Wayne County Heritage Book Carraway's The earliest Carraway ancestors of Charlotte Carraway who married Kinchen Best came from Princes Anne County, Va. Records there include an inventory for John Carraway I dated July 15, 1669, the will of his wife Anne Nov. 15, 1692, other land grants for John Carraway II dated between 1695-1706 and to John Carraway III between 1711-1719. John Carraway IV and his wife Margaret Keeling came from Virginia to Craven County by 1728 and settled on lower Broad Creek. Margaret Keeling's great-grandfather Ensign Thomas Keeling had come to Virginia in 1635 and her grandfather, Captain Adam Keeling was High Sheriff of Lower Norfolk County. Captain Adam Keeling's wife was Ann Martin. John Carraway IV and Margaret remained in lower Craven for a few years. Then in 1743 they bought a tract of land in what is now southern Wayne. The deed mentions "part of the tract I now live on". The following December he bought another 640 acres on the south side of the Neuse. The land was specifically on Michael's Creek which subsequently took the name Carraway Creek from this early settler. This John in 1757 deeded a 665 plantation to his son Henry. Henry Carraway and wife Elizabeth were the parents of John Carraway V. John Carraway V and wife Betsy Pope were the parents of Charlotte Carraway who married Kinchen Best. Her brother William was a large landowner in the Everittsville area of the county. His plantation was Venneice: Betsy Pope was a daughter of Sarah and Solomon Pope. John Carraway V died without a will; the division of his land is in Wayne County records Bk. 13, p. 109, the year 1823. Sources: Records Princess Anne Co.Va; Lower Norfolk Co.; Wayne Co.

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Guy, Do you know of any family connection between any Davis and a Carraway? My daddy's middle name was Carraway and my grandmother told m that Carraway was a family name. I was young enough not to care about asking who and later my daddy didn't even know, just that it was a family name from someone around Dudley. I had Davis relatives from the Everittsville area, Peacherina and near Providence United Church. I also have some pages from an old Bible. If I send these to you, can you reformat it for the site? Sarah Lynne Davis Isaacs [email protected] Guy Potts wrote: > Wayne County Heritage Book > > Carraway's > > The earliest Carraway ancestors of Charlotte Carraway > who married Kinchen Best came from Princes Anne County, > Va. Records there include an inventory for John Carraway > I dated July 15, 1669, the will of his wife Anne Nov. 15, > 1692, other land grants for John Carraway II dated between > 1695-1706 and to John Carraway III between 1711-1719. > > John Carraway IV and his wife Margaret Keeling came from > Virginia to Craven County by 1728 and settled on lower > Broad Creek. Margaret Keeling's great-grandfather Ensign > Thomas Keeling had come to Virginia in 1635 and her > grandfather, Captain Adam Keeling was High Sheriff of > Lower Norfolk County. Captain Adam Keeling's wife was Ann > Martin. > > John Carraway IV and Margaret remained in lower Craven for > a few years. Then in 1743 they bought a tract of land in > what is now southern Wayne. The deed mentions "part of > the tract I now live on". The following December he bought > another 640 acres on the south side of the Neuse. The land > was specifically on Michael's Creek which subsequently > took the name Carraway Creek from this early settler. > This John in 1757 deeded a 665 plantation to his son Henry. > > Henry Carraway and wife Elizabeth were the parents of John > Carraway V. John Carraway V and wife Betsy Pope were the > parents of Charlotte Carraway who married Kinchen Best. Her > brother William was a large landowner in the Everittsville > area of the county. His plantation was Venneice: Betsy Pope > was a daughter of Sarah and Solomon Pope. John Carraway V > died without a will; the division of his land is in Wayne > County records Bk. 13, p. 109, the year 1823. > > Sources: Records Princess Anne Co.Va; Lower Norfolk > Co.; Wayne Co. > > ==== NCWAYNE Mailing List ==== > Wayne County, North Carolina NCGenWeb > http://www.betterthanmost.com/wayne/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB