The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Halifax County, North Carolina (NARA Moderate. County population included 6,641 whites, 2,452 free colored and 10,349 slaves. slaves, or about 65.7% of the County total. The interior has Federal, Greek Revival, and Late Victorian-style design elements. From the primary documents, we know that Thomas fought in the Cherokee Campaign of 1776 as a Lieutenant serving under Col. Thomas Neel and Col. William Bratton, as well as the Snow Campaign and Battle of Fort Ninety-Six. I gather he probably saw the hand writing on the wall in regards to the future of Protestants in France. ALSTON, Charles J. P., 62 slaves, page 436B, ARRINGTON, Jas. She made him take it off, and she was appalled by the extent of his injury. By then, the steamboat trade was surpassed by rail and decent roads. Originally form Virginia the J.A. [4] A common definition of what constituted a plantation is that it typically had 500 to 1,000 acres (2.0 to 4.0km2) or more of land and produced one or two cash crops for sale. Most of what we know of him is through his documented combat record, and through affidavits of those later seeking to obtain a pension. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Alabama, up 37,000 (8%); Florida, up 29,000 (46%); Ohio, up 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up 25,000 35 records found for Quewhiffle Rd, Aberdeen, NC 28315. 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. Joseph Hawthorne was born in 1805 in North Carolina, but the family had relocated to Wilkinson County, Georgia by 1810. This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of North Carolina that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Linking names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders The central entrance on the second floor is flanked by sidelights and a transom. 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. To add the following enhancements to your purchase, choose a different seller. This Year's Wedding Trends. & eight other minor heirs, 81 slaves, page 450, DEVERAUX, Thomas R.?, 221 slaves, page 414, DRAUGHAN, Will, G. W. Buson? After Lillies marriage to Mr. Snipes, there was another family shock. The thieves took many objects, including this watch. Some of these items ship sooner than the others. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material I am 90% sure that this is not Sumters doing, but is instead the initial of his grandfather in turn, Eli Franklin Frank Robinson (1819-1908), husband of Cicely Kirkpatrick, the impetus for starting this blog. I have incorporated, and will link, the various Revolutionary War Pension Applications associated with Thomas. 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. ARCHITECTURAL DREAM STEEPED IN HISTORY! At the time of Margaret Dodds pension application, Gillham was one of the oldest Revolutionary War veterans in the State of Illinois, and his examiners stated his memory of events 60 years distant was both remarkable in clarity and consistency with other known official information about Kirkpatrick. Total Population by County Subdivision #13 Scope: population of the Quewhiffle Township and selected other county subdivisions in the United States Where did the freed slaves go if they did not stay in the Patricks son, Dr. Patrick Murphy (1848-1907 ran the Broughton State Hospital at Morganton and was an early advocate for improved treatment of the mentally ill. As many African-American families try to put together family trees and are frustrated by the lack of records caused by slavery and its aftermath, I was pleased to findan article on the genealogy of Murphy family slaves. 200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 Sloop Point was once owned by John Baptista Ashe, who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. Guar. almost non-existent. However, testimony of at least one of his fellow soldiers states that he was, in fact, captured by Captains Adamson and Huck at what would have been immediately before the Battle of Williamsons Plantation (Hucks Defeat), as the pension application of John Black states that Black volunteered under Kirkpatrick and Bratton in May, 1780. Additionally, I stumbled upon errors in numerous authoritative published works. 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. Evans CSA. / Zoning: Residential. 500-999 acres. acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 1,184 farms of Poindexter had experienced excessive tree loss from a fire in the spring of 2012; the Loblolly Group Tract was an offsite plantation being restored to a natural longleaf ecosystem; and the planting at Quewhiffle was needed to While I do not guarantee the absolute accuracy of all the information I post here, I will qualify the information I present and rate its reliability for the benefit of those who come after me. James son Isaac Poitevint, married Elizabeth Treadwell. 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. 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. Sometime when Snipes was in his 80s, my grandmother was visiting him, and she noticed he had this weird cloth wound dressing all down his lower leg. Excluding slaves, the 1860 U.S. population was 27,167,529, with He didnt panic or go to the hospital. Located in Cumberland County in the town of Averasboro, the historic towns landscape retains its rural character: vast fields give way to thick forests, shallow and deep ravines, and meandering creeks. This impressive house was built for William Turner Smith (1810-1855) and his wife Mary Campbell Smith (1814-1886) around 1835 shortly after their marriage. Sloop Point Plantation is a historic house located at Sloop Point, Pender County, North Carolina. Antoine was a Huguenot immigrant who left France shortly before the Edict of Fontainebleu. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Judah is a lions whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?- Genesis 49:9. Lets walk our way back chronologically to my ancestor Antoine Poitevin (later styled Poitevint or Portervint). Contained more than two thousand acres of farmland, 125,000 acres of forests. The Quewhiffle time zone is Eastern Daylight Time which is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). 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. 24,000 between 1860 and 1870, so possibly that is where some went, even though the overall methods used by the census enumerators, interested researchers should view the source film Duplin County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/ . during that time, and were therefore possible places of relocation for colored persons from Jay interviewed my Grandmother, Ethel D. Robinson (still with us at almost 92) a few years back on the historians technique of photo elicitation. includes 149 slaveholders who held 20 or more slaves in Halifax County, accounting for 6,803 Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in North Carolina. Amos died in 1914, leaving the Clear Run farm to his second, young wife Lula. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1969. This help content & information General Help Center experience. Before presuming an African American was a slave on the 1860 census, the free census In the modern age when we can speak openly about such matters, it is interesting to note that Rufus King is believed to have been the life partner of President James Buchanan (below left), before Kings untimely death. In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your . In North Carolina in 1860 there were 311 farms of 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category . It looks like WhatsApp is not installed on your phone. changed through the years and because the sizeable number of large farms must have resulted in It was established in about 1755 as Williamsborough in Granville County in the Province of North Carolina. Hanover, Wake, Warren and Wayne. In the aftermath of the War Between the States, Amos, whose wealth was pretty much wiped out, built a whole new fortune. I recently had the above photo scanned and cleaned up digitally. We are sorry. It was added to the National Register in 1969 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves, and the transcriber, though not specifically looking 4. Nonetheless, as the value of environmental services from natural forests . The following persons were large plantation owners for which the plantation has not yet been identified. His 18 year old bride, Fannie McFarland died in childbirth, and the child did not survive either. SOURCES. States that saw significant increases in colored population The telltale was the fact that his watch had a non-matching replacement base metal back that I assume was added at some point by my grandfather or a machinist at DuPont where he worked. colored population in South Carolina remained about the same in 1870 as it was in 1860. "There is a small stream and a forest of white pine trees. and living in County), JOHNSON, 33402, 1230, 167, 1962, 1144, 161, WILLIAMS, 28865, 2061, 109, 2969, 1967, 105. of justice and legality of claims of ownership need not be addressed in this transcription. But boy do we love them now. County. Between 1860 and 1870, the North Carolina colored population increased by about 31,000, to The Midway Plantation House and Outbuildings are a set of historic buildings constructed in the mid-19th century in present-day Knightdale, Wake County, North Carolina, as part of a forced-labor farm. for 1860 should be checked, as almost 11% of African Americans were enumerated as free in Edit them in the Widget section of the, an article on the genealogy of Murphy family slaves. Though the census schedules speak in terms of slave owners, the While I predict many sub- posts on the various branches of the family in more detail later, I will attempt to provide a road map for amateur genealogists and my own family members who dont know how all our family tree roots connect. The substantial 4,000+ square foot house features numerous high-style architectural elements. Charleston County, South Carolina saw an increase in colored population of about Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. out of 7,000 free persons, held 20-30% of the total number of slaves in the U.S. Jane Barnes Evans was a cotton Baroness and part owner of the North Carolina Railroad which ran through part of her Tall Pines Plantation which supplied fresh water to the North Carolina Railroad for the use of steam engine locomotives. Both were lifelong bachelors and they lived together in a townhouse during their service in Congress. Its in new condition and has many photos. Includes college residents halls, nursing facilities, military barracks, and correctional facilities. Owner: Joseph Chambers (1791-1848); Built in 1863 (before). Lillie died in 1917, and left Quewhiffle to her children, including my grandmother, Melissa L. Snipes Triplett. and indication of any handicaps, such as deaf or blind Slaves 100 years of age or older were He appears in London with his children in the early 1680s and was a member of the London linen weavers guild, meaning he had obtained some social standing already, and was a denizen (naturalized immigrant) of the British Empire. Somerset Place operated as a plantation from 1785 until 1865. [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). Mr. Snipes had been previously married. On the themes of physical objects that tie us to our families past, I have one last anecdote to tell. list is a separate list of the surnames of the holders with information on numbers of African Having been living in the house owned by his own children at Quewhiffle, he moved to Delway in the 1940s. For, 25 slaves, page 426. Built in 17871799; Seat of largest plantation complex in NC. Lillie married my great- grandfather, Eugene Archibald Snipes, in 1902. Tuckahoe, also known as Tuckahoe Plantation, or Historic Tuckahoe is located in Tuckahoe, Virginia on Route 650 near Manakin, Virginia overlapping both Goochland and Henrico counties, six miles from the town of the same name. She made him take it off, and she was appalled by the extent of his injury. While Minor is not my most prominent ancestor (although he was a founder of the towns of Stonington and New London, CT, was a chronicler of early colonial life in MA, and probably heard John Winthrop give the City on a Hill sermon), the name of this vessel speaks to his lived experience as well as mine. Founded in 2003, this museum in nearby Pomona showcases the technology, creation, history, and art of ceramics through studio programs, outreaches, collections and exhibits. 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. In 1685, he emigrated to Charles Town, SC. The William T. Smith House is one of three Smith family plantations that all served as field hospitals during the 1865 Battle of Averasboro. Shortly thereafter, I was on a trip to visit relatives in Western North Carolina when our house was burglarized. All would be Revolutionary Rebels and Patriots. After Lillies marriage to Mr. Snipes, there was another family shock. 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. The actual number of slaveholders may be It would have been more useful if it contained copy of wills of plantation owners, Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016. Hawthorne moved to Conecuh County, Alabama in the 1830s and finally settled in Pine Apple in the 1850s. Isaac and Elizabeth Poitevint had a daughter, Zilpah, who married John Robinson (no relation to my dads Robinsons). He didnt panic or go to the hospital. This account continues with descriptions of plantations, the life of slaves, and the transition to the post-Civil War era. In 2014, we had a big barbecue to honor the 100th anniversary of Amos Johnsons passing. He, too, is a cousin. Following the holder all obtainable records of the holder. 919-401-8540, before.). Mr. Snipes had been previously married. The rest of the slaves in the County were held by a When documented family history, I became exasperated by a lack of primary documentation for what could best be called family lore. Their story is also one of the prime movers of this blog. very detailed, searchable and highly recommended database that can found at It is a U.S. National Historic Landmark, designated in 1978 for its architecture. data for 1860 was obtained from the Historical United States Census Data Browser, which is a He missed on a swing and cut his calf deeply. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. This section compares the Quewhiffle Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States. This site will be an exercise in accurately documenting my ancestry not just for my own benefit, but for all those who can derive some positive use of the information presented. He and his sons (including my (6th great grandfather Peter) are expressly listed in Lord Cravens ProprietaryAct No. I hope to make some contacts and do more research on this important family connection. His scholarly article is appended. Find directions to Quewhiffle, browse local businesses, landmarks, get current traffic estimates, road conditions, and more. This transcription lists the names of those largest slaveholders in the Halifax County, supposed to be named on the 1860 slave schedule, but there were only 1,570 slaves of such age Patrick Murphy (1801-1874) was the grandson of the founder of Black River Presbyterian Church, along with the DeVanes and Poitevints. Talk about a one-in-a-million chance of return!). Demographically, Jacksonville is the youngest city in the United States, with an average age of 22.8 years old, which can be attributed to the large military presence. I am fortunate to have inherited this cane from my grandmother a few years back without having any knowledge of its history or provenance, other than the fact that my grandfather used it before he died in 1983. Quadland 2023, Current Issue of NC Preservation Magazine, PNCs new headquarters at the Hall and Graves-Fields Houses, Watch Oberlin: A Village Rooted In Freedom, Watch Trail of History: Preservation North Carolina, Lot Size: 2 acres Mr. Johnson did NOT give Mr. Snipes any legal interest in his property. Lillie died in 1917, and left Quewhiffle to her children, including my grandmother, Melissa L. Snipes Triplett. The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1854 for Joseph Richard Hawthorne by Ezra Plumb. I started this today to honor the birth of my third child, Mary Elisabeth Read Robinson, born Sept. 16. He owned several large plantations in Conecuh and Wilcox counties. The porch features a five bay ornamental cast iron arcade in a grapevine pattern. Please try again. Amos two steamboats, the Lisbon and the A. J. Johnson, plied the Black River between the 1870s and 1914. Elizabeth is in turn descended from a prominent family, one which we will cover here briefly and in more detail elsewhere. Tract and the Quewhiffle West Tract were critical areas in 2013 that needed to be replanted with longleaf pine trees. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. obtained using Heritage Quests CD African-Americans in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Rate the pronunciation difficulty of QUEWHIFFLE. 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He outlived the last of his wives by almost a generation, before dying in 1958. Photo Elicitation Interview. film quality, handwriting interpretation questions and inconsistent counting and page numbering Negroeswas about 2.5 times more than what the colored population had been 100 years [11] [12]. Historians disagree on the exact nature of their relationship; Andrew Jackson called them Miss Nancy and Aunt Fancy. (Thomas Minor came over on a ship called Lyons Whelp, hence the blog name, and wrote one of the earliestdiaries describing life in the old Massachusetts Bay Colony, link attached). A son-in-law had insisted in partitioning the Quewhiffle farm, and the home went out of the family in 1953. Very difficult. Quewhiffle Township is in Hoke County. Negroeswas about 2.5 times more than what the colored population had been 100 years Before the end of the American Civil War, Somerset Place had become one of the Upper South's largest plantations. Quewhiffle Township is located in North Carolina with a population of 4,722. Among the hundreds of watches, I saw what appeared to be a Wittnauer in the exact same model as my grandfathers. Fast forward three years; when visiting my brother-in-law in Atlanta, GA, we went to the Scotts Expo antique mart out by Hartsfield International Airport. Nancy and I enjoyed reading the walk back chronologically to her ancestor Antoine It is on the National Register, and there is a roadside marker describing the farm complex placed there by the State of North Carolina. A Happy New Year to you from John E. Robinsons Family and the Lyons Whelp archive. Where did the freed slaves go if they did not stay in the His death notice was read from the pulpit of Bullocks Creek Presbyterian Church in the Summer of 1782. Historians disagree on the exact nature of their relationship; Andrew Jackson called them Miss Nancy and Aunt Fancy. The house requires complete rehabilitation, but qualifies for historic preservation tax credits. (LogOut/ the number of slaves they held in the County and the first page number on which they were listed. Mix equal portions of the fertilizer with water, and use the resulting . James (1711-1761) was married to Margaret DeVane (pronounced DeVaughn or Devahn). Born to James Kirkpatrick in Scotland, Ulster, and America were Francis Kirkpatrick (my 8th great-grandfather), Robert Kirkpatrick, Agnes Kirkpatrick, James Kirkpatrick, John Kirkpatrick, Jane Kirkpatrick, and Thomas Kirkpatrick. including surname. Movoto gives you access to the most up-to-the-minute real estate information in Quewhiffle. Built in 1795 by Nathaniel "Crabtree" Jones, Jr. Ashwood Plantation (William T. Smith House), Built in 1825 (circa) by Thomas Cowan (1748-1817) and Abel Cowan (1789-1843). Thomas is buried somewhere in the greater Charleston area, in a (presently) unknown location. Margaret DeVane Poitevints niece through her brother John was also named Margaret. Upon examining it, I knew by Providence that Reeses watch had returned to me. Comparisons to similar referenced listings are in progress. Change). I did find a few things to tie all these family strands together. Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; I edition (April 15, 2013). The physical record in the lives of ordinary people usually just fades away after a few generations. Box 27644 If an African American ancestor with one of these surnames is found on the 1870 census, then That wasnt the issue. In a rural pocket at the Cumberland-Harnett county line once known as Smithville, three Smith family plantations still remain: Oak Grove (1789) in the center; Lebanon (1824) to the north; and the William T. Smith House (1835) to the south. on this list is beyond the scope of this transcription. From childhood, I learned of my long-deceased great-great-great grandmother Cicely Kirkpatrick. 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. Papa Snipes was a tough man. FREE Shipping on orders over $25.00 shipped by Amazon. This is a list of plantations in North Carolina that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. I had the watch expertly restored and brought to operating condition. Due to variable 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. approximately 392,000, an 8% increase, with these Counties being some that showed significant Cathleen Turner, Regional Director The names assisted the owners and local record keepers in keeping track of specific parcels of land. Plantation names were not shown on the census. At least two would sacrifice their lives for the cause of independence. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. Fertilize the chenille plant every 14 days with a liquid, 10-30-20 houseplant fertilizer at one-half its full strength. from the United States when the country went to war with Britain in the War of 1812. The striking first floor entrance is marked by the unusual two-door configuration, each door capped with a wide two-light transom. He missed on a swing and cut his calf deeply. The exquisite woodwork throughout is an architectural lovers dream.