Genealogists Franklin Carter Smith and Emily Ann Croom, in their 2003 edition of, A Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors, have this to say about bondsmen: Continuing an older practice, some Southern states after the Civil War still required grooms to sign a bond before they could marry. The form lists the submitter's name and address and may include source information. ____ Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts Name: Wilkins, Mary L. Birth Date: 1868 Birth Place: Nash CO., NC Father: Asa Wilkins Mother: Marcella Residence: Manning, Nash CO., NC Occupation: Domestic Other Notes/Race: Negro. He singed the marriage bond with his Mark, most likely because he could not write. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Best Wishes, Dave Boylan, http://www.ncgenweb.us/nash/african-americans/division-of-slaves-1829-1866/. North Carolina Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790. Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts [database on-line]. From the author: In 1777 Nash County, North Carolina was carved out of the much larger Edgecombe County. The microfilm may have been scanned, but have a contractual, data privacy, or other restriction preventing access. James W. Vincent, 1, 80, Female, Black, 1 ____ Also on page 15 of the slave schedules isDrewry Batchelor, who owned two slaves. North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 Index;some entries include Index Images from microfilm copies of county death indexes. DAR Ancestor # A016963, @R-2138021710@ Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts Herrin, Cynthia Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - Families of Early North Carolina. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gro 1,5058::0, Year: 1790; Census Place: Nash, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 4; Image: 18; Family History Library Film: 0568147 1,5058::182772, @R-2138021710@ New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,7831::0, American Archives (Series), 1774-1777 - Excerpts; Author: Force, Peter; Publication Place: Washington, D.C.; Publisher: Peter Force; Page Number: 1448 1,7831::93690. ; no. Granville Co., North Carolina naturalization papers, 1909-1929 Family History Library Hester Land Records. Vol. [3] Robeson County, North Carolina Record Dates[ edit | edit source] M653, 1,438 rolls. He married Margaret Mae Neal in 1713 in Virginia. William Wilkins is shown to be a 38 year old mulatto, working as a carpenter. Of these more than 14,000 were killed. 1909. Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts [database on-line]. The other is a 14 year old black, female. For those Ancestry.com patrons seeking ancestors from North Carolina, this can be an informative database. Zobedia seems to have been used instead of Beedie. His full death record can be found on LDS microfilm number 1926759 for North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994. Thomas Horn Jr.[8]. She and her parents were also born in North Carolina. In the household with him is 19 year old Caroline Green, born North Carolina. The slave owner in the Eastern Division, Halifax County, is B R Wilkins, with 11 slaves. Jarratt Wilkins is shown to be a cooper born in North Carolina. The household also includes a 70 year old black lady named Lucy Wilkins, and 30 year old Lewis Wilkins, both born in North Carolina and both unable to read and write. Check with the countyregister of deeds office to learn if deeds are available online. How to find records about enslaved people October 1: Henry Ford introduces the Model T car. He died in 1759 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina[7]. State Archives of North Carolina Howell Edmunds is executor. Death certificates Information contained in this database includes: Additional information such as social security number, birthplaces of parents, occupation, burial information (name and address of cemetery, and date buried), and cause of death may also be listed on the certificate and can be obtained by viewing the image. Printable version of this article(pdf) Attention: This site does not support the current version of your web browser. An W. Bryant Asst Marshal NAME OF SLAVE OWNER, Number of Slaves, Age, Sex, Color, Number of slave houses. Ancestry.com. Whitfield, Thomas Sr. in the Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts, From https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ammidede&id=I0506. He is also shown to be a Male citizen of the U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards. Zillie is listed as a 25 year old black female who is keeping house. Sarah Vincent may be Jamess mother. SCHEDULE 2.-Slave Inhabitants in Ricks District in the County of Nash State of N. Carolina, enumerated by me, on the 27th day of July, 1860. ____ Not having found Asa Wilkins or Marzilla Holland living as free blacks or mulattos in the 1860 census, I next wanted to see if there were any slave owners named Wilkins or Holland in Nash county, in the slave schedules, that is, the 1860 slave census, as it is possible that Asa and Marzilla were in bondage before the Civil War, and took on the names of their slave masters. microfilmed marriage licenses for many counties MLS# 2221867. Vital Records Substitutes(pdf) Proceedings of the fifty-fifth communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, F.A.A.M. North Carolina Birth, Marriage & Death Databasesare available to Ancestry.com subscribers or for free at libraries that provide access to Ancestry Library Edition. Phone: 919-671-3044 Robeson County Website Register of Deeds has been recorded from 1913, marriage records from 1787, death records from 1915, brand land records from 1799. This database is an index to individuals who were married in various counties in the State of North Carolina, USA, between 1741 and 2000. Containing the names of over 30,000 county residents, it provides information regarding the individual's birth, parents, marriage, spouse, children, and death. FamilySearch makes every effort to enable access dependent on decisions of record custodians and applicable laws. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Post Office: Springhope. It seems from that record, which doesnt appear to be transcribed fully, that B H Scorsby was the Nash County clerk. In going through the census I noticed that on the previous page, page 78, a mulatto teen named John Wilkins is living with the family of James Vincent. Jamess wife is 22 year old Lela. Division of Public Health Sold - 1909 Madison Dr, North Myrtle Beach, SC - $682,500. Also in the household is 34 year old Frances Sorsby, who was probably the wife of B H. The household also includes seven children from the oldest, Lucy, at 15, to the youngest, Kate, at 1 year old. ____ I also found three more people that I believe were the children of Asa and Marzilla Wilkins. All the children were born in North Carolina. Obituaries usually at least summarize the deceaseds life, sometimes including other towns of residence. Description: This database is a distillation of vital records from the history of Nash County. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. While the data abstracted from these sections is probably quite accurate, I have noted irregularities. Aunts, uncles, in-laws, cousins, and other relatives are listed as informants on death records. He is shown to be over 21 years of age and unable to read and write. III, Ray's index and digest to Hathaway's North Carolina historical and genealogical register, Marriage notices from the Charlotte Journal, Charlotte, N.C., July 3, 1835-December 7, 1851, Branson's North Carolina business directory, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. The witness to the marriage was B H Sorsby, who may have been the county clerk who recorded the marriage, but I couldnt tell for sure, as the transcription of the record from Ancestry.com does not appear to be complete: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Groom: Asa Wilkins Bride: Marzilla Holland Bond Date: 5 Jan 1867 Bond #: 000087111 Marriage Date: 6 Jan 1867 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Image Num: 003780 County: Nash Record #: 01 137 Bondsman: Greene Made his Mark Matt Witness: B H Sorsby (Clerk Performed By: G R Marshborn, Justice of the Peace Source Information: Ancestry.com. Built during the Province of North Carolina period. Sally, also a mulatto, was born in North Carolina. I next wanted to see if I could find him in the 1860 census. The searchable online collection currently contains Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Description: This database is a distillation of vital records from the history of Nash County. Description: This database is a distillation of vital records from the history of Nash County. Largest City: Charlotte Includes civil and criminal actions, bills of sale, petitions for patition, and records of hire and bonds. Son of David Bunn, Sr. and Mary Patience Bunn Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. This index shows Asa and Marsilla, as previously noted, were married in Nash County, North Carolina, on 6 January 1867: ASA WILKINS Male Event(s): Birth: Christening: Death: Burial: Marriages: Spouse:MARSILLA HOLLAND Marriage:06 JAN 1867, Nash, North Carolina Messages: Form submitted by a member of the LDS Church. ____ The LDS have filmed the Nash County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds to the year 1868, as well as miscellaneous Nash County marriages from 1836-1887 on two microfilm reels. In the early 1900s, there were 328 . Print Off., 1908. These children include James (1866); Mary L. (1868); William E. (1873); George P. (1875); and Emma (1878). Tracking backward with these clues, you can look for other members of the family and additional historical information. His parents were Ase Wilkins and Zillie Wilkins. The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, State Library of North Carolina genealogy page, North Carolina Collection - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, Do not sell or share my personal information, There are no pictures collections unique to North Carolina, There are no maps, atlases & gazetteers collections unique to North Carolina. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976 [database on-line]. Dr. Sloop and her husband began their lifelong dedication to the mountain people when they rode horseback into the remote hill region of North Carolina in 1909. Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts [database on-line]. This database is an index to individuals who were married in various counties in the State of North Carolina, USA, between 1741 and 2000. Collections History Resources Search for historical records for ancestors in North Carolina. In the census however, his occupation is just farmer. John is shown to be a 30 year old black man born in North Carolina who cannot read or write. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004, U.S., Returns from Military Posts, 1806-1916. Hathaway, editor (vols. Here you'll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your North Carolina ancestors. Early Families of the North Carolina Counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary Service, Daughters of the American Revolution. Record Type . Slave records for the years 1850-1863 and 1781-1864 can be found on the same microfilm, number 2435900 Items 1 & 2. He was born in North Carolina. Asa is shown to be a 50 year old mulatto working as a farmer. ____ Again, its impossible to tell from the slave schedules for the counties that surround Nash, if Asa Wilkins and Marzilla Holland were counted among the slaves. ____ Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts Name: Wilkins, Emma Birth Date: 1878 Birth Place: Manning, Nash CO., NC Father: Asa Wilkins Mother: Marcella Residence: Manning, Nash CO., NC Other Notes/Race: Negro. This screen shows the complete catalog entry of the title you selected. The names of families or nearby rivers or other features were used. As genealogists interested in the south already know, so many of the primary documents for this area have been forever lost or destroyed. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Ancestry Databases Thomas Horn Sr. and Catharine were married in Nash County, North Carolina.They had the following children: 2. i. William Horn Sr[3, 4] was born in 1690 in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA[5, 6]. 1909. 120 W. Washington Street. Birth date: 1740 Birth place: North Carolina 1,3599::2033814, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=283098&ti=0&i Residence date: Residence place: United States 1,2204::283098, @R-2138021710@ North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. The census index follows. The transcription below is from Ancestry.com: 1870 United States Federal Census Page No. Death records, both early and modern, can help you identify others related to the decedent. Contents: Historical sketches of North Carolina from 1584 to 1851 : compiled from original records, official documents and traditional statements with biographical sketches of her distinguished statesmen, jurists, lawyers, soldiers, divines, etc. Do not sell or share my personal information. It contains returns from U.S. military posts from the early 1800's to 1916, with a few returns extending through 1917. The death record informant may not have been the person who provided vital statistics to the funeral director or to the cemetery sexton. Generally, catalog entries are written in the same language as the original record they describe. If the relative is a married daughter, the record will state her married name. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977. Description: This database is a distillation of vital records from the history of Nash County. This is particularly true in the case of African-American families. Information and film numbers follow: Slave records (Nash County, North Carolina), 1781-1864 Authors North Carolina. The records shows the Wilkins family were living in Manning, Nash County, when the children were born. All of the children are listed as mulatto. The census shows he is married to 21 year old Nellie. For most counties, microfilm indexes of births and deaths (1913+) are available to researchers who visit theState Archives of North Carolina. Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts [database on-line]. The marriage record from North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, had also shown that another man, named B H Sorsby, had signed the marriage bond. The first record below notes that Asa Wilkins was born in Nash County in 1830, and that he married a girl namedMarcella who was born in 1850. Petition of Thomas Whitfield and wife, Mary Whitfield and John Chapman and wife, Jordan Chapman petition to divide inherited land (whereas William Harrison, late of Isle of Wight, decd., died seized of 1,000 acres in Newport Parish which was willed to said Harrison by William Bressie on 6/9/1701. Families of Early North Carolina is separated into three sections. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. . Entries range from before 1800 up through the beginning of the twentieth century. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. This information comes from Ancestry.com: About Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts Carved out of the much larger Edgecombe County in 1777, Nash County, North Carolina is nestled in the northeast corner of the state. The children in the household, all born in North Carolina, and listed as mulatto, are 5 year old Charity; 1 year old Jordan; and a baby named Crawford Wilkins, who wasnt even 1 year old when the census was enumerated on August 4, 1850. His place of birth is North Carolina. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975Images of certificates, including stillborn and fetal deaths. Signed: Thomas Whitfield, Mary Whitfield, John Chapman, Jordan Chapman. I hope some of this information has been helpful, Anthony. Description: This database is a distillation of vital records from the history of Nash County. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Index, some images. Names such as Mason, Applewhite, Archie, William and Alsey are used interchangeably for males and females. Entries range from before 1800 up through the beginning of the twentieth century. The transcription of the 1860 census, from Ancestry.com, is below: 1860 United States Federal Census Page No. One of these slaves is listed as a 22 year old male, mulatto slave. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. However, the LDS have filmed slave records for Nash County on two microfilm reels, covering the years 1781-1864. The names often don't match up with other available records, but seem to have been tinkered with by the editors of the book. Buried in North Carolina, USA. Source Information: Herrin, Cynthia. The first section is a narrative describing the people and adventures of the county. The slave schedules can only be used as a guide to finding slave ancestors because these enumerations (for 1850 and 1860) give the names of the slave owners, but rarely give the names of individual slaves. The transcription from Ancestry.com is below: Page No. Containing the names of over 30,000 county residents, it provides information regarding the individual's birth, parents, marriage, spouse, children, and death. Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. death certificates, 1913-1979 [statewide Index: 1913-1979] The books spent decades in boxes in basements and attics and were subjected to harsh conditions, including a flood. Hello Anthony, I am not researching the genealogy of Asa Wilkins but found some information about him and his family at the Ancestry.com subscription database. James Vincent is a 58 year old farmer whose real estate is valued at $2,500, and whose personal estate is worth $5,900. She was born in North Carolina and unable to read and write. I-II) -- Sketches of western North Carolina, historical and biographical / by C.L. Compliance was considered full by 1920. Sarah Green would likely be the daughter of Matthew and Caroline. ____ Records you will see later indicate that Asa was born circa 1830, rather than 1846, as the second abstract notes. I briefly included bits that would provide interest (murders, suspected murders, family feuding, illnesses and drunkenness, etc), hoping to tip researchers off to the existence of other family records that might be found in court proceedings or newspapers. In the same dwelling as George, but listed as being inseparate lodgings, is 48 year old Louisa Marshborn, who was likely Georges mother. Mahala Turner is the Family Support Specialist for the North Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance (NCDSA), assisting families of children with Down syndrome across the lifespan. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004. She too cannot read and write. The marriage was performed by the Justice of the Peace, G R Marshborn. Rec: 6/6/1751. Births, Deaths, & Marriages. marriage bonds, 1741-1868 [not required by law] 79 SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in Mannings Dist- in the County of Nash, State of N. Carolina enumerated by me, on this 5th day of July 1860. 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Joel Horn[2]. 1910 North Carolina Census Data. It includes stillborn and fetal deaths. It may be the only other copies can be found in old book shops or from out of print dealers. It lies north of the Tar River and south of Swift Creek and has two towns: Nashville, the county seat, and Rocky Mount. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. I dont know if George Acrey was a lodger, or a relative of Matthews or of Carolines. For those Ancestry.com patrons seeking ancestors from North Carolina, this can be an informative database. However, it was rich with family connections and with personal stories, many of them not complementary to those involved. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors (see "Where to go from here" below for more info). But the 1850 census of free inhabitants of Nash County show sixty people by the name of Wilkins who were mostly Mulatto, but some also listed as black. Source Information: Herrin, Cynthia. See below: 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules Page No. Post Office: Nashville. Son of Thomas Whitfield, II and Kerenhappuch Sallie Whitfield In 1784 the North Carolina General Assembly requested that a list of inhabitants be taken. 1909. 4640 Mail Service Center, CCRI partners with Early Head Start (EHS), which is a federally funded program to help low-income families afford high-quality child care with health and mental health services and family supports. The 1900 census shows that 30 year old James Wilkins, and 17 year old John Wilkins are living in Manning, Nash County.John is listed as Jamess brother. 1909. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. This is proven in the 1860 census, as B H Sorsby and his family are found living in Nashville, where the 58 year old Sorsby is listed as the County Court Clerk, whose real estate holdings are shown to be worth $1,500, and whose personal estate is $2,172. Child of Thomas Whitfield and Elizabeth is: Child of Thomas Whitfield and Mary Harrison is: Isle of Wight County Virginia Deeds 1750 - 1782 by William Lindsay Hopkins.
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