Person Co. N.C. Estate Records Found In N.C. State Archives Box # C.R.078.508.18 Abraham HARGIS...1850 Bethsheba HARGIS....1888 Elizabeth HARGIS....1852 Jesse HARGIS....1862 John HARGIS....1849 L. and Susan HARGIS....1895 Lavirrah HARGIS....1894 Lawrence V. HARGIS....1843 Martha HARGIS....1851 Milton HARGIS....1894 Nancy HARGIS....1881 Richard HARGIS...1881 Ruffin HARGIS....1888 Thomas HARGIS....1834 Thomas V. HARGIS...1832 William M. HARGIS....1861 Anderson HARRIS...1852 Anderson HARRIS....1890 Andrew HARRIS....1890 Benjamin HARRIS....1852 Benjamin HARRIS...1859 Charles HARRIS....1898 Elizabeth HARRIS...1906 J.E. HARRIS...1894 James HARRIS....1858 James H. HARRIS...1876 James H. HARRIS....1896 John HARRIS...1837 John HARRIS...1848 John L. HARRIS...1873 Joseph HARRIS....1874 Lawson HARRIS....1817 N.L. HARRIS...1896 Nancy HARRIS....1862 Nancy HARRIS....1870 Overton HARRIS....1840 Polly HARRIS....1893 R.C. HARRIS....1867 R.C. HARRIS....1879 Richard HARRIS....1855 Robert HARRIS...1837 Robert HARRIS....1859 Robert C. HARRIS....1870 Robert J. HARRIS...1870 Samuel. HARRIS...1803 Samuel and Ann HARRIS...1896 Sarah HARRIS...1847 Tobe HARRIS...1899 William H. HARRIS...1869 To be continued with part #19....

Person Co. N.C. Estate Records Found In N.C. State Archives Box #C.R. 078.508.17 Jefferson GREEN...1875 Lewis GREEN....1797 Lewis GREEN....1835 Paul GREEN....1889 William N. GREEN...1855 Charles GREGORY....1843 Jane GREENWOOD...1820 James GRUBBS...1891 (?) GUIDEWELL or GATEWELL....1849 John GUNN...1800 Mary GUNN...1796 James HAGGIE...1815 Joseph HALL...1804 Joseph HALL...1891 Benjamin HALLIBURTON...1872 J.C. HALLIBURTON....1872 John HALLIBURTON...1845 Robert HALLIBURTON....1824 Thomas HALLIBURTON...1866 Thomas P. HALLIBURTON...1872 Nathaniel HAMLEN...1848 William P. HAMLEN...1863 Ann M. HAMLETT...1840 Frances HAMLETT...1821 George M. HAMLETT...1850 James HAMLETT....1851 James HAMLETT....1793 James Sr. HAMLETT...1857 Jane HAMLETT...1849 John HAMLETT....1857 John W. HAMLETT...1889 Lucy M. HAMLETT...1869 Rebecca HAMLETT...1860 Sarah HAMLETT...1863 William H. HAMLETT...1892 A.N. HAMLIN...1897 C.P. HAMLIN...1891 R.L. HAMLIN....1901 William HAMLIN....1886 John HANCOCK...1875 Benjamin HARALSON...1817 Elijah HARALSON...1792 Paul HARALSON...1804 Peter HARDAWAY....1858 tO BE CONTINUED WITH # 18

Person Co. N.C. Estate Records Found In the N.C. State Archives Box # C.R. 078.508.16 Abendego GENTRY...1837 Benjamin GENTRY...1872 B.F. GENTRY...1892 Frances GENTRY...1846 Henry GENTRY...1854 James L. GENTRY...1902 Martha GENTRY...1872 Martha J. GENTRY...1872 Shadrack GENTRY....1842 Simon GENTRY...1856 Simon GENTRY...1870 Simon GENTRY...1880 Charles GIBBONS...1882 Peter GILL...1805 W.A. GILLIS...1895 Samuel GLAZE...1801 Bedford GLENN...1905 Eliza GLENN...1891 George GLENN...1852 S.W. GLENN..1889 T.K. GLENN...1898 Thompson GLENN...1857 Thomas J. GOIN...1834 John Sr GOIN.....1827 John (James) A. GOIN..1854 Judith GOIN...1828 Nancy GOIN....1866 Alexander GORDON...1850 Richard E. (Henry A. and Ida) GORDON...1849 William GOULD (GOLD)...1860 Henry GRAVES....1815 Martha GRAVES....1835 Thomas GRAVES...1812 Mitchell GRAVETT...1877 Sarah GRAVETT...1855 _____GRAY...1880 Alexander GRAY...1803 Alexander GRAY....1875 Alexander M. GRAY...1874 Andrew GRAY...1857 John G. GRAY...1861 Narcissa and Sidney GRAY...1875 Thomas GRAY...1875 William GRAY...1828 Winny GRAY....1875 Winny GRAY...1878 Alexander GRAYHAM...1815 To be continued with part #17

I am looking for the parents and siblings of Catherine E. BEAVERS (b. 11 Aug 1827 N.C. - d. 15 Apr 1886 Rogers, Benton, Arkansas) m. 9 May 1947 Joshua HUFFMAN / HOFFMAN (b. 16 Nov 1825 Orange County, N.C. d 6 Jun 1908 Rogers, Benton, Arkansas). BEAVER / BEAVERS is my primary search family and I would be happy to correspond with anyone searching that family. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

Person Co. N.C. Estate Records Found In the N.C. State Archives Box # C.R.078.508.15 James FEATHERSTON....1855 T.T. FITZGERALD...1894 Francis FORD (FOARD)...1834 Etholin FORD...1837 John H. FORD....18__ R.M. FOSTER...1892 R.M. FOSTER...1903 Smith FOSTER....1905 William FOSTER....1898 A.C. FOUSHEE...1887 Jacobina FOUSHEE...1895 James L. FOUSHEE.....1907 Benjamin FOWLER....1827 Ransom FOWLER...1880 Sarah FOWLER...1881 J.G. FRANKLIN...1890 James FRANKLIN...1848 William FRAZIER....1885 John FREDERICK....1826 Anderson FULCHER...1906 Eliza FULCHER....1861 Henry FULCHER...1823 George T. FULCHER...1860 George Y. FULCHER...1859 John N. FULCHER....1860 William FULCHER...1797 Abram FULLER...1858 Isaiah FULLER...1827 J.T. FULLER...1889 J.T. FULLER...1894 James R. FULLER...1905 John FULLER..1869 Lucy FULLER...1870 Thomas FULLER...1844 William FULLER...1825 Caroline GARRETT....1889 Cabras GARRETT...1891 Ed GARRETT...1889 H.H. GARRETT....1891 Rufus A. GARRETT...1880 S.H. GARRETT...1896 Martha B. GARRETT...1842 Elmore GATES...1890 James GATES...1896 R.E. GATES...1905 Rebecca GATES...1907 To be continued with part 16

Person Co. N.C. Estate Records Found In N.C. State Archives Box # 078.508.14 Hugh DOBBINS...1800 Rebecca DOLLARHIDE...1875 Presley DRAPER...1819 Solomon DRAPER...1820 Betsy DRUMRIGHT...1883 John DRURY....1801 Abraham DUNAWAY...1821 Archer DUNAWAY ...1839 Ezekial DUNCAN ...1853 George DUNCAN...1842 Haywood DUNCAN...1858 W.J. DUNCAN...1896 Ella M. DUNLAP...1882 T.G. DUNLAP....1881 Daniel DURHAM ....1828 James EASLEY....1903 Arabella C. EDWARDS....1858 Isham EDWARDS....1849 Margaret EDWARDS....1854 George ELLIOT ...1833 John ELLIOT...1807 David ELLISON ...1853 Lucretia ELLISON ...1853 J.J. ELLISON...1890 Lucia ELLISON....1873 John EPPERSON....1851 Lucy EPPERSON....1890 Catherine EUBANKS...1848 Elizabeth EUBANKS....1817 George EUBANKS ....1847 Almedea EVANS....1872 David EVANS ....1854 Fisher EVANS...1880 Jesse EVANS ....1880 John EVANS....1875 L. Green EVANS ...1866 Samuel EVANS ...1850 Samuel EVANS....1906 Joseph FARLEY...1891 James FARQUHAR ...1810 William FARQUHAR...1816 Elizabeth FARRAR...1850 John FARRAR....1814 Joseph FARRAH....1863 no given name FAULKNER...no date Harriet FAULKNER....1886 Thomas J. FAULKNER ...1900 W.M. FAULKNER....1905 To be continued with part 15

---------- > From: CatPaws4 <CatPaws4@aol.com> > To: NCORANGE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCORANGE-L] Land Record > Date: Saturday, December 20, 1997 4:02 PM > > Would someone please look up a land record for me? I have a copy but it is in poor shape and I can't read it very well. > Hi Elaine The dates of the following do not match those you asked about but the text seems to match and you may find it useful Grant 975 - NC to John Edwards, Junior Entry 48 - 4 July 1785 Surveyed - 4 Jul 1785 Issued - 18 May 1789 ". . . .John Edwards, Junr, 100 acres on the waters of Haw River joining the lands of John Stroud, running for compliment . Bounded on the West by the lands of John Stroud and on the South by the lands of Young Edwards. . . . Beginning at Young Edward's corner hickory running West with his line 30 chains to a black jack then North 7 chains to a black jack on Stroud's line then East with his line 7 1/2 chains to his corner post oak thence North 30 chains to a red oak thence East 25 3/4 chains to a black jack thence South 37 chains to a stake thence West 3 1/4 chains to the first station. Surveyed 4 July 1785 by Andrew Borland, DS, Benjamin Davis and Richard Williams, SCC.. . . . . Hal Steiner hsteiner@anv.net

The following history of The Brick Church was prepared by my daughter from sources that we have available. Sources are listed at the end of the message ============================================================ The Brick Church by Caroline R McBride The beginnings of The Brick Church dates back to 1745 when two brothers John Ludwig Clapp and George Valentine Clapp settled in present Guilford County (1, 2). There is some question as to whether John Ludwig was with his brother in 1745 or came later in 1748 (2,3). According to a long standing popular tradition they settled at a site on Beaver Creek which corresponded to one which had been revealed to Valentine's wife in a dream. (1,3) A few years later the brothers purchased land they had chosen from Henry McCulloch, the agent of the colonial government. (2,3) The Clapps were soon joined by other German families. The settlers considering an educational facility vital to their community welfare, combined their efforts to build a school house. The school was also used for religious meetings pending the building of a true house of worship. The services were held under lay leadership. Occasionally an itinerant German Reformed clergyman visited their settlement. (3) Having postponed constructing the church the Reformed settlers willingly accepted an offer in 1764 to share a church building with the Lutherans on the site where Law's (Low's) would later stand. (1,3) This church is about one mile from the school house. (1) There was little theological or ethnic differences between to two groups so the difference between the two religions did not prevent cooperation between the two. By 1770 a Swiss, the Reverend Samuel Suther, a Reformed clergyman who had been ministering Mecklenburg Co, came to Beaver Creek as resident pastor. (1,2,3) The clergyman was an energetic spiritual leader who was noted for freely voicing his opinion on both religious and political subjects.(3) The Beaver Creek residents kept more or less to themselves as might be expected because they spoke German in a land where English was the popular tongue. They were not so handicapped by the language barrier that they failed to understand the protection of their freedom and were quite willing to fight to do so when the American Revolution began. Because of Suther's outspoken criticism of the royal government his farm was raided and his property destroyed by irate Tories. (3) During the trials of this period the harassed Suther became too outspoken in his derision of the Lutheran's Toryism and in criticism of their religious practices. In the consequence the Reformed congregation was locked out of the meeting house which the two denominations had shared. (2,3) George Courtner and Pastor Suther requested the aid of the older and more affluent churches of their denomination. Failure to obtain assistance did not deter the Guilford congregation. (3) Under the leadership of the church elders; Ludwig Clapp, George Courtner and Matthias Schenck and their pastor, the Reformed people decided to attempt building their church near the school house (2,3) at the site visualized by Mrs Clapp in her dream (3). Progress was slow but steady. The building was completed in 1785 four years after Suther left the ministry (2,3). This church is sometimes called the Beaver Creek Church but more prominently, because of the proximity of the Clapp home and the leadership of the Clapp family, the church became generally know as "The Clapp Church" or "Der Klapp Kirche". (1,3) Reverend Andrew Loretz of Lincoln County visited the congregation, quarterly over the next 12 years. Reverend Henry Deiffenbach accepted the pastoral leadership in 1801 and served for 6 years. After his departure the post remained vacant for 14 years although for 6 of those years Loretz resumed his quarterly visits. Captain William Albright paid a visit in person to the Coetus seeking aid for the Clapp Church. Although he was not successful in obtaining the permanent pastor he sought, he sought he did succeed in obtaining the Reverend James A Reilly for an extended visit. (1,3) By the time Rev. Reilly arrived in 1813 (1) the old Clapp Church had become "dilapidated and uncomfortable" and "would not hold the congregation" (3) So a new church was proposed, a meeting house of brick sufficient in size for future growth and stout enough to resist the ravages of time. Construction began immediately and attracted widespread attention. Using clay from a pit on the church grounds they hand made bricks for the building. (4) Brick buildings were rare in that area of the state at that time and the new church gradually became known as "The Brick Church". Various pastors served until 1828 when Reverend John Crawford accepted the charge until 1840. The Rev Crawford conducted his services in English rather than German as had been the custom. (3) During Crawford's ministry on May 21 - 23 in 1831 four ministers and four elders met at the Clapp Church and organized the North Carolina Classis of the German Reformed Church of North America. (1,3) In 1841 Crawford was succeeded by the Rev George Welker who was also the pastor of many other churches in the area including, Steiner's (Stoner's), St Mark's and Mt Hope Reformed Churches. (2,7) He served for 51 years. Almost immediately after his arrival the Brick Church construction was deemed unsatisfactory. in a general meeting on May 20, 1839 it was decided that "the walls shall be taken down to the foundation; that the roof shall be supported in its present position by such means as may be deemed most practicable; that the walls shall be again erected on their present site so that they may again be in proper conjunction with the roof" (3) Several ministers served short terms after Rev Welker retired in 1893. (1,3) In the original Brick Church Records that were kept by be Rev George Welker he commented on the people (as to whether the were drinkers, pious etc) These records originally in German were translated by Rev D I Offman. (2,3) When Rev Offman translated the original records he unfortunately left out these comments. In addition to his translation of the Brick Church Records, Rev Offman compiled lists of generations of many families of German descent. While we must be grateful to Rev Offman for the vast amount of information he compiled; one must remember that Rev Offman obtained a large part of this information from personal interviews. (2,5, 6) In 1973 Rick Madsen of Salt Lake City copied the record on microfilm. A copy of this two roll volume microfilm is in the Burlington May Memorial Library. In 1990 the three volumes that comprised his work are in the possession of Mrs Paul Kinney of Burlington. (5) Dr William Thorton Whitsett also translated some of the Early German records. These men added their own thoughts and interpretations of relationships into the translations. To the confusions of many, much of this added material is erroneous. (2,5) Although it is upsetting to find these errors after believing them for years D I Offmans interviews are invaluable as since many 19th Century marriages are not documented and without his research the maiden names of many of the wives would remain unknown. 1) "History of Brick Church and The Clapp Family" by William Thornton Whitsett, Ph D (date unknown) 2) "Albright, Clapp, Burk Families" by Joseph H Vance, 1987 3) "History of the Brick Church", Durward T Stokes (date unknown) 4) letter from Bruce Clapp, Chairman of the Brick Church Preservation Fund (1995) 5) "The Noah Family", K. Paul Holt, 1991 6) "The Noah or Noe Familes of North Carolina", K Paul Holt, 1990 7) "Stoner's Church Alamance County", (2 page typewritten paper, author & date unknown) ============================================================= Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list See my Ancestors at - http://www.trailerpark.com/tango/lrnoah Gedcoms & other data are at - http://members.tripod.com/~lrnoah Florence Co,SC GenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~scfloren Orange Co, NC GenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange

Person Co. NC Estate Records Found In NC State Archives Box # C.R. 078.508.13 Barbery DAY...1833 Elizabeth DAY.....1853 Emily DAY....1902 Frances DAY...1852 Fr. DAY..1816 Jacob....1866 Jane DAY...1852 Jesse B. DAY... 1856 John DAY...1825 Col. John DAY... 1842 John DAY...1864 John DAY...1875 Lucy DAY...1860 Nannie DAY...1895 S.S. DAY...1899 Sam DAY...no date Saunders DAY...1899 W.P. DAY...1899 William DAY...1882 H.C. DEKING...1873 S.B. DENNY...1887 Benjamin DENNY...1798 Nathaniel A. DENNY...1863 Thomas DENNY...1862 Thomas DENNY...1877 William DENNY...1863 George DESHAZO...1866 Richard DESHAZO...1814 Robert DESHAZO...1846 Campbell DICKENS...1885 H.C. DICKENS....1863 H.C. DICKENS....1873 Robert DICKENS...1804 Harriet DICKSON.... 1861 John DICKSON....1859 Jonas DICKSON...1807 Mary DICKSON....1816 Leah DILLEHAY.... 1894 J.G. DILLEHAY....1878 John DILLEHAY...1894 John G. DILLEHAY....1868 John DINWIDDIE..1797 Robert DISHAGO 1846 DIXON family letter...1856 Abner DIXON ....1893 David W. DIXON....1853 E.M.A. DIXON....1893 Edmund DIXON....1856 Elizabeth DIXON....1895 Miss Georgia DIXON....1914 J. DIXON.....1905 Jacob DIXON....1862 John DIXON....1849 Martha DIXON....1859 Mary DIXON...no date Michael DIXON...1792 Sally DIXON....1877 W.T. DIXON....1891 William DIXON....1869 William DIXON....1851 William DIXON....1819 To be continued with Box 14

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Does anyone know the location for "Cox Mountain" or "Solomon's Mountain" in Randolph County? Connie in Texas

In a message dated 12/24/97 4:43:35 PM, geo.logic@worldnet.att.net wrote: << As a new subscriber I have many questions, but will limit first to asking if one of you might have complete copy of John King's will of 21 Jun 1783 said to be in Book A, p 255 of Or Co Wills (1783-1784); or a suggestion on how to access it. Thanks, Wayne Hamilton (Craig, Blackwood, Johnston, King) >> Wayne, I do not have a copy of the will itself now, but I have the information from it in the following lineage. I had submitted this to the list recently, but if you missed it, here it is again. A copy of the will should be available from the NC State Archives on Jones Street in Raleigh. John Fox Winston-Salem, NC + John King Will dated 12 June 1783; probated May 1784. W/John Hogan, William Partin. Wife Hannah -?-. An agreement between Hannah and William, extrs. and other heirs that upon Hanah's death the estate will be divided amongst her children. W/ John Hogan, William Partin. + John King Predeceased his father; will dated 22 July 1782; probated August 1782; named wife Hannah -?-. Left land to son Thomas (a minor) on Bollins Cr. & Nathl. Kings cor., Reedy br..to Chas. Kings line..Joshua Eason's line. To , land adj. Thomas Lloyd, Jr. Referred to other children as minors except Nancy. Will named exr/ wife Hannah, son William. W/ John Hogan, Thos. Lloyd, Jr., Nathl. King. - Nancy King + Thomas King Born October 1769; An agreement 14 October 1788, Thomas King about to travel leaves wife Sophia and children in the care of Jeremiah Edge. W/ Archibald Harris, John Duke. Jeremiah Edge may have been his father-in-law since Thomas' son John named a son, Jeremiah. + John King Will written 25 June 1805 and probated August 1805 mentions Wife and sons Calvin and John who receive 5 s ea. Mentions that sons Thomas and Jeremiah are minors. Exr/ father Thomas King. W/ Julius King, John King. + Thomas King Son by first wife. Will of 18 January 1832 and probated May 1834 names wife Elizabeth and children. Exr? wife and James Leathers. W/ J. Duke and James Leathers. - Thomas King Referred to as youngest son. - Martha Ann King - Dicey King - Jeremiah King Son by first wife. - Calvin King Son by second wife, Hannah. - John King Son by second wife, Hannah. - William King - Elizabeth King - Obediance King Born ca. March 1767. Mother, Hannah appointed guardian August Court 1783. - Hannah King Born October 1771. - Rebecca King + William King Charles mentiond a brother William in his will. Williams will, written 20 November 1819, named his wife, Sarah, and his children. The will was witnessed by Jonathan Tripp. - Senea King A daughter. - John King - Fanny King - Elizabeth King - Margaret "Peggy" King - Sarah King - William D. King - Marshall King - Pleasant King + Baxter King Married January 1778 to Ellen Johnston, daughter born 1 May 1757 in Hawfields to George Johnston; Baxter died in 1801. (According to and affidavit dated 5 December 1842 which stated among many things that Baxter served first as a sergeant and then as a captain under Generals Butler and Caswell during the Revolution. Ellen was living in the village of Chapel Hill in 1842. His will named his wife Ellinner and his children. - John King Born 1779; married Patsy Herndon, 17 December 1800, S/ Chas. King; living in 1839. - Margaret King Born 1781; died of small pox. - Mary King Born January 1785 - Nathaniel King Married Polley Heron 23 May 1822, S/ N. H. Horton. - Hannah King Born 24 August 1787; married a LLoyd. - Nancy King - Dolly King - Elizabeth King Born 1792. - Johnston King + Charles King Will of 1810 mentioned his brothers Nathaniel and William, wife Elizabeth and his children. Exr/ Richard Blackwood, son Shurley & wf Elizabeth. W/ Edwd. Robson, Wm. King. - Shurley King Named as oldest son in the will of Charles. - Charles King Youngest son; married Milley Sparrow 23 October 1830, S/ Fieldin Strowd. - Biddy J. King + Betsy King Married Charles Shaw. - William Franklin Shaw Named in grandfather's will. - Louisa Shaw Named in grandfather's will. + Nathaniel King Married Sarah Gattis 2 August 1800, S/ Alexander Gattis. Will of 1824 names his children. - Thomas King - Polly King - Sarah King - Fanny King - Nathaniel King Nathaniel and his brother William were named as co-executors of Nathaniel Hill's will. - William King William and his brother Nathaniel were named as co-executors of their father's will.

Person Co. NC Estate Records Found In N.C. State Archives Box # C.R. 078.508.12 James T. COVINGTON...1856 James T. COVINGTON...1878 C.C. COZART...1907 David C. COZART...1810 Elizabeth COZART ....1858 Erasmus COZART...1855 Hiram COZART...1827 Isabella COZART...1905 Jacob COZART...1860 Jacob COZART...1871 James COZART...1821 Sidney B. COZART...1848 Joshua COZART...1857 Nancy COZART...1865 Robertson COZART...1839 Thomas COZART...1852 Elizabeth CRAWLEY...1860 J.T. CRITCHER....1888 Alexander CUNNINGHAM...1850 John W. CUNNINGHAM ...1877 John W. CUNNINGHAM...1902 Patsey CUNNIRGHAM....1870 Daniel DAMERON...1862 C.E. DAMERON...1863 Calvin DAMERON...1895 Elizabeth DAMERON...1828 Elizabeth DAMERON...1892 George DAMERON...1860 George DAMERON...1868 Josiah DAMERON...1817 Lewis DAMERON...1847 Lucy DAMERON...1902 Romulus DAMERON....1877 S.W. DAMERON..1898 Thomas DAMERON...1892 James DAVEY..1813 William DAVEY...1815 Samuel DAVEY....1840 Ashbourn DAVIE...1819 Edward DAVIE...1827 Elizabeth DAVIE...1862 Gabriel DAVIE...1808 Gabriel DAVIE...1793 Robert S. DAVIE...1865 Mrs DAVIS...1860 Major DAVIS...1860 Newton DAVIS...1842 Thomas DAVIS...1906

Hey Randy, we're cousins! I've been tracking Rays and Robinsons for 20+ years. I'm a descendant of Michael Robinson and Mary Ray through their daughter Catherine who married James Moore. Until Jan 3 when my family goes back to Las Vegas I'll be tied up but after that would like to swap information with you. Please contact me then. Mary Louise in West KY

As a new subscriber I have many questions, but will limit first to asking if one of you might have complete copy of John King's will of 21 Jun 1783 said to be in Book A, p 255 of Or Co Wills (1783-1784); or a suggestion on how to access it. Thanks, Wayne Hamilton (Craig, Blackwood, Johnston, King)

My daughter has edited a new web site for our primary family name. I would like to invite anyone who might have a link to our family to check it out: http://members.tripod.com/~Ann_VZ_Davis/index.html This address is case sensitive!! The Veazey family lived in the south western corner of Granville County and some of them even owned property across Flat River in Orange from time to time. My own grandfather was married twice and both times he was married in Orange County. Maybe the traveling was better to Hillsborough!! Ann Veazey Davis

I am searching for information on Rebecca Robinson, daughter of Alexander Robinson, who married Henry T. Tilley 17JUN1866 in Orange County. Rebecca Tilley died at the age of 43 at her home in Orange County 28MAR1875 of consumption. She left her husband, 5 children, 2 sisters, and one brother, none of whom are named. One of her daughters was Annie Jane Tilley who married Flavious Josephus Veazey. I do not know the names of her other siblings or the name of her mother. I verified the above info in Shirley Jones Mallard's book, "Death and Marriage Notices Of The Hillsborough Recorded 1820-1879." Ann Veazey Davis

I am researching several families from late-1700s Orange. Included are: -- Maulding, Richard Jr., b. 1702, Middlesex Co., VA, s/o Richard and Susannah Maulding. Richard Sr. was first justice of Caroline Co., VA, d.c. 1752. Richard Jr. migrated to Orange/Granville c. 1752 and is found in Orange court records last in 1764. Son James appears in Fincastle (now-defunct) Co., VA in 1772, but probably lived in East TN, where he was assessor for Washington District, NC in 1778. He founded Maulding's Station, north of Nashville, in 1780 and purchased Lot No. 17 in Nashville in 1784. --Rays of Orange Co. I am descended from James Ray, who moved to Williamson Co., TN c. 1808 or earlier. He was married to Jennet/Jeanette, likely daughter of Michael Robinson/Roberson of Orange who also relocated to Williamson and died there before 1810. Catherine Robinson, s/o Jennet, married Henry Moore of Orange, a RW vet. The Rays and Moores eventually removed to Bedford Co., TN and lived near Sinking Creek in Richmond Township. James Ray bought his farm there in 1813 from Mary Doherty of Williamson Co. Anyone who can sort out the Ray "mess" of Orange and document further ties between Orange and Bedford that relate to the Ray-Robinson-Roberson clan is encouraged to respond. The Mauldings were a prominent frontier family that made (and sometimes) lost fortunes quickly. They moved from Caroline VA to Augusta VA to Granville/Orange to Fincastle VA to Washington TN to Robertson TN to Logan KY to Henderson KY to White/Hamilton IL between 1755 and 1816. All Mauldings found to date appear to have common roots (probably in Stepney, Middlesex, England, often through Barbardos). Any correspondence is welcome. Sincerely, Randy L. McConnell Jefferson City, MO

Original Estate Records Found In The N.C. State Archives Box #C.R.078.508.11 Lucy CLAYTON ...1895 Martin V. CLAYTON...1862 Robert V. CLAYTON....1860 Rowan CLAYTON....1897 Sarah CLAYTON...1824 Solomon CLAYTON...1849 Thomas CLAYTON...1859 Warrey CLAYTON...no date William E. CLAYTON...1857 C.B. CLEGG..1884 S.H. CLEMENTS...1898 Simon CLEMENTS...1842 William CLEMENTS...1835 Addison COCHRAN...1821 Annes COCHRAN...1877 James COCHRAN....1817 Rebecca COCKE...1812 William COOKE..1819 Caroline COLE...1892 Jane COLEMAN...1873 Joseph COLEMAN...1862 Joseph COLEMAN...1878 Malena COLEMAN...1880 Mary Susan COLEMAN...1867 Richard COLEMAN...1813 Robert COLEMAN...1862 Sarah COLEMAN...1855 Widow of ----COLEMAN...1862 Hiram COMBS...1819 Bluford COOPER...1860 John COOPER...1828 Fred CORISINS....1888 Cordelia COTHRAN....1846 Elijah COTHRAN...1886 James COTHRAN....1823 James COTHRAN....1861 Jesse COTHRAN...1838 John COTHRAN....1891 Sarah COTHRAN...1867 William COTHRAN...1862

Thought you Rooters might be interested in this info that was sent to me several months ago....possible someone on this list? It does need repeating from time to time. In the lower left-hand corner of most deeds, you will find signatures of two to four witnesses. The first one is (most always,but not written in stone) from the husband's side. The next one always from the wife's side. This is to protect her 1/3 dower right under the law. Nothing you will ever use will give greater clues to maiden names than witnesses to old deeds! Also in the 1800's and before, it was traditional when the daughter got married, as part of her dowry, the father either covered the loan or carried the note for his son-in-law. If you know the husband's name but not the wife's maiden name and you can find out to whom they were making their mortgage payments, about 70% of the time it was her father. Also a posting on "Relict" and "Consort": "The term "Relict" on a tombstone means that the woman was a widow at time of death, "consort" means that her husband survived her."

In a message dated 12/23/97 12:31:09 PM, slmayes@kih.net wrote: << Does anyone know of a web site or what markings such as a anchor on each side of a tombstone may have meant. Any info would be helpful. SAM McDamiel Families of Orange County NC. >> Hi Sam, As I recall the anchor is another symbol for Christ who was the fisher of men; a way of saying that you can anchor your ship to Him in any kind of storm. John Fox Winston-Salem, NC