Dobbs County, NC

Posted Queries for December 1997 thru January 1998

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COX, DAVIS, HARPER, JONES posted by Brenda Davis Stocks on Monday, December 8, 1997: Searching for DAVIS, HARPER,COX, and JONES in Dobbs, Glasgow and Greene Co.

, GRADDY, GRADY, MOZINGO, PIERCE posted by Gayle Williams Licari on Friday, December 12, 1997: Would like to find the parents of Sarah GRADY/GRADDY wo PIERCE MOZINGO of Dobbs County, NC...Possibly b. abt. 1782 according to unproven sources. Possibly dau. of John GRADY & __________ but uncertain. Would someone who has access to the GRADY book please check for me. A vital source http://image.vtls.com for those searching in Colonial Virginia. Plus the Virginia Company Books 4 Volumes may be found through your State Library another vital source. Appreciate any and all help.

TADLOCK posted by Cindy Loiacano on Friday, December 12, 1997: I am trying to find the name of the ship that my ancestor Thomas TADLOCK came to America on. We were told that he was Scottish, but he may have been English or Irish. He could not write so the name may have been changed to it's phonetic spelling. The first record of him appears on the land grantor listing for Johnston/Doobs/Lenior/Grantor counties in the book for 1750-1754. If anyone has information, can tell me how to look this up or can research the ships records of that period please contact me.

HERRON, MISER, SHOTWELL, WHITE posted by Joy Goade Zowie on Sunday, December 21, 1997: HERRON,SHOTWELL--I am searching for Isaac HERRON b: March 2, 1761 SC and Nancy Ann SHOTWELL b: Sept 2, 1758 Dobbs Co. NC. d: March 8, 1848 Greene Co. IN. They had 9 known children: Sarah, Joshua, Ann, John marr: Melinda WHITE, Isaac, Desta, Alexander marr: Nancy MISER, Joel and Lewis. Any information would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!

DENMARK posted by D.F.Ward on Sunday, December 21, 1997: Any information concerning any member of this family in Dobbs County would be appreciated. Possibly a John DENMARK in the late 1700's or any DENMARK prior.

WARD posted by Kirby Ward on Sunday, December 28, 1997: My family runs into a dead end in the early 1800's in Seven Springs, N. C.. Other family members, relatives recall that the WARDs came from an area known today as Little Baltimore in Lenoir County, N.C. This would have been in the Dobbs County area in the late 1700's. Anyone searching in Dobbs County would or should check in Lenoir, Wayne, Greene and Duplin Counties as well. Thanks for posting my information.

ANDERSON, FAIRFAX, HAYES posted by Dan Fairfax on Thursday, January 8, 1998: Looking for : Peter FAIRFAX, 1763 Tax Rolls of Dobbs County, North Carolina. Also looking for "Dobbs County", NC...where did it go? Walter FAIRFAX? (1800's) Micajah FAIRFAX? (1800's) Elias FAIRFAX? (b. 1826) Nathan Hayes? (1850's) Amy Caroline ANDERSON Hayes? (1850's)

HARDY, MAPLES, THOMPSON, WORLEY posted by Peggy LaViolette on Thursday, January 8, 1998: Looking for Hayes THOMPSON b 11/29/1866 duplin co nc d 10/24/1936 lenoir co nc m 04/21/1889 spouse Octavia HARDY b 01/06/1868 lenoir co nc d 02/19/1948 both are buried in the HARDY cemetary in duplin co nc Her parents are Jesse HARDY b 10/07/1826 d 10/31/1881 duplin co nc and Sarah Eliza WORLEY b 08/16/1846 d 10/11/1919 lenoir co nc Any help is very much appreciated I am looking for Hayes's parents or siblings if any. THOMPSON was his mother's maiden name His first name may have been Stephen His mother's name may have been Martha His father may have been Wesley MAPLES. lots of questions no answers Please help if you can.

BARTLETT posted by Dan Jackson on Wednesday, January 21, 1998: Thanks for web page. I am searching for BARTLETT. My mother descends from the Bartletts in present day Wayne County, NC. My earliest record is a voting register of Dobbs County that shows that Samuel BARTLETT voted in 1769. I know about the fires in Greene and Lenoir Counties. Are there any Dobbs County records available. I've seen the deed indexes at NC Archives. Any help or direction will be appreciated. Dan Jackson

VANN, WARTERS, WATERS posted by William Waters on Wednesday, January 21, 1998: I am seeking information on a William R. WATERS, born 1832 and his brother John H. WATERS born 21 July 1838. I believe they were from this area around Wayne County. Their parents name may be WARTERS. William R. Waters married a Mary E. VANN around 1861. They both moved to Florence,SC in the 1880's. Any help would be appreciated.

REVEL, REVELL, REVELS posted by Gloria Holback on Wednesday, January 28, 1998: Edmund REVELl any letters of administration, land and property, tax, intestate/wills/probate records. Just page numbers and index pages will be a great help....I am looking for the names of his children and when he died. He was listed in the Dobbs Co., 1800 U.S. Census.....but was in the county very early on.....by 1800 he was a very old man. Any and all help is appreciated.

LOVETT, LOVIT posted by JLovett on Wednesday, January 28, 1998: because of all the courthouse fires after the civil war, my family history is slim. Do know by word of mouth that the LOVETT name we go by in Snow Hill, NC has been traced back to LOVIT in lenoir/probably old Dobbs County. Any help appreciated.

GARLAND posted by John Garland on Wednesday, January 28, 1998: I would like to have any information on the Tabitha GARLAND dob 1773. in NC.??. the US census 1830 Claiborne,Co TN.stated that Tabitha was born in NC,census also stated she had four children.Pryer.dob 1804.Elizabeth. 1818.Nancy dob ??.Lewis.dob 1823.ref: John Garland 1790.census NC.