In some of my endless searches for colonial North Carolinians, I have tripped over the names of these vavious Williamses. Interestingly the names Parmaneus and Ashkenaz Williams turn up later in far western Kentucky. These men seem NOT to be linked to other Williams males of the general Nutbush Creek area of Granville Co., NC (near Virginia line) nor to another Williams family in the Knap of Reeds (Tar River area) of southern Granville Co. This information was gleaned from Mary Hinton Kerr, WARREN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA RECORDS, V. III, ABSTRACTS OF WILL BOOKS 1779-1814 p. 49 of Kerr's book Will Bk 6 - p 150 Nov Ct 1792 Est Samuel Mannin, decd by Benj Moss D Sheriff - some of purchasers at estate sale: Askenaz Williams, Permeneas Williams, Joseph Williams WB 6-198 1 Feb 1793; May ct 1793 Will of Francis Williams wf Marget, extrx sons: William and Bennett - to divide Anderson Swamp land son: Leonard - minor - land known as Jilses on Dick Br daughter: Fanny Williams son: Zachariah [Williams] daughters: Betsey and Nancy, minors Brothers: Permanus & Ashkenaz Williams; wit: Thomas Williams WB 6, p. 241 Aug Ct 1793 Inv[entory] est Francis Williams, decd by Marget, Permanas & Asks. Williams, extrs. p. 105 of Kerr WB 10-193 Will of Stephen Turner, Sr. Described land in Granville Co. on Tar River & in Warren Co. on Dick's Br., adj Wm. Turner & Ashkenas Williams & Stephen Turner; on Deep Cr; and on Little Nutbush adj. the Country Line & wm. Carsey [Kearsey] and & some bought from Col. Phill Hawkins. p. 149 of Kerr WB 13-1 Will of Leonard Sims 29 Aug 1794 -- land on E & NE the Reedy Br adj... Simon & Ashkenas Williams; 189 Acres on WS Nutbush Cr. (several Bullocks are mentioned) The following contain the name PARMENAS WILLIAMS p. 4 WB 3-57 May Ct 1780 acct sale est John Twitty purchaser: Parmenus Williams (among others) p. 37 WB 5-176 will of Nimrod Williams, wf Amey son Lewis Williams dtrs Molly Killey Ann Thorn Betsy Hilliard (my notes have these names without surnames; are they other children? John, Becky, Amey, Sealey co. extr; Parmenus Williams WB 5-200 Inv[entory] est Nov Ct 1790 of Nimrod Williams names excrs Amey, Solomon, Parmenus Comment: These are notes only. These are not my relatives. I was researching to make sure they were NOT my relatives. If any of you subscribes to a Williams list, you may wish to copy and paste and post to that list. Furthermore, if you believe these are your people, I highly recommend that you borrow microfil of land and courr records from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City through a nearby LDS Family History Center. A list of over 3,500 centers around the world can be found on _www.familysearch.org_ (http://www.familysearch.org) These centers are quite prevalent in the west, and there are a few in Virginia. They are run by volunteers and do not generally have long hours. Therefore, telephone before you plan a trip. Ask the hours when they are open and try to determine whether they have a subscription to Ancestry.com. E.W.Wallace who has many early North Carolinian ancestors--from possibly Craven Co. to the far West

The North Carolina Genealogical Society is sponsoring a two-day workshop, FINDING YOUR MILITARY ANCESTORS, conducted by William H. Brown and Craig R. Scott. The workshop will be held Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday Nov. 12, 2005, at Brier Creek Country Club, 9400 Club Hill Drive, Raleigh, NC. Craig Scott is an author, a professional genealogical researcher, and CEO & President of Heritage Books, Inc. Bill Brown is Governors' Papers Editor with the Historical Publications Section, NC Office of Archives & History. Previously Mr. Brown was an archivist with the North Carolina State Archives. Lectures scheduled for Friday, Nov. 11: "Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestor" - Scott "Military Records of the American Civil War, An Introduction" - Brown "Civil War Military Records and Genealogical Research" - Brown "Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestor" - Scott Lectures scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 12: "The Development of the North Carolina Militia & Home Guard, and Effect of Confederate Conscription Laws on Military Service" - Brown "The Forgotten Wars" - Scott "Pension Research: Did You Stop Too Soon?" - Scott "Say, It Ain't Over!! An Introduction to Post-War Records with Genealogical Value for Civil War Research" - Brown A map showing the location of the workshop may be found at http://www.mapquest.com/ by plugging in the street address above. Details and registration information for this workshop are available by e-mail from info@ncgenealogy.org or on the World Wide Web at http://www.ncgenealogy.org/ by clicking on Calendar & Events on the left side of the page, then on the November Annual Meeting & Fall Workshop button. Lunch is included in the registration fee.

Hello All, I'll just point out that Foote's book is online in its entirety (searchable with browser's find feature) at the University of North Carolina's outstanding site with numerous old books online, which I recommend to you all: http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/foote/foote.html Sadly, it isn't, however, indexed -- which certainly gives the CD a big plus. Best Regards, Janet Hunter In a message dated 8/11/2005 11:00:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, dmkchristian@austin.rr.com writes: > Just a note to let you know that Sketches of North Carolina by Rev. > Wm. Henry Foote (1846) is now on an indexed and searchable CD. > For anyone whose Scots- Irish ancestors settled in NC this is a must > read. In 1846 the NC Presbytery requested Foote to write the > "history" and the "why" of the Scotch-Irish Presbyterians > in the Revolution. > > Table of Contents and Index are located at > http://www.dmkheritage.com/ > > On the right hand side is a list of state, click on North Carolina > the on Sketches of NC by Foote. > > Doris >

After years of research, and yet with so much more to be done to connect our Weathers-Withers lines, we have concluded a DNA search has the best chance of answering the questions behind our long journeys which so many times ended with lost or destroyed records. All Weathers, Withers, Wethers, Wythers male descendants from large or small communities in any state or country are welcome and encouraged to join. Bill McAdams WmMcA@aol.com our coordinator, will be glad to answer your questions. Do join us! Sarah Withers Keesee of North Carolina lydiap@salisbury.net Cleve Weathers of Tennessee. Bill McAdams of New Mexico.

Just a note to let you know that Sketches of North Carolina by Rev. Wm. Henry Foote (1846) is now on an indexed and searchable CD. For anyone whose Scots- Irish ancestors settled in NC this is a must read. In 1846 the NC Presbytery requested Foote to write the "history" and the "why" of the Scotch-Irish Presbyterians in the Revolution. Table of Contents and Index are located at http://www.dmkheritage.com/ On the right hand side is a list of state, click on North Carolina the on Sketches of NC by Foote. Doris **************************** Visit: http://www.dmkheritage.com To check on the latest County Histories on CDs Indexed and searchable

Hi... I saw that some people have responded - some with success; some, with problems. I'm among the lucky ones who got through without a hitch. I have DrWatson as part of my Windows XP. It's in my Windows/System32 subdirectory. You may not need to download it. I think it also came with Win 98, but I don't remember where it "lived" in 98. Hope you get it resolved. And, thank you for the great link! I haven't had time to study it, but I did pull up a couple of counties where my ancestors lived - Lunenburg and Amelia Cos. - and scanned through them. Thanks... Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hdanw@aol.com> To: <NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 1:24 AM Subject: [NCGRANVI] Virginia Road Orders - Problem? > Well, after I told you lovely people about the Virginia Road Orders which > are online, I tried to connect. Failed because it seems I need Dr. > Watson. > > I googled for doctor watson and learned that it is a softwar program which > helps one read certain messages. I have not downloaded it. > > Has anyone made connection with the Road Orders? Did you need Dr. Watson > [Sherlock Holmes's sidekick]? > > Please share your experiences. > > E.W.Wallace > > > > > > > ==== NCGRANVI Mailing List ==== > Granville County List Administrator > Debra McCann - chenae@ap.net > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

EW, I went right to the link. No trouble. Cecelia http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/historic_roads.htm

Strange thing. I can go to the link, but when I click on a Report, all I get is a blank page. I am running Adobe 6.0, so that shouldn't be the problem. Anybody else have this particular problem? walt ----- Original Message ----- From: "c" <weer@skybest.com> To: <NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 8:35 AM Subject: [NCGRANVI] Virginia Road Orders are online > EW, > I went right to the link. No trouble. > Cecelia > http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/historic_roads.htm > > > ==== NCGRANVI Mailing List ==== > Granville County List Administrator > Debra McCann - chenae@ap.net > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > >

No problems here...the site came up grand. The links to view the pages came up in Acrobat reader on my computer so that is maybe why I was able to pull it up. Catherine -----Original Message----- From: janethunter703@aol.com [mailto:janethunter703@aol.com] Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 6:59 AM To: NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCGRANVI] Virginia Road Orders - Problem? In a message dated 8/5/2005 1:25:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Hdanw@aol.com writes: > Has anyone made connection with the Road Orders? Did you need Dr. Watson > [Sherlock Holmes's sidekick]? > E.W., I had no trouble using your link and getting directly to the road order index. Of course, to read the documents you need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader:

In a message dated 8/5/2005 1:25:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Hdanw@aol.com writes: > Has anyone made connection with the Road Orders? Did you need Dr. Watson > [Sherlock Holmes's sidekick]? > E.W., I had no trouble using your link and getting directly to the road order index. Of course, to read the documents you need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader: http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/historic_roads.htm However, I had earlier found a different way in, through the top so to speak. Along with a list of the road orders available, below are those instructions that I had posted earlier on some Virginia lists. I just re-checked it. Since I have downloaded them all, I haven't been back! Good Luck! Janet Hunter ..... More The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is in the process of publishing early road orders from court records for many Virginia counties. These are available for download online at the website below. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read these PDF documents. It is available free here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html To access the Road Orders availalble (list at end), follow these instructions. Go to: http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/index_main.htm Using the links on the left, click on Publications. Click on this new screen at the bottom of the lefthand column: VTRC's historic road documents are now available online. You will find the following (links at end): The establishment and maintenance of public roads were among the most important functions of the county court during the colonial period in Virginia. Each road was opened and maintained by an overseer (or surveyor) of the highways, who was appointed each year by the Gentlemen Justices. The overseer was usually assigned all the able-bodied men (the "Labouring Male Tithables") living on or near the road. These laborers then furnished their own tools, wagons, and teams and were required to work on the roads for six days each year. County court records relating to roads and transportation are collectively known as "road orders." The Virginia Transportation Research Council's published volumes of road orders and related materials contain not only information on early roads, but also the names of inhabitants who lived and worked along the roadways, plantations, farms, landmarks, landforms, and bodies of water. Much of this information is found nowhere else in early records, making these publications invaluable not only to historical and cultural resource research, but also to other disciplines, including social history, preservation planning, environmental science, and genealogy. VTRC Number Author, Title 04-R17 Miller, A.B. New Kent County and Hanover County Road Orders 1706-1743 Online Report 03-R19 Mitchell B. Fairfax County Road Orders 1749-1800 Online Report 02-R14 Pawlett, N.M., Miller, A.B., and Clark, K.M. Amelia County Road Orders Online Report 99-R17 Pawlett, N.M., Miller, A.B., Clark, K.M.and Samuel, T.L. Jr. Augusta County Road Orders 1745-1769 Online Report 94-TAR13 Miller, A.B. Culpeper County Road Orders, 1763-1764 Online Report 93-R17 Pawlett, N.M., and Boyd, T.J. Lunenburg County Road Orders, 1746-1764 Online Report 90-R6 Miller, A.B. Orange County Road Orders, 1750-1800 Online Report 89-R1 Pawlett, N.M. Brunswick County Road Orders, 1732-1749 Online Report 85-R17 Pawlett, N.M. Spotsylvania County Road Orders, 1722-1734 Online Report 85-R2 Miller, A.B. Orange County Road Orders, 1734-1749 Online Report 81-R36 Pawlett, N.M. Albemarle County Roads, 1725-1816 Online Report (2 MB. Size) 78-R16 Pawlett, N.M. A Brief History of Roads in Virginia, 1607-1840 Online Report 76-R45 Pawlett, N.M. An Index to Roads in the Albemarle County Surveyor’s Books Online Report 76-R32 Pawlett, N.M. and Newlon, H. The Route of the Three Notch’d Road Online Report 76-R27 Pawlett, N.M. Albemarle County Road Orders, 1783-1816 Online Report 75-R72 Pawlett, N.M. Albemarle County Road Orders, 1744-1748 Online Report 75-R71 Pawlett, N.M. Goochland County Road Orders, 1728-1744 Online Report 75-R59 Young, D. A Brief History of the Staunton and James River Turnpike Online Report 75-R43 Pawlett, N.M. Louisa County Road Orders, 1742-1748 Online Report

Well, after I told you lovely people about the Virginia Road Orders which are online, I tried to connect. Failed because it seems I need Dr. Watson. I googled for doctor watson and learned that it is a softwar program which helps one read certain messages. I have not downloaded it. Has anyone made connection with the Road Orders? Did you need Dr. Watson [Sherlock Holmes's sidekick]? Please share your experiences. E.W.Wallace

Dear Subscribers, I am sure many of you already use the Virginia Road Orders website. Many colonial counties are included. Remove the parentheses before cutting and pasting. (_http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/historic_roads.htm_ (http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/historic_roads.htm) ) The men (and women) who are mentioned in these early road orders frequently removed to North Carolina, or their descendants did. (Interestingly, the one road order book I read for Goochland Co. indicated women, at various times, operated a ferry.) There is generally an index at the end of each booklet. E.W.Wallace

Could someone please lookup the following DIXON clan. William DIXON s/o Jacob Dixon and Agnes Pettypool and possibly tell me who he married and their children. Friday, I was fortunate to come in possession of a tran-scripted letter dated May 26, 1867 from Marthey H. Davis living in Ringgold, Pittsylvania Co., VA to her niece Prudence O'Briant living in Kosciusko, Attala Co., MS. Aka: Martha H. Dixon b. Feb 09, 1802 Granville Co., NC-d. aft 1880 Ringgold, Pittsylvania Co., VA., d/o William Dixon. Martha was married Jan 14, 1819 Person Co., NC to John H. Davis, Sr. of Ringgold, Pittsylvania Co., VA. Aka: Prudence Dixon b. Oct 16, 1811 Granville/Person Co., NC., married Jun 16, 1831 Granville Co., NC to Randolph O'Briant b. Aug 08, 1810 Granville Co., NC., s/o Dennis O'Briant, Jr and Frances Wilkerson. For the longest time I haven't been able to put together a parent lineage for Prudence Dixon and now this letter provides me with some leads. The letter states: May 26th, 1867 (type as written) My Dear Neice Your most welcome letter of May the 6th is at hand and I hasten to reply. I was verry proud to hear from you all. I was ferful I never would hear from you any more, the war had cunfused everything so, that I had gave up all hope of hearing from my folks so far away, but I see now the way is open and you all are living at the same place and I hope will ceap up correspondence and not only that, but visits. Youre welcome letter found miself and family what of them is living, in verry good health. I am old and feeble and am pestered with a coff, which I have bin troubled with for several years. All of mi children is marred. I lost too in the army Willam and John. John died at Richmond and was bro't home and buried. William belong to Jackson army and had his thigh broak at Seader Run fight in 62 and was carried to the hospital at Staunton and went thru the second amputation by the carless surgans, which killed him, he was broat home by his brother Allen and buried. My Darter Piety Walker lost her husband in the army was taken Prisnor at the Wilderness fight and died at Point Lookout in prison. Piety is living on my land and she had living three children. Sara Williams, my Darter lost her husband in the war, was killed dead at Gatorsburg in Pensilvania fight. She has three children, 2 boys and one girl. One of the boys with Govnor Williams and other boy is hear. The girl with her, she is living at Tom Sawyers. My son Crawford is living hear on his land and doing verry well. He marred a short time before the war to Miss Harriett Chaney. He has 3 children, 2 boys and 1 girl. My son Allen is moved sum 90 miles off, in Northcarlina, he was hear a short time ago and was well. My Darter Lisibeth Smith is living in Northcarolina and was all well when they left my house a few weeks ago. My Darter, Ann Ingram is living in Caswill Co. N. C. She has no children. She was well last Christmas. My Darter, Eliza marred in 60 to Mr. Hall. She has 3 children, all girls. She is living with me. Mr. Hall tends mi plantation he works in Danville at his traid at three dollars a day and only come home of a Saturday. I was very much grieved at the death of my good old mother. Miself and William was going out to see her but the war broke us up from going it is to late now. She is gone. I shall never see her on this earth but I hope we will meat in the undiscovered world. She now rests with the blessed Savior there never more trouble with the ways of our sinful and troubled world. Prices of produce-Everything to eat is selling high. Bacon rainges from 14 to 20 cts. Corne $5.00 to $6.00 per barrel. Flower from $14 to $20 per barrel. Shugar 14 and 15 and 18 cts. Coffee 28 and 35 and 40 cts. Molasses 75 cts. To $1.00. Domestick goods about double to what they was before the war. Our tobaccoe is setting well. All the nabors sold their crop around at fifty dollars per hundred that had a good crop. Some has sold their finest tobaccoe at $150 per hun. The present crop looks promising, the spring is very late indeed. Wheat looks fine but small crops sowed. Prudence, I want you and Mr. Briant to cum if you will. I will go back with you, if you cant cum let some of the younger ones cum. I want to see you all. I must close for the present. Write soon and often. My love to you all, the children all sends their love to you all. So, no more-farwell, May the Lord bless you all. I remain, as ever your affectionate grandmother till death. Marthey H. Davis P. S. What has becum of old Mrs. & Mr. Briant. Since receiving this I've been scouring Martha's immediate DAVIS family from Ancestry.com and other internet resources until I can get to the Virginia State Archives not far from my home. Sincerely Catherine

Dear Subscribers: Joseph Williams in this brief bio (I have more) is almost certain to be the son of Henry Williams (d...... testate Caswell Co., NC) as proved by earlier deeds in Caswell Co. which indicate Joseph Williams is of Madison Co., KY. Here are some abstracted deeds, recorded in Madison Co., KY, of Joseph Williams, grantee, and Tyre Oldham and his wife Nancy, and later between Joseph Williams, grantee, and James French and Kezia his wife. Joseph Williams married Sally Searcy, daughter of Bartlett Searcy (decd) and his wife, said to be Lucy Williams. I have not been able to confirm that Lucy Searcy, originally of Granville Co., NC was indeed a Williams. Can anyone shed further light on Joseph Williams and his mother-in-law, Lucy Searcy? Or on Tyree Harris and his wife Nancy. Does anyone know when Joseph Williams died--and where? Hint: Joseph Williams is a younger brother of Ursala Duke Williams, the widow Peoples, who married Richard *Ready-Money* Oldham in Caswell Co., NC. R/M and Ursala migrated to Madison Co., KY soon after their marriage. After Ursala or Ursley's death after the birth of a fifth child, R/M Oldham married Patsy Reid, daughter of Alexander Reid, an early settler of Kentucky. Reid is believed to have also been of North Carolina. Furthermore, Tyree Oldham is said to be the brother of R/M Oldham, both of them sons of Jesse Oldham, an early explorer of Boonesborough, according to a clipping found in the Lyman C. Draper manuscripts. Submitted by E.W.Wallace descendant of R/M Oldham and his first wife Ursley Duke Williams Peoples DB E-132 [abstracted] 28 Feb 1801 - Tyree Oldham to Joseph Williams both of Madison Co., KY - Tyree Oldham & his wife Nancy for and in consideration of 104 pds. - 52A between Tates Bottom Run & Kentucky River granted to Tyree Oldham by patent bearing the 18th day of May 1796...lines of William Irvine... ln. of Isaac Ware ... Wares Ln No 87... corner to Robert Clarke... ln of Richard Harrison Tyree Oldham [LS] Nancy Oldham [LS] Ackd by Tyree Harris & Nancy Oldham in Madison Co. court Monday the 2nd day of March 1801. Nancy examined privately. (SL film 183,286) DB F-21 [abstracted] 4 Nov 1805 James French and Kezia his wife of Montgomery Co. KY to Joseph Williams of Madison Co., KY... consideration 420 pds. ... 202 acres on waters of Otter Creek & Tates Bottom... being the place where the said Joseph Williams now lives... corner to Samuel South ... Tates Bottom Run... Richard Harrison's preemption of 1000 .. thence with the line of Harrisons preemption... Harrisons line to his corner... branch of Stony Run.. ln of Wm.Smiths survey of 1000 acres... ln of William Irvine & James French... Charles Caffery.. ln of Irvine & French West... ln of Samuel South James French Keziah French I Joseph Williams do hereby declare that the foregoing deed from James French & Keziah his wife is in full discharge of said French's bond to me for the land on which I now live & provided I should find said Bond which is either lost or mislaid. I am to deliver said Bond to said French as witness my hand & seal this 5th day of November 1805. Joseph Williams [LS] (SL film 183,287) This highly abstracted deed is also believed to pertain to Joseph Williams. DB F-706 [abstracted] Woods to Williams, 12 Sept 1808 William Woods & Ruth Woods of Madison Co. KY of same... consideration 1500 dollars ... 100 A. ... parcel of land lying on Hazel Patch Road and on the waters of Rockcastle William Woods [LS] Ruth Woods [LS] Are these brides the children of Jseph Williams and Sally Searcy? Since brides married quite young in this time period, it is conceivable Joseph Williams, son of Henry, is the father of the following brides: Barnett Eades & Elizabeth Williams - 17 Sep 1811 (bond); Joseph Williams, father of bride; Lewis Eades, bondsman. Lewis Pully & Lucy Williams - 15 May 1817; Joseph Wiliams, father of bride; Samuel Searcy, bondsman. Certainly the naming patterns of the brides--Elizabeth and Lucy-- and in the case of the second cited marriage, the association with a Searcy bondsman, would certainly suggest linkage with the extended Henry Williams-Bartlett Searcy family of Caswell Co. and Granville Co., North Carolina. Elizabeth Williams, wife of Henry3 Williams, was the mother of Joseph4 Williams. Lucy Searcy nee Williams (purported) would be the maternal grandmother of the bride. Joseph Williams and Sally Williams were witnesses to the will of James Harrison, 1806, Will Bk. A (Charles M. Franklin, Madison Co. KY WILLS & ESTATES 1785-1813) Possibly Joseph had died by 1825 as one Sally Williams, mother of the bride, has given consent to this Madison Co. marriage bond: James Mitchell & Sophia Williams, 29 Dec 1825 Wiley Searcy, bondsman; Sally Williams, mother of bride. (Bill & Kathy Vockery, MADISON CO., KY MARRIAGE RECORDS, V. II [Richmond, KY, 1997] p. 52)

After checking thru other resources, there is not much except these, some of which are probably not yours, but the info could be useful to someone else: CD-Early North Carolina Settlers,- There was a JOHN HUMPHRIES who served in the North Carolina General Assembly, from Currituck Co. as a member of the House of Commons at various times 1780 -1787, and as Senator in 1790 - 1792; JOHN HUMPHRIES from Wake Co., in 1780 & 1786, in the House; a LOTT HUMPHREY, in the House 1812, from Onslow Co.; Death Notices 1826 -1845 Mrs. HENRY HUMPHREYS - July 25 - Greensboro. Raleigh Register August 18, 1835 HENRY HUMPHREYS -March 26 - Greensboro . Raleigh Register March 31, 1840 ABSALOM T. HUMPHREYS- Nov 6 - Greensboro. Raleigh Register Nov. 19, 1844 Same CD - Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol.1, April 1900 -Pg.225 (Various Will Abstracts) RICHARD HUMPHRIES - 1688 - Mother Twenty Bound(pounds?), WILLIAM NICHOLS SMITH, THOMAS POLLOCK, Exec. Test: ELIZABETH BARCLIFT, JOHN ROPER, WILLIAM BARCLIFT. (no county given) JOSEPH HUMPHREY, Northampton, Oct 14, 1742. Dec. Court 1742. Cousin SARAH ROBERTS of Philadelphia and her children JESSE, RUTH and LYDIA ROBERTS, nephew JOSEPH HUMPHREY son of brother JOHN, FRED. EVAN ELLIS, JONATHAN EVANS, and ISAAC JONES. Test: ALEX. McCONKEY, THOMAS SPIERS. JOHN HUMPHREY, Pasquotank. Dec. 2, 1708. Daughter MARY GRAY, son-in-law GRIFFITH GRAY, sons JOHN, WILLIAM, CHRISTOPHER; WILLIAM HUMPHREY, Exec. Pg. 368 THOMAS PRICE, Pasquotank. Sept. 16, 1689. Godson MICHAEL MackDANIEL, JOHN & MARY HUMPHREY, JOHN SAYER. Test: JARRELL KEEN, JNO. SAWYER Pg. 387 THOMAS SAWYER, Pasquotank. May 19, 1756. June Court 1756. ALEXANDER & JOSEPH, son-in-law JOHN HASTINGS, and his son SAMUEL; daughters TAMAR WILLIAMS & JANE HUMPHRIES, son THOMAS, Grandson MACK, daughter MORGAN, granddaughter ANN SAWYER, daughters CATHRINE & REBECCA, son SAMUEL, daughter-in-law SARAH SAWYER, son SAMUEL & daughter REBECCA Executors. Test: BENJAMIN SAWYER, GRIFFITH GRAY, BRUNET MORGAN. Pg. 550 DAVID HUMPHREY, Chowan, Feby. 4th, 1789. March Term 1789. Wife SARAH, sons WILLIAM, RICHARD & JOHN, all my children. Test: JOHN FIFE, RICHARD HUMPHREY. RICHARD HUMPHREY, Chowan, Sept. 8, 1796. Sept. Term 1797. Son JONATHAN, daughters MARY SMALL, SARAH SMALL, CATHERINE SAUNDERLIN & PATIENCE SIMPSON, sons DAVID & THOMAS, daughter MARGARET HUMPHRIES. WM. JOHN SKINNER, Exec. Test: JAMES McCABE, JOHN McCABE Pg. 555 THAMAR HAUGHTON, Chowan, May 15, 1809 - June Term 1809 Son THOMAS BENBURY HAUGHTON, daughter THAMAR LILES, DOROTHY SKINNER, son CHARLES HAUGHTON, sister MARY LIVERSAGE, granddaughter HARRIET LILES, daughter RACHEL HAIR, MARGARET HUMPHRIES, children JOHN & THOMAS BENBURY HAUGHTON and daughter SARAH LEARY, son THOMAS B. HAUGHTON, Exr. Test: JOHN FYFE, GEO. WAFF. (above was widow of CHARLES HAUGHTON, whose Aug. 6, 1803 will was probated Sept. 1805, Chowan. If anyone is researching this HAUGHTON family ,there are quite a few more abstracts I will be happy to post) Same CD -Historical & Genealogical Register - Vol. III, July 1903 - Pg. 338 Abstracts of Wills WILLIAM HUMPHRIES, Feby 9, 1832, May Term 1833. Wife WINIFRED, sons WILLIAM & JOSEPH; son-in-law, GEORGE S. BARCLIFT and son WILLIAM, Extrs. Test: JOHN GRANTHAM, THOS. LAYDEN Pg 352 REUBEN STALLINGS, Aug. 29, 1823, Feby Term 1825. Son NOAH, daughters CHRISTIAN, ZILAH, and ABSYLLA STALLINGS, & LYDIA HUMPHRIES, son KADER; wife ABSILLA, sons WILLS & ELISHA RIDDICK, Extrs. Test. WILLIS RIDDICK, JACOB RIDDICK Pg. 415 Abstracts of Marriage Bonds WILLIAM HUMPHREYS & MISS MARY BARCLIFT, JANY. 9, 1771. (bondsman) JOHN REED Deloris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Wogh" <dorothy@napanet.net> To: "Deloris Williams" <delwilliams@insightbb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:32 PM Subject: Re: [NCGRANVI] O'Brian(t) of Granville and Person Counties > Dear Deloris: > > I am so glad your information about Granville and Persons Counties was > made > available to us. > > I see an article about Pettypools which is I think one of my lines so I > will > save that information. Also Francis Day we thought might be the father of > Edny and Lucy Day, but by naming the children we can eliminate him as > their > father. > > Where did you find the information on the land grants in both Granville > and > Persons Counties? I need to search land grants to see if I can pick up > the > names of Henry Humphries children. We think he was married to Peggy Dixon > who was a descendent of Seth Pettypool. I have several articles from > deaths > in Peggy's family, but they don't name the children just said children and > Henry Humphries. The information I am looking for is the early 1800's to > 1840

I appreciate your thoughts, Catherine. Thank you. One of the places that one can look at to get an idea of when the NC Counties were formed, is this USGenweb/Rootsweb site which includes all of the counties. I printed a copy for myself years before and I would suggest that others doing NC research do the same. And I would also suggest that folks don't forget to check out the County Websites at USGenweb/Rootsweb, too. New stuff is being added all of the time. Folks not familiar with the sites, her is the address: www.usgenweb.org and here is the link to the counties, which is worth keeping a copy of for easy reference of the dates of formation: http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Encgenweb/county.html Deloris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine O'Briant" <cherokeecatz@cox.net> To: <NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:04 AM Subject: [NCGRANVI] RE: Broader spectrum > > > Good Morning Deloris > > Thank you so very much for all your diligent effort, I'm very grateful. > > I was excited when you mention Randolph O'Briant and Prudence Dixon (my > 3rd > g-grandparents) I've yet to find out who were Prudence Dixon parents and > you've given me a path to follow. > > My email is open to you for any attachments to send <big smiles> > > I'm reading your input to Dorothy and find your advice extremely helpful > in > my case. > > The more involved I become in genealogy, with great interest I find myself > needing to open my mind up to broader spectrums besides Granville and > Person > Co. where the majority of my ancestors are found. > > It wasn't until a few months ago the light bulb click to seriously look > into > Edgecombe and Richmond Counties <sigh> now that you mention it (excellent > advice) I'll be more aware of furthering my options even more. > > Even though I've been actively involved in genealogy for the last 10 years > I > still consider myself a new bee and still learning as opposed to > researchers > that have 40 plus years experience under their belt. > > Living in Virginia I find from my trips at the Richmond State Archives > several NC, KY, TN, etc. residences from the earlier years (1600 to 1800) > that are now indicated in more present time lines. > > At my local Roanoke library the NC books are limited but with luck and > surprise I found the 1st and 2nd volume of the Person Co., book, a > Granville > Court Record book and a few other miscellaneous ones. > > The additional counties that you have mentioned are very beneficial to me > and I will certainly follow through. > > Catherine

Good Morning Deloris Thank you so very much for all your diligent effort, I'm very grateful. I was excited when you mention Randolph O'Briant and Prudence Dixon (my 3rd g-grandparents) I've yet to find out who were Prudence Dixon parents and you've given me a path to follow. My email is open to you for any attachments to send <big smiles> I'm reading your input to Dorothy and find your advice extremely helpful in my case. The more involved I become in genealogy, with great interest I find myself needing to open my mind up to broader spectrums besides Granville and Person Co. where the majority of my ancestors are found. It wasn't until a few months ago the light bulb click to seriously look into Edgecombe and Richmond Counties <sigh> now that you mention it (excellent advice) I'll be more aware of furthering my options even more. Even though I've been actively involved in genealogy for the last 10 years I still consider myself a new bee and still learning as opposed to researchers that have 40 plus years experience under their belt. Living in Virginia I find from my trips at the Richmond State Archives several NC, KY, TN, etc. residences from the earlier years (1600 to 1800) that are now indicated in more present time lines. At my local Roanoke library the NC books are limited but with luck and surprise I found the 1st and 2nd volume of the Person Co., book, a Granville Court Record book and a few other miscellaneous ones. The additional counties that you have mentioned are very beneficial to me and I will certainly follow through. Catherine -----Original Message----- From: Deloris Williams [mailto:delwilliams@insightbb.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:55 AM To: NCPERSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCPERSON] DAY, HUMPHRIES, PETTYPOOL Hi Dorothy. There are several different books that have deed & will information for these counties, however, most of them are out of print. I bought the Person County book several years ago and a couple of Granville County Abstract books about the same time while I was researching my ancestors. I guess the Granville County info I quoted in my message on the O'Briants happened to contain exchanges with Person County folks. Many of the people from Person were originally in Granville, and before that Edgecombe County, mostly due to the formation of the North Carolina Counties over the years. I always find its a good idea to research the names one is looking for in all of the surrounding NC counties because most of them started out as just 1 or 2 large counties for the area, and split up over the years to form new counties. So doing research for the Person County area, for instance, one has to consider also researching ancestors in Caswell, Orange, Granville,Johnston, & Bladen, as well as Edgecombe, Bertie & Chowan, all depending on what years you are looking for. It's a good idea to keep a listing of the NC counties handing that shows when & where they were formed from.

Hi Dorothy. There are several different books that have deed & will information for these counties, however, most of them are out of print. I bought the Person County book several years ago and a couple of Granville County Abstract books about the same time while I was researching my ancestors. I guess the Granville County info I quoted in my message on the O'Briants happened to contain exchanges with Person County folks. Many of the people from Person were originally in Granville, and before that Edgecombe County, mostly due to the formation of the North Carolina Counties over the years. I always find its a good idea to research the names one is looking for in all of the surrounding NC counties because most of them started out as just 1 or 2 large counties for the area, and split up over the years to form new counties. So doing research for the Person County area, for instance, one has to consider also researching ancestors in Caswell, Orange, Granville,Johnston, & Bladen, as well as Edgecombe, Bertie & Chowan, all depending on what years you are looking for. It's a good idea to keep a listing of the NC counties handing that shows when & where they were formed from. I found a few entries for you, I am copying in the Granville & Person County Mailing lists so that others may find something of use also. "History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina, 1746-1800", by Thomas McAdory Owen. Pg.201- Oct. 18, 1769. "Order'd, That the Hands of JOHN PETTYPOOL, SETH PETTEPOOL, CHARLES WADE, CHARLES HARRIS, IS'L WINFREE, JOSEPH CHANDLER, JOSEPH GILL, SAMUEL WHITED(sic), AMBROSE JONES, JAMES JONES, JAMES CONWAY & WILLIAM HART, work on the Road from RICHARD DUTY's to THOMAS MUTTER's Store under AMBROSE JONES Overseer. Pg. 229 - 1769, North Carolina Granville County. At a Court Cal'd and held for the Trial of SIPIOR a Negroe Man Slave the property of PETER PETTYPOOL, this 20th Day of April 1769. Pg.126 - Bastard Children Nov. 7, 1775. MARY BOUSH, daut. of MILLEY BOUSH bound to JNO. PETTIPOOL, being 3 months old, to become spinster. She is evidently PETTIPOOL's child for at same Court he gives bond to keep her from being a Parish charge. "Person County North Carolina Compilations, Land Grants, 1794,1805, 1823 Tax Lists, Record Books Abstracts 1792-1820, Letters of Attorney", Katherine Kerr Kendall. Pg. 5, 6 Tax List for 1794 Nash District JOHN DAY - 455 Acres - 1 White Poll - 0 Black Poll HENRY HUMPHRIES - 320 Acres - 1 White Poll - 0 Black Poll WILLIAM PETTYPOOL - 166 Acres -1 White Poll - 0 Black Poll Pg. 7 St. James District (1st three names together, the last one is 10 names away) ISAAC DAY - 173 Acres - 1 White Poll - 0 Black Poll FRANS. DAY - 144 Acres - 1 White Polll - 0 Black Poll HENRY DAY - 200 Acres - 1 White Poll - 0 Black Poll PHILIP DAY -0 Acres - 0 White Poll - 0 Black Poll Pg. 15 - Land Grants #12 - PETTYPOOL, JOHN - 280 acres - Dec. 11, 1798 - AARON & BLEWING Creek chain carriers DAVID WILKINSON & WILLIAM PETTYPOOL Pg. 16 - Land Grants #27 - HARRIS, JOHN Senr. - 165 acres - Oct. 16, 1801 - AARON's Creek adj OVERTON HARRIS, JOHN PETTYPOOL & JOHN HARRIS chain carriers OVERTON & STERLING HARRIS Pg. 17 - Land Grants #36 - JOHN PARRISH - 34 acres -Dec 19, 1803 - BLEWING & DONALDSON - [location] creeks adj WM. WINSTEAD, JOHN BAIRD, & HENRY HUMPHRIES chain carriers, ELEARER & JOHN PARRISH, JUN #41 - JESSE RAGON - 8 1/2 acres - Dec. 5, 1804 - Blue Wing Creek adj JACOB DIXON, THOMAS HALLIBURTON chain carrier THOMAS HALLIBURTON, HENRY HUMPHRIES #46-THOMAS PERSON JR. - 600 acres - Sept. 18, 1804 - Tar River adj JOHN DAY, PUMPHREY DAVIS chain carriers JOHN DAY & OLLIE PIERCE #50 - GABRIEL DAVEY - 490 acres - Oct. 17, 1808 - Tar River (son of WM.) adj. JOHN DAY, THOMAS PERSON chain carriers JOSEPH GILL & ISAAC VANHOOK Pg. 41, Record Book 1- December 1794 #155 - JOHN DAY, free born Negro boy age 5 years the 9 of last Jan., apprentice to CHARLES ALLEN until he arrives at age 21. 3 Dec. 1794. Wit: BEN DOUGLASS. STEPHEN MOORE, Esq., Justice. #156 - JESSE DAY, 7 years on Aug. 2, last, apprentice to CHARLES ALLEN. 3 Dec. 1794 Pg. 43 - Taxables for 1795 St. James District FRANCIS DAY HENRY DAY PHILLIP DAY ISAAC DAY Pg. 44 - Taxables cont'd Nash District HENRY HUMPHRIES WILLIAM PETTYPOOL Pg. 50 #278 - JOHN DAY, orphan of 7 years the 9th of Jany. last, apprentice to JOHN YARBOROUGH. /s/BEN DOUGLASS, chairman of Justices of Person County. 5 Dec. 1796. #279 - JESSE DAY, orphan of 9 yr., apprentice to BEN DOUGLASS. 5 Dec. Pg.52 June Court 1797 #13- BETTY DAY, orphan of 9 years, apprentice to ABRAM SELF. 5 June Pg. 53 March Court 1798 #66 - SARAH DAY, orphan of 5 years, apprentice to THOMAS HOOD. 5 Mar. 1798 Pg. 59 Record Book 3, 1801-1804 June Court 1801 #1 JOHN HUMPHRIES SEN- Will - dated 18 Feb. 1801. Sons JOHN, THOMAS, ROBERT, HENRY; children of daughter MARY ALSTON; daughters MONA BURTON, NANCY MEALOR, CATHERINE REYNOLDS, ELIZABETH BLACKARD, STACY MANDLY, MARTHA wife of THOMAS HALLIBURTON; children of son BENJAMIN. Wit: ROBERT H. BURTON, WM. BAIRD, JAMES THOMSON Pg. 68 -Taxables for 1805 Capt. Morrows Company HENRY DAY JUN. -150 acres - 1 white poll JOHN DAY JUN. - 370 acres - 1 white poll ISAAC DAY - 73 acres - 1 white poll JOHN DAY SEN. -555 acres - 1 - white poll - 3 black polls FRANCIS DAY - 144 acres - 1 white poll Pg.71, 72 Taxables for 1805 Capt. Streets Company HENRY HUMPHRIES - 320 acres - 1 white poll JAMES PETTIPOOL - 0 acres - 1 white poll ROBERT HUMPHRIES - 0 acres - 1 white poll Pg. 93 Record Book 6, Wills #244 -DANIEL DURAM - Will - dated 12 Nov. 1812. Wife EASTER (or Esther); sons ISAAC, JOHN, DANIEL; daughters: ELIZABETH KITCHEN DELANY, MARY ELINOR, SUSANNAH, AMY JONES, ESTER HUMPHREYS. Exec: sons JOHN & DANIEL. Wit: BAYLOR BURCH, ROBERT PAINE. Taxable Property 1814 (no acreage or polls included) Capt. Day's Dist. FRANCIS DAY {JOHN DAY Esq. {Capt. PHILIP DAY } All of these listed together under 1 caption {JOHN DAY Sen. {JOHN DAY (Free Negro) THOMAS DAY Capt. Webb's Dist. HENRY HUMPHRIES Pg. 99 - Book 7 August Court 1815 #27 - MOSES STREET - Will - dated 1 Jan 1814. daughters: ANN PETTYPOOL, JANE JONES, POLLY SANFORD, PATSY HOGEN; SUSANNAH GUN; heirs of deceased daughter ELIZABETH and son-in-law JAMES PREWET; heirs of deceased daughter SARAH and son-in-law: HUGH McVAY. Exec: sons WILLIAM & MOSES. Wit: RICHD. HOWSEN, JOHN DAY JUN., GABL. DAVEY (son WM.) Pg. 105 August Court 1817 #314 - JOHN and JANE DAY, exec., account filed for estate of FRANCIS DAY decd. #316 -ALSEY DAY, orphan of 1 year, and HARRIS DAY, 2 years, apprentice to WILLIAM RAMSEY. 11 Aug. 1817. Tax list for 1823 Capt. Brooks Company HENRY HUMPHRIES - 320 acres Capt. Days Company COL. JOHN DAY . - 312 acres - 0 white polls - 1 black poll Capt. AMBROSE DAY - 100 acres - 1 white poll FRANCIS DAY for JANE DAY -214 acres - 1 white poll WILLIAM DAY - 0 acres - 1 white poll ISAAC DAY - 102 acres - 1 - white poll BOULDEN DAY - 0 acres - 1 white poll JOHN DAY Sen. - 325 acres - 0 white - 5 black polls JOHN HUMPHRIES -0 acres - 1 white poll Capt. Brachers District BILLY DAY - 0 acres - 0 white polls - 1 black poll Person County Estate Records- date of records (available at the North Carolina State Archives under C.R 078.508.20) JACOB HUMPHRIES -1847 ROBERT J. HUMPHRIES - 1863 W.W. HUMPHRIES - 1897 (under C.R. 078.508.13) BARBERY DAY - 1833 ELIZABETH DAY - 1853 EMILY DAY - 1902 FRANCES DAY - 1852 FR. DAY - 1816 JACOB DAY - 1866 JANE DAY - 1852 JESSE H. DAY - 1856 JOHN DAY - 1825 COL. JOHN DAY - 1842 JOHN DAY - 1864 JOHN DAY - 1875 LUCY DAY - 1860 NANNIE DAY - 1895 S.S. DAY - 1899 SAM DAY - No date SAUNDERS DAY - 1899 W. P. DAY 1899 WILLIAM DAY - 1882 I will check a couple of other resources and get back to you later. Deloris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Wogh" <dorothy@napanet.net> To: "Deloris Williams" <delwilliams@insightbb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:32 PM Subject: Re: [NCGRANVI] O'Brian(t) of Granville and Person Counties > Dear Deloris: > > I am so glad your information about Granville and Persons Counties was > made > available to us. >

I don't know if you have these but here goes: Tax Payers of Granville Co. 1788 - PATRICK OBRIAN - Goshen District 0 White Polls, 4 Black Polls, 800 Acres (he probably not polled because of he was elderly?) DENNIS OBRYAN - Tar River District 1 White Poll, 0 Black Poll, 430 Acres "Edgecombe County,North Carolina,Abstracts of Wills, 1732-1792": 161) RICHARD GORE - 12 Apr 1779 - May Ct 1779 - B/16 "...being weak in body..." Executors are to sell my perishable estate and buy "likely you Negroes" to go with the Negroes I already own to maintain my children. As soon as my youngest child is sixteen my property is to be divided. My plantation where I now live is to be leased out with the mill for thirteen years. EX: H. IRWIN TOOLE, BARTHOLOMEW KELLY Wit: DAN. SUTHERLAND, DENNIS O'BRYAN, MARTHA JONES 184) MICHAEL HEARN - 15 Nov 1787 Jan Ct 1788 - C/59 "being of weak body..." My wife MARY HEARN may dispose of sich part of my land as necessary. Lend to wife Negroes Isaac, Hannah, Harriett and Valentine, and at her death to be divided amongh my children. Lend my wife my horses, and at her death to be divided between my sons MICHAEL HEARN and LAURENCE HENRY HEARN. My remaining Negroes, namely Duck (Tuck?), Orange, Sampson, Debford, Jasper, Jack, Haruclous, Pompey, dinah, Vina, Dye, Eady, Benia, Mimia and Jude, are to be divided among my children as they come of age or marry. After my wife has her full dower, my lands are to rented out to support my wife and the children. Ex: wife Wit: AMOS JOHNSTON, NOAH SUGG, SAMUEL A. BRYAN, (or SAMUEL O'BRYAN) 206) HENRY IRWIN - 3 March 1773 - Aug Ct 1778 - B/3 If I should die in Tarborough, I wish to be buried in the garden beside my dear BETEY. Son HENRY - Negroes Jean and her child Judy, Bet and her child Peter, also the saw mill adn land I bought of JAMES DUNLAP, being part of RICHARD GORE's land and containing 103 acres, also the Old Mill Survey, all of which he is to have when he comes of age. Son LEWIS - Negroes Jack, Harry, Nan and Lucinder, also the Old Plantation containing 300 acres, land called COWELL's survey, also 50 acres. So JOHN ALEXANDER - Negroes Roger, Job and Ben, also the tract I bought of BENJAMIN BARNES and the house and lot I bought of PATRICK McDOWELL. Daughter ELIZABETH - Negroes Quinney, Anake and Gloscow, also the house and lot I bought of COTTON where MR. STOCKDAILE now lives. Daughter POLLY - Negro Lucy and her child Latily, also Negroes Sary, Lettice and Davey. If any of my children should die underage the others will inherit his or her share. My boys are to have good learning, and at the age of sixteen they are to be bound out. Ex: RICHARD LAKEY, HENRY IRWIN TOOLE, ELIAS FOORT Wit: JOHN WEBB, DENNIS O'BRYAN, CHRISTOPHER LAKEY, MARY TOOLE, JENEY TOOLE Codicil (undated) My cousin POLLY TOOLE is to have ten pounds and she is to keep house for my children 411) LAURENCE TOOLE - undated - Dec Ct 1761 - A/82 "...being sick of body..." Wife SABRA TOOLE - lend life estate in the plantation where I now live, also the labor of Negroes Catoe, Serina and Ben. Son LAURENCE TOOLE - Negroes Ireland and the plantation where I now live, after my wife's death. Son HENRY IRWIN TOOLE - plantation I bought of RICHASON and Negroes London and Cesar. Son GERALDUS TOOLE - plantation I bought of PETTYPOOL and Negroes Pollydore and Hampton. Daughter ELIZABETH O'BRYAN - the money Negro Daniel sold for, also the money owed me by MACKMANUS. Daughter ANN TOOLE - Negro Mirlitta (Mirtilla?). Daughter MARY TOOLE - Negro Hanah. Daughter SABRA TOOLE - Negro Phillis. Daughter JENNY - Negro Venus. Son LAURENCE - all household goods at my wifee's death. Ex: wife, son LAURENCE, GERALDUS O'BRYAN Wit: HENRY HART, WILLIAM BRACEWELL, PRISCILLA HART "Edgecombe County,North Carolina Deeds, 1759-1768", Dr. Stephen E. Bradley Jr.: Deed Book 1 #323-(212) JAMES MOIR, ELISHA BATTLE, AQUILLA SUGG, ALEXR McCULLOCH & BLAKE BAKER, as trustees & commissioners of Tarborough to DANIEL GARDNER of Edgecomb Co. 25 Sep 1761. 40s proclamation. Lot 19 on St Patricks & St Johns streets. Also signed by AQUILLA SUGG. Wit: JAMES ANDERSON, JOS MOORE. Mar Ct 1762. JAMES HALL DCC, 22 Mar 1762. DANIEL GARDNER assigns his right to sd lot 19 to THOMAS PALMER for 5 pounds procla-mation. Wit: GERALDUS O'BRYAN, WILLIAM STANDARD. Mar Ct 1762. JAMES HALL DCC #363-(275) JOHN GUNTER of Halifax Co to WILLIAM PENNEL [PINNEL] of Edgecombe Co 22 Jun 1762, 5 pounds proclamation. Lot 89 in Tarborough. Wit: JAMES ANDERSON, GERALDUS O'BRYAN. June Ct 1762. JAS. HALL DCC "Person County North Carolina Compilations, Land Grants 1794,1805, 1823 Tax Lists Record Books Abstracts 1792-1820, Letters of Attorney" Katharine Kerr Kendall: Pg.30-(Letters of Attorney) RANDOLPH O'BRIANT and PRUDENCE O'BRIANT of Attala County, Miss. to ELIJAH O'BRIANT to receive from will of JOHN HALLIBURTON. 5 Nov. 1845 Pg.47 -December 1795 #218 - Sale of estate of JOHN NEAL, dec. (one of people listed) WM. O'BRION Pg.49 - September Court 1796 #227 - Acout of sale of property of THOMAS GUNN, dec., by DANL. GUNN, exec. Sales to: WM. O'BRYANT pg. 71 - Taxables for 1805 - Captain Street's Company JOSEPH OBRYANT - 250 ACRES - 1 White Poll -3 Black Polls Pg. 94 - Taxable Property 1814 - Capt. Bradsher's List DENNIS OBRYANT Pg.97 - Taxable Property 1814- Capt. Webb's Dist JOSEPH OBRYANT Pg. 101 - Person Co. Record Books, book 7 May Court 1816 #126: FRANCIS DAY - Will - dated 18 Feb 1816, Wife: JAN; Sons SAMUEL, NATHANIEL, ISAAC, FRANCIS, WILLIAM, JOHN, ARCHIBALD; daughters MARY, BEELATTA, CASSANDRA; Exec: JOHN DAY,JUN. and wife JANE. Wit: PHILLIP OBRIANT and THOS. CLAYTON (mentions my 9 children, but appears 10 are named) Pg.102 #171- Deed of Trust: JOHN WASHINGTON of Granville County to DENIS O'BRYANT. Pg.104 -February Court 1817 #265 - DENNIS OBRYANT indebted to WILLIAMSON and LEA, merchants and partners in Roxbrough, deed of trust to WILLIAM McKISSOCK of Roxbrough. 21 Jan 1817. ROBERT WADE, Jurat. #267 - DENNIS OBRIANT of Granville Co - Will - dated 7 Aug. 1790. Wife REBECKER; my children. Exec: PATRICK OBRIANT, JOHN HARRIS SEN., ROBERT HARRIS, JOHN KENNON. Test: J. KENNON, JOHN HARRIS JUN. Inv. property DENNIS OBRIANT SEN., decd, taken 11 Feb 1817. Pg 105 - May Court 1817 #299 - Sale estate of DENNIS OBRIANT SEN. Pg. 114 - Person Co. 1823 tax list Capt. Williams Company SOLOMON G. CLAYTON - 50 Acres- 1 white poll " for REBECCA OBRIANT - 50 Acres Pg 115 Capt. Vanhooks Company DENNIS OBRYANT -0 Acres - 1 poll ELIJAH OBRYANT - 0 Acres -1 poll CD- Early North Carolina Settlers 1700s - 1900, Historical Sketches Of North Carolina, Vol.II, Edgecombe County, by James R.B.Hathaway: Pg. 146 Members of North Carolina House of Common- LAWRENCE O'BRYAN - 1799 Same CD , Marriage & Death Notices 1799-1825-Deaths MRS. OBRIEN, Feb. 17, Tarborough.. Raleigh Register Feb. 21, 1811 LAWRENCE O'BRYAN of Tarborough. March. Sneedsboro, Anson County. Raleigh Register, March 28, 1811 Deaths 1826-1845 CALEDONIA O'BRYAN, July 4, Warren County. Raleigh Register, July 19, 1836 TILLOTSON O'BRYAN, July 11, Richmond County. Raleigh Register, Aug. 4, 1840 DENNIS GIRALDUS O'BRYAN, Nov.13, Warren County, Raleigh Register, Dec. 1, 1843 There is also a family history of the HENRY IRWIN TOOLE family. Let me know if you want that, and I will scan copies of the pages and send them to you via email. Deloris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine O'Briant" <cherokeecatz@cox.net> To: <NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 7:30 AM Subject: [NCGRANVI] O'Brian(t) of Granville and Person Counties > > > > > Could I please have a look up in the Granville/Person areas for my > earliest > known ancestors... I'm hoping that any details concerning Patrick > O'Brian(t) > might help me in this quest. (Variant spellings found for O'Brien) birth, > or > parents, etc. > > Patrick O'Brian(t) b. abt 1740 - d. 1804 Granville Co., NC. He had been > married more than once. Married 1794 to the "widow" Elizabeth Stroud, > (previously married to David Stroud) > > Earliest records so far found of Patrick in Granville Co., NC... > 1769 Tax list, Patrick O'Brian > 1772 Land Deed in Goshen Dist., Patrick O'Brian > 1790 Census Granville Co., Patrick O'Brian > 1880 Census Granville Co., Patrick O'Briant > > I'm currently following a lead and awaiting documents from Edgecombe Co., > NC > referencing... if I understand the time line this part of Edgecombe is now > a > part of Granville Co., NC. > > Geraldus O'Bryan b. abt 1742 in Limerick, Ireland (I believe County > Cork) - > d. 1764 Edgecombe Co., NC, buried: "same" married to Elizabeth Toole b. > abt > 1744 - d. abt 1811 Edgecombe Co., NC., d/o Lawrence Toole, Sr and Sabra > Irvine/Irwin > > The coincidences between these two lineages these two men are so strong I > can't somehow not believe they may possible be brothers or otherwise. The > same time frame, places they been found, their children, the names... > > I've spoken to a few of my elders and the same similar folklore has been > told to the families down through the years...that 2 brothers (Patrick and > Dennis) come to America to escape the hardships of the time in Ireland, so > forth and so on. > > With the help of several researchers and my O'Briant family I've been > fortunate to collect volumes of genealogy referencing a great deal of > Patrick's children on down. It's Patrick that has been my weakest link. > > Patrick O'Brian(t) eldest son.. > > Dennis b. 1760 Granville Co., NC - d. Feb 1817 Person Co., NC > Served in the Rev War but I don't know the specifics. > 1790 Census Granville Co., Dennis O'Bryan > 1800 Census Granville Co., Dennis O'Briant > 1810 Census Granville Co., Dennis O'Bryan > > Married Aug 05, 1806 Granville Co., NC to Rebecca Harris verified in her > husband's (Dennis O'Briant) Will and her father's (John Harris, Sr.) Will. > She is also specified in Court Records found dated 1819 in the inventory > and > sale of the estate of her father John Harris, Sr. > > Geraldus O'Bryan is mentioned in the Will of his wife's father > Lawrence/Laurence Toole as executor. He is also mentioned as Dennis > Geraldus O'Bryan, Sr in a book written by Mary Polk Branch based on dairy > records and other research done within this family lineage. > > Geraldus's eldest son was also named... > > Dennis (Edgecombe County, North Carolina Vital Records, 1720-1880) b. abt > 1757 Edgecombe Co., NC, married to Frances maiden name unknown at this > time. > Two children verified, Anne O'Bryan and Dennis Geraldus O'Briant, Jr. > > After Dennis death in 1789 Edgecombe Co., NC, his widow later married John > Murray. > > I can easily go further with much research referencing these two lineages > but that would take pages. > > I don't know if I'm signed up on the mailing list for (NCPERSON-L) > rootsweb, > it's not listed in my email book. Should I re-subscribe? > > My apologizes in advance for my ramblings. > Thank you, > Catherine > > > > ==== NCGRANVI Mailing List ==== > Granville County List Administrator > Debra McCann - chenae@ap.net > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Could I please have a look up in the Granville/Person areas for my earliest known ancestors... I'm hoping that any details concerning Patrick O'Brian(t) might help me in this quest. (Variant spellings found for O'Brien) birth, or parents, etc. Patrick O'Brian(t) b. abt 1740 - d. 1804 Granville Co., NC. He had been married more than once. Married 1794 to the "widow" Elizabeth Stroud, (previously married to David Stroud) Earliest records so far found of Patrick in Granville Co., NC... 1769 Tax list, Patrick O'Brian 1772 Land Deed in Goshen Dist., Patrick O'Brian 1790 Census Granville Co., Patrick O'Brian 1880 Census Granville Co., Patrick O'Briant I'm currently following a lead and awaiting documents from Edgecombe Co., NC referencing... if I understand the time line this part of Edgecombe is now a part of Granville Co., NC. Geraldus O'Bryan b. abt 1742 in Limerick, Ireland (I believe County Cork) - d. 1764 Edgecombe Co., NC, buried: "same" married to Elizabeth Toole b. abt 1744 - d. abt 1811 Edgecombe Co., NC., d/o Lawrence Toole, Sr and Sabra Irvine/Irwin The coincidences between these two lineages these two men are so strong I can't somehow not believe they may possible be brothers or otherwise. The same time frame, places they been found, their children, the names... I've spoken to a few of my elders and the same similar folklore has been told to the families down through the years...that 2 brothers (Patrick and Dennis) come to America to escape the hardships of the time in Ireland, so forth and so on. With the help of several researchers and my O'Briant family I've been fortunate to collect volumes of genealogy referencing a great deal of Patrick's children on down. It's Patrick that has been my weakest link. Patrick O'Brian(t) eldest son.. Dennis b. 1760 Granville Co., NC - d. Feb 1817 Person Co., NC Served in the Rev War but I don't know the specifics. 1790 Census Granville Co., Dennis O'Bryan 1800 Census Granville Co., Dennis O'Briant 1810 Census Granville Co., Dennis O'Bryan Married Aug 05, 1806 Granville Co., NC to Rebecca Harris verified in her husband's (Dennis O'Briant) Will and her father's (John Harris, Sr.) Will. She is also specified in Court Records found dated 1819 in the inventory and sale of the estate of her father John Harris, Sr. Geraldus O'Bryan is mentioned in the Will of his wife's father Lawrence/Laurence Toole as executor. He is also mentioned as Dennis Geraldus O'Bryan, Sr in a book written by Mary Polk Branch based on dairy records and other research done within this family lineage. Geraldus's eldest son was also named... Dennis (Edgecombe County, North Carolina Vital Records, 1720-1880) b. abt 1757 Edgecombe Co., NC, married to Frances maiden name unknown at this time. Two children verified, Anne O'Bryan and Dennis Geraldus O'Briant, Jr. After Dennis death in 1789 Edgecombe Co., NC, his widow later married John Murray. I can easily go further with much research referencing these two lineages but that would take pages. I don't know if I'm signed up on the mailing list for (NCPERSON-L) rootsweb, it's not listed in my email book. Should I re-subscribe? My apologizes in advance for my ramblings. Thank you, Catherine