Hyde Researchers, My name is Bob Parrish and I descend from Joseph Magound (c.1746-c.1801), Joseph McGowen (c.1769-after 1850), and Amos McGowen (c.1794-1840s) all of Hyde County; and William Magowne (c.1708-c.1782) and Frances Hendricks, his wife both of Tyrrell County. I am a retired Army officer and now a writer/author, spending much of my time researching my ancestors. I live in University Place, Washington which is just south of Seattle, Washington. While in the Army I was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC, but at that time did not know that my ancestors were from North Carolina--wish I had. I received my bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada in Reno and my master's from the University of Alabama. I am not a Yankee! :-) Bob Parrish

I am researching my Slade ancestors, some of whom settled in Hyde county at the mouth of Slade's creek. I am descended from Dorcus Slade and George Becton. Her father was Samuel Slade and her brother's name was Samule Slade. Sincerely, Alex in St. Peters, MO

Hi everyone.......I'm Tanya, originally from Idaho but now living in California. I am researching the names Fodrea and Foreman. My ggggrandmother was Sarah "Sally Fodrea. I believe her father may have been Thomas Fodrea of Hyde Co. He appears on the tax rolls about 1790. Is he her father? Sally married Ephraim Foreman in Careret Co on June 23, 1823. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi! My name is Kara Jones Koehler, and my ties to Hyde County are through the Ballance, Fulcher, and Gaskins surnames. My ggggrandmother was Euphemia Fulcher b. May 1836 in Ocracoke and d. 1911 in Hatteras, Dare, NC. She married John Wallace Gaskins b. 22-Sept-1823 in Ocracoke. John's parents were Zorababel Gaskins and Margaret Cora "Peggy" Ballance. Since I just started on this line that's really all the information I have on them so any information would be greatly appreciated! Kara Koehler winnt@flash.net

Who am I and who do I look for..... I'm not from Hyde County, but my grandmother's family is. I was born in Portsmouth VA and presently live in Suffolk VA. My grandmother, Addie Margie Harris Rea, was born in Leechville and spent the first 9 years of her life in Swanquarter with her family before moving to Norfolk in 1918. Her son (my father) got me hooked on genealogy. The family names I'm researching in Hyde County and neighboring Beaufort County are HARRIS, JARVIS, CREDLE, HOLLIDAY (moved to Hyde from Martin County), GIRKIN, SLADE, SAWYER, COFFEE, VEAL, SWINDELL, BROOKS, MASON, JACOBS, JONES, FARROW, and FOREMAN. I've gotten great help from the very helpful people of the Hyde County, including help in locating a picture of my great-great grandfather. The stumpers that I've run into are: - What happened to Gilbert G. Harris, son of Benjamin Harris? He left his wife Mary Ann Veal Credle who then went to Beaufort and married a Pugh and then a Gibbs. Gilbert was seen in 1931 in Chesapeake City MD, but I haven't been able to find a census record (since 1880) or a death record for him. - Who is Ellen Slade? According to the death certificate of Mary Ann Veal Credle Harris Pugh Gibbs, in 1948, Slade is the maiden name of Tilson Credle's wife Ellen. The 1860 census lists her and Tilson as having two children named Bell who are also listed in the Credle/McWilliams/Slade Bible record in Hyde Remembers, so it appears that she must have been married to a Bell first. She's the right age to be the Elen Selina McWilliams in the Bible record except for the death certificate that list's her as a Slade. If I can find a death certificate for either of Mary Ann Veal Credle brothers, W.V. Credle or Daniel S. Credle, then maybe I can solve this small mystery. Other than those stumpers, I just enjoy filling out all of the branches on the tree. I do believe all of the people in Hyde County are related and they are all related to me in one way or another. Sharon Rea Gable gables@erols.com

My name is Lillian Barnes. I am a native New Yorker with ties to Hyde County through my maternal grandparents, great-grandparents and gg-grandparents. All born in Hyde. My lines include the BARBER, BRYANT, CHANCE, COLLINS, FULFORD, GIBBS, JENNETTE KING, MACKEY and MIDGETTE/MIDYETTE and SPENCER surnames. Also have many ties to Dare County with these additional surnames BERRY, DANIELS and SCARBOROUGH. My major problems include a name change from KING TO BARBER of an entire line. My gg-grandmother Eliza Ann ( King ) Barber a Indian from Ocracoke married John Wesley KING (a widower with children). The 1850 census shows them as KING, however some time in the 1870's the family changed their surname to BARBER. This included married children and their offspring. This despite the fact that Eliza (a midwife) was still commonly known as "Aunt Liza King". As for the GIBBS surname, I thing every other person in Hyde is named GIBBS. I have the names of my gg-grandparents Robert S. b. circa 1805 and Louisa b. circa 1805 and my great-grandparents Anson b. circa 1829 and Louisa b. circa 1840. I am unable to locate the slave holders. I am also unsure of my great-grandmothers maiden name. She had three sons with the surname MIDYETTE. Their father was Ebin MIDYETTE (according to two of their marriage certificates). Family forklore says Louisa was married, then one of the partners was sold, and she remarried Anson GIBBS. The third major problem is trying to establish that my gg-grandfather John COLLINS served as a Confederate soldier with the 33rd Regiment, Company F. His name along with another relative Benjamin MACKEY does not appear on the official roster. However, I have a copy of a requesition list which shows them both present. I have no idea how to obtain acceptable proof. These are just the major problems, any suggestions or information woud be appreciated. Lillian

For your information, Mt. Meigs (in Alabama) has a reform school for wayward teenagers. vhhighfi@gte.net http://www.geocities.com/heartland/ridge/3462/ -----Original Message----- From: Don Geary <d.geary@juno.com> To: NCHYDE-L@rootsweb.com <NCHYDE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, September 25, 1998 6:57 PM Subject: [NCHYDE-L] Loyd/LLoyd >My ties to Hyde County are a Loyd/Lloyd family. I had assumed this family >was from the Charleston, SC area until I found a death notice recently >from the Edgefield Advertiser that says: Reverend William S Lloyd died on >March 11, 1854 at Mt. Meigs Montgomery County, Alabama, in the 44th year >of his age. He was born in Hyde County, N.C., on February 27, 1811. With >his parents he removed in early life to Edgefield District, S.C. It goes >on to say he preached in Edgefield District and later in Alabama where he >died. > >I had found in a will of Joseph Lloyd in Madison Co, Fla a mention of his >late son >Wms S Lloyd of Alabama and did not know where he fit in. Joseph Lloyd I >first found in Edgefield, S C where he married Abigail Delaughter and had >a son, Joseph P. Lloyd. This family moved to Madison Co about 1844. I now >suspect these Loyd/Lloyd's were in Hyde County at some time. I have found >the spelling earlier to be Loyd and later in time Lloyd. > >Any information or leads on William S or Joseph would be appreciated. > >Don Geary >

My name is Vikki Hollowell Highfield. I have no ties to Hyde county except that I have been researching the Hollowell family for about 30 years and am interested in learning about those family members who moved into the Hyde/Beaufort areas. The Hollowell family came originally from Norfolk Co., VA where Thomas Hollowell was an early landowner. His son, Benjamin, had descendants that lived in the Hyde/Beaufort area. There was a connection to the Hodges/Jones/Jarvis families also in the same area. One of Benjamin Hollowell's great granddaughters was married to Benjamin Hodges. I am willing to share what information I have on these families with others. vhhighfi@gte.net http://www.geocities.com/heartland/ridge/3462/ -----Original Message----- From: jmack@carolina.net <jmack@carolina.net> To: NCHYDE-L@rootsweb.com <NCHYDE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, September 25, 1998 5:28 PM Subject: [NCHYDE-L] Roll Call >Hyde Researchers, > >Since we are a new list just starting out, it might be a good idea to >have a Roll Call, which is where we all list the Hyde families we are >researching, and also state our special research problems. We Could >also tell each other a little about ourselves. As the list host, I will >go first, although sometimes I think I'm kin to half of the families in >Hyde. > >First of all, I was born in the Juniper Bay area of Hyde County, at >home. At the age of five, my family moved to Portsmouth, VA where my >father worked in the Navy Yard, as many other families from our area >have done. Five years later we moved back to NC. I spent four years in >the Navy, the went to Chapel Hill after the G.I. Bill was passed, where >I majored in History. Then I married and went to work. In the >meantime, I've spent what time I could Down Home. I began working on my >family genealogy when in high school. > >All of my Father's ancestors are from the Hyde County area. Some of >them are: > >Bartee, Benson (2), Berry, Boomer, Bridgeman, Carawan, Credle, Dailey, >Davis, Foster, Gibbs (3), Green, Gurganus, Hendricks, Hodges, Jacobs, >Jarvis, Jones, Keeling, McGowan, Martin, Mason, Sawyer, Silvester, >Stokesbury, Thorogood, Toler, Wallace, Ward, Williams, Winfield (?). > >My special problems are: > >1 - Finding the parents and family of Rebecca (Davis) McGowan (c. 1820 - >ca. 1870's), w/o William McGowan (c. 1814 - 1854). > >2 - Finding the parents and family of Elizabeth "Betsy" (Hodges) McGowan >(c. 1773 - ca. 1852), w/o James McGowan (c. 1774 - 1855). > >Of course, there are many other unsolved questions. Soooo ....., let's >hear from the rest of you. > >John B. McGowan >jmack@carolina.net > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >

Don Geary: Do you have the 1810 census list for Hyde? If not, it is available through lookup on the Hyde site. John Loyd is in Hyde court records in the 1780s and in the 1786 census. By 1790 he has disappeared; only a Sussanah Lloyd is a head in Hyde. --Merlin Berry === In a message dated 98-09-25 21:57:57 EDT, you write: << Subj: [NCHYDE-L] Loyd/LLoyd Date: 98-09-25 21:57:57 EDT From: d.geary@juno.com (Don Geary) To: NCHYDE-L@rootsweb.com My ties to Hyde County are a Loyd/Lloyd family. I had assumed this family was from the Charleston, SC area until I found a death notice recently from the Edgefield Advertiser that says: Reverend William S Lloyd died on March 11, 1854 at Mt. Meigs Montgomery County, Alabama, in the 44th year of his age. He was born in Hyde County, N.C., on February 27, 1811. With his parents he removed in early life to Edgefield District, S.C. It goes on to say he preached in Edgefield District and later in Alabama where he died. I had found in a will of Joseph Lloyd in Madison Co, Fla a mention of his late son Wms S Lloyd of Alabama and did not know where he fit in. Joseph Lloyd I first found in Edgefield, S C where he married Abigail Delaughter and had a son, Joseph P. Lloyd. This family moved to Madison Co about 1844. I now suspect these Loyd/Lloyd's were in Hyde County at some time. I have found the spelling earlier to be Loyd and later in time Lloyd. Any information or leads on William S or Joseph would be appreciated. Don Geary >>

My ties to Hyde County are a Loyd/Lloyd family. I had assumed this family was from the Charleston, SC area until I found a death notice recently from the Edgefield Advertiser that says: Reverend William S Lloyd died on March 11, 1854 at Mt. Meigs Montgomery County, Alabama, in the 44th year of his age. He was born in Hyde County, N.C., on February 27, 1811. With his parents he removed in early life to Edgefield District, S.C. It goes on to say he preached in Edgefield District and later in Alabama where he died. I had found in a will of Joseph Lloyd in Madison Co, Fla a mention of his late son Wms S Lloyd of Alabama and did not know where he fit in. Joseph Lloyd I first found in Edgefield, S C where he married Abigail Delaughter and had a son, Joseph P. Lloyd. This family moved to Madison Co about 1844. I now suspect these Loyd/Lloyd's were in Hyde County at some time. I have found the spelling earlier to be Loyd and later in time Lloyd. Any information or leads on William S or Joseph would be appreciated. Don Geary

Hyde Researchers, Since we are a new list just starting out, it might be a good idea to have a Roll Call, which is where we all list the Hyde families we are researching, and also state our special research problems. We Could also tell each other a little about ourselves. As the list host, I will go first, although sometimes I think I'm kin to half of the families in Hyde. First of all, I was born in the Juniper Bay area of Hyde County, at home. At the age of five, my family moved to Portsmouth, VA where my father worked in the Navy Yard, as many other families from our area have done. Five years later we moved back to NC. I spent four years in the Navy, the went to Chapel Hill after the G.I. Bill was passed, where I majored in History. Then I married and went to work. In the meantime, I've spent what time I could Down Home. I began working on my family genealogy when in high school. All of my Father's ancestors are from the Hyde County area. Some of them are: Bartee, Benson (2), Berry, Boomer, Bridgeman, Carawan, Credle, Dailey, Davis, Foster, Gibbs (3), Green, Gurganus, Hendricks, Hodges, Jacobs, Jarvis, Jones, Keeling, McGowan, Martin, Mason, Sawyer, Silvester, Stokesbury, Thorogood, Toler, Wallace, Ward, Williams, Winfield (?). My special problems are: 1 - Finding the parents and family of Rebecca (Davis) McGowan (c. 1820 - ca. 1870's), w/o William McGowan (c. 1814 - 1854). 2 - Finding the parents and family of Elizabeth "Betsy" (Hodges) McGowan (c. 1773 - ca. 1852), w/o James McGowan (c. 1774 - 1855). Of course, there are many other unsolved questions. Soooo ....., let's hear from the rest of you. John B. McGowan jmack@carolina.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Need information on location and cause of Brock Samuel Jarvis death. He died 27 January 1932. Have not been able to locate a death certificate. Believe he is buried J. N. Jarvis (father) cemetery SwanQuarter, Hyde, NC. Will appreciate any information. Caroline Jarvis Coats

To Ruffin Cooper: Do you have all the information from In "Memory of..."? If not, I will send. I assume you know about James Edward Cooper (died 1917) and his family. -- 1880 Census, Hyde County, NC: family #72 Sylvanus Cooper 24, head Sally 20, wife, can read James E 1, son Jesse 10, brother -- family #66 George Cooper 19, head Ellen 20, wife -- family #3 Joseph Cooper 22, laborer, in house of Sally D. Williams 60, head, widow -- family #30 Samuel W. Rose 48, head Mahala 48 , wife John McKinney 15, laborer - no relation noted Mahala McKinney 16, servant - " --

Folks, Some of you may not be aware of the NC USCT Project which some of us are participating in. We are a volunteer, non-profit group of us, seven in all, who are transcribing the data from the microfilm, obtained from the National Archives, for the Regimental Descriptive Books of the four regiments of US Colored Troops formed mainly from freedmen and ex-slaves from northeastern North Carolina during the American Civil War. They were the 35th, 36th & 37th US Colored Infantries and the 14th US Colored Heavy Artillery. Once complete, we will do the same for the 1st & 2nd NC Union Volunteers, composed of local NC Unionists, and then those who served in the U.S. Navy. As researchers interested in the history and genealogy of eastern North Carolina, we found that very little had been done in the area of North Carolinians participation, both Black and White, in the Union Army and Navy. We have now transcribed about 1/2 of the data on the four regiments of US Colored Troops. Data is being posted by company as it is transcribed by our volunteers. We will also add regimental histories and information on battles they participated in; also on the two soldiers from the 36th USCT who won the Medal of Honor. We then hope to get the input of as many descendants of the soldiers, and other sources, in these regiments and hope they will share any information on their ancestor concerning his life before, during and after his service. This would include slave records, such as data of the ex-slaves former master through deeds, estate records, wills, etc., census and marriage records, military and pension records, freedmen bureau records, family genealogies and photos, etc. This data will be linked to the soldiers name on the regimental roster with the contributors name and email address so that any others researching the same soldier will be able to contact him. The linking of descendant with ancestor can be done whether they have info to share or not. It is also our hope to then publish this data so that it will be available to those who aren't online. Being non-profit, we hope to make this available at a price that will just cover printing and perhaps a little to help continue research. I am now in the process of searching archives and libraries, especially in eastern NC but also from Florida to Massachusetts, for any information and photos connected with the four regiments of USCTs and two regiments of the NCUVs formed in eastern NC or on the individual soldiers who served in these regiments. I would appreciate any assistance anyone can offer. Members of our project are probably well known to most of you: Charley Barnes, host to the outstanding Tyrrell Co., NCGenWeb Pages, Teresa Kelley, host to the excellant Washington Co., NCGenWeb Pages, Ed Boots, host of the Battle of Plymouth, NC web site, our own uncomparable Kay Lynn Midgett Sheppard, Gordon Basnight, researcher and census transcriber, and Dr. Joyce Faison and Ronda Gray, both of whom's ancestors served in the US Colored Troops from Hyde County, and myself. The surnames of some of the ex-slave / soldiers from Hyde County I have found thus far were Bell, Benson, Cradle, Daniels, Farrow, Gaylord, Gibbs (of course), Ginet (Jennett), Harris, Howard, Jones, Linton, Mackey, Martin, Midgett, Pettigrew, Sparrow, Spencer, Swindell, and Whitney. The URL for our web site is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncusct/usct.htm John B. McGowan jmack@carolina.net

Mrs. Roberts and all: Only this note for now; I want to respond in more detail this weekend. Well, I must say that the old cliche, "wonders never cease," applies here. Just this very same day, I was in the Prince George's County (MD) Community College library, browsing between my history classes. Lo and behold, I found "Somerset Homecoming," by Dorothy Spruill Redford, the first time I had heard of it. Then I came home and here she is on my email. I checked it out, of course, and am reading it. How wonderfully mysterious this world is. --- Merlin Berry ==== In a message dated 98-09-10 11:23:51 EDT, you write: << Subj: [NCHYDE-L] HYDE COUNTY SURNAMES Date: 98-09-10 11:23:51 EDT From: GLROBERTS@BIGFOOT.COM (Gregory Roberts) To: NCHYDE-L@rootsweb.com With regards to Merlin Berry's post regarding the surnames for slaves, I remember that when I was reading the book "Somerset Homecoming" about the slaves and their descendents from the Somerset Plantation in Washington County, that one problem the researcher encountered was that some of the slaves had last names that weren't Collins (the owners). She came to discover that these people were bought from other plantations and had taken the names of those owners, so this might be the case with the Whitney surname. >>

Lillian; I just read your posting about Hyde County surnames. I have a lot of Hyde County census sheets I have collected searching the Cooper surname. I also have a lot for Martin County as I am searching my surname for Martin and Hyde Counties. I just looked at my census sheets and found a few for the names that you listed below in your posting. So here goes. Duck (sic) and Kenney Gibbs living with her father Amos Spencer. 1900 U.S. Census, Hyde County, Lake Landing Twp. Pub T623, Roll 1201, E.D. 59, Sheet 13a. Elisha, Delia (sic) and Ennice (sic) Gibbs. 1900 U.S. Census, Hyde County, Lake Landing Twp. Pub T623, Roll 1201, E.D. 59, Sheet 14b. Henry, Jane, Mary L., Dora, Thomas, Corbet, Lillian, Louisa, and Jane Gibbs. The last three girls are granddaughters and Louisa is listed as mulatto.1910 U.S. Census, Hyde County, Fairfield Twp. Pub. T624, Roll 1117, Vol 46, E.D. 54, Sheet 8a, Family 141. These are a little hard to read. Clifton, Ada, Alja (sic), Sidney and Mary (initial unreadable) Gibbs. 1920 U.S. Census, Hyde County, Lake Landing Twp. Pub T625, roll 1305, vol 47, E.D. 20, Sheet 6a, Lines 42-46 incl.. I can give you the exact text from any of those above if you want it, and I can scan my sheets for other names. Just let me know. I hope that this is helpful Regards Ruffin R Cooper

With regards to Merlin Berry's post regarding the surnames for slaves, I remember that when I was reading the book "Somerset Homecoming" about the slaves and their descendents from the Somerset Plantation in Washington County, that one problem the researcher encountered was that some of the slaves had last names that weren't Collins (the owners). She came to discover that these people were bought from other plantations and had taken the names of those owners, so this might be the case with the Whitney surname. Some ex-slaves refused to take the surnames of their former owners and came up with new ones - from people they admired, as suggested by Merlin Berry, or perhaps from other sources. One problem that Dorothy Spruill (the author of "Somerset Homecoming") ran into as she searched for slave descendents was that she encountered a lot of people in Washington County who would not admit that their ancestors were slaves on that plantation. Ms. Spruill knew that wasn't true, because she had traced the surnames back to there, but you can't very well call a person a liar to their face. If you could talk with some of the black Whitney's, there might be a family story or two that would explain how the name came about. Granted, sometimes there's a lot of fiction included with most family stories, but there's also some truth in there, too. I think that it would be a good thing if, when people publish their family histories, or histories of surnames in a county or area that they include EVERYONE with that name. Gordon Grady Brickhouse did that when he published his book on the Brickhouse surname. He included census information and wills for blacks with the surname of Brickhouse. I realize that many white people would be ashamed to admit in print that their family owned slaves and that many black people might feel ashamed to admit that their ancestors were once owned by white people with the same last name, but this is a part of our history, and while we aren't responsible for the past, the past is responsible for us. I was always told that my family was poor, which was true in the 1930's, but my ancestors from the 1600's, 1700's and early 1800's did own slaves. Yes, I feel shame when I read wills and see where human beings are being left to someone, but I would never dream of re-typing those wills and leaving the names of slaves out. It's difficult enough for white people to try to trace their roots - I know it has to be a thousand times more difficult for a black person. Why make it more difficult for them? I'll get off my soapbox now. Cathy Roberts

Does anyone out there have any information on the members of the Hollowell family who were in Hyde and Beaufort counties in the early 18th century. The Hollowells came from Norfolk Co., VA and migrated into the Pamlico/Hyde/Beaufort county area around the middle 1700's. I can provide information on the earlier Hollowell families, but wanted information on those living in Hyde county area. vhhighfi@gte.net http://www.geocities.com/heartland/ridge/3462/

I am researching the BARBER, CHANCE, COLLINS, GIBBS, MACKEY and MIDGETTE lines in Hyde, Dare and other surrounding counties in NC. If anyone is researching people of color with these surnames, please advise. Lillian

Lillian, and all: Lately I have been thinking of possible ways to advance search in this general area. I am wondering: (1) if it will help to check each census beginning in 1870 for white surnames that match the black ones for clues to some relations; and, (2) if one might find answers by searching Civil War records for white surnames that are those of freed slaves. How did some of them come to have the surnames they took? For example, in Hyde County, the black surname Whitney was common, yet there seems to be no white Whitney. And, the black Hyde County surname Willis interests me, because I have Willis ancestors in Carteret County, some of whom were now and then in Hyde. Where did the names come from? Some of you may already know where they came from; if so, I will appreciate knowing. Maybe they were from some Union name of some respected figure among the slaves, or it may have come down from free persons of color. The whole subject has been bothering me; I want to find some answers because, as a historian, I want history uncovered. In a word, I want the search for such ancestors to advance, and if I can do anything along these lines, I hope everybody will keep me informed. --Merlin Berry === In a message dated 98-09-09 18:17:12 EDT, you write: << Subj: [NCHYDE-L] HYDE COUNTY SURNAMES Date: 98-09-09 18:17:12 EDT From: VINNETTA@worldnet.att.net (LILLIAN BARNES) Reply-to: vinnetta@worldnet.att.net (LILLIAN BARNES) To: NCHYDE-L@rootsweb.com I am researching the BARBER, CHANCE, COLLINS, GIBBS, MACKEY and MIDGETTE lines in Hyde, Dare and other surrounding counties in NC. If anyone is researching people of color with these surnames, please advise. Lillian >>