Traci, Thanks for the helpful information. My apologies, the 1754 point of reference I have for Charles is in Worth Ray's book on Granville County, not Edgecombe. I spent all afternoon last Friday trying to get it all fixed in my mind as to which county I needed to be looking in, and after making copies of various county formation maps and timelines, I am still confused! One would think that our forefathers would have projected a little sympathy for those of us who are trying to piece together their activities some 250 years later! I have located a little more information that indicates the 1754 Charles is indeed my current brick wall. And I will be travelling to Raleigh tomorrow to rummage around in the state archives in search of the Bartholomews. The raw data I have now on the line I'm reasearching indicates: Charles Bartholomew, b. 1733, place unknown. m. Tabby House Louis Bartholomew(1768-1849) m.Lucy Ruth Bennett, Warren County Lewis Bartholomew(1813-1884) m. Harty Jackson. Franklin County Sidney W. Bartholomew(1832-1900) m. Martha C. Lancaster. Franklin County Sidney Jackson Bartholomew(1863-1932) m. Sally Julia Clements. Nash County Russell Clement Bartholomew(1892-1938) m. Nannie Blanch Jones. Edgecombe County Sidney Jackson Bartholomew(1922-1999) m Francis Lorene Overman. Edgecombe County Thanks for your help. Regards, Paul Buckley ----- Original Message ----- From: Traci Thompson <tracithompson@hotmail.com> To: <NCEDGECO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 9:57 PM Subject: [NCEDGECO] Re: Bartholomew > Paul, > > Yep, those counties were splitting like crazy at that time! What is your > source for Charles in Edgecombe in 1754? He doesn't appear in any of my > Edgecombe records, and the only time I see his name in conjunction with > Edgecombe is in someone else's land grant dated 1762, in which he is listed > as a sworn chain carrier. Everything else I find on that name at that time > points toward Granville County. A Charles Bartholomew (and various > spellings) is mentioned several times in the land records of Granville. The > earliest mention I find of him in my records is dated 1754, Granville > County, and suggests Charles had been there previously: > "Robert Cheek warrant dated 13 January 1754 to Sherwood Haywood to survey > 300 acres in Granville County, joining William Cheek - including the vacant > land between the sd. lines and Charles Bartholomew. Entered 14 May 1753." > A possible place to look for Bartholomews is Virginia, particularly whatever > counties lie north of Granville, which borders Virginia. In 1754 this would > have been Brunswick County. I would probably rule out more easterly N.C. > because I checked my other land grant books, and deeds for Bertie/Chowan > County, and did not find any Bartholomews. Turning to VA I looked in my > Virginia books and found these tidbits: > > 1.) From Virginia Wills and Administrations: three Bartholomews are listed > as having early wills - John, 1786, Rockbridge County; Richard, 1696, > Princess Anne County; and Jno. (John or Johnathan), Brunswick County, 1735. > > 2.) In Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and > Grants, vol. 3, a John Poythress is listed as having received a grant of 609 > acres in Charles City County, on the south side of the James River, 23 > October 1703. He is also mentioned as having transported 13 persons into > the colony, including a Charles Bartholomew. > > You might want to look further in Granville County and Brunswick Co., Va > records (and whatever counties Brunswick was eventually split into); I don't > have a lot of books for either place. The good news is that this doesn't > appear to be a very common name. Much better than Smith or Jones! > > Hope this helps some. > > Traci the Librarian > _________________________________________________________________ > > From: "Paul Buckley" <PaulDBuckley@worldnet.att.net> > To: NCEDGECO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCEDGECO] Bartholomew > Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 01:52:40 -0400 > > My apologies for doing a blanket posting to several lists. However, my > Bartholomew bunch that I am searching seems to have settled in an area that > was constantly changing county affiliation back in the late 1700's! > > Have a Charles Bartholomew in Franklin Co. and a Lewis Bartholomew in Warren > Co. both ca. 1805-80. Have also found a Charles, John, and Lewis in Warren > Co. in 1790 census...but don't have their relationship to the later Charles > and Lewis. > > Then there is a Charles in Bute Co. in 1769 and his son John there also. > Have a James and a John in Nash co. ca. 1810. > > And the oldest record found to date is of a Charles Bartholomew in Edgecombe > co. in 1754. > > The whole bunch seems to have owned land along the Fishing creek and some > aroung the Possumquarter branch. > > Any help connecting this line and with the origins of the 1754 Charles is > appreciated. > > Regards, > > Paul Buckley > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > >