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32001
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On June 20, 1844, Mrs. David Langley, of near Pactolus, Pitt County, was struck by lightning while walking in her garden.
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32002
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The following are birth and death dates copied from Ed Harrington’s old notebook by J. L. Jackson. Names include: Harrington, Manning, Turnage, McLawhorn, Smith, Peters, Buck, Heath, Johnson, Hines, Jackson, Sumrell, Braxton, Garris, Rogers.
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32003
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On May 4, 1915, K. W. Wainright and Mrs. David Brock, were killed by lightning near Farmville, NC.
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32004
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This case gives the Will of William Haddock, 1821 and deals with Joab Harrington, Zilpha Harrington, Martha Haddock, and Desire Sutton.
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32005
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32006
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These are Revolutionary War soldier’s petitions for a pension. Names include: Christopher Morning/Mooring; Godfrey Stancill; Solomon Carr.
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32007
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Died on Aug. 1, 1920 in Farmville, NC, Nathan Sanders, highly respected black man, aged between 90 and 100 years of age.
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32008
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Mentions: James Cobb, William May, Thomas Little, John Little, Thomas Sellars, George Walston, John Lee, Mr. Forbes, George Sugg, James Edwards, William Brantley, William Moseley, Daniel Lamb, John Lamb, Absalom Rogers, Amos Atkinson, Robert Grimmer.
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32009
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Died on Nov. 29, 1916, Mrs. Ivey Smith, of Bell Arthur, NC.
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32014
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Alex Ogman was born Sept. 7, 1851 in Johnston Co., NC, a slave of Calvin Ogman. In 1940, Alex had had 19 wives and 40 living children, the oldest age 67 and the youngest 3 years of age.
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32016
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On Jan. 8, 1824, slaves Jacob and Jerry, ran away from Simon Nobles and Shem Tyson of Pitt County, NC.
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32017
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William Leggett (1844-1920) a native of Beaufort County, NC, was one of Farmville, NC oldest citizens the last 19 years of his life.
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32019
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These papers deal with trying to get a pension. Names mentioned: Mrs. Pherebee Phillips, Curtis Phillips, Joseph Phillips, Willis Lewis, Willie Downs, Rebecca Price, John Downs, William Bowers, John Bowers, Gideon Bynum, Lydia Paramore, Amos Paramore, Mrs. Cunningham, J. Williams, Abraham Hardee, Robert Williams, John Kinsaul, Benjamin Hodges, Lewis Speir, William Speir, James Speir. There is also list of deserters from Craven, Johnston, Dobbs, Martin, Beaufort and Pitt Counties in 1779. The deserters from Pitt County were Josias Hardee, Admiral Haddock, William Mills.
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32020
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This is an article that appeared in the New Bern Daily Journal, May 1, 1891. The names mentioned are: Shadrach Allen, Mrs. William B. Wadsworth, James A. Hanrahan, Mrs. Speight, Mrs. Maggie Nelson, Mrs. James A. Bryan, F. X. Martin, C. C. Clark, Mrs. Susan J. Stanly, James G. Stanly.
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32021
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In Sept. 1908, John B. Hardy, son of Alfred Hardy, robbed Gus Mills and both Hardy’s were arrested.
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