Clair did not mention that the question has risen AGAIN as to the age of Harmony Hall. This comes up from time to time and Clair, Susan and other members of the list are trying to backtrack on where all this information came from in order to document who did or did not live there and when. Of course, the Historical Assocation has tried to document this for years without a great deal of success. Opinion is divided even among the professionals from the archives. Update on the cemetery. Ted has spent about $1500 on the purchase of sand to backfill the two coffins, finding old brick to put up a fence, cleaning up etc. However, both the clinic and the owner of the Bentley have told him to do no further work on their property. They are doing nothing to it and the weeds are taking over again. The city laws require the property owner keep it cleaned up but that is not being enforced. There is no money to take this to court to determine the rightful owner or owners of the property based on the Will of Richard Caswell. Ted has determined where three other graves are and still feels there is an underground vault that probably contains a number of old coffins or remains. The next flack may be over Maplewood where stones are destroyed or damaged on a daily basis and have been for years. THe "Yankees" started the destruction when they turned over stones during the war to make biscuits. Most of us have ancestors buried in this cemetery. The one old cemetery now in good shape is the Colonial Cemetery which has been contracted out to a private landscape company and looks great. Maybe the city needs to consider starting a fund to protect the cemetery that we can all contribute to and then turn it over to a private firm. Martha >Resent-Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 22:06:52 -0600 >X-Original-Sender: clairhadley@erols.com Mon Aug 6 22:06:51 2001 >From: "Clair Hadley" <clairhadley@erols.com> >Old-To: "LENOIR" <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 20:04:15 -0400 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 >Subject: [NCLENOIR] Re: Harmony Hall >To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/741 >X-Loop: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: NCLENOIR-L-request@rootsweb.com >Resent-Bcc: > >Tracing the ownership of Harmony Hall >>From "Harmony Hall and someof its descendants" by Holloman > >William Herritage to dau Eliz.-land on which Harmony was built ; will of >1769 (one of the 4 lots) > >1772-Eliz marries Jesse Cobb;they build Harmony (their son John Cobb is >quoted by his daughter as having been born at Harmony in 1776)) > >1774/5-Jesse goes to war; Eliz goes to live with her brother John Herritage >at Harrow > >war years to 1781-Harmony used as residence of James Glasgow and meeting >place for official war business > >Rich Caswell purchases it from Jesse Cobb-no date > >Gives Harmony to his son Rich,jr. at his marriage in 1782 > >1784-Rich jr dies, leaves widow & dau Sarah Richard as residents of Harmony > >widow marries Benejah White ca 1788 and moves out > >Rich Caswell repurchases Harmony from Rich jr's estate and gives it to >Winston at his marriage in 1788 > >Winston dies 1799-widow remarries in 1801-Dallam & John take over Gov >Caswell's estate settlement > >1796-John Caswell, youngest son, dies and his widow marries Willliam >Lovick-they live in Harmony-not known how long they lived there (C Hollowman >says perhaps they purchased it when the estate of Winston was settled) > >**my note-Hillsborough Court order of 1796 mentions "several Lenoir lots in >the town of Kinston with 3 houses on them" as part of the lands of Richard >Caswell. Red House & Newington are in addition to these 3 houses.All the >lands of RC (in the hands of Winston and Dallam) are ordered sold. > >1824-house had come into the possession of Jesse Cobb, the younger, who >never married and was sickly; he sells house to Abner Pierce..and so on > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> >To: Neuse River Antiques <info@neuseriverantiques.com>; ><clairhadley@erols.com>; <rhoffman@widomaker.com> >Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 5:23 PM >Subject: Re: Harmony Hall > > >> According to the Industrial Issue of the Free Press - published in 1906., >> Abner Pearce purchased the house in 1824 and his daughter, Ann was born >> there that year year on 7 Aug 1824. I gather Ann who md the Dibble was >> still alive in 1906. It says the house was old when Pearce purchased it. >> THe word "old" is reative but to me that would mean at least 50 years old >> or older. Anyone know who Pearce bought it from? >> >> I doubt any of these folks would recognize the name Harmony Hall if they >> came back to the future. >> >> Martha >> >> > >