Hi Everyone My name is Rosemary Reifel, and I am interested in the Pigford family. I am the recipient of some research done by someone now deceased and whom I did not know that contains alot of information on the family, but all the locations refer to New Hanover County, and I don't know which of the descendent counties is the correct one. The Pigford line I am interested in was in New Hanover County from c. 1738 to c. 1838, when several members of the family migrated to Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Solomon and Owen Pigford were elders in Rockfish Presbyterian Church near Wallace and near Rockfish Creek. I believe that this is Duplin County. Am I correct? The will of William Pigford Sr. (father of Solomon) mentions a plantation on both sides of Sills Creek. He and his wife Sarah (surname unknown) are believed to be buried at "Penderlea Cemetery, now known as Potts Memorial Cemetery, which encompasses the old Pigford Cemetery, where their son Edward and his wife Isabella Lamb Pigford, are buried". William's will was probated in 1803. Do any of these names sound familiar to anyone? I would appreciate any information you could give me as to location. William's gggranddaughter was my ggrandmother. Regards, Rosemary Hayes Reifel Houston, Texas

HI Beth, the mail did not go as I typed it, yes the # by the name I put in, so that anyone could sort of tell how close someone may be to someone else. Slaves should be on the top line, and the slaves are the 4th number. it sure looks messy, but after it is sent I could not change it. I knew someone had ask about the Pearsall's so that is why I put them and sent it to the list. Glad i could help Christine

HI All, I am putting some of the 1790 Census Duplin.,Co NC, that i copied today, they are the Grimes and other names of interest to Ben"s list and a few others on the e-mail list that i have. As all of you know the 1790 census does not have a dwelling # so i made my own, this way you can sort of see how close or far away the families were from each other. pg190 Name m,over 16 m under 16 all F. slaves #24 Waller,Alexander 1 2 3 26 Federick,Andrew 1 3 2 27 Pearsall, Edward 1 0 3 7 39 "" , Jeremiah 1 2 2 4 44 Waller, Nathan 1 0 2 1 61 Sulivan, Samuel 1 3 3 63 Wilkinson,Wm 2 1 1 10 64 Hines, Lewis 1 2 2 1 65 Jones,Elisha 1 1 3 68 Wilkinson, Wm 1 1 1 4 96 Gulley, Wm 2 2 6 1 98 Whitehead,John 2 4 2 121 Branch, Archibald 1 3 1 125 GRIMES, Sampson 1 2 3 2 132 Bryan, John 1 2 1 137 Outlaw, James 2 5 5 8 157 Herring, Stephen 1 1 4 6 159 "" , Benjamin 1 3 3 1 161 Kornegay,Wm 3 3 3 4 170 Sulivan, Wm 2 4 2 6 174 Bryan,Auston 1 2 7 178 Branch, Archibald same as 121 196 Houston, Samuel,esq 2 1 4 18 186 Dickson,Joseph, esq 2 6 3 13 209 Gulley, Nathan 1 220 Herring, Stephen 3 1 5 14 249 Brock, Jesse 1 5 2 250 "" , Benjamin 1 2 2 page 191 # 11 Branch, Jesse 2 2 3 12 Sumerland, Jacob 5 4 3 22 Brock,Bizon 1 1 3 47 Federick, Wm 1 4 4 4 60 WINDERS,John 1 5 114 Federick, Felen (Felix)? 1 4 3 129 Bryan, Nicolas 1 1 1 134 "" , Walter 2 202 Ward, Luke 1 4 3 219 Quinn, James 1 2 220 GRIMES, Joseph 1 1 229 Odum,George Jurnigan 1 6 4 2 ""(married Elizabeth Winders dau of John) 230 WINDERS, JOHN 2 4 9 231 GRIMES , JAMES 1 6 2 232 Kenan, Michael 1 2 5 3 21 253 Branch, Wm 1 3 3 271 HINES,Daniel 1 2 3 Page 192 6 WINDERS, James 1 1 6 1 61 Branch,Dred 1 1 1 86 Pearce,Mikajah 1 1 3 92 GRIMES, Charles 1 2 1 1 free person 108 Waller, John 2 2 5 1 109 "" , Nathaniel 1 1 1 121 Jones, Jesse 1 1 2 151 Kenan, James 3 2 6 37 Page 95 Norfolk Va. Grimes, Mercer 9 white souls " , Israel 5 """" "" ,Alexander 9 """ '' ,Charles 7 "" page 96 Grimes John 7 "" , James 2 Page 94 Grimes,Maximillian 6 White souls "" , Wm 3 "" Sarah 2 "" , Jno 6 "" ,Thomas 4

I'm Searching George W. Knowles b. abt 1818 NC married a Mary Susanna Grace b. abt 1816 married abt 1839-40. looking for George W. Knowles parents JEFF

I am looking for any info on Jesse Ellison of Duplin Co NC. I know he died there in 1804 & his wife is named Ann. I know the names of his chil. I am looking for a marriage record or any info on his Ellison family. Thank you MYCESSNA

I'm looking for information on the Family of John Byrd and Rebecca Bennett who married 11 Jun 1799 and moved to Muhlenburg Co., KY soon afterwards.

Hi, Does anyone else have these surnames during the 1700's in Duplin Co. - BARFIELD, TAYLOR, or McCULLOH ? Goshen Swamp is mentioned a lot in William TAYLOR's land transactions, but not being local, I'm not familiar with the lay of the land. Any historical tidbits from "neighbors" would be welcome ! And of course news from "cousins". Nancy Prouty, CA

Hi: Check out my new Web Site, might find some Best, Cooper's, Farrier/Farrior, Fennel/Fennell, Ivey, Moseley, Southerland. All lines have root's in DUPLIN COUNTY, NC , SAMPSON COUNTY, NC & HORRY COUNTY, SC. Mike Cooper PO Box 1264 Palatka, Fl 32178-1264 904-325-5441 E-Mail: FirstFrontier@gbso.net URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/2544

Hello, Is their any one who can tell me how and where I can get obituaries from in Duplin Co. I also was wondering if their are cemetery records available. I am researching the Ezzells and all their related families and would love to share with any one connected. I am planning a trip to that area in April and need alot of cemetery info and obituaries. Thanks alot, Chris Clack

Hi again! I just came across this info on a William Pearce of Bertie Co, NC... it contains a reference to a Butler who married one of William's daughters... owing to the nearness in locality of your Butlers in Duplin Co. to my Pearce's... I just wondered if this might be of interest to both of us... take a gander and let me know... it's a will and some legality over the contesting of said will.. Baylus Bertie County, NC - Wills - Contested will of William Pearce 22 Oct 1774 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Pauline Pierce pollyp@e-tex.com ============================================================ Will of WILLIAM PEARCE of Bertie Co., N.C. In the name of God Amen, I WILLIAM PEARCE of the County of Bertie being sick and weak but in perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God for it Calling to mind the Mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament. That is to say prinsable and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in Decent Cristan Manner at the Discreation of my executors Nothing Doubting but at the Genral Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as ________? such Wordly Estate where with it has pleased god to bless me in this life. I give Devise and Dispose of the same in the following manner and form--------- First I lend to REBECCA my Dearly beloved wife the _________? manner plantation where on I now live with all _______? thereto belonging with all my Estate without and within D______? for Dureing of her Natural life. After the death of my wife I give to my loving son JEREMIAH PEARCE my Manner plantation and all my land thereto belonging containing by extamation Seventy Acres of land be the same more or less to him and his heirs Executors Administrators or asigns for ever the JEREMIAH PEARCE is to pay to his Brother THOMAS PEARCE the sum of twenty eight pounds __________? to be paid in Country produce at the end of one year after the death of their Mother and Father. I give to my loving son WILLIAM PEARCE five shillings sterling and I likewise give to my loving daughter CONSTANT LAWWED the sum of five shillings sterling and WINAFRED BUTLAR five shillings starling and the rest of my estate is to be Equactly Divided, REBECCA JOHNSTON and SARAH DESSEN (DAFFEN??) at the Descression of my Executors and I do appoint and Ordain JOHN WATSON, SERN. and JOHN WATSON, JUNR. to be my Executors to this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly Disalow, Revoke and Disanulla all and every other former Testament Wills Legacees Bequeaves by me in any wise before made Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whear of I have hear unto set my hand and seal this twenty second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy four------------- Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and declared by the said WILLIAM PEARCE as his last Will and Testament In the presence of us. JAMES LEGGITT JUR. WILLIAM WATSON JUR. his SARAH SMITH WILLIAM P PIERRCE mark ************************************************************************ Bertie Co., North Carolina Loose Records in N. C. State Archives To the Worshipfull Justices of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions of Bertie County the petition of BURWELL JOHNSTON and REBECCA his wife, JOHN BUTLER and WYNIFRED his wife, CONSTANT LOYD, Widow and Relict of JOSEPH LOYD deceased and SARAH HODSON Widow and Relict of SHADRACK HODGSON deceased. Humbley complaining sheweth that your petitioner to wit REBECCAH the wife of BURWELL JOHNSTON, WYNIFRED the wife of JOHN BUTLER, CONSTANT LOYD the widow and relict of JOSEPH LOYD and SARAH HODGSON the Widow and Relict of SHADRACK HODGSON, were the daughters of one WILLIAM PIERCE deceased, that the said WILLIAM PIERCE was in his lifetime siezed and possessed in his own right of a very considerable personal as well as real estate consisting of stock of hogs, cattle, horses, sheep, plantation called the manor plantation, utensils and household furniture and one plantation. That the said WILLIAM PIERCE on or about ____ Day of ____ ______ in the year of our Lord Made his last will and testament in writning and among other bequest gave and bequeathed as follows to wit: I lend to REBECCA my dearly beloved wife the manner plantation whereon I now live with the privilege thereto belonging with all my estate without and within doors for and during her natural life. After the death of my wife I give and bequeath to my loving son JEREMIAH PIERCE my plantation and all my land therto belonging with, containing by estimation seventy acres of land be he same more or less to him his heirs, exectutors, administrators or assigns forever the said JEREMIAH is to pay to his brother THOMAS PIERCE the sum of twenty eight pounds out, to be paid in country produce at the end of one year after the death of their mother and after making sundry other bequeasts, nominated, constituted and appointed JOHN WATSON, SENR. and JOHN WATSON, JUNR. executors of his said last will and testament and sometime after to wit on the ____ day of ____ in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and _____ departed this life without having altered, revoked or in any manner disannulled this above said last will & testament and afterward to wit February term in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five the said executors had the said will proved in open court and due form of law and took upon themselves the burden of the execution there of that sometime after the said WILLIAM PIERCE deceased departed this life and said JEREMIAH PIERCE in consequence of the above device entered into and took possession on the said manner plantation and land there unto belonging and the said JOHN WATSON, SENR. and JOHN WATSON, JUNR. executors above mentioned departed this life with out their or the said JEREMIAHS ever having paid the said sum of twenty eight pounds to the sd. THOMAS in any manner what soever, that sum time after to wit on the ____ day of ______ in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ______? the sd. THOMAS entered into the service of his country by becoming a Continantal Soldier in which station he continued until the _____? day of ______? in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and _____? and then departed this life with out having made any last will and testament in writing or otherwise disposing of any other part of his property that the sd. THOMAS PIERCE at the time of his death was entitled to a considerable sum of money for his wages due to him at the time of his death to the amount of ____? and also _______? acres of land and also siezed and possessed besides of a very considerable personal estate consisting in corn, pork, bacon, ______? and many other articles unknown to your petitioners all of which fell into the hands and possession of the said JEREMIAH PIERCE and which the said JEREMIAH PIERCE (not withstanding your petitioners claim to a distributive part, without adminstrationg or any other lawfull authority converted and disposed of, to his own use. But now so it is, may it please your Worships that the said JEREMIAH combining and confederating together to and with divers other persons as yet to your peatitioners unknown whose names when discovered, your petitioners pray may be herein inserted as defendents and they made parties hereto with apt words to charge them, have to injure and appress your petitioners absolutely refuse to render or pay to your petitioners their equal and proportionable distubutive parts not only of the said legaly but every other part and parcel of the said personal estate where of the said deceased died siezed and possessed of, amounting in the whole value to the sum of three hundred pounds specia or there abouts ______? which actings and doings are contrary to equity and good convenience and tend to the manifest injury and oppression of your petitioners: In tender consideration where of and for theat your petitioners are only relievable by your worships in an equitable way. To the end there fore that the said consideration may true and perfect answer make upon their respective knowledge information and belief to all and singular the matters and charges afsd. as fully in every respect as if the same were here again repeated and particularly interrogated and more expectially that they may respectively set forth and discover, according to the best of their knowledge remembrance information and belief whither the said testator made such last will and testament, whither or not, if the said JOHN WATSON, SR. and JOHN WATSON, JUNR. were executors and proved the said will in due form of law and obtained letters testamentary in due form of same and took upon themselves the burden of the execution of the said will whether by the said last will and testament the said WILLIAM did not make the above mentioned gift of the manner plantation out of which the said JEREMIAH was to pay to the said THOMAS the sum of twenty eight pounds and whether he ever paid the same to the said THOMAS in his lifetime, how he paid it, in what and at what time, whether the said THOMAS did not enter into the service of his country by becoming a Continatal soldier whether the said THOMAS is not dead and really believe that he is dead so, what personal estate he hath or ever had in his hands the property of the said THOMAS in what it consisted and have disposed off, how much wages was due to him whether he was not intitiled to a certain quantity of land in the western part of this state for his sefvices whether he hath ever disposed of the said claim and how and how much he received for the clame whether the said THOMAS ever made a last will and testament or if he hath administered on his estate or by what authority he keeps possession or disposes of the same and that the saie JEREMIAH may by the decree of this Worshipfull Court be compelled to pay to each and every of your petitioners respectively their equel portion and distributive part not only of the above mentioned legacy but of the whole personal estate that was in his possession at the time of the death of the said THOMAS and that your worships will by the decree of this court grant to your petitioners such further and other relief as your worships shall think mute and your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray BURWELL JOHNSTON & REBECCAH his wife JOHN BUTLER & WINIFRED his wife CONSTANT LOYD widow of JOSEPH LOYD SARAH HODGSON widow of SHADRACK HODGSON deceased by JOHN JOHNSTON their atto.

Hi Charlie! I'm happy to see someone else whose family lived in that area of Duplin... my Pearce's lived in Pin Hook... which is basically the same spot... on the deeds mentioned in the county and on Snodan Pearce's will... that particular road was always refered to as the Old or New Road depending on the date of the document.. I believe it was considered to be part of the old Fayetteville- Wilmington Road that went to the Maple Hill area then towards the west in (present day Pender Co.) just south of the Holly Shelter creek... the map shows a town called "Shakin" on that old road... I never found anything but an old tobacco barn and an old store that's been turned into a house! LOL But, the old road is still dirt on the south side... Hwy 53 was built on the north side of the creek as a substitute for the old road, so it fell into disuse except by locals... My webpage on the Pearce's shows the area in Duplin, though... most residents of that area refered to it as living in Sloan, NC... Pin Hook must have been a more recent nomenclature for the crossroads there on what's now Hwy 50... Here's a link to my webpage: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/BAJULUS/pearce.html">Pearce/Pierce of Duplin Co, NC</A> Let me know if this helps!! Baylus Brooks

Wonderful this site is open. Want to correspond with anyone having Fisher roots in Duplin. My GGG-Grandfather was Southey Fisher. Anyone of my cousins out there? Patricia Fisher Lynn Pat Lynn ;-) SIMS/Testing Coordinator Orange County Schools (919) 732-6271 X260

Hope to correspond with anyone researching or having info on the "nest" of BUTLERs who lived in the Cypress Creek area of SE Duplin about 1790s to 1860s. Have names of Thomas, Christopher, Hezekiah, Frederick, Elias, James, Jacob, and my g-g-grandfather Elijah, who during those years had their names on deeds to the same 80 acre tract on Watering Hole Branch/ Roundabout Branch, waters of Cypress Creek. Have not been able to determine relationship between these but believe Thomas to be the eldest then Christopher to be Thomas' son, but from there on it's just a wild guess. Another mystery: On current DeLorme NC county map, the road running S from Cypress Creek community in Duplin to Maple Hill in Pender is shown as "Blacksmith Shop Road". Signs say "Cypress Creek Rd" and those I talked to in the area had never heard it called anything else. My Elijah, and one of his sons, were blacksmiths, and I have visions of finding their old shop along that road <grin>. DeLorme makes some road name mistakes but this is too much of a coincidence for me to let go of it. Does anyone have access to Road Jury records or early Duplin/New Hanover records which might shed some light on this? Charlie Weaver, Winston-Salem, NC

I am interested in corresponding with anyone having knowledge of GIBSON/WEST family connections in Duplin Co. from its creation to about 1820. Thank you. Fran

I am interested in corresponding with anyone having knowledge of any RIVENBARK who served in the War of 1812. Also interested in corresponding with anyone having knowledge/information regarding connections between RIVENBARK/WEST families. Thank you. Fran

Hi All! I am interested in Martha BELL, widow of Hezekiah; Edward BOWEN enumerated Duplin 1810; any Duplin SELLERS but especially Jacob enumerated Duplin 1810; William WEST who purchased forty acres from John DOLLAR, Duplin/Sampson 1777. My time period of interest is from the creation of Duplin to about 1820. Thank you. Fran

CLAY, Sarah. Seeking parents/siblings or other family connections of Sarah Clay who married Henry HOLLAND 2 Sept 1783 in Duplin Co. This couple later moved to GA as did Percibal CLAY who signed Henry Holland's Application for Rev. War Pension. Henry Holland also a Witness at marriage of David CLAY in Warren Co. GA. Any clues appreciated.

any info on James or Anthony Ritchie found on land deeds in 1760's in Duplin/Sampson counties. Anthony Ritchie gets land grant in Williamsburg S.C. in 1793 and also James Ritchie and James sells his land and that of Anthony Sr. in 1823and goes to Al.

Looking for information on Pearsall family who lived in this county about 1820. Edward Pearsall moved on to Tn and then Al but left behind several uncles and cousins. Beth Sloan

-----Original Message----- From: HEW3263805@aol.com To: ncduplin-l@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 6:04 PM Subject: 1890-1900 census Does anybody have access to 1890-1900 Duplin census' need the name Charlie W. Whitman looked up, also trying to find a Margie Winders, they were the parents of my grandmother Mary Jane Whitman who was born 27 Oct 1918. Thanks for any help, Helen Ennis Williams