Hello to all In 1978, the Wayne County Historical Society set about taking an inventory of the graveyards in the county. They published a book of their inventories. With permission from them, these records are now online on Wayne Archives They are listed under "Gravestone Inscriptions" at this site http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/waynenc.htm It was a major task and lots of volunteers helped to put it together, a job well done Guy Potts

I have enjoyed reading the history of Wayne County again and reviewing some of the items that I may have missed. You and your helpers have done an excellent job in putting this information out for those of us who are searching for our roots in Wayne County. Thank you sharing this with us. As a descendant of the Pikes and Colyers of Wayne County, I would like to correct a mistake on one of the articles listed under the Bicentennial Series and taken from the Goldsboro New-Argus. The mistake is as follows: "The King of England gave Samuel & Anne Pike a grant of between 2,500 & 3,000 acres in 1763 which contained what is now Pikeville." Samuel Pike did not come to Wayne County until much later. He had three wives, his third was Ann Dulcely and he did not marry her until after 1774 in Rich Square MM, NC. He bought land in Northampton County in 1772 as shown below. The information below, most of it was taken from Hinshaw's Quaker records. Descendants of Samuel (Jr.) Pike Generation No. 1 1. SAMUEL (JR.)3 PIKE (SAMUEL (SR.)2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1712, and died Bef. 1797. He married (1) SARAH OVERMAN April 07, 1737, daughter of EPHRAIM OVERMAN and SARAH BELMAN. She was born March 21, 1721/22 in Pasquotank Co., NC, and died 1762. He married (2) TABITHA SCOTT February 03, 1763. She died 1773. He married (3) ANN DULCELY Aft. 1774 in Rich Square MM, NC. Notes for SAMUEL (JR.) PIKE: 1198-(268) JACOB PARKER planter of NORTHAMPTON CO., to SAMUEL PIKE of PASCOTANK {CO.} 5 OCT 1772. 100 pounds proclamation. 200 acres on both sides of HUNTING QUARTER SWAMP ( 100 of which was part of a patent to JOSEPH LAIN 1 MAR 1719; the other 100 was part of a patent to ROBERT HOUSE 14 FEB 1739 and was part of the land JACOB PARKER purchased from LUCE RAWLS & is where sd PARKER now lives ), joining QUARTER SWAMP, WARD, BARNABY THOMAS' former line, ROBERT HOUSE. JACOB PARKER. wit: JOSEPH WHITE, JOSEPH PARKER, JOSHUA PERISHO. MAR CT 1773. CC: WILLIE JONES REF: The deeds of NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA, 1759-1774 Abstracted by DR. STEPHEN E. BRADLEY, JR. DEED BOOK 3 Notes for SARAH OVERMAN: Sarah Overman Pike died while the family was in the Bladen County region (NC) in 1762. More About SARAH OVERMAN: Burial: Carver's Creek MM Cem., NC Notes for TABITHA SCOTT: Samuel Pike was reported married to Tabitha Scott on February 3, 1763. On May 5, 1763, Samuel Pike was condemned by the Quaker Church. One June 2, 1763, Tabitha Pike was condemned by the Quaker Church. Notes for ANN DULCELY: After Samuel's death, Ann Dulcely Pike moved to the location of the Back Creek MM in Randolph County, NC and there she lived out the rest of her life. Children of SAMUEL PIKE and SARAH OVERMAN are: i. PATIENCE4 PIKE, b. February 17, 1737/38. ii. ANN PIKE, b. February 28, 1739/40. iii. MIRIAM PIKE, b. May 12, 1742; m. BENJAMIN WHITE, October 27, 1761. iv. ELIZABETH PIKE, b. December 09, 1747; m. SAMUEL COLYER; b. 1746, Pasquotank Co., NC; d. 1808, Wayne Co., NC. v. MARY PIKE, b. February 27, 1748/49. vi. SUSANNAH PIKE, b. May 23, 1752; m. JOSHUA COPELAND, July 15, 1772 vii. RHODA PIKE, b. February 22, 1758. viii. NATHAN PIKE, b. August 22, 1760; d. June 13, 1844, Wayne Co., NC; m. RACHEL MAUDLIN, August 15, 1781, Wayne Co., NC; d. 1850, Wayne Co., NC. We do appreciate all your hard work. Thanks again. Faye Guy Potts wrote: > > Hello to all > > In 1978, the Wayne County Historical Society set about > taking an inventory of the graveyards in the county. They > published a book of their inventories. With permission from > them, these records are now online on Wayne Archives > > They are listed under "Gravestone Inscriptions" at this site > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/waynenc.htm > > It was a major task and lots of volunteers helped to put it > together, a job well done > > Guy Potts > .