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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 #:
44507
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From the the chartering of Carolina in the 1660s until 1868, the "County Court" affected nearly every aspect of life in North Carolina. Beginning in 1760, this body was more formally referred to as the "Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions". the term "pleas" noted its connection to civil actions. "Sessions" indicated its criminal jurisdiction and "quarter" noted its frequency of meeting. Primary agents of the court were its clerk and the sheriff. The author of tis article gives extensive detail as to all components structuring the county court.
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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
Record #:
44509
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The author draws attention to the Morgan District of north Carolina, where gross mathematical errors were introduced in the statistical summaries of the published edition.
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44508
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A survey was completed in December 1983 with the aid of 210 active Lutheran churches in North Carolina.
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44511
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It is noted a bonus item in this diary is a record of the collection of fees for marriage licenses in 1765 and 1766 for Halifax County. A unique item, the diary shows the migration of a prominent attorney from Maryland to Halifax County N.C. in 1765, where he assumed the duties of the Clerk of Court for Halifax County.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 10 Issue 4, November 1984,
p223-226, il, map
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44510
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Transylvania County was formed in 1861 from Henderson and Jackson Counties. Among the earliest families included in this county Simtel, Hadden, Justice and Bryson.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 10 Issue 3, August 1984,
p144-145; 150-151, il, map
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Record #:
44534
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For this article, the author selects the period from the late seventh century to 1850, as there is less known about black craftsmen during this time. Of 291 craftsmen identified, 159 were free person of color and 132 cited as apprentices. Coopers were the most important group of these craftsmen, followed by cabinet and chair makers.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 11 Issue 1, February 1985,
p2-13, il, f
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44535
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The author surveys the development of early settlement along the Carolina coast, noting the French and Spanish experience, the Virginia colony in 1584 and 1587, the Province of Carolina in 1624, the 1663 Charter, Clarendon County and Craven County.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 11 Issue 2, May 1985,
p74-90, il, map, f
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44537
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"The boundaries of Orange County, North Carolina, in 1780 included today's counties of Alamance, Orange, most of Durham and probably a very small strip of northeastern Chatham."
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 11 Issue 3, August 1985,
p150-160, map, f
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Record #:
44621
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The account book of Himer Fox dates from the 1850s-1860s. He chiefly ran a sawmill and records in the account book note contracts with laborers but there are also a number of references to Fox's occupation as a potter and these are abstracted by the editor of this sketch.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 50 Issue 4, Oct.-Nov.-Dec. 2024,
p333-336, il
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