Duplin County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves, and the transcriber, though not specifically looking Built on land that once belonged to Daniel Boone, it was the childhood and early adult home of Hinton Rowan Helper (1829-1909) whose The Impending Crisis of the South was an influential antislavery work that inflamed tensions in 1860. Find out who lives on Quewhiffle Rd, Aberdeen, NC 28315. The progenitor of the Kirkpatrick family in South Carolina was James Kirkpatrick, who was born in Wallaces House, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, on or prior to 1710. 919-401-8540, My curiousity piqued, I had the vendor retrieve it. Guar for one minor heir, 27 slaves, page 428, JOHNSTON, Margaret M., 46 slaves, page 448B, NICHOLSON, Thomas W., 51 slaves, page 443, POWELL, Rebecca J. Reference to Cicely first came up in a public database when I received a transcription of the tombstones of New Hope Methodist Cemetery, Baton Rouge Community, Chester, SC. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. approximately 392,000, an 8% increase, with these Counties being some that showed significant The Supreme Court and State Library moved into a separate building in 1888, and the General Assembly moved into the State Legislative Building in 1963. Later, he campaigned as a Captain in 1779, and was at the Battle of Fairforest Creek (Union, SC), and the Battle of Briar Creek, GA. out of 7,000 free persons, held 20-30% of the total number of slaves in the U.S. Owner: John Alfred Alvirett, Built in 1830s. For 3 minor heirs, 54 slaves, page 418, SOLOMON, William D., 102 slaves, page 456, WILLIAMS, Solomon, James W. Browning agt. includes 149 slaveholders who held 20 or more slaves in Halifax County, accounting for 6,803 Census data on African Americans in the 1870 census was Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held is cturner@presnc.org. Trouble had been brewing for a while. Built in 1795 by Nathaniel "Crabtree" Jones, Jr. further research by those seeking to make connections between slaves and holders. The floor plan retains its Federal two-over-two-room hall-and-parlor plan. Prosperity did not bring peace to the Johnson household; Lillie did not have the opportunity to go to college because her older brother and sister died within weeks of each other in 1892 while attending Duke and Greensboro Womens College respectively, of diphtheria. James is my representative ancestor in the Society of Colonial Wars. Built in 1818. Originally form Virginia the J.A. Margaret DeVane Poitevints niece through her brother John was also named Margaret. According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Halifax To add the following enhancements to your purchase, choose a different seller. Despite their circumstances, some North Carolina slaves and freed slaves distinguished themselves as artisans, soldiers during the Revolution, religious leaders, and writers. When Amos wife and Lillies mother, Emily Idella Fryer, died in 1910, Amos promptly began courting Lula Merritt, a newly-made widow who was younger than Lillie. He staunched the flow of blood, sewed HIMSELF up with a needle and thread, and cleaned the wound with kerosene. No one in my family took the time to write these things down before, so I have taken it upon myself and (hopefully) create a lasting record to benefit posterity. before.) Add to Plan. Amos two steamboats, the Lisbon and the A. J. Johnson, plied the Black River between the 1870s and 1914. Photos evoke new and previously uncovered stories of living history in the recesses of the mind of our elders. The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different races or ethnic groups. Amos built and ran a cotton gin, a furniture factory and store, the Grocery and a post office (he was postmaster for a while), and perhaps most surprisingly, owned and captained two steamboats. In the aftermath of the War Between the States, Amos, whose wealth was pretty much wiped out, built a whole new fortune. Between 1860 and 1870, the North Carolina colored population increased by about 31,000, to Just minutes from I-95, it is an hours drive to the Research Triangle area and RDU Airport. FORMER SLAVES. Depicted here, yours truly, CABR, and JER, Jr. Photo courtesy of Sallie Robinson. ALSTON, Charles J. P., 62 slaves, page 436B, ARRINGTON, Jas. Find directions to Quewhiffle, browse local businesses, landmarks, get current traffic estimates, road conditions, and more. Patrick owned 114 slaves in 1860; it may come as some small comfort to the Murphy African-American descendants that by 1910, his cousin had sawed the detached kitchen off the Quewhiffle Plantation house and moved it down the road to be used as an African-American school. 24,000 between 1860 and 1870, so possibly that is where some went, even though the overall Heres ahyperlinkto my cousins Amos and Josh playing bluegrass at the Clear Run Grocery on the Clear Run historic site, as portrayed by Our State magazine a few years ago. Guar. PURPOSE. Built 1825. The following table shows the plantations in North Carolina that were built between 1776 and the end of the Civil War. Excluding slaves, the 1860 U.S. population was 27,167,529, with For without them, I would not be here in the United States of America telling their story. The watch had not seen the light of day since at least his death in 1981. In contrast, the primary focus of a plantation was the production of cash crops, with enough staple food crops produced to feed the population of the estate and the livestock. ${cardName} not available for the seller you chose. A note on the title- Lyons Whelp was the name of the ship on which Thomas Minor, one of 2400 ancestors of his generation in my family arrived in the New World. It was bought in a pawn shop in Savannah. American Museum of Ceramic Art. You can use them to display text, links, images, HTML, or a combination of these. His 18 year old bride, Fannie McFarland died in childbirth, and the child did not survive either. He, too, is a cousin. Back in 1999, the families reunited at Clear Run. It is located on scenic byway State Route 5, between Richmond and Williamsburg. The rest of the slaves in the County were held by a Depicted are my father, Jerry W. Robinson, and his grandfather, F. Sumter Robinson (born 1896) about 1955. The Wilmington District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (17761783). Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt. Cicelys grandfather and great uncles must have been among the fightingest familes of the South Carolina Backcountry. Built in the first half of the 18th century, it is a well-preserved example of a colonial plantation house, and is particularly distinctive as a colonial prodigy house. Mr. Johnson did NOT give Mr. Snipes any legal interest in his property. Built in 1749-1799 by James Kenan, father of, Built in 1810, 1833, 1855 (circa); destroyed in 2013. Antoine was a Huguenot immigrant who left France shortly before the Edict of Fontainebleu. not realize that ancestor was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave schedules, because published In 1860, there were nineteen counties in North Carolina where the number of slaves was larger than the free white population. Scoggins paper on Kirkpatrick Brothers Rev service. Please try again. For 3 minor heirs, 23 slaves, page 410, HUNTER, Wm. MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Halifax Amos tried patching things up by deeding his plantation, Quewhiffle and 4000 acres attached thereto, to Lillies children (Amos grandchildren), leaving Lillie a life estate. slaveholders. We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. At least two would sacrifice their lives for the cause of independence. Evans Family moved from Edgecombe County, N.C. through Nash County, N.C. to Pine Level in Johnston County, N.C. in 1850 A.D. and started a farm which eventually through land purchases became the 6,000 acre Tall Pines Plantation,Founded in 1870 A.D. by Jane Barns Evans widow of J.A. Halifax County, included the following: Georgia, up 80,000 (17%); Texas, up 70,000 (38%); Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. (127%); and Kansas up from 265 to 17,000 (6,400%). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This is a text widget, which allows you to add text or HTML to your sidebar. TERMINOLOGY. Photo Elicitation Interview. Having been living in the house owned by his own children at Quewhiffle, he moved to Delway in the 1940s. Botany Bay Plantation Wildlife Management Area is a state preserve on Edisto Island, South Carolina. Historic archaeological site. While this site is primarily dedicated to genealogical and historical information related to some early pre-Revolutionary families that are antecedents of the author, we may occasionally make detours for current goings-on and the authors other extracurricular activities. The central entrance on the second floor is flanked by sidelights and a transom. She married William King, and their son William Rufus King (below, right) would go on to be the founder of the town of Selma, Alabama, Senator from Alabama, Ambassador to France, and Vice President of the United States under Franklin Pierce. From what we know, Amos did not approve of Mr. Snipes. A son-in-law had insisted in partitioning the Quewhiffle farm, and the home went out of the family in 1953. Contained more than two thousand acres of farmland, 125,000 acres of forests. and indication of any handicaps, such as deaf or blind Slaves 100 years of age or older were "There is a small stream and a forest of white pine trees. The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1854 for Joseph Richard Hawthorne by Ezra Plumb. Quewhiffle Plantation: NA: Magnolia: Sampson: Built in 1853 (before). Back in Part I of this series, I mentioned the various Poitevint ancestors of mine. [11] [12]. James (1711-1761) was married to Margaret DeVane (pronounced DeVaughn or Devahn). Quewhiffle Township is located in Hoke County, North Carolina. and living in County), JOHNSON, 33402, 1230, 167, 1962, 1144, 161, WILLIAMS, 28865, 2061, 109, 2969, 1967, 105. Suddenly ,the old reference in my memory was jogged, and I happened upon Melvin KirkpatricksA Kirkpatrick Genealogy The Family of James Kirkpatrick of South Carolina (2nd Edition; 1995), available in pieces and parts online. very detailed, searchable and highly recommended database that can found at You can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition: no shipping charges. The low age may also be in part due to the population drastically going up over the past 80 years, from 783 in the 1930 census to 72,876 in the 2021 Census estimate. Both were lifelong bachelors and they lived together in a townhouse during their service in Congress. Mr. Johnson did NOT give Mr. Snipes any legal interest in his property. Somerset Place operated as a plantation from 1785 until 1865. Americans on the 1870 census who were enumerated with the same surname. Box 27644 He died in Pine Apple in 1889. Thanks to the electronic age, it is possible to chronicle life and the physical histories of families in a much easier manner. 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Its county seat is Kenansville. This Year's Wedding Trends. He outlived the last of his wives by almost a generation, before dying in 1958. The last remnants of a bygone era. Enhancements you chose aren't available for this seller. Place of birth for U.S.-born residents: This state: 3138 Northeast: 392 Midwest: 136 South: 448 West: 43 Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $128,800 C., Agt. Over 100 photographs allow the reader to enjoy the rich culture and surviving architectural displays throughout the county. He was awarded a 1350 acre tract of land by the Governor of North Carolina in what is now Chester, SC, on the east bank of the Broad River, and from what I am able to garner, was the westernmost settlement of white men in South Carolina at that time. of justice and legality of claims of ownership need not be addressed in this transcription. SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS. They just dont build them like this anymore! Cooleemee, also known as the Cooleemee Plantation House, is a house located between Mocksville and Lexington, North Carolina, at the terminus of SR 1812 on the Yadkin River in Davie County, North Carolina. Not only does it feature permanent displays, but the museum also has fascinating rotating exhibits. [1] [2] [3], Today, as was also true in the past, there is a wide range of opinion as to what differentiated a plantation from a farm. Meet local settlers who came to this area and learn how they lived, worked, farmed, and survived in the New World. (As a side note, by 1960, 100 years later, the County was Edit them in the Widget section of the, an article on the genealogy of Murphy family slaves. Amazon has encountered an error. The names assisted the owners and local record keepers in keeping track of specific parcels of land. Thomas Jefferson is also recorded as having spent some of his childhood here. Originally constructed in 1788 by American Revolutionary War veteran Captain William Bowen, the Bowen-Campbell House is the oldest brick house in the middle Tennessee area. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Lillie apparently did not take this well. Between 1860 and 1870, the North Carolina colored population increased by about 31,000, to supposed to be named on the 1860 slave schedule, but there were only 1,570 slaves of such age Many families live in Quewhiffle Township and residents tend to lean conservative. In North Carolina in 1860 there were 311 farms of 1,000 This indisputably resolved yet another family mystery. A Happy New Year to you from John E. Robinsons Family and the Lyons Whelp archive. It has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s. During the antebellum period the state of North Carolina passed several laws to protect the rights of slave owners while disenfranchising the rights of slaves. It used about 70 to 90 enslaved people at a time for forced labor including plowing the fields, cleaning, childcare, and cooking. slaves who used the surname of a former owner in 1870, vary widely and from region to region. A two-story pedimented portico dominates the front faade and is accented by a decorative sheaf-of-wheat balustrade. We do know that Thomas was ultimately captured at one of these engagements and sent to a prison ship in Charleston Harbor (or he may have been held at Sullivans Island); near death, he was transferred to Mt. Among the hundreds of watches, I saw what appeared to be a Wittnauer in the exact same model as my grandfathers. methods used by the census enumerators, interested researchers should view the source film It became part of Vance County in 1881 when Vance County was founded. My daughter Caroline was just under a year old at the time. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when its layout. This account continues with descriptions of plantations, the life of slaves, and the transition to the post-Civil War era. the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. It was added to the National Register in 1969 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,723, which makes Jacksonville the 14th-largest city in North Carolina. The names of families or nearby rivers or other features were used. Having been living in the house owned by his own children at Quewhiffle, he moved to Delway in the 1940s. He is believed to have introduced widespread tobacco cultivation to Sampson County, NC. Original owner: William Edward Broadnax. All would be Revolutionary Rebels and Patriots. Cathleen Turner, Regional Director Scoggins paper on Kirkpatrick Brothers Rev service. There is some anecdotal evidence that Thomas served in many more battles; the units he was associated with spent time at the defense of Ft. Sullivan (June 28, 1776), the Battle of Camden, and other major campaigns. Over 600+ acres, later home to, Built in 1851. The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Halifax County, North Carolina (NARA increases (from around 10% to 50%): Craven; Edgecombe; Granville, Mecklenberg; New personally to verify or modify the information in this transcription for their own purposes. 24,000 between 1860 and 1870, so possibly that is where some went, even though the overall By the 1870 200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 I hope to make some contacts and do more research on this important family connection. For above? The actual number of slaveholders may be For, 25 slaves, page 426. Fluted pilasters on either side further accent the porch bay. Mix equal portions of the fertilizer with water, and use the resulting . Stately 1835 Federal house with exquisite woodwork once served as a Civil War field hospital. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. Due to a rift in the family dating from 1910, (to be explained elsewhere!) Until the abolition of slavery, such plantations were generally self-sufficient settlements that relied on the forced labor of enslaved people. He missed on a swing and cut his calf deeply. SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS: (exact surname spellings only are reported, no spelling variations or soundex), SURNAME, # in US, in State, in County, born in State, born and living in State, born in State Learn more. . Shortly thereafter, I was on a trip to visit relatives in Western North Carolina when our house was burglarized. obtained using Heritage Quests CD African-Americans in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Historians disagree on the exact nature of their relationship; Andrew Jackson called them Miss Nancy and Aunt Fancy. Please use a different way to share. Close to the Cape Fear River, nearby access to the Cape Fear River Trail offers exceptional water-related outdoor activities. [7] [8] [9], North Carolina plantation were identified by name, beginning in the 17th century. While I was interested in my ancestry from the early years of childhood when I listened to stories of events that had happened more than a hundred years ago, it was not until I reached adulthood that I sought to know who I really was. The house was built as a home for John Baptista Ashe and his wife Elizabeth Swann Ashe. names to locate ancestors can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been (127%); and Kansas up from 265 to 17,000 (6,400%). acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 1,184 farms of Due to variable Legend has it that this former port town might have become the capital of North Carolina, with the measure failing by just one vote. The house was sold out of the family after his death, but was brought back into the family when acquired in 1935 by Gladys Hawthorne Whitaker and her brother, Dr. Julian Hawthorne, a New York physician. about 1 in 70 being a slaveholder. data for 1860 was obtained from the Historical United States Census Data Browser, which is a Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. County. I have incorporated, and will link, the various Revolutionary War Pension Applications associated with Thomas. She made him take it off, and she was appalled by the extent of his injury. Owner: Joseph Chambers (1791-1848); Built in 1863 (before). Patrick Murphy (1801-1874) was the grandson of the founder of Black River Presbyterian Church, along with the DeVanes and Poitevints. References can be found on the individual articles linked or are noted if there are no articles. Some of these former slaves may have been using the surname of their 1860 obtained using Heritage Quests CD African-Americans in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Heres the cane, held by JER, Jr.. In 2014, we had a big barbecue to honor the 100th anniversary of Amos Johnsons passing. That wasnt the issue. Today, the governor and his immediate staff occupy offices on the first floor of the Capitol. He staunched the flow of blood, sewed HIMSELF up with a needle and thread, and cleaned the wound with kerosene. I recently had the above photo scanned and cleaned up digitally. These include timber, nontimber forest products, protection of clean water and clean air, soil erosion control, biodiversity, esthetics, carbon sequestration, and climate control. Upon examining it, I knew by Providence that Reeses watch had returned to me. Back in Part I of this series, I mentioned the various Poitevint ancestors of mine. census, the white population had decreased about 3% to 6,418, while the colored population My great grandmother was Lillie Johnson Snipes (1876-1917), daughter of Amos James Johnson, Jr. (1843-1914), the steamboat captain and entrepreneur, introduced in Part I of this series. Includes college residents halls, nursing facilities, military barracks, and correctional facilities. & eight other minor heirs, 81 slaves, page 450, DEVERAUX, Thomas R.?, 221 slaves, page 414, DRAUGHAN, Will, G. W. Buson? Township of Quewhiffle is a cultural feature (civil) in Hoke County. After Lillies marriage to Mr. Snipes, there was another family shock. One of the stories tells of a middle-of-the-night crossing of the Irish Sea by the Kirkpatricks, followed by an unhappy exile in Ulster. Rural two-acre setting belies its close proximity to Fayetteville, Research Triangle, and RDU International Airport in the 5th most populated county in North Carolina. $$ godwinsarchery@gmail.com Archery Range Photos See all Videos See all Mr. Johnson did NOT give Mr. Snipes any legal interest in his property. Please try again. Williamsboro is located in Williamsboro Township, which is an administrative division of Vance County. from the United States when the country went to war with Britain in the War of 1812. Built in 1830. In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records. [10] [8] [9], The Sloop Point plantation in Pender County, built in 1729, is the oldest surviving plantation house and the second oldest house surviving in North Carolina, after the Lane House (built in 17181719 and not part of a plantation). Jay interviewed my Grandmother, Ethel D. Robinson (still with us at almost 92) a few years back on the historians technique of photo elicitation.
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