SUMMER 2006 Queries
RIGGINS/RIGGANS -
HODGE - KING - I am
writing in hopes of finding some remnant of my ancestry from Surry County, NC. I do not need to go back with this but
so far...but, I have an underlying burning question as to what happened with my
family. I have had help in determining that there was a Joseph M. RIGGINS
in Surry County ~ 1870, my great, great, grandfather. I
also know that he had a son, Tyre Franklin RIGGINS, who married Jane HODGE
of Surry County. Jane and Tyre found themselves in the Poor House at
Dobson by the time they were 53 & 48 respectively. Evidently Tyre died there, no records available, and
Jane would leave to go live with their daughter in Mexico, Missouri. Jane and Tyre had two children, Lucy Lavora RIGGINS
(my grandmother), and Mary Elizabeth RIGGINS. Both of these girls at
some point in their later childhood had to leave Surry County and go to Hillsville. My relatives in
Hillsville have letters that indicate they were old enough to work in more
affluent households in the Hillsville area. We also know that somehow these two
girls ended up with two half siblings, Jesse KING and Nancy KING (same
mother, Jane, different father, evidently). I am not so much interested in
chasing this back any further than Joseph M. RIGGINS. I would however
very much like to know if there is any remnant of any of these families, KING,
RIGGINS, or HODGE, that might know of these folks and why my grandmother
and her brothers and sisters had to leave Surry County for Hillsville. If you have any ideas or
trails that I might follow please let me know. Dobson is the only township that
is ever mentioned or recorded in association with any of these people except
for Jesse KING, who left Hillsville and moved to Greensboro where he would marry and raise a family.
Jesse KING died Jan. 2, 1953 in Greensboro with no family or kin recorded. And, the
Poor House that Tyre and Jane found themselves in is now an alcohol and drug rehabilitation
Center in Dobson. I'm not sure exactly how all of this stuff works, but I would
love to know a little more of the background, or at least see if there is
anybody else left that I'm kin to or knows something about this family. Any
help would be greatly appreciated. Frank Hall
BURRIS - TAYLOR - HUDSON - MORTON - VANHOY - I am researching the family of Solomon BURRIS
(b. 10 Dec.1752 , d. 21 May 1845 in Stanly Co.) It is thought that his
father was Joshua BURRIS who may have originially lived in the Surry Co.
area before moving south. Solomon BURRIS married Judith TAYLOR (
b. 10 Nov. 1766 in Surry Co.) . It is thought that her parents were Robert TAYLOR
and Elizabeth Ann HUDSON. Solomon and Judith had a son, Taylor BURRIS
( b. 28 Dec. 1784 in Anson or Montgomery Co.NC , d. 1824 in
Surry Co.) who married Nancy MORTON. Taylor died in Surry Co. while supposedly
visiting his Mother's parents, Robert and Elizabeth TAYLOR, who lived
near Pilot Mt. It is thought that he may have drownd
while crossing Rocky Ford on Yadkin River ( now Rockford). Taylor may be buried at the foot of Pilot Mt. in the Old Taylor Cemetery. I would like to obtain any information
on Judith TAYLOR's family , and proof that her parents are Robert and
Elizabeth, where they are buried, dates concerning them, etc. I would also like
to get a marraige date for Solomon Burris and Judith TAYLOR. If
possible, I would also like to know who is buried at the TAYLOR Cemetery, especially to get proof that TAYLOR is buried there, as well as possibly his
grandparents. A record of Taylor's death and a specific date of death
would also be wonderful. Apparently Taylor and Nancy lived in Surry Co. for a
while because they had a child born there. Taylor and Nancy BURRIS had a
daughter , Judith, ( b. either 1808 or 1814 in Surry Co.) who married James VANHOY
(b. 18 10 in Surry Co.) Both Judith and James died in Stanly Co., NC and are
buried in Stanly Co. but they were married 9 Dec. 1833 in Surry Co. Proof of these dates
(definite birth date of Judith BURRIS) would be great, as well as any
other family information about Taylor and Nancy living in Surry Co. Any and all
information concerning these people will be most greatly appreciated.
Pam Holbrook
MOORE
- WHITE - Charles F. MOORE.-
we are looking for the parents of Charles F. MOORE, b. Surry county, NC
1798. His parents migrated to NC from MD according to the 1880 federal census.
Married to Nancy WHITE in 1818 in Surry co., they were on the 1830 Surry
county census with family. By 1840 they were in Walker County, GA where they
had acquired land via Georgia Land Lottery of 1832. This family then remained
in Walker Co. Nancy died in 1874 and Charles F. Nov. 11, 1890. Email
NORMAN - HINSHAW - I am looking for the parents of George NORMAN
(b. 1/06/1820 d. 03/15/1863) he was married to Louisa HINSHAW.
All I know is that he was a farmer I got that info from the 1850 census. I also
know that he was in the civil war 38th infantry but that is about it Just
wondering if you ran across these names or know any information. Michael Norman
ALLEN -PETTIT-POLLETT - Isaac C. ALLEN is my 5th
g-grandfather. He was born in Scott Co., VA or in Russel Co., VA on 15 Mar 1755
and died in Indiana 15 Dec 1831 and is buried in Wolf Creek Cemetery located in
the north edge of Park Co., Indiana. His first wife was Frances Elizabeth PETTIT.
His second wife was Mrs. Margaret POLLETT a widow. A deed in Surry Co.,
NC states John ALLEN Sr. deeded land to each of his three sons. Their
names were John Jr., William, and Isaac ALLEN. I believe the family is
Scotch-Irish. I am open to any information on this family. Where did they live
and where did they come from?
Carolyn Flint, 1047 East 800 South Road, Kingman, IN 47952
MARTIN -SMITH - John "Jackson" MARTIN
(said to have been born 12 Jun 1826 in Mount Airy, NC) married 27 Jun 1848 in Stuart, Patrick Co., VA to Elitha
Fulks (Fowlkes) SMITH. They had several children in Virginia. Son James MARTIN born 18
May 1849 in Stuart, VA was my g-g-grandfather. They are in the
1850 Patrick County census and later in 1853 had a son
Archealous at Big Dan River, VA. By 1857 they had moved from Big Dan River, VA
to Llano Co., TX. I am looking for the parents of John MARTIN born in
1826, might have been Mount Airy, VA. John Marshall
Ford
NICHOLS - Searching for the parents of Winny NICHOLS
(1814). Can anyone help? Mary P. Gooch
NIXON-TUCKER - Searching for information on Julia
Clauss TUCKER NIXON, wife of Wiley Jackson NIXON.
Jessica Turvey, P. O. Box 235534, Encinitas, CA 92023-5534
PEELE/PEELLE - Margaret "Peggy" PEELLE
was born 31 Mar 1783 in Wayne Co., NC Her son was James H. PEELE
born 15 Oct 1808 in Surry Co., NC. James died at Pilot Mountain. Who was his father and what happened to
Peggy? Mary P. Gooch
SNOW - Searching for the death dates of Miller
SNOW (born 1832) and Thomas G SNOW (born 1867). Can anyone help? Mary P. Gooch
Summer 2006 Queries
HOLLOWAY - BROOKS-
BAUGUESS- McBRIDE - WOODRUFF-SPARKS-ROSE -EDWARDS - WAGGONER - HAMPTON - PRATT
- GROUSE-CAUDILL -CASEY -MURDOCK - WOOTEN -CHILDRESS -JOINES - As near as I can tell HOLLOWAYS/HOLWAYs
were on tax lists in Surry Co., NC as early as 1762, that part that became
Wilkes Co. in 1778, Traphill area of Roarin R. They intermarried with BROOKS,
BAUGUESS, McBRIDE, WOODRUFF, SPARKS, ROSE. Stephen HOLWAY was m. unknown but fathered at least
John (b. ca 1766), James (b. 1770) and Nancy (b. ? ; did she marry an EDWARDS
or WAGGONER?); John m. I/Mary ROSE (dau. Emanuel & Mary HAMPTON);
2/Matilda PRATT; fathered Daniel, John (CapL), Mary GROUSE),
Isaac, Hampton, Andrew Jackson, unkn. female; son Daniel (b. 1795, m. I/Mary WOODRUFF,
2/Sally BAUGUESS) fathered John A., Phoebe (CAUDILL), Riszey/Visrah
(SPARKS), General?, Mary (BAUGUESS), Daniel Hanks; John A.
(b.1823, d. Civil War) m. Elizabeth BAUGUESS, fathered Daniel (b. 1840),
Amelia (CASEY), Mary, Sarah, Matilda, Emanuel, Martha, Joshua; Daniel b.
1840 m. Sarah Jane BROOKS (dau. Young Nathan and Elizabeth MURDOCK),
fathered Martha E, Wm. Eli [my grandf.), Nancy A. (WOOTEN), Cass Dianne
(CHILDRESS), John Young, Emmaline (CAUDILL), Robert Nathan, James
Monroe, Margaret Jane, Daniel Franklin, Sarah Eliza (JOINES), lived in
area that became Alleghany Co. in 1859. I have lots of information but lots of
blanks so would like to correspond wit anyone else researching these lines. Orella Holloway Chadwick
VENABLE -JORDAN - I am looking for inf on Bernelle VENABLE
who was born 7-19-1922 and die 8-31-1978 married Herbert JORDAN from Broxton, Georgia would like to find out who her parents
and brothers and sisters were. thanks for any inf . (Herbert and my father were
first cousins) they are both buried in Hutchens/Venable Cemetery in Surry County, NC. Lynn Carver
HODGES - I am looking for a researcher who would
be able to look into my ancestry. My great great grandfather was Warham HODGES
who was born in Surry County in 1818/19 and did not leave Surry County until sometime between 1850 and 1860.
Thank you for your assistance.Vicki Gayle Hodges
Hohnbaum
RICHARDSON
-CHEEK-ANDREWS - JOHNSON -
I am researching my ggggfather, Alexander RICHARDSON, born Feb. 1, 1805,
in North Carolina, died Feb. 1, 1889 Alleghany Co. NC. He was married to Martha
CHEEK, daughter of Richard CHEEK & Jane ANDREWS, born
in 1809 in Orange Co NC. I need to determine if Alexander RICHARDSON had
roots in Surry Co., NC. There is information a John RICHARDSON, born
1804, who married Polly JOHNSON moved to Ashe Co from Surry Co., in the
right time frame, maybe John and Alexander were brothers.Any assistance in
birth, parents, or census information on Alexander or John RICHARDSON would
be very helpful. Michael Richardson
TAYLOR - MARSH
-DUNNAGAN - My
great-grandfather Uriah Henderson TAYLOR - b.1851, Mt. Airy, married 1871 Mt. Airy, Martha Jane MARSH b. 1851, Mt. Airy, a cousin Columbus D TAYLOR b. 1849, married Martha's sister Susan
Emily MARSH b. 1860. Their father was William Vernon MARSH b. 1800, Dobson, and their
mother was Susannnah DUNNAGAN, b. abt 1824, Dobson. I have heard that
there was Indian ancestry in their line.....does anyone have any knowledge or
information confirming this or sources of Indian ancestry in Surry County?...Any help or information would be
greatly appreciated.
Del Taylor
CROMWELL - COOK -
WRIGHT - Searching for
the CROMWELL (also spelled CRAMMELL , CRAMWELL & CRUMMELL,
etc.) family that originated in Surry County, North Carolina around 1800-1850. Possible associations
are the family of Priscilla (COOK) CRAMWELL who was born in South Carolina in 1808 and her son Arthur CRAMWELL
born in Union, Georgia 1848. I am Looking to identify Surry County cemetaries that might contain any of the
people and looking to identify Arthur CRAMWELL's father who was born in Surry County, NC around 1800 and other family members.
Priscilla CRAMWELL also had an association with the WRIGHT family.
Any connections would be appreciated. Thank you. Larry
Cromwell
VENABLE -EVANS - Seeking information on Richard VENABLE
1712-1808, John VENABLE Sr. 1737-1808, James VENABLE Sr. 1761-
1825, Andrew VENABLE 1805-1853 wife Mary Ann EVANS 1804- 1895 and
Oliver Hazard Perry VENABLE 1827- 1913. Randy
Harrison
CAST/CASS - ROBERTS -BOWMAN - Searching for information on the parents
of CAST/CASS, BOWMAN, ROBERTS. Bowman CAST supposed to have been born c. 1740, Surry
Co., NC s/o William CAST and wife, Dorothy BOWMAN. He died c.
1785, and left minor children. Any information as to these family members and
where they migrated from sincerely appreicated. Mr. Gayle Kamp
PERKINS - LETCHER -
HAIRSTON - STUART - In
researching my new book on Stuart's Birthplace: The History of the Laurel Hill
Farm I keep wondering about the PERKINS Family that owned Mount Airy plantation. William LETCHER married
Elizabeth PERKINS, who later became Elizabeth Perkins Letcher HAIRSTON,
later marrying George HAIRSTON of Henry County. The PERKINS Family that she came
from maybe the same PERKINS Family that later came to Surry County built the Blue Ridge Inn (Hotel). I
wonder if anyone has any information on the Perkins who came to Surry County and the connection to Jeb STUART's
family. Tom
Perry
WILLIAMS-WILBURN- I am looking for information on a
William WILLIAMS b 1800 in Surry co., NC. He married Jane WILBURN
also born in 1800 in Surry Co. They married in 1826. They had Walter, William,
Zachariah, Henrietta and Tynie. I find them on the 1860 census but nothing
before that. Margo Nielsen
YORK - Is anyone researching YORKs had gotten any further back than James and Nancy YORK. His son Jonathan is my husband's two
great grandfather. Geneva York
LANE - ROBERSON
-MIERS - I am looking for
information about David LANE (b abt 1809 in NC) and Lydia ROBERSON (b abt 1813 in NC). They
were married in Surry Co in 1831. They moved to Pike Co Ky sometime before
1838. By the 1850 census, they were living in Johnson Co Ky with children
Francis,Lindsey,Sarah, James A, and Marion D. In the 1860 census their children
are in Wayne Co Wv living with John and Sidney MIERS. I do not know the
connection to the MIERS. I think Lydia ROBERSON's parents may be Reedy
and Francis? ROBERSON. I am looking for David LANE's parents. I am guessing probably David LANE. But, I cannot find anything on the older
David
LANE line. Any
help would be appreciated. Susan Burchett
RAY - We are trying to locate information on a Benjamin RAY that lived in Surry, County, NC perhaps
until about 1790. He was born in 1756 in North Carolina and died in 1841 in Russell County, Virginia in 1841. He served in the Rev. Army in 1775.
Please see our web-site at rayfamilyhistory.org Any information would be
helpful. Phil Ray
SHINAULT/CHINALL/SHINALL
-JOHNSON - Would like to
exchange information with anyone researching Deborah SHINAULT/Chinall/Shinall
JOHNSON, known as the "witch of Chestnut Ridge." She was born ca.
1807/1816 in Virginia, married to David JOHNSON 31
Aug, 1845 in Surry County, and died Circa March 1895 in Indian
Graves Gap. In the 1850 Westfield Census, she lived with her husband and with
Elizabeth CHINALL, (deaf) 68, Henry CHINALL, 10, Elizabeth JOHNSON,
4, Margaret JOHNSON, 2, and Matthew JOHNSON, 1. In later censuses
she is listed under both JOHNSON and SHINALL and has an
additional child in her household named Jeff. Glenda
Alexander
Does anyone know what
happened to the 1920 census information for Enumeration District 266 of
Westfield township? Only 5 pages seem to be available from all the databases
and microfilms. I have been unable to find most of my Surry ancestors who lived
in Westfield in 1920. Glenda
Alexander visit my Website
LONGINO - VESTAL - Seeking information on the John Thomas LONGINO
family. I am descended from Mary LONGINO, youngest daughter of John
Thomas LONGINO and David VESTAL. They grew up on adjoining
plantations in Surry County. John THOMAS married Elizabeth THOMAS
ca. 1754. Children were John THOMAS Jr., Amelia, Elizabeth,
Ladoicea, Hugh, James, Bartholomew, John, Angelicia and Mary. Elizabeth had died by 1790 and John THOMAS married
2nd Sarah Cassady BOHANNON, widow of John BOHANNON. I would like
to be able to document this information and receive any other information
available from other researchers. Audie Vestal Hamilton, 24102 Stallion Park Pl., Lindale, TX 75771
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