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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Genealogical & Local History Books in Print
Author: Rowan County, North Carolina Marriage Records, 1754-1866
Author: Frances Terry IngmirePublisher:
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Category : Marriage records
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Back to Old Virginia with Dillard, Daniel, and Kin
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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Thomas Dillard (ca. 1706-1774) of Spotsylvania County, Virginia was married first to Elizabeth Holloway, by whom he had nine children. His second wife was Sarah Mason. They had three children. James Daniel (ca. 1700-1763) emigrated from Ireland in about 1730. He married Jean (Kelso) in about 1738 and settled in Virginia. They had six children. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Pennsyl- vania, Georgia and elsewhere.
Those Foothill Sloops of North Carolina
Author: William Paul BurneyPublisher:
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Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Peter Sloop was probably born in Rowan County, N.C. in 1788, the son of Conrad Sloop (Schlupp), and Mary Albright. He married Barbara Isenhour, the daughter of George Martin Isenhour and Anna Maria Blackmen. They settled in Iredell County, North Carolina. Their children included Joseph, Willilam, Caleb and Catherine.
History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Author: Joseph Kelly TurnerPublisher:
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
The North Carolina Historical Review
Author: Abstract of Pensions of the Revolution, War of 1812 and All Wars Prior to 1883 of Clairborne County, Tennessee ...
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Category : Claiborne County (Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians
Author: John Hill WheelerPublisher:
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Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Sketches of Pitt County
Author: Henry Thomas KingPublisher:
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Category : Pitt County (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
These sketches are the result of years of inquiry, research and compilation intended to give such traditions and facts as could be had from reliable sources and records. The demand for sketches of many of Pitt's prominent men made necessary the addition of a second part. Advertisements were necessary from a financial standpoint and are included in the back, separate and apart.
Artisans in the North Carolina Backcountry
Author: Johanna Miller LewisPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813161614
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
During the quarter of a century before the thirteen colonies became a nation, the northwest quadrant of North Carolina had just begun to attract permanent settlers. This seemingly primitive area may not appear to be a likely source for attractive pottery and ornate silverware and furniture, much less for an audience to appreciate these refinements. Yet such crafts were not confined to urban centers, and artisans, like other colonists, were striving to create better lives for themselves as well as to practice their trades. As Johanna Miller Lewis shows in this pivotal study of colonial history and material culture, the growing population of Rowan County required not only blacksmiths, saddlers, and tanners but also a great variety of skilled craftsmen to help raise the standard of living. Rowan County's rapid expansion was in part the result of the planned settlements of the Moravian Church. Because the Moravians maintained careful records, historians have previously credited church artisans with greater skill and more economic awareness than non-church craftsmen. Through meticulous attention to court and private records, deeds, wills, and other sources, Lewis reveals the Moravian failure to keep up with the pace of development occurring elsewhere in the county. Challenging the traditional belief that southern backcountry life was primitive, Lewis shows that many artisans held public office and wielded power in the public sphere. She also examines women weavers and spinsters as an integral part of the population. All artisans—Moravian and non-Moravian, male and female—helped the local market economy expand to include coastal and trans-Atlantic trade. Lewis's book contributes meaningfully to the debate over self-sufficiency and capitalism in rural America.