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Locating Chowan County Death Records

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ALLEN, Nathaniel (d. 1805)

Raleigh Register
December 9, 1805

Died – At Edenton, on the 28th ult., in the 50th year of his age, Nathaniel ALLEN, Esq., Colonel of the Militia Artillery of this State.  He was amongst the first and firmest Patriots of the year Seventy-six, and contributed his assistance towards the maintenance and defence [sic] of those just rights which constitute the patrimony and inheritance of all the human race.  In those times of difficulty and danger, he was bold and intrepid, yet firm and calm and dignified in his deportment.  By his affability, benevolence, and philanthropy, he acquired the veneration and respect of his inferiors, and the justly merited friendship of his equals.  The peculiar energies of his mind, which had been highly cultivated and improved, rendered him at all times an interesting and agreeable Companion.  He had an ear to hearken to the voice of distress, a heart to sympathise [sic] in the miseries of his fellow-man, and a hand ever ready to administer to his comforts and relief.  By his death, his relations and friends, have sustained a great and irreparable loss. 

 

 

 

Obituaries of Chowan County

This list will include obituaries of Chowan County residents.  Expect it to grow over time. 

World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing: Army and Army Air Forces Personnel

Contributed 27 July 2010 by B. Jo Branch

Abbreviation: Types of Casualties
DNB – Died, non-battle
DOI – Died of injuries
DOW – Wounded and later died
FOD – Under Public Law 490, Finding of Death
KIA – Killed in Action
M – Missing

Soldiers Name………………Serial #………Rank…..Type

Alexander, Marvin R……..34673896…..PFC…….KIA

Armstead, George W……..34457922…..PVT…….DNB

Bass, Louis A………………..6838980…….PVT ……DNB

Blanchard, Rochelle……….34117842…..PFC ……DNB

Coffield W H Jr……………..34113422…..CPL…….DNB

Dale, Herbert W Jr………6291045……S SG…..DNB

Forehand, Erie P…………34171551….PFC……KIA

Habit, Edward R Jr………33645873….PVT……KIA

Hurdle, William M………34851756….PVT……DNB

Jordan, Wesley L…………34660499….PFC……DNB

Mathews, Lawson C……..01643102….CAPT…DNB

McClees William N………34253826….S SG…..KIA

Nixon, Tency G………….34673310….PFC……DNB

White, George M…………0-023440….CAPT….DNB

Wilkins, William H………34016475….PVT……KIA

 

Sources:

Edenton Bell Battery Roster

COMMANDING OFFICER 
Captain William Badham Jr.

OFFICERS

  • Second Lieutenant David Gaskins Jr.
  • Second Lieutenant Augustus M. Moore
  • Second Lieutenant Julian G. Moore
  • First Lieutenant John M. Jones
  • First Lieutenant Nelson McCleese

NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES

  • Pvt. Samuel H. Abbott
  • Pvt. Harmon Alexander
  • Artificer Thomas B. Alexander
  • Pvt. Thomas Armstrong 
  • Pvt. Riddick Arnold
  • Pvt. David O. Askew 
  • Pvt. Charles L. Bailey 
  • Pvt. Thomas C. Badham 
  • Pvt. William P Banres 
  • Pvt. Benjamin J. Barrett 
  • Pvt. Thomas A Barrow 
  • Pvt. Alonzo L Barry 
  • Pvt. Thomas B Bateman 
  • Pvt. Thomas F. Boswell 
  • Pvt. Benjamin C. Bourdeaux 
  • Pvt. Jeremiah Bowen 
  • Pvt. Henry H. Boyce 
  • Pvt. Andrew J. Brewer 
  • Cpl. Franklin L Brickhouse 
  • Pvt. Doctrine D Brickhouse 
  • Pvt. John F Bunch 
  • Pvt. Robert D Bunch 
  • Pvt. Quinton T Bush 
  • Pvt. James H Burkett 
  • Pvt. Thaddeus W. Butler 
  • Pvt. T.W. Busbee 
  • Pvt. Abram T. Bush 
  • Pvt. George F. Byrum 
  • Pvt. Jesse W. Byrum 
  • Pvt. Joseph R. Byrum 
  • Cpl. Doctrine Cahoon 
  • Pvt. Jordan Cahoon 
  • Pvt. William H Cale 
  • Pvt. Roderick C Campbell 
  • Pvt. James Carter 
  • Pvt. Joseph F. Chippewater 
  • Pvt. Exum B. Clark 
  • Pvt. James D. Clark 
  • Sgt. William Thomas Clark 
  • Quartermaster Sgt. Abner A. Combs 
  • Cpl. Jesse L. Cooper 
  • Pvt. John C. Cullifer 
  • Sgt. Alfred M. Darden 
  • Sgt. Edward S. Davenport 
  • Pvt. Ephraim B. Davis 
  • Pvt. Henry Edward Dillon 
  • Pvt. Silas W. Dillon 
  • Pvt. Alpheus P. Doughtie 
  • Pvt. Caleb G Dowty 
  • Blacksmith William C Dunning 
  • Pvt. John H. Dunston 
  • Pvt. Thomas H. Evans 
  • Pvt. Francis R. Elenor 
  • Pvt. James W. Farmer 
  • Pvt. Thomas K. Feagan 
  • Pvt. Charles Fenon 
  • Pvt. Stephen Ferrel 
  • Pvt. George Washington Flythe 
  • Sgt. John G. Fraim 
  • Pvt. Peter Fullerton 
  • Pvt. John S. Gaskins 
  • Pvt. Thomas L. Gibson 
  • Commissary Sgt. Oliver F. Gilbert 
  • Pvt. George H. Gilcott 
  • Pvt. Thomas G. Goff 
  • Pvt. James E. Gordon 
  • Sgt. Henry S. Gregory 
  • Pvt. Allen Grist Jr. 
  • Pvt. Samuel L. Grist 
  • Bugler John F. Gulick 
  • Pvt. Baker F. Halsey 
  • Pvt. Isaac Halsey 
  • Pvt. D.W. Hansberry 
  • Pvt. George L. Hancock 
  • Pvt. Abram T. Harman 
  • Pvt. Reddick H. Harman 
  • Pvt. Henderson Harris 
  • Pvt. Irwin A. Harris 
  • Pvt. Thomas Harris 
  • Pvt. Josiah Harrell 
  • Pvt. John Hassell 
  • Pvt. Calvin A. Haste 
  • Cpl. William H. Hassell 
  • Pvt. James W. Hathaway 
  • Pvt. Andrew J. Haste 
  • Pvt. James F. Hayman 
  • Pvt. Jacob Heath 
  • Pvt. Benjamin F. Hember 
  • Pvt. Robert M. Henry 
  • Pvt. John W. Herring 
  • Pvt. John Hollowell 
  • Pvt. Cyrus E. Hopkins 
  • Pvt. O’Kelly W. Howard 
  • Pvt. William Hudson 
  • Sgt. Benjamin F. Hunter 
  • Pvt. Zachariah Ivey 
  • Pvt. James S. Jackson 
  • Pvt. Carney Jones 
  • Pvt. John M. Jones 
  • 1st Sgt. William H. Jones 
  • Pvt. Richard F.R. Jordan 
  • Pvt. Isaac V. Jordan 
  • Pvt. Wilson Jordan 
  • Pvt. William W. Kemp 
  • Pvt. William Taylor Keough 
  • Pvt. James E. Lang 
  • Pvt. James R. Larkins 
  • Pvt. Frank Lassiter 
  • Pvt. George W. Lassiter 
  • Pvt. James H. Lassiter 
  • Pvt. John Lassiter 
  • Pvt. John W. Leonard 
  • Pvt. Leroy Lassiter 
  • Pvt. Richard Lassiter 
  • Pvt. Samuel S Leary 
  • Pvt. Edward F Littleton 
  • Pvt. Ashley H. Liverman 
  • Pvt. Thomas Liverman 
  • Pvt. James Madison 
  • Pvt. Solomon M. Mann 
  • Pvt. James H. Manning 
  • Pvt. West Miller 
  • Pvt. William C.R.C Miller 
  • Pvt. John A. Mitchell 
  • Pvt. George Mizell 
  • Pvt. Jonathan Mizell 
  • Pvt. William Mizell 
  • Pvt. Lemuel Monds 
  • Pvt. William M. Monds 
  • Pvt. Demetrius W. Newberry 
  • Pvt. George C. Newberry 
  • Sgt. Michael Newman 
  • Pvt. William A. Nichols 
  • Pvt. James A. Nixon 
  • Pvt. Josiah Nowell 
  • Pvt. Richmond M. Only 
  • Pvt. William D. Only 
  • Pvt. Henry W. Outlaw 
  • Pvt. John L. Outlaw 
  • Pvt. Uriah Overton 
  • Pvt. Benjamin F. Owens 
  • Pvt. Joseph M. Owens 
  • Pvt. George W. Parish (A George Abraham Parrish is buried in IL)
  • Cpl. John A. Patrick 
  • Cpl. Joseph F. Parish (A Joseph J. Parish is buried in IL)
  • Sgt. Thomas M. Parker 
  • Pvt. Franklin L. Patrick 
  • Pvt. William E. Peelle 
  • Pvt. Jarvis B. Perry 
  • Pvt. Josiah Perry 
  • Pvt. William Perry 
  • Pvt. Franklin E. Phelps 
  • Pvt. James Pickett 
  • Pvt. Samuel C. Pickett 
  • Pvt. William H. 
  • Pickett Sgt. John R. Powell 
  • Cpl. Junios B. Powell 
  • Pvt. Samuel Privett 
  • Pvt. John Quinton 
  • Pvt. Cader M. Raby 
  • Pvt. Fletcher Y. Ramsay 
  • Pvt. Abner P. Rawls 
  • Pvt. Job Riddick 
  • Pvt. John Roberts 
  • Pvt. Barney Rose 
  • Pvt. James E. Sailor 
  • Pvt. James E. Saunders 
  • Pvt. Quenten T. Saunders 
  • Pvt. John A. Savage 
  • Pvt. John A. Sawyer 
  • Pvt. James Sheahan 
  • Pvt. William S. Sheahan 
  • Pvt. George F. Shoulars 
  • Cpl. James R. Skinner 
  • Pvt. Joseph D. Skinner 
  • Pvt. John W. Spencer 
  • Pvt. Absolom W. Spruill 
  • Pvt. Thomas Stafford 
  • Pvt. Lafayette Steely 
  • Pvt. James H. Story 
  • Pvt. James Swain 
  • Sgt. Cornelius Tarkenton 
  • Pvt. John Tarkenton 
  • Pvt. John W. Tarkenton 
  • Pvt. Josephus Tarkenton 
  • Pvt. James L. Taylor 
  • Pvt. William Thomas Terry 
  • Pvt. Lucius A. Tyler 
  • Pvt. Albert Vann 
  • Pvt. Jesse T. Vaughn 
  • Pvt. Edward Waugh 
  • Pvt. James D. Webb 
  • Pvt. William Jeptha Webb 
  • Pvt. Jordan B. Weston 
  • Pvt. George W. Whedbee 
  • Pvt. James White 
  • Pvt. James R. White 
  • Pvt. Joel H. White 
  • Pvt. John White 
  • Pvt. Jordan W. White 
  • Pvt. James L. Williams 
  • Pvt. Thomas E. Williams 
  • Pvt. Willoughby Williams 
  • Pvt. James Wills 
  • Pvt. William W. Winborn 
  • Pvt. Samuel Francis Wood 
  • Pvt. Robert D. Worley 
  • Pvt. Joshua C. Wright 
  • Pvt. Andrew Wynn

Signers of the Resolutions of the Edenton Tea Party

The tea pot on the green and the tablet on the Court House commemorate this event. Our thanks to Dixie Briggs for contributing the following account for the Chowan County Page.

From the Morning Chronicle and London Advertiser, January 16, 1775, comes the following contemporary account of the Edenton Tea Party and the only authentic list of signers of the resolutions. 

“Extract of a letter from North Carolina, Oct. 27. 

“The Provincial Deputies of North Carolina having resolvd not to drink any more tea, nor wear any more British cloth, &c. many ladies of this Province have determined to give a memorable proof of their patriotism, and have accordingly entered into the following honourable and spirited association. I send it to you, to shew your fair countrywomen, how zealously and faithfully American ladies follow the laudable example of their husbands, and what opposition your Ministers may expect to receive from a people thus firmly united against them.” 

Edenton, North Carolina, Oct. 25, 1774. 

“As we cannot be indifferent on any occasion that appears nearly to affect the peace and happiness of our country, and as it has thought necessary, for the public good, to enter into several particular resolves by a meeting of Members deputed from the whole Province, it is a duty which we owe, not only to our near and dear connections who have concurred in them, but to ourselves who are essentially interested in their welfare, to do every thing as far as lies in our power to testify our sincere adherence to the same; and we do therefore accordingly subscribe this paper, as a witness of our fixed intention and solemn determination to do so.

Abagail Charlton Mary Blount
F. Johnstone Elizabeth Creacy
Margaret Cathcart Elizabeth Patterson
Anne Johnstone Jane Wellwood
Margaret Pearson Mary Woolard
Penelope Dawson Sarah Beasley
Jean Blair Susannah Vail
Grace Clayton Elizabeth Vail
Frances Hall Elizabeth Vail
Mary Jones Mary Creacy
Anne Hall Mary Creacy
Rebecca Bondfield Ruth Benbury
Sarah Littlejohn Sarah Howcott
Penelope Barker Sarah Hoskins
Elizabeth P. Ormond Mary Littledle
M. Payne Sarah Valentine
Elizabeth Johnston Elizabeth Crickett
Mary Bonner Elizabeth Green
Lydia Bonner Mary Ramsay
Sarah Howe Anne Horniblow
Lydia Bennet Mary Hunter
Marion Wells Tresia Cunningham
Anne Anderson Elizabeth Roberts
Sarah Mathews Elizabeth Roberts
Anne Haughton Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Beasly

The following was received from Richard Crotwell  - Penelope Barker, a main instigator of subject was Penelope Craven before her marriage to Barker. Source: Great Stories of the American Revolution by Webb Garrison, Chapter 12 pages 76 & 77.