Abstract:
This 1795-96 diary was written by Gen. Samuel Simpson (1765-1830) son of Col. John Simpson and Elizabeth Hardee. It was found in a garret in his later residence at Fort Barnwell, Craven Co., NC and presented to the North Carolina Archives in 1880’s. There are several deaths and marriages mentioned:
Jan. 1795—John Moye Esq. died in Greenville
Jan. 28, 1795---George Falconer died
Jan. 28, 1795---Samuel Dudley died
Feb. 1, 1795---Robert Dixon died
July 2, 1795---Polly Moore married to James Brooks
Dec. 17, 1795---Sally Simpson married to Joseph Brickell
Jan. 3, 1796---John Barbers funeral
Jan. 3, 1796---Mrs. Walter Dixon’s funeral preached by Parson Blount