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38815
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The author gives a history of Stumpy Point, the southernmost village on the Dare County mainland. Said to be called’ Meltail-on-the-lake’ by the Indians, it first appeared on a map in 1709 as Stumpy Point. In 1778, land around Stumpy Point Lake was claimed by James Anderson and by 1795 this land along with what would become the entire county of Dare, was owned by John Gray Blount. In 1794, three Midyett brothers and Edward Mann, bought nearly 2200 acres on Stumpy Point and founded the village. The Stumpy Point post office opened in 1876 and in the 1900’s was known as the ‘Shad Capitol of the World.’
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 22 Issue No. 1, January 2013,
p6-7
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38816
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The author gives several abstracts of Pasquotank County Estate Records for Thomas Faircloth 1772; Edward Faircluff 1753; Thomas Faircluff 1772; John Faircluff 1774; William Farrange 1848; Erasmus Farrill 1755; Mary Farrow 1797; Oliver Fearing 1851; Isaiah Fearing 1858; Submit W. Fearing 1859; and J. B. Fearing 1888.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 22 Issue No. 1, January 2013,
p16-20
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38817
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John A. ‘Jack’ Fairless, of Gates Co., NC, was a scoundrel, that joined the Confederate Army. He deserted after an incident and became a ‘Buffalo,’ or ‘Home Guard thief,’ becoming a part of Company E, 1st Regiment of Union Volunteers. These men were headquartered at Wingfield Plantation on the Chowan River, where they robbed their former neighbors, destroyed property and generally made a nuisance of themselves. Lt. John A. ‘Jack’ Fairless was shot to death in October 1862 during a drunken argument with a private in his own company.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 22 Issue No. 1, January 2013,
p20-21
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38818
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Laurence Simmons Baker, a native of Gates County, NC, graduated last in his class at West Point, and served as a Captain in the United States Mounted Rifles in the western frontier. Baker resigned his commission at the start of the Civil War and became a Colonel in the 1st NC Cavalry. After several battles, he was promoted in 1864 to Brigadier General. Baker then lost his right arm in a battle and after a year became Commander of the Second Military District overseeing the defense of railroads and vital supply lines. He went back into battle at the end of the war. After the war, Baker became a farmer, an insurance agent and in 1878 became a station agent in Suffolk, VA.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 22 Issue No. 1, January 2013,
p21-22
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38819
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William Paul Roberts, a native of Gates Co., NC, was a teacher, enlisted in the Civil War in 1861 as a private, rose quickly through the ranks and was made Captain in 1862. In 1864 he was appointed Major and after several battles, was promoted to Brigadier General. After the war, Roberts represented Gates County at the Constitutional Convention of 1875. In 1876, he was elected to the NC Legislature, served as the State Auditor 1880 to 1889, and was appointed by President Grover Cleveland as Consul to Victoria, British Columbia.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 22 Issue No. 1, January 2013,
p22-23
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38820
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The author goes in search of Peter Casses, d. Sept. 3, 1858, of Pasquotank County, NC. The records use the Casses name, but later it is found to be Peter Copes.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 22 Issue No. 1, January 2013,
p23-24
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38821
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The author gives her genealogical struggle to find her ancestors James Hathaway and his daughter, Deborah S. Hathaway Warnier.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 22 Issue No. 1, January 2013,
p24-25
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