Is that any indication as to where this Thomas Brown lived? As indicated in another message, I believe that there was more than one Thomas Brown in the area. One was the famous Col. or General Brown of Rev. War fame. He left a will naming his children so I don't believe that he is connected, at least not directly. The Thomas Brown that Carolyn and I are descended from lived in a different part of then Bladen Co., down near the SC line. If this Thomas Brown in the 1790 census is ours the neighbors should inlcude TAYLOR, BARFIELD, OATES families. I would really like to get genealogies on all the Browns in Rev. War Bladen to see if we can't figure some family relationships. John On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:27:45 -0600, "Allen & Betty Johannes" <abelj@htcomp.net> wrote : > Bladen Co 1790 census; > Thos Brown: 1 wm 16 up; 1 wm under 16; 3 wf > Thomas Brown Esq: 1 wm 16 up; 3 wm under 16; 4 wf; 30 slaves > > I'll follow up on 1800 census later. > allen johannes > abelj@htcomp.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carolyn Brown" <cpink@flash.net> > To: <ncrobeso@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 10:31 PM > Subject: Re: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires > > > > Any idea how far back the records do go? I'm needing info on Thomas Brown > > b abt 1740 in Bladen, probably died about 1800. Or should I concentrate on > > the archives? > > > > Carolyn Brown > > > > Allen & Betty Johannes <abelj@htcomp.net> wrote: > > Mr Johnson seems to not understand when those fires took place in Bladen > > county. The last was 1893. Earlier courthouses were of log or wood > > structures. > > A few years ago the courthouse in Hillsboro TX burned - fortunately most > > of > > the records were saved because they were in vaults. > > > > Courthouses such as Bladen etc did not have vaults for protection. > > > > Many people brought back records to be refilled. Not all did so. > > > > My wife's family in late 1700s & 1800s lost many records. We started from > > Bible records. > > > > Allen Johannes > > abelj@htcomp.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rose Parks" > > To: "NCROBESON" > > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:29 PM > > Subject: Re: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires > > > > > >> > >> It probably cost too much to get brick or rock brought in to build a > >> courthouse that would withstand fire at that time. The Lenoir Co. > >> courthouse > >> burned twice but many years apart, but destroying all the county records > >> from 1757-1880 except the Grantee Index. > >> > >> There are District and Superior Court records at the NC Archives for > >> Lenoir > >> and many deeds and wills were in individual hands. > >> > >> The Secretary of State has a "list" that the counties had to provide of > >> early wills, but it is just the month and year written and probated, > >> persons > >> name, executor is about all the info it contains. > >> > >> Hope this at least gives you some ideas and there are many court records > >> that are good from what I have seen from Lenoir Co. > >> Rose Parks > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Terrell Johnson" > >> > > >> To: > > >> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:53 PM > >> Subject: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires > >> > >> > >>> Just read a post about three separate Bladen County Courthouse fires > >>> which > >>> I find odd that any people should let their Courthouse Records be > >>> destroyed by fire 3 times. Didn't they take care of the peoples > >>> property? > >>> > >>> Anyway, this could be why I'm having so much difficulty researching one > >>> of > >>> my ancestors born in Bladen in the very Late 1700 or early 1800's. > >>> > >>> How long did it take to rebuild them after each fire and what years are > >>> reasonably safe to check records for or must all records be physically > >>> searched at the NC Archives in Raleigh and why would anything be there > >>> if > >>> the records all burned. > >>> > >>> Lot's of questions I know. But 3 fires seems to indicate a lack of care > >>> by > >>> the Bladen County residents. I'm sorry. > >>> > >>> Terrell Johnson > >>> > >>> ------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >>> NCROBESO-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 > >> NCROBESO-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 > > NCROBESO-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 > > NCROBESO-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 NCROBESO- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- **************** John K. Brown Researching: BROWN, ABNEY, BURT, WATTS "Some family trees have beautiful leaves, but some just have a bunch of nuts. Remember it is the nuts that make the tree worth shaking."

1800 Bladen Census: Capt McKay's Dist - don't have the location Genl THos Brown: 1m, 10-16; 1m, 16-26; 1m, 45 plus; 2 free white under 10; 1f, 20-45; 1f, 45 plus; 1, free except Indian not taxed; 44 slaves. There is the Wanda Campbell Genealogy room in the Library 1 block from CH - lots of material. CH has deeds/ birth/ delayed both - 1900+, Wills - not many All courts & pleas , quarter sessions were lost we understand. Archives in Ral has a lot of material on Micro film. If you go that way take ID. They have lockers fior extra materials you have. Have your notes - no books. While there make sure you look for private collections. The clerks are very helpful. I don't have the hrs. Check that on Internet. Allen abelj@htcomp.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Brown" <jkbrown2@knology.net> To: <ncrobeso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires > Is that any indication as to where this Thomas Brown lived? As indicated > in another message, I believe that there was more than one Thomas Brown in > the area. One was the famous Col. or General Brown of Rev. War fame. He > left a will naming his children so I don't believe that he is connected, > at least not directly. The Thomas Brown that Carolyn and I are descended > from lived in a different part of then Bladen Co., down near the SC line. > If this Thomas Brown in the 1790 census is ours the neighbors should > inlcude TAYLOR, BARFIELD, OATES families. I would really like to get > genealogies on all the Browns in Rev. War Bladen to see if we can't figure > some family relationships. > > John > > > On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:27:45 -0600, "Allen & Betty Johannes" > <abelj@htcomp.net> wrote : > >> Bladen Co 1790 census; >> Thos Brown: 1 wm 16 up; 1 wm under 16; 3 wf >> Thomas Brown Esq: 1 wm 16 up; 3 wm under 16; 4 wf; 30 slaves >> >> I'll follow up on 1800 census later. >> allen johannes >> abelj@htcomp.net >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Carolyn Brown" <cpink@flash.net> >> To: <ncrobeso@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 10:31 PM >> Subject: Re: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires >> >> >> > Any idea how far back the records do go? I'm needing info on Thomas > Brown >> > b abt 1740 in Bladen, probably died about 1800. Or should I > concentrate on >> > the archives? >> > >> > Carolyn Brown >> > >> > Allen & Betty Johannes <abelj@htcomp.net> wrote: >> > Mr Johnson seems to not understand when those fires took place in > Bladen >> > county. The last was 1893. Earlier courthouses were of log or wood >> > structures. >> > A few years ago the courthouse in Hillsboro TX burned - fortunately > most >> > of >> > the records were saved because they were in vaults. >> > >> > Courthouses such as Bladen etc did not have vaults for protection. >> > >> > Many people brought back records to be refilled. Not all did so. >> > >> > My wife's family in late 1700s & 1800s lost many records. We started > from >> > Bible records. >> > >> > Allen Johannes >> > abelj@htcomp.net >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Rose Parks" >> > To: "NCROBESON" >> > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:29 PM >> > Subject: Re: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires >> > >> > >> >> >> >> It probably cost too much to get brick or rock brought in to build a >> >> courthouse that would withstand fire at that time. The Lenoir Co. >> >> courthouse >> >> burned twice but many years apart, but destroying all the county > records >> >> from 1757-1880 except the Grantee Index. >> >> >> >> There are District and Superior Court records at the NC Archives for >> >> Lenoir >> >> and many deeds and wills were in individual hands. >> >> >> >> The Secretary of State has a "list" that the counties had to provide > of >> >> early wills, but it is just the month and year written and probated, >> >> persons >> >> name, executor is about all the info it contains. >> >> >> >> Hope this at least gives you some ideas and there are many court > records >> >> that are good from what I have seen from Lenoir Co. >> >> Rose Parks >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Terrell Johnson" >> >> > >> >> To: > >> >> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:53 PM >> >> Subject: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires >> >> >> >> >> >>> Just read a post about three separate Bladen County Courthouse fires >> >>> which >> >>> I find odd that any people should let their Courthouse Records be >> >>> destroyed by fire 3 times. Didn't they take care of the peoples >> >>> property? >> >>> >> >>> Anyway, this could be why I'm having so much difficulty researching > one >> >>> of >> >>> my ancestors born in Bladen in the very Late 1700 or early 1800's. >> >>> >> >>> How long did it take to rebuild them after each fire and what years > are >> >>> reasonably safe to check records for or must all records be > physically >> >>> searched at the NC Archives in Raleigh and why would anything be > there >> >>> if >> >>> the records all burned. >> >>> >> >>> Lot's of questions I know. But 3 fires seems to indicate a lack of > care >> >>> by >> >>> the Bladen County residents. I'm sorry. >> >>> >> >>> Terrell Johnson >> >>> >> >>> ------------------------------- >> >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >>> NCROBESO-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 >> >> NCROBESO-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 >> > NCROBESO-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 >> > NCROBESO-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 NCROBESO- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > -- > **************** > John K. Brown > Researching: BROWN, ABNEY, BURT, WATTS > > "Some family trees have beautiful leaves, > but some just have a bunch of nuts. > Remember it is the nuts that make the tree worth shaking." > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCROBESO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

You really need to look at both volumes of the Bladen County Tax Lists by Byrd for all entries for Thomas Sr. and Jr., and Edmond Brown, and there are many of them from the years 1768-1789. He may have moved in those years to a different neighborhood. When lists were made from year to year, you can see generally who moved into or out of what neighborhood, provided the list is not alphabetical. If it's alphabetical, forget neighborhoods, but most are not alphabetical. The more you read and absorb these lists as a whole, the more you see the big picture. Allen & Betty Johannes wrote: >1800 Bladen Census: >Capt McKay's Dist - don't have the location >Genl THos Brown: 1m, 10-16; 1m, 16-26; 1m, 45 plus; 2 free white under 10; >1f, 20-45; 1f, 45 plus; 1, free except Indian not taxed; 44 slaves. > >There is the Wanda Campbell Genealogy room in the Library 1 block from CH - >lots of material. CH has deeds/ birth/ delayed both - 1900+, Wills - not >many >All courts & pleas , quarter sessions were lost we understand. > >Archives in Ral has a lot of material on Micro film. If you go that way take >ID. They have lockers fior extra materials you have. Have your notes - no >books. While there make sure you look for private collections. The clerks >are very helpful. I don't have the hrs. Check that on Internet. >Allen >abelj@htcomp.net > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Brown" <jkbrown2@knology.net> >To: <ncrobeso@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 4:09 PM >Subject: Re: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires > > > > >>Is that any indication as to where this Thomas Brown lived? As indicated >>in another message, I believe that there was more than one Thomas Brown in >>the area. One was the famous Col. or General Brown of Rev. War fame. He >>left a will naming his children so I don't believe that he is connected, >>at least not directly. The Thomas Brown that Carolyn and I are descended >>from lived in a different part of then Bladen Co., down near the SC line. >>If this Thomas Brown in the 1790 census is ours the neighbors should >>inlcude TAYLOR, BARFIELD, OATES families. I would really like to get >>genealogies on all the Browns in Rev. War Bladen to see if we can't figure >>some family relationships. >> >>John >> >> >>On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:27:45 -0600, "Allen & Betty Johannes" >><abelj@htcomp.net> wrote : >> >> >> >>>Bladen Co 1790 census; >>>Thos Brown: 1 wm 16 up; 1 wm under 16; 3 wf >>>Thomas Brown Esq: 1 wm 16 up; 3 wm under 16; 4 wf; 30 slaves >>> >>>I'll follow up on 1800 census later. >>>allen johannes >>>abelj@htcomp.net >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Carolyn Brown" <cpink@flash.net> >>>To: <ncrobeso@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 10:31 PM >>>Subject: Re: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Any idea how far back the records do go? I'm needing info on Thomas >>>> >>>> >>Brown >> >> >>>>b abt 1740 in Bladen, probably died about 1800. Or should I >>>> >>>> >>concentrate on >> >> >>>>the archives? >>>> >>>> Carolyn Brown >>>> >>>>Allen & Betty Johannes <abelj@htcomp.net> wrote: >>>> Mr Johnson seems to not understand when those fires took place in >>>> >>>> >>Bladen >> >> >>>>county. The last was 1893. Earlier courthouses were of log or wood >>>>structures. >>>>A few years ago the courthouse in Hillsboro TX burned - fortunately >>>> >>>> >>most >> >> >>>>of >>>>the records were saved because they were in vaults. >>>> >>>>Courthouses such as Bladen etc did not have vaults for protection. >>>> >>>>Many people brought back records to be refilled. Not all did so. >>>> >>>>My wife's family in late 1700s & 1800s lost many records. We started >>>> >>>> >>from >> >> >>>>Bible records. >>>> >>>>Allen Johannes >>>>abelj@htcomp.net >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Rose Parks" >>>>To: "NCROBESON" >>>>Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:29 PM >>>>Subject: Re: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>It probably cost too much to get brick or rock brought in to build a >>>>>courthouse that would withstand fire at that time. The Lenoir Co. >>>>>courthouse >>>>>burned twice but many years apart, but destroying all the county >>>>> >>>>> >>records >> >> >>>>>from 1757-1880 except the Grantee Index. >>>>> >>>>>There are District and Superior Court records at the NC Archives for >>>>>Lenoir >>>>>and many deeds and wills were in individual hands. >>>>> >>>>>The Secretary of State has a "list" that the counties had to provide >>>>> >>>>> >>of >> >> >>>>>early wills, but it is just the month and year written and probated, >>>>>persons >>>>>name, executor is about all the info it contains. >>>>> >>>>>Hope this at least gives you some ideas and there are many court >>>>> >>>>> >>records >> >> >>>>>that are good from what I have seen from Lenoir Co. >>>>>Rose Parks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Terrell Johnson" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>To: > >>>>>Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:53 PM >>>>>Subject: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Just read a post about three separate Bladen County Courthouse fires >>>>>>which >>>>>>I find odd that any people should let their Courthouse Records be >>>>>>destroyed by fire 3 times. Didn't they take care of the peoples >>>>>>property? >>>>>> >>>>>>Anyway, this could be why I'm having so much difficulty researching >>>>>> >>>>>> >>one >> >> >>>>>>of >>>>>>my ancestors born in Bladen in the very Late 1700 or early 1800's. >>>>>> >>>>>>How long did it take to rebuild them after each fire and what years >>>>>> >>>>>> >>are >> >> >>>>>>reasonably safe to check records for or must all records be >>>>>> >>>>>> >>physically >> >> >>>>>>searched at the NC Archives in Raleigh and why would anything be >>>>>> >>>>>> >>there >> >> >>>>>>if >>>>>>the records all burned. >>>>>> >>>>>>Lot's of questions I know. But 3 fires seems to indicate a lack of >>>>>> >>>>>> >>care >> >> >>>>>>by >>>>>>the Bladen County residents. I'm sorry. >>>>>> >>>>>>Terrell Johnson >>>>>> >>>>>>------------------------------- >>>>>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>>NCROBESO-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 >>>>>NCROBESO-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 >>>>NCROBESO-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 >>>>NCROBESO-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 NCROBESO- >>> >>> >>request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >>subject and the body of the message >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>**************** >>John K. Brown >>Researching: BROWN, ABNEY, BURT, WATTS >> >>"Some family trees have beautiful leaves, >>but some just have a bunch of nuts. >>Remember it is the nuts that make the tree worth shaking." >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>NCROBESO-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 NCROBESO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

You really need to look at both volumes of the Bladen County Tax Lists by Byrd for all entries for Thomas Sr. and Jr., and Edmond Brown, and there are many of them from the years 1768-1789. He may have moved in those years to a different neighborhood. When lists were made from year to year, you can see generally who moved into or out of what neighborhood, provided the list is not alphabetical. If it's alphabetical, forget neighborhoods, but most are not alphabetical. The more you read and absorb these lists as a whole, the more you see the big picture. Also, here is an abstract of an early Bladen deed, one of the few to survive, concerning Thomas Brown: "Thomas Brown of Bladen County., for 50 pounds proc. money to William Taylor...50 A on said side of Ashpole Swamp on Gumping Gully, granted to Isaac Odom 1 July 1758, conveyed to Jos Scripps then to William thence from Allen to Thomas Brown (chain of title not clear)...9 Apr 1771. Thomas Brown (seal), Wit: Josiah Taylor, Jonathan Taylor. Nov Court 1771, prov. by Josiah Taylor. Maturin Colville, C.C." From Holcomb's Bladen County NC Abstracts of Early Deeds 1738-1804. Allen & Betty Johannes wrote: >1800 Bladen Census: >Capt McKay's Dist - don't have the location >Genl THos Brown: 1m, 10-16; 1m, 16-26; 1m, 45 plus; 2 free white under 10; >1f, 20-45; 1f, 45 plus; 1, free except Indian not taxed; 44 slaves. > >There is the Wanda Campbell Genealogy room in the Library 1 block from CH - >lots of material. CH has deeds/ birth/ delayed both - 1900+, Wills - not >many >All courts & pleas , quarter sessions were lost we understand. > >Archives in Ral has a lot of material on Micro film. If you go that way take >ID. They have lockers fior extra materials you have. Have your notes - no >books. While there make sure you look for private collections. The clerks >are very helpful. I don't have the hrs. Check that on Internet. >Allen >abelj@htcomp.net > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Brown" <jkbrown2@knology.net> >To: <ncrobeso@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 4:09 PM >Subject: Re: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires > > > > >>Is that any indication as to where this Thomas Brown lived? As indicated >>in another message, I believe that there was more than one Thomas Brown in >>the area. One was the famous Col. or General Brown of Rev. War fame. He >>left a will naming his children so I don't believe that he is connected, >>at least not directly. The Thomas Brown that Carolyn and I are descended >>from lived in a different part of then Bladen Co., down near the SC line. >>If this Thomas Brown in the 1790 census is ours the neighbors should >>inlcude TAYLOR, BARFIELD, OATES families. I would really like to get >>genealogies on all the Browns in Rev. War Bladen to see if we can't figure >>some family relationships. >> >>John >> >> >>On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:27:45 -0600, "Allen & Betty Johannes" >><abelj@htcomp.net> wrote : >> >> >> >>>Bladen Co 1790 census; >>>Thos Brown: 1 wm 16 up; 1 wm under 16; 3 wf >>>Thomas Brown Esq: 1 wm 16 up; 3 wm under 16; 4 wf; 30 slaves >>> >>>I'll follow up on 1800 census later. >>>allen johannes >>>abelj@htcomp.net >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Carolyn Brown" <cpink@flash.net> >>>To: <ncrobeso@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 10:31 PM >>>Subject: Re: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Any idea how far back the records do go? I'm needing info on Thomas >>>> >>>> >>Brown >> >> >>>>b abt 1740 in Bladen, probably died about 1800. Or should I >>>> >>>> >>concentrate on >> >> >>>>the archives? >>>> >>>> Carolyn Brown >>>> >>>>Allen & Betty Johannes <abelj@htcomp.net> wrote: >>>> Mr Johnson seems to not understand when those fires took place in >>>> >>>> >>Bladen >> >> >>>>county. The last was 1893. Earlier courthouses were of log or wood >>>>structures. >>>>A few years ago the courthouse in Hillsboro TX burned - fortunately >>>> >>>> >>most >> >> >>>>of >>>>the records were saved because they were in vaults. >>>> >>>>Courthouses such as Bladen etc did not have vaults for protection. >>>> >>>>Many people brought back records to be refilled. Not all did so. >>>> >>>>My wife's family in late 1700s & 1800s lost many records. We started >>>> >>>> >>from >> >> >>>>Bible records. >>>> >>>>Allen Johannes >>>>abelj@htcomp.net >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Rose Parks" >>>>To: "NCROBESON" >>>>Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:29 PM >>>>Subject: Re: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>It probably cost too much to get brick or rock brought in to build a >>>>>courthouse that would withstand fire at that time. The Lenoir Co. >>>>>courthouse >>>>>burned twice but many years apart, but destroying all the county >>>>> >>>>> >>records >> >> >>>>>from 1757-1880 except the Grantee Index. >>>>> >>>>>There are District and Superior Court records at the NC Archives for >>>>>Lenoir >>>>>and many deeds and wills were in individual hands. >>>>> >>>>>The Secretary of State has a "list" that the counties had to provide >>>>> >>>>> >>of >> >> >>>>>early wills, but it is just the month and year written and probated, >>>>>persons >>>>>name, executor is about all the info it contains. >>>>> >>>>>Hope this at least gives you some ideas and there are many court >>>>> >>>>> >>records >> >> >>>>>that are good from what I have seen from Lenoir Co. >>>>>Rose Parks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Terrell Johnson" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>To: > >>>>>Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:53 PM >>>>>Subject: [NCROBESO] Bladen County Courthouse Fires >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Just read a post about three separate Bladen County Courthouse fires >>>>>>which >>>>>>I find odd that any people should let their Courthouse Records be >>>>>>destroyed by fire 3 times. Didn't they take care of the peoples >>>>>>property? >>>>>> >>>>>>Anyway, this could be why I'm having so much difficulty researching >>>>>> >>>>>> >>one >> >> >>>>>>of >>>>>>my ancestors born in Bladen in the very Late 1700 or early 1800's. >>>>>> >>>>>>How long did it take to rebuild them after each fire and what years >>>>>> >>>>>> >>are >> >> >>>>>>reasonably safe to check records for or must all records be >>>>>> >>>>>> >>physically >> >> >>>>>>searched at the NC Archives in Raleigh and why would anything be >>>>>> >>>>>> >>there >> >> >>>>>>if >>>>>>the records all burned. >>>>>> >>>>>>Lot's of questions I know. But 3 fires seems to indicate a lack of >>>>>> >>>>>> >>care >> >> >>>>>>by >>>>>>the Bladen County residents. I'm sorry. >>>>>> >>>>>>Terrell Johnson >>>>>> >>>>>>------------------------------- >>>>>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>>NCROBESO-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 >>>>>NCROBESO-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 >>>>NCROBESO-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 >>>>NCROBESO-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 NCROBESO- >>> >>> >>request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >>subject and the body of the message >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>**************** >>John K. Brown >>Researching: BROWN, ABNEY, BURT, WATTS >> >>"Some family trees have beautiful leaves, >>but some just have a bunch of nuts. >>Remember it is the nuts that make the tree worth shaking." >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>NCROBESO-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 NCROBESO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >