Looking for this Mary Thompson with unk parents but thought to be of Scottish birth. I suspect he was in Caswell already before 1777 when it was part of Orange Co. Can you give me any leads on this couple or where to find leads! Thanks. Barb 1. Mary Thompson, born Bet. 1734 to 1736 in Scotland; died Mar 09, 1786 in Caswell Co., NC. She married (1) David Porter Abt. 1754. He was born Abt. 1734 in Ireland, and died Jan 15, 1795 in Caswell Co., NC. Notes for David Porter: The earliest records we have in 2000 place him in Caswell County, NC in 1777. Caswell County, NC was formed May 9, 1777, by ratification of an act of the General Assembly of NC, from the northern portion of Orange County. It was named for Richard Caswell, Governor of NC from 1776 to 1780, and also from 1784 to 1787. The eight districts within the county were Caswell, Richmond, Gloucester, St. David, St. James, Nash, St. Lawrence and St. Luke. David Porter's name appeared on the 1777 Caswell County tax lists with property valued at 235 pounds, 13 shillings and 6 pence.

Barbara ,You might try looking in Person County for information after 1791. Person County was formed from the eastern half of Caswell county in 1791. People living in what is now Person County North Carolina in 1752 to 1777 would have had records in Orange County and then between 1777 and 1791. their records would have been listed in Caswell and after 1791 their records would have been listed in Person County even though the never moved. Ben Henderson Barbara McCoy wrote: > Looking for this Mary Thompson with unk parents but thought to be of > Scottish birth. I suspect he was in Caswell already before 1777 when it > was part of Orange Co. Can you give me any leads on this couple or > where to find leads! Thanks. Barb > > > > 1. Mary Thompson, born Bet. 1734 to 1736 in Scotland; died Mar 09, 1786 > in Caswell Co., NC. She married (1) David Porter Abt. 1754. He was born > Abt. 1734 in Ireland, and died Jan 15, 1795 in Caswell Co., NC. > > Notes for David Porter: > > The earliest records we have in 2000 place him in Caswell County, NC in > 1777. Caswell County, NC was formed May 9, 1777, by ratification of an > act of the General Assembly of NC, from the northern portion of Orange > County. It was named for Richard Caswell, Governor of NC from 1776 to > 1780, and also from 1784 to 1787. The eight districts within the county > were Caswell, Richmond, Gloucester, St. David, St. James, Nash, St. > Lawrence and St. Luke. > > David Porter's name appeared on the 1777 Caswell County tax lists with > property valued at 235 pounds, 13 shillings and 6 pence. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Thanks Ben for your suggestion. I have searched Caswell Co. pretty well but not really Person Co. Just an oversight on my part. I knew it was Orange Co first but just went right to Caswell. My James Rimmer and William Whitfield were there early and could be in Person. I also have a William Jay and Leonard Brown but I am not sure how early they were there. Thanks again for responding! Barb Rimmer -----Original Message----- From: benjib2@earthlink.net To: ncorange@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 8:42 AM Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Thompson, Mary Barbara ,You might try looking in Person County for information after 1791. Person County was formed from the eastern half of Caswell county in 1791. People living in what is now Person County North Carolina in 1752 to 1777 would have had records in Orange County and then between 1777 and 1791. their records would have been listed in Caswell and after 1791 their records would have been listed in Person County even though the never moved. Ben Henderson Barbara McCoy wrote: > Looking for this Mary Thompson with unk parents but thought to be of > Scottish birth. I suspect he was in Caswell already before 1777 when it > was part of Orange Co. Can you give me any leads on this couple or > where to find leads! Thanks. Barb > > > > 1. Mary Thompson, born Bet. 1734 to 1736 in Scotland; died Mar 09, 1786 > in Caswell Co., NC. She married (1) David Porter Abt. 1754. He was born > Abt. 1734 in Ireland, and died Jan 15, 1795 in Caswell Co., NC. > > Notes for David Porter: > > The earliest records we have in 2000 place him in Caswell County, NC in > 1777. Caswell County, NC was formed May 9, 1777, by ratification of an > act of the General Assembly of NC, from the northern portion of Orange > County. It was named for Richard Caswell, Governor of NC from 1776 to > 1780, and also from 1784 to 1787. The eight districts within the county > were Caswell, Richmond, Gloucester, St. David, St. James, Nash, St. > Lawrence and St. Luke. > > David Porter's name appeared on the 1777 Caswell County tax lists with > property valued at 235 pounds, 13 shillings and 6 pence. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.