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31822
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In 1898, George H. Joyner possessed an old sword owned by his great-grandfather, Maj. Benjamin May, in the Revolutionary War.
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31991
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(Includes Mills, Sutton, Edwards, Hardee, Wood, Tyson, Adams, Orvin, Hucks, Stokes, Nelson, Brooks, Galloway, Tucker)
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32569
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(Includes Griffin, Sherrod, Page)
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33827
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32304
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Death notice for Mrs. Ann Rogers, d. Apr. 1, 1880 in Pitt County, of measles.
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31833
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In May 1898, Miss A. T. Edwards of Wilson, NC died. She was the sister of Mrs. Allen Warren of Greenville, NC and was the second sister of Mrs. Warren to die in three weeks.
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32719
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Anthony Dawson, b. July 25, 1832 in Pitt County, NC, was a slave of Levi Dawson and his wife, Susan (Isler) Dawson. The Levi Dawson plantation was 18 miles from Greenville, NC. The Levi Dawson house was a one story log cabin, of square adzed logs, all weather boarded on the outside and planked and plastered on the inside. There was a long porch across the front with big brick pillars and plastered over. It sat so high that a buggy could drive under it. The house had a cluster of four rooms on two sides with a wide hall in between. The house sat a quarter of a mile off the big road and all the fences around the big house and along the front was made of barked poles, rider style, and all whitewashed.
Anthony Dawson gives a wonderful description of plantation life, Civil War, KKK, medicine, and the difference between house servants and regular slave workers. Dawson left Pitt County in 1900 and was living in Tulsa, OK in 1937, age 105 years.
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33110
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Mentions: Nelson Nichols, Silas Nichols, Alfred Nichols, John Nichols, George Nichols, Thomas Nichols, Minnie Lorena Nichols, Jeremiah Nichols.
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32932
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The letter was written on Dec. 17, 1855 by Argent Adams (dau. of David Adams and Argent Chapman) of Swift Creek, Pitt County, NC to her nephew, Furnafold Adams (b. Dec. 22, 1834 in Pitt Co., NC, d. Dec. 11, 1862 near Barton, Colbert Co., AL) son of Bryan Adams and first wife, Rittie Smith (dau. of Henry Smith and Sally Cannon).
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32868
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These were taken from the marriage index in the Pitt County Court House; transcribed by Elizabeth Ross.
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31813
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In Nov. 1879, W. B. Paramour (Paramore), was arrested for burning his own store in a building owned by Miss Eveline Nelson in Chicod twsp., Pitt County. It was thought he burned it to allay suspicion on him for burning Mr. J. J. Laughinghouse’s property. Paramore was also arrested for hiring John Campbell to put strychnine in Mr. Laughinghouse’s well. Upon giving a mortgage on $6,000 worth of property to make his appearance at next court, Paramore was released.
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33990
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Died on Feb. 10, at his home about three miles from Greenville, Arthur Forbes, aged about 75, leaving a wife and four children.
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32925
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Arthur Forbes Land Sale by his widow, Mary V. Forbes. Excepting one-fourth of an acre for graveyard.
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33378
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32877
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(includes Eastwood, Wooten, Blow)
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