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859
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Discusses the settling of Davidson County and the Cumberland Battalion, a state militia group, which was formed to protect the inhabitants from Indian rebellion.
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860
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Discusses various sites of the courthouses in Montgomery County.
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44226
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The author provides a summary map and portraits connected to the British invasion of North Carolina in 1781. Lists of Prisoners are primarily from the British Records file in the N.C. State Archives.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 5 Issue 2, May 1979,
p74-83, por, map
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44238
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The Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-46 supported the rise of Charles Edward Stuart for restoring the exiled Stuart line to the throne of England and Scotland. This opportunity collapsed with the Battle of Culloden, which led to the end of clan power in Scotland and the removal of over 900 Scottish prisoners to the British colonies. Records abstracted here relate to various aspects in the transportation of these prisoners.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 6 Issue 2, May 1980,
p78-99, il, map
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44264
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An interesting notation made by the author is that by 1850, as many as 34% of all native North Carolinians still living resided outside the the, particularly Tennessee.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 7 Issue 3, August 1981,
p122-123, map
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44341
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The author identifies three different contract forms with the indentures abstracted for this article. They are taken from the British Records Collection at the N.C. State Archives.
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44532
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Created in honor of Sir John Tyrrell, Tyrrell County lies in the eastern part of North Carolina. Its earlies surviving tax lists are from the year 1782.
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44628
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During the period 1755-1763, Granville County saw more than local changes in its boundaries. This was the period of the French and Indian War, followed by the Regulator movement and migration from northern colonies.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 12 Issue 3, August 1986,
p150-167, map
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44626
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Thirteen marriage records, not previously publishes are abstracted here from the collections at the North Carolina State Archives.
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44841
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"The Cumberland Battalion (also Guard) was the State of North Carolina's last active military effort to aid the settlers in its western lands against Indian depravations."
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 18 Issue 4, November 1992,
p194-204, map, f
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44834
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The first sixty years of Montgomery County's history saw numerous changes in the location of the county's courthouse. Three locations given discussion are as follows: the courthouse on Henry Mouger's land, the courthouse on James Tindall's land the courthouse in Henderson.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 18 Issue 3, August 1992,
p131-143, map, f
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44869
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The fire is said to have destroyed all records within and was the work of an arsonist. Wright Allen.
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44199
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In colonial America, divorce could only be granted through legislative act. After the Revolution,, laws regarding marriage and divorce were slow to change. In North Carolina, an act passed in 1796 gave only four specific reasons divorce could be granted. In 1808, the North Carolina Assembly passed an act concerning divorce and alimony.
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44198
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The author discusses a miscellaneous category of county records found in the North Carolina State Archives. Of particular interest are Revolutionary War records, principally applications for pensions. Abstracts of this data is provided and arranged by county.
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44216
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The problem of British merchants collecting several million pounds of debt after the end of the war was a protracted one. Finally on January 8, 1802, an agreement was reached by the two countries on the payment of claims. The author notes this as the first in a planned series of articles on the subject. This first article deals with the Report of Special Agent William Duffy.
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