Hi, I would greatly appreciate a lookup for Noah SPEIGHT in the 1820 Perquimans County, N.C. census. We now know that the parents of William Henry Speight born December 1821, father of Wilson E. Speight, were Noah Speight and Jemimah Elliott. Noah's father may have been a William Edward Speight. If anyone has info on the lineage of Noah Speight, I'd love to hear from you. I have no doubt that our Speight families in Chowan, Perquimans, Nansemond, Bertie, etc...are descended from the immigrant, Capt. Francis Speight, in the 1600's. I am interested in any Speight info from 1820-1850 which may help us further unravel the mystery of our Speight ancestry, in particular marriages, deeds, etc.... William Henry Speight married Margaret Wallace in Perquimans county, N.C. in 1844. From an old Bible record we now know that Margaret's parents were Shadrick/Shadrach Wallace and Rebeckah Barber, who were married April 7, 1821 in Perquimans County. Was Shadrach Wallace a descendant of the Thomas Wallace who died about 1750 in Chowan County, N.C??? Thank you in advance for your help! Will Smith

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I would be interested in the World Document on the original Virginia Shires! Please let me know the details Thank You!! Vicki [email protected]

Nansemond was what is now Suffolk, VA. South Eastern VA area. [email protected] wrote: > > I would be interested in the World Document on the original Virginia Shires! > Please let me know the details > > Thank You!! > Vicki > [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

> DID YOU KNOW? > Most genealogy researchers know that, based on observance of privacy, > census records are not publically available for 72 years after taking of the > census, but do you know that family members and/or legal representatives > can request a search of the 1940 and Beyond Census records and get a > report on them? > > For further information, see: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/help/1940.htm > > Helen ******************************************************** I found this interesting and thought I would pass it on. Dawn --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.350 / Virus Database: 196 - Release Date: 4/17/2002

I thought people might find this useful. If anyone would like to be sent a Word document detailing the descendants of all eight original Virginia shires of 1634, please contact me. Some information relating to early North Carolina history is in an article at www.rootsweb.com/~ncchowan/histearly.htm Elizabeth City County and its descendants Elizabeth City County was one of the original Virginia shires of 1634. It was extinguished when merged with independent city of Hampton and the town of Phoebus in 1952. New Norfolk County was formed from Elizabeth City County (one of the original 1634 shires) in 1636, being that part lying south of Hampton Roads. Lower Norfolk County was formed from New Norfolk County in 1637. It was extinguished upon the creation of Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties in 1691. Because Charles I's grant to his Attorney-General, Sir Robert Heath, in 1629 was all land between 31 and 36 degrees north latitude, by default this county stretched down to 36 degrees (just north of present-day New Bern, NC). Upper Norfolk County was formed from New Norfolk County in 1637. It was extinguished upon the organization of Nansemond County in 1643. Nansemond County was formed from Upper Norfolk County in 1642/43. Because Charles I's grant to his Attorney-General, Sir Robert Heath, in 1629 was all land between 31 and 36 degrees north latitude, by default this county stretched down to 36 degrees (just north of present-day New Bern, NC). Even after the northern boundary of Carolina was adjusted northwards from 36 degrees by Charles II in 1665, part of what is now Gates County, NC, continued to be treated as part of Nansemond County until the dividing line betwixt Virginia and North Carolina was finally settled by survey in 1728. Extinguished in 1972 when Nansemond City was incorporated. Nansemond City extinguished 1974 when consolidated with City of Suffolk. Norfolk County was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691. It was extinguished in 1962 when independent city of Chesapeake was chartered, combining independent city of South Norfolk and Norfolk County. The oldest known deed for land now in North Carolina (in Perquimans county), dated September 24, 1660, was discovered accidentally in 1965 among Norfolk County records in Chesapeake. Princess Anne County was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691. It was absorbed by independent city of Virginia Beach in 1963. At 02:04 PM 4/21/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Does Nansemond County still exist? Cannot find it on a map, but it >apparently bordered Gates and Chowan Counties of North carolina. I believe >our SPEIGHT families are all descended from Capt. Francis Speight who >settled there in the late 1600's from England. Also interested in parents of >Richard Dobbs Spaight SR. > My wife's ancestor William Henry Speight who married Margaret Wallace in >1844 may be a son of one of the William or Henry Speights in that area. >Anyone working on Speight ancestry??? >Thanks >Will >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Robbie Jennings" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 1:33 PM >Subject: Re: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me > > > > Lindy > > > > I'm interested in the Gregory's in your line. I'm tracing my line and >have run into a brick wall in Perquimans Co NC around 1800. I believe my >line ties into the Gregory's from Gates Co NC and Nansemond Co VA. > > > > Robbie > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Stephen J. Edwards > > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 10:48 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me > > > > I 'm just going to chime in few little thoughts, those of you who are > > having trouble with early ancestors in NC might try looking at the Va > > Calvalier Vols....... > > the line between VA/NC was not there early on and what is now NC was > > once VA.......you might also contact the VA History Room in the > > Portsmouth VA Library, the "resident historian" is a wealth of > > information and suggestions. > > And look at the on-line University, College and Community Libraries, > > most have a search engine.....put in family name, or comunity name or > > church name etc. > > And if your ancestors lived close to water access, navigatible rivers, > > sounds and the Chesapeke Bay, look at those nearby states....roads were > > terrible, but the waterways carried people and goods.....I've found > > records from the top of the Chesapeke Bay to Wilmington NC > > and one other little thought, look at any or all church records in the > > area your ancestors lived......surprisingly they were a lot more > > eccumenical than one would think > > > > Lindy > > > > Overton, Halstead, Sawyer, Anderson, Huske,Gregory, Wiley, Jones, > > Watts.....NC > > Smith, Wilburn, Mathews...VA > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more >from the Web. 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Nansemond County, VA is now the City of Suffolk, VA. Bob Hill Willie D Smith wrote: > Does Nansemond County still exist? Cannot find it on a map, but it > apparently bordered Gates and Chowan Counties of North carolina. I believe > our SPEIGHT families are all descended from Capt. Francis Speight who > settled there in the late 1600's from England. Also interested in parents of > Richard Dobbs Spaight SR. > My wife's ancestor William Henry Speight who married Margaret Wallace in > 1844 may be a son of one of the William or Henry Speights in that area. > Anyone working on Speight ancestry??? > Thanks > Will > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robbie Jennings" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 1:33 PM > Subject: Re: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me > > > Lindy > > > > I'm interested in the Gregory's in your line. I'm tracing my line and > have run into a brick wall in Perquimans Co NC around 1800. I believe my > line ties into the Gregory's from Gates Co NC and Nansemond Co VA. > > > > Robbie > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Stephen J. Edwards > > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 10:48 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me > > > > I 'm just going to chime in few little thoughts, those of you who are > > having trouble with early ancestors in NC might try looking at the Va > > Calvalier Vols....... > > the line between VA/NC was not there early on and what is now NC was > > once VA.......you might also contact the VA History Room in the > > Portsmouth VA Library, the "resident historian" is a wealth of > > information and suggestions. > > And look at the on-line University, College and Community Libraries, > > most have a search engine.....put in family name, or comunity name or > > church name etc. > > And if your ancestors lived close to water access, navigatible rivers, > > sounds and the Chesapeke Bay, look at those nearby states....roads were > > terrible, but the waterways carried people and goods.....I've found > > records from the top of the Chesapeke Bay to Wilmington NC > > and one other little thought, look at any or all church records in the > > area your ancestors lived......surprisingly they were a lot more > > eccumenical than one would think > > > > Lindy > > > > Overton, Halstead, Sawyer, Anderson, Huske,Gregory, Wiley, Jones, > > Watts.....NC > > Smith, Wilburn, Mathews...VA > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more > from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Lindy I'm interested in the Gregory's in your line. I'm tracing my line and have run into a brick wall in Perquimans Co NC around 1800. I believe my line ties into the Gregory's from Gates Co NC and Nansemond Co VA. Robbie ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen J. Edwards Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me I 'm just going to chime in few little thoughts, those of you who are having trouble with early ancestors in NC might try looking at the Va Calvalier Vols....... the line between VA/NC was not there early on and what is now NC was once VA.......you might also contact the VA History Room in the Portsmouth VA Library, the "resident historian" is a wealth of information and suggestions. And look at the on-line University, College and Community Libraries, most have a search engine.....put in family name, or comunity name or church name etc. And if your ancestors lived close to water access, navigatible rivers, sounds and the Chesapeke Bay, look at those nearby states....roads were terrible, but the waterways carried people and goods.....I've found records from the top of the Chesapeke Bay to Wilmington NC and one other little thought, look at any or all church records in the area your ancestors lived......surprisingly they were a lot more eccumenical than one would think Lindy Overton, Halstead, Sawyer, Anderson, Huske,Gregory, Wiley, Jones, Watts.....NC Smith, Wilburn, Mathews...VA ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Hi, Willie...Nansemond was what is now Suffolk...above Gates County, NC. So many folks of NC came from their...Carolyn Good luck! Willie D Smith wrote: > > Does Nansemond County still exist? Cannot find it on a map, but it > apparently bordered Gates and Chowan Counties of North carolina. I believe > our SPEIGHT families are all descended from Capt. Francis Speight who > settled there in the late 1600's from England. Also interested in parents of > Richard Dobbs Spaight SR. > My wife's ancestor William Henry Speight who married Margaret Wallace in > 1844 may be a son of one of the William or Henry Speights in that area. > Anyone working on Speight ancestry??? > Thanks > Will > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robbie Jennings" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 1:33 PM > Subject: Re: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me > > > Lindy > > > > I'm interested in the Gregory's in your line. I'm tracing my line and > have run into a brick wall in Perquimans Co NC around 1800. I believe my > line ties into the Gregory's from Gates Co NC and Nansemond Co VA. > > > > Robbie > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Stephen J. Edwards > > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 10:48 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me > > > > I 'm just going to chime in few little thoughts, those of you who are > > having trouble with early ancestors in NC might try looking at the Va > > Calvalier Vols....... > > the line between VA/NC was not there early on and what is now NC was > > once VA.......you might also contact the VA History Room in the > > Portsmouth VA Library, the "resident historian" is a wealth of > > information and suggestions. > > And look at the on-line University, College and Community Libraries, > > most have a search engine.....put in family name, or comunity name or > > church name etc. > > And if your ancestors lived close to water access, navigatible rivers, > > sounds and the Chesapeke Bay, look at those nearby states....roads were > > terrible, but the waterways carried people and goods.....I've found > > records from the top of the Chesapeke Bay to Wilmington NC > > and one other little thought, look at any or all church records in the > > area your ancestors lived......surprisingly they were a lot more > > eccumenical than one would think > > > > Lindy > > > > Overton, Halstead, Sawyer, Anderson, Huske,Gregory, Wiley, Jones, > > Watts.....NC > > Smith, Wilburn, Mathews...VA > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more > from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Does Nansemond County still exist? Cannot find it on a map, but it apparently bordered Gates and Chowan Counties of North carolina. I believe our SPEIGHT families are all descended from Capt. Francis Speight who settled there in the late 1600's from England. Also interested in parents of Richard Dobbs Spaight SR. My wife's ancestor William Henry Speight who married Margaret Wallace in 1844 may be a son of one of the William or Henry Speights in that area. Anyone working on Speight ancestry??? Thanks Will ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robbie Jennings" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me > Lindy > > I'm interested in the Gregory's in your line. I'm tracing my line and have run into a brick wall in Perquimans Co NC around 1800. I believe my line ties into the Gregory's from Gates Co NC and Nansemond Co VA. > > Robbie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Stephen J. Edwards > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 10:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me > > I 'm just going to chime in few little thoughts, those of you who are > having trouble with early ancestors in NC might try looking at the Va > Calvalier Vols....... > the line between VA/NC was not there early on and what is now NC was > once VA.......you might also contact the VA History Room in the > Portsmouth VA Library, the "resident historian" is a wealth of > information and suggestions. > And look at the on-line University, College and Community Libraries, > most have a search engine.....put in family name, or comunity name or > church name etc. > And if your ancestors lived close to water access, navigatible rivers, > sounds and the Chesapeke Bay, look at those nearby states....roads were > terrible, but the waterways carried people and goods.....I've found > records from the top of the Chesapeke Bay to Wilmington NC > and one other little thought, look at any or all church records in the > area your ancestors lived......surprisingly they were a lot more > eccumenical than one would think > > Lindy > > Overton, Halstead, Sawyer, Anderson, Huske,Gregory, Wiley, Jones, > Watts.....NC > Smith, Wilburn, Mathews...VA > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Does anyone know the email address for the host of the Perquimans Genweb site. The one of the webpage has been bouncing for a year. diae ********************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce L Ford" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me > Hi again, > I am sorry to keep asking you questions. Does Perquimans Co., N.C. have > a geneology society? If so, can you give me their address (snail mail or > internet). Perhaps they might have a couple of books that I am looking > for. > Thanks again, > Joyce > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Actually, the Family Research Society of Northeastern NC is the best bet. They are at: 410 East Main Street Ste. 204 P.O. Box 1425 Elizabeth City, NC 27906-1425 252-333-1640 If the homepage is still up, it is: www.geocities.com/heartland/farm/7890 [email protected] This info is as of last July. For me, it's worth the yearly $20 just to get their 'newsletter' booklet and the names of researchers of surnames. Carolyn Joyce L Ford wrote: > > Hi again, > I am sorry to keep asking you questions. Does Perquimans Co., N.C. have > a geneology society? If so, can you give me their address (snail mail or > internet). Perhaps they might have a couple of books that I am looking > for. > Thanks again, > Joyce > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I have tried to contact Jeff Swann to change my email address on my surnames...that was over a month ago...does anyone know who to contact about an 'absent' administrator? Beaufort wrote: > > Does anyone know the email address for the host of the Perquimans Genweb > site. > The one of the webpage has been bouncing for a year. > diae > > ********************************************************************** > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joyce L Ford" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:45 PM > Subject: Re: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me > > > Hi again, > > I am sorry to keep asking you questions. Does Perquimans Co., N.C. have > > a geneology society? If so, can you give me their address (snail mail or > > internet). Perhaps they might have a couple of books that I am looking > > for. > > Thanks again, > > Joyce > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi again, I am sorry to keep asking you questions. Does Perquimans Co., N.C. have a geneology society? If so, can you give me their address (snail mail or internet). Perhaps they might have a couple of books that I am looking for. Thanks again, Joyce

Hi Carolyn, Thanks for your reply. I will try that. Do you have easy access to books that have been published about Perquimans Co., N.C. - I have seen one, Loose Records in the Secretary of State's Office - do not know the author. I saw it at the Clayton Library in Houston, Texas, about 1 minute before they closed and didn't get the chance to really look at it. It is a 2 hour drive from my house to Houston, and I don't get there to offen. Thanks,' Joyce

Hi, I'm interested in your Gregory's. I have a Gregory connection in Perquimans and Gates Counties, possibly from Nansemond. Robbie ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen J. Edwards Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me I 'm just going to chime in few little thoughts, those of you who are having trouble with early ancestors in NC might try looking at the Va Calvalier Vols....... the line between VA/NC was not there early on and what is now NC was once VA.......you might also contact the VA History Room in the Portsmouth VA Library, the "resident historian" is a wealth of information and suggestions. And look at the on-line University, College and Community Libraries, most have a search engine.....put in family name, or comunity name or church name etc. And if your ancestors lived close to water access, navigatible rivers, sounds and the Chesapeke Bay, look at those nearby states....roads were terrible, but the waterways carried people and goods.....I've found records from the top of the Chesapeke Bay to Wilmington NC and one other little thought, look at any or all church records in the area your ancestors lived......surprisingly they were a lot more eccumenical than one would think Lindy Overton, Halstead, Sawyer, Anderson, Huske,Gregory, Wiley, Jones, Watts.....NC Smith, Wilburn, Mathews...VA ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Hi, Joyce...try looking in the Library Catalog at familysearch.org...that will tell you what's been filmed by the Church, which is most of what records there are....unless a church or county wouldn't let them film them, but that would be pretty dumb! Carolyn Joyce L Ford wrote: > > Hi, > Does anyone know if there are any guardianship records for Perquimans > Co., N.C. in the mid to late 1700's available? > Thanks > Joyce > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi, Does anyone know if there are any guardianship records for Perquimans Co., N.C. in the mid to late 1700's available? Thanks Joyce

--------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "zenithNG" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 14:56:44 -0400 Subject: Re: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me Message-ID: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Oops......another error..........nice to hear from people anyway. Gordon Trueblood ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce L Ford <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 11:03 PM Subject: Re: [NCPERQUIMANS] somethings that have helped me > Hi, > I liked your information. Thanks for posting it. I have traced my > mother's family very easily. Her family were Lutherans. They went to > the same church for over a hundred years. I wrote and ask for records > giving them last names. It took almost a year for them to get time to > compile the information I asked for. When they did answer - WOW!! They > were able to connect every person in my mother's family and give me the > place in Germany where they all migrated from! The wait was worth it! > They sent me births, deaths, baptisms, confirmation, marriages of every > person. It would have taken me many, many years to figure all of this > out and many $'s in research. (Mother's family were Stubbs (from > England), Dhalcamps and Reichs from Baden, Germany. The church was St. > John's Luthern Church in Springfield, Illinois. I do not live in > Springfield, Illinois. The only reason I am mentioning that fact is > because I do not have access to those particular church records except > for the family I ask for information about. > > Also, where does your Jones line go? The reason that I am asking is > because I have some pages out of my 4 greats grandfather's Bible and the > name of Thomas Jones is written in it. This was William R. Capps, born > in Orange Co., N.C. on Feb. 14, 1792, and migrated to Carroll Co., > Tennessee. The Bible record was from Tennessee. > Joyce > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Sorry again. This message was suppose to go to Mr. Edwards. He is connected to the Perquimans N.C. mailing list.I do not know why you are receiving the last 2 messages. Sorry for the unconvinced. Joyce