Abstract:
1795 Pitt County Diary
This 1795-96 diary was written by Gen. Samuel Simpson (1765-1830) son of Col. John Simpson and Elizabeth Hardee. It was found in a garret in his later residence at Fort Barnwell, Craven Co., NC and presented to the North Carolina Archives in 1880’s. There are several deaths and marriages mentioned:
Jan. 1795—John Moye Esq. died in Greenville;
Jan. 28, 1795---George Falconer died;
Jan. 28, 1795---Samuel Dudley died;
Feb. 1, 1795---Robert Dixon died;
July 2, 1795---Polly Moore married to James Brooks;
Dec. 17, 1795---Sally Simpson married to Joseph Brickell;
Jan. 3, 1796---John Barbers funeral;
Jan. 3, 1796---Mrs. Walter Dixon’s funeral preached by Parson Blount.