BENJAMIN FUSSEL, DAVID WILLIAMS wit: Dd. WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN FUSSEL signed: Richard (sign) Blanton Dee

Hugh, >From # 6: 121. CRUMPLER, JOHN (CR.035.801.3/A-81) 7 Feb 1782 - Apr Court 1782 (Sampson Co. CR.087.801.5) son JACOB 100 acres whereon he now lives yt. I bought of PIERY BELL CLAY Lying on bearskin Swamp, the Cattle he formerly was possessed of and one bed now in the possession of ELIHU WIGGINS, 1 black mair & coalt; son JOHN 230 acres on both sides of the Road Joining BENJN WILLIAMS and Crumplers Marsh, 100 acres on Magason Branch, 320 acres being part of an Entry of 640 acres Lying on both sides of Hauls branch whereof LAZARUS HAUL is to have 320 acres, stock of Cattle now in the Cear of WILLIAM LATON, use of the plantation & Negro whereon I now live for to Rais my Children [not named] thereon, 1 Feather bed; dau. RACHEL 5 cows & calves to be paid her at age 21 or when Maried, 10 pds in Silver or Gold, 1 feather bed and Sheet; dau. SARAH 5 Cows & Calves, 10 pds. in Silver or Gold, 1 Feather Bead, Rug and Sheet; dau. NANCY 5 Cows & Calves, 10 pds in Silver or Gold, 35 pds of Feathers; dau. ELIZABETH 5 cows & calves, negro Rose and the first child She Ever Brings, 1 Feather! Bead, Rug and Sheet; son CAJAH 200 acres whereopn I now live, 100 acres adj. the former and Maguson Swamp, 100 acres adj. THAT & WILLIAM BOYKIN, 100 acres on the East Side of Daniels Branch, negro Seacar, 5 Cows & Calves, Feather bead, Rug and Sheet; son JACOB 1/2 sheep at EPHRAIM EMANUELS and the remainder to all my children [not named] except JACOB & GRACE extrs: sons JACOB & JOHN & ELIHU WIGGINS wit: ARTHUR COOR, DANIEL COOR, WILLIAM (sign) Wiggs signed: John Crumpler Thank you for being patient, Dee

The good news is that everybody's file is back in order. The bad news is that there were three lookups I failed to send out a few weeks ago. Lura, Gene and Jean - I apologize profusely. Lookups-in-progress are the following: Delaney, Clara, Sherri, K.C., Judy, Carole, Sue, Barbara M., Jeanie, Tom, Hugh, Ernest, Brenda, James, Kathy, and Barbara P.. If I have left you out just let me know. The ones that can be done via the List will start tonight. Dee

Egads, Dee, that made my head swim reading all those names. Wow is all I can say! Sue in CA

Dear Friends, Today I have placed online in Family History House a research paper relating to Jacob Taylor, b. about 1734, of Beaufort (Pitt) and Duplin Counties in North Carolina, a son of Jacob Taylor of Beaufort (Pitt). Also: Jonathan Taylor, Jr., of Wayne Co., NC, a son of Jonathan and Hannarette Taylor of Duplin and Wayne Counties. These research papers I just posted online can be viewed at: http://www.familyhistoryhouse.com Once the site opens, go to RESEARCH, then to TAYLOR, then to DUPLIN. On the Duplin index page, you will find a list of what is posted online regarding Duplin County Taylors. Just click on the title in which you are interested. As usual, your comments, additions, and corrections are most heartily invited. I'm always happy to hear when the work posted online is useful to you. Regards, Bill Linder Arlington, Virginia