I have seen this before in the library, but for those who do not live in the area, and who descend from one or more of the Swiss/Palatine families, it is very interesting, just found it online tonight. Tracy http://www.lib.ecu.edu/exhibits/lawson/GRAF/hGRAFen1.html _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

We would like to invite you to re-visit our website, The POORHOUSE STORY (a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses) at http://www.poorhousestory.com Please excuse the cross postings, but we just published poorhouse information about a great many counties in NORTH CAROLINA. Our partial list of counties known to have poorhouses includes: Beaufort/Buncombe/Burke/Cabarrus/Caswell/Cleveland/Craven/Cumberland/Davidso n/Duplin/Edgecombe/Granville/Guilford/Halifax/Iredell/Johnston/Lenoir/Lincol n/Mecklenburg/Montgomery/Moore/Nash/NewHanover/Northampton/Orange/Richmond/R ockingham/Rowan/ Rutherford/Stokes/Surry/Warren/Wayne Our list of counties for which the NC State Archives has poor relief and/or poorhouse records includes: Alexander/Ashe/Bertie/Beaufort/Buncombe/Carteret/Chatham/Cherokee/Cleveland/ Craven/Currituck/Davie/Edgecombe/Granville/Guilford/Hyde/Iredell/Lincoln/Mon tgomery/Nash/NewHanover/Northampton/Orange/Pasquotank/Perquimans/Person/Polk /Rowan/Rutherford/ Sampson/Stanley/Surry/Union/Wake/Wayne/Yadkin We have provided more historical notes from the archives on the page with their holdings listed. DIRECTIONS: At the homepage (link above) click on POORHOUSES BY STATE, then on NORTH CAROLINA on the table of states. If you will scroll down to the section on "Local Notes", you will find the poorhouse list; and then scrolling down to "Records", you will see the archives holdings list. These entries are marked with yellow NEW arrows. (NOTE: If you have visited the site recently, you may have to click on REFRESH on your browser to see the new information.) There are other pages on the site which may give you some interesting perspective on poorhouses. They are off the homepage and include: the HISTORY page and the LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS as well as FEATURED ARTICLES. There are great tips for researching poorhouse records for yourself on the RECORDS page; and you might want to subscribe to our (almost) monthly newletter (which you can do in the lower right corner of the homepage). The information on our site will only grow through the submissions of generous readers. If you would like to e-mail me ... please do so off-list because I cannot maintain subscriptions to as many lists as we post messages on. (You can use an e-mail link off one of our web pages.) We hope you enjoy the site! Thanks, Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)

One of the Bryan study group sent this and if I am not mistaken, at least these Heaths are from our area - at least the names are the same. Martha --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Georgia Randolph County December 10th, 1850 Mr. Jeremiah Heath Dear Brother I left home in Panola County Texas the Eighth of last month. I am this Evening with my old Mother at Needham Jones� and have heard from Levi Griffin and family and we are all well and doing pretty well. We have not heard from Zelpha for some time but she and her children was well and doing well the last account we had of them. I heard from you last Spring through my son Jeremiah. He sent me the letter that you sent him. I had not heard from you of along time and was much gratified to know that a kind Providence had preserved us and also that you had some thought of coming to see me. Our long silence seems to manifest that we have forgotten each other but I assure you my brother that I often think of you and would be vary glad to see you but I never shall unless you come out for I have had great fortiegue in moveing west and coming back to Georgia. I expect to reach home about the first January and do not expect ever to return even to Georgia. Texas is a good country. Land is plenty at one dollar for acre and I have all of my children with me which is ten in No six sons four daughters three of them is married and is settled by me and we are all doing well. My youngest child is a daughter five year old. If your children and Brother W. Griffin was in Texas they would likely do better than they ever can where they are. I moved for the sake of my children. They are all well pleased and have that of doing well in prospect but I pursuade no one to move but should be glad to see any of my relatives in Texas. I suppose that it is some twelve hundred miles or more from your house to mine but as far as it is I do hope that we still communicate by letter to each other oftener than we have bin in the habit of doing. I want you to write to me upon the reception of this and write me every thing about your self and children and W. Griffin and his that will interest me. I want to know how you are all getting along. Direct your letter to Pine Hill P. O. Panola (marked out) Rush County Texas. I must say to you that your old mother thinks hard that you never write to her. I therefore request you to write to her. She is of opinion that you are affended with her by false reports. She is living with Needham Jones. I suppose that you have heard of the death of Father he died last Febrary was twelve months ago of Palsey. If you should write to Mother direct your letter to Petoula P. O. Randolph County Ga. Receive this my brother as a token of the high regard and brotherly love I have for you and yours. Farewell. Rigdon Heath Remember me to brother Griffin. Tell him to write to me and let me know how he is getting along since he has bin left alone. RH" .

Martha, I did not go on a public tour, they pretty much opened it up to me to take what photos I wanted........ Jane Phillips took me and we just had a ball......... Had a hard time chhosing which pictures to take...... Tracy _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

Howdy Norman!!!! We would most definitely be happy to participate!!!! The addresses are correct! I will pass this on to other FAIRFAX kinfolk! Please let me know what we need to do to support this effort? Sincerely, Dan Fairfax 2629 Somerset Drive Nashville, Tennessee 37217 dfairfax@nespower.com <mailto:dfairfax@nespower.com> ============================ -----Original Message----- From: Norman Fairfax [mailto:norfax@eurobell.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 9:05 AM To: Dan Fairfax Subject: DNA We have recently had a tv programme about the Vikings and a professor from the USA who is working over here is doing DNA experiments on males in different parts of the UK to see if there is any evidence that they descended from the Norweigian Vikings. He is now doing similar tests to see whether any males are descendants from the Danish Vikings. As you know it has been recorded that the Fairfaxes descended from a Danish Viking. I wrote to the professor and he is very interested and has offered to do DNA tests on any Fairfaxes willing to assist. I am presently gathering names and addresses of volunteers. Later each will receive a small pack and all that will be necessary is to take a swab from inside the mouth with a cotton bud (so it won't hurt!!!) and post it to the professor. To date I have eight Fairfaxes in the UK and wondered if you and your brother would be willing to join us.I have your addresses as - 2629 Somerset Drive, Nashville,Tennesse, TN347217 and 225 Woodmaker Court, Nashville, TN3724 If you like to join us will you please let me know and confirm the addresses (It will be interesting to see of our DNAs are similar!) Best wishes Norman

THANKS A JILLION!!!!! ...{:). This may be where we can look for our FAIRFAX folks in the late 1700s in North Carolina! Our FAIRFAX folks eventually settled in Columbus County, NC and Horry County, SC in the early to middle 1800s. Have a great day, you made it for us'ns ...{:). Dan Fairfax 2629 Somerset Drive Nashville, Tennessee 37217 dfairfax@nespower.com =========================== -----Original Message----- From: SSNEUSE [mailto:genes@wave-net.net] Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 9:46 PM To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCLENOIR] Peter Fairfax - Lenoir County, NC - Pink Hill Cemetery - George J ernigan The cemetery where this James Davis is buried is actually called the James Daves Public Cemetery outside of Pink Hill. It is located off of Pleasant Hill Road behind two story white home. (also Davis land) Pink Hill was once located here before it moved to it's present location. The cemetery was also known as the Old Pink Hill Cemetery. It is fenced in and is kept in good repair. A few years ago several tree's fell during a storm and distroyed some tombstones. I was there when they were cleaning the trees out but haven't been back to see if the stones were repaired or replaced. Pat Email protected by Norton's AntiVirus 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: Fairfax, Dan <DFairfax@nespower.com> To: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 5:38 AM Subject: [NCLENOIR] Peter Fairfax - Lenoir County, NC - Pink Hill Cemetery - George J ernigan > Hello Cousin Allen, > > I will post this about Pink Hill Cemetery in Lenoir County, NC quite > possibly near Loftin's Crossroads. > > ANYBODY IN LENOIR COUNTY, NC KNOW WHERE PINK HILL CEMETERY IS? > > EXCELLENT leads! ... the George JERNIGAN Pension Application would be a > great find! > > Puh-lease keep up the great effort! > > Had a great Christmas! ... Happy New Year! > > Best, > > Cousin Dan Fairfax > 2629 Somerset Drive > Nashville, Tennessee 37217 > > dfairfax@nespower.com > > ================================ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Allen Fairfax [mailto:fairfaxa@hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 7:50 PM > To: DFairfax@nespower.com > Cc: fairfaxa@hotmail.com > Subject: Hunting Fairfaxes > > > Hello Dan, > > Thought I would update you on my genealogical hunting ... nothing dramatic, > but something ... > > I went to the New England Genealogical Library in downtown Boston, and they > have quite an extensive collection of records from the south... there were > lots of various county records for NC, Virginia, etc. to explore (I only had > > 2 hours!) .... no records of Peter Fairfax in anything I examined , although > > I did find some REvolutionary War references related to the James Davis on > the 1797 document for Dormand and Herrenton ... I had earlier told you (I > think), that there was a James Davis who was a fifer in the 1st NC > Continental line .... there is a James Davis buried at Pink Hill in Lenoir > County (listed as a revolutionary war veteran... wonder where Pink Hill > cemetery is exactly ... perhaps close to Loftin's crossroads??) ... this is > the general area for Peter F. ..... also, I have two references to pension > application files by James Davis, of which I can now go to the archives and > examine these fairly extensive narratives of his time in the military ... if > > we are lucky, we'll get some connection there ... also, I found a reference > for a pension application by (our?) George Jernigan .... these pension > applications have quite a bit of info in them, so the archives are my next > stop ... > > Concerning James Fairfax of 1739 Accomack/Northamption county, Virginia (his > > will dated 1739), I found a marriage record from 1741 of James Fairfax' > widow marrying a Col. Dashiel ... > > Also, in that county, I found a reference of someone named Fairfax Smith > willing to each of his daughters six silver soupspoons incribed with the > name of James Fairfax... this will was dated around 1770 I believe .... it > would be pretty cool to find one of those soupspoons in an antique store > somewhere, don't you think?? I suspect at least one of them still exists > somewhere ....This Fairfax Smith could be the grandson of James Fairfax??, > if a daughter of his married a Smith?? > > Anyway, this is what I have ... no great breakthroughs, and this James Davis > > is a real longshot for info .... > > I suspect I will not find a Revolutionary war reference to Dormand or > Herrenton... from what I understand from reading about these land warrants, > the only reason they (John and Daniel Fairfax) would have needed to get a > legal document about the participation of their fathers in the War was if > the State of NC at the time could not find a reference to them in the > records they had back in the late 1700s (essentially, what is on microfilm > at the archives)... so, the chances of me finding a list with their names on > > it is pretty slim ... however, the signatures on the legal document of the > two officers seems legitimate, and these were two prominent officers in the > 1st NC line ... > > So, hope this is somewhat interesting, and I will try to squeeze in some > time to go to the archives soon .... > > Hope you had a great Christmas, and take care .... > > Allen > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DAVIS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QUB.2ACE/876 Message Board Post: Looking for info on a Clifton DAVIS, probably born around 1925 or so, probably in Lenoir Co. I believe he died around 1995 or so in PA, but there may be an obit in the Free Press. He was my mother-in-law's real father, and I'd like to know more about him. Can anyone help me? Thanks Priscilla Arnold

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QUB.2ACE/875 Message Board Post: I am looking to purchase a written history of Lenoir Co., especially one dealing with slavery and the descendants of slaves. If anyone can help me, I'd be very apreciative. Priscilla Arnold

Tracy, Neat job!!!. The pictures are great - they don't show the peeling paint and plaster that I saw in Oct. I didn't even know the upstairs was open to the public - everytime I have been in it, the upstairs was closed off. Certainly did not know about the doll collection. Just discovered the other day the DAR has beautiful doll clothes from the 1700's for purchase. Harmony Hall is a pretty house but sorely in need of a lot of repairs. The money from the sale of the two books go directly towards these repairs. Many thanks for this contribution. Martha >The Historical Preservation Group is proud to announce that we have just put >online at our website a virtual tour of Harmony Hall which is the home of >the Lenoir County Historical Association.

Hello All, Martha asked me to pass this on..... The Historical Preservation Group is proud to announce that we have just put online at our website a virtual tour of Harmony Hall which is the home of the Lenoir County Historical Association. You will also find a brief history of the building, as well as information on becoming a member of the Historical Association. The direct link for the virtual tour is http://www.historicalpreservationgroup.org/HistAssoc/HarHall/index.html You can also find linked on the front page of our website http://www.historicalpreservationgroup.org Tracy Putnam _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Enjoyed the tour of Harmony House very much. Being so far away and yet getting to take the tour. I saw the picture of my husbands relative William Lenoir. Didn't a Loftin live there at one time or was that another place? Mary Lenoir

Sue thanks for the information. Jane God Bless America!

Need help on my Reel line. According to the work of Mildred Reel Buck on the Reels: Peter Reel I died in 1739 in Craven. Witnesses to his will were Simon Bright and Richard Evans. Peter's wife was named Mary. Peter's mother, Hannah, was married to a William Adams of Hyde County when Peter died. Peter's children were Mary, Elizabeth, Peter, James, Joshua and Sarah. Daughters Mary Reel married John Gatlin ca 1749 and sister Elizabeth married Edward Gatlin ca 1743. What I have seen on the list over a period of time indicates that the Gatlin's were not married to the Reel Sisters. Does anyone have any idea how or why the Reels connected to the Gatlin. I believe the Early Reel family lived on Swift Creek in Craven County. Jane Phillips God Bless America!

----- Original Message ----- From: "J. & S. Gaddis" <monument@esn.net> To: "Mary Jane Poole" <abby1rose@erols.com> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [NCLENOIR] Maplewood Cemetery > Mary Jane, > > The "Jim" you mentioned is Jim Bynum at Westview Monument Co. The "Monique" > is Monique Hicks, Assistant City Clerk for the City of Kinston in the town > hall at 252-939-3110. The "Deb Bryant" is actually Delbert Bryant, > Supervisor of Cemeteries for the City of Kinston. His office is at the > public works building on Hwy 258 South. He can be reached at 252-939-3310. > > Audrey, > > I will stop by the City Clerk's office this week and check with Monique on > the two names you mentioned. > > Jim Gaddis > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Jane Poole" <abby1rose@erols.com> > To: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 7:44 PM > Subject: [NCLENOIR] Maplewood Cemetery > > > > Audrey, > > I too was trying to find a lot in the Maplewood Cemetery. > > I called the monument co near the cemetery and I was given the phone #' > > of 2 people > > I believe at the courthouse. > > The first was a lady by the name of Deb Bryant and a Monique. Please try > > 252-939-3318 or 252-939-3110. I'm sorry for not knowing whose # is > > whose. I have them scribbled on a piece of paper, and I just happened to > > keep the paper. > > The gentleman at the Monument company, his name was Jim and his # is > > 252-522-3818. > > I wish I could be of more assistance. Good Luck. > > Mary Jane Poole > > > > >

Of interest to Caswell and Gatlin researchers: According to the information at website http://www.carolinacuzins.org/CH-govrc.htm, Susannah Caswell married John Lovick ca 1794, they had a daughter named Sarah Lovick, and John Lovick died ca 1899. Also, Susannah remarried to John Gatlin. A look at the 1800 Lenoir Co census reveals that a John Lovick was a head of household in that year, and that the household included 2 males 27-45 years old, 1 male under 10, 1 female 16-26 (Susannah Caswell?), 1 female under 10 (Sarah Lovick?), and 11 slaves. Could this be the household of John Lovick and Susannah Caswell or that of another John Lovick? One of the older males would have been John Lovick, but who would the other older male have been and who was the young male - a son perhaps? Susannah Caswell would have been 25 years old during that census and the daughter Sarah would have been under 10, in keeping with the census figures. That same year, 1800, John Gatlin appears in the census with 1 male 26-45 (John Gatlin), a female 16-26 (possibly a wife who died?), and a male under 10 (a son?). Could John Gatlin also have been married before he and Susannah Caswell married and could he have had a son about whom we have no knowledge? In 1810, John Lovick does not appear in the census and is presumed dead. John Gatlin does appear and by this time is married to Susannah Caswell. Gatlin's household includes 1 male 26-45 (John Gatlin), 1 male 16-26 (who?), 1 male 10-16 (who - the same one who was under 10 in the earlier census?), 2 males under 10 (documented sons John Slade Gatlin b. 1806 and Richard C. Gatlin b. 1809), 1 female 26-45 (Susannah Caswell), 1 female 16-26 (who?), 1 female 10-16 (who, possibly Sarah Lovick?), 1 female under 10 (documented daugher Susan Jefferson Gatlin b. 1803 d. 1814), and 18 slaves. In the 1820 census, John Gatlin's household includes himself (age 45+), Susannah Caswell (age 45+) his 2 documented sons (both 10-15 years old), an undocumented male (16-18), an undocumented male (18-25), 2 documented daughters (under 10, Mary M. Gatlin b. 1811 and Sarah Catherine Gatlin b.1814), an undocumented female (10-15), an undocumented female (16-25, maybe Sarah Lovick?), 11 male slaves and 14 females slaves. In short, given our knowledge of John Gatlin and Susannah Caswell, the census records reveal in their family or household 2 young males and 1 or 2 young females about whom we have no information. Some Questions: When was John Lovick born? Did Susannah Caswell (1775-1843) have a son with John Lovick as well as a daughter? When exactly did John Lovick die? Whatever became of the daughter Sarah Lovick? Was John Gatlin (1769-1836) married and have a son prior to marrying Susannah Caswell? Who were all the children of John Gatlin, both by Susannah Caswell and any other wife; and of John Lovick? Jim Gaddis

While on the subject of Maplewood Cemetery I need to ask if there is anyone out there researching the Clemmons Family. My GGG grandmother Axie Smith, second wife of Nathan Hill of Deep Run, is supposed to be buried out there. Axie's Grandson, Clint Simmons is still living, and according to him (and my Grandmother) Axie remarried to a man with surname Clemmons after Nathan Hill died. Unclke Clint says she is buried in Maplewood, but does not remeber exactly where, (Although he claims to have been to her gravesite many times before) I have called the city, and they are unable to locate a grave for an Axie Clemmons I have walked the cemetery many times, but for those who have not been there, it is quite a large cemetery and not in the best area of town, so I never spend long there. I have still not located a death record for Axie or a Marriage record for her and her second husband....... ALSO, Found Axie in census records with her father Hogan Smith and his wife Nancy, but have not been able to find anything beyond that. Can say that she had a brother named Owen Smith who married a Cunningham (Mary I think) Sound familiar to anyone??? Tracy ----Original Message Follows---- From: Mary Jane Poole <abby1rose@erols.com> To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCLENOIR] Maplewood Cemetery Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 19:44:46 -0500 Audrey, I too was trying to find a lot in the Maplewood Cemetery. I called the monument co near the cemetery and I was given the phone #' of 2 people I believe at the courthouse. The first was a lady by the name of Deb Bryant and a Monique. Please try 252-939-3318 or 252-939-3110. I'm sorry for not knowing whose # is whose. I have them scribbled on a piece of paper, and I just happened to keep the paper. The gentleman at the Monument company, his name was Jim and his # is 252-522-3818. I wish I could be of more assistance. Good Luck. Mary Jane Poole _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

I actually meant to ask Susan where she found the birth date, because she had the month & day and I didn't. I found the birth year and the death date from Eliza McGill Waters entertaining book on Fool John. She claimed to have started taking notes on her family as a child. A bunch of my early Rouse information came from either her book or from Russell King, bless his heart, wherever he is. He and Eliza are descendants of John William "Fool John" Rouse (1836-1917). Trish on 1/13/02 4:17 PM, Martha Marble at mmarble@erols.com wrote: > Trish, you asked where the death date came from - you show it but where did > you get it from? I don't have one for him. I do have a Birthdate from the > Bible which is posted - I think - on Lenoir. Can't get Netscape to work today. > > THere is a copy of the book at Heritage Place and would love to read it > sometime. Best I can tell his parents were John and Winifred, but have not > seen any proof for any of the sons of John and Winifred. Do you have the > obit on Winifred from the Recorder? Ran it to the LEnoir list but might not > have run it to Greene. > > Martha > > >> From: Trish Worthington Cobb <turniproots@coastalnet.com> >> Old-To: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> >> >> >> Susan, >> >> I have these notes: >> >> Name: Richard ROUSE >> Birth: 1788 Dobbs/Lenoir Co., NC >> Death: 30 Oct 1849 >> Father: John ROUSE Jr. (1765-1844) >> Mother: Winifred SMITH (1765-1846) >> >> Spouse: Mary Polly SUTTON >> >> Source: McGill, Eliza Walters, Story of Fool John and Other Stories (Stories >> from the Rouse Family) >> >> I believe this Richard to be my 5G Uncle. >> I descend from his brother Benjamin Rouse, Sr. (1802-1877) >> among whose children were John William "Fool John" Rouse (1836-1917) >> and my 3G grandfather Abner Rouse I (1821-1874). >> >> Where did you find Richard's date of death? >> >> Trish >> >> >> >> on 1/13/02 1:57 PM, Ron & Susan Hoffman at rhoffman@widomaker.com wrote: >> >>> Is anyone doing research on this particular Rouse? >>> >>> RICHARD ROUSE >>> Born: 4 Jun 1788 >>> Died:Abt 1849 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Susan Burgess-Hoffman >>> >> >> >

Linda, First, welcome to the list - suspect you are on the Lenoir List. A bunch of us have tried to redo the Rouse line - without a lot of success. A few things have come out - some with proof and some just circumstantial. The holes in this family are numerous. The children of John and Winifred are a little shakey. I suspect the last 5 sons you have listed are probably correct although there is nothing to prove it. When Winifred died, her obit in the Recorder stated she had 5 living sons and the daughter SMithy. Sure wish they had named them. Bennett is a proven son of Noah Rouse I so he is not a son of John and Winnifred. Jonathan - that is my line. There is minor circumstantial to indicate he was the son of Simon I but it is certainly not proven. Not sure I have ever seen that Alexander SMith's wife was a Sutton. Have you seen anything to document that information? If true, that would indicate she was the daughter of John Sutton. Many thanks for this information - some it I did not have. Martha Hi, I'm new to the page, but I do have a little, for what its worth, on the Rouse line that has come from the Lenoir Co. page and other sources through the past few years. The Rouse line comes in my Becton line. You will have to verify it through census etc., but most of it I believe is correct. It is a place to start. Linda Jordan, JORDAN, ISLER, KINSEY, BECTON, BLACKMAN, FAULKNER, BROADWAY, etc. Descendants of John Rouse Generation No. 1 1. JOHN1 ROUSE was born 1765 in Falling Creek, Dobbs Co., N.C., and died October 22, 1844 in Strabane, Lenoir Co., N.C.. He married WINIFRED SMITH September 20, 1785 in Dobbs Co., N.C., daughter of ALEXANDER SMITH and MARY SUTTON. She was born June 27, 1765 in Dobbs Co., N.C., and died June 16, 1846 in Strabane, Lenoir Co., N.C.. Children of JOHN ROUSE and WINIFRED SMITH are: 2. i. JONATHAN2 ROUSE, b. 1786; d. September 1844, Lenoir Co., N.C.. ii. BENNETT ROUSE, b. 1787. 3. iii. RICHARD ROUSE, b. June 04, 1788. 4. iv. THOMAS A. ROUSE, b. 1789; d. October 30, 1849, Donnell Cemetery, Moss Hill Community, Lenoir Co., N.C.. 5. v. JOHN WILLIS ROUSE, b. 1795, Craven, N.C.; d. Bef. 1870. vi. WILLIAM ROUSE, b. 1801. 6. vii. BENJAMIN ROUSE, SR., b. 1802. viii. SMITHY ROUSE, b. December 11, 1804; d. September 01, 1886, Strabane, Lenoir Co., N.C.. Generation No. 2 2. JONATHAN2 ROUSE (JOHN1) was born 1786, and died September 1844 in Lenoir Co., N.C.. He married CATHERINE HARDEE, daughter of JOSEPH HARDEE and SARAH CROOM. She was born Bet. 1782 - 1790, and died 1830 in Lenoir Co., N.C.. Children of JONATHAN ROUSE and CATHERINE HARDEE are: i. RICHARD C.3 ROUSE, b. January 04, 1805; m. ELIZA ?; b. March 25, 1804. ii. THOMAS H. ROUSE, b. October 14, 1806. iii. SALLY A. ROUSE, b. April 11, 1808. iv. SUSANNA C. ROUSE, b. May 02, 1810. v. PHINNETY ROUSE, b. February 04, 1812. vi. NANCY H. ROUSE, b. October 05, 1813. 7. vii. ANDREW JACKSON ROUSE, b. May 28, 1815. viii. WILEY J. C. ROUSE, b. February 11, 1817. ix. JESSE H. C. ROUSE, b. November 02, 1818. x. ELIZA CAROLINE ROUSE, b. September 21, 1820. xi. CATHERINE J. ROUSE, b. February 09, 1822. xii. NARCISSA J. ROUSE, b. September 03, 1823. xiii. EMILY ROUSE, b. April 18, 1825. xiv. WILLIAM HENRY C. ROUSE, b. May 06, 1827. 3. RICHARD2 ROUSE (JOHN1) was born June 04, 1788. He married MARY SUTTON. She was born March 20, 1793. Children of RICHARD ROUSE and MARY SUTTON are: 8. i. ALEXANDER SMITH3 ROUSE, b. July 24, 1813; d. May 19, 1893, Buried on the family plantation in Woodington, N. C.. ii. ELIZABETH BETSY ROUSE, b. June 05, 1815; m. DR. BARTISON. iii. MARTHA ROUSE, b. September 22, 1816; m. ADMIRAL CROOM. iv. SARAH ROUSE, b. November 05, 1818. v. LANEY ROUSE, b. December 27, 1820; m. GEORGE WILLIAM BRILEY. vi. RICHARD ROUSE, JR., b. December 15, 1822, Never married. vii. JOHN ROUSE, b. April 19, 1825; m. CORDELIA ELLEN HOPKINS; b. Virginia. viii. MARY CATHERINE ROUSE, b. July 25, 1827; m. JOHN ROUSE. More About MARY CATHERINE ROUSE: Note: According to her parents family bible her husband John killed her and himself. ix. BENJAMIN ROUSE, b. July 15, 1830; m. (1) ANN CIVVIE SMITH; m. (2) WARD BLALOCK. x. GEORGE WILLARD ROUSE, b. January 22, 1833; m. PENNIE SUTTON. xi. AMY ANN ROUSE, b. July 06, 1835, Never married; d. November 29, 1854. More About AMY ANN ROUSE: Cause of death (Facts Pg): Typhoid. 4. THOMAS A.2 ROUSE (JOHN1) was born 1789, and died October 30, 1849 in Donnell Cemetery, Moss Hill Community, Lenoir Co., N.C.. He married WINIFRED WINNIE RED REVELL. She was born February 1800, and died July 11, 1846 in Donnell Cemetery, Moss Hill Community, Lenoir Co., N.C.. Children of THOMAS ROUSE and WINIFRED REVELL are: i. CALVIN3 ROUSE, b. 1816; d. September 15, 1880, Jones Co., N.C.; m. NANCY JANE COX; b. December 18, 1818; d. Aft. 1859. ii. SMYTHE ROUSE. iii. LOUIE ROUSE. iv. REBECCA ROUSE. 9. v. WILEY ROUSE, b. October 01, 1818; d. April 30, 1883, Wiley Rouse Cemetery, Strabane, N. C.. vi. WINIFRED ROUSE, b. 1833. 5. JOHN WILLIS2 ROUSE (JOHN1) was born 1795 in Craven, N.C., and died Bef. 1870. He married ELIZABETH BECTON Abt. 1819, daughter of JOHN BECTON and CLARISSA WADSWORTH. She was born 1807, and died Aft. 1880. Children of JOHN ROUSE and ELIZABETH BECTON are: i. WILLIAM3 ROUSE, b. 1820; d. Abt. 1860. ii. CLARISSA ROUSE, b. 1823; d. Bet. 1860 - 1866; m. GEORGE KORNEGAY; b. Abt. 1819. iii. JOHN ROUSE, b. 1825. iv. SARAH A. E. ROUSE, b. 1828; d. Abt. 1882. v. BENJAMIN F. ROUSE, b. 1834; d. May 03, 1863. vi. SUSAN ROUSE, b. 1836. vii. SMITHY A. ROUSE, b. November 21, 1837; d. Aft. 1905, Trenton, Jones Co., N.C.. viii. THOMAS BECTON ROUSE, b. March 18, 1842; d. Bet. 1903 - 1904, Dover, Craven Co., N.C.; m. MARY ALICE TAYLOR. ix. EDWARD ROUSE, b. 1844, Craven, N.C.; d. September 25, 1861. x. CICERO ROUSE, b. 1845; d. Bef. 1860. xi. MARY JANE ROUSE, b. 1846, Craven, N.C.; d. August 08, 1914. xii. JUNIUS ALBERT ROUSE, b. 1849; d. Aft. 1900. 6. BENJAMIN2 ROUSE, SR. (JOHN1) was born 1802. He married MARY POLLY DAWSON. Children of BENJAMIN ROUSE and MARY DAWSON are: i. ALEXANDER3 ROUSE. ii. BENJAMIN ROUSE, JR.. iii. ELIZABETH BETSY JANE ROUSE. iv. FANNIE ROUSE. v. HARVEY ROUSE. vi. JAMES ROUSE. vii. JOHN WILLIAM ROUSE. viii. RACHEL ROUSE. ix. SARAH SALLIE ANN ROUSE. x. SUSAN ROUSE. xi. THOMAS ROUSE, b. 1834. xii. ABNER ROUSE, SR., b. 1821. Generation No. 3 7. ANDREW JACKSON3 ROUSE (JONATHAN2, JOHN1) was born May 28, 1815. He married NANCY ANN LANGSTON, daughter of JACOB LANGSTON and MARY CONWAY. She was born August 04, 1826. Children of ANDREW ROUSE and NANCY LANGSTON are: 10. i. AMANDA FINNETTA4 ROUSE, b. 1849; d. Bef. 1898. ii. MARY CATHERINE ROUSE, b. September 18, 1844. iii. DEBORAH ROUSE, b. March 28, 1847. iv. JACOB QUINCY ROUSE, b. May 19, 1850. v. BETSY JANE ROUSE, b. June 24, 1852. 8. ALEXANDER SMITH3 ROUSE (RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born July 24, 1813, and died May 19, 1893 in Buried on the family plantation in Woodington, N. C.. He married SARAH SALLIE OUTLAW, daughter of EDWARD OUTLAW and ELIZABETH ?. She was born March 11, 1820, and died April 06, 1907 in Buried on the family plantation in Woodington, N. C.. Children of ALEXANDER ROUSE and SARAH OUTLAW are: 11. i. ELIZABETH4 ROUSE, b. 1839. 12. ii. MARY CATHERINE ROUSE, b. October 31, 1841. iii. MARTHA ROUSE, d. Texas; m. CALVIN HERRING; d. Texas. iv. SARAH ROUSE, d. Died in infancy. 13. v. JAMES EDWARD ROUSE, SR., b. June 15, 1847; d. August 30, 1918. vi. LANIE ROUSE, b. September 01, 1849; m. (1) ? RHEM; m. (2) E. P. HAUSER; m. (3) ? STEWART. 14. vii. RICHARD ROUSE, b. March 06, 1855; d. June 03, 1941. 9. WILEY3 ROUSE (THOMAS A.2, JOHN1) was born October 01, 1818, and died April 30, 1883 in Wiley Rouse Cemetery, Strabane, N. C.. He married FRANCES ARMANIE JONES June 15, 1843 in Lenoir Co., N.C.. She was born April 28, 1825, and died December 02, 1876 in Wiley Rouse Cemetery, Strabane, N. C.. Children of WILEY ROUSE and FRANCES JONES are: 15. i. THOMAS ARTHUR4 ROUSE. ii. BARBARA ROUSE. iii. WILEY WINSETTE ROUSE. iv. FRANCES ANN ROUSE. 16. v. EDGAR ROUSE, b. August 16, 1855; d. November 14, 1891, Wiley Rouse Cemetery, Strabane, N. C.. vi. LAURA ROUSE. vii. ALONZO ROUSE. viii. JOHNNIE ROUSE. ix. MYRTILLA ROUSE. x. MACK ROUSE. Generation No. 4 10. AMANDA FINNETTA4 ROUSE (ANDREW JACKSON3, JONATHAN2, JOHN1) was born 1849, and died Bef. 1898. She married EDWARD LUTHER SOWERS. He died 1919 in Currituck Co., N.C.. Children of AMANDA ROUSE and EDWARD SOWERS are: i. HENRY5 SOWERS, b. 1881. ii. SAMUELLA SOWERS, b. 1866; m. YANCY DAIL, November 21, 1880. iii. JOHN SOWERS, b. 1869. iv. WILLIE SOWERS, b. 1872. v. EDWARD SOWERS, b. 1874. vi. THOMAS E. SOWERS, b. 1876. vii. BETTY JEAN SOWERS, b. December 12, 1878; m. JOSEPHUS FOY HILL, November 04, 1898, Lenoir Co., N.C.; b. November 27, 1875, Greene Co., N.C.; d. 1927, Lagrange, N.C.. 11. ELIZABETH4 ROUSE (ALEXANDER SMITH3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born 1839. She married JOHN PARKER MILLER, son of NUNN MILLER and MARY PARKER. Notes for JOHN PARKER MILLER: After the Civil War, John Parker Miller was accosted in his field while plowing and murdered by several negros, one a former slave. They proceeded to his house and killed his wife Elizabeth and robbed the place while their two youngest children watched from behind a door where they were hiding. John and Elizabeth were buried in the Alexander Rouse Cemetery, Woodington, N. C. Source: Heritage of Lenoir County 1981. Children of ELIZABETH ROUSE and JOHN MILLER are: i. AMY5 MILLER. ii. NUNN MILLER. iii. JOHN MILLER. iv. WILLIAM MILLER. v. NETTIE MILLER. 17. vi. FRANKLIN MILLER, b. November 12, 1866; d. May 24, 1937. 12. MARY CATHERINE4 ROUSE (ALEXANDER SMITH3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born October 31, 1841. She married (1) HENRY EDWARDS. She married (2) JOSEPH HENDERSON NUNN October 09, 1860. He was born in Pink Hill, N.C., and died in Died in the Civil War.. Children of MARY ROUSE and HENRY EDWARDS are: i. MARY ELIZABETH5 EDWARDS, m. JOHN KOONCE. ii. LOUISE EDWARDS, m. THOMAS BURT. iii. THOMAS EDWARDS. iv. EDGAR EDWARDS. v. JAMES EDWARDS, m. ROBERTA TAYLOR. Children of MARY ROUSE and JOSEPH NUNN are: vi. LENA5 NUNN, m. ROBERT MCGOWAN. vii. JOSEPH PARK NUNN, m. MATTIE HARTSFIELD. 13. JAMES EDWARD4 ROUSE, SR. (ALEXANDER SMITH3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born June 15, 1847, and died August 30, 1918. He married CARRIE FORDHAM January 05, 1874, daughter of CHRISTOPHER FORDHAM and WINNIFRED CROOM. She died December 27, 1890 in Jones Co., N.C.. Children of JAMES ROUSE and CARRIE FORDHAM are: i. MARCUS5 ROUSE, d. Died in childhood. ii. ELBERT LAKE ROUSE, SR., b. February 13, 1877; m. ANNIE KATURAH MEWBORNE, January 01, 1896. iii. MARTHA ROUSE, d. Died in childhood. 18. iv. JAMES EDWARD ROUSE, JR.. v. ONIE ROUSE, m. JESSE HARPER. vi. ROSCOE ROUSE, m. LELLA SUTTON. vii. ALEXANDER ROUSE, m. HELEN GRAY. 14. RICHARD4 ROUSE (ALEXANDER SMITH3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born March 06, 1855, and died June 03, 1941. He married REBECCA SMITH. Children of RICHARD ROUSE and REBECCA SMITH are: i. SALLIE5 ROUSE, m. DAVID WILLIAMS. ii. MATTIE ROUSE, m. (1) OSCAR HARPER; m. (2) HENRY JOHNSON. iii. ANNIE ROUSE, m. RAY KING. iv. MARION ROUSE, m. GERTRUDE MAXWELL. v. GEORGE ROUSE, m. ROSA FORDHAM. 15. THOMAS ARTHUR4 ROUSE (WILEY3, THOMAS A.2, JOHN1) He married MARY KINSEY November 22, 1865 in Jones Co., N.C., daughter of JOSEPH KINSEY and NANCY BROWN. She was born August 02, 1845, and died August 30, 1933. Children of THOMAS ROUSE and MARY KINSEY are: i. LEROY5 ROUSE. ii. FRANCES ROUSE. iii. ROBERTA ROUSE. iv. ARTHUR WINSETT ROUSE. v. ROSCOE ROUSE. vi. WOODWARD ROUSE. vii. JOSEPH CARL ROUSE. 19. viii. MATTIE ROSE ROUSE, b. April 03, 1884, Lenoir Co., N.C.; d. May 01, 1961, Valdosta, Loundes Co., Ga.. ix. JUNIUS ROUSE. 16. EDGAR4 ROUSE (WILEY3, THOMAS A.2, JOHN1) was born August 16, 1855, and died November 14, 1891 in Wiley Rouse Cemetery, Strabane, N. C.. He married SARAH ELIZABETH SALLIE STANLEY. She was born August 20, 1858, and died November 23, 1920 in Wiley Rouse Cemetery, Strabane, N. C.. Children of EDGAR ROUSE and SARAH STANLEY are: i. EVA5 ROUSE, b. April 30, 1877; d. April 25, 1930, Wiley Rouse Cemetery, Strabane, N. C.; m. ARTHUR KOONCE; b. November 07, 1875; d. October 07, 1927, Wiley Rouse Cemetery, Strabane, N. C... ii. ANNIE ELIZA ROUSE, b. April 27, 1880; d. January 04, 1952, Wiley Rouse Cemetery, Strabane, N. C.; m. JOHN TULL JERMAN, May 03, 1896; b. March 10, 1873, Jones Co., N.C.; d. August 18, 1934, Wiley Rouse Cemetery, Strabane, N. C.. Generation No. 5 17. FRANKLIN5 MILLER (ELIZABETH4 ROUSE, ALEXANDER SMITH3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born November 12, 1866, and died May 24, 1937. He married (1) LAVENIA PARKER. He married (2) UNKNOWN. Children of FRANKLIN MILLER and LAVENIA PARKER are: i. EDWARD6 MILLER. ii. MAUDE MILLER, m. FRANK KING. iii. JOHN MILLER. iv. CLEON MILLER. v. ROLAND MILLER. vi. ELIZABETH MILLER, m. LEON SPAIN. Child of FRANKLIN MILLER and UNKNOWN is: vii. ROBERT6 MILLER. 18. JAMES EDWARD5 ROUSE, JR. (JAMES EDWARD4, ALEXANDER SMITH3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) He married SARAH JANE STROUD. Child of JAMES ROUSE and SARAH STROUD is: 20. i. GORDON6 ROUSE. 19. MATTIE ROSE5 ROUSE (THOMAS ARTHUR4, WILEY3, THOMAS A.2, JOHN1) was born April 03, 1884 in Lenoir Co., N.C., and died May 01, 1961 in Valdosta, Loundes Co., Ga.. She married JOSEPH EDWARD VALLOTTON August 16, 1905 in Valdosta, Ga.. Children of MATTIE ROUSE and JOSEPH VALLOTTON are: i. HUGH LEROY6 VALLOTTON. ii. JOSEPH RALPH VALLOTTON. iii. ROBERT ROUSE VALLOTTON. iv. WILLIAM WISE VALLOTTON. Generation No. 6 20. GORDON6 ROUSE (JAMES EDWARD5, JAMES EDWARD4, ALEXANDER SMITH3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) He married LOUISE BECTON November 25, 1938, daughter of WILLIAM BECTON and LILLIE BRYAN. She was born April 12, 1916. Children of GORDON ROUSE and LOUISE BECTON are: 21. i. GWENDOLYN GWEN7 ROUSE. 22. ii. JERRY RANDOLPH ROUSE. 23. iii. JANET ROUSE. iv. GREGORY GORDON ROUSE, m. TAMMY HASLEY. Generation No. 7 21. GWENDOLYN GWEN7 ROUSE (GORDON6, JAMES EDWARD5, JAMES EDWARD4, ALEXANDER SMITH3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) She married RALPH HUMPHREY, son of OSCAR HUMPHREY and BESSY WILEY. Children of GWENDOLYN ROUSE and RALPH HUMPHREY are: i. STEVEN RALPH8 HUMPHREY. ii. GARY REID HUMPHREY. 22. JERRY RANDOLPH7 ROUSE (GORDON6, JAMES EDWARD5, JAMES EDWARD4, ALEXANDER SMITH3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) He married ELEANOR SPEIGHT, daughter of HORACE SPEIGHT and ESTELLE BEST. Children of JERRY ROUSE and ELEANOR SPEIGHT are: i. JEREMY BRITT8 ROUSE. ii. DAVID ALAN ROUSE. 23. JANET7 ROUSE (GORDON6, JAMES EDWARD5, JAMES EDWARD4, ALEXANDER SMITH3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) She married W. WALLACE JOHNSON, son of JAMES JOHNSON and CHARLOTTE ROUSE. Child of JANET ROUSE and W. JOHNSON is: i. BRYAN MAXWELL8 JOHNSON.

The cemetery where this James Davis is buried is actually called the James Daves Public Cemetery outside of Pink Hill. It is located off of Pleasant Hill Road behind two story white home. (also Davis land) Pink Hill was once located here before it moved to it's present location. The cemetery was also known as the Old Pink Hill Cemetery. It is fenced in and is kept in good repair. A few years ago several tree's fell during a storm and distroyed some tombstones. I was there when they were cleaning the trees out but haven't been back to see if the stones were repaired or replaced. Pat Email protected by Norton's AntiVirus 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: Fairfax, Dan <DFairfax@nespower.com> To: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 5:38 AM Subject: [NCLENOIR] Peter Fairfax - Lenoir County, NC - Pink Hill Cemetery - George J ernigan > Hello Cousin Allen, > > I will post this about Pink Hill Cemetery in Lenoir County, NC quite > possibly near Loftin's Crossroads. > > ANYBODY IN LENOIR COUNTY, NC KNOW WHERE PINK HILL CEMETERY IS? > > EXCELLENT leads! ... the George JERNIGAN Pension Application would be a > great find! > > Puh-lease keep up the great effort! > > Had a great Christmas! ... Happy New Year! > > Best, > > Cousin Dan Fairfax > 2629 Somerset Drive > Nashville, Tennessee 37217 > > dfairfax@nespower.com > > ================================ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Allen Fairfax [mailto:fairfaxa@hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 7:50 PM > To: DFairfax@nespower.com > Cc: fairfaxa@hotmail.com > Subject: Hunting Fairfaxes > > > Hello Dan, > > Thought I would update you on my genealogical hunting ... nothing dramatic, > but something ... > > I went to the New England Genealogical Library in downtown Boston, and they > have quite an extensive collection of records from the south... there were > lots of various county records for NC, Virginia, etc. to explore (I only had > > 2 hours!) .... no records of Peter Fairfax in anything I examined , although > > I did find some REvolutionary War references related to the James Davis on > the 1797 document for Dormand and Herrenton ... I had earlier told you (I > think), that there was a James Davis who was a fifer in the 1st NC > Continental line .... there is a James Davis buried at Pink Hill in Lenoir > County (listed as a revolutionary war veteran... wonder where Pink Hill > cemetery is exactly ... perhaps close to Loftin's crossroads??) ... this is > the general area for Peter F. ..... also, I have two references to pension > application files by James Davis, of which I can now go to the archives and > examine these fairly extensive narratives of his time in the military ... if > > we are lucky, we'll get some connection there ... also, I found a reference > for a pension application by (our?) George Jernigan .... these pension > applications have quite a bit of info in them, so the archives are my next > stop ... > > Concerning James Fairfax of 1739 Accomack/Northamption county, Virginia (his > > will dated 1739), I found a marriage record from 1741 of James Fairfax' > widow marrying a Col. Dashiel ... > > Also, in that county, I found a reference of someone named Fairfax Smith > willing to each of his daughters six silver soupspoons incribed with the > name of James Fairfax... this will was dated around 1770 I believe .... it > would be pretty cool to find one of those soupspoons in an antique store > somewhere, don't you think?? I suspect at least one of them still exists > somewhere ....This Fairfax Smith could be the grandson of James Fairfax??, > if a daughter of his married a Smith?? > > Anyway, this is what I have ... no great breakthroughs, and this James Davis > > is a real longshot for info .... > > I suspect I will not find a Revolutionary war reference to Dormand or > Herrenton... from what I understand from reading about these land warrants, > the only reason they (John and Daniel Fairfax) would have needed to get a > legal document about the participation of their fathers in the War was if > the State of NC at the time could not find a reference to them in the > records they had back in the late 1700s (essentially, what is on microfilm > at the archives)... so, the chances of me finding a list with their names on > > it is pretty slim ... however, the signatures on the legal document of the > two officers seems legitimate, and these were two prominent officers in the > 1st NC line ... > > So, hope this is somewhat interesting, and I will try to squeeze in some > time to go to the archives soon .... > > Hope you had a great Christmas, and take care .... > > Allen > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > >

Audrey, I too was trying to find a lot in the Maplewood Cemetery. I called the monument co near the cemetery and I was given the phone #' of 2 people I believe at the courthouse. The first was a lady by the name of Deb Bryant and a Monique. Please try 252-939-3318 or 252-939-3110. I'm sorry for not knowing whose # is whose. I have them scribbled on a piece of paper, and I just happened to keep the paper. The gentleman at the Monument company, his name was Jim and his # is 252-522-3818. I wish I could be of more assistance. Good Luck. Mary Jane Poole