Entered 21 Apr 1790 & surveyed 9 Apr 1791. GEORGE DAVIDSON. Next I turned to the file of loose land papers filed at the Archives, and found what apparently had been a scrap used by the Court Clerk to note an order of appointment of a road overseer for later recording in the minute book. I have been trying to find information on Mary A. Norcumb, my 3X Great Grandmother, that married Jacob Darden Windley in 1840, Washington, Beaufort, North Carolina. [K] Eastern shore between Albemarle & Pamticoe Sounds: 1-North Shore-Pamticoe River:Lillington[A], Adams, Pilkington, Snoad, Boyd, 2-Bath Town: Kenyon, Odeon, Aldeson[S], Martin, Worsly [J], Salter[E], Riouset, Adams, Jones,Ottiwell, 3-East of Bath Town to the Sound: Jewell, maule [P], Perkins, Barrow, Adams [P], Dowry, Jones [P],Woodstock, Slade, Jasper, Mattamuskeet, Tuskeruro Indians, Mallard Creek, Chicod Creek, Salter [E], Kingman, Worsly, Blount, Reading,Coldom, Hill, Slade, Slade [B], Crofton, Maule [P], Locker, Peyton [R], Trip [J], Porter, Nevil, Turner[R],Leigh, Jones, Campaign [R], 2-Craven Precinct Johnson, Beards Creek, Frank[M], Wilkinsons Point, Dawsons Creek, 1-Craven Precinct-New Bern Fonville, Handy, 2-South of Trent River up to New Bern Jones [Frederick]-7375 acres, Wilson [W], Hancock,Palatines, Glover [C], Hatch [A], Handcock [H], [Q] Hatteras Island:Gibbs, Neal, Hatteras Indians, 1-Near Beaufort Town Taylor [N], Shakelford, Shaw, Rustul [R], 2-Across North River, east Wicker, Burnet, 1-NE shore New River[Jacksonville] Howard, Lillington[H], 3-Along the coast between New and Cape Fear Rivers [Jacksonville to Wilmington] Johnson,Beasly, Frederick, Alexander, Vaile[J], Nixon, Hauser, Swann[S], Staples, Hudson, Watts, Perry,Porter, Howe, 4-East bank NE Branch Cape Fear River Harrison[C], Watts, Mardsen, Carter, And now, for the map (clicking on the map will bring up a much larger version from East Carolina University in a new window).. Such wisdom surfaced when I made a decision to return to the Burke County records. In the winter of 1779, BRANDON joined Capt. I was excited to see that the Norcumb name, and not Norcom, was mentioned on the Mosely Map here: The Norcumb family is a part of my family that has remained a mystery. I saw the name Hardy listed but not Hardison. and made homes for themselves in western North Carolina. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Farming as well as tobacco and cotton factories were predominant in the 1880s. John Russell. N.C. In Germany they were also welcomed and laden with gifts for colonists who had survived in the "American wilderness"; Bibles, catechisms, and vessels for communion and baptism. Samuel DAVIDSON at Davidson's Fort, whose location today is the subject of speculation. He apparently was impressed with this land, and staked a claim on a sizeable tract which included what is now the Pleasant Gardens community. The years after the Civil War saw slow growth in industry. Samuel Eusebius McCorkle, Presbyterian minister and educator was president and teacher of the Salisbury Academy in the early 1790s. The people on Second and Buffalo Creeks determined to secure a pastor and a teacher if they had to go all the way to Germany for them. By 1710, the new sparsely settled province had a capital at Edenton. Originally named Zion, the name was changed out of pride in a pipe organ built by hand by one, John Stirewalt, a member of the congregation. WebPre-Sixteenth-Century American Indian History. The Scotch-Irish were the most active and probably the most numerous part of the population. Was he related to Samuel Willis circa 1700 ? Transportation was an important consideration as well. But what does one do when these records were either destroyed or never existed? 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. Baron Christopher DeGraffenreid is my direct ancestor. and all the other participants were Americans. Chapter II; The first European settlers. Our court records begin in June of 1753.