Record #:

22554

Author(s):

Williams, V. Faison

Abstract:

Although mentioned little by historians, Henry McCullough was a champion for Scotch-Irish Presbyterians in North Carolina, who came from Ireland to escape religious persecution. McCullough secured land grants for settlement, covering a large part of the sand hills and Piedmont region of North Carolina, and named it Duplin.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 22 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p32-39 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Land grants; Irish--North Carolina--Immigration; Presbyterians--History; McCullough (McCulloch), Henry, d. 1778

Record #:

22555

Author(s):

Rodman, Lida Tunstall

Abstract:

Poised to be removed for a more modern structure, an old home on the corner of Main and Market Streets in Washington, North Carolina was built in 1778 for John Gray Blount. Blount, born in 1752, was a Revolutionary War patriot and served in special missions on behalf of the Revolutionary Government. With a successful import and export trade, Blount became an early commissioner of the town of Washington and was instrumental in getting the county seat transferred there from Bath.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 22 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p46-52 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Blount, John Gray, 1752-1833; Washington (N.C.)--History

Record #:

22556

Author(s):

Haywood, Marshall Delancey

Abstract:

There have been four Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge, St. John's Lodge with Grand Jurisdiction of North Carolina. From 1791 to 1811, John Louis Taylor served as Grand Master for three terms, later attaining fame as a lawyer and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Following Richard Dobbs Spaight's retirement in 1832, it was not until 1850 that Alonzo T. Jerkins, prominently connected in industry, finance, and transportation, became Grand Master. Following Jerkins three consecutive terms as Grand Master, Charles Cauthen Clark, a native of New Bern and member of Congress, was elected Grand Master in 1870.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 22 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p53-62 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Spaight, Richard Dobbs Jr., 1796-1850; Masons--North Carolina; Clark, Charles Cauthen, 1829-1911; Taylor, John Louis, 1769-1829

Record #:

22557

Author(s):

Dillard, Richard

Abstract:

Centre Hill, Chowan County, North Caroilna, is the highest point in the county, forming a large watershed. This well-defined area became a civic and communal center in the area's history, attracting itinerant Methodist ministers, flourishing schools, and Civil War incidents.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 22 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p63-72 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Chowan County--History; Centre Hill; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Methodists--North Carolina

Record #:

22558

Author(s):

Smith, General W.A.

Abstract:

In 1850 a charter was granted to form the Carolina Female College, which was built in Ansonville, North Carolina. With the power to confer diplomas, Carolina Female College was the third institution in the Untied States dedicated solely to the education of women. Under patronage from the Methodist Episcopal Church, Carolina Female College drew large numbers from various southern states.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 22 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p73-82 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Carolina Female College (Ansonville)--History