I will be glad to add this correction to the file along with your name and email address. What is the title of the record ? Thanks for the words of encouragement to the contributors of the Wayne County Archives. Guy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Faye" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 7:19 AM Subject: Re: [NCWAYNE] Wayne County Archives- Pikes > 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 > > > . > > > ==== NCWAYNE Mailing List ==== > Wayne County, North Carolina NCGenWeb > http://www.betterthanmost.com/wayne/ > > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html >