The North Carolina Gazetteer, a Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, by William S. Powell page 55, says there is a Bluefield, community in south central Bladen county. Named for John Blue. Beaufort, town and county seat in south central Carteret County, listed page 32 of same book as above. Beaufort (Boe-furt) County was first called Pamptecough Precinct when it was formed in 1705 from Bath County; the name was changed to Beaufort about 1712 to honor Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort (1684-1714), who in 1709 became one of the Lords Proprietors. page 32, same book as above. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Diane" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [NCDUPLIN] Hicks/Hix > Looks like someone may have misread or mistranscribed the record. Lura is > right, there has never been a Blufield County in NC. Newport is in Beaufort > County, always has been. Try searching the Beaufort County web site or post > a message to their forum. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbeafor/ncbeau.htm -Beaufort web site > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbeafor/boquery.htm -Beaufort queries > > > Good luck! > Diane > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncduplin/duplin.htm > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncnewhan/nh.htm > http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes/garebel > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpender/pender.htm > -------Original Message------- > > From: Lura > Date: 11/22/2006 3:13:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NCDUPLIN] Hicks/Hix > > I can't tell you anything about Thomas, but I can tell you that the > Account could not be accurate as stated. There is no Blufield County > In NC, and I'm almost certain there never has been a county by that > Name. > > At > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/county.html > You find some information about when each county was formed and when > Some were dissolved. There is no Blufield. I wonder if it could have > Been Beaufort? > > Lura > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doris R. Ryan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 3:24 PM > Subject: [NCDUPLIN] Hicks/Hix > > > : In the latest New Eng. Hist. & Gen. Register: > : In Nov 1734 Mary Studley of Newport, widow, filed a complaint agt. > Thomas > : Hicks of Newport, yeoman, for money owed & goods del. To his wife in > Nov. > : 1730. > : At the same court, Thomas Hix of Blufield in the County of Blufield > In NC > : sued Mary Studley... > : Can anyone I.d. Thomas? > : > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >