QUAKER COMMUNITIES IN ALBEMARLE From The Hill Family of Chowan County North Carolina By Anne L. McCarthy The land configurations of Albemarle made the area attractive and accessible. Laced with small streams, creeks, and deep rivers, the easy access by water into the untamed region offered ports for ocean-going ships able to take the settlers’ products [...]
Perquimans Deaths in Different Counties (Truebloods born in Perquimans County) Courtesy of Gordon Trueblood Name Date of Birth Date of Death County of Death Lucille Hurdle Trueblood Apr. 15, 1900 Dec. 05, 1980 Chowan Paul Jerome Trueblood Sept. 18, 1944 Jan. 22, 1986 Orange Laura Jordan Trueblood Sept. 18, 1890 Jan. 05, 1987 Pasquotank George [...]
A Brief History of the 27th NC at Sharpsburg taken from a manuscript by H.Z.Bogue III. __________________________________________________________________ On September 28, 1861 by the direction of the governor, ten companies of militia were organized at New Bern into a military organization officially designated the 27th North Carolina Troops. The regiment first served as security forces, with companies located [...]
27th REGIMENT N.C. 27th INFANTRY REGIMENT Singletary’s Infantry Battalion (until September 28, 1861) __________________________________________________________________ ORGANIZATION: Organized for 12 months in the field on September 28, 1861. Reorganized for the war on April 24, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865. FIRST COMMANDER: George B. Singletary (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel) FIELD OFFICERS: John [...]
WILLIAM A. WILSON (1830-1891) Confederate Veteran Perquimans County, NC by Robert E. Stokley William A. Wilson was born near Winfall in Perquimans County, NC about 1830. Family information lists his middle name as “Addison” but no verification of this has been found. He was the son of Thomas Wilson (1802-1874) and Elvy (WHITE) Wilson (1805-1832). [...]
Eliza Jordan will, Recorded -Book F Page 522 Perquimans County, NC *********************** I, Eliza Jordan, being advanced in years and infirm in body, but of a sound and disposing mind, do make this my last will & testamenton this the 29th day of September 1864 to wit- Item 1st I do give and bequeath my [...]
The will of Christopher Wilson written 5 December 1823 and probated during the February Term of Court 1824, Perquimans County, NC Book F, Page 65 ***************************************** State of North Carolina Perquimans County Know ye by these presents that I Christopher Wilson being in a low state of health tho of sound and disposing mind do make and ordain [...]
_______________________________ Source: YEAR BOOK –VOLUME 2–Pasquotank Historical Society – Elizabeth City, N.C. Edited by JOHN ELLIOTT WOOD. published 1958. _______________________________
______________________________ Source: YEAR BOOK – VOLUME 3 – Pasquotank Historical Society – Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Compiled and Edited by LOU N. OVERMAN and EDNA M. SHANNONHOUSE. Published in 1975. ______________________________
GRANBERY Samuel Granbery was living in Nansemond Co Va, before —, 11mo, 1706, at which time he attended a convivial party, at the house of one Gresson Cofield, in sd county, where he was “assaulted by [...]
