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JONES, Lovis (d. 1817)

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DIED, on the 14th inst. Mr. Lovis JONES of this town, long a member of the Methodist Society.  He bore the trials of the long illness of which he died, with a resignation and patience truly characteristic of the distinguished excellence of his mind, and of the principles of christian piety, and of respectful submission to the will of a beneficent and merciful Providence.  He was an amiable man in society; a good life has been his preparation for death; let us hope he is now enjoying peace and happiness, for he who is good will obtain grace from the lord, he who is merciful will find mercy; while gracious warmth and liberality of soul deserve to be cherished, the recollection of his worth will never be effaced from the hearts of his friends.  He  has bequeathed a considerable sum of money to religious and charitable uses.

Source:  Carolina Federal Republican, 20 September 1817

Craven County Bible Records Online

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Thx to a tweet from Jen Baldwin, I’ve just learned that the New Bern-Craven County Public Library has made a collection of Bible Records available online.  The records were collected in 2002 & 2003 by the library and the Craven County Genealogical Society.

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excerpt from deGaffenried bible (1812)

The collection includes more than 30 bible records and can be searched and browsed. Visit the online site to check them out.  Some of the surnames represented include

  • Brand
  • Daniels
  • DeGaffenried
  • Dozier
  • Green
  • Hurst
  • Mann
  • McLawhorn
  • Pelletier
  • Saywer
  • Speights
  • Watson
  • Whitford

Great job to the library & society for making these accessible online! More background information can be read on the Sun Journal website.

PARKER, GREEN (Mr. & Mrs.) (1822)

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DIED — In this town, on Monday night last, at twelve o’clock, Mrs. Mary PARKER, aged 65; and on Tuesday morning, at five o’clock, her husband, Mr. Green PARKER, aged 76.  They lived together as man and wife 42 years, died within five hours of each other, and were both buried in the same coffin.

Source: New Bern Sentinel, 27 Apr 1822, pg. 3

LEIGH, William R. (d. 1848)

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The following death notice appeared in the November 4, 1848 issue of the Raleigh Register newspaper. Major William R. LEIGH  died at his residence in Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee. He was the son of Roscoe LEIGH, formerly of Newbern.

Founding of New Bern

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Recently added to the Internet Archive is the 1920 publication “Christoph von Graffenried’s account of the founding of New Bern.”  The book is more than 450 pages long and is in German, French and English. If you’re interested in better understanding the historical context, this may be something to peruse.

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