While it is known he sold part of this land, deeds regarding such a transaction have not survived. Of particular interest is the fact of the name and fame of Organ Church. var today = new Date(); Such a search would trace BRANDONs over a period of some forty years. Grant #1642 in Book 80, p. 69.
Earliest Settlers of Friedens Records indicated that Josiah had served several tours with the American patriot forces in his teens, and his father was a Captain in the Loyalist militia. Authors: North Carolina. Available at FS Library. Entered 21 Apr 1790 & surveyed 9 Apr 1791. URL. These early residents of Rowan had come primarily from Pennsylvania and Virginia down the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road through the Shenandoah Valley, past Pilot Mountain into the fertile land near the Yadkin River. George Walker was commanding in fall of 1781, not 1780. Rowan was home to Civil War Colonel Charles F. Fisher, for whom Fort Fisher is named and who perished on the field at Manassas. The frontiersmen arrived at the base of Kings Mountain about noon of 7 October under Cols. Citation format: Creator. Dr. Britt has specified the following usage limitations: Not to be reprinted for publication without written consent of the author. It is fifty feet long, forty feet wide, and about twenty feet high. Were planning and looking forward to the next Boys and Girls Club dinner/dance. MSS., 1974, available at FS Library. There are no square dance competitions or exams. The Consistory of Hanover commissioned Reverend Adolph Nussman as pastor and Professor John Gottfried Arndt of Helmstaedt University as teacher, and the two men accompanied the frontier representatives back to North Carolina, arriving in 1773. In the Fall of 1779, he again enlisted, this time as a light horse volunteer under Capt. He was the original owner of the Cupola House in Edenton. to Jacob Zinck, Rowan County, NC was the beginning of the Sink roots in what is now Davidson County. This new fort was christened "Fort Royal." In May of 1861, North Carolina seceded from the Union and the Confederacy sought a site in Rowan for a military prison. (Source: Some Interesting Colonial Churches in North Carolina, by J. K. Rouse, Kannapolis, North Carolina, 1961.). Any leads appreciated. Settling primarily in the Piedmont, they contrasted with the mostly English and African coastal areas and, in fact, had little contact with those areas. In March 1763, the Granville Land Office closed, and it was impossible to obtain a valid title to any of the vacant land. Your email address will not be published. All pre-Revolutionary militia officers fought at Kings Mountain on the patriot side. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); //dump($i); There was a William Green in my ancestory. Isaac SHELBY, John SEVIER, Joseph McDOWELL and William CAMPBELL, and proceeded to surround it on the northeastern hump where FERGUSONs forces had moved to concentrate their firepower. Hi Kenneth! Sturdy headstones commemorate the individuals, some with data lettered in German with dates prior to the Revolutionary War. When Burke County was formed in 1777, court was held at various private residences in the county until 1784, when the county seat was established at Morganstown (now Morganton). Did you know that only 3% of the American people fall in that 3%? George DAVIDSONs tract is #20, Thomas BROWNs tract is #28 (Josiah BRANDONs father-in-law) and Benjamin COCHRANs tract is #32 all of these surrounding the land described in Charles McDOWELLs entry (tract #33) which included Thomas BRANDONs improvements. A year after purchase of the Wachovia Tract, a group of 15 men came south to begin the first settlement. We keep a copy on the Info Table for dancers to look at. A deed dated Jan. 27, 1763 by Henry McCulloch, Esq. When Congress passed the Pension Act of 1832 for Revolutionary War veterans.
The Early Settlers Association Is one of them yours? Entered 10 Sep 1778 & surveyed 6 Aug 1779 - including a meadow it being the same land entered and surveyed Andrew WADS (WOODS) and John NISBIT.. Grant #242 in Book 28, p. 241. Samuel Russell and his ship The Scorpion came across from Scotland and traveled up what is now thw Cape Fear Riverand created the town Russellboroughwill someone plz see why this important family was left off the mapthanks. East Carolina University holds the only known original print of the Moseley Map in their incredible archives. A study of the entries, warrants and surveys of land grants in this area provides some insight into the settlement of the land. Constructed in 1766, the Old Stone House was built by Michael Braun, a German settler, There are many routes that can be followed in tracing one's forebears, It is very convenient to search wills and estates papers to find an ancestor. None could have been Loyalist Captain BRANDON. WebPre-Sixteenth-Century American Indian History.
THE NORTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL East Carolina University. Or one that tells where they lived before Craven County? I found an Adams plantation on the map in the Beaufort area. 1989. Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Chapter (Salisbury, N.C.) Daughters Others from Hopewell, e.g., Cornelius Anderson, came in this first party or soon followed. Plank roads were later abandoned in lieu of railroads. Planned research suggested an effort to find the father's name and origin. From church documents, written in German, we have the names of the men who planned this durable structure, Georg Ludwig Siffert (the English name is George Lewis Sifford), Wendel Miller, Peter Edelmann (Eddleman), Johannes Steigerwalt (John Stirewalt), Philip Gruss (Philip Cruse), Peter Steigerwalt (Stirewalt), Michael Guthmann (Goodman), Christoph Bless (Christopher Pless), Leonhard Siffert (Sifford), Jacob Klein (Cline), Anton J. Kuhn (Anthony J. Koon), Georg Heinrich Berger (George Henry Barger), Christoph Guthmann (Christopher Goodman), Johannes Rintelmann (John Rendleman), Johannes Eckel (John Eagle), Bastian Lenz (Bostian Lentz), Jacob Benz (Bentz), George Eckel (George Eagle), Franz Oberkirsch (Francis Overcash), Johannes Jose (John Josey), Heinrich Wenzel (Henry). Elizabeth Maxwell Steel restored hope to General Nathanael Greene by supplying money to the Patriot Cause. [H] PASQUOTANK PRECINCT between Pasquotank and North Rivers: Spence, Burkham [G] (at Joys Fork), Jones [G], Janson, Mann, Jones, Hawkins. document.write(' 1998 - ');
Early Settlement | NCpedia This situation confronts many researchers today as something of a "no-man's land."
Rowan County North Carolina He apparently was impressed with this land, and staked a claim on a sizeable tract which included what is now the Pleasant Gardens community. Cooperative Extension, Rowan County Center, 2727 Old Concord Road 8:30 a.m.-Noon. There were six slaves mentioned in his will and seven slaves enumerated in the 1790 Census in Rowan County for Thomas Gillespie, Sr. [11] [21] [22] Family [ edit] Powell, William Stevens, and Jay Mazzocchi. CUNNINGHAM's forces formed scouting parties and left Upper Fort in pursuit of the Indians, crossing over the Blue Ridge Mountains, down the Swannanoa to the French Broad River, up that river to Cane Creek, up that creek to its head, recrossing the Blue Ridge and back to the fort with no general engagement with the Indians. document.write(cy). Title. At that time more than thirty Native The Moseley Map was created in 1733 by Edward Moseley (1682-1749), who was Surveyor General of North Carolina from 1710 just after the famous John Lawson and was marketed at the time as A New and Correct Map of the Province of North Carolina.. WebEarly Lumbee settlers in Robeson (Bladen)*. Contact Us History Room & Genealogy Reference Email Gretchen Witt for Genealogy Reference Physical Address 201 W Fisher Street Salisbury, NC 28144 This map was made in 1733 and this site tends to focus more on the areas around the Neuse, Pamlico, and Chowan Rivers. I stated to him it was unnecessary for him to make that part of the statement. BRANDON received his pension, but three years later (1835), one Moses CHAMBERS wrote the Pension Office and complained that the pension allowance was being paid a Tory and should be refunded by the recipient. The origins of North Carolinas 18th-century newcomers varied widely. File #571. Heres an important tip: Do NOT use Ctrl-F to try to find your ancestral surnames in this list. Have not been able to trace them further back, would love to find out where they originated from. In the early 1900s, the Southern Railroad roundhouse and Spencer shops created a great deal of prosperity for Spencer and other sections of Rowan County. When did they come to NC and from where. WebOn a lower Rowan County road, ten miles south of Salisbury, North Carolina, on red clay soil along Second Creek, is located Organ Evangelical Lutheran Church, organized by early German settlers in 1745. The following persons were among the prominent first families that immigrated to Colonial North Carolina in the 1600's-early To name just a few, John BRANDON, Esq., had large tracts surveyed near the Johns River in 1763 and also claimed a large bottom area (Brandons Bottom) along the Catawba River about seven miles west of present day Morganton. He is presently employed by the Clinical Chemistry Branch of the North Carolina Public Health Laboratory. William Sharpe (1742-1818), although born in Maryland, resided in Statesville, and he was one of the first to advocated for a university in North Carolina. In our family, we dont descend from any Paramores (that I know of), but I have come across them in my research in Pitt County, NC. Later, his son testified, he has often heard him say that when the battle of Kings Mountain was fought he (his father George) was then in command of a company and was on his march to King's Mountain but did not reach there in time to be and that engagement. In fact, Josiah Brandon's pension reinforces that Brandon under Walker was commanding the fort in fall 1781, not 1780. land ownership of some of the residents in the area at that time. Home Encyclopedia Entry Iredell County (1788). The survey made in 1783, referred to his river boundary as following the line of the widow BRANDON. A search of all BRANDON grants showed that none were on the Catawba River, so I began to look for some documentary evidence to this BRANDON tract across from Benjamin COCHRANs The information included in this section was contributed by Brian ebiner (at) aol.com. Samuel and Margaret Blythe had 4 sons and daughters who were baptized at the first Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between the years Our membership is quite varied in ages and abilities with everyone enjoying the fun and friendships that are offered. Powell, William Stevens. On 6 October, after a tiring march, FERGUSON with a force of about 1,000 men camped near the North Carolina line on Little Kings Mountain in South Carolina, a spur of the Blue Ridge which rose some 60 feet above the A Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. BRANDONs first name from existing records.
Rowan County Few of the legal transactions about this period appeared in the extant Rowan County records, one probable cause being the isolation of the area from the county seat at Salisbury. I was asked to find out more about the ancestry of Josiah BRANDON (b. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Rowan County) (Main Author) North Carolina. Josiah was taken prisoner and marched to Quaker Meadows in Burke County. This fine instrument was the first of its kind in North Carolina, and people came from far and wide to see the organ and hear the majestic tones that resounded from the goblet domed pulpit of Organ Church. I have been striking out everywhere I have looked. Who was Caroline married to cuz? amount of money the immigrant had in their possession. List of Early North Carolina Settlers . They stayed in Onlsow County until 1785 when they left for GA. The North Union Shakers constitute an important early regional Entered 9 Feb 1778 & surveyed 9 Feb 1792 - "Joining and on the northwest of the land he purchased from John NEASBIT the place where James GRAHAM settled" Grant #1891 in Book 85, p. 130. The American patriot attack began in the afternoon as the frontiersmen stormed up the slope under the protection of a heavy growth of trees. He lived on the Little River, and was on the Assembly and was Court Clerk for quite a few years. Most of my mothers people were from Tidewater Virginia, and seemed to have skipped North Carolina and settled in South Carolina, before moving into Georgia. Mailing address: 415 Bickett Blvd., Raleigh, N. C. 27608.
Early Moravian Settlers in NC Abraham de Peyster of New York, continued to resist for a short time, but eventually the Loyalists threw down their arms, raised a white flag, and the battled ended. Citizenship and and Immigration Services Genealogy Program, United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records, All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956, North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists, 1908-1958, United States, Passenger and Crew Lists - North Carolina, Wilmington And Morehead City Passenger Lists, 1908-1958, British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812, Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939, Italians Immigrating to the United States, Russians Immigrating to the United States, United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925, Delaware Emigration and Immigration Online Resources, Massachusetts Emigration and Immigration Online Resources, New York Emigration and Immigration Online Resources, Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration Online Resources, Fayetteville, Elizabethtown, and Wilmington Trail, Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail, United States, North Carolina - Emigration and immigration, United States, North Carolina - Minorities, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Libraries, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=North_Carolina_Emigration_and_Immigration&oldid=5050198. As a result, the pension allowance was withheld, but later restored as evidence was produced to vindicate Josiah BRANDON. Many with ties to early Rowan were instrumental in the creation of the University of North Carolina as well.
The only NC relation I had was Sir Christopher Gale, the first Chief Justice of the North Carolina Colony. He was listed in the NC Census in 1764. Joining the POWs were Southern political prisoners and conscientious objectors, as well as Confederate and Federal deserters. I am surprised that Russell isnt on the list.
Rowan County Growing up, my dad said Core Point was where he and all the kids in the Caton community went to go to the beach.. In February 1991, Susan M. Trimble of the North Carolina Colonial Records Project compileda full index to the map, complete with grid locations for the names indexed, and it was published by the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, Historical Publications Section. BRANDON returned home to his widowed mother and quickly recovered from his affliction. The Granville Land Office closed in March 1763 with the death of John CARTERET, Lord Granville. Thank you for this historic map! The Early Areys of Rowan County, North Carolina. Please let us know if you have concerns, suggestions or questions. Im not familiar with the history about this and Ive tried to look it up, but everything Im seeing about Russellborough says it was founded by Capt. The date in the front gable shows when the stone masonry was completed." The Catawba and Cherokee lived in present-Iredell before war and disease, carried by Europeans, drove them away from the land. Looking for Chaplain/Chaplins in the Currituck Co. area. With over 520 miles of shoreline in Iredell County, Lake Norman remains the most popular tourist attraction and physical trait of the region. The weight of evidence portrayed above and an analysis of the tract map offer documentary proof that Thomas BRANDON was the Loyalist Militia Captain, the father of Josiah. Transportation was an important consideration as well. But the migration caused growing alarm among the Indian populations resulting in a conflict that raged on and off for four years concluding in 1715 with the decimation of the Indians and the opening up of additional land to white settlement. Shows settlements, inhabitants, soil conditions, rivers, and principal products, with insets showing Port Brunswick or Cape Fear Harbour, Port Beaufort or Topsail Inlet, Ocacock [Ocracoke] Inlet, Explanation, and Directions for Ocacock [Ocracoke] Inlet. Other intriguing characters in Rowans history include Peter Stewart Ney, Otto Wood, Theo Buerbaum, Elizabeth Dole, Sydney Blackmer, Skinnay Ennes, and Bobby Jackson. Prisoners from the American Brig, Triumph, 1783. I am particularly interested in their stay in North Carolina. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. whether the passenger had ever been in prison, a poorhouse, or in an institution for the insane. Ive got all of the links right here. A basic precept of a competent genealogical researcher is to "Go back one step at a time."
Rowan County The population was also among the most diverse with some estimates placing the German population as high as 30 percent. The rivers of the Piedmont flowed into the South Carolina colony and that is the route commerce and communication followed as well. DAVIDSON's company moved up the Catawba River and built another temporary fort, called "Upper Fort," now called Old Fort. Once owned by Mr. Hugh Williamson Collins of Edenton (1863), Moseleys is said to be the first map of NC to be based mainly on actual exploration or surveys, rather than reports, according to the ECU Special Collections website. Black Genealogy from Antebellum Bible Records. He was a planter in Jamesville, NC. It was located about seven miles from the present Organ Church and used jointly by Lutherans and German Reformed. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. We fought in Revolutionary war and the civil war. Forests along the Coastal Plain were leveled for farms, settlers poured into the backcountry, and the line of settlement extended to the Blue Ridge Mountains. The widow BRANDONs first name is another matter, a solution which may never be found. Iredell County History. Iredell County government website. I would like to know more about the Hatteras Indian reservation and its location. //-->, RootsWeb is funded and supported by
Rowan County (1753) - North Carolina History Project document.write(' Rowan County NCGenWeb Project - All Rights Reserved. Encyclopedia of North Carolina. Farming as well as tobacco and cotton factories were predominant in the 1880s. whether in possession of a train ticket to their final destination, who paid for the passage. From George Walkers pension Burke (S3449). The descendants of these early Germans have had a solid influence in Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. He was issued several land grants. Entered 13 Nov 1778 - "on both sides of the path that leads from the Upper Fort to Swannannoa.." Grant #68 in Book 28, p. 68. The family cemetery is located along the Pamlico. WebFort Boonesborough and the Early Settlers of Madison County, Kentucky Benjamin Cutbirth - was a Rowan Co., NC friend of Daniel Boone who accompanied him on previous trips to Kentucky. there is much evidence that Americans were out for revenge and did not but sporadically obey the command to "cease fire."
Iredell County (1788 Ive got close to 3,000 family members but accurate to early 1800s. Surnames of the first families included Donnell, Scott, McCuiston, Cummings, Cunningham, Foster, Black, Rankin, Nix or Nicks, Mitchell, Wilson, Blair, Beals, Barr and Mc-Clintock. Spruce Macay, attorney and judge, taught William R. Davie and Andrew Jackson both instrumental in the early years of our republic.
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