Hi All, Thank you for your input Ray. This kind of input from all interested parties may be what it takes to solve the mystery of the eaely Solomons. Harold Solomon ----- Original Message ----- From: Ray C. Riley <ray_riley@ncsu.edu> To: <SOLOMON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 8:34 AM Subject: Mary Solomon > Hello All, > Harold, I would like to add one unofficial family to your 1790 census. > They do not actually appear in the census but evidence strongly > indicates that they were still in NC in 1790. John and Mary Solomon > were in Northampton County on December 3, 1768 when they sold land to > William Mitchell. This may or may not be the John Solomon that along > with Peter Solomon witnessed a Bute county deed in August, 1772. In > November, 1777, a deed from Richard Webb to George Solomon (Bute County) > was witnessed by Isaac Solomon Jr. and John Solomon. Jonathan Salmon > appears on the 1779, 1780, and 1781 Warren County tax lists. He is > listed as Jonathan Solomon on the 1782 Warren County tax list. Are John > and Jonathan the same person? John Solomon appears on the 1783 tax list > for Halifax County. By February 1786, the NC state census shows Mary > Solomon of Halifax County, district 13 as the head of the household. > Mary's household contains four white males less than 16 or greater than > 60 and two free white females (Mary and a daughter). It appears that > John died between 1783 and February, 1786. > > On September 10, 1789, we find Deed #1042, page 105 in Franklin County. > The deed reads - John Solomon of North Hampton Co., N. C. to Evens > Andrews (Andress) of Franklin County for 20 pds. specie a tract of 100 > acres in Franklin Co. Lying on the waters of Bear Branch adjoining > Bustian, Hill, and Hall. The deed was also signed by Mary Solomon. > Wit. Joseph Andress. This property is very near the James Solomon of > 1790 Franklin County. It would seem to imply a relationship between > John and Mary Solomon's family and the Solomons in Franklin County. > > Was this John Solomon Mary's husband or one of her elder sons. I > suspect that it is her son John Solomon who is also likely the John > Solomon in the 1790 census for Halifax County. The Barnes Solomon in > Martin County is possibly one of her sons. Where was Mary in 1790? She > could have remarried or may be living with one of her children. With > no proof, I suspect that she is in either Orange or Caswell County, NC. > The census for Orange, Granville and Caswell counties was lost. The > 1790 census has a list of heads of households prepared from prior tax > lists. I have spent a lot of research time in these counties and know > that many families were missed on these lists. My only basis for > suspecting that Mary was in Orange-Caswell County in 1790 is based on > Alston Solomon born 1777/78 in NC who married Phoebe Browning of Caswell > County. In looking at the 1790 NC families, most of the sons less than > 16 are later identified or the head of household is too young to be > Alston Solomon's father. Many Caswell county families migrated to > Robertson County, TN between 1790 and 1805. Alston Solomon is in > Bedford County TN in 1812, Robertson County, TN from 1814 to 1819, and > back in Bedford County from 1820 until his death between 1840 and 1850. > Alston Solomon in Bedford county, TN is next door to William Solomon's > (d 1814) descendants in Lincoln County. I would welcome comments and > corrections on the above text. > >