Dear List: Does anyone know about the political and social climate in Warren Co during the period of 1840s to 1860s or where I might obtain some information on the "times" of that period. Have been transcribing deeds for my Warren families for the last few weeks, and before I jump to some hasty conclusions would like to find out a bit more about what was going on there during that time. (especially the financial climate) Appreciate any help anyone could offer. Thank you very much. Mary Jean Z

Mary Jean, The following are some excerpt from "The County of Warren 1586-1917," by Manly Wade Wellman.... The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad was completed in 1840..... Warren Co had a total pop of 12,919, of which 8.200 were slaves. The 1840 census recorded all citizens as planters and farmers except 20 in commerce, 132 in manufacture and trades, 3 at work on canls, lakes and rivers, 21 in "learned professions," and one as a miner. "Thirteen veterans of the Revolutionary War drew pensions in Warren Co. William Askew was the oldest (103) and William R. Duke, once a commissioner for the establishment of Warren County's boundaries, was the next oldest at niney-four. Blind and feeble, he lived at the home of his son, Dr. M. Duke." Warren boasted one college, the newly chartered Warrenton Female College. Wellman's description of this period is a "time of progress." "Public schools became a fact in the county and elsewhere in the state by 1846, but Mrs. Allen's school closed in Warrenton -- partly because of the sharp anti-slavery pronouncements of her former assistance, Mary Cheney, still remembered a decade after she had left Warren Co as the bride of Horace Greeley. At Warrenton Female College, too, the abolitionist leanings of Principal Nelson Graves so distressed teh board of trustees that in 1847 they replaced him with Daniel Turner, soldier, Congressman, and the popular son of a distinguished Warren family. The school grew at once, even though Gravces founded in 1848 a rival school which he called the Warrenton Female Collegiate Institute." "Harriet Beecher Stowe's explosive 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' ame to Warren County, and Anna Pritchard set down a most accurate judgment: 'It is very evident that she was entirely ignorant of Southern manners & life.' But 'Southern Life,' a South Carolina attempt to answer Mrs. Stowe, she dismissed as 'a very silly book indeed.'" The 1850 census credited Warren Co with 13,912 inhabitants, 4,601 of them white, 444 free colored, and 8,867 slaves. The town of Warrenton had shown considerable growth under near-boom conditions with a population of 1,242 free and slave. Co had 12 schools with total 34 teachers, and 1,001 pupils including two free colored children.....but 509 white adults were illiterate. Churches numbered 21. Methodists most numerous (12 in all). 6 Baptist; 2 Christian, 1 Episcopal. "The people were prosperous. Warren County's 100.247 acres of cultivated farm lands were valued at $1,274,103, exclusive of improvements and equipment. The county produced 2,430,730 pounds of tobacco in 1850, and 349,502 bushels of corn. The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, after a first decade of somewhat precarious existence, was thriving enterprise, and from the depot at Ridgeway a fine road led to Warrenton. A large omnibus drawn by six horses met the train and brought travelers to the county seat." The old ocurt hosue replaced in 1853 by a finely proportioned Georgian building of brick and stone - 2 stories, 4 columns across a broad porch. Pvt business continued to expand. The Masonic Lodge erected a three-story building with the prosperous furniture factor of Samuel Mills on the ground floor and lodge rooms above. The Thespian Corps was organized to play light farces and heavier dramas... newly founded Warrenton Male Academy.... "Warren Co seemed the true center of culture, fortune, and happiness, and its people knew no foreboding of war, agony, and disaster." Jan 1857 brought a HUGE snowstorm.... con't 1857..... "Yet a conscious dislike of the North and its philosophies and culture kept growing. ... Warren Co glorified in the fierce pronouncements of Souther leaders, not the least of whom was Weldon Edwards, powerful in the state senate. "When Pres James Buchanan visited NC i the summer ofr 1859, Edwards boarded the train in VA to greet Buchanan as an old friend, accompanied him to Raleigh where the President spoke, then brought him back for a visit at Poplar Mount, the Edwards' plantation north of Ridgeway. The house and yard were full of Warren's leading Democrats,, come to greet Buchanan. The President hoped for preservation of the Union, but Edwards publicly expressed his belief that 'tumult and peril' waited in the near future." "Apprehension and excitement over slavery and states' rights were strong in Warren County ...." "The John Brown Raid at Harpers Ferry dismayed Warren County slaveholders, and sons of the county's best families flocked to join the Warren Rifles under Capt T.L. Jones, and the Warren Guard under Capt Ben C. Wade. A mounted company was organized the southern part of the county. Military enthusiasm...was at a white head and equally intense was the political feeling." "Warren Co was strongly pro-slavery and Democratic. it goes on to tell how, for the most part, Warren Co supported secession from the Union... however, it points to exceptions to this rule, notably some of the teachers/principals of the schools... also a story about an aged Pennsylvania jeweler named King who had taught his Negro janitor, John Hyman, to read and write....a mob rushed into King's store, threatened the jeweler and his wife and began to plunder the showcases... others came to the rescue, got the King's to Ridgeway on a northbound train. goes on then to talk about the numbers of Warren Co men who died up in the "bloody Seven Days" in Richmond. Hope this gives you some of what you're looking for..... let me know if you need more details or have other questions, Mary Jean. -Sandy On Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at 01:22 PM, EDZIMM@aol.com wrote: > Dear List: > Does anyone know about the political and social climate in Warren Co > during > the period of 1840s to 1860s or where I might obtain some information > on the > "times" of that period. > > Have been transcribing deeds for my Warren families for the last few > weeks, > and before I jump to some hasty conclusions would like to find out a > bit more > about what was going on there during that time. (especially the > financial > climate) > > Appreciate any help anyone could offer. > > Thank you very much. > Mary Jean Z > >

Hi Connie, I'm not a Breedlove researcher, but I have run across the name in some of my Warren County Research. Have you checked the USGenweb.org pages, and used the State Archive Search Engine to check out the name Breedlove? I encourage researchers to check out this wonderful site to do searches because people contribute so much information to these pages that others can use. I did and got 56 hits in NC, which need to be checked out. I found this particular entry for Warren county in the 1812 Muster Rolls: FIRST REGIMENT WARREN COUNTY AMOS P. SLEDGE CAPTAIN JOHN MUNHOLLAND ENSIGN JAMES POWELL 1ST SERGEANT JOHN ALLEN 2ND SERGEANT WILLIAM EGERTON 3RD SERGEANT WILLIAM POWELL 4TH SERGEANT JAMES TOLLEY 1ST CORPORAL OWEN F. MYRICK 2ND CORPORAL HENRY PERSON 3RD CORPORAL DR. G. ROBERSON 4TH CORPORAL ALLEN WRENN THOMAS WALKER BIRD ELLINGTON THOMAS HARTON CUDBERTH NEAL THOMAS TOLLEY CHARLES STEWART THOMAS DAVIS CLATON LAMBERT WILLIAM OLIVER DANIEL A. PERDUE WILLIS PERSON DRURY THOMOSON WILLIAM SHERREN DANIEL WHITE WILLIAM BREEDLOVE ********* ELISHA SHERREN EDWARD PATILLO GEORGE HAZELWOOD HARDAWAY DAVIS HENRY JAMES JAMES EDWARDS JOSEPH WHAER JOSHUA HARPER JAMES ALSTON JAMES THOMAS JAMES C. BENNETT JAMES SMITH JOEL TOLLEY JOEL ELLINGTON JILES CARTER JEPTHA CAPS IRA ALLEN JOHN HAWKS JOHN LANCASTER KINCHEN WILLIAMSON LEMUEL MITCHELL LEWIS SHERRON LITTLETON B. ROBERSON LEWIS ELLIS LUNCEFORD BAKER MICHAEL BELL MILES ELLIS OBEDIAH ELLIS PHILEMON PERDUE PETER RANDOLPH RICHARD ALLEN RANSOME WORRELL RICHARD BROOK SAMUEL DOWTON THOMAS NEWMAN ***************************************************** Good Luck, Deloris Williams ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connie Smith" <cjsmith@abq.com> To: <NCWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 10:41 AM Subject: [NCWARREN-L] Breedloves and Smith > I am trying to trace back a William Breedlove who was 64 years old in Greene Co, Missouri 1850 census. His daughter (I believe or some relation), Elizabeth Breedlove, married an ancestor of mine, Braxton P. Smith. Elizabeth Breedlove Smith shows in the 1850 census that she is from North Carolina. > There were several Breedloves that moved with my Smith ancestor from the southeast to Missouri in 1850, William being the oldest name found. > When I go back to North Carolina census, for 1840 I find a William Breedlove in Franklin County NC, and a William Breedlove in Warren County NC in 1830, and a couple of William Breedloves in 1820 census of Essex Co, Virginia. > > But I can't make the connection stick since I can't find the Smith family (or siblings, which I don't know names of) in the same area. > > Braxton P. Smith was 49 in the 1850 census, and in 1840 he was in Heard Co Georgia, in 1830 he was in Fayette Co Georgia. And then I lose him. And I don't know his siblings names. > Any information on the Breedlove families would help me. > > Thanks. Connie Smith in Albuquerque. > > > ==== NCWARREN Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the Warren County NC Mailing list. Let's hear what you have to say! Send information regarding YOUR surnames of interest. Have a question about Warren County History? This is the place! Need information regarding a city in Warren County, THIS is where you need to be. Make your subject lines as clear as you possibly can. This will help you get the information you need. Questions? Contact nduffy@patch.net > >

I am trying to trace back a William Breedlove who was 64 years old in Greene Co, Missouri 1850 census. His daughter (I believe or some relation), Elizabeth Breedlove, married an ancestor of mine, Braxton P. Smith. Elizabeth Breedlove Smith shows in the 1850 census that she is from North Carolina. There were several Breedloves that moved with my Smith ancestor from the southeast to Missouri in 1850, William being the oldest name found. When I go back to North Carolina census, for 1840 I find a William Breedlove in Franklin County NC, and a William Breedlove in Warren County NC in 1830, and a couple of William Breedloves in 1820 census of Essex Co, Virginia. But I can't make the connection stick since I can't find the Smith family (or siblings, which I don't know names of) in the same area. Braxton P. Smith was 49 in the 1850 census, and in 1840 he was in Heard Co Georgia, in 1830 he was in Fayette Co Georgia. And then I lose him. And I don't know his siblings names. Any information on the Breedlove families would help me. Thanks. Connie Smith in Albuquerque.

Has anyone explored the line of Rebecca, wife of Green B. Duke? According to the Evelyn Duke Brandenberger research, Rebecca was the daughter of Capt Isaac Robinson. Has anyone found any information on this Capt Isaac Robinson? I show the Warren Co marriage bond as dated 22 Oct 1806, Green Duke to Rebecca RobERTson; bondsman was David Terry, witness was Marmaduke Johnson. I've not located information concerning a Capt. Isaac Robinson..... however, I do find an Isham RobERTson in Warren Co (who might possibly "turn into" a RobINson by 1820; something which may also have happened to Clack Robertson/Robinson ).....or there could have been both an Isham Robertson and an Isham Robinson - no idea. But I can't seem to come up with an ISAAC of either surname. HOWEVER, the household of Isham RobERTson from 1800-1810 loses a female of the right age to be Rebecca marrying Green Duke. There is a Warren Co marriage record 09 Dec 1779 for an Isham RobERTson to a Patty Peebles. Could these be Rebecca's parents? Can anyone offer further RobERTson/RobINson information that might shed some light on this? Thanks, Sandy

Thought this might be helpful to others. This is the list of all DUKE wills from Warren Co, NC (and I've included neighboring Franklin Co & Northampton Co, as well as Orange - since there are many known families with connections between these counties and Warren). These are as listed in “North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665-1900,” by Thornton W. Mitchell, (corrected & revised edition),1992. - I tried to be careful, but I'm human and could have made mistakes, so be sure to check Mitchell's book. FYI, there are NO Duke wills listed in Granville County. And, by the way, the OLDEST Duke will in NC, as listed by Mitchell, is that of Robert Duke, in 1767, in Northampton Co., which of course, borders Warren to the northeast. If an original will is extant, then there is a notation as to where the original is held - "Ar" (for NC Archives in Raleigh) - or that the county holds the original. Sometimes the only thing extant is a "copy" of the will, as copied into the county's will books. The volume and page of the will book copy is given. Anyway, I hope this proves helpful to others, and many thanks to those of you who have been so helpful to me. LWT for surname DUKE: Warren Co: Albert E., 1864, WB-50/71 - Ar Burwell, 1824, WB 26/174 - Ar Dolly, 1855, WB-43/392 - Ar Frances, 1829, WB-32/257 - Ar Francis, 1821, WB-23/253 - Ar Green Sr., 1811, WB-16/31 - Ar John, 1787, WB-4/256 - Ar Joseph, 1779, WB-3/15 Joseph, 1779, WB-3/13 - 015 Ar Lewis S., 1864, WB-50/121 - Ar Lititia, 1871, WB-51/58 - Ar Mark C., 1889, WB-51/235 Mary, 1789, WB-5/100 - Ar Matthew, 1819, WB-22/12 - Ar Richard, 1853, WB-42/151 - Ar Samuel, 1868, WB-50/260 - Ar Sherrod, 1782, WB-3/142 - Ar Tabitha, 1871, WB-51/46 - Ar Thomas S., 1896, WB-51/466 William, 1793, WB-8/278 - Ar-Nuncupative (verbal) William G., 1868, WB-50/270 - Ar Franklin Co: Britton, c1800, WB-A/203 Burwell, 1866, WB-S/159 - Ar Temperance, c1860, WB-Q/697 - Ar Thomas K., c1857, WB-Q/705 Northampton Co: James, 1790, WB-1/390 - Ar- Nuncupative (verbal) John, 1787, WB-1/464 - Ar Robert, 1767, WB-1/150 Orange Co: Hardeman, 1839, WB-F/35 - Ar John, 1880, WB-H/233 - county has original William, 1842, WB-F/139 - Ar William, 1854, WB-G/44 - Ar ---------- -Sandy

Ann, Also, from Warren Co Will Book 9: (this is merely an abstract, from Mary Hinton Kerr's book): 292. 20 Feb. 1798; Feb. Ct. 1798. MARY DUKE to her dtr. WINNEFRED DAVIS. Gift of negroes & other property, part of her share from her late husband & deeded by her to GREEN DUKE 7 Jan. 1794 against her intention & without her knowledge, her intention being to give him part of her stock. Wit: THOMAS WORTHAM (Jurat) & D. W. DAVIS. fyi, in the event you haven't done so already, be sure to visit the Warren Co NCGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncwarren as well as the Bute Co NCGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbute Nola Duffy and Ginger Christmas-Beattie have put Mrs. Kerr's abstracts on those sites, as well as a wealth of other data. It's a HUGE help for research! -Sandy

Ann, I'm still new to research on this Duke line, but I do show Winifred Duke (daur of William & sibling to Green Duke) marrying Jonathan Davis. I do not have a marriage record, but there seems to be evidence in Warren Co., N. C. Will Book 8 - the following is the abstract from Mary Hinton Kerr's abstracts of that book: 278. (A) Nuncupative will of WM. DUKE, dec'd. Deposition dated 26 0ct. 1793 of JONATHAN DAVIS & his wife WINEFRED that they & Mrs. JONES heard Mr. WM. DUKE tell his son GREEN, the night before he died, to handle his tobacco, but to pay TORRENCE (TAURENCE) & TURNBULL (ROBIN TURNBULL). Taken by WYATT HAWKINS & JAMES CALLER, Justices for Warren Co.; Presented Halifax Distr. Superior Ct. April term 1796 & ordered sent to Clk. of Warren Co. Ct. L. BURGIS.,C. C. ------------ fyi, in the 1850 Warren Co census, I find: page 62B (stamped) enumerated 14 Dec 1850: #890 [all shown born NC] Winifred DAVIS, 56, propty val 3,000; John B. POWELL, 25, farmer Carolina Powell, 23 William G. Powell, 3 Benjamin Powell, 2 Mary(?) Parrish, 35 Also, in the event you don't already have this 1810 census data, perhaps it will help somewhere, somehow: in 1810, I find 10 Duke households enumerated in Warren Co NC: note: this census is alphabetized by FIRST name (a bit odd, but there you have it), and cannot be used to ascertain proximity of households to one another: Burwell Jr., pg 168 Daniel, pg 170 Green B., pg 171 Green, pg 172 Guilford, pg 172 Lewis P., pg 177 Mary, pg 177 Matthew, pg 177 William P., pg 183 William, pg 184 ======== 1810>>NC>>Warren>>(townships not listed) note: this census alphabetized by FIRST name; pg 183 (stamped) William P. Duke males: 2 ages 26-45 females: 1 under 10 2 ages 10-16 1 age 26-45 1 age 45 & over 34 slaves 2 looms; 300 yrds of cloth; --------- pg 172 (stamped) Green Duke (no designation as to jr/sr) males: 1 under 10; 1 age 16-26; 1 age 45 & over; females: 2 under age 10; slaves: 61 looms: 2 # yards of cloth: 500 -------- page 171 (stamped): Green B. Duke (no jr/sr listed): males: 1 age 26-45; females: 1 under age 10; 1 age 26-45; Slaves: 6 --------- pg 177 (or 176b) Lewis P. Duke males: 1 age 26-45 slaves: 12 ------- I have no idea who the Mary Duke was, but.... the Mary Duke household, pg 177, shows: no males females: 1 under 10 1 age 26-45 2 age 45 & over 2 “other free persons except Indians not taxed” no slaves 1 loom; 100 yrds of cloth; -------- Hope this winds up helping somewhere along the line. -Sandy ------->>> On Monday, June 2, 2003, at 12:01 PM, Ann Owens wrote: > Here's another DUKE family question. I have that Henry Murray > YARBROUGH (1785-1854) and Mary Parham DUKE were married 24 October, > 1812 in Warren Co. I don't think that she lived much after that > because I have that Henry M. Yarbrough moved to Limestone County, AL > circa 1819 and there were other children with his 2nd wife, Mary Briggs > Malone. Any suggestions as to how to find out when Mary Parham Duke > Yarbrough died? (My direct ancestor is the daughter of Henry M. > Yarbrough and Mary P. Duke, Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough, born 1818) > > Another question: I have that Mary Parham DUKE's parents were William > Parham DUKE (abt. 1775 - 1843) and Ann DAVIS (? - 1820). I have that > they were first cousins because his father, Green DUKE Sr. and her > mother, Winifred Duke DAVIS, were siblings. Does anyone have any > information to confirm or refute this? > > Thanks for any assistance. > > Ann Owens, Seattle, WA (a long way from North Carolina) > annowens3@attbi.com >

Here's another DUKE family question. I have that Henry Murray YARBROUGH (1785-1854) and Mary Parham DUKE were married 24 October, 1812 in Warren Co. I don't think that she lived much after that because I have that Henry M. Yarbrough moved to Limestone County, AL circa 1819 and there were other children with his 2nd wife, Mary Briggs Malone. Any suggestions as to how to find out when Mary Parham Duke Yarbrough died? (My direct ancestor is the daughter of Henry M. Yarbrough and Mary P. Duke, Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough, born 1818) Another question: I have that Mary Parham DUKE's parents were William Parham DUKE (abt. 1775 - 1843) and Ann DAVIS (? - 1820). I have that they were first cousins because his father, Green DUKE Sr. and her mother, Winifred Duke DAVIS, were siblings. Does anyone have any information to confirm or refute this? Thanks for any assistance. Ann Owens, Seattle, WA (a long way from North Carolina) annowens3@attbi.com

I'm interested in any other Moore families in Warren Co. N.C. that might be connected/ David Moore, b. abt 1776 N.C. or Pa m. Mary HOWARD in Warren Co. 17 August 1784 and should have children between 1786-1820 which I can't locate. They are in Stewart Co. Tennesse in 1850 on the census: David Moore 74, Pa Mary 58 Va Nancy 30 Ky Sally 24 Ky John 21 Tenn David 18, Tenn. Pat Welch A Decendant Of: Baxter-Brashear - Blackshears-Brashier-Brent-Buart-Boggs-Benskin-Conner-Calloway-David-Daneford-Duetertre-Debrey-Easley-Harmon-Hutto-Hill-Hogue-Ishmael-Jett-Lankford-Lester-Madden-Martin-Moore-Morgan-McCann(McCain)-McCullough-McDuffy-Parker-Patton-Regan-Ruble-Sheffield-Simmons-Stubblefield-Tshudy-Von Sterne-Walker-Watson-Wood-Wyatt "Send me everything you know about my ancestors" --quote from a request to the Salt Lake Genealogy Library :) _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

for what it's worth..... from: "The County of Warren North Carolina 1586-1917," by Manly Wade Wellman (published 1959, UNC Press); pg 26: "William Duke's children were growing up. In 1755 his son Green married Elizabeth Parham, the daughter of a neighboring planter, while Duke's daughter Winifred married Jonathan Davis." [Wellman cites as source for the above: "Between the Lines," typescript genealogical notes by Dr. Lena J. Hawks, pg 15.] --------- -Sandy

FWIW, This is author Manly Wade Wellman's version of the early history of William & Mary [Green] Duke. According to this, Mary Green was "a North Carolina girl," and md Duke in 1728. from: “The County of Warren North Carolina 1586-1917,” by Manly Wade Wellman; published 1959 by UNC Press, Chapel Hill, NC: pg 17: “Among the first to come to the new district was a young kinsman of [William] Byrd by the name of William Duke. Born in Devonshire in 1709, Duke had been left an orphan. Byrd had brought him to America, treating him half as a protege, half as an apprentice. It is of record that the master of Westover taught young Duke to work hard and to cherish dreams of wealth and power. The orphan boy had married, in the year of his patron’s boundary survey [1728], a North Carolina girl named Mary Green. He listened eagerly to Byrd’s description of the Land of Eden. Down below the Roanoke he moved in 1735 into the future Warren County. He was able to get considerable land to begin with and later added more. Upon his new holdings he built a house, as much like Byrd’s Westover mansion as he could contrive in the new country, and named it Purchase Patent. That house ws remarkable in having glass windows, thought by many to be the first seen in all that part of the world. [source cited: Dr. Lena J. Hawks, ‘Between the Lines,’ typescript genealogical notes, pg. 11.] Such glass windows, at once clear to see through and elegantly fragile, constituted a symbol of what had come to the country once called Chawnis Temoatan, then New Brittaine and later the Land of Eden, and destined eventually to bear the name of Warren. The frontier was moving westward, even as Byrd had foreseen on the banks of the Hycootee. Civilization and even elegance were supplanting it along the Roanoke, once domain of the Tuscarora. Duke’s claim to the first glass windows was challenged by young Gideon Macon, a bachelor pioneer of good family from New Kent County, Virginia.” ------- fyi, while I have not located a marriage record for William Duke & Mary Green, I have found numerous abstracts of deeds which name William's wife as "Mary." -Sandy

I have reference to a Warren Co. marriage bond with no date, but apparently it was between 1741-1868, for a Molley ARCHER to a John DUKE with John Wadkins as bondsman. Does anyone have a date for this bond, or is this one of those which occasionally shows up with an illegible date? Further, does anyone know who Mary ARCHER was, or where this John Duke fits into the picture? My interest is that the name "Archer" passes down through my line used as a forename, and I'm wondering if *possibly* there could be a connection here. I've never identified where the "Archer" in my line originated. Thank you, Sandy

Sandy, this last statement about the Ransom family living close by kind of makes it more possible that the scenario I gave of Mary Ransom marrying into this particular Duke family, is the correct one. That Mary was descended from Burchett Green and Seymour Ransom, while Burchetts father was William Green of Warren County who died in 1799. This particular William Green was also a son of Thomas Edward Green, who is said to have also been the father of Mary Green who married William Duke. As I said, this is not my line and I've done very little research on them, but it is fascinating at all of the connections. Deloris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy" <teylu@earthlink.net> To: "Deloris Williams" <vze3zfbd@verizon.net> Cc: <NCWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 12:11 PM Subject: Re: [NCWARREN-L] DUKE - the various Green Dukes Other Sandy Creek households very nearby include: > at #42 Ransom Duke (30) & family > at #45 Authur RobINson (53) & family > a little further away at household #34 is the Samuel Duke (54) family. > at #60 are Richard (74) & Tabitha (68) Duke. > > Ransom (30), Samuel (54), Green B.(69), & Richard (74) are the only > Dukes in Sandy Creek Township in 1850. > > -Sandy > >

Sandy, I'm glad I could help a little. I don't know the reason why Green Duke, Sr. would have given Lewis the land in trust either, for as you said, it was usually done in cases of a minor. Perhaps someone reading these messages can help and will reply. By the way, have you seen the messages being posted by Kevin Dukes about the William Duke family? I think he may be able to help you in some of this. Deloris. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy" <teylu@earthlink.net> To: "Deloris Williams" <vze3zfbd@verizon.net> Cc: <NCWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [NCWARREN-L] DUKE - the various Green Dukes > > On Saturday, May 31, 2003, at 12:47 AM, Deloris Williams wrote: > > > Son LEWIS- in trust for my son GREEN B. DUKE, land adj. > > MRS. MARSHALL, COL. BENJAMIN HAWKINS, WILLIAM WATSON, the fork of the > > creek, > > the land I gave my son LEWIS, the ridge path, the ninety-six old field, > > also > > Negroes Peter, Nan, Lucy, Fed, and Petro, and my son GREEN, may have the > > profits from this property, but may not remove or sell the Negroes or > > abuse > > the property. > > Deloris, > > Thanks so much for all of the information. > > One thing strikes me as perhaps a bit "odd" in the above excerpt from > the will of Green Duke Sr. > This will apparently was written 14 Feb 1811, at which time the Green B. > Duke enumerated in Warren Co in 1850 was already married (he married in > 1806) - > and in 1811 this Green B. Duke (husband of Rebecca Robertson) would have > been about 30 years old. > > So I'm not clear why Green Duke Sr. placed property with son Lewis "in > trust for son Green B. Duke" ?? > > Normally, such trusts involve children under age 21 - but perhaps > someone knows some other reason why this property might have been placed > "in trust" for a married man now 30 years old? > > -Sandy > >

An Elizabeth F. DUKE married (11 June 1849, Warren Co) John D. VAUGHAN. Bondsman was John D. Hoyle, with Jno W. White serving as witness. This John D. Vaughan, presumably, was the son of John D. Vaughan Sr & Elizabeth Edwards, and was the brother-in-law of John D. Hoyle (who md Elizabeth Henley Vaughan). Who were the parents of bride, Elizabeth F. Duke? Thanks, Sandy

On Saturday, May 31, 2003, at 12:47 AM, Deloris Williams wrote: > It does look to me that your 1850 Green B. Duke is the one who > married Rebecca Robertston in 1806. The 1850 census in Warren County > had a > lot of , let us say "lies" told about ages. I had several relatives who > were off by as much as 25 years! Thanks, Deloris, In this case, I don't see any particular problems with the ages given in the 1850 for Green B. Duke & Rebecca. The age of 69 would place Green B. born ca 1781, which would then place him at about age 25 at the time of an 1806 marriage to Rebecca Robertson, who seems to be roughly a year younger. Next door in 1850 seems to be their daughter, Elizabeth Henry (some spell it Henri) Duke (age 35) and husband Elzey W. Hicks (age 32). Their ages, as listed in the census, are consistent with the information on their gravestones which show Elizabeth born 15 Dec 1815 and Elzey born 31 July 1818. (FYI, my line descends through Elizabeth and Elzey). I am not sure of the identity of the Fanny Harrison (age 40) in the household of Green B. & Rebecca Duke. She would have been born ca 1810, making her the right age to be a child of Green B. & Rebecca. But the information I have (I believe the source is Evelyn Duke Brandenberger's books) shows only two children - both daughters - for Green B. & Rebecca, i.e. Elizabeth Henry and a Mary. This Mary is said to be the Mary Duke who md 21 Dec 1833 in Warren Co to Benjamin Johnson Jr. Most likely, this would be the family living on the OTHER side of Green B. Duke and Rebecca in 1850 - i.e.: 1850>>NC>>Warren Co>>Sandy Creek Township: pg 3B (stamped); enumerated 25 July 1850: household #46 Benjamin H. JOHNSON, 39, farmer, (no propty val listed) Mary " , 38 William H. " , 15 James F. ", 14 Rebecca A. ", 12 Ashal(?) P. ", (female), 10 Benjamin G. ", 8 (con't next page, 4A, same family): Mary A. Johnston, 4 [**note spelling is changed to JohnsTon, but this does appear to be the same family) Fanny C. ", 8 months next household (#47) is Green B. Duke & Rebecca, followed by #48 Elzey Hicks & Elizabeth & family. So I wonder if Fanny Harrison could be another daughter - who perhaps had married a Harrison? However, I have not located a marriage record to support this. I am not aware of there being a last will & testament for Green B. Duke, but I have not sought to locate a possible estate record which may well sort some of this out. It also seems possible that Fanny could be a relation of Rebecca's. I do find a marriage (1802) of a Hixey Robertson to a James Harrison, so perhaps the relationship is in the Robertson line - perhaps Hixey & Rebecca were sisters, making Fanny the niece of Rebecca? (I have not done any research on the Robertson line). Other Sandy Creek households very nearby include: at #42 Ransom Duke (30) & family at #45 Authur RobINson (53) & family a little further away at household #34 is the Samuel Duke (54) family. at #60 are Richard (74) & Tabitha (68) Duke. Ransom (30), Samuel (54), Green B.(69), & Richard (74) are the only Dukes in Sandy Creek Township in 1850. -Sandy

On Saturday, May 31, 2003, at 12:47 AM, Deloris Williams wrote: > Son LEWIS- in trust for my son GREEN B. DUKE, land adj. > MRS. MARSHALL, COL. BENJAMIN HAWKINS, WILLIAM WATSON, the fork of the > creek, > the land I gave my son LEWIS, the ridge path, the ninety-six old field, > also > Negroes Peter, Nan, Lucy, Fed, and Petro, and my son GREEN, may have the > profits from this property, but may not remove or sell the Negroes or > abuse > the property. Deloris, Thanks so much for all of the information. One thing strikes me as perhaps a bit "odd" in the above excerpt from the will of Green Duke Sr. This will apparently was written 14 Feb 1811, at which time the Green B. Duke enumerated in Warren Co in 1850 was already married (he married in 1806) - and in 1811 this Green B. Duke (husband of Rebecca Robertson) would have been about 30 years old. So I'm not clear why Green Duke Sr. placed property with son Lewis "in trust for son Green B. Duke" ?? Normally, such trusts involve children under age 21 - but perhaps someone knows some other reason why this property might have been placed "in trust" for a married man now 30 years old? -Sandy

This is my first post on this website. I would like to introduce myself. My name is Kevin Dukes. I am a descendant of William Duke Sr.(1701-1773) of Granville/Warren Co. NC. I am descended from his son Samuel Duke Sr.(1722-1795) and grandson Samuel Dukes Jr. (1745-1821) who migrated to Muhlenberg Co.KY in 1803. I have been researching this family for 2 years, and I am writing a book based on this research. There seems to be quite a bit of controversy regarding the parentage of this William Duke who was from Virginia, probably on the South side of the James River, or on the North side of James River if you believe the conclusions of Evelyn Duke Brandenberger who wrote "The Duke Family." William is credited as being the father of most, if not all, of the Duke family descendants in Warren/Franklin Co. NC after he settled there about 1744. The most well known son of this William Duke was his eldest son William Duke (1721-1793) who married Mary Green about 1742 in Brunswick Co. VA. This family is well documented in Granville/Warren Co. history. There are documents posted on the Warren and Granville Co. Genforum and rootsweb sites titled the "Duke Family Papers" by Ginger Beattie-Christmas which were supposedly handed down through several generations of the family. This document states that William Duke of Granville/Warren Co. who was married to Mary Green was born in Dovershire, England in 1709, was a younger son of Raleigh Duke, and was raised by Col. William Byrd after his parents died. This is obviously a controversial document because it conflicts with every Duke family researcher, and is also in conflict with family documentation from the NC Archives. William Duke Jr. who married Mary Green, is documented along with his father, William Sr. and brothers Samuel and Joseph as members of the Granville Co.! Militia in 1754. They are also documented in the Granville Co. Taxables 1749-1764, and William Jr. and his son Green Duke are in the 1790 Warren Co.Census. William Jr. was obviously a wealthy man, listed with 2200 acres and 53 slaves. His son Green had several hundred acres and 45 slaves. I am looking for comments or suggestions from other Duke family researchers regarding this family's origins. Recent research by Lynn Teague, whom I consider the best of the Duke family researchers, conflicts with many conclusions drawn by Evelyn Duke Brandenberger, who argued that William Duke Sr. was the son of the James Duke and Mary Byrd of the noble Byrd family of Virginia. sincerely, kevin dukes

Hi Sandy, This isn't my particular line of Greens, but I have collected a little info on them. It does look to me that your 1850 Green B. Duke is the one who married Rebecca Robertston in 1806. The 1850 census in Warren County had a lot of , let us say "lies" told about ages. I had several relatives who were off by as much as 25 years! By the way, the Mary Green who was supposedly married to William Duke, was said to have been born in Virginia, possibly Brunswick Co., and was the daughter of Henrietta & Thomas Edward Green, from what I've seen. I also never came across a marriage record for them. There does seem to have been a MARY (RANSOM) DUKE, who was married to a LEWIS P. DUKE. This MARY was the daughter of BURCHETT GREEN and SEYMOUR RANSOM, who died in 1820. Burchett's father was WILLIAM GREEN of Warren County, who died in 1799 and left a will where he left her $3000. LEWIS P. DUKE was a son of GREEN DUKE, Sr. as you will see below. I don't know if any of this will help you but here goes. Here are some entries from the Warren County Will Abstracts 1779 1844, by Richard R. Dietz: Entry # 148- GREEN DUKE, SR. - 14 Feb 1811 May Ct 1811 (Original) 16/31 Son WILLIAM P. DUKE- all my land on the east side of the new road running through the purchase patent from Fishing Creek Bridge to CHARLES MARSHALL, adj. ANDERSON WRIGHT, EDWARD WORTHAM, and MRS. TANNER, also a tract on both sides of the road from MARSHALL, adj MRS. CALLIER, WILLIAM HOGWOOD, EDWARD WORTHAM, and ANDERSON WRIGHT. the first fratct containing 1500 acres and the second 100 acres. Son WILLIAM- Negroes Paul, Hannah, Batt, Esses, Fill, Milly, Washington, Mingo, and Lucy. Son LEWIS P. DUKE- Negroes Cross, pinney, Ephraim, Charlotte, Sandy, Squire, Charles, Caroline, Matt, Fanny, Henry, and Amos. Son LEWIS- in trust for my son GREEN B. DUKE, land adj. MRS. MARSHALL, COL. BENJAMIN HAWKINS, WILLIAM WATSON, the fork of the creek, the land I gave my son LEWIS, the ridge path, the ninety-six old field, also Negroes Peter, Nan, Lucy, Fed, and Petro, and my son GREEN, may have the profits from this property, but may not remove or sell the Negroes or abuse the property. Daughter ELIZABETH HUNT, Negroes Tim, Linda, Thomas, Marcus, Charles, and Matildy. Daughter SALLY FITTS- Negroes Ned, Cuddy, Primus, Patience, Springer, and Alsey. Grandchildren SUSANNAH CALLIER, POLLY CALLIER, REBECKAH CALLIER, and PATSEY CALLIER- $300, which is in proportion to the estate I have given the children of JAMES CALLIER, which together with what I have paid for him will make him equal. Daughter PATSEY LYTLE- Negroes Aaron and Edy. To POLLY WORTHAM and PATSEY LANIER - $300 each, and this is the part of the estate given to my daughter REBECKAH WASHINGTON's two daughters instead of herself. My executors are to take $1000 to apply for the support of my daughter NANCY CLANTON. My executors are to sell my land in the Opossum Quarter and the Rich Neck lands. Balance of estate to be divided between WILLIAM P. DUKE, LEWIS P. DUKE, THOMAS HUNT, and HENRY FITTS. Ex: sons WILLIAM and LEWIS, sons-in-law HENRY FITTS and THOMAS HUNT Wit: ROBT. PARK, PHILIP C. POPE Entry # 154: WILLIAM DUKE (noncupative will) 26 Oct 1793 Oct Ct 1793 (Original) 8/278 Deposition of JONATHAN DAVIS and wife WINEFRED that they and MRS. JONES heard WILLIAM DUKE tell his son GREEN, the night before he died, to handle his tobacco, but to pay TORRENCE and ROBIN TURNBULL. (This will was presented at Halifax District Court in April, 1796) Entry # 230: (I will only quote a few words of this will, reading only the parts that involve Green Duke) PHILEMON HAWKINS,SR. 22 July 1801 Feb Ct. 1802 (Original) 11/226 ...As part of my estate is in Warren and Granville Counties, I ask that GEN. THOMAS EATON, CAPT. JAMES TURNER, and GREEN DUKE of Warren County, and COL. JOSEPH TAYLOR, COL. CHARLES EATON, and MAJOR JAMES VAUGHAN of Granville all held to divide my Negroes between my sons JOHN and PHILEMON... Entry #502: (Again, I will just quote a the part that mentions Duke, this person looks to be the one married to Rebecca Robertson) WILLIAM TWITTY 25 Feb 1817 May Ct 1817 (Original) 20/226 The note due me from JONES MITCHELL of Petersburg, the note due me from JOHN WILDER of Petersburg, the note due mer from CLACK ROBERTSON, and the note due me from ROBERT H. JONES, along with other book debts, sale of corn, etc. are to be used by my executors to buy 120 shares of bank stock, and this stock is to be diveded between my six children...At the time of the division, my interest in 800 acres on which GREEN DUKE now lives is to be sold and the proceeds added to my estate. Entry# 149: JOHN DUKE 10 Jan 1784 Aug Ct 1787 (Original) 4/256 Daughter TELITHA PARRISH - 60 pounds. Son SIMON DUKE - Negro Tom, Son JOEL DUKE - Negro James. Son BENJAMIN DUKE - plantation where I now live and Negroes Lucy and Fillis. Ex: wife RUTH DUKE, son BENJAMIN DUKE Wit; SAMUEL ROSS, SAMUEL CRUTCHFIELD,, ANNA DUKE, MARTHA DUKE Deloris Williams ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy" <teylu@earthlink.net> To: <NCWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 12:30 PM Subject: [NCWARREN-L] DUKE - the various Green Dukes > There seems to be an abundance of Green Dukes in Warren Co. > > Warren Co Will Book 13: > Nov. Ct. 1805. Inv. Est. of GREEN DUKE, dec'd. (son of SIMON), by > WILLIAM DUKE, Admr. >