Folks, For those who don't receive info from the NC Maritime Museum, but live in Coastal Carolina, I thought ypu might find this of interest. John ====================================================================== The Changing North Carolina Coastline - July 18, 2005 Presentation by Author Claiborne Young Thursday, August 4, 2005 7 p.m. in the NC Maritime Museum Auditorium Cruising guide author, Claiborne S. Young, will present an important program concerning radical changes along the North Carolina coastline at the N.C. Maritime Museum, Thursday, August 4, at 7:00 p.m. This presentation is based on the hundreds and hundreds of changes Mr. Young encountered while preparing the recently released, sixth edition of his book, Cruising Guide to Coastal North Carolina. The author believes that this is the most important new edition of Cruising Guide to Coastal North Carolina since the guide’s original release in 1983. Anyone who is even considering a journey by water along the North Carolina coastline will want to make every attempt to attend this critical event. In this sixth issue of Cruising Guide to Coastal North Carolina, and during his presentation at the N.C. Maritime Museum, Claiborne Young highlights the four factors that have brought about important changes to navigation along our state’s coastline. He sites hurricane Isabel and the “radical changes in bottom strata as a result of this storm.” Secondly, he indicates “development is beginning to arrive rapidly in smaller towns along coastal North Carolina. These changes in coastal communities will greatly affect the services available to the cruising community.” And, thirdly he states “The entire Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk, Virginia to the St. Johns River in Florida is suffering from a lack of necessary maintenance funds.” Finally, the presence of modern, GPS chart plotters aboard many cruising vessels, have opened waters that heretofore were just a little too risky for cruising captains and crew. Young’s personal adage is, “If I don’t personally see it, I don’t write about it.” This is reassuring for those who cruise the waterways of the southeastern United States and whose personal safety and that of their vessel depends upon accurate and current information. All of Young’s guides adhere to small and specific areas, what he refers to as a “narrow and deep format” that allows for the comprehensive and detailed data that is necessary for the cruising mariner. This presentation is open to the public free of charge. Claiborne Young will be available to sign copies of the Cruising Guide to Coastal North Carolina. He is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of his book to the Friends of the Museum who are sponsoring Mr. Young’s lecture. For additional information contact the N.C. Maritime Museum at 252-728-7317 or email maritime@ncmail.net. Jane Wolff, Public Information Jane.Wolff@ncmail.net

Folks, I am doing research on the estate division on John Jordan McGowan (1844-1813) and his wife Sarah F. (Dunbar) McGowan (1854-1913). Both died intestate and childless in Hyde County. They owned land in Hyde and Pamlico Counties. The heirs of this partition lived in Hyde, Pamlico and Beaufort Counties. The estate was divided into seven lots and most went to cousins of John J. McGowan, heirs of his aunts and uncles, as follows: Hyde County Lands: Lot 1 - heirs of Isaac McGowan Lot 2 - heirs of William McGowan Lot 3 - heirs of Sallie (McGowan) Boomer (w/o Henry Boomer) Lot 4 - heirs of Nancy Brown (w/o William Porter) Lot 5 - heirs of William Brown Pamlico County Lands: Lot 1 - heirs of Wiley McGowan Lot 2 - heirs of Rebecca (McGowan) Carawan (w/o Mannan Carawan) My problem is that I don't know how or why the heirs of Nancy Brown or William Brown were included in the partition or how they relate to the McGowans. I have learned that Nancy Brown was the wife of William Porter and their heirs in 1913 were as follows: John Porter William Porter Eliza Porter Mary (Porter) Brinn, w/o Samuel Brinn Benjamin B. Oneal, s/o Barbary Porter The the heirs of William Brown are as follows: Sarah J. Jarvis, wife of Anson Jarvis Samuel Brown Sarah Brown Thad Brown Sally Ann Brown Ki Brown (Hezekiah ?) George Brown Sarah (Sadie) Lupton, wife of J. G. Lupton If you can help in any way with the descendants of Nancy (Brown) Porter or with the descendants of William Brown, I would greatly appreciate your assistance. Thanks, John McGowan

May 19, 2005 MIDYETTE FAMILY REUNION The descendent of EDWARD OSCAR MIDYETTE and wife LUDIE CIMFORT (GIBBS) MIDYETTE. Would love to connect with any Cousins. Reunion is June 5,2005 at Pinetown Ruritan Building; Lunch at 12 noon. Please bring a covered dish. Contact: Justine Bell at mailto:justineb@gotricounty.com

Folks, I am working on the estate of John Jordan McGowan (c1844-c1913) and his wife Sarah Frances (Dunbar) McGowan (c.1848-c.1913). Sarah was a d/o Franklin Dunbar. John Jordan McGowan and his brother and sister all died without heirs and John J. and his wife died intestate. Therefore, their lands in Hyde and Pamlico Counties went to the descendants of John's aunts and uncles, except for two lots: Lot # 4 to the Heirs of Nancy Brown: 1. John Porter; 2. William Porter; 3. Eliza Porter; 4. Mary Brinn; 5. Benjamin B. O'Neal. Lot # 5 to the Heirs of William Brown: 1. Sarah J. Jarvis, wife of Anson Jarvis; 2. Samuel Brown; 3. Sarah Brown; 4. Thad Brown; 5. Sally Ann Brown; 6. Ki Brown; 7. George Brown; 8. Sarah Lupton, wife of J. G. Lupton. For Nancy Brown (Lot # 4) I have found that she was Nancy Elizabeth Brown (c.1820-by1900), d/o William Brown & Mrs. (___?___) and that she married William Porter, III (c1820-by1878), s/o Joshua & Mahala Porter. I believe many of these people lived in Beaufort County. If you have any info on any of these Browns, I would greatly appreciate your help. Thanks, John McGowan

Folks, Seeking parents and family of Benjamin B. O'NEAL, born circa 1888. In the 1900 census of Lake Landing Precinct, Hyde County, Ben O'NEAL is 12 years old and listed as the nephew of William PORTER (b.1858), a miller, and his wife Eliza PORTER (b. 1856). Ben was an heir in the 1913 Estate Division of John Jordan McGowan (1844-1913). Any assistance appreciated. John McGowan mailto:jmack@carolina.net

Folks, Seeking any info on Mary (PORTER) BRINN (1845-1915), daughter of William PORTER (c.1819-by1870) and his wife Nancy (___?___) (c.1820-aft.1880). Nancy's maiden name was probably BROWN, which is what I really want to know. Mary married Samuel T. BRINN (c.1833-bef.1900). Children: Unknown? Mary (Porter) Brinn was buried in Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Fairfield Township. Mary was an heir in the 1913 Estate Division of John Jordan McGowan (1844-1913). Any assistance appreciated. John McGowan mailto:jmack@carolina.net

JOHN -- although I have just about stopped adding to my Swindell family, I'm interested in learning anything more that becomes available. Put my name on the list to recieve a copy. Are you going to send a bill with the book, or do you want your money first? I just celebrated my 78th birthday and would have enjoyed celebrating it in Hyde County this year, but we will wait until next year.... again. Best wishes to you and all who chase our ancestors. Vivian DeLong 1227 S. Country Club Drive Jefferson City, MO 65109

Folks, The Hyde County Historical & Genealogical Society is pleased to announce a new book entitle "Hyde County (NC) Land Divisions in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries" by Richard B. Lupton, formerly of Swan Quarter, a 351 page book. The work takes an analytical look at land divisions in Hyde County during that time period. It is compiled in a chronological order and contains a full-name index. The documents are identified by deed book and page number, property location, and reference points as well as detailed descriptions of their contents. The documents are summarized and plats are included if available. A researcher often find much valuable historical and genealogical information in land divisions. A bonus feature is a section entitled "Documentary Jewels" which provides some local history of the land and its early settlers. The book is for sale by the society vendor: R. S. Spencer, Inc. P.O. Box 159, Engelhard, NC 27824; phone: 252-925-9281; fax: 252-925-1092 or email mailto:rsspencerinc@ao1.com . The price of the book is $35 plus 7% tax for NC residents and $4 for shipping. Mr. Lupton will autograph copies at the spring meeting of the society to be held on May 22nd at Middletown at the Henry Gibbs House, now the residence of Isabelle Homes, a great-great granddaughter of Henry Gibbs. Thanks to R.S. Spencer for this Book Review. John

Hello, all Hyde County researchers, In response to John's e-mail today, I wanted to reply that I submitted my results to the Spencer DNA project several years ago. Only two other people have come up as matches. One is a very distant cousin -- we believe we are both descendants of William Spencer (b. ca. 1715; d. bef. 30 June 1774) of Hyde County. [William is the son of "Thomas Spencer of Chekencomick," who is the farthest back anyone has traced the Hyde County Spencers.] While not proof, it gives support to Cousin Tom and myself that we have correctly identified our Spencer ancestors. The other match is not known to be related to the Spencer family in any way (last name of Newton), who has roots going back to Maryland instead of NC. It can be speculated that maybe there was some undocument parentage involved, adoption of a Spencer orphan who changed his name (or vice versa), or other explanation pre-dating the arrival of Thomas Spencer in Hyde County, but it must be remembered that the DNA results do not give an exact count of the number of generations to the common ancestor. Rather, even for a complete match on the 12-marker test, the statistics work out only to a 50% probability that there was a common ancestor within the past 14.5 generations! That makes it more likely that my connection to this Newton goes back another 100-200 years earlier to (presumably) England, at a time when surnames were not in common use. However, it was interesting to find out that there was no match to any other Spencer familes who have been tested around the United States. For example, we now know that our Hyde County Spencer's are not related to the well-researched Spencers of New England (e.g., the "four brothers"), or to various Spencer familes of colonial Virginia (at least for the ones who have been tested so far). [See http://www.familytreedna.com/public/SPENCER/ , with my link being to "Group 12".] There are other DNA databases, but I have not found any matches in them so far. - Jim spencer

Folks, Earlier I sent an email to the various Hyde mailing lists and a number of email addresses bounced, i.e. were no longer valid. If any of the below listed email addresses are yours and have been changed, please send me your new email address. In the meantime the below addresses will be deleted since they no longer work. Thanks for your help. John -------------------------------------------- CREDLE-L gables@erols.com jabell@beaufortco.com -------------------------------------------- GIBBS-HENRY-L andy@patentcafe.com jabell@beaufortco.com pais1907@sbcglobal.net -------------------------------------------- JARVIS-THOMAS-L credlek@mail.ecu.edu gables@erols.com jabell@beaufortco.com jarvisrl@aol.com lmrentfro@pcis.net odumrf@aol.com -------------------------------------------- NCHYDE-L ellenm@clis.com familyhunter@myresearchers.com --------------------------------------------

Folks, I have recently learned of several Hyde County families who are participating in DNA projects. I will soon set up a web page listing any Hyde family with such a project, so I would appreciate it if anyone knowing of a DNA project for any Hyde County area family, please let me know. Your assistance is appreciated. John

Folks, I am unable to get to the State Archives in Raleigh these days and I would appreciate it if anyone who might be going there any time soon would be so kind as to do a lookup for me. Please let me know. Thanks, John McGowan

Hello, My name is Stacy Bottoms and I have made available my first Civil War art print titled "Too Young". It is of a young Union soldier and can be viewed on my website at http://www.bottomstudio.com/limited_editions.htm Sincerely, Stacy Bottoms

Folks, Billy Markland sent the below to the NCMARTIN Mailing List and I'm sure it will be of interest to some of you who are interested in old photos and posters, etc. As I'm sure you know, the New Yourk Public Library is one of the largest libraries anywhere. John ========================================================= The NY Public Library is putting on-line today (3/4/05) "hundreds of thousands of its images...allowing free personal downloads of materials including maps, Civil War photos, and illuminated medieval manuscripts." "The NYPL Digital Gallery will have 275,000 images available beginning today, and the collection will grow to 500,000 images over the next several months, library officials announced Wednesday." "The images can be downloaded free for personal use. Use of the images for publication or in film, television or the Internet can be arranged through the library's Permissions Department." Associated Press 3/3/05 The URL for the above collection is: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/ Another link to other NYPL on-line content is: http://www.nypl.org/digital/

Folks, Those of you who have Hyde ancestors who migrated to White Co., TN will find this interesting: The Tennessee State Library and Archives uploaded today the complete index to the 1916 Tennessee death certificates. It is available online at: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/tndeath.htm#index This index includes the complete index to the 1914 and 1915 TN death certificates. The index to the 1908-1912 TN death certificates are online at: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/death2.htm#index John

Ray, I tried out your list search and really did like it. I found it very helpful. Thanks, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <rgurganus@atlantech.net> To: <NCHYDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 10:12 AM Subject: new option for searching list archives > I was searching through various listserv archives recently, and kept finding myself annoyed with limitations of the Rootsweb searching interface (http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=NCHYDE). So being the programmer that I am, I setup an alternative that puts a different front-end on the the same listserv archives. > > This has a number of advantages to make your life easier: > -- it optionally requires all words entered (Rootsweb requires you to type "AND" between words) > -- it automatically searches and returns results for all years at once, so you don't have to keep repeating the same search for each year. > -- it brings up the list of search results and the individual documents in frames, making it easier to navigate through the list. > -- all of your keywords are high-lighted in yellow in the document, so you can easily see where the references are without having to hunt for them. > -- in some cases where text in posts were not wrapping, and continuing on and on off to the right, these are changed to wrap normally. So you only have to scroll down, not across. > > It's still in "beta" testing, but feel free to go ahead and try it, and let me know what you think... > > http://www.gurganus.org/genes/list_search.cfm > > If there would be enough popular support, perhaps Rootsweb could be convinced to make these improvements themselves... :) > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

I was searching through various listserv archives recently, and kept finding myself annoyed with limitations of the Rootsweb searching interface (http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=NCHYDE). So being the programmer that I am, I setup an alternative that puts a different front-end on the the same listserv archives. This has a number of advantages to make your life easier: -- it optionally requires all words entered (Rootsweb requires you to type "AND" between words) -- it automatically searches and returns results for all years at once, so you don't have to keep repeating the same search for each year. -- it brings up the list of search results and the individual documents in frames, making it easier to navigate through the list. -- all of your keywords are high-lighted in yellow in the document, so you can easily see where the references are without having to hunt for them. -- in some cases where text in posts were not wrapping, and continuing on and on off to the right, these are changed to wrap normally. So you only have to scroll down, not across. It's still in "beta" testing, but feel free to go ahead and try it, and let me know what you think... http://www.gurganus.org/genes/list_search.cfm If there would be enough popular support, perhaps Rootsweb could be convinced to make these improvements themselves... :)

Great job, Ray. It would be even better if it's possible to shift-click on multiple counties and get them all on one search. Jim

To JOHN and all your assistants: I want you to know how much I appreciate you and all your assistants for the help you so willingly give to those of us who need your help from time to time. It would be nice if I could visit North Carolina but that's not likely to happen. Thank you and best wishes to all of you. Vivian (Swindell) DeLong Jefferson City, MO

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------7A5F0FD4BBE436AC58B54CAD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit P.S. - If you have queries on the Hyde GenForum or the Hyde Rootsweb Forum, you might consider placing your query on the Hyde Co., NCGenWeb Queries Page. To do so, just send your Query or Surname to me at: mailto:jmack@carolina.net Please put HYDE QUERY or HYDE SURNAME in the Subject Line. Thanks, John --------------7A5F0FD4BBE436AC58B54CAD Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <jmack@carolina.net> Received: from iridium.colnetworks.net (unverified [10.0.10.169]) by stronium.colnetworks.net (Vircom SMTPRS 4.0.330.0) with ESMTP id <B0197565798@stronium.colnetworks.net> for <jmack@carolina.net>; Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:55:06 -0500 Received: from carolina.net (unverified [208.218.185.134]) by iridium.colnetworks.net (Vircom SMTPRS 4.0.330.8) with ESMTP id <B0011773069@iridium.colnetworks.net>; Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:55:57 -0500 Message-ID: <421CD172.24998009@carolina.net> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:54:42 -0500 From: "John B. McGowan" <jmack@carolina.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "NCHYDE-L@rootsweb.com" <NCHYDE-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Hyde County Query Pages Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Folks, We have recently changed the arrangement of our Hyde County Query Pages. Previously we had them arranged chronologically, from 1997-2005. We have now arranged the Queries alphabetically. Several pages include several letters, such as A and B on the same web page. As some of you know, you have submitted queries on the same families over a period of several years. It would be greatly appreciated if everyone would check these queries and combine the several queries into one query... Please. It would also be appreciated if everyone would check their queries and their email addresses for accuracy. Also, some queries include several surnames. I will construct an index for your use as soon as I can. If anyone has new Queries or Surnames to submit, now would be a good time. Thanks for your assistance. John --------------7A5F0FD4BBE436AC58B54CAD--