Record #:

38965

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Abstract:

John Skinner, a native of Perquimans County, served on the NC Continental Line in the Revolution and was active in NC politics. He represented Perquimans County in the legislature and in 1790 was named as the first federal marshal for the District of North Carolina. Skinner was involved in several ventures including a fishery, tobacco, a mill and a bake house at the mouth of the Perquimans River. Skinner owned ‘Ashland,’ on the Perquimans River, described as one of the finest houses in northeastern North Carolina. He moved to Chowan County after 1797 where he built an estate known as ‘Montpelier.’

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 1, January 2017, p21-22 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Skinner, John (1760-1819); Perquimans County--People; Perquimans County--Ashland; Chowan County--Montpelier

Record #:

38974

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Abstract:

John Clary, a native of Surry County, VA, moved to Perquimans County in 1776. In 1798, Clary built a toll float bridge across the Perquimans River at Hertford, NC. In 1809, Clary was charged for fornication with his step-daughter and yet he was also named as a delegate from Perquimans County to the NC House of Commons. He was elected two times, but the NC Legislature expelled him. The Perquimans County Court, of which Clary was a Justice, continued to appoint him to positions of trust. In 1822, Clary was appointed to the committee overseeing construction of the County courthouse.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 2, April 2017, p41 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Clary, John (d. 1825); Hertford--Floating Bridge; Perquimans County--People

Record #:

39019

Author(s):

Abstract:

Thomas McMullan, a native of Perquimans County, went to medical school. He opened a medical office first in Edenton, NC in 1889 and then moved it to Hertford, NC and finally to Elizabeth City, NC. He was a Captain in the Medical Corps in WWI, later serving as chairman of the NC Board of Health and president of the NC Medical Society. He was also a published author and poet.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 3, July 2017, p106-107 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

McMullan, Thomas (1868-1954); Perquimans County--People