Scope and arrangement

For the most part, the collection (1733-1943) consists of some thirteen deeds, two wills and fifteen newspapers. The deeds, which date from 1733 to 1904, were contracted primarily by members of the Stallings family of Perquimans County, N.C. The wills included in the collection are those of Elias Stallings (1778) and Jacob Jordan (1795). The Jordan will, written in Chowan County, is quite interesting and provides a comprehensive listing of his bequests, including a number of enslaved persons. A variety of both in-state and out-of-state newspapers, dating from 1802 to 1943, comprise a major portion of the collection and are housed in the oversize folder (299.os1). Of particular interest are two Virginian newspapers, the Virginia Pilot (May 7, 1910) and the Ledger-Dispatch (May 9, 1910), both of which carry headlines devoted to the death of King Edward VII of Great Britain and the succession of George V. Also included are the Eastern Courier (February 4, 1897) of Hertford, N.C., The Connecticut Courant (June 21, 1802), and the Richmond Enquirer (July 1859).

Additional materials in the collection include an 1840 land assessment of lots in Hertford, a Bible record of births and deaths, presumably of Stallings enslaved persons (1842-1887), a newspaper clipping of Hertford Herald editorial (August 19, 1921), which comments on a "home coming day for all the absent ones who ever lived in Perquimans County; " an undated clipping entitled "The Battle of Plymouth," which describes the recapturing of Plymouth, N.C. by Confederate forces on April 20, 1864; another clipping (1932) entitled "Town of Edenton Has Rich Background of Colonial," which describes the settling of the town; and, lastly, a partial genealogical chart of the Stallings family of Perquimans County.

Administrative information

Custodial History

February 4, 1976, 38 items; Papers (1733-1943) consisting of deeds, surveys, wills, Bible record, lot assessment, a program, newspapers, clippings, and miscellaneous. Deposited by Mr. Herbert N. Nixon, President of the Perquimans County Historical Society, Hertford, North Carolina.

Source of acquisition

On deposit by Mr. Herbert N. Nixon

Processing information

Processed by Neil Fulghum, May 1977

Encoded by Apex Data Services

Container List by Martha Elmore, April 2022

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Key terms

Personal Names

Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936

Family Names

Stallings family

Corporate Names

Perquimans County Historical Society

Topical

Bible records--North Carolina--Perquimans County
Deeds--North Carolina--Perquimans County
Real property--North Carolina--Hertford
Slavery--North Carolina--Perquimans County

Places

Edenton (N.C.)--History
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Perquimans County (N.C.)--Genealogy
Plymouth (N.C.)--History, Military--19th century

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