First there was Surry, Then Wilkes was split out from Surry, Then Stokes was split out from Surry and Wilkes. So you have to look in all three counties to get all the possible information sources at NC Archives. ----- Original Message ----- From: bradbury@acsalaska.net To: NCSURRY@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 6:06 PM Subject: [NCSURRY] Surry-Stokes Records I need some information about where to search for records of families who lived along the Dan River and appear to have been in Surry Co. then Stokes but never moved. For the part of Stokes that was taken from Surry, are the records, prior to formation of Stokes, be in Surry or were they transferred to Stokes? The family I am researching was in that area probably as early as 1770. Does anyone know what records the State Archives would have that might help me. If this list is a busy one, please email me privately at bradbury@acsalaska.net . Thanks. Connie Btradbury ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCSURRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
>First there was Surry, Then Wilkes was split out from Surry, Then >Stokes was split out from Surry and Wilkes. Stokes was not formed from Wilkes, only from what remained of Surry after Wilkes was already formed. Surry is between Wilkes and Stokes. The series of county formation maps that were mentioned in an earlier message are tremendously helpful when dealing with this part of NC in this period. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/countyfm.htm Compare the maps from 1760 (when this whole area was part of Rowan Co.) to 1800 for the early divisions that created Surry, Wilkes and Stokes, and then the 1850 map showing these counties as they are today, together with Yadkin and Forsyth which were formed from the southern portions of Surry and Stokes respectively. -- Elizabeth Harris ncgen@mindspring.com Personal genealogy webpage: http://www.duke.edu/web/chlamy Winston-Salem NC area genealogy: http://www.fmoran.com/ HOLDER DNA project: http://www.mindspring.com/~holderdna/