The following notice appeared in the Deaths column of the January 31, 1837 issue of the Raleigh Register newspaper.
Transcription: In Chowan co. Rev. Miles WELCH; aged 56; for many years a laborer in the Baptist Church.
WELCH, Miles (d. 1837)
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CLARK, Nancy (d. 1837)
The following notice appeared in the Deaths column in the January 31, 1837 issue of the Raleigh Register.
Transcription: In Edenton, Miss Nancy Clark, aged 27; an exemplary Christian.
BILLINGS, Ann (Mrs.) – d. 1837
The following notice appeared in the Deaths column of the February 21, 1837 issue of the Raleigh Register newspaper.
Transcription: In Edenton, Chowan co on the 23d ult. Mrs. Ann BILLINGS, in the 63d year of her age – a pious, active and devoted member of the Baptist Church.
AVERY, John (d. 1836)
Raleigh Register
November 1, 1836
DEATHS — In Chowan county on the 12th ult. Mr. John AVERY, a soldier of the Revolution in the 88th year of his age.
BULLOCK, Lucy Ann (d. 1836)
Raleigh Register
November 1, 1836
DEATHS – In Chowan county, Lucy Ann, infant daughter of William Bullock, Esq.
HOWETT, Mary (d. 1823)
Raleigh Register
April 4, 1823
Died – At Edenton, on the 19th ult., after a long & tedious illness, Miss Mary HOWETT, daughter of Mr. Richard HOWETT, dec’d.
LAUSTON, Mary (d. 1823)
Raleigh Register
April 4, 1823
DIED – at Edenton on the 21st, Mrs. Mary LAUSTON, consort of Capt. John LANSTON.
Locating Chowan County Death Records
There are several resources available to you if you are looking for death records of Chowan County. You can contact the Chowan County Register of Deeds office to order certificates and/or consult the following resources:
- Chowan County Obituaries – submitted to this site
- Chowan County Deaths – indexed from various newspaper resources
- Chowan County Obituaries – submitted to the USGenWeb Archives Project
- North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930 — free database from FamilySearch with original images of death certificates; includes deaths in Chowan County
- North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994 – free database from Family Record Search; includes Chowan County records, but does not have original images
- Social Security Death Index – looking for death information from approx. 1960s to present day? Try the SSDI – it can be searched for free at FamilySearch.
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.
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