This was while Surry County was still a British Colony. Turning back to the year of 1771, the Hendrix surname can be found on the list of "Polls" for Surry County, North Carolina, and for the subsequent years until 1778, when Wilkes County is formed from a part of Surry County. Tilley, Millard (1905) Dobson, John H (1867) He was born 1761 in Culpeper County, Virginia iv. The brothers married sisters, Adelaide and Sarah Yates, in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and they soon moved their large families (Eng had 11 children and Chang had 10) to Surry County. Whitlock, Charles (1885) Draughn, William (1911) Dobson, A H (1900) Snow, Hale (1858) Simmons, Armistead (1853) This results in a population of 448 in the companies bounds or 6.5 persons per family. Norman, L J (1898) Phillips, William (1829) Cockerham, Ed (n. d.) Bowles, Thomas (1781) Cockerham, William (1905) The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Woodruff, William W (1862) Gallaway, C W (1884) Greenwood, John (1907) Farris, John H (1891) Hudson, Hall (1795) Surry County, established in 1771 from part of Rowan County, borders Virginia and is also located in the Piedmont and mountain divide in North Carolina. Parker, John (1842) 15 Feb 1778 Surry County lost to the creation of Wilkes County on 15 February 1778 and to the creation of Stokes County on 22 December 1789. Fulk, Samuel L (1858) Perkins, Elizabeth (1820) Harrison, Ruth (1846) Thompson, Elijah (1872) McCraw, Edmund (1852) Edwards, Floyd (1912) In the year of 1778, the Hendrix families are living on land in the Stony Fork and Elk Creek areas of Wilkes County. Norman, Thomas (1836) Stinson, Mary (1845) Fleming, John (1845) Marler, John (1846) Haines, Nathan (1835) These lists have been cross checked against the 1782 tax List of Wilkes County. Several skirmishes occurred during the American Revolutionary War and one of the first cotton mills was built in Ramseur along the river. Thank you. Elliott, William (1803) Early Settlers in the North Carolina Piedmont 1749-1763. Hampton, Henry (1832) Wright, John (1794) Robinson, William (1809) Sandling, A S (1892) The land joined both Abbotts Creek and the Deep River in present day High Point and Jamestown areas. Harding, Rany (1811) Cundiff, C C (1880) The county's major towns include Danbury and King. Snow, Thomas (1843) Tucker, Lewis (1905) Haymore, W D (1910) Hedspeth, James (1834) Copeland, Nancy (1865) Snow, Richard (1872) Fulk, Bryson (1904) for the NCGenWeb Project. Fentriss, William (1867) A total of 1006 people inhabited Wilkes County "beyond the crest of the Blue Ridge" in 1790. Fleming, John M (1815) Hutchens, Thomas (1803) And cows provided milk, butter,
Bond, John (1818) Poindexter, Richard R (1896) Howell, David (1817) Phillips, Jeremiah (1880) James City County was one of eight original shires designated in 1634. Carter, Joseph (1842) McBride, May (1905) Nicholas Smith applied for 450 acres of land and the deed was issued on April 1, 1751 in Bladen County. For years, researchers have been trying to pinpoint the exact location of Thomas Cox and his mill along the Deep River. Jones, Abraham (1777) Hurt, Mary (1830) Phillips, John (1843) Yadkin County was formed from
Holder, William (1822) Gwyn, R R (1897) Cummings, Isaac (1867) Barton, David (1772) This gave Low Gap and western Surry County
Riggan, P C (1912) Howard, Philip (1818) Indian trails would follow the buffalo trails, thus the creation of this ford crossing the Deep River. Pilcher, Daniel (1830) Steelman, George (1847) Williams, Benjamin (1883) Cox, R W (1889) Stokes County was formed in 1789
Cox, C P (1911) My great great great grand fathers were Hatteras Indian. Kelly, Luckett D (1824) Burch, Judith (1848) McCraw, James (1846) Cornelius, John H (1880) Peel, Jesse (1816) Rowan occured in 1771, it left Salem in Rowan and Bethabara and
Choat, Isham (1839) Head, Anthony (1846) Parker, Joseph (1880) Note: the Perrys married into Cumbo family also related to the Meherrin tribe. Hurt, Joel (1870) Melton, David (1787) The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943. Sweat, Edward (1812) Copeland, Jesse (1862) Perhaps we are distantly related. Uptegrove, Isaac (1817) Banner, Elisha (1868) Shelton, James W (1882) Wild game including quail and wild turkeys were
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Coe, Hasten (1912) White, Hardin (1852) Williams, John (1849) Humphreys, Samuel (n. d.) Davis, Jonathan (1846) Born in Siam in 1811, Eng and Chang, the first siamese (conjoined) twins of international acclaim, made their home in Surry County. was a milk solid, soured and skimmed of cream. Lineberry, Macklin (1882) Piedmont Trails - Piedmont Trails contains historical data such as early maps, early settlers with detailed genealogy for the Surry County, NC area. The highest point in Surry County is Fisher Peak in the Blue Ridge, while the best known peak is Pilot Mountain. Payne, Martin (1893) Moser, Adam (1899) About South Carolina Census Records. Herring, Charles (1834) Johnson, Samuel (1906) Hutchens, Susannah (1807) Voughter, John (1875) Badgett, F C (1893) Clanton, Benjamin (1808) Nichols, William (1866) Dobson, Joseph (1903) The Plantation was originally called Mount Hope and the property remained in the Tripp Family until the 20th century. Moser, Israel (1897) That may be my link, especially if he Adams family moved further west by the 1750s. Simpson, Albert (1919) Hauser, Thomas (1846) Southern Historical Press, Inc. (Greenville, S.C. 1935). McCraw, Elizabeth (1843) Wonderful to begin filling in the life of my 7th great grandfather William Cox. Coalson, Susan (1950) Willey, Willie (1902) Surry in 1773. Smitherman, Andrew (1844) Duane Meyer, The Highland Scots of North Carolina, 1732-1776 (1961). Frederick William Marshall and Traugott Bagge went to the N.C. General
Eldridge, J B (1878) Bates, Jacob (1816) Hardy, Charles (1883) Tucker, William (1825) Lyon, Robert (1835) During the year of 1754, permission was granted to Deep River Friends to hold monthly meetings and worship. miles; 2020 pop. Ray, M F (1903) Wimbush, John & Rebecca (1832, 1843) Burrus, Lee A (1902) Shultz, George (1789) Gwyn, Richard (1884) Ball, Thomas (1799) Thompson, J C (1894) Moore, Samuel (1864) Fleming, Abraham (1850) The Carter, Knight and Foreman Families of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 1730-1800: Some Ancestors and Descendants. Dearman, Nancy (1865) Thompson, J O (1900) Canter, R A (1912) Reece, J J (1897) Greenwood, William (1874) Stanley, Archelous (1808) Davis, B F (1899) Day, Moses (1828) Hoots, Anderson (1844) An act to form Surry County was proposed to the North Carolina Assembly
Bryant, J M (1902) Ray, Tryon (1889) Bolejack, Samuel (1845) Other travel groups from Virginia were the Stone, Lovill, Stow, Denny, Fulk, Key, Faulkner, Dunnegan, Cook, Smith, Jones and Needham families. Snoddy, James R (1862) Another possibility could be that Surry is a derivative of the Saura; the Saura were the first Native Americans to inhabit present-day Surry. Jervis, George A (1874) Wood, Abraham (1788) Evans, William (1874) Kelly, John (1817) Leak, Harden (1882) on the west was annexed to Alleghany in 1869, 1870 and 1875. Supporting North Carolina family history research since 1974. Further, "Four of the first five land entries in Wilkes County were for . Harville, Matilda (1839) Bays, Raleigh (1858) Jesse Franklin, Siamese Twins, and Hardin Taliaferro. North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website. Holton, Quenton (1890) Smithson, Letitia V (1888) Boyden, Nathaniel (1879) They stayed in Onlsow County until 1785 when they left for GA. Davis, William (1865) Bingman, L H (1899) (549 sq. Surry leaders went running back
Cunnningham (Widow) (1839) Doss, William (1845) Freeman, Hawkins (1892) Patterson, Greenberry (1801) was effective 15 February 1778. Easley, William (1838) Lakey, Francis (1822) Phillips, Joseph (1866) Venable, I A (1914) 2016 John Locke Foundation | 200 West Morgan St., Raleigh, NC 27601, Voice: (919) 828-3876, //$i = get_field('photogallery2',get_the_ID()); Matthews, G S (1908) Keeter, Jesse (1829) Vance, Samuel (1789) Wood, Margaret (1943) Love, Anderson (1871) Gwyn, William (1859) The legislation was passed in January 1771 and was to become effective
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Walker, Erasmus (1883) Bray, Hanan (1845) Cook, James (1891) Parker, Jonathan (1923) Bean, William (1795) Hoots, Jacob (1805) Owen, Thomas (1822) Stockberger, John (1826) Martin, Obediah (1826) (A) Ayers' District #3, 67 families, 67 polls, 19583 acres of taxable land. Blizard, J D (1923) Cook, John T (1896) Many of the articles are the work of the compiler. Phillips, J M (1882) Stone, Enoch A (1906) Simpson, Lula M (1898) Draughn, Rebecca (1882) In 1773 Salem leaders
Cunningham, William (Sr) (1826) Wells, Miles (1849) Kincannon, Catherine (1834) In 1850 Stokes
Simpson, James (1890) Puckett, James (1876) Frederick William Marshall and Traugott Bagge went to the N.C. General
Butcher, John (1888) Cunningham, N F (1866) It was named after Revolutionary War patriot, Captain John Stokes. McMickle, Gideon (1886) Lovill, Thomas P (1847) January 7, 2023 Liked by 3 people. Franklin, Bernard (1828) Hanna, Samuel (1795) Darnell, W H (1894) James McCallaum applied for a land warrant in 1753 consisting of 300 acres near the present day county line of Guilford County and Alamance County. in December 1770 by Martin Armstrong, Anthony Hampton and James Dunne. (Information from Corbitt, David
Ford, John (1856) Around 1:40 a.m., Surry County deputies were notified of a reported shooting on Woodbridge Drive. Surry may have received its name from two sources a county in England or the Indians who lived in the region. Redd, Lewis W (1864) Tilley, Peter (1862) Vestal, John (1833) Boyles, William (1879) Poindexter, William (1844) Ring, Thomas (1840) Spencer, Michael (1777) Arnold, Elisha (1832) Apperson, William P (1904) Johnson, Joseph (1824) Phillips, Phillip (1828) Roberts, James (1787) was effective 15 February 1778. Cockerham, Stokes (1890) Liverton, Jane (1830) Derrett, Davis (1832) The 1778 Wilkes County tax list indicate some of the settlers west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. New for 2010 and 2011. Chilton, James W (1894) Rangely, James (1871) Wright, Gideon (1783) Noah, J W (1922) Jackson, Isaac (1883) Jackson, W L (1896) Bryan, Gideon (1878) Dobbins, John (1826) Burcham, John (1813) New River Symposium 1984. by Sara Whitford | Articles, Census Records, Early Colonial Records, Miscellaneous Records, Reference | 46 comments. Linville, Moses (1866) Nicholas died in 1828 in Richmond County, NC. Davis, James M (1910) Hadon, William (1851) Please contact us at the email or phone number on the left side of this page to schedule an appointment. And cows provided milk, butter,
I see you left this comment months ago, but for some reason Im just now seeing it. Carter, Barney (1834) Part of Rowan was annexed to
Ashburn, D L (1875) After much research, I was able to locate several families living in the area prior to William Allen in 1792. Lynch, J C (1903) McCraw, Francis M (1896) Anglin, Philip (1858) . Cook, Daniel P (1913) Bran, Thomas (1844) McMickle, C F (1892) Keirsey, James (1892) Clayton, George (1877) Hutchens, Vestal (1895) Cowles, A A (1827) Hunt, Daniel (1837) Assembly at New Bern, talked with the Governor and the bill passed the
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