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42515
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W. W. Haddock petitioned the Court to legitimate three of his children born out of wedlock named William Henry Mills, b. Dec. 24, 1863; Frederick Augustus Mills, b. Oct. 7, 1866; Jesse Mills, b. Nov. 22, 1872. W. W. Haddock had married Rachel _____, the children’s mother.
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42516
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This is the Revolutionary War pension record of Elisha Mills as found in the NC Secretary of State, Revolutionary Military Papers, at NC Archives. Elisha Mills left at his death his only heirs in 1820, his first cousins: Samuel Mills, Thomas Mills and Nasby Mills. There is a deposition from Gardner Moye in 1820 and a power of attorney to Samuel Bowers in 1820.
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42518
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In 1898, young Ernest Whichard, owned an old school slate used by his grandfather, Harry Gurganus, one hundred years before.
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42519
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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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42520
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Dr. Elisha Porter’s Bible (1662-1822) ( includes Scott, Denson, Johnson, Copeland)
Edward R. Coward Bible (1825-1936) (includes Frizzle, Dixon, Johnston, Gaylord, Coward, Rives)
Nelson-Smith Bible (1790-1907) (includes Adams, Little, Roach, Summers)
Josiah Barrett Bible (1801-1884) (includes May)
William B. F. Newton Bible Record (1864-1897)
Thomas B. Dupree Bible Record (1812-1875) (includes Webb)
Robert B. McCotter Bible (1869-1923) (includes Cox, Dunn)
J. R. Mobley Bible (1809-1918) (includes Laughinghouse, Boyd)
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42521
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Found in the New Bern District Civil Action Papers. In 1777, Jehu Tison was arrested for speaking out against the draft and drank a toast to the King’s health and the success to Great Britain.
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42522
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(includes Page, Andrews)
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42523
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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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42524
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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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42525
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Surnames include: Mills, Boyd, Clements, Hodges, Smith, Nelson, Moore, Murphy, Loftin, James, Bullock, Aldridge, Hardy, Tyson, Carney, Ginn, Lane, Howell, Etheridge, Mitchell, Exum, Seymour, Mattox, Manning, Lang, Irvin, Gardner, Kirkman, Willis, Barrow, Horn, Edwards, Marshburn, Worsley, Staton, Mayo, Artis, Soloman, Bryant, Wilson, Jackson, Harwell, Adams, Gwaltney, Clifton, Pierce, Walker, Bell, Taylor, Dickerson, West, Lane, Williams, Hudson, Carr, Flanagan, Belcher, Pollard, Cobb, Joyner, Whitfield, Harrington, Parrish, Brown, Powell, Cotton, Pope, Wilkinson, Spence, Jenkins, Taylor, Sutton, Haddock, Taylor, Deberry, Bunting, Council.
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42526
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In 1908, John Lacy and Mrs. J. H. Moore were arrested for bigamy.
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42527
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In 1911, Mrs. Allie Harrington was in Ayden looking for data on the Cannon-Hart family.
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42528
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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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42529
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Burr Outterbridge Bible (1752-1862) (includes Ballard, Revell, Forrest)
Llewellyn Bowers Bible (1752-1901) (includes Outterbridge, Revell, Coffield, Pope, Sherrod)
William Gray Lang Bible (1830-1932) (includes Moye, Hemby, Joyner, Martin, Sitzler)
Shadrach Shivers Bible (1802-1852) (includes Fleming)
Matthew Hart Carr Bible (1793-1881) (includes Broome, Murphy, Payne)
Pennie Edwards Vainright Bible (1814-1889) (includes Ellis, Beddard)
John Nelson Bible (1770-1823)
Abner Edwards Bible (1844-1865)
House-Page Bible (1848-1994) (includes Whichard, Roebuck, Bennett, Rodgerson, Mobley)
Francis Marion Pittman Bible (1807-1962) (includes Mewborn, Brooks, Kilpatrick, Bruton, Coward, Wood, Purvis, Spriggs, Rasberry, Loftin, Pugh, Mosely, Abbott)
Albert G. Coward Bible (1848-1961) (includes Edwards, Becton, Stanly, Patrick, Barwick, Pittman, Gardner, McCotter, Taylor, Cox)
Robert E. Pittman Bible (1829-1977) (includes Mewborne, Coward, Stanly, Frizzelle, Quinn, Dixon, Fields, Ingram, Fowler, Heffner)
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42530
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(surnames include: Harrell, Mooring, Patrick)
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