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38673
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Adam Smithson Davis, lived his life as a pirate; married Martha Patsy Sykes and had twelve children. He was friends with the Perry family of New Hope Township, Perquimans Co., NC.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 19 Issue No. 2, April 2010,
p41
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38674
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Baptism Certificate of Edmond Davis, 1868
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 19 Issue No. 2, April 2010,
p41, il
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38793
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The author provides the newspaper account of the murder.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 21 Issue No. 3, July 2012,
p70-71
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38831
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The author gives a map showing the 1906 division of land of Caleb Banks, an African-American, of Pasquotank Co., NC, born about 1838, died before 1900.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 22 Issue No. 2, April 2013,
p54
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38897
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Stephen Pool, a native of Pasquotank Co., NC, was licensed to preach in 1856, became an educator and then university president at UNC-Chapel Hill, which led to the closure of the university during Reconstruction. He also served as US Deputy Appraiser in North Carolina in 1866 and continued to preach and teach the university closed.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 24 Issue No. 2, April 2015,
p51-52
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38898
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Aaron Marshal Elliott, a native of Pasquotank Co., NC, moved with his family in 1847 to the Deep River community in Guilford Co., NC. He graduated from Harvard University in 1868, spent the next eight years in Europe, tutoring first and then studying in various universities. In 1876, Elliott began teaching Romance languages at John Hopkins University and did much pioneer work in organizing the scientific study of modern language and literature. Elliott was prized for his talents and for his never failing cheerfulness.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 24 Issue No. 2, April 2015,
p52-53
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38901
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Bettie Freshwater Pool, a native of Pasquotank Co., NC, was disfigured in infancy, became a note authoress and songwriter. Her song, ‘Carolina, A Song,’ published in 1909 was proposed to be the official State Song. She is long remembered for her article on Theodosia Burr in the North Carolina Booklet in 1909. Pool spent most of her adult life supporting herself and her sister, Patty, by operating a private school in her home in Elizabeth City, NC.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 24 Issue No. 2, April 2015,
p56-57
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38920
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William Reed, appears as early as 1711 as an assemblyman signing a letter denouncing Cary’s Rebellion and in 1712, signing a letter petitioning help from the Governor of Virginia against the Tuscarora. In 1712, Reed was a member of the Virginia –North Carolina Boundary Line Commission. In 1715, Reed was named as vestryman for the Currituck Precinct parish. He became Proprietor’s deputy, a member of the Council and was acting Governor of North Carolina from 1722 to 1724. In 1723, he named himself and others as town commissioners to enlarge the town of Carteret, which was recently incorporated on the northeastern side of Roanoke Island. Reed died at his home in Pasquotank County.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 25 Issue No. 3, July 2016,
p71-72
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38930
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Daniel Akehurst was born in England, was a Quaker minister and in 1681 was appointed to the NC Council as Proprietors Deputy. He left North Carolina for a time and returned in 1693/94 and served as Secretary and Council member. In 1695, Akehurst was appointed deputy collector of customs for Pasquotank and the Little River District. In 1696, he was named Escheator for the colony of North Carolina. Akehurst died in Virginia.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 25 Issue No. 3, July 2016,
p82-83
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39010
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John Pool, a Pasquotank County native, practiced law in Elizabeth City, NC. He served in the NC Senate in 1856 and 1858. He worked to prevent Secession and as a conservative Unionist, tried to not take part in the Civil War in any way. Pool served as a US Senator after the War and took a leading role in legislation to suppress the Klu Klux Klan.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 3, July 2017,
p86-87
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39021
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John Lamb Prichard, a Pasquotank County native, was a graduate of Wake Forest College in 1840. He taught school in Murfreesboro and preached in the Hertford County community. He was ordained in 1842 at the First Baptist Church in Danville, NC. He later became pastor of of the Front Street Baptist Church in Wilmington, NC.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 3, July 2017,
p108
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39024
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William Blount Shepard, a Pasquotank County native, served as Aide-de-Camp to several Confederate generals and later fought in numerous battles as a member of Selden’s Artillery battery. After the War, Shepard organized the Edenton Cotton Mills, Edenton Peanut Company and the Bank of Edenton. His first wife, Ann Cameron Shepard played a major role in the historic restoration of Edenton, NC.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 3, July 2017,
p110-111
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13.Biography of Jonathan Price (d. 1822) by Carolina Trees & Branches Vol. 26 Issue No. 3, July 2017
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39027
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Jonathan Price, was named as Pasquotank County surveyor in 1789. He, along with John Strother, another surveyor, produced new maps of North Carolina.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 3, July 2017,
p113-114
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40795
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