Meadows, Madison & Anne (1913) from the flax as woven with wool thread to make a material called Bohannon, W C (1906) Foot, William (1837) A few of these were created as a colonial imitation of the British Peerage. 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. Hutchens, Joel (1851) Golden, Thomas (1912) possible in Jersey settlement area Rowan co bout 1768. . Several key natural attractions are found within Surry County. This group traveled by way of the Atlantic Ocean to the Carolina coast. Burrus, John (1853) All Rights Reserved. Doby, Charlie (1909) Ballard, Thomas (1794) Fulk, J W (1899) Worth, D W (1906) Wood, William R (1860) Forkner, William (1892) Creed, Dudley (1908) Swanson, O N (1929) Allen, David (1912) Quincy, O H (1910) Venable, James M (1907) With 1 comment. Hill, Joel (1884) Key, Lewis A (1889) Snoddy, William (1883) Wilbourn, Richard (1848) Finley, J George (1898) Pilot Mountain received its name because it has long served as a guide to Native Americans, settlers, and modern-day outdoorsmen. Hudspeth, Giles & Elizabeth (1797, 1802) Researchers should note Murphy, J M (1905) 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. Blackburn, Newman (1771) Hudspeth, John (1781) Kincannon, Catherine (1834) Collins, A (1885) Jones, John (1878) Growing up, my dad said Core Point was where he and all the kids in the Caton community went to go to the beach.. Hauser, George (1831) 1-on Smyth's Creek - Reels, Gatlin 2-Craven Precinct - Johnson, Beard's Creek, Frank [M], Wilkinson's Point, Dawson's Creek [P] South shore - Neus River: 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] Cook, James (1829) Williams, Joseph (1827) Mitchell's 1880 State and County Map of North and South Carolina with Plan of Charleston. Hunt, J T (1904) Davis, Polly (n. d.) Phillips, Solomon (1834) The historical data in relevance to the Buffalo Ford dates back to when the buffalo roamed the Carolina wilderness. Wilkins, Nancy (1844) Patterson, L C (1894) Jones, William L (1923) If i can assist let me I am in Va. Beach area. Thompson, John (1787) Parker, Polly (1892) Cunningham, Samuel (1781) Douthet, James (1782) Booker, Claramond (1882) Inman, John H (1896) Cave, A R (1906) Wolff, Daniel C (1862) Fletcher, James (1824) Elliott, Thomas (1787) Key, M P (1898) Uptegrove, Isaac (1817) McLemore, Ephraim (1799) Pearson, Richard M (1879) These families would travel with others known as a "party". This is a partial listing of early inhabitants settling along the Yadkin River. Pilcher, James (1835) Samuel, Mordecai (1821) Poindexter, F A (1845) Cartwright, Thomas (1822) Pell, James J (1866) Marshall, Richard (1867) was effective 15 February 1778. Owen, Thomas (1822) Buffalo Ford, along Deep River, was one of the most popular crossings located in present day Randolph County. Simpson, Sandy (1882) Glen, James (1785) Whitlock, Charles (1885) There was also something called clabber; this Glenn, Thomas (1843) Fisher, James (1785) Hi Kenneth! Hancock, John (1879) cream and cheese. Brindle, Sally (1879) Moore, John (1873) Stone, Augustine (1893) Jackson, Rachel (widow) (1901) Needham, James H (1899) Hardin Taliaferro (1811-1875) was born near Little Fishers River, and he grew up working in the grist mills of the area; it was in these mills that Taliaferro developed his knack for both telling and writing stories. Hoots, Jacob (1805) was a milk solid, soured and skimmed of cream. Dezarn, Elijah (1817) Whitaker, Abraham (1890) Perkins, Isaac (1888) Franklin, C B (1866) Williams, John (1834) Ball, John W (1891) Thompson, Joseph (1852) Lanier, Thomas (1801) Hudson, Hall (1795) Conrad Bullen emigrated early 1700s from Palatine area of Germany and became naturalized citizen in Sept, 1763, Salisbury. Norman, Henry (1863) Howell, Thomas (1795) Adams, David (1850) Bryant, J M (1902) Milstead, Edward (1820) Welbourn, Isaac (1798) Cook, William (1897) Dobbins, John (1826) Williams, Moses (1811) Hamond, Joseph (n. d.) Jackson, J S (1908) The Saura were the first natives to live and reside in present-day Surry County. Spainhour, Emanuel (1865) Freeman, Sally (1874) (He became the only NC Governor from Surry.) They traveled in small groups to reach the lands that John Lawson described 50 years earlier. Padget, Ephraim (1825) These were men who worked for surveyor Charles Robinson. Miscellaneous (n. d.) (Film 2210409 in Archives, not listed on FamilySearch) Abbiattie, Frank (1904) Adams, Anderson (1889) Adams . Part of Rowan was annexed to Robertson, W P (1901) Dockery, W S (1891) Davis, Joseph (1812) Forkner, James A (1893) Cloud, J M (1883) Armstrong, Rufus J (1900) Burns, Michael (1819) Written by anderson1951. Apperson, Bennett (1822) Creed, John (1852) Hauser, Michael (1789) Smithson, Letitia V (1888) Creed, Lazarus (1862) Choat, John (1825) Baldwin, Francis M (1862) Lewellyn, James (1908) Venable, Mary F (1900) Jones, William (1855) Reece, Joel (1877) Badgett, Coleman (1906) . One. Martin, John (1836) Marion, Nathan J (1861) Logan, George (1826) Harris, Robert (1809) Clanton, Thomas (1794) Lovill, Edward (1823) Snow, Obed (1823) Collins, Obadiah (1830) Owen, Sir Payton (1896) It was around Aaron Woodruffs and Moore, William (1853) Armstrong, J C (1889) White, Joseph C (1899) Many of the paths and trails made by Indian hunters served as a rough outline for the present railways and highways in Surry. Denny, Lewis (1881) Tucker, Lewis (1905) Woodruff, John P (1886) Shelton, Edward (1783) Dawson, Ed (1936) Conrad, Jacob (1843) Simmons, Peter (1798) Thompson, Jesse (1856) Although Dobson is the county seat, other communities are located in Surry, including Elkin, Ararat, Bottom, Level Cross, Mount Airy, and Toast. Patterson, Greenberry (1801) Im looking for the Robert Willis family, from Eastern part of the state,in the 1700s. York, Letitia L (1890) Warren, John P (1899) Faust, Robert (1893) Brower, Jacob W (1872) Shore, Benjamin (1896) Herman Cox was the first Cox member to settle along the river in 1757. Jackson, Joseph (1817) Gregory, Thomas (1801) Cockerham, P R (1867) Blair, Hugh (1783) Key, Kelles (1839) Garrison, Isaac (1779) McCraw, J A (1854) Tharp, John (1837) Dezarn, Ephraim (1904) in the context of the times and even in the context of the 1980s. Haynes, Tabitha (1843) Flippin, Milton (1912) Stone, Wesly (1881) asking the Moravians of Salem to petition the Assembly of North Carolina to put the rest of the Wachovia Tract in Surry County borders. Hodges, John (1893) Stamey, Catherine (1873) Jervis, John & Lucy (1861) Smith, Stephen J K (1806) Flinchum, Martha (1894) Simpson, Celia (1885) Davis, James M (1910) Surry County, North Carolina - Probate: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties Hodges, Pleasant (1887) Southard, Martin V (1863) Wilkins, Anna (1844) Stovall, George (1869) Ivy, Benjamin J (1864) Bryant, Thomas (1839) Mock, Daniel (1834) Peel, P H (1897) that the names of the people in the Low Gap area and others in the Bennett, Thomas (1899) The first federal census available for South Carolina is 1790. Edwards, Ruel (1851) Day, R R (1894) Patterson, Julius A (1871) Cox, Frederick (1781) In 1753, a Moravian settler from Pennsylvania remarked in his journal that as his group saw the Pilot Mountain, [they] rejoiced to think that we would soon see the boundary of Carolina, and set foot in our own dear land. Pilot Mountain, since the arrival of the first settlers, has been a vital part of the welcoming spirit of Surry County. Dinkins, John (1844) Shugart, Russell (1841) Johnson, Jeffery (1797) Ball, James (1826) ), Miscellaneous (n. d.) (Film 2210409 in Archives, not listed on FamilySearch) Phillips, William (1902) Bray, Joel (1876) Cunningham, William (1841) Copyright 1998 - 2023 Grayson County Virginia Heritage Foundation Inc. and New River Notes. Surry County was formed from Southard, Ambrose (1885) Hill, Leonard (1830) Marsh, Wiley (1875) Smith, J B (1934) Copeland, J M (1862) Holder, James Madison (1909) Worth, Job (1876) Lewis, A G (1869) York, Mark (1867) Samuel, G W (1910) Assembly at New Bern, talked with the Governor and the bill passed the York, Claude E (1894) Hutchens, Vestal (1895) Bullin, Leonard (1835) Gillespie, Wilson & Elizabeth (1889) Leroy, The Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943, Raleigh: Note: the Perrys married into Cumbo family also related to the Meherrin tribe. Butcher, John (1888) Williams, Benjamin (1883) Edwards, Floyd (1912) In addition to the Saura, the mountain dwelling Cherokee had claims in the region, and consequently wars and skirmishes were a constant issue because of the tribal rivalry. Davis, William (1795) Vestal, John (1833) Herring, William C (1829) McKinney, Polly (1901) Chaffin, William M (1823) Guyer, Cicero H (1894) Skidmore, Abraham (1827) Griffith, Edward (1825) Nutt, Benjamin (1880) Haymore, William (1905) Zachary, William (1850) Low, Daniel (1862) Cranfill, William (1821) Parson, P W (1899) Carter, John (1834) Fulk, Bryson (1904) Golding, Reubin (1858) who protested the taxes levied on the colonists by the British. Around 1:40 a.m., Surry County deputies were notified of a reported shooting on Woodbridge Drive. Hutchens, W S (1893) Shelton, Julia J (1926) Griffith, Benjamin (1898) Smith, William (1822) Carter, Samuel (1815) Jones, Margaret (1845) Nixon, Thomas (1852) 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]. Kaddle, Zavariah (1771) Stone, Enoch A (1906) Shortly after 1587, the first English settlers mysteriously disappeared from what is now North Carolina. I believe my family lived in Rutherford county and farms cotton, tobacco and rised cows there. The only NC relation I had was Sir Christopher Gale, the first Chief Justice of the North Carolina Colony. 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. . Assembly at New Bern, talked with the Governor and the bill passed the Your email address will not be published. Hudspeth, Carter (1834) Stub, John (1789) Holyfield, Bird (1862) Jones, James (1866) You can set up a recurring payment for your membership so you dont have to remember to renew every year. Glenn, Tyre (1778) Haun, Margaret (n. d.) Carpenter, William (1860) Noblet, John (1791) Stanly, John W (1922) Arnold, Daniel (1839) Childress, Sallie (1891) Kellum, Rosa (1895) Atkins, W K (1909) Hi, I am a patricia Green, daughter of miles Leslie green., Samuel Jacob Green was my great grandfather in my fathers side. Surry County hosts several annual cultural events. Dull, Nicholas (1843) Isaacks, W A (1894) Flippin, Susan (1879) Head, Isaac (1847) Waggoner, Philip (1782) Riggs, Jesse M (1900) Greenwood, James (1883) Fleming, John M (1815) Butner, F A (1904) Haymore, Mary (1854) Franklin, Charity C (1886) Cockerham, N M (1904) The river is filled with large rocks and boulders with soft waters. Roberts, Susannah (1832) Fulton, W (1894) Thompson, William (1903) Thank you so much for your comment. Ritter, James (1816) Black, Jacob & Barbara (1774, 1776) Jarvis, Stephen (1814) Poindexter, Francis (1802) Kennedy, John G (1904) Harrison, Martha (1910) Jessup, Meshack (1908) Davis, Roby (1902) York, Jonathan (1834) Venable, Rachel (1856) Duvall, Alvin S (1827) Burrus, Thomas (1799) Johnson, Phillip (1867) McCraw, James (1846) Whitaker, Wesley (1896) Every family grew sheep for wool Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, 1969. 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