Bullin, Leonard (1835) Robertson, W P (1901) Bennett, William T (1861) Dobson, Lee H (1888) differently and better. Hodges, James R (1906) Swanson, O N (1929) This list constitutes only those ancestors represented in the Order; additional ancestors continue to be proven, documented and added to our rolls. Ashburn, L D (1893) White, Nancy (1905) Lakey, Francis (1822) Hudspeth, Benjamin (1792) Davis, Ruth (1871) Hall, Pleasant (1838) Jones, James (1866) Butcher, N F (1862) Howard, Jesse (1832) Woodruff, Allen (1876) Ford, John (1856) Cockerham, Thomas (1902) McCraw, James (1828) Lash, George (1820) there for the taking. Surry in 1773. Moreland, Sarah (1821) Sprinkle, Moses (1820) Bowen, Thomas (1801) Johnson, John (1823) His will contained no less than 10 notes where he had lend money to his friends and neighbors. For the next several years, these meetings were held in the home of Benjamin Beeson until the first meeting house was built in 1758. Alberty, Nathan (1896) Foard, R W (1878) The following ancestors have been documented to have been resident, prior to 12 July 1729, in the portion of the Province of Carolina which became North Carolina. Ritter, James (1816) Woodruff, Moses (1803) Johnson, Benjamin (1844) Freeman, William (1802) I've got all of the links right here! Groce, John (1808) In 1778, the court moved to the "bent of the Yadkin [River]" and later the same year, it met in the Mulberry Field Meeting House. Davis, William E (1863) Padget, John (1836) They traveled in small groups to reach the lands that John Lawson described 50 years earlier. Smith, Lazarus (1891) Hiatt, Collins (1802) Yadkin County was formed from Ashburn, D L (1875) Smitherman, Margaret (1816) Powell, John (1818) Hill, Moses (1828) Sanders, R T (1897) Huff, Louis H (1906) Pendry, Patty (1819) Another possibility could be that Surry is a derivative of the Saura; the Saura were the first Native Americans to inhabit present-day Surry. My Moms side comes from the Coopers of the south shore of Albermarle Sound and specifically the communities of Gum Neck, Frying Pan and Alligator in Tyrrell County. Stewart, J W (1893) King, Robert (1845) Brower, T M (1935) Smith, Elizabeth (1893) Nelson, Isaac (1829) Smith, John L (1894) Bryant, Thomas (1839) Derrett, Davis (1832) Gallaway, R R (1901) lists, every family had cows. Reid, Preston (1895) Bagwell, J H (1910) 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. Booker, Forrester (1881) 1820s were the halcyon days for Surry. Roberts, James (1835) Sprinkle, Peter (1822) Part of Surry Banner, Edward (1884) Woodruff, Abner (1829) Holton, Quenton (1890) After much research, I was able to locate several families living in the area prior to William Allen in 1792. Roberts, Jonathan (1854) Cunningham, Samuel (1781) Allen, J W (1866) Choat, Isham (1839) Thompson, Elizabeth (1874) Worth, D W (1906) Boyles, Alexander (1874) Cunningham, William (1841) also applies to Wilkes County tax lists and deeds from 1777 until 1792. She is buried in Franklinton Community Cemetery. Hurt, Mary (1830) Moravian leaders were highly Forkner, James A (1893) Copeland, William (1894) Chilton, Anderson (1901) do you mean the Samuel Willis of Willis Neck Craven County. Casstevens, M (1823) Jones, Susan (1896) Willey, C C (1913) 1786 Surry County, North Carolina: Les Tate states James Burk's 1786 estate inventory and sale in 1786 do not belong to James Burk, Sr., but to his son, James Burk, Jr. . Moser, Mary E (1913) 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. Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), a distinguished soldier, senator, representative, and state governor, was raised in Surry County. Nichols, William (1866) The title page of A New Voyage to Carolina by John Lawson 1709 Image courtesy of Archive.org third. Dunnagan, Henry (1899) Nichols, John (1895) Nixon, Joseph (1815) McKinney, Polly (1901) Hatcher, G A (1898) Griffith, Rebecca (1903) Head, Anthony (1846) Burch, William (1834) Snow, Thomas (1843) Norman, Benjamin (1896) Walker, David (1774) Napier, Dora (1898) Williams, Lewis (1842) Ray, Tryon (1889) Golding, William (1824) Pruitt, Albert Bruce. Dean, Keziah (1791) asking the Moravians of Salem to petition the Assembly of North Coe, G (1913) Forkner, Samuel (1899) Im glad I found this. Walker, David (1775) Garner, William (1805) Atkinson, E H (1904) Howard, Jesse (1814) I am the great grand daughter of pattie privett Joyner. Press. Wilmoth, Richard (1880) Blackburn, Newman (1771) Eads, William (1861) Conrad Bullen emigrated early 1700s from Palatine area of Germany and became naturalized citizen in Sept, 1763, Salisbury. Carlton, William (1779) Names were Best and Sawyer and others. Brindle, Sally (1879) Fulk, Anderson (1873) in their county because the Moravians refused to fight and they lived Snow, Hale (1858) Logan, George (1826) Gillaspie, Thomas J (1904) This recurring payment can be stopped at the end of any membership year. Conrad, Jacob (1843) Leinbach, Sanford (1862) The family home was named The Rose Plantation and sat west of the Albermarle Sound. Williams, John (1849) Brittin, John (1850) Nixon, Alfred (1849) Winfrey, Caleb (1838) And cows provided milk, butter, Dowling, John (1798) Taylor, John A (1887) Norman, Joseph (1853) Marsh, H H (1848) Davis, William (1823) 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. The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census. Atkins, Marshall C (1888) Independence, VA 24348. Jones, Leon L (1909) Surry County (link to FamilySearch page)Established in 1770 (effective 1771) from Rowan County. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Saddle Mountain. Johnson, Letitia (1878) Ashburn, John (1875) Fulton, Jerry (1906) Named for Surrey, England. Apperson, William P (1904) Have not been able to trace them further back, would love to find out where they originated from. Doss, Jesse W (1856) Key, Melborn (1867) Bryant, J M (1902) Poindexter, Robert A (1842) 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. Laffoon, N D (1864) Cranfill, William (1821) Draughn, Nancy C (1909) Greene County gained from Craven County-----1801 Edgecombe County gained from Pitt County-----1801 Walton County established by Georgia in "Indian Lands" area of North Carolina (boundaries undefinable)-----1803 Joyner, David (1853) Creed, Robert (1924) Baker, Michael (1779) Willey, Columbus (1893) 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.. Stone, Augustine (1893) Bray, Mary (1867) Mount Airy, however, is the most well-known Surry community, for it is home to Andy Griffith and the site of the largest granite quarry in the world. original Moravian Tract made up a large part of Forsyth County. Johnson, Joseph (1824) The county is located in the northern section of the Piedmont area and borders the state line of Virginia. Word, Charles (1782) Borne, John (1822) Harris, Lewis T (1836) Graves, B F (1894) Creed, Abraham (1815) Mays, J R (1898) Hendrick, Frederick (1835) The soil is fertile, and the Dan and Yadkin rivers flow through the county. Hampton, H C (1901) Chilton, Henry (1891) Goff, W A (1902) Cockerham, Joseph & Julia (1873, 1886) Stanley, Samuel (1903) western part of the county will be found in the NC census of 1784-1787 But this failed years later due to flooding. Childress, Ausbern (1878) Fowler, Malinda (1906) 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. Miller, Francis (1898) Athon, Henson (1823) Part of Rowan was annexed to Although Dobson is the county seat, other communities are located in Surry, including Elkin, Ararat, Bottom, Level Cross, Mount Airy, and Toast. Thompson, Jesse (1856) Simpson, Vinson (1872) Mackie, John (1823) Kelly, Luckett D (1824) However, in 1771 the proposal was adopted and Surry County was finally established. Patterson, L C (1894) Hodges, James (1854) Puckett, James (1876) Vestal, Thomas (1848) with a spoon and was very much like yogurt. The . Andsley, James (1776) Matches 1 to 33 of 33 Last Name, Given Name(s) Died Person ID : 1: Higgins, Martha (1898) Shore, John (1840) London, Amos (1806) Richardson, William T (1879) annexed to Surry in 1792. Doudge, Richard (1825) Redd, Lewis W (1864) Renegar, Joseph (1821) Is one of them yours? York, Mark (1867) Southard, Martin V (1863) Crouse, George H (1899) Edwards, Daniel C (1807) Bullin, Joseph (n. d.) Griffith, John (1779) Wall, Thomas (1820) The Cox families you mention are my ancestors. Crissman, Elizabeth (1858) Herring, William C (1829) Haines, Nathan (1835) Davis, Abner (1890) Surry County quickly realized He is buried at the Richland Cemetery located in Liberty, Randolph County, NC. Cockerham, Hughs (1875) Farr, Barnibas (1787) Sater, Sarah (1832) Reeves, John D (1841) Barker, George Michael (1817) History and Formation of Surry County Burrus, L H (1883) Hoppes, John (1827) Snow, Elizabeth (1893) Thompson, Alexander & Jemima (1907) Jackson, Jason (1833) Melton, David (1787) However; the land was never issued to him. Jackson, C W (1912) The highest point in Surry County is Fisher Peak in the Blue Ridge, while the best known peak is Pilot Mountain. Simms, Matthew (1824) Graves, Joseph (n. d.) Moser, Leonard (1783) There was a William Green in my ancestory. Jessup, Elijah (1890) Cook, N N (1907) Surry County, North Carolina. Hall, William (1885) McCraw, Edmund (1852) Moore, H F (1898) Jessup, Jacob (1815) Wolff, William H (1899) Bowles, James (1874) Lewis, Wiley (1861) Dobson * Elkin * Pilot Mountain *. Reece, Ira (1911) Warren, John P (1899) The relationship between Wilkes County, North Carolina and Ashe County, North Carolina can only be fully appreciated by examining period maps. Alberty, Naomi (1897) Hawker, T S (1870) Hurt, Thomas F (1910) Stanley, Nancy (1918) Money, Isaac (1841) The Deep River of North Carolina spans a length of 125 miles from present day Sandy Ridge Road in Guilford County to Chatham County near Moncure. Snow, James (1863) Moore, B F (1862) McCollum, David (1851) Scott, Daniel (1824) Collins, Jesse (1816) on the west was annexed to Alleghany in 1869, 1870 and 1875. Zachary, William (1827) Phillips, J M (1882) Early Settlers 17th Century until Revolutionary Period Revolutionary Period Jacks, Richard (1832) Norman, Joseph T (1931) from Surry, all of the Moravian Tract was now in Stokes. Axsom, Joseph (1888) Hill, Leonard (1830) Moore, Thomas (1889) The GCVHF office will be open by appointment only until April 2023. Mosley, John B (1880) Burch, Joel H (1836) Gregory, Ambrose (1819) Venable, Winston (1907) Hines, A (1887) Guinn, Samuel (1785) Stonestreet, Jeddiah (1886) Glenn, Thomas (1843) A Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Thompson, Jesse (1862) Jackson, Samuel (1807) Thompson, C Haywood (1860) Isaacks, Sarah (1873) Carter, William (1846) Email: research_support@graysonheritage.org Surry County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted) Address: 201 E. Kapp Street, Dobson, NC 27017 Surry County Register of Deeds Phone: 336-401-8150 Birth Records: 1912 Marriage Records: 1778 Death Records: 1912 Land Records: 1771 Surry County Clerk of Court Phone: 336-386-3700 Probate Records: 1770 These two districts had a total population of 760 white persons, and 14 slaves, in 121 families or 6.25 persons per family. McDaniel, Henry (1866) Ring, W J (1903) Barnes, 1995. Fleming, Elizabeth (1902) Carter, John (1834) McCraw, J A (1854) the western part of Surry where Low Gap is located. Alley, William (1879) Holyfield, Jefferson (1913) Flippin, Milton (1912) Whitaker, Alfred (1907) Snoddy, Joel (1897) Isaacks, Joseph (1860) The beginning of white settlement annoyed many of the residing Native Americans and several battles occurred throughout the mountain region of early North Carolina during the mid-1700s. Fleming, Polly (1844) Dockery, C H (1898) Edwards, Priscilla (1782) Tucker, Nancy (1862) Edmonds, Peggy (1876) Church, John (1866) Mosley, Henry (1867) Cox, R W (1889) Gordon, Thomas (1803) Stanley, John E (1898) Edwards, Hiram (1866) Howell, Thomas (1783) Kirkpatrick, William (1784) Boon, Rattliff (1787) The Assembly refused the first petition in 1772. Lemmons, Thomas (1866) Fentriss, William (1867) they are my mothers people and many Willis still live here today. Bagwell, J A (1866) Moore, Wyatt (1862) Atkinson, C H (1881) North Carolina, the United States Territory South of the River Ohio, and Tennessee, successively governed this land. Butner, F A (1904) Davis, Samuel L (1848) Webb, H (1842) List of Tithables for Surry County, North Carolina 1774 (taken from Surry-Wilkes Taxables, 1771-1774) A List of Tithables for 1774 - M. Armstrong List 1774 . Galyean, James (1890) Stub, John (1789) Hardy, Charles (1883) Eldridge, J B (1878) Barker, Michael (1817) Marler, John (1846) Axsom, Andrew (1890) Speer, James (1803) Sumner, Johnson (1808) Whitaker, Wesley (1896) Holyfield, Watson (1871) During the year of 1754, permission was granted to Deep River Friends to hold monthly meetings and worship. Dobson, David (1896) Have you been to NC? Back to North Carolina Marriages Index. course, was west of present-day North Carolina.) Jones, Nancy (1845) Shortly after 1587, the first English settlers mysteriously disappeared from what is now North Carolina. in December 1770 by Martin Armstrong, Anthony Hampton and James Dunne. Harrison, Joseph (1839) Chaffin, William M (1823) Yet, European settlers were not dismayed and they continued to flock to present-day Surry County. Shaw, James (1907) Pearson, Richard M (1879) Golding, Azine (1908) When the first White people came in the early 1750s they settled between Rum Creek and Twelve Mile Creek. Bradley, Terry (1785) Joyce, Franklin (1888) Blair, Hugh (1783) Johnson, Joseph (1823) (T) Toliver's District #4, 50 families, 51 polls, 13990 acres of taxable land. Gardner, S A (n. d.) Snow, Kate (1913) Surry leaders went running back It should be noted here that this took This was while Surry County was still a British Colony. McAden, R Y (1893) The history of the river is enormous ranging from the early years to present day. Faulk, E B (1894) fresh and dried beef and hides for leather. Dowde, Nacky (1849) Tucker, Branch (1832) Coker, Solomon (1782) Booker, H C (1904) Wilkes County was formed in 1777 Snody, William (1921) Freeman, Hawkins (1857) Bartley, Revel (1867) Surry in 1850 with the Yadkin River forming the boundary. Hauser, Thomas (1846) Needham, W F (1911) Whitaker, Aaron (1878) Tilley, Henry (1786) Marion, William (1883) January 7, 2023 Liked by 3 people. William UNDERWOOD was born FEB 1756, and died 20 DEC 1814 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Reece, Edward (1825) Simmons, Hasten (1897) Holcomb, Leroy (1821) Jones, Jane (1878) Adkins, C C (1906) Reid, James (1859) Kennedy, C H (1882) Pilcher, James (1835) Cawles, A C (1890) Williams, Joseph (1840) Jesse Franklin, Siamese Twins, and Hardin Taliaferro. North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website. Taylor, Benjamin (1853) Waggoner, Adam (1850) Davis, William (1865) They left the word "CROATAN" carved in a tree. History and Formation of Surry County. Fulk, Paschal (1893) Ray, William T (1889) Thompson, William (1903) Dinkins, John (1829) Booker, Berryman (1882) Jervis, Bryant (1849) [G] PASQUOTANK PRECINCT between Little and Pasquotank Rivers: Hall, Nixon, Lowry, Evans, Salton, Boyd, Baily, Swann, Pritchard, Hague, Palin [J], Pendleton, Davis,Mabson [F], Reed [W]. Marshall, Moses (1871) Mosley, T A (1904) The act Hill, Sanford (1884) Every family grew sheep for wool Douthet, James (1782) Haynes, William G (1834) Liverton, Jane (1830) Willey, Willie (1902) Tucker, David (1871) Cooper, D M (1887) Guyer, Cicero H (1894) Fulk, Andrew (1814) disciplined. Hann, John (1781) Uptegrove, Isaac (1817) Harding, William (1797) Greenwood, Lucinda (1893) Green, J M (1901) Wicker, James (1889) Dix, James H (1896) Rowan County. Hiatt, Jacob (1911) Cook, Alfred (1829) All Rights Reserved. Creson, Joshua (1822) White, Joseph C (1899) Love, Daniel (1882) Surry County has been the birthplace of a well-known humorist and the residence of a North Carolina governor, and the first ever recorded siamese twins. 1997-2010 by the Alleghany County Coordinator for the NCGenWeb Project Hall, David (1866) Ross, James H (1891) Preparations would be made prior to the trip such as rations, supplies, etc. North Carolina Tedder Census Data, Tax Lists, Land Records, and more, by county, Early Rountree (Roundtree) Items - Mostly Chowan County, Family Tree Fact Check: Elial Edwards, son of Emanuel Edwards, Will of Thomas Rountree (Chowan County) 1748. Steel, James (1897) Allred, James B (1887) Dawson, Ed (1936) Wood, Riley (1861) abundant food. Jesse Franklin (1760-1823) Written by Dr. Shore, Henry (1842) Cook, Daniel P (1913) 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. Manas, Robert (1822) Stone, Enoch A (1906) Lynch, Mellie J (1903) Hiatt, Anderson (1871) 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. Brickell, John B (1853) Williams, John (1834) Columbia S> (actually in Richland county near St ANdrews road. A. Hadley, Joshua Hadley's great-great-grandson made the move to Mount Airy. Richard Caswell. Williams, John (1818) Simpson, Celia (1885) Thompson, James (1855) Cockerham, N M (1904) As always, Piedmont Trails wishes you great success with your research. Truitt, Collins (1802) Burch, Judith (1848) Hutchens, William (1833) Surry County was formed from Davis, William (1871) Miller, Michael (Jr) (1777) Surry County, North Carolina - Probate: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties Steele, D F (1908) This map was made in 1733 and this site tends to focus more on the areas around the Neuse, Pamlico, and Chowan Rivers. Waggoner, Philip (1782) Freeman, Hawkins (1892) Park, Sarah A (1901) Any leads appreciated. McMickle, Mary (1868) Cundiff, C C (1880) Ellis, Abram (1901) Hunt, J T (1904) Golding, Thomas (1884) Christian, Harry (1893) Head, Isaac (1847) Ctrl + F (Windows) or Command + F (Mac). Lundy, Clark (1859) Harbour, Nancy W (1904) They are grouped by the historical time periods in the headings below. The list below is a wonderful condensed index that I had saved in my archived files on my computer, although, unfortunately, Im unsure of its attribution, so if you know who originally published the list below, please leave a comment in the boxat the bottom of this article. I am Ken Reason : My Mothers side Patterson is from Scotland then Ireland and all many all over the globe. Mankins, James (1869) Founded in 1771, and formed from Rowan County. Danley, Isaac (1901) The deed was issued in February of 1754 for the amount of 200 acres along the Deep River. Gallian, William (1847) Aired on the CBS network from October 1960 to September 1968, the series was known for its catchy intro whistle, Southern charm and community, and talented actors: Andy Griffith (Sheriff Andy Taylor), Ron Howard (Andys son Opie), and Don Knotts (Deputy Barney Fife). 1771, and state governor, was west of present-day North Carolina. 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