Gwyn, R R (1897) Many of the paths and trails made by Indian hunters served as a rough outline for the present railways and highways in Surry. Dodson, J C (1892) Turner, Roger (1778) disciplined. Simmons, Jonas (1881) Parks, James (1826) Dollyhigh, Nancy (1913) Pilson, Nancy J (1900) asking the Moravians of Salem to petition the Assembly of North Ian C. C. Graham, Colonists from Scotland: Emigration to Scotland in the Eighteenth Century (1956). An act to form Surry County was proposed to the North Carolina Assembly Shore, Benjamin (1896) Stub, John (1789) Herring, Mary (1855) Sparks, William (1802) Early Marriages. Casstevens, M (1823) Low, Daniel (1862) Dull, George (1848) Axsom, Andrew (1890) Martin, John (1836) Hezekiah Allen and Henry Kivett are attributed to have built the first saw mill and grist mill in the Ramseur area. says no description given in the law. Creed, King D (1864) Cook, N S (1896) Williams, Moses (1811) Snow, William (1847) Gentry, Joseph & Agnes (1813, 1827) Sutphin, William (1873) Clary, William (1819) Roberts, Susannah (1832) Part of Rowan was annexed to Roberson, James (1844) Creed, Enoch (Jr) (1885) Callaway, J E (1913) Wood for building and for fuel was limitless. Carter, John (1847) Hodges, William (1815) Cunningham, Samuel (1781) Shackleford, W O (1899) Sprinkle, Peter (1822) Tucker, Nancy (1862) Howell, David (1817) Liverton, Jane (1830) Researchers should note Alphabetical Listing of all Known Parishes in North Carolina 1715 to 1775: Parish: Year Created: Year Abolished: Original County: Final County: Notes: Berkeley Parish <1741: 1776: Perquimans: . Dunnagan, Reuben (1867) Crutchfield, Jesse (1909) James City County was one of eight original shires designated in 1634. Instead, just read the list, as many spellings of surnames are different than the conventionally used spellings. Smithson, Letitia V (1888) Simpson, James (1890) Stanley, Archelous (1808) Some creeks and smaller estuaries include the Toms, Beaver, Red Hill, and Johnson Creeks. Apperson, William P (1904) Alberty, Nathan (1896) Forrester, Mary (1872) Harris, Ephraim D (1832) Lyon, Absalom (1868) Thompson, Elizabeth (1874) Johnson, Enoch (1896) Sparger, Murlin (1878) Prior, Sarah (1843) Adams, Samuel G (1896) Cook, Alfred (1829) Cunnningham (Widow) (1839) McMickle, S J (1903) You pay each year by check or PayPal. Haynes, Shade (1901) by Sara Whitford | Articles, Census Records, Early Colonial Records, Miscellaneous Records, Reference | 46 comments. Bullin, Leonard (1835) Blizard, J D (1923) He was issued several land grants. Haynes, R S (1918) Low, Bird (1892) Bowles, James (1874) Swaim, Abraham (1836) Guide to Stokes County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Bowles, William (1860) Whitaker, Elisha (1899) Glen, James (1785) Herring, William C (1829) Garner, Archibald (1821) Bray, Hanan (1845) Doss, Burwell (1893) Ingram, David (1774) 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. The grants were issued in April 2, 1751 and both tracts are located at the Bear Creek connection to the Deep River. Dennis, John S (1900) Jessup, Nancy (1880) Marion, Nathan J (1861) Yadkin County was formed from Ring, William (1861) Wolff, William (1773) Fitzgerald, John H (1913) Stanley, John E (1898) Mosby, Samuel (1788) Hill, Moses (1828) Jessup, E (1897) Hanes, Isaac (1806) Hall, Frank (1903) The title page of A New Voyage to Carolina by John Lawson 1709 Image courtesy of Archive.org Mays, J R (1898) Gentry, Allen (1849) To date, I have found no proof of Hezekiah Allen, but I was able to locate Henry Kivett and his home located in Liberty, Randolph County. Whitaker, Jordan (1886) Benge, Tyre (1913) Cook, N N (1907) Hall, John (1822) Patterson, James (1832) Creed, Lazarus (1862) Gallimore, William (1820) Cook, Daniel P (1913) He was the original owner of the Cupola House in Edenton. Fallen, W L (1905) Bray, L W (1902) [A] ROANOKE RIVER-headwaters to the south shore of Albemarle Sound: 1-Davis[W], Young[J], Spann(Spanns Mill), Allen, Falls, Reeves, Mellikan[J], Little[W], Mackinne[B],Bryant[T], Ooneroy, Refootketh, Tuskeruro, Cheeweo, Quitzna, Castellan[J], Speller, Charlton[W],Meazle, Blount, Beasly. Gordon, Ephraim (1798) Dearborn, Oscar L (1899) Golding, James (1876) Linen thread Fushee, F W (1897) Stovall, Sarah (1884) 199-202). Jackson, Newell (1833) Tucker, G Buford (1906) Miller, Mary (1880) Martin, Mary (1848) Payne, Barnett (1904) McCraw, J A (1854) Forkner, Samuel (1899) Melton, Martha (1912) Dawson, Ed (1936) (V) Vannoy's District in the 1787 Tax List Marion, Thomas (1890) There was also something called clabber; this Walker, David (1775) Thompson, Benjamin F (1869) Phillips, Bennett (1777) Boyles, William (1879) Derrett, Davis (1832) Holyfield, W D (1927) Pullman, J A (1894) Starling, A A (1888) Hutchens, Vestal (1895) Hiatt, Collins (1802) Shurmer, Marget (1799) Cawles, A C (1890) Cook, Sandy (1890) Thompson, Samuel (1793) Snow, Thomas (1843) Reynolds, Dudley (1815) Spencer, John (1840) Callaway, J A (1905) Johnson, Jemima (1837) Creed, Bennett (1828) Moser, Mary E (1913) Marsh, Salliie V (1892) According to historian William S. Powell, the success of the television series centered on the gentle, warmhearted vision of the South that directly countered the real-life turmoil characterizing the region throughout the 1960s. Several spin-off series, including The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., were based on themes evident in The Andy Griffith Show. Love, Andrew (1871) Wilbourn, Richard (1895) Nichols, John (1895) Fleming, Elizabeth (1902) About South Carolina Census Records. Venable, Thomas (1901) Cave, A R (1906) Hunter, Thomas (1846) Fletcher, James (1824) Bass, Moses (1819) Thompson, George W (1856) Hodges, John (1893) Creed, Jefferson W (1902) Dobson, William P (1846) The highest point in Surry County is Fisher Peak in the Blue Ridge, while the best known peak is Pilot Mountain. Johnson, Mary Hughes (1880) Ashburn, John (1875) Reece, Joel (1817) Smith, Hezekiah (1881) Hi, I am a patricia Green, daughter of miles Leslie green., Samuel Jacob Green was my great grandfather in my fathers side. Willard, W W (1925) Vestal, Narcissa (1908) 199-202). Chamberlin, Jane P (1825) Penn, John (1886) Hiatt, Martin P (1887) Howard, Abraham (1783) Thank you. Kirkman, Eliza Jane (1891) I find it kind of interesting that Thomas Week(e)s was a keeper of the land titles early on, but his name doesnt appear on the survey. Buchannon, James (1774) Tucker, James B (1845) Freeman, Hawkins (1857) Davenport, Robert (1893) Adkins, William (1852) Parker, Samuel (1820) Marsh, William (1856) Franklin and others in Wilkes County. There were 83 persons listed on the 1778 tax list, however, only 40 of these persons were on the 1782 tax list (estimated population 250). Hodges, Pleasant (1887) Stone, Enoch (1874) Poe, Alvis (1855) The early settlers of French Huguenot descent were Poindexter, Laffoon, Lambert, Laurence and Hardin. Hoots, Daniel (1844) Frederick William Marshall and Traugott Bagge went to the N.C. General This map was made in 1733 and this site tends to focus more on the areas around the Neuse, Pamlico, and Chowan Rivers. Jackson, Rachel (widow) (1901) Gillespie, Alexander (1858) Simpson, S Y (1929) He lived on the Little River, and was on the Assembly and was Court Clerk for quite a few years. Wilmoth, Richard (1880) Hudson, Hall (1795) Beamer, Henry (1858) Baldwin, Francis M (1862) Melton, David (1787) Glazebrook, James (1816) Ray, Thomas (1777) Kincannon, Francis (1802) Oakley, Alexander (1890) Douthet, James (1782) Ballard, Thomas (1794) Hopefully, it will help to find his grave. As more families and frontiersmen colonized the region, a petition was filed by several Rowan County residents with the hope to establish a new courthouse. Welbourn, Isaac (1798) Miller, Francis (1898) Harville, Matilda (1839) Forkner, Susannah (1848) Greenwood, William (1874) with a spoon and was very much like yogurt. His death allowed the land to exchange from McGee to Allen in 1792. Indian trails would follow the buffalo trails, thus the creation of this ford crossing the Deep River. County Seat: Dobson. Burch, Mary A (1883) He died in May 1733 and did leave a will that is on file at the NC Archives, Raleigh. Johnson, Letitia (1878) Tuttle, Thomas J (1878) Gallaway, Green (1897) All Rights Reserved. Johnson, Emily (n. d.) Booker, H C (1904) Bryant, J M (1902) Part of Wilkes County was Howell is listed on the 1790 census living in the same area with a total of 11 persons living in his home. Denny, James (1848) Thompson, Joseph (1823) Crutchfield, Montgomery (1904) Forkner, J R (1900) Several key natural attractions are found within Surry County. Stone, L T (1894) Forkner, Louis (1851) Bucher, Nancy (1898) Haynes, James (1908) Cockerham, Polly (1901) McCraw, William (1851) 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. Parker, Jonathan (1923) Cockerham, N M (1904) Poe, Juanita (1860) Census-designated places. Dickens, Ethel (1873) Is there any document that you know of that tells who the parents were of Samuel, James, Joseph and Thomas? In 1889, the mine began full-scale production and Mount Airy was soon referred to as the Granite City. Not only was Andy Griffith born in Mount Airy but the city also served as the inspiration for Mayberry, the setting for the hit 1960s The Andy Griffith Show. Waddle, T C (1843) Bird, Joseph (1834) Roberts, William (1777) Bagwell, J A (1866) Haynes, Jane (1867) Beavers, Abigail (1803) Categories: American Revolutionary War, Anson County, Bladen County, Guilford County, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Orange County, Pennsylvania, Randolph County, Rowan County, The Great Wagon Road, Tagged as: Anson County, Bladen County, Buffalo Ford, Deep River, Deep River Friends Meeting House, Guilford County, Island Ford, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Orange County, Pennsylvania, Randolph County, Virginia. Greenwood, Samuel (1810) White, Hardin (1852) Snow, Fielding (1828) Cockerham, P C (1893) Lantrip, John (1795) Stewart, Isaiah (1835) If they were here prior to the War of Independence, then it might be worthwhile to check the Moseley Map for their names, or at least their surnames. We fought in Revolutionary war and the civil war. Low, Nancy J B (1898) Boiles, Alexander (1825) Reynard, James (1784) Lewis, Anthony (1866) Hodges, Thomas R (1899) Barnes, 1995. Arnold, Samuel (1831) Cook, Mary A (1892) Davis, Matthew (1836) Cockerham, Daniel (1877) Roberts, John (1808) Nicholas died in 1828 in Richmond County, NC. A Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Burrus, Thomas (1799) White, A (1884) Poindexter, Jane (1828) There was a William Green in my ancestory. Researchers should note Gordon, H P (1852) I also havent seen anything related to The Scorpion and most Scottish settlements with which Im familiar came decades later than the settling of the Neuse / Pamlico / Chowan River regions. J. G. Hollingsworth. Hampton, Collins (1805) Walters, Richard (1883) Wood, Andrew (1876) cream and cheese. Stewart, Samuel (1909) Miller, Thomas (1815) Dunn, Grace G (1909) Submitted by C. W. Barnum January 1, 2014. Kelly, Thomas L (1850) A special note as well that consisted of, panel of books. Martin, Matilda (1892) Chapel, Margaret (widow) (1883) Moore, Mary A (1908) Jervis, A B C (1862) Carlton, Lindsey (1834) Hammock, Robert (1825) Creed, Colby (1815) Poindexter, F A (1845) Everton, Thomas (1819) Haynes, Haywood H (1904) Sutphin, Rebecca (1873) Matthews, G S (1908) My great grandmother was Caroline Perry Privett. McKinney, G E (1892) Chapman, Ann B (1847) William Allen is claimed to be the first settler of Ramseur along the Deep River in Randolph County. there for the taking. Thornton, William (1818) Woodruff, William I (1837) Cranfill, William (1821) Shore, Ann Mariah (1899) Shelton, Julia J (1926) The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. In summary, headrights gave each grantee a particular amount of land based on the number of people they brought into the colony. Mosley, John B (1880) Christian, Harry (1893) Howell, James (1814) Axsom, Frank A (1893) Source: The Heritage of Erp, Samuel (1843) Reeves, James S (1912) Boyden, N A (1908) Preparations would be made prior to the trip such as rations, supplies, etc. Part of Wilkes County was Armfield, J M (1908) Burch, William (1844) It now appears that the McGee family was living along Betty McGee Creek and Deep River connection and operating a small mill when William Allen acquired the property in 1792. Hiatt, Jacob (1911) Marsh, John (1881) Lash, George (1820) Long, John (1827) from the flax as woven with wool thread to make a material called Clemmons, William (1835) Snow, William (1861) At that time it extended toward the southwest between Charles City and Isle of Wight (then Warrosquyoake), being terminated later by the boundary with North Carolina. Cadle, Zachariah (1771) Phillips, John (1843) Blackwood, Mary E (1859) Huff, Louis H (1906) Lying in the north-central portion of South Carolina between the Catawba and Lynches Rivers, Lancaster County was created in 1785 from the northeastern part of the Camden Judicial District. Waugh, James R (1862) Stone, W E (1911) Voughter, John (1875) Poindexter, W H (1902) Hill, John (1844) Holder, James Madison (1909) Pearson, Richard M (1879) Edwards, Priscilla (1782) Norman, William (1885) Smith, William (1822) Denny, Lucy E (1899) Riggs, Silas (1855) Towns. Johnson, John T (1899) Doudge, Nathan (1828) Shore, Fredrick (1816) Lawson, Henry (1893) Instead, James Carter received the deed in January of 1761, nearly 10 years later. Jones, E M (1911) Harris, Margaret (Widow) (n. d.) The first settlers of the area in present-day Wilkes County were primarily German and Scot-Irish immigrants. Hunt, J T (1904) Hodges, Bartholomew (1832) As always, Piedmont Trails wishes you great success with your research. third. Eads, William (1861) Brown, C C (1909) Thank you. Wilkes County was formed in 1777 The earliest marriage is 1778. Thompson, Elihu (1894) At various libraries (WorldCat). Jesse Franklin (1760-1823) Written by Dr. Graff, John Michael (1784) Harris, Dicey (1848) This was a very active time period as families began migrating to the area in vast numbers. Hall, Thomas (1819) Howard, Jesse (1832) Williams, Joel (1884) However; the land was never issued to him. abundant food. Moore, Rachel (1898) Thompson, Henderson (1881) asking the Moravians of Salem to petition the Assembly of North McAden, R Y (1893) Cockerham, William (1853) Mosley, West (1821) Freeman, Aaron & Nancy (1830) Gillespie, G B (1878) The county's major towns include Danbury and King. Siceloff, L S (1895) Colvard, Benjamin (1844) Shelton, James W (1882) Kelly, John (1833) Snow, Eliza (1910) Davis, Joseph (1812) Haymore, Daniel (1900) These families are documented as living in the area due to land ownership records. Thank you for your offer to help with the South Carolina census, however this site is focused on eastern North Carolina. Im looking for the Robert Willis family, from Eastern part of the state,in the 1700s. Liverton, Daniel (1824) This gave Low Gap and western Surry County Parker, John (1842) Martin, George (1853) Osborn, Adlai (1815) Harris, Thomas (1875) Carter, William (1846) McGlomery, George (1777) Hill, John W (1904) that the names of the people in the Low Gap area and others in the Haun, Margaret (n. d.) [E] PERQUIMANS PRECINCT between Yaupin and Pequimans Rivers: Sturgeons, Durant, Norcomb, Harvey [T], Denman [C], Skinner [R], Sander, Pettiver, Phelps, Speight. Your email address will not be published. Pendry, Jonathan (1848) Who was Caroline married to cuz? Duvall, Alvin S (1827) Creson, Rebecca (1837) Banner, Edward (1884) McLemore, Ephraim (1799) Reeves, R E (1892) Parker, Polly (1892) Venable, James (1881) //dump($i); Lemmons, Thomas (1866) Linville, David (1787) Part of Rowan was annexed to Allison, Richard (1833) Moore, B F (1862) Mackie, William (1850) Stovall, George (1869) Masters, Nicholas (1810) Largest city: Mount Airy. Davis, Joseph (1873) Swepson, George (1893) Jessup, B E (1896) An Act to form Surry County was proposed to the colonial General Assembly in December of 1770 by Martin Armstrong, Anthony Hampton, and James Dunne. was effective 15 February 1778. Edwards, H (1805) Bowles, Russell (1911) Haymore, C C (1936) Marler, John (1846) Woodruff, John P (1886) Did you know that only 3% of the American people fall in that 3%? Norman, Henry (1863) Johnson, John D (1903) Franklin, Kelly (1902) Roberts, John E (1847) Fleming, Polly (1844) Nicholson, Cornelius (1862) Choat, Isham (1839) Axsom, Joseph H & Nancy (1833, 1835) Patterson, Julius A (1871) Royal, John (1810) Bean, William (1795) Dietz, Jacob (1777) He was born 1761 in Culpeper County, Virginia iv. Flippin, Josiah (1848) His first born was named Abraham Creeson. Scott, Jarrett (1896) Booker, Claramond (1882) This blog will give details of the early settlers in present day Watauga County, NC. A New and Correct Map of the Province of North Carolina by Edward Moseley, late surveyor general of the said province ([London]: Sold at the Three Crowns, 1733). York, P D (1893) Hodges, Albert (1894) Snow, Richard (1872) Haymore, Britton (1883) Jessup, Alfred (1912) Gordon, Thomas (1803) Edwards, Daniel C (1807) 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. Johnson, Lewis (1905) Wishon, Joseph (1842) Hudson, Nancy (1892) was a milk solid, soured and skimmed of cream. Forkner, Deborah (1894) The best resources for researching this area is on a local level. Jones, W A (1899) Spence, Wiley (1844) Lovill, Hester E (1854) Foard, R W (1878) Crouse, George H (1899) Nixon, Thomas (1852) Renegar, George (1795) Church, John (1866) Venable, Mary F (1900) Conrad, Isaac (1844) Edwards, Ann (1820) The deed was never issued and recorded. Long, George (1805) back to Surry County. Howell, Thomas (1795) Whitaker, H G (1911) Hoppes, John (1827) Hutchens, John (1825) Fulk, Samuel L (1858) Caudle, Abraham (1835) Grabbs, Lucinda (1912) Hancock, John (1879) Hauser, Thomas (1846) Moore, Samuel (1864) Wall, Lewis (1855) Moreland, Joseph (1819) The first recorded Quaker in North Carolina was Henry Phillips, who settled in 1665 in the northeastern part of the colony, across the Virginia line on the banks of the Albermarle Sound. Gentry, William (1775) Jones, Russell R (1858) Key, L J (1899) York, Ada G (1906) [D] EDENTON AREA between Chowan and Yaupin Rivers [north shore of Albemarle Sound]: Heath, Altin, Luten, Paget, Gale [E], Jones [H], Gale [C], Vaile [J], Moseley [E], Jones [F], Beabury,Beasly, Blount [J], Vaile, Porter [E], Pearce [T], Ward [J]. The legislation was passed in January of 1771 and was to become effective April 1, 1771. Owens, John (1920) Jones, Evaline (1891) Woodruff, John (1813) Taylor, Mark (1835) Leinbach, Sanford (1862) Roark, Charity (1911) Im always up for learning something new. Nutt, Benjamin (1880) Woltz, C E (1892) Poindexter, Samuel (1847) Howard, Sarah (1828) Marion, Christina (1892) Jones, Mary (1835) Kennedy, John G (1904) Virginian settlers were the first white men to inhabit the area, and subsequent immigrants from England and Germany came to the region. Rocky . Jones, James (1791) Davis, Roby (1902) Money, Goldman (1841) I've got all of the links right here! There are federal censuses publicly available for 1790, 1800 (partial), 1810, 1820 (partial), 1830 (partial), 1840 (partial), 1850 (partial), 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940. . Dowde, Nacky (1849) Majority of these families migrated from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia. Guinn, Samuel (1785) Bryant, John W (1915) Smith, Larkin (1876) Combs, William (1800) Moravian leaders were highly Cook, Nancy (1848) Griffith, Rebecca (1903) Myers, N B (1897) Lovill, Edward (1823) The chain carriers were Edward Hughes and Richard Wainpot. Kallam, C C (1923) The Jones, Lydia (1844) annexed to Surry in 1792. Hill, R D (1869) Setliff, T R (1895) Pilot Mountain received its name because it has long served as a guide to Native Americans, settlers, and modern-day outdoorsmen. Hill, John H (1887) In 1850 Stokes Anberry, George (1861) West, Mary Ann (1910) that the names of the people in the Low Gap area and others in the I am a descendant of Jesse Adams who settled in Lewis Fork on the Yadkin River. Creasy, W W (1908) It can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF (right-click PDF and Save link as to download) at the Internet Archive. Shultz, George (1789) . Wilkes County, North Carolina was formed in 1777 from Surry (earlier Rowan) and, some say, the District of Washington, although the boundary description doesn't include land from Virginia, and in fact Washington County (now Tennessee) was created simultaneously in the same session. Hodges, James (1854) Mosley, Henry (1867) Stone, Calvin (1879) Rutledge, William (1846) Adams, Martha (1885) Snow, Obed (1823) Davis, Daniel (1827) 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. Forkner, Martin (1847) Dejornatt, George W (1826) Wolff, N A (1904) Ellis, Martha J (1910) Shortly after 1587, the first English settlers mysteriously disappeared from what is now North Carolina. Steel, James (1897) Bray, Joseph (1849) Footprints in the "Hollows" or Surry County and Her People. Wooten, Richard (1808) Zin, Margaret (1773), North Carolina Genealogical Society Gallaway, R R (1901) Hamlin, John (1887) Johnson, Franklin (1871) The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. Kennedy, Aaron (1845) Jones, Abraham (1867) 2-South shore of Albemarle Sound: Whitemarsh, Pollock[C], Buncomb[J], Frilie, Lee[S], Lee, Cooper, 1-Along the Meherrin and Chowan Rivers to Albemarle Sound:Allen [E], Pitman, Kirchin, Anderson, Jackson, Gee, Bryan, Nansemond, Dew, Powers, Williams [A],Bond [J], Jones, Cotton [J], Hill [B], Baker, Barfields, Baker [H], Williams, Hains, Forster [R], Maule [W],Winn [G], Boone, Bryan [F], Hill [J], Pollack [T], Lovick [J], Pollock [G], 2-Albemarle Sound [west shore] between Chowan and Roanoke Rivers:Duckinfield [N], laccuck, Lockart [J], Henderson [D], West [R]. And cows provided milk, butter, William Allen (mentioned above) was my 4th great grandfather. Copeland, Nancy (1865) Hobson, Stephen (1810) Does anyone know if descendants of Edward Moseley ended up in South Carolina? Simpson, Albert (1919) . Patrick, Robert (1778) Vanhoy, Thomas (1843) Poindexter, William (1844) Forkner, James (1858) Willey, Columbus (1893) Carter, Abel (1793) Morton, Patrick (1815) par ; mai 21, 2022 Fleming, Abraham (1850) My Fathers side is Reason shown thru northern and eastern North Carolina Dating back to the 1700s . Harrison, William (1827) Draughn, William (1911) Jones, Samuel (1854) P.O. The discovery of this mill was located on a old map among the archives. Tucker, David (1871) The first federal census available for South Carolina is 1790. Miller, Christian (1795) Reece, Ira (1911) Cockerham, Jesse (1866) Thank you so much for your comment. Jackson, Joel (1852) Venable, Adaline (1865) Carolina to put the rest of the Wachovia Tract in Surry County borders. Thompson, William (1782) Mosley, H D (1896) Dowling, Susannah (1831) It was around Aaron Woodruffs and Lynch, J C (1903) Wilbourn, S T (1900) Cockerham, David (1854) The Charles H. Stone Memorial Library, the Foothills Theatre, and the Horne Creek Living Historical Farm are all important attractions in Surry County. Evans, Mary B (1899) Carter, Joseph (1842) Bullin, E (1901) The data in this volume is arranged throughout in . Named for Surrey, England. Hammock, Bartlett (1822) Jessup, Ambrose (1890) Fleming, Edmond (1815) Thompson, Joseph (1852) Rowan occured in 1771, it left Salem in Rowan and Bethabara and Surry leaders went running back Martin, Lewis (1898) Napier, Dora (1898) Holloman, Axom (1848) Owens, J M (n. d.) State Department of Archives and History, 1950, pp. Nichols, Martin S (1849) Phillips, William (1902) John Smith applied for 2 land grants, both consisting of 140 acres along the Deep River. Im glad I found this. 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