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44385
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The earliest written record for the area is connected to a bishop of the Moravian Church, who around 1752-53 was looking for potential sites for settlement. In the 1760s, the first land grants were initiated by a group of men from Rowan but were not finalized due to the Earl Granville in 1763, which voided the power of Granville's land agents.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 8 Issue 3, August 1982,
p130-134, il, map, f
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44625
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An unusual record from the November 1792 Bertie County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions shows inventories of estates of individuals listing only assets for Revolutionary War service. Some of the individuals are Martin County natives, that likely lived in Bertie County at some period of time.
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44709
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Upon North Carolina's ratification of the United States Constitution in November 1789, the provisions of the 1789 Judicial Act were extended to the state and on June 4, 1790, the North Carolina federal judicial district was created and centered in New Bern. The following article renders a concise history of the establishment and framework of the court.
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44483
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The article notes of particular interest a list of members of Capt. Lenoir's Company found in the Peter Thompson Collection at the N.C. State Archives.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 9 Issue 4, November 1983,
p234-235, map
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