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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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31823
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In 1899, J. D. Savage, of Chicago, who served in the military in the Spanish-American War, was visiting his sister, Mrs. C. T. Munford, in Greenville, NC.
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31826
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(includes Page, Andrews)
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31827
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Newsy letter from Lydia A. Chapman to her daughter Bettie _____, dated April 12, 1866. The letter talks of the damage done by Union forces in Swift Creek. Jimmie Roach died in 1864 from small pox. Abner Edwards died three weeks after coming home from the Civil War. Dr. Beckwith mistakenly shot and killed. Jane Lancaster died of the small pox. Julia Chapman had daughter Liz Harvey. Bill Butler married Julia Dudley. Fred Lancaster is teaching school. Thomas Langley married.
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31829
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In 1928, men were cutting trees on the old Hodges graveyard just east of the crossroads. Josiah Hodges once lived there and his son and daughter-in-law, Josiah Hodges, Jr., former sheriff of Pitt County in the 1850’s and his wife Mollie Hoell and their daughter Miss Cora Hodges all lived there.
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31831
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In 1908, John Lacy and Mrs. J. H. Moore were arrested for bigamy.
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31832
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In June 1911, Mrs. W. H. Corbett and Mrs. Alfred Edwards were working in a field with others near Black Jack and were stuck by lightning and killed.
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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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31835
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The following are abstracts of pensions from the War of 1812 found at National Archives:
Richard Carson, d. Jan. 19, 1839—md. Apr. 19, 1826 to Martha Baker.
Cannon Chance---md. In 1808 to Nancy McGowan.
John M. Barnhill, d. 1863/64---md. ca. 1852/53 to Harriett Bryan.
Wilson Ball, d. June 26, 1861---md. In Dec. 1811 to Margaret Pinkham.
Cherry Ball, d. Aug. 6, 1882---md. Feb. 15, 1832 to Sarah Floyd.
William E. Edwards, d. May 29, 1869---md. On Mar. 16, 1811 to Louisa Edwards.
Noah Harris, d. Sept. 5, 1847---md. on Apr. 6, 1810 to Hannah Braxton.
Moses Harrington, d. Aug. 1, 1844---md. Sept. 15, 1833 to Rhoda Page.
William Kittrell, d. Jan. 18, 1814---md. Apr. 12, 1812 to Chloe Clark.
Allen Smith, d. Mar. 2, 1873---md.1) Charity Cox; m.2) Rebecca Sutton.
Cannon Smith---md.1) Anna Morris; m.2) Mary Jones; m.3) Susan Koonce.
Cannon Stocks, d. Apr. 15, 1881---md.1) Elizabeth Hathaway; m.2) Mrs. Elizabeth Boyd Cox.
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31837
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(includes Harrell, Mooring, Patrick)
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31838
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In 1912, J. H. Randolph, of South America, was in Greenville to remodel the Cherry House for his sister.
In 1893, Ed. S. Rountree and J. J. Speir opened a merchantile store in New Mexico.
In 1891, E. A. Buck , of Ballon, GA, is visiting relatives here.
In 1896, Harmon Jenkins, of Alabama, is visiting relatives here.
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31839
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Reuben Gurganus, b. 1762 in Pitt Co., NC; was living in Pitt County in 1836. Other Revolutionary War soldiers named include: Simon Keel and Jeremiah Leggett.
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31840
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This is a letter from 1925 from Miss E. Leslie Charles, of Darlington, SC, to Fred Olds, of Raleigh, NC, seeking information on the Leslie family. Miss Charles gives a history of the Moye-Leslie family in Pitt County including the Kennedy, Holland, Cherry, Hanrahan, Dyer connections.
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31841
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In 1893, W. H. Fleming of Pitt County lived in Ft. Worth, TX.
In 1895, Ada G. Leggett, dau. of E. G. Leggett, formerly of Greenville, NC, married at Edgefield, SC to I. F. Lanier.
In 1896, W. T. Taylor, formerly of Pitt County, but now living in Florida, is visiting.
In 1895, B. S. Moore, a Pitt Co. native, but now of Galena, KS, is visiting in Raleigh, NC.
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31843
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Found in the New Bern District Civil Action Papers, NC Archives.
William Johnston and William Joyner got into a fight on Jan. 10, 1785 and Johnston beat him up Joyner so bad that he lingered until his death on Jan. 19, 1785.
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