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44275
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Originally thought to be tax rolls, the lists are in fact census records taken by order of the Continental and Provincial Congress on Aug. 25, 1775. their purpose is not understood but they have great value for Pitt County, when accounting for the loss of most early record due to the courthouse fire of 1858.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 7 Issue 4, November 1981,
p186-196, map
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44277
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The list contains 69 entries recorded by W. Gilmour J.P. on January 2, 1791
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44340
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A project for improving boat access failed but record of the project carried in the Duplin County Court Minutes includes a list of about 60 names of individuals living along the swamp not found on a 1783 county tax list or the 1786 state census or 1790 federal census.
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44386
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Rev. Johann G. Arends (b. 1740) was a pioneer Lutheran minister in North Carolina. He kept a diary, now preserved in the Archives of the Lutheran Synod in Salisbury. The document records what appear to be children who were confirmed in the Lutheran Church from 1775-1791.
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44412
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The article concerns a business ledger of Jacob Swindell and later his son Jacob Swindell Jr. of Hyde and Beaufort Counties. It is particularly valuable as a primary resource for maritime historians studying commerce in the Federal and Antebellum periods and coastal North Carolina families. Jacob Sr. was an agent for John Gray Blount of Washington, N.C.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 50 Issue 3, July-September 2024,
p204-205
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44411
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Records are available in 26 counties in North Carolina concerning ordinaries and taverns in the north Carolina State Archives. Mostly what are preserved are bonds, but also found are petitions for establishing enterprises. The first attempt to regulate these type of establishment in North Carolina was in 1715, followed by a stronger act by the legislature in 1766.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 50 Issue 3, July-September 2024,
p214-225, il
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Record #:
44460
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In this article, the author provides a comprehensive look at sources of information and what each source definitively represents. He explains with no more that basic information, the most lucrative source to consult first is the 1900 census, followed by a death certificate and estate record.
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44462
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The author abstracts a listing of some of the Continental troops who were persuaded to change their prisoner of war status for becoming a part of teh British army. Life aboard the prison ships was harsh and as is pointed out' boredom and desperation were ever present".
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44461
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The Chapel of the Cross is an Episcopal Parish in Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Information abstract records all black persons, except for owners and clergy, the associated event and date and sponsor.
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44482
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Paine was prominent in early Granville County politics until 1760. Investigations related in the article seem to suggest a definite location for this structure. It is said to have fallen in 1900. Bricks were salvaged to build the chimney of an adjacent house in 1905.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 9 Issue 4, November 1983,
p217-220, il, map
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44483
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The article notes of particular interest a list of members of Capt. Lenoir's Company found in the Peter Thompson Collection at the N.C. State Archives.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 9 Issue 4, November 1983,
p234-235, map
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Record #:
44506
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Few of the original lists have survived for this tax collection. the author notes it fortunate that the then Northampton County Clerk retained printed copies for the Second Collection District that included Bertie, Halifax, Martin and Northampton Counties.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 10 Issue 1, February 1984,
p24-38, map